She wanted the rest of the crew to understand her relationship with Lichen so that she could put on airs even though she was only playing a supporting role. Besides, the director would also give her extra scenes if that happened.She had planned all of this out, and at first, it was going just as she planned.However... Once Ling Yiran came along, everything changed.'Especially when Lichen grabbed Ling Yiran by the wrist… A lot of the crew members saw this. Now that Lichen's gone…'Hua Lifang could feel the gazes of those around her changing from envy to ridicule and sympathy.'It's all because of Ling Yiran!'I mustn't let Ling Yiran steal Lichen away from me! Lichen's my hope for my future. If I want to live a good life, I have to seize this chance with Lichen!'...Ling Yiran went to the prison again the next day to find Huang Yanying. Huang Yanying was sentenced to one year in prison for the accident.At first, Ling Yiran just wanted to try her luck and see if she could s
Ling Yiran was shocked. She unconsciously staggered when she tried to walk, but an arm wrapped itself around her waist.Then, Yi Jinli's voice rang in her ear. "What's going on?"Ling Yiran turned her head and stared blankly at the face before hers. Then, she looked at the two strangers who had been subdued. She immediately came back to her senses. "I don't know them."Yi Jinli frowned. "You don't?""Yes," she said, then she looked at him and said, “What are you doing here?""I came to see you." As he spoke, he glanced at one of the men who was lying on the ground screaming before looking at her again. "This man said he's your boyfriend. Is he your boyfriend?"There was a sense of danger in his deep voice."I told you, I don't know them. How can this person be my boyfriend?"Yi Jinli smiled. "Right. That question was unnecessary."With that, he went to the man lying on the ground and put a foot on the man's chest, causing him to cry out loudly."There are things you shouldn't
As she spoke, she made an effort to withdraw her hand.However, he held it firmly and said, "Call me ‘Jin’.""This is inappropriate, Mr. Yi. We—""Call me Jin." He insisted. "Or do you want to hang out with me here?"Ling Yiran bit her lip and glanced around from the corners of her eyes. Many people were looking sideways at them right now. If they stayed here, there was going to be a video of both of them put up online soon."Jin!" she blurted out the word with difficulty.The next moment, he was smiling faintly. Joy replaced the danger and fury in those beautiful peach blossom eyes...…Ling Yiran watched Yi Jinli walk into her rental house and wondered if she should move.However, on second thought, even if she did move, he would still be able to enter her house at any time."What do you want?" said Ling Yiran as she glared at Yi Jinli."Are you going to cook dinner?" he asked, looking at some of the vegetables she had bought from the market earlier."Yes," she said."Ma
Yi Jinli lowered his head and began to eat. After a few bites, he looked up at her and said, "It's delicious, Sis."Her expression changed. "I'm not your sis.""Really?" He smiled. "Isn't it good to be my sister? I can make you the most honorable woman in Shen City. You can have anything you want in Shen City. No matter how expensive it is, I can get it for you.""What if I want you to stop appearing in front of me?" she asked.His eyes gradually darkened. "Are you that against seeing me?" Even his voice turned cold."Yes." She met his eyes and gave him a sure answer.Only by not seeing him could she really forget him and their relationship.His face darkened, and tension began to fill the air.Just when Ling Yiran thought Yi Jinli might leave in a rage, he suddenly smiled again. "I really want to see you, though. What should I do?"She choked. She simply could not rebuke him."Alright, dig in. I don't want to argue with you when I can finally eat with you. I remember you use
He narrowed his eyes. "Why?"It was because that was the only dignity she had left! Though her dignity had been trampled to pieces now and it was only a patchwork of those crushed pieces, but… She did not want to be trampled on again. "Because you're not the kind of family I want. You can be a creditor, a stranger, or my immediate boss, but there's no way you can be my family!"The word ‘family’ was special to her. It was what she had longed for all her life!Therefore, there was no way she was going to let that word get trampled on here!He stared at her with his sharp gaze that looked like a cold blade, seemingly cutting her raw. She did not hide from his eyes but looked at him calmly as if she was silently telling him that he would never be her family.Suddenly, he laughed out of anger. A beautiful smile appeared on the corners of his lips. "Why don't we make a bet? I bet you'll one day ask me to be your family and ask me to call you 'Sis' again."She could not help tremblin
It was unknown whether the police would reinvestigate the case."I'll check with the police station again later," said Lawyer Gu as he looked at Ling Yiran's dark eye circles. "You've been working hard on the case. You probably haven't been sleeping well. I'll give you the day off. Why don't you go home and have a good rest?"Ling Yiran knew Lawyer Gu had misunderstood her. While it was true that she had not been sleeping well, it was because of Yi Jinli.It turned out that it was easier to get along with Lawyer Gu than she thought, which was a relief to her.Now that she had a day off, Ling Yiran planned to visit Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan. After all, it would not be long before they left Shen City.She did not expect to see a luxury car pulling up in front of the entrance when she reached the ground floor of her office building. A woman dressed in a high-end designer outfit stepped out of the car.It was Hua Lifang!Ling Yiran was somewhat surprised. Hua Lifang had now seen her and
Then, Hua Lifang took a different turn in the conversation. "It's just that Lichen once mistook you for the one he was looking for, so I hope you can keep your distance from Lichen and avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings between us. We're relatives, after all."Ling Yiran suddenly let out a chuckle. "Unnecessary misunderