With that said, he turned to the shop assistant. “Pack these up.”The shop assistant was more than happy and immediately packed up all the hair accessories with the receipt ready.Yi Jinli paid for the items and took the bag containing the hair accessories. Ling Yiran said nothing to protest because she understood that this was a gift from his heart.If she rejected it, it might make him feel uncomfortable instead.“Let’s buy some clothes and shoes,” he said as if he was on a shopping spree.“But I have shoes. We don’t need to buy more.”“But I want to see you dressed beautifully. Don’t you girls have a saying that men earn money for the women to spend? Besides, you used to buy me clothes and shoes last time too.”Okay, she had nothing to refute against this statement of his.However, she was worried that he would splurge on those luxury brands. Thus, she said, “Then can I choose what I like?”“Okay.” He smiled slightly.As they strolled through the mall, Ling Yiran found som
She gave him a weird stare. “What’s the matter?”He pursed his lips, and the clarity in his gaze returned. Subsequently, he smiled and said, “Nothing. Go get changed.” With that, Yi Jinli released his grip.After Ling Yiran went into the changing room and closed the door, Yi Jinli closed his eyes for a moment. The next time he opened them, the lust in his gaze was completely suppressed.Earlier, he had wanted her there and then!His craving for her seemed to be getting out of hand lately. However, he could not do anything now. It was difficult enough for her to allow him near her, so he could not risk frightening her away.She was like a careful little animal that was alert and timid. Each step she took was with much caution. He needed to use his patience to let her dismiss the caution she had in her heart toward him and wait for her to learn to rely on him.Only that way could she fall in love with him, and only that way would she not leave him!He had to be patient… Patience…
What Yan Fangfang never guessed was that the woman whom she assumed would go all bonkers did not even say a word. Instead, she merely looked at her calmly. The man she was interested in spoke first. “Scram!”.Yan Fangfang widened her eyes in disbelief. This was the first time someone ever used such a word at her.“You...” Yan Fangfang’s face reddened from embarrassment while Yi Jinli pulled Ling Yiran along into the elevator.Yan Fangfang wanted to follow them into the elevator, but when she saw the icy cold stare Yi Jinli gave her, her body shuddered and her feet seemed to have grown root. She was unable to move.It was only after the elevator door closed that Yan Fangfang’s friend, Sun Feiyan, no longer held back her tongue. “This man has such poor taste. Does he know how to speak properly!”Yan Fangfang gritted her teeth in hatred. She had never been mocked by anyone before. All these while, she was always the jewel in someone’s hand. She had never received such ill-treatment!
Cough! She nearly choked on her saliva. ‘Did he... give a direct call to the traffic police chief? I don’t think many within Shen City can do that.’When the red light turned green, Yi Jinli continued to drive. This time, Ling Yiran began to take notice of the car that Yi Jinli mentioned through the rearview mirror.Although there were a few cars in between them, there was indeed a car that kept following them.Suddenly, Ling Yiran saw a police car approaching. It forced that car to stop by the roadside. Then, two policemen got down the car... Ling Yiran could not see anything else from the rearview mirror.‘This police car was sent out by the chief police?’ Ling Yiran was shaken by the revelation. She also had a further understanding of Yi Jinli’s influence in Shen City.Under the stern glares of the traffic police, Yan Fangfang reluctantly took out her identity card and driver’s license. She wondered to herself why she was so unlucky.She did not recall breaking any traffic rul
Even without taking into consideration his identity, his looks alone were enough for women to line up.However, her answer set off a flash of disappointment in his eyes. “Don’t you feel jealous?”“Jealous?” She was stunned.He was staring at her as if he wanted to see through her. After some time, it was as if he finally accepted a certain reality and sighed. “You’re heartless. I would’ve been happy if you said that you’re jealous.”Ling Yiran bit her lower lip. ‘Jealous?... Earlier when that woman called Yan Fangfang approached Yi Jinli while looking like she’d have no problem winning him over, was I jealous? She even looked at me with eyes full of disdain...’She did not know the answer to that either. It was as if at that moment, she did not think about jealousy. She just knew that Yi Jinli would not accept that woman.Was it because she believed that... Yi Jinli was hers? Her trust toward Yi Jinli had unknowingly... grown so much?That thought made Ling Yiran secretly shocke
Now when she thought about it, her wardrobe back then only had her work attire and the kind of clothing that Xiao Ziqi liked. She hardly had any clothes that she truly liked.It seemed that she did not do many things for herself in the past. Most of the time, she was busy trying to please other people.“I wish I had known you earlier,” Yi Jinli mumbled.If he had known her earlier, perhaps they would have a better start. She would not need to go through three years of jail time and he would not need to be afraid of certain truths that she may find out.Ling Yiran felt that Yi Jinli’s gaze contained plenty of emotions that she did not understand.“Alright, let’s go.” He took her hand and they went downstairs. As she was going for a health checkup, she had to fast until she was done at the hospital.Yi Jinli led Ling Yiran to the car. He noticed that she was using the hair tie he bought for her yesterday. It was a simple black hair tie, but it was better than the one she was using
When they arrived at the VIP area, there was a person-in-charge waiting for them. All Ling Yiran needed to do was to follow the nurse.Ling Yiran followed the nurse to draw some blood, take an x-ray, and go for an ultrasound scan among others. Yi Jinli waited patiently for Ling Yiran at the VIP lounge.While Ling Yiran followed the nurse through all the various departments, she saw a few that had a long queue.The nurse explained to her that those were people from other organizations who were here for a check-up. Thus, it was rather crowded.Just as Ling Yiran followed the nurse toward the ultrasound room, a few of the other rooms had a long queue, but the nurse led Ling Yiran to another door that had no queue outside.“Yiran!” Suddenly, a voice called out Ling Yiran’s name.Ling Yiran turned around to see who it was. She saw Guan Lili in one of the queues.Ling Yiran was taken aback. She had not expected to bump into Guan Lili here. ‘Is she here for a check-up as well? That mea
‘Ling Yiran shouldn’t have always tried to one up me in the past. Everyone took her as a hotshot in the law firm that they treated me like I was invisible.‘Now, I’m going to make Ling Yiran ‘famous’ again. I’ll let everyone at the firm see how their best female lawyer is living her life now.‘I’ll let them know how wrong they were in the past!’It seemed that this was the only way she could appease the anger in her heart.At that moment, a nurse walked past. That colleague asked the nurse. “Earlier, one of your hospital staff said that regular patients can’t go into that ultrasound room, but I saw a nurse leading someone into that room. What’s going on?”“Oh, that should be our hospital’s VIP package customer,” the nurse replied.“VIP package? How much does a VIP package cost?” That colleague was taken aback.“That depends on the package chosen. The cheapest cost a few thousand while the expensive ones can go up to a few hundred thousand. If you want to find out more, you can h
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