"No... Nothing. I just remembered that I'm going to visit Grandma tomorrow, and I haven't bought anything yet," Ling Yiran said. In actually fact, she had bought a few things, but the Hao family had thrown them into the trash can."About that, I bought them for you and left them on the coffee table," Yi Jinli said.Ling Yiran looked at the coffee table in her room and saw a familiar packaged bag. It was... the same packaging bag she had received when she bought the pastries at the mall that day. Had he... bought the same ones?"Are they the ones I bought today?" Ling Yiran asked breathlessly."Yes, I bought a few extra ones," Yi Jinli said."How did you know what... uh, what I bought?" Ling Yiran asked doubtfully. Even if Yi Jinli had watched the video, the most he could have seen was the packaging bag."I just checked their transaction statement history and found out what you bought," answered Yi Jinli.It explained the matter. Ling Yiran finally understood that such things mig
However, Ling Yiran had not expected Yi Jinli to ask his driver to bring his personal car which only cost around 300 thousand dollars.Ling Yiran was shocked."Didn't you say you wanted it to be a little more normal?" asked Yi Jinli."I want it to be normal because I don't want to stand out in the town. It's a small town so all kinds of gossip would probably arise. I'm afraid such things would bother Grandma. But are you really going to drive this car?" said Ling Yiran."Did I just say all of that for fun?" Yi Jinli smiled. "All right, get in the car."It was only when Ling Yiran got into the car that she discovered that the driver was not coming this time and that Yi Jinli would be the one driving."You're driving?" She asked."Yes. It's not that far anyway. Just take a nap if you're sleepy. I know the way there," Yi Jinli said as he started the car.Ling Yiran unconsciously pressed her lips together as she watched Yi Jinli drive. It would take more than two hours for the car
She looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face. "What's wrong?""Have you thought about how you're going to introduce me later?" Yi Jinli asked.Ling Yiran was taken aback but quickly replied, "Of course I'm going to introduce you as my boyfriend."Yi Jinli smiled. "All right, let’s go."After getting out of the car, Ling Yiran approached the door and knocked on it. Shortly after, someone answered her. It was Third Aunt.When Third Aunt saw Ling Yiran, her expression became a little sarcastic. "It's you, Yiran. You’ve even brought a man with you this time!"Third Aunt glanced out the door as she said so and noticed the ordinary car parked in front of the house. Almost instantly, she looked at Ling Yiran with something like a sneer.They all thought that her niece had hooked up with a rich man. After all, a man had exaggeratedly saved her from the fool's house that day.However, looking at the car parked outside, it did not look like a luxury car. Additionally, Third Au
"You done seeing your grandmother?" asked Yi Jinli."Grandma's still asleep. I didn't wake her up and came out first," answered Ling Yiran.As Ling Yiran was speaking, Hua Lifang, her cousin, came out with two cups of tea and placed them in front of her and Yi Jinli. "Come and have some tea, Yiran."There was a flash of surprise in Ling Yiran's eyes. Her cousin had never served her tea before when she came back."Hey, Yiran. Aren't you going to introduce the gentleman you brought here?" asked Third Aunt, her tone sounded rather jealous."He's my boyfriend, Jin," answered Ling Yiran. She did not say Yi Jinli's full name on purpose so that her relatives would not cause a ruckus when they find out Jin was Yi Jinli. All Ling Yiran wanted was for her grandmother to spend her remaining years in peace."Boyfriend? Impossible!" exclaimed Hua Lifang.It sounded as if Ling Yiran had told a big joke.Yi Jinli squinted his eyes and gazed coldly at Hua Lifang.All of a sudden, Hua Lifang
It was as if the man would not tolerate anyone talking bad about Ling Yiran.Hua Lifang's heart could not help but tinge with envy. Hua Lifang was jealous that Ling Yiran was able to find such a handsome boyfriend who did not care about her imprisonment. On her end, she had married a blacksmith when she was young.Hua Lifang had thought that the blacksmith she married was at the very least skilled. Additionally, he did pay a substantial bride price. However, throughout the past few years, Hua Lifang had begun feeling more and more miserable.The friends she used to go out with now all living good lives in the city, marrying white-collar workers, civil servants, directors, and alike. They sounded so high-class that Hua Lifang was embarrassed to say that her husband was merely a blacksmith.She had often wondered in recent years that if she had not married so early, would she have been married in town now? At the very least, she would be married to a white-collar worker!"Hey, so th
A flash of embarrassment immediately flushed Hua Lifang's face. What Yi Jinli said to her was like a slap in the face!Third Aunt was visibly annoyed by this. She complained to Ling Yiran, "Hey, Yiran. Lifang has good intentions. Why is your boyfriend so arrogant. He's our guest. Does he want us to worship him like he's our master?" Ling Yiran simply said lightly, "My boyfriend is quite shy. He keeps his distance from people he doesn't know well."Third Aunt and Hua Lifang almost choked on their saliva.Shy?!The man did not look like he was shy.Nevertheless, when the man gazed lazily at them, they could not help but feel their hearts begin to beat quickly. It was as if they were subconsciously afraid of his gaze.Third Aunt pursed her lips and did not say anything else. On the other hand, Hua Lifang shamelessly and insinuatingly asked when Ling Yiran and Yi Jinli met, how they got together, what Yi Jinli’s true identity was, what kind of job he had, his family background, and
"What are you saying, Mom? Yiran brought her boyfriend here today. How would we dare bully her? We even have to call her boyfriend Mister," Third Aunt took the opportunity to quip.Grandma was surprised. "Boyfriend? Yiran has a boyfriend now? Quick, let me meet him!""I'll bring him here then," said Ling Yiran as she got up and walked out of the room.Third Aunt said somewhat unhappily, "What are you so happy about, Mom? Yiran's boyfriend looks like a toy boy. He might even be a fraud!"In short, she did not want her niece to find a good boyfriend and one up her daughter."That's enough. Yiran is a cautious kid. She's not someone who would lose her head over someone’s words. I'll see if he's a fraud!" said Ling Yiran's grandmother.Third Aunt pursed her lips. Grandma looked at Yi Jinli as Ling Yiran led him into the room. She said with a smile, "You're Yiran's boyfriend, aren't you? What's your name?"Ling Yiran was about to help Yi Jinli introduce himself when the latter opened
Yi Jinli bent over slightly and whispered in Ling Yiran's ear, "No?""..." Ling Yiran was embarrassed. How could she answer such a question?Her grandmother sighed, took her hand, and said, "You must hurry up or I might not be able to attend your wedding reception."Ling Yiran was shocked when her grandmother held her hand in such a way that she realized it was thinner than before. Ling Yiran could clearly feel the bones of her grandmother’s hand by how the latter had her hand around hers.It was as if only a thin piece of skin was wrapped around her bones, and her hand had no flesh.Grandma… was older than she thought.Ling Yiran felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, and her face naturally showed her sadness."Hey, why are you sad again?" Grandma patted Ling Yiran on the back of her hand and said, "I'm relieved to see that you're doing well and that someone can take care of you. Finally, I can justify myself when I see your mother down there.""Don't you say that, Grandma!"
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