"No, it's fine here!" Ling Yiran said quickly. The cemetery plot he had chosen for her mother was in a separate spot in the cemetery, not in line with the rest.If one were to describe them as houses, the rows and rows of tombs were apartments while the tomb he had chosen was like a mansion.It was a small independent space surrounded by a row of trees. There were even stone tables and chairs a few meters in front of the tomb for visitors to rest."Great. Then you can put your mother's ashes in," said Yi Jinli.Ling Yiran nodded, stooped down, and placed her mother's cinerary casket in the hole in front of the tombstone where the ashes were kept. Then, the workers covered it with the slate and poured cement over it to seal it.The cemetery staff presented Ling Yiran with a contract for the cemetery. It was a one-time contract for 50 years.However, Ling Yiran saw that the cost was a huge amount. Even before her incident, she might not have been able to afford such an expensive ce
Dark hair, moon-white skin, and a sleek neck. From her line of vision, she could see the shape of one of his ears and the profile of his face. She could not take her eyes off of him. She even felt that his ears looked better than the average man's.When he straightened up and turned to face her, she felt as if something had struck her heart.In the moonlight, his eyes were like peach blossom petals that fell on the lake, causing silver ripples. His lips opened and closed. They acted like strings that stirred her heart up.Just then, it was as if the sky and the earth had disappeared. She could only see him.Then, she watched as his face got closer and closer to her. His features were exquisite, like God's most elaborate masterpiece."What happened?" Her ears finally heard his voice.She shuddered. She came back to her senses only to discover that she had fallen into a trance just by looking at him."No... Nothing," Ling Yiran said quickly."If there's nothing else, we can go
She would look at him and fall in a trance for a moment as if they were incomparably close. However, the next moment, her eyes seemed to return to their usual way of desperately trying to get away from him.What was different from the past was that it now seemed to be a struggle.For a moment, she did not know how to answer him. Her face turned redder and redder under his gaze."Why won't you look at me? I want you to look at me, Sis!" He leaned close to her as he spoke. It was as if she had been mesmerized by his voice as her eyes fell unconsciously on his face. This man was looking at her tenderly right now, and there seemed to be longing and attachment in that look.His bangs were pulled back, revealing his full forehead. In her mind, he was constantly overlapping with Jin in her memory.Jin used to look at her like that."Do you like me in any way?" His voice once again murmured in her ear.A flash of guilt crossed her face, and she opened her mouth to deny it. However, he
All he wanted from the very beginning was for her to be willing.However, as time went on, he wanted more.He wanted her to like him more. He wanted her to like no other man except him.He could not even accept the possibility that her future would involve another man besides him. Every time he thought of this possibility, he would be filled with a pang of jealousy.Jealousy... It was because of her that he finally knew what jealousy felt like.Ling Yiran raised her eyes and looked at Yi Jinli carefully. His hand was hot against her cheek, and the details of his time with her these days kept coming back to her.Even though she somehow still feared him, perhaps she liked him as he had said in the car.Perhaps she liked him when he was Jin."Do you really want me to like you?" she muttered."Yes," he answered without hesitation."What kind of feelings do you have for me? Is it because you think I'm new? Therefore... I'm a good game object?" She plucked up her courage to ask her
Perhaps she had said those words somewhat impulsively last night, but the things she said were also true. She did seem to have fallen in love with this man without even knowing it... This man was called Yi Jinli.She felt a mixture of fear and affection for him. They were two different emotions, but they somehow mixed well together."You also said you want to date me, right?" He added."Ahh!" Ling Yiran froze suddenly. Then, she remembered that he had held her in his arms after she said that she liked him last night."What do I have to do for you to like me alone and not anyone else?"When she heard this, she said, "Like you alone... Do you mean as a boyfriend?""Boyfriend? Is Sis trying to date me?" he murmured in a somewhat indulgent whisper at her words.Date? When the word burst into her mind, it was as if her mind had gone blank. Perhaps it was because she had never thought about dating him.He looked at her with a smile. "Then let's date. What do you think, Sis?"Ling Yi
"It seems that I was right the other day. It was you." Gu Lichen calmly glanced at Zhuo Qianyun. "Did you come to beg me not to tell Ye Wenming about seeing you?"Zhuo Qianyun's body shuddered when she heard the words ‘Ye Wenming’. She had not heard anyone mention this name for a long time.This was a name she loved and hated with all her heart.Now, she just wanted to get away from the name completely and live a quiet life."Yes, I know I don't have the qualifications to talk to you. I just hope you can take pity on me and just forget that you ever saw me!" answered Zhuo Qianyun after gritting her teeth. Her tone was so humble that even if Gu Lichen asked her to kneel, she would not hesitate to do so."You should know he has been searching for you all these years," said Gu Lichen.Zhuo Qianyun pursed her lips and said nothing. The man was only searching for her because he thought she had not suffered enough and for escaping from the miserable path he had given her.He was sea
'Is there something else... behind Ling Yiran's accident?' Gu Lichen thought and laughed a little. The one who died in the accident was Yi Jinli's fiancée, Hao Meiyu. Ling Yiran was now with Yi Jinli.Even if there was really something else behind that car accident, Yi Jinli would have checked it out. Why did he bother to worry?However... "When did Ling Yiran start working in your restaurant?" Gu Lichen asked suddenly."Huh?" Zhuo Qianyun was stunned. After a while, she replied, "About half a month ago. She came to apply as a delivery rider.""How does she usually behave at your restaurant?" Gu Lichen continued asking."She's pretty good. She works hard, is efficient in delivering the orders, and doesn’t complain…" Zhuo Qianyun described how Ling Yiran behaved in the restaurant while Gu Lichen listened with fascination as he held one cheek in his hand. He was smiling faintly, and his originally indifferent face had a touch of faint gentleness.Zhuo Qianyun could not help but fee
The remark infuriated Ling Guozhi. When he tried to question the landlord, the landlord had already hung up."What's the matter? Did something happen to the cinerary casket?" Fang Cuie asked her husband immediately."The landlord said that someone went there last night and took the cinerary casket!" said Ling Guozhi."They took it? What about our 50 million dollars? Without the cinerary casket, that wench won’t give us 50 million dollars!" Fang Cuie was worried now. Suddenly, she thought of another possibility. "Speaking of which, she must have had someone taken the cinerary casket away..."Frowning, Ling Guozhi simply picked up his phone and dialed Ling Yiran's number.Moments later, Ling Yiran answered the phone. "Yes?""Yiran, I've thought about it. After all, we're father and daughter. No matter what, we're still related. If you really can't give me the 50 million dollars we agreed on yesterday all at once, you can give half of it first. I'll tell you where your mother is bur
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