However, he had only done what she had done to him. She was so ruthless to him that day at the hospital, and he was only doing the same to her now.She raised her hand to where her heart was.'Was he in such pain that day? It hurts so bad that I can hardly breathe!'..."What? Sis Zhuo has gone to L City?" In Shen City, Ling Yiran was at the store and learned from Mrs. Zhuo that Zhuo Qianyun had gone to L City by herself."Yeah, she said she wants to meet Ye Wenming in person and talk about Yan Qiongying," said Mrs. Zhuo."But Sis Zhuo is pregnant and alone over there...""There's a man named Liang Fang. He’s Ye Wenming's personal secretary. He helped Qianyun with food and accommodation. She can also ask him for help if there's anything else she needs. He said Ye Wenming has ordered him to do so." Mrs. Zhuo explained what she had learned from her daughter yesterday while on the phone.Ling Yiran breathed a sigh of relief, but she called Zhuo Qianyun anyway on her way home."Si
Zhuo Qianyun watched the time as she waited.Even if he had put their relationship behind him and was cold and unfeeling toward her, she still wanted to ask him.It was because she did not have any other way.It was all she could do.Finally, she saw the gates of Ye Residence opening slowly. A black sedan gradually drove out.Zhuo Qianyun hurried forward and approached the backseat window. Looking at the glass window, she shouted, "Wenming, hear me out. I know you don't want to see me, but I really need you to agree to this."In the car, the driver in the front asked, "Mr. Ye, should I stop?""No need. Drive straight to the company," Ye Wenming said indifferently as he moved his gaze away from Zhuo Qianyun who was outside the car window.He did not have any feelings for this woman anymore, so... even if she banged on the car window with an anxious face while pregnant, he would still be indifferent.The car... drove away.Zhuo Qianyun stood there blankly, her expression was of
Liang Fang sighed. 'She's so stubborn!'"Will you mind waiting for a moment while I speak with Chairman Ye? I’ll check if Chairman Ye would like to meet with you.""Thank you," Zhuo Qianyun said gratefully.Liang Fang went to Ye Wenming's office, while the other secretaries looked curiously at Zhuo Qianyun.These secretaries knew who Zhuo Qianyun was. They knew their boss and the woman in front of them were husband and wife. However, they were so low-key that outsiders did not know about their relationship.Moreover, the woman was pregnant, and Chairman Ye had spent a long time in Shen City for her.Logically speaking, Chairman Ye should attach great importance to this woman. He even arranged for Secretary Liang to assist her. However, it seemed that she was having a hard time meeting Chairman Ye.Everyone started having all kinds of speculation.In the office, Liang Fang told Ye Wenming that Zhuo Qianyun was waiting outside."If she wants to wait, let her wait," Ye Wenming sa
She said quickly, "No. That baby is just kicking.” The baby had faintly and vaguely kicked before.However, she could clearly feel it this time."The baby's kicking?" Ye Wenming was stunned, not expecting this.Looking at his somewhat unexpected expression, Zhuo Qianyun took Ye Wenming's hand and put it on her belly without much thought. "Look, the baby's still moving."He stiffened for a moment, and he felt the throbbing against his hand as he pressed it on her belly.The baby... was indeed kicking.A novel and strange feeling slowly spread along his palm before surging throughout his whole body.'She's carrying... my baby! This is my baby!'Images flashed through his mind, and they made his eyes darken.The baby stopped kicking, and Zhuo Qianyun had come back to her senses.'What... am I doing? I took his hand and let him touch my belly! What's even more awkward is that... the baby has stopped kicking, but his hand is still on my belly.'Her face reddened slightly, and her
Zhuo Qianyun said, "I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do to get you to see me and talk to me, so... I could only do this.”"I probably loved you," he said indifferently.She froze while doubt flashed across her eyes. He used the word ‘probably’ and it was strange. "But no matter how much I used to love you, I don't have any love, sympathy, nor tenderness for you anymore. So even if you come to my office every day, I won't give in to your demands just because I feel sorry for you. It’ll only make me feel more disgusted," said Ye Wenming. He turned around, and those dark eyes looked at Zhuo Qianyun.Those cold eyes seemed to be a bottomless pit, making it impossible to see what he was thinking. They never revealed any emotion too.It was as if all the love he ever felt for her had faded away."I know I spoke ruthlessly in the hospital and it made you hate me. Ye Wenming, you can continue to hate me and punish me. I'll accept it, but I beg you to treat these matters separately.
"You know about Yi Jinli losing his memory when Ling Yiran fell off a cliff, don't you? Yi Jinli didn't really have amnesia. His memory was only partially locked away. The hypnotist used hypnosis to play down Yi Jinli's feelings for Ling Yiran. In other words, he remembered what had happened between them, but he just felt like a spectator watching a movie. He didn’t resonate with it.” As he spoke, her heart sank. An instinctive sense of uneasiness rose in her chest as if she was afraid of what he might say next.'Did he...'He said darkly, "What's the matter? You’ve figured it out, haven’t you? Yes, I found that hypnotist and made him suppress my feelings for you. Hence, I don't have any love or hatred for you anymore. You're just a somewhat familiar stranger to me."Her heart instantly felt as if it had been hit hard."Familiar... stranger?" she murmured, her eyes watering."Yeah, I remember our memories together, but it’s just like watching a movie," he said as his fingertips
"Have you had enough? Zhuo Qianyun, I felt nothing even when you kissed me like that," Ye Wenming said coldly before walking away.Zhuo Qianyun's mouth was full of bitterness.She had always told him that it was enough.Now, he was telling her the same thing.It turned out that feelings that used to be so deep could be erased so easily. They remembered their past, but... he no longer had feelings for her.Maybe it was not that he loved too much and she loved too little.Instead... her feelings were beginning to deepen, but his... were already gone...."What?" Ling Yiran stared at Yi Jinli with widened eyes and a face full of shock. She could hardly believe what she had just heard. "Did you say Ye Wenming went to the hypnotist who hypnotized you... for hypnosis?""Yes." Yi Jinli nodded."What... did he do?""If my guess is correct, he probably underwent hypnosis to forget about his feelings for Zhuo Qianyun. After all, the pain must’ve been too much for him after Zhuo Qianyu
"Sis Zhuo is now in L City, so Ye Wenming..." Ling Yiran became worried. "I gotta talk to Sis Zhuo about this. It might be pointless for her to keep on asking Ye Wenming regarding the matter."With that said, Ling Yiran took out her phone and hurriedly called Zhuo Qianyun.However, after she told Zhuo Qianyun about this, Zhuo Qianyun was unusually quiet. "I already know.""What? You already knew? Then Ye Wenming...""He has no feelings for me now. I'm just a familiar stranger to him, and everything we previously experienced together is like a movie to him. Once the movie is over, then that's it," said Zhuo Qianyun.Ling Yiran hesitated slightly before saying, "Sis Zhuo, in that case, why don't you return to Shen City first? We'll come up with another solution, okay? You probably won't make the slightest progress even if you stay there.""I want to stay a little longer. Perhaps things will turn out alright. After all, there's nothing I can do even if I return to Shen City," said Z
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