"Forget it. Since she said she didn’t do me any wrong, I'll just assume she didn’t," said Li Yanqing, pretending to be aggrieved."Yanqing, how can you do that?""That's right. How can you let her go so easily?""Yes, she'll only be smugger if you let her off so easily!"The crowd began to complain on Li Yanqing's behalf, which Zhong Keke found funny.However, she was pressed hard on the shoulder. She was being forced to kneel.Zhong Keke struggled to push them away, but there were so many of them that she could not fight them.With a thump, Zhong Keke was forced to kneel.Zhou Xinmian panicked at the sound of this. "What are you doing? Who gave you the right to force her to kneel?!""Zhong Keke deserves it. Or you can kneel with her!" someone said.Suddenly, Zhou Xinmian saw a waiter pass by and shouted, "Get someone from the private room next door. These people are harming me and my friend!"The waiter froze slightly. He was about to ask, but someone already said, "We're j
'Zhou Xinmian probably made it up randomly as she’s anxious to save Zhong Keke. How could a man like Gu Lichen fall in love with such an ordinary woman like Zhong Keke?'Zhong Keke was forced to drink more aggressively. She struggled desperately, but every struggle made her suffer more.The red liquor, which had not yet been swallowed, flowed down the corners of her mouth, neck, and clothes… making her look like a mess."Stop. Stop it! Stop it!" Zhou Xinmian shouted, tears pouring out of her eyes. "Help! Save Keke... Gu Lichen, hurry and save Keke!"She was answered by jeers from all around.Zhou Xinmian was in despair when the laughter subsided suddenly. Then, there were several thumps of heavy objects falling and screams of pain.With a face full of shock, Zhou Xinmian watched as Gu Lichen finally appeared and kicked away the man who forced Keke to drink.Then, the two people pressing Zhong Keke's shoulders were quickly kicked to the floor by Gu Lichen.Zhou Xinmian's almost
Finally, someone came back to their senses and said to Gu Lichen, "How arrogant! Who do you think you are? Are you Gu Lichen, the crown prince of the entertainment industry? How ridiculous!"Gu Lichen looked at them coldly. "I am Gu Lichen. Is it funny?"The cold gaze and indifferent tone gave the speaker earlier a sense of uneasiness.'Is... this man Gu Lichen?' "How... How is that possible? How can you be Gu Lichen?"Just then, a timid voice said, "He... He seems to be Gu Lichen. I’ve seen Gu Lichen's photo online. He looks... just like him."There was an eerie silence in the air as soon as he said that.'Is he really Gu Lichen?' Li Yanqing looked at the handsome man protecting Zhong Keke in disbelief.She could tell that the man wore expensive clothes, and he spoke with an air of authority.'Is... what Zhou Xinmian said true? Is Zhong Keke's boyfriend Gu Lichen?' Li Yanqing's pupils shrank at the thought of this. 'Is it possible? The Zhong Keke I despise has gotten togethe
"Why should I forgive you?" Gu Lichen asked back nonchalantly."Huh?" Han Jiaoyu froze."I hate forgiving others the most. There are few people in this world I can forgive for messing with me." With that said, he indifferently instructed his men, "Pull her away."His men pulled Han Jiaoyu aside, and Gu Lichen strode to leave with Zhong Keke in his arms. He left a group of people behind as they looked at each other.Han Jiaoyu desperately shouted, "Mr. Gu, wait. Forgive me. I'm sorry. I... I can kowtow and apologize to Zhong Keke and you. Please don't go. Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu..."However, Gu Lichen did not stop no matter how Han Jiaoyu pleaded.Han Jiaoyu's behavior made the people who used to taunt and beat Zhong Keke shudder. They seemed to have seen their future when they looked at Han Jiaoyu."X-Xinmian, is Zhong Keke really Gu Lichen's girlfriend?" someone finally asked, remembering Zhou Xinmian was here.Zhou Xinmian sneered and said, "Could it be fake? I told you but you didn
The doctor snapped, "How could you let a girl drink so much? Didn’t you stop her? Drinking too much alcohol can lead to accidents. If she felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, she might die if the vomit was stuck in her throat!” The doctor scolded while examining Zhong Keke.Gu Lichen listened to the doctor's reprimands like an obedient student and did not refute them. He only looked worriedly at Zhong Keke. "How is she? Is she okay?""Looks like everything's okay so far. How much did she drink?" the doctor asked.Gu Lichen froze. Speaking of which, he had no idea how much she drank. People were already forcing her to drink when he saw her.The doctor was instantly flabbergasted. "How about this? Just in case, let's take a blood sample and see what the alcohol level is.""Okay," answered Gu Lichen.The doctor prescribed the order for a blood test. Just then, Zhong Keke, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes suddenly. Her drunken round eyes stared straight at Gu Lichen.Gu Lic
The nurse at the blood collection counter tied the tube skillfully. Then, she patted Zhong Keke's arm to confirm the location of the blood draw."Hold her still while I draw her blood," the nurse warned."Okay," replied Gu Lichen. He let Zhong Keke rest her upper body in his arms while he pressed one hand on her shoulder and the other on her right arm.As soon as the sharp needle entered her arm, Zhong Keke instinctively wanted to withdraw her arm to shake off the pain, but Gu Lichen grabbed her firmly."Ouch..." she shouted pitifully."It'll only take a minute. Bear with it," he said patiently. Come to think of it, he had never been so patient with a woman except for Yiran.When her blood was drawn, Gu Lichen held Zhong Keke in his arms and waited for the blood test result, which took 15 minutes.When he was sure she was no longer bleeding where the needle had pricked her, he got up and threw the cotton ball into the trash can nearby.However, when he returned to his chair, he
She almost bumped into him, making his teeth ache slightly. However, his senses then focused on the soft touch of her lips.She kissed him earnestly, giving him a strange feeling.Speaking of which, he never liked to kiss. Though he had dated many women, he had never let anyone kiss him... In his opinion, kissing could only be considered a simple touch of skin, and he would not kiss people randomly.However, he was not repulsed by her kiss.After an unknown amount of time, her lips finally moved away from his lips. However, her head tilted and rested on his shoulder. She fell asleep.Gu Lichen looked at Zhong Keke helplessly, not knowing how much she could remember when she woke up tomorrow.After getting the blood test report, Gu Lichen returned to the consultation room with Zhong Keke in his arms. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her, Gu Lichen returned to the car with Zhong Keke in his arms."Head back to the mansion," Gu Lichen indifferently ordered the dri
When the servant walked into the room with the hangover soup, they saw Gu Lichen's long fingers massaging Zhong Keke's head, and Zhong Keke seemed to be enjoying it.The servant widened their eyes and looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief.After all, any servant who had been working here for a certain amount of time knew the crown prince was sexually reserved. It was said that the crown prince had a woman in his heart, so he would not have feelings for other women.The woman in the crown prince's heart was the Yi family's mistress. Therefore, even the servants had said privately that the crown prince would not find any other women.However, last night, the crown prince brought a woman back to the mansion and was... now massaging her head. This did not seem like what the crown prince would do!When Gu Lichen caught sight of the servant's dumbstruck expression, he frowned. "Put the hangover soup on the nightstand and get out.""Yes." The servant came to their senses, pu
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