When Bai Tingxin saw Qin Lianyi's twinkling eyes, his mood inexplicably turned sour.When the car drove back to Shen City, it arrived at Yi residence first. Yi Jinli and Ling Yiran got out of the car while Bai Tingxin went to the driver’s seat."See you next time, Yiran," said Qin Lianyi as she bid Ling Yiran goodbye."Sure," replied Ling Yiran. "Thank you for today, and be careful on your way back!" With that, she and Yi Jinli walked through the large iron gates of Yi residence.Qin Lianyi kept her eyes fixed on Yi Jinli and Ling Yiran who were now behind the iron gates. Then, she heard Bai Tingxin's impatient voice. "Haven't you seen enough?""I'm just looking, that's all," muttered Qin Lianyi. When she met Yi Jinli at Yiran's rental house previously, although she did not perceive him as a hobo, she never thought of him as the local tyrant of Shen City!Then, a pair of hands grabbed Qin Lianyi's face. Her face was turned to face his. "Didn't you say you liked looking at my face
Fine, he was her creditor anyway!…After Ling Yiran and Yi Jinli returned to Yi residence, Yi Jinli asked, "Are you disappointed today? We went to S City but didn't find anything useful."Ling Yiran shook her head. "No.""You're not disappointed?" He seemed somewhat surprised."Because you're willing to help me find clues and clear my name. I'm happy regardless if we find something useful or not," she said.It was as if he really trusted her, and the original estrangement between them was slowly disappearing.He stared at her. He understood her desire to reverse the case, only... He could clear her name, but he could not tell her the truth.Even though it was a truth she wanted to know."As long as you're happy." He smiled slightly and sidestepped the topic by saying, "What are you going to do the next few days if you're not going to work?""I'm going to visit Grandma in a couple of days," she said. She was so busy with her work that she did not have time to call her grandmo
"..." She was speechless. No one had ever tasted other people's medicine just to know how bitter it was. Besides, it was medicine for women.Even though there was only a little bit left and it would not hurt him, but... Uh, he was a little careless in doing so."Why don't you have a piece of candy to keep the bitterness down?" she asked while still sucking on the candy in her mouth."Sure," he answered. However, instead of taking the candy on the plate, he leaned over to her. His hand grabbed the back of her head while his handsome face leaned close to her."You..." She had just opened her mouth when his kiss fell on her lips.All of a sudden, she could feel him prying his way inside her mouth. It was as if he wanted to rob her of everything...His kiss was lingering and domineering, making her almost breathless. The bitterness was mixed with sweetness, and it was evident by the end of the kiss that she could not tell what was the taste in her mouth.When the kiss was over, she
Ling Yiran hesitated and nodded yes, not wanting to give the butler a hard time.Ling Yiran had the driver drive her to a mall downtown.She wanted to buy something suitable for her grandmother to eat and wear. The mall's lower floors were full of restaurants and eateries, so Ling Yiran went there first.She looked at the cakes and pastries and chose a dessert that was suitable for people with high blood sugar. It was a bit expensive, but Ling Yiran bought it anyway after remembering that her grandmother's blood sugar level would sometimes get too high.After paying for the pastries, she walked up the escalator with it in hand.When she reached the second floor, someone suddenly walked up to her. Before she could even see who it was, she was slapped hard in the face.Ling Yiran's whole body staggered and she nearly fell to the floor. She steadied herself, but the pastry case she was holding had fallen to the floor."I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but it really is you. You'
"Seriously, aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourself in a place like this!" said Hao Qirong.Lyu Zhixue angrily said, "I saw her and got so angry. Tell me, does what she just said sound something like what a human would say? She killed Meiyu but is saying that she never harmed anyone!"Hao Qirong stared sharply at Ling Yiran. "You got out. Whether it was a wrongful conviction is a matter for the court to decide, but when you talk about rights..."Hao Qirong's eyes glistened with disdain as if he was looking at an ant he could crush. "You're not qualified to talk about rights in front of me."With that, he said to the security guard beside him, "Kick the woman out and send her picture to the mall's security and management. This woman is not allowed to enter the mall again."The security guard responded, and Ling Yiran was forced out by the man on her right and left."My... My things are still on the ground." Since he could say something like this, it meant that the mall was owne
Hao Qirong's eyes flickered. "It’ll be easy to make someone like her go to prison again. I'll give the orders later."He made light of the matter as if such manipulation of other people's destinies was a perfectly normal thing.With a twinkle in her eyes and gnashing of her teeth, Lyu Zhixue said, "Then give her a life sentence this time. I want her to stay in there for the rest of her life!" It was the only way to get rid of her hatred."All right, I'll do as you please. Don't think too much about Meiyu and hurt yourself. Think about Yimeng," said Hao Qirong"Of course, Yimeng is our only daughter now. Who else will I think about?" said Lyu Zhixue. "It's just a pity that the man she likes is the Xiao boy. If it's Yi Jinli, we might still be his in-laws!" Lyu Zhixue seemed to say this with some reluctance."We can't be that fortunate all the time. At least... Yimeng is getting what she wants now," said Hao Qirong."Then you must make me get my wish soon too. I must see Ling Yiran
Lyu Zhixue was stunned. She had just noticed her daughter's extremely pale face. "What nonsense are you talking about, Yimeng? Apologize? Apologize to Ling Yiran? How is that possible? She's lucky I didn't damage her face on the spot! How can you expect me to apologize to her?""It'll be too late if you and Dad don't apologize now." Hao Yimeng simply took out her phone and was about to dial her father's phone number when her mother snatched it away."What's the matter? You have to make it clear to me," said Lyu Zhixue as she stared at her daughter.Hao Yimeng took a deep breath. "Ling Yiran now has Yi Jinli behind her, Mom. Our family can't afford to offend the Yi family!"Lyu Zhixue's face immediately changed. Her eyes were full of shock. "How can this be? Are you kidding me?""I wish I was joking too, but it's true! Didn't you ask me why Ziyi's leg hasn't completely healed after so long and how she hurt it?" said Hao Yimeng.Watching her daughter's serious expression, Lyu Zhixu
Frowning slightly, Yi Jinli took the phone from Gao Congming. He played the video by tapping on the phone screen, and his eyes were suddenly cold.The air pressure around his body was so low that even though Gao Congming knew that the boss was not angry at him, he felt like he was about to be frozen to death as he stood there.Shen City would shake when Young Master Yi got angry.Besides, the Hao family had embarrassed Miss Ling who was Young Master Yi's precious darling. Young Master Yi himself would not bear to wrong Miss Ling, but now the Hao family had humiliated Miss Ling a great deal in public. A video was even taken and posted on the internet."Delete this video from the internet and don't let me see it on there ever again! Also, find the person who took the video and delete the original footage from his phone," said Yi Jinli."Yes," replied Gao Congming.Yi Jinli gave Gao Congming his phone back and picked up his coat which was lying aside. Then, he walked out of his offi
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