Ling Yiran felt her face heating up when she thought about what happened last night.Although she was awake right now, she continued to keep her eyes closed. She was afraid that she would see Yi Jinli when she opened her eyes and feel extremely awkward.Furthermore, what should she say the first thing when she sees him to avert the awkwardness?Ling Yiran began to ponder these questions.However, before she could figure out a plan, a voice was heard. “Are you awake? If you are, there’s no need to keep your eyes closed. Or perhaps, you’re afraid to see me?”Ling Yiran’s body shuddered as she abruptly opened her eyes. The first thing that she saw was an extraordinarily handsome face... Yi Jinli’s face!Right now, his hand was resting on the side of the bed. His waist was bent forward, and his face was just inches away from hers as his warm breath blew on her skin.With that distance, she could even count the number of eyelashes he had.Those long and black eyelashes that complime
When she wanted to get down the bed, he said, “Hold on a minute.”Then, she watched as he lowered his body and knelt in front of her to help her wear a pair of socks. He put on her slippers for her before he carried her to the bathroom.“Um, what are you planning to do?” she asked in a daze.“Weren’t you going to wash up?” Yi Jinli asked back.‘Um... Okay. So that was the case.’Once in the bathroom, he carefully let her feet down first, then her body, and said to her, “If you’re unable to stand properly, then grab on to me.”“Oh,” she softly replied and looked up at the mirror in front of her.They could see their reflections in the mirror. She could see him from the mirror with his head lowered, carefully preparing the toothpaste on her toothbrush...‘This must be how it feels like to be taken care of by someone,’ Ling Yiran thought.“I’m done,” he said while passing the toothbrush to her. “If you’re unable to brush your teeth, I can do it for you as well.”“It’s okay, I...
“How do you think they should help? Are you expecting the Xiao family to go against Yi Jinli and become his enemy? Or do you expect the Xiao family to pump in billions to bring up our shares?” Hao Qirong asked.Lyu Zhixue immediately shut her mouth. She understood little regarding the business world. Once her husband said so, she understood that it was impossible to get help from the Xiao family.It was not just a matter of whether the Xiao family could bring out a few billion at one go. Just the fact that they would be going against Yi Jinli was impossible for them to do anything.“Then... Then what should we do?” Lyu Zhixue was anxious. “What’s wrong with Yi Jinli that he’s now bewitched by a woman like Ling Yiran? What drugs did that woman give him? She’s just a woman that Ziqi did not want!”Hao Qirong impatiently chided, “Enough! You can speak such things in front of me, but don’t go around talking about it in public lest you want to attract more unnecessary troubles.”Lyu Zh
Ling Yiran was at the hospital visiting Lil Yan. This time, Lil Yan was awake and interacting with Zhuo Qianyun who was also in the room. Zhuo Qianyun was pointing at various objects and telling Lil Yan what they were.Lil Yan was listening attentively, literally listening. He would occasionally point at the item that Zhuo Qianyun mentioned earlier and she would repeat it for him.Ling Yiran called out, “Lil Yan.”At that moment, the boy turned around to look in her direction.This had never happened before. That meant that Lil Yan could hear her voice! Ling Yiran was elated for the boy.Since Lil Yan could hear now, it meant that there was a chance he could learn to speak in the future. As long as he wore a hearing aid, he could then function like a normal person.Although three years old was a little late as doctors usually recommend that treatment begin as early as possible, the opportunity was not completely over as most children are not fully developed yet and would still ab
“But I can see that Mr. Yi treats you very well. You have reaped the good fruit you sowed,” Zhuo Qianyun said.‘Reaped the good fruit? Perhaps. Right now, my relationship with Jin is getting better. It feels as if we have gone back to the time when we were living together in the rented house.’No, there was still some difference. At that time, she merely saw him as a younger brother. Now, she saw him as a lover, a person whom she considered giving him the reins to her future.“Sis Zhuo, you also have reaped the good fruit. Lil Yan can now hear sounds and he may be able to speak soon. Next time, he can be like any normal child, studying and making friends.”“Yes, Lil Yan is my life. As long as he’s well, I don’t mind going through any hardships.”Zhuo Qianyun said so and looked at Ling Yiran. “You’re not yet a mother. When you become a mother, you’ll understand that as a mother, you’ll be willing to sacrifice anything for your child!”‘Be a mother?...’ Ling Yiran looked at her fla
“Oh, look at that, you’ve called for a sidekick!” The woman mocked Qin Lianyi when she saw Ling Yiran.Ling Yiran frowned and looked at her friend. “Lianyi, what happened?”“You don’t need to be bothered about her,” Qin Lianyi said.The young woman burst out like a barrel of petroleum that caught on fire as she yelled, “Why? Are you ashamed to admit that you shamelessly seduced my boyfriend? If I hadn’t caught you in the act, were you going to strip naked and get into my boyfriend’s bed!”Qin Lianyi glared at the woman. “Seduce? Do you think I’m interested in this kind of man? What exactly is going through your brains? You only think that the problem lies with other people but have you ever considered that it’s your boyfriend that’s the problem!”“I saw you with my own eyes yet you’re still arguing with me about it!” the woman yelled.“Bullshit! What did you see with your own eyes?!” Qin Lianyi argued back. She pointed at the man who was curled in a corner. “Let me be frank. With
While Ling Yiran was going through the procedures to bail Qin Lianyi out, Yi Jinli called her. “Are you at the police station?”“Huh?” Ling Yiran was stunned for a moment and quickly recovered. It must have been the driver who informed him.“Yes, I’m at the police station. Something happened to Lianyi, so I’m here to bail her out.”Yi Jinli found it quite amusing. ”She needs you to help bail her out? Why didn’t she look for Bai Tingxin? Isn’t he her boyfriend?”“...” It was a rather complicated situation, and it was Lianyi’s private matters. “I guess she has her own way of thinking. Anyway, I’m in the middle of going through the paperwork. I’ll talk to you later!”Ling Yiran ended the call and continued with the process.Zhou Jiewen was still cursing at Qin Lianyi as she was adamant that Qin Lianyi was interested in her boyfriend.Qin Lianyi was so angry that she scolded Zhou Jiewen as a pig! She had Bai Tingxin as her boyfriend now. Although he was just a temporary boyfriend, h
Shen Ziyu nodded cowardly. “Y-ye-yes... Qin Lianyi seduced me!”Qin Lianyi wanted to give a slap to that man!Ling Yiran was worried that her friend’s rash behavior would land her in hot soup, thus she pulled her friend back and said to the couple, “You’ll need to be legally responsible for whatever you’ve said just now. Otherwise, that’s considered as defaming a person’s reputation. Why don’t we go back into the station to see if we need to open up a case.”Shen Ziyu shuddered and shut his mouth.Zhou Jiewen was still hurling verbal abuse when Yi Jinli lazily looked at her. “What a pompous woman. Are you fit to point out what kind of person my girlfriend is? Who do you think you are?”Zhou Jiewen looked horrified. Yi Jinli’s words were like a slap to her face.“I... I’m just giving a kind reminder. I’m worried that you’ll be cheated on.” Zhou Jiewen tried to argue.However, Yi Jinli was not interested to listen to what she had to say. He turned to Qin Lianyi and said, “You were
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