"What happened to you?" asked Zhuo Qianyun.Yan Qiongying forced a smile. "Huairen beat me. He blamed me for being useless because I couldn’t help him get a business deal with Ye Group, so he beat me."Zhuo Qianyun was silent. After all, Yan Qiongying had come to her before, hoping to help Wu Huairen strike a business deal with Ye Wenming. However, she refused.Yan Qiongying looked at the state Zhuo Qianyun was in and pretended to be generous as she said, "Qianyun, don't take it to heart. It has nothing to do with you. I just loved the wrong person. I didn't expect him to hit me just because he failed to get a business deal."Yan Qiongying paused again and said apologetically, "I said some mean things when I left the last time. Don't take those words to heart. I was just in a bad mood! And I'm glad I didn't help that animal get the business deal. It's not worth it at all!"Zhuo Qianyun hesitated and said, "You can leave him and live a good life on your own. Take me, for instance.
"I'll be careful," replied Zhuo Qianyun."By the way, do you know Mr. Yu? He was the one who criticized you outside the venue of the full moon party. He’s in hot water now. His family is almost bankrupt. He lost all his business deals and is asking around for a loan, but no one dares to loan him money," said Yan Qiongying.Zhuo Qianyun listened quietly, but her face showed no expression.From the corners of her eyes, Yan Qiongying shot Zhuo Qianyun a glance and said pointedly, "Mr. Yu is suddenly so miserable because he offended Ye Wenming. Qianyun, you're lucky to have married a man like Ye Wenming. He stands up for you unconditionally. On the other hand, I wasted my youth on a heartbreaker like Wu Huairen.""Live a good life and you'll meet your true love in the future," said Zhuo Qianyun. "Really? Then... why don't you introduce me to someone? There should be many eligible bachelors in Ye Wenming's company, right? Why don't you set me up with someone? I'll never forget your ki
Yan Qiongying got out of the car. Zhuo Qianyun was sitting in the backseat as Yan Qiongying had put some extra candles and incense sticks on the front passenger seat.The doors were closed, and the car keys were in the car.Zhuo Qianyun sat inside. For some reason, she began to feel as if the smell in the car was getting stronger and stronger. It smelled like the fragrance that came from the amulet, and she started to get drowsy.Before she knew it, her eyelids slowly closed and she fell sound asleep.Moments later, two men walked to the car and casually opened the door. They got into the car and drove away.By the time Yan Qiongying came out of the temple, her car had disappeared from where she parked it.Yan Qiongying was immediately anxious and went to the temple to ask around. Moments later, she called the police."Hello? My car is gone and my friend is in the car. I can't reach my friend's phone either. Could you help me look for it? It went missing at..." Yan Qiongying a
Even though the woman had helped Qianyun in prison, she was too full of schemes now.Such a thing happened to Qianyun when she went to the temple with this woman. Was it really just a coincidence?Just then, the door of the room opened and Yan Qiongying walked out with red eyes. After seeing Ye Wenming, Yan Qiongying repeatedly said, "Mr. Ye, it's my fault. It's all my fault. I asked Qianyun to wait for me in the car and left to look for my phone. I didn't think Qianyun would run into car thieves in broad daylight…”Ye Wenming looked at Yan Qiongying coldly. His cold gaze made Yan Qiongying shudder, and a chill rose up to her back."Of course, it's your fault." Ye Wenming's voice rang out coldly. Then, he walked past Yan Qiongying and began to talk to the officers handling the case.Yan Qiongying shuddered, her face turning increasingly pale.Mrs. Zhuo thought Yan Qiongying was remorseful, so she comforted her with red eyes and said, "Don't... mind what Wenming said. He's just wo
She would not be able to take revenge on Ye Wenming alone, not to mention if she had to go up against the Yi and Bai families as well!For the first time, Yan Qiongying regretted her actions.If she could have a do-over, she would not... have done that to Zhuo Qianyun!...Zhuo Qianyun woke up to find herself trapped in a room with a musty smell.Her eyes were covered with black cloth, so she could not tell whether it was day or night. However, she could feel that her hands and feet were bound. Someone must have casually laid her on the ground because she could feel the concrete floor beneath her.All she could hear were two young men talking to each other. They seemed to be discussing her.The moans she made when she woke up seemed to make the two youths’ conversation come to a halt. Moments later, one of them said, "Hey, you’ve woken up? We'll get to work, then.""But she's a little old. She’s probably in her 30s. Speaking of which, this is our loss.""She's a little older,
Zhuo Qianyun froze. They knew she was a store owner, which meant... It was not a coincidence that they stole the car. She happened to fall asleep in the car, which led to things turning out this way. It was likely that... she was their target from the beginning!If they were going to kidnap her in the first place, did they already know she was in the car? However, that car belonged to Yan Qiongying!Thinking of Yan Qiongying inviting her to pray at the temple, the amulet she gave, its fragrance, and her falling asleep... Zhuo Qianyun could almost figure out what had happened!"That's enough. We've gone too long without a woman, so you're our only choice today!" As he finished speaking, his hands tore her clothes apart.Zhuo Qianyun's heart sank. She knew she would have a hard time dodging this today.She just wanted the baby in her belly to be safe!She wanted to protect her baby!All she could do now was obey and look for opportunities.She would likely hurt the baby in her
