"Does your hand hurt?" Qin Lianyi asked with concern."It's fine," Ling Yiran said. "The bandages make it look worse. I didn't feel any pain today and was able to carry things myself."Qin Lianyi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered a meal.As they ate and talked, Ling Yiran found out what was going on with the witness her best friend mentioned on the phone. A colleague at Lianyi's design studio had posted a video to their co-workers' group chat. From there, Lianyi saw the witness who testified back then.The man was the newly married husband of Lianyi's colleague's relative's daughter, and he now lived in S City.Qin Lianyi asked his name casually, just in case, but the colleague did not know his name. The colleague only kne that his last name was You.There were not many people with the last name ‘You’. Qin Lianyi played the video for Ling Yiran.It was a video of the newlyweds being teased. The video was full of joy and laughter. Ling Yiran's eyes were fixed on the groom i
It was a good-looking man somewhere between a teenager and a young man. He had an androgynous face. It fit well with the feminine beauty that was now in fashion.His delicate features seemed to have come out of a painting, except that the man's thin lips were tightly pressed at the moment, and his extremely beautiful black eyes seemed to be tinged with anger.'Is this man... angry?' Ling Yiran thought. Judging from the direction of his gaze, he seemed to be annoyed by..."Yiran, I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?" Qin Lianyi's voice rang in her ears, and Ling Yiran came to her senses immediately."What were you telling me?" Ling Yiran turned her head to look at her best friend."I said, did the doctor say when your hand might be healed?" Qin Lianyi said."About a week, then I just have to wait for the skin to heal," Ling Yiran said. She then glanced in the direction of the strange man, but both the car and the man were gone."What are you looking at?" Qin Lianyi followed her be
Something was going on! Ling Yiran looked at her best friend curiously. "Is there?""I guess so." Qin Lianyi laughed. "I had a crush on someone back then, but he looked so young. With him, I felt like an old cow eating young grass. It was kind of an encounter, hmm... It was nice.""..." An old cow eating young grass? Ling Yiran was a bit speechless. Her best friend was only 27 years old. "Is he very young?" She asked."I guess? He’s quite young." She shrugged and said, "I met him abroad... Then, oh, never mind, he probably doesn't even remember what I look like now."After all, a handsome boy like him had a lot of girls around him. Would he remember her, someone he had only been with for a few days?Qin Lianyi thought to herself, 'It’s enough to just have an experience like that sometimes.'Ling Yiran's face changed slightly when she heard her best friend say ‘abroad’. She remembered that Lianyi went abroad only once. That was before her accident. Lianyi was going to apply for fu
His eyes were fixated on her. "Does it matter whether I believe it?"She looked shocked before laughing at herself. 'Yes, whether he believes me or not has nothing to do with me. But why do I get nervous when I look at him?'"I'm going back to my room," Ling Yiran said, trying to walk past Yi Jinli toward the stairs.However, he suddenly pulled her arm when she had only taken two steps. The next moment, she pretty much crashed into his arms by the pull."I believe you're innocent." He bent down and his voice rang deeply in her ear. "Do you think you'll find anything if you investigate it yourself? Investigating a case from three years ago now... Did it ever occur to you that the truth you want might not have existed in the first place?"Ling Yiran opened her bright, almond-shaped eyes and looked back at Yi Jinli. Then, she smiled a little. "Even people as rich and powerful as you think I can't reverse the case on my own, but a little nobody like me still thinks that maybe one day
"Whether you’re her or not, you will only be with me for the rest of your life. There will be no one else!" he said coldly, staring at the photo.His tone of voice was domineering.He would never let her go, nor would he give anyone else any chances!...In the private room of a swanky club, Ling Luoyin was struggling to please Gu Lichen.Ling Luoyin had no guarantees, so she needed to work harder to win over Gu Lichen.However, what made her frustrated now was that ever since she entered the private room, he had only been asking about Ling Yiran, wanting to know how she was as a child, what her studies were like, and so on.Anything that involved Ling Yiran, big or small, he would want to know.'What the hell is this about? I’m his girlfriend now!' Ling Luoyin roared wildly in her head but still had to keep a gentle smile on her face and a sisterly expression as she recounted some of the things she remembered about Ling Yiran.What she talked about right now was nothing but t
"Go on about your sister," Gu Lichen muttered."Huh? Go on... like this?" Ling Luoyin said, embarrassed."Yes. Just like that," Gu Lichen said.Ling Luoyin had to go on saying what she remembered about Ling Yiran while cursing Ling Yiran in her heart.Ling Yiran was just a sanitation service worker and had even been to prison. Even if she came from a good background, three years in prison was enough to shatter anyone’s reputation.What did Lichen… see in Ling Yiran?!Inexplicably, Ling Luoyin had a feeling that Gu Lichen had not broken up with her only because she was Ling Yiran's sister.The thought, of course, only came up for a moment and was immediately pinned down by her."Then... Then, my sister met Xiao Ziqi. Xiao Ziqi had wooed her for a while, and one time, she twisted her ankle while climbing a mountain, so Xiao Ziqi carried her on his back down the mountain. Sis later agreed to date Xiao Ziqi. They were quite sweet back then, and Sis would always make lunch for Xiao
She was carrying him on her back with difficulty as she kept saying, "Don't be afraid. I'll carry you down the hill. I'll take you to the policeman."Don't be afraid...However, her body was shaking so much that even when she spoke, her voice trembled.It was she who was afraid, but she kept on comforting him."You're so heavy..." She could not help but complain occasionally."I'm sorry." Back then, he apologized for this."Hehe. When you get better later, you can carry me so that we're even," she said with a smile, trying to move on.He never thought that one day he would be protected by a girl younger than him."I'll carry you in the future," he said to her as if it was a promise.He said to himself in his heart that in the future, he would carry her. No matter what difficulty there was, he would carry her all the way.Where on earth was she?For many years, he was always regretful of why he had let go of her hand.If he had held on to her hand back then, would she always
If she continued working here in the future, she might not be able to avoid ‘special treatment’ and would suffer peculiar looks from the others."I'll pass. I want to change my working environment," Ling Yiran said."I see." The director thought that the big shot behind Ling Yiran was going to give her a decent job, so with some more dissuasions, he agreed to Ling Yiran's resignation. Besides, he did not deduct her leave money and gave her one month's salary. He even got the finance department to settle it immediately.Once out of the Sanitation Service Center, Ling Yiran took a deep breath. The extra one month's salary was also a gesture of goodwill from the director, which, to put it simply, had something to do with Yi Jinli.If she had the backbone, she would have refused.Unfortunately, she could not.Her grandmother was still in the hospital. The money borrowed from Lianyi last time might not last long, and there might be subsequent expenses later. By then, her old debt woul
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