Maybe she should be glad that even though she and Yi Jinli did not take any contraceptive measures when they were together, it was difficult for her to get pregnant because of her uterine trauma. Therefore... She did not have to worry about getting pregnant.At least, she would not have any children with Yi Jinli. Even if they broke up, they could do it without any doubts.However... She felt a faint regret.If she had children, it would mean she could have a family member who was related to her by blood.If she did not have children now, she would end up without a family.Perhaps it would be the same if she grew older and died alone.Ling Yiran smiled wryly. It was not until she met Lil Yan and saw his pretty, cute face that she felt a little better.Picking up Lil Yan, Ling Yiran kissed him several times and shared a slice of the cake she had specially bought for Lil Yan to make up for not having treated him to a cake on her birthday last time.The little one was excited to g
A familiar figure was sitting near the dining table in her rental house, and his bright eyes were looking at her.'Yi Jinli!'Why is he in my rental house?'Ling Yiran looked at Yi Jinli in shock. For a moment, she did not even know how to react.Yi Jinli pressed his thin lips tightly together before standing up. He walked toward her step by step. "What's the matter? Are you that surprised to see me?"'How could I not be surprised?' Ling Yiran thought bitterly.She thought that they would never meet again after breaking up, but she kept seeing him again and again these days.Seeing him would remind her of the pain of the breakup and... how he had saved her in Drunken Days as well as when she was drunk in his arms."Mr. Yi, what are you doing in my rental house?" She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down."Waiting for you,” he said out these three simple words.'Alright, with his ability, it's easy for him to get into this room. However... Waiting for me?' "Mr. Yi,
At the end of the day, she was only a game to him."That's my business!" His voice rang in her ears.'Yeah, it's his business. I'm not even in a position to ask.'"You'll leave if I give you the photo?" said Ling Yiran after taking a deep breath.He shuddered as his eyelashes quivered a little. A long time passed before he spat out the word, "Yes"."Fine, I'll give you the photo." She pushed him away, went to the cupboard, and dug out the photo album. Then, she took out the photo of her as a child in a floral dress from the album.She just wanted him to leave as quickly as possible. The longer he stayed in the small rented house, the more he would disturb her mind.She just wanted to stay away from him so that she could calm down and forget about him.Ling Yiran handed the photo to Yi Jinli.He reached out his hand to take the photo. He lowered his eyes and looked at the photo somewhat distractedly.Meanwhile, Ling Yiran looked at Yi Jinli's profile and could not help thinkin
"If I go to Gu Lichen, at least he won't treat me as a game object..." Her voice continued.'Stop it. Stop it…' He did not want to hear any more from her about the possibility of her returning to Gu Lichen…The next moment, he lowered his head and pressed them against her lips so hard that he swallowed all her voice.Ling Yiran was stunned. She did not expect Yi Jinli to kiss her so suddenly. 'What's this? We've already split up!'I don't want a kiss like this!'Ling Yiran struggled desperately.However, the harder she struggled, the harder he kissed her. He even held her hands firmly and would not let her move a muscle.When the kiss was over, he pressed his forehead against hers, and in a hoarse voice, he begged in a mutter. "Don't... go to Gu Lichen, alright?"The voice pulled her back to reality from the kiss. "Yi Jinli, who are you to say that to me?"The brightness in his eyes had become anger.He glared at her as she glared back at him.There seemed to be tight tensio
"No thanks, it's just a minor pain. I don't need to go to the hospital for it," Ling Yiran said quickly."Start the car," Yi Jinli said coldly to the driver.The driver started the car and drove toward the hospital.Ling Yiran knew that once Yi Jinli decided to do something, he would see it to the end.Therefore, she kept quiet. Since there was no way for her to escape, she could only roll with the punches and accept whatever came.After all, over the years, what she had learned most was patience and acceptance.He was slightly surprised by her sudden quietness.She just sat quietly in the car with her slightly pale face and furrowed eyebrows. Her bright almond-shaped eyes were half-closed while her hands covered her knees. The blue veins on the back of her hand were popping out faintly as if she was suppressing the pain."Does it hurt?" He could not help asking."It's alright. It's not that painful," she said lightly. After all, compared to the pain she felt from standing too
The car drove to the hospital entrance, and Yi Jinli carried Ling Yiran all the way into the hospital.Ling Yiran was treated by the same doctor.After examining her knee, the doctor said, "It's probably because you’ve suddenly stopped taking your medicine, so it’s now causing you physical discomfort. Also, you’ve caught a cold, which is causing your knee to ache from time to time. Treatment for joint problems like this is long-term. If you stop taking the medication, sometimes it'll make things worse.""Give her a prescription. I'll have her come in every week," Yi Jinli said coldly."No thanks. I don't need any long-term treatment. Just give me something to relieve the pain," said Ling Yiran.The doctor looked at Yi Jinli as he was put in an awkward predicament."Do as I say," said Yi Jinli.Therefore, the doctor prescribed the medicine and sent his assistant to fetch it.Just when Yi Jinli was asking the gynecologist, the same one who previously treated Ling Yiran's uterine
"Kiss... Kiss you?" Her face went red, and she even started stuttering.He looked at her in a way that even he did not realize just how greedy he was being. "Yes, that night at the entrance of Drunken Days."Ling Yiran was rendered speechless. 'Drunken Days?' It seemed that drinking was really a mistake!She did not expect to have kissed him when she blacked out!"If you don't believe me, I'll ask Congming over for you to ask him," he said.'Congming? Gao Congming? His secretary? Did he see it?' Ling Yiran's face grew redder!"Or we can pull out the nearby surveillance footage from that night. They probably have it on video," he added.Ling Yiran felt the urge to bury herself in a hole.'Surveillance... Does this count as a damning indictment?'"No... No need," she said, looking embarrassed. If she had known how she was going to behave after getting drunk that day, she would never have taken a sip.Ling Yiran lowered her head and dared not look at Yi Jinli's eyes again. As su
'Who the hell is... this woman? She doesn't look like one of the socialites from the city. She's wearing ordinary clothes that look cheap.'However, Young Master Yi had massaged her knees and was even waiting on her so that she would take her medicine. Anyone could see that this woman was important to Young Master Yi.Ling Yiran looked at the medicine in front of her, wanting to laugh and cry at the same time.The man had been so cruel when they broke up, but now he was handing her the medicine and glass of water like he was the same gentleman when they were still together.Gentleness and cruelty were all reflected on him incisively and vividly.She silently took the medicine and glass of water before swallowing the medicine with a gulp of water.Then, he picked her up and walked out of the hospital.The fancy car had pulled up in front of the hospital's entrance. Just as he put her down near the car door and opened it, she stepped back from him, putting distance between the two
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