She immediately knew that it was a dagger pressing against her neck.Mr. Yu's hysterical voice rang in her ears. "No one is allowed to come near us. I’ll kill her if you do!"The other two young men kept saying, "This has nothing to do with us! He's the mastermind. He made us do this!"Zhuo Qianyun's eyes were covered, so she could see nothing and only hear what was going on.A familiar voice suddenly rang out in the room. "Okay, don't hurt her. I won't let them go near you!"Zhuo Qianyun trembled. It was... Ye Wenming's voice.Mr. Yu gasped, but the dagger in his hand pressed harder on Zhuo Qianyun's neck. Pain instantly spread more intensely.Zhuo Qianyun whispered a cry of pain, and Ye Wenming snapped nervously. "Don't hurt her! You'll pay for it if anything happens to her!""Okay, you don't want me to hurt her? Tell these police to f*ck off, and I want 200 million USD wired into my foreign bank account. Also, prepare two million dollars in cash and a car. I'll let her go wh
Mr. Yu did not seem content as he said maliciously, "Haha, the head of Ye Group is behaving just like a dog right now. Since you care so much about this b*tch, why don't you show the woman what you look like now?"As Mr. Yu finished, Zhuo Qianyun felt the strip of cloth wrapped around her eyes loosen. She could finally see everything in front of her.However, Zhuo Qianyun's pupils instantly constricted when she caught sight of Ye Wenming's figure. She felt a pain exploding in her chest all of a sudden.'Is that... Ye Wenming?'The proud man was on his knees, and he was hitting himself with a rough stick.There was blood all over his head and hands. How bad were the injuries on the parts of his body that were concealed by his clothes? "No, Ye Wenming, don’t! Everybody, don't listen to him!" Zhuo Qianyun shouted even though the pain in her neck intensified with every word she uttered."Qianyun, I told you not to speak or you'll bleed more," Ye Wenming said with some difficulty.
He clenched his jaw and felt his teeth ache. 'Yeah, she’s broken up with me. She has every right to find a new boyfriend, but... the thought of her smiling at another man, and kissing and hugging him makes me uncomfortable.’ Gu Lichen could not help feeling irritated."You can't find one! Do you think you can find another man like me to love when you love me so much?" he said.Zhong Keke retorted with a slightly red face, "You... You're too confident. Who are you to say I can't find one? I love you now, but I can slowly get over you. Besides, I don't need to find a man like you in the future. I just need to find an ordinary man with a good personality who treats me well! I’ll give him all my heart, and he’ll do the same!"It was more like she was telling herself that.'Yes, I can move on from him. I can do it!'However, her words seemed to have provoked him as he turned the steering wheel sharply, slammed on the brakes, and pulled over at the roadside.She was thrown forward and
The fact Zhong Keke accepted was that she feared she would love him more and more!When Yi Jinli and Gu Lichen returned to the ward, Ling Yiran was still chatting with Zhong Keke about the children, not only the new baby but also the triplets."Alright, Lichen and I are going home first. Yiran, have a good rest. I'll visit you and the baby again next time," Zhong Keke said and got up after seeing the exhaustion on Ling Yiran's face.Ling Yiran replied, "Okay. I'll let you meet my triplets next time.""Sure."After Zhong Keke and Gu Lichen left, Yi Jinli lay on Ling Yiran's bed and said, "If you're sleepy, sleep first. The doctor said you need more rest."Ling Yiran said, "I'm a little sleepy, but I had a nice chat with Keke today. Jin, you know what? I think it's great that Lichen has fallen in love with Keke. Keke's a wonderful woman, and Lichen has finally found his happily ever after."She said as she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.Looking at his wife's sleeping fac
"Thank you! It's a good painting, and I like it very much. I didn't expect you to draw my daughter like that.""I saw the baby when I came to the hospital that day, so I remembered," said Zhong Keke."I heard from Jin that you and Lichen both came to the hospital that day. I didn't scare you, did I?" said Ling Yiran.Zhong Keke smiled softly, "All that matters is that you're safe. Being alive is better than anything."The two women chatted while the two men looked at each other. Then, Yi Jinli said, "Lichen, let's go get some air."The two men got up and walked out of the ward.Zhong Keke looked uneasily at the ward door.Ling Yiran said, "They’ll be back soon. Don't worry. My Jin won't kidnap Lichen."Zhong Keke smiled, knowing that Yi Jinli probably had not told Ling Yiran about what happened that day."By the way, how are you and Lichen's relationship? Does he treat you well?" Ling Yiran asked."He treats me well." It was true. He treated her well. He would give her everyt
