"Sister is very light," Yi Jinli said. "What I said is true. Although Ling Yiran is more than 160cm tall, now that I'm carrying her, I would estimate that her weight is less than 45kg. Looks like I'll have to build her up more in the future."Her face was pressed against his back and she could feel a sense of warmth. "How long has it been since I was carried by someone else like this? In my memory, when I was a child, Mom was the only one who ever did this for me."It’s just that my memories of those times are too vague.""Jin, you're so nice," she murmured."Is Sister going to say that I'm a nice person again?" he asked."I want to say that you're a good younger brother. I'm very lucky to have a younger brother like you," she replied."Younger brother..." His eyes flashed imperceptibly."Back when I was playing this game, didn't I stay by her side as her younger brother? She allowed me to call her Sister."But now it seems as if I don't want her to see me as a younger brother.
In the rental apartment, Yi Jinli carefully placed Ling Yiran in the chair. He then went to reheat the dishes that had gone cold.Qin Lianyi noticed Yi Jinli bustling about, which changed her opinion of him. "I used to think it was not good for Yiran to live with a stranger like this but it's obvious that he treats her well."If there's someone taking care of my good friend like this, I'll be able to feel relieved as well."Qin Lianyi returned home while Yi Jinli and Ling Yiran enjoyed a simple dinner. After the meal, Ling Yiran wanted to tidy up but Yi Jinli said, "Leave the tidying up to me. Sister, please don't move too much."At that moment, Ling Yiran had become an idle observer.When Yi Jinli was done tidying up, he asked Ling Yiran, "Sister, do you need to go to the bathroom?""Huh?" She was momentarily dazed and then her face flushed red."Yes or no?" he asked as if it was an extremely normal question.Her expression was awkward but she ultimately said "yes" quietly.T
"But if I'm dismissed with no income, then the rent as well as the money for food and living...""You still have me!" he exclaimed. "I'll earn money to take care of you, so you don't have to worry about it much."Ling Yiran stared dazedly at the man before her. "Even though I know he only does some odd jobs every day and can't make much money at all, the things he's saying now are giving me an unprecedented sense of security."My life is no longer lonely and helpless with no support. I can rely on Jin.""Make the call." He brought the phone before her.She pursed her lips and called the group leader in charge of the sanitary workers at the Sanitation Service Center.She had thought that the group leader would deliberately make it difficult for her to apply for a long period of leave, but to her surprise, when she asked for one week's leave, the group leader hastened to agree. He had even said that if one week was not enough, she could ask for two. Furthermore, she would still be
That night, Yi Jinli was awakened by Ling Yiran's muffled scream. When he turned on the lights, he realized that she was sleeping uneasily and she was mumbling something under her breath.But her voice was too soft for him to hear what she was saying clearly."Sister!" he called to her. He then lifted a hand and pressed it against her temples. He found that her forehead had broken out in a cold sweat and her temperature was high.Yi Jinli hurriedly wrung a towel soaked in warm water and wiped Ling Yiran's forehead.But her eyes were still shut and she was still muttering something.No matter how he called her, her eyes never opened.He pursed his thin lips and uneasiness spread within his body. He was momentarily at a loss as to how to make her feel more comfortable."This is probably the first time I have ever worried over a woman like this."He took out his phone and immediately dialed the number of his secretary, Gao Congming. Therefore, at two in the morning, Secretary Gao
But almost immediately, Gao Congming reminded himself not to make blind conjectures. "This is not something I should be speculating about."Gao Congming gently closed the door of the rental apartment. Inside the house, Yi Jinli studied the woman who was still in a deep slumber and placed the medicine in his hand by her rather dry lips. "Be good and take the medicine."However, she subconsciously pursed her lips tighter. He could not even get the pill in, let alone have her swallow it.Yi Jinli's thin lips pinched into a straight line. He then put the pill in his mouth with some water and lowered his head to get closer to Ling Yiran's lips.He pressed his lips onto hers and used the tip of his tongue to pry open her mouth, pushing the pill inside. "It's not as if there aren't any other methods, and yet, inexplicably, I'm still using this technique to feed her the pill."Even though the pill was already in her mouth, he still missed her lips."It's like a kind of greed or a type of
Xiao Ziyi continued complaining.Master Xiao and Madam Xiao could not help but frown at her complaints."4.8 million yuan is not a lot of money to the Xiao family but it is a large sum of money for an ordinary person.""Ziqi, you..." Madam Xiao stared at her son anxiously."You should ask Ziyi what she did," Xiao Ziqi replied rudely. "She told Ling Yiran to choose a dress from the shop to buy for her and Ling Yiran chose a 4.8 million yuan dress. I was just cleaning up Ziyi's mess.""Just because she chose it, you had to give it to her?!" Xiao Ziyi retorted insolently. "Brother, why didn't you say that you still have feelings for Ling Yiran?""I'm saving your life!" Xiao Ziqi was itching to slap his sister again.Xiao Ziyi indignantly replied, "She's just Ling Yiran. What can she do to me? Brother, what you said sounds very laughable.""That's right. Ziqi, you've gone too far, hitting your sister because of Ling Yiran. That woman is a curse. If it weren't for her, would our fam
Xiao Ziqi wanted to repent before Yi Jinli but he had no opportunity to meet him at all. Therefore, he could only stand by the entrance of Ling Yiran's housing estate. When Xiao Ziqi noticed a Bentley parked not far away from the property and a figure getting out of the car at the estate's entrance, he hurriedly got out of his car to approach the man."President Yi, the incident that happened before was because my younger sister did not have the sense of propriety. Please show your moral superiority by being merciful and letting the Xiao family off the hook," Xiao Ziqi pleaded with a modest attitude."Let the Xiao family off the hook?" Yi Jinli snorted lightly."If you have any conditions, please list them. I will accept any request that I am capable of fulfilling."Yi Jinli's beautiful and amorous eyes stared coldly at the man before him. In an instant, Xiao Ziqi felt as if all his blood had frozen. Yi Jinli's gaze made him feel as if he was being targeted by a ferocious beast and
Xiao Ziyi had barely finished her threats when the stranger interrupted her. "Since it was really you, that's great."Once he was done talking, he turned to order the men behind him. "Break her right leg. In the video, she stuck out her right leg.""What... what does that mean?!"Xiao Ziyi was frightened. "Unless these men are not here to blackmail me?"A moment later, an anguished wail rang out in the private room...When Ling Yiran woke up the next day, her fever had gone down and Yi Jinli said, "Luckily the fever has settled. If not, I'd have to carry Sister down to the hospital today.""I... had a fever last night?" Ling Yiran mumbled."Yes, you had a fever and you said plenty of things in your fevered state," he replied.She was instantly surprised and asked, "What... what did I say?" She then thought to herself, "I didn't say anything that I shouldn't have said, did I?""You said that you'd be more obedient, be a good baby, and that you wanted me to stay by your side," 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