"But I want you to promise me not to appear in front of Wenming and affect his life again unless it's related to the children!" said Madam Ye.Zhuo Qianyun was about to speak when the private room door was suddenly pushed open. However, the person who entered was not a staff of the club but Ye Wenming."Shouldn't you ask me before saying yes? After all, I'm involved, aren't I?" Ye Wenming entered the private room, pulled a chair, and sat down.Madam Ye was shocked to see her son appear. "What are you doing here, Wenming?""If I hadn't come, would you have negotiated the terms without me?" asked Ye Wenming.Ye Wenming said as his eyes rested on Zhuo Qianyun. "What's the deal you negotiated with my mother? Did my mother ask you to promise not to appear in front of me again before she'll help you get Yan Qiongying out on probation?"Even if he did not overhear the full conversation, he could still figure it out from the last sentence said when he entered. Zhuo Qianyun stiffened, p
"Mom, I still have something to take care of. I'll take her with me first. She's not going to eat with you." With that said, Ye Wenming led Zhuo Qianyun out of the private room.Sitting alone in the private room, Madam Ye's eyes were full of anger. Her son excelled in everything, and she hardly ever had to worry about him.However, her son was a mess in romantic relationships.Now, he was involved with Zhuo Qianyun again. She was afraid that her son would lose his life for Zhuo Qianyun one day."Karma! This is karma!" Madam Ye sighed bitterly.Ye Wenming led Zhuo Qianyun out of the club. Before she could speak, she was stuffed into the backseat of the car.Zhuo Qianyun shouted, "Ye Wenming! What are you doing? Where are you taking me?""Since it's time to eat, we're going for a meal first," said Ye Wenming before instructing the driver to drive.As the car drove slowly away from the club, Zhuo Qianyun twisted her wrist to free herself from Ye Wenming's grasp."If I hadn’t appe
What about now? Why was he peeling shrimps for her again?He should not have feelings for her anymore. Besides, she had something to ask of him. What was his purpose in peeling the shrimps for her?Once he finished peeling a shrimp, he put it into her bowl. Instead of eating it, she just stared blankly at the peeled shrimp."Are you not going to eat it?" His voice rang in her ears.She pressed her lips together and took a deep breath. "Ye Wenming, are you trying to get back at me?"His eyes narrowed as he glared at her."Aren’t you trying to get back at me because I ruthlessly chose to separate from you and trampled on your pride?" she looked up at him and said.He asked grimly, “Do you think I'm trying to get back at you?""You have no feelings for me, but you’re peeling shrimps for me." She smiled sadly. "Your gentleness makes me wonder if you want me to fall in love with you again so you can make me suffer the pain of unrequited love.”His face was cold. "So?""If you want
When Guo Xinli called her the next day, she said, "Brother Guo, about that... I don't need you to help me take the pastries back anymore. I'm going back to Shen City too.""Are you going to go back too? When?" asked Guo Xinli."Probably in the next couple of days. I have to check the high-speed train schedule," said Zhuo Qianyun."Why don't you join me tomorrow? You're pregnant. It's safer to have someone look after you. There are still seats on the carriage I booked. I can just switch seats with someone else," said Guo Xinli.Zhuo Qianyun thought about it and agreed. After all, she should be careful now that she was pregnant. It was better to have someone she knew look out for her.Therefore, Zhuo Qianyun asked Guo Xinli about his train ride and carriage before booking a ticket back to Shen City tomorrow on her phone.Then, she called Liang Fang. "Secretary Liang, I’ll be returning to Shen City tomorrow. Please help me check out of the hotel."Liang Fang froze. "Tomorrow?""Ye
'Nothing to worry about... But why do I feel faintly uneasy?'Even though his feelings for her had not recovered, he kept thinking about her.What magic did that woman Zhuo Qianyun have that she could still have some influence on him?...When Zhuo Qianyun got out of the bathroom in the evening, she saw Ye Wenming standing beside the bed. He was staring at the suitcase that she had almost finished packing.She was startled. "W-Why are you here?""Liang Fang said you're returning to Shen City," he said as he looked at her in a bathrobe."Yeah," she answered. His sudden appearance left her at a loss."Are you going back so soon? Are you going to stop begging me?" he said with a half-smile.She said, "You won't say yes even if I keep asking you, will you? Since nothing will come of it, I might as well go back and think of something else.""How straightforward! You come and go as you please!" Ye Wenming snorted coldly.She only spoke indifferently, "Mr. Ye, I'll continue packing
Zhuo Qianyun tried her best to speak calmly, "I see. Okay, I'll never show up in front of you again from now on. I won't disturb your peace again either. Let's never... speak to each other again. I'll keep my word this time."His face was frigid as he stared at her darkly. The hands dangling at his sides clenched into fists.Only he knew how stiff his body became when he heard her say that. Even his blood seemed to have frozen.'Never... speak to each other again!'This woman never changes. She’ll only tell me the most hurtful things!'"Very well! You'd better remember what you said today!" Ye Wenming said and left the hotel room without looking back.The rage that filled his chest almost overwhelmed him.Even he could not explain why he was so angry.The woman had disturbed his peace and was now leaving so readily!When Ye Wenming returned to Ye Residence, Madam Ye was at home. When she saw her son, she immediately came up to him and said, "Wenming, I want to talk to you."Y
A low air pressure filled the car.Liang Fang, who was sitting in front, was terrified. 'Miss... Miss... Miss Zhuo is with another man! Chairman Ye even caught them together!'Ye Wenming pressed his thin lips together tightly.He came here to see her one last time before she left.Perhaps it was him saying goodbye to his past relationship or whatever. He just... wanted to see her.Before making this decision, he kept telling himself he would banish her from his heart once and for all after seeing her one last time!However, he did not expect to see this!She... was with Guo Xinli. She was going back to Shen City with Guo Xinli!A wave of jealousy spread in Ye Wenming's heart.Zhuo Qianyun suddenly stopped walking and swayed toward Guo Xinli.Guo Xinli hurriedly caught Zhuo Qianyun. "What's the matter?""I just went limp suddenly. It sometimes happens ever since I got pregnant," said Zhuo Qianyun."Is it because of calcium deficiency? I heard the doctor say it's easy to suff
Slap!She slapped him hard in the face and interrupted his words."Stop... it, Ye Wenming. Stop it if you ever loved me!" She sobbed as her dark eyes became teary.He froze, his throat feeling like there was something that weighed a thousand pounds stuck inside. He did not finish his sentence and just said, "If you don't want any harm to befall him, you'd better stay away from him!""Ye Wenming, I told you not to bring Brother Guo into whatever is going on between us," said Zhuo Qianyun. She did not want Guo Xinli to suffer when he was innocent.However, Ye Wenming mistakenly thought Guo Xinli mattered a lot to her!"What if I must bring him into this? By the way, I remember that you were already very close to this Mr. Guo when I found you back then. Were you thinking about getting together with him at the time? After all, he has divorced his wife. What about you? You kept talking about divorcing me after the baby is born. Is it just so you can be with him?" Ye Wenming said col
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