He and Song Qingyao were not even friends."You don't have to explain this to me," said Zhong Keke. They had broken up, and she did not need these explanations.Besides, she knew better than anyone that he had always been in love with Yiran.Thinking of Yiran, Zhong Keke said, "I want to go to the hospital to see Yiran. Can I?" The last time she visited Yiran, Yiran was still unconscious, so she wanted to check on her.Hesitation flashed across Gu Lichen's face."Don't worry. I won't say anything to trigger Yiran. I’ll still pretend to be your girlfriend in front of Yiran. If Yiran asks you, you can say we're doing quite well. When Yiran has recovered, I can make an excuse to say we've broken up. Of course, I can take all the blame. For example, I thought being with you attracted too much attention, or I couldn’t get used to being with you, or I had fallen for someone else—"Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly pulled into a wide embrace.His hands held her tightly
Zhou Xinmian: [I said you were living with Gu Lichen now. Then they said nothing and left readily.]"..."Zhou Xinmian: [Did you block their phone numbers? They said you're not answering your phone.]Zhong Keke: [Yeah.]She should have blocked her uncle's family's phone numbers long ago. Even blocking them now was considered late!Zhou Xinmian: [Well done! But didn’t they try calling you using another phone number?]Zhong Keke: [They did. But as soon as they spoke and I heard their voices, I hung up and blocked their phone numbers.]In other words, she did not give them a chance to talk.She did not want to listen to what they had to say anyway. They had worn out the last of her affection.Zhou Xinmian: [Have you made up your mind this time?]Zhong Keke: [I’ll just consider that my grandparents only gave birth to my father!]In other words, she no longer considered her uncle and his family her family!Zhou Xinmian: [You should have done that long ago! They told me Gu Lichen
It was why he had said such things at the time to keep the woman from leaving!"Maybe I've liked you since then." It probably started earlier than he thought.Zhong Keke's eyes watered as tears were about to pour out. She raised her hands and covered her eyes, "Gu Lichen, stop telling me such things!"Such things would only make her waver when her resolution was hard-won. Did he know how much determination and perseverance it took her to ask for a break-up and keep her distance from him to stop loving him when she loved him so much?Though her hands shielded her eyes, they could not stop the tears.His fingers pulled her hands away. "Alright, I'll stop. I'll stop talking. Don't cry."Her tears had always left him flustered.He hugged her and coaxed her. The indifference in his phoenix eyes had become affection.Zhong Keke finally stopped crying, but she still sniffled occasionally.Holding a tissue, Gu Lichen carefully wiped the tears from her face. After a moment, he said,
"Do you care about me?" She smiled bitterly. "That word isn’t only something you say but..." She did not continue speaking after a pause.However, he already knew what she was going to say.Gu Lichen turned pale. He knew that the incident at the comic fiesta was something that bothered her.He was the one who caused it!"Also, I think we'd better talk about the possibility of me getting pregnant!" she said."Okay, go ahead," he said as he asked the others in the living room to leave."Will you insist that I have the baby if I get pregnant?" she asked, looking at him."If you’re pregnant, I don't want to lose the baby," he said. He had never longed for children even though his parents had always wanted grandchildren, even if it was out of wedlock.However, such ideas had never occurred to him.Now, he wanted to have the baby because they would be... his baby with Keke!"Even if I don't want the baby, are you still going to stop me from having an abortion?" she asked.He was s
Even though he did not love her, she still thought she was a better candidate than Zhong Keke.However, to her disappointment, the way Gu Lichen looked at her was still icy."I'm not interested in you. The Song family you're so proud of will no longer exist in Shen City a year later. Perhaps the Song family can keep some things if you start planning now. Otherwise, you'll have nothing left."With that said, Gu Lichen left the ward, leaving Song Qingyao standing where she was in a daze.Other than reluctance, resentment, and jealousy, there was more shock and fear on her face.'Does Lichen intend to eradicate the Song family within a year? Is... Is he going that far for Zhong Keke? He doesn't love Zhong Keke, right? Why is he doing it? Why?' Unfortunately, no one could give her the answer.Gu Lichen walked out of the hospital and got into the car. He slowly closed his eyes as Song Qingyao's last words flashed through his mind.'It doesn't matter... even if I don't love her?'Kek
Song Qingyao's heart sank. Sure enough, he could find out anything he wanted to."Why did you do it?" Gu Lichen said coldly.Song Qingyao suddenly laughed. "You're asking me why? Gu Lichen, I’ve loved you for so many years. What do you think?""I wouldn't love you even if Zhong Keke didn't exist. If I wanted to fall for you, I would have done so from the beginning," said Gu Lichen.Song Qingyao's mouth was full of bitterness. She knew that!However, knowing was one thing. Her being reluctant and unwilling to accept it was a different matter!She shouted, "Why did you choose Zhong Keke? You love Ling Yiran because Ling Yiran saved your life when you were a child. What about Zhong Keke? Why her?"She accepted losing to Ling Yiran because she had never saved Lichen's life.However, how could she accept losing to Zhong Keke? "Because she's the one who saved me from the messy relationship," replied Gu Lichen."What do you mean?" Song Qingyao was puzzled.Instead of explaining, he