She hesitated and said, "I'm actually quite happy at the small restaurant, and..." She paused and said very seriously, "I want to work on my own, Jin. If I were to work at your company, I won’t have to do anything if everyone knows I’m your girlfriend. I'll just sit there and get paid every month.""Isn't that great?" he asked."I want to see how far I can go on my own. I don’t expect to spend my whole life delivering food. I'm also looking at some research materials in private, hoping it'll help me in my future career," said Ling Yiran.She had begun planning for her future career.Yi Jinli raised his eyebrows slightly as he heard this. Then, he raised his hand and stroked her swollen cheek.She gasped in slight pain.He said, "Apply some medicine when you get back. Also, didn't I tell you to call me if there are any problems? Why didn't you call me?"God knew what would have happened if he had not decided to drop by.She replied somewhat awkwardly, "Uh... I forgot..." After a
Through this glass wall, one could see the hubbub in the center of the hall outside. There were singing and dancing performances by various resident singers.Compared with the noise outside, the private room was strangely quiet.Gu Lichen poured himself a cup of tea, sipped on it, and stared coldly at the uproar outside that was alien to him.The door was pushed open, and the sound of footsteps rang in the private room.Gu Lichen turned his head slightly and looked at the visitor. "You're here. Would you like a cup of tea?""No thanks." Yi Jinli walked to a chair opposite Gu Lichen and sat down. "I came to tell you a few simple words. I'll leave right after."Gu Lichen raised his eyebrows slightly. "Really? What do you want to tell me?""It's your business to break up with Ling Luoyin, but don't get Yiran involved. I have limited patience and won't let Yiran be targeted again and again." Yi Jinli warned.Gu Lichen's eyes glinted. "What do you mean?""Today, Ling Luoyin's paren
Yi Jinli pressed his thin lips together. He would never give Lichen that chance!In the private room, Gu Lichen pulled the platinum necklace from his neck that had a small silver bracelet hanging from it.His fingers gently rubbed against the bracelet which had been polished by him over the years.The bracelet was like the whole world to him.It turned out that the world had an affection that was so profound it could become heavier and heavier as it precipitated in bone and blood as time passed...."Cut!" The director once again stopped the filming. He looked sullenly at Ling Luoyin as he said, "What's the matter with you? I just want you to look sad after your mother's death. Is it so difficult to perform such a simple act? It's not like you've only been an actor for a year or two..."Listening to the director's criticisms, Ling Luoyin could only nod her head in response. She felt a sense of resentment in her heart.The director had been obedient to her in the past. All her s
'Has Lichen changed his mind?'Ling Luoyin looked around at all the people who ridiculed and taunted her earlier. She felt relieved!Hmph! Once she became Lichen's girlfriend again, she would drive all of them out of the entertainment industry one by one.Ling Luoyin left the set arrogantly.However, when she saw Gu Lichen, she realized that things... Might not be what she thought they were.The place where she was meeting Gu Lichen was in the detention center, and her parents were in the meeting room of the detention center.Gu Lichen was sitting in a chair, lazily sipping on his tea.On the other hand, her parents were trembling with fear. They were huddled in a corner on one side of the table.Ling Luoyin bit her lip, feeling butterflies in her stomach.What was going on here? Why did Lichen come here?She knew about her parents' detention, but because it was only for a few days, she did not care much as long as it did not get reported in the media.However, now..."Why
Gu Lichen looked at Ling Luoyin coldly. Fair? Was there ever justice in the world? If success was proportional to effort, he should have already found the little girl he spent so many years looking for!However... He had not!It was as if that person never existed in the world.However... That person existed!"If you want it to be fair, your mother slapped Ling Yiran, so let's be fair and slap you too," Gu Lichen said lightly.Ling Luoyin, Fang Cuie, and Ling Guozhi immediately froze at this.Fang Cuie sprang from her chair, screaming, "Why should I slap my daughter? You can't do that even if you're rich and powerful!""You can't hit your daughter?" Gu Lichen laughed as if he had heard a joke. "But you can casually slap your stepdaughter who isn’t related to you by blood, is that right?"There was a flash of embarrassment on Fang Cuie's face. However, she then argued. "How… How is it casual... It was Ling Yiran who shamelessly sabotaged your relationship with Luoyin..."Howeve
Some reporters discovered that Ling Luoyin was selling off her house and jewelry. Even the house her parents lived in was put on sale online, presumably to gather money for the penalty for breach of contract.A busybody managed to get all of Ling Luoyin’s uncompleted contracts and worked out that the total amount of compensation was estimated to be more than 70 million dollars.For Ling Luoyin, a D-list actress with a normal family background, this was a big number. Selling all her possessions might not even be enough to cover it.Ling Yiran looked at the news on her phone, and one of the photos showed information about her family home that they had given the real estate agent.There were some collages of the interior of the house in the information.The Ling family's sale price online was 5,800,000 dollars.The house with memories of her and her mother was now up for sale for 5,800,000. Ling Yiran felt a little emotional.Actually, after so many years, there were hardly any tra
Yi Jinli said, "Now that you've mentioned it, there's no harm in telling you." Even if he did not tell her now, she would know about it soon.After all, it was not really a secret in Shen City's high society.He might as well tell her himself rather than have someone else break the story to her."Gu Lichen is indeed looking for someone. He’s looking for a girl he knew when he was young, but he still hasn’t found her. You can say that his girlfriends are substitutes for that girl. Since he can't find the right person, he finds replacements to comfort himself instead," Yi Jinli said as he watched Ling Yiran's reaction.Ling Yiran could not help furrowing her brows. "He's looking for a substitute for a little girl?""His ex-girlfriends look more or less like that little girl.”"But they're not the one he's looking for. Is it fun to keep looking for substitutes?" she asked."Maybe he's too obsessed with it, or maybe he’s on the verge of despair. After all, maybe he doesn't even thin
Speaking of which, Guan Lili had deliberately ordered several times ever since learning she was delivering food here. How could Ling Yiran not know what Guan Lili was thinking?"What's the matter? Is there something wrong with the order?" asked Zhuo Qianyun from the cashier counter."It's nothing." Ling Yiran chuckled. Then, she picked up the order, walked over to her electric bike, and rode off toward the law firm.When Ling Yiran went into the firm carrying Guan Lili’s food, Guan Lili came forward and said with a smile, "Hey, Yiran. Thank you so much for delivering my order again.""Don't mention it. It's my job," Ling Yiran said lightly and held her order out to her.Instead of taking it, Guan Lili suddenly took her to the general room and said to all her colleagues there, "Here, everyone. This is the person involved in the case I just told you about. She's also our former colleague, Ling Yiran."Suddenly, all eyes were on Ling Yiran.A bad feeling suddenly rose in Ling Yiran
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