Zhang Yaer immediately agreed and called her husband.About 15 minutes later, Gong Beicheng arrived at the private room.However, when they talked about the script, Gong Beicheng glanced at Ling Yiran with unease, not wanting her to hear what they were going to talk about."My friend knows Miss Xia, so she wants to know what happened between Miss Xia and Mr. Gong Nanting," said Gu Lichen.Gong Beicheng looked at Ling Yiran's eyes meaningfully before smiling suddenly. "It seems you just want to know what had happened between my eldest brother and Xia Xi since the start, Mr. Gu."Gu Lichen smiled lightly and said nothing.Gong Beicheng was a smart man. Gu Lichen knew that it would be better for the Gong family if he said all he had to say. Otherwise, more things would be involved if others found out about it. "Xia Xi and my eldest brother were only friends. In other words, my eldest brother loved Xia Xi, but she only thought of him as a friend. She loved Su Zhehan, which my eldes
"Mr. Gong, Miss Ling is my friend. If the Gong family does anything to her, I can guarantee that the Gong family won't be safe in Deer City." Gu Lichen's voice suddenly rang out in the private room.Gong Beicheng looked at Gu Lichen. "Mr. Gu, you're very thoughtful of your friends. But is it worth making an enemy out of the Gong family just for a friend?""I owe my life to her. Do you think it's not worth it, then?" Gu Lichen said.Gong Beicheng and his wife left. Then, Ling Yiran said, "You don't have to do that to the Gong family for me...""Yiran, I know you've never had romantic feelings for me, and I won't expect anything else, but it's up to me to decide if it's worth it," said Gu Lichen.Ling Yiran did not know what else to say. She could only get up and say goodbye.Gu Lichen did not offer to send her back, but when Ling Yiran took a taxi back to the hotel, Gu Lichen's car followed her.When the car reached the hotel, Ling Yiran got out and was surprised to see a figure
Ling Yiran let out a low cry and was instantly pulled into the hotel elevator by Yi Jinli."What’s your room number?" he asked.She gave him the floor level and the room number. Then, his finger pressed the elevator button.When the elevator doors closed, she looked at the person before her as the air pressure seemed to drop."Jin, I can explain if you’re misunderstanding something,” said Ling Yiran. She did not expect Gu Lichen to follow her taxi.Yi Jinli’s dark peach blossom eyes looked at her as he gently said, "What misunderstanding?"'Did he really not misunderstand?' She was doubtful after looking at his expression and feeling the low air pressure around them.When the elevator doors opened, he took her hand and walked quickly out of the elevator to her room door. "What's the password?"She obediently gave him the password. The next moment, the door opened and he took her into the room."If you’re not having a misunderstanding, why are you..." His lips were pressed agai
'But at least he has learned to trust me and my feelings for him! That's progress, right?'Ling Yiran smiled at the thought of it. "Maybe I have sympathy for Gu Lichen, but I won't feel reluctant to part with him. I only hope Gu Lichen can find someone to share his life with, and..."She paused and stood on her tiptoes to seal a kiss on his lips. "Jin, I'm not leaving you again. I'm tied to you for the rest of my life."She told him again, even though she had said it to him many times before.His eyes glimmered, and she pushed him onto the couch nearby.His tall body fell onto the couch while she pressed herself on top of him. She smiled as she stared at him. "What's the matter? Don't you believe me?""I... believe you," he said hoarsely with a twitch in his throat.Ever since he knew that she was willing to give her life to save him, he knew that this woman was the person who loved him the most, just like she said!How could he not believe her?"Good boy." She lifted her hand
He called her ‘Sis’ with endless tenderness and longing. It sounded so beautiful.Ling Yiran felt as if her heart filled with something."Jin, I love you." Her fingers gently unbuttoned his shirt......Gu Lichen drove his car back to his residence.He kept recalling the scene of Yi Jinli pulling Ling Yiran into the hotel.Yi Jinli could be with Yiran so openly, but he could only look at her from afar.It turned out that once you made the wrong choice, everything that followed would be wrong.No matter how hard he tried afterward, he could not catch up.He was now paying for that mistake, and the price was his happiness for the rest of his life.Gu Lichen walked into the house, and a beautiful figure appeared in front of him. "Lichen, you're back."Gu Lichen looked at the woman in front of him. She looked like a young Yiran. He had met her in a nightclub. He heard that the woman was going to sell herself.He did not want a woman who looked like Yiran to end up there, so he
Her resemblance to Ling Yiran was her biggest asset right now, and she was going to take advantage of it.Gu Lichen said nothing when she did this. Instead, he would sometimes look at her in a trance.She secretly rejoiced at this, thinking she was doing the right thing.Gu Lichen said coldly, "I told you, you're only my secretary and nothing more. I don't need you to miss me. If you find being a secretary boring, you can quit. Our contract can be annulled. You can leave at any time you want."Ning Ranxue was startled. She quickly looked down and said timidly, "I... I know my place. I won't have any inappropriate ideas. It's just that... you saved me from that hell hole, so I only want to repay you, Mr. Gu. I know my presence here won't necessarily help you with the project here, but I want to learn and expand my knowledge."Ning Ranxue said as she looked up at Gu Lichen with those bright almond-shaped eyes of hers.She had done her research, so she knew what angle to pose and wh
This time, Yi Qianjin had brought a lot of colorful papers that she thought were beautiful. She planned to fold a lot of beautiful paper frogs with Lil Fei.Yi Qianmo watched the scene with boredom. He could not figure out why folding a couple of paper frogs was so fun, but seemed to want to fold hundreds or even thousands of them.What confused him more was that Shen Jifei folded the paper frogs with keen interest. It was as if it was a happy thing to be able to fold paper frogs with Lil Jin.'Happy?' Yi Qianmo thought putting together puzzles was more interesting.Everyone in the Shen family watched the two little ones fold paper frogs with great interest. Old Madam Shen, in particular, had her eyes fixed on her grandson and the Yi family's daughter. They were adorable, sitting at the coffee table with their little heads huddled together. They looked like a perfect match.Besides, in Old Madam Shen's opinion, the Shen and Yi families were an equal match. Therefore, it would not
Back at the Yi family’s house, they would often listen to the two little ones play the piano after dinner.Shen Jifei had not played with Yi Qianjin for some time. However, the music rang out and their four little hands played on the piano so naturally.The others could not believe their tacit understanding. Besides, the two little ones were playing fast-tempo music. They only saw four small hands quickly moving on the piano keys while musical notes rang out one after another.Although the Shen family knew that Yi Qianjin was also a good piano player, Lil Fei had always said that he was not as good as Lil Jin when he was praised for his piano skills.However, the Shen family had always thought he was humbling himself. After all, Lil Fei's piano skills had been praised by accomplished pianists before. After hearing Yi Qianjin play the piano today, they thought that perhaps Lil Fei was not being humble. At least to regular people like them, Yi Qianjin was just as good as Lil Fei.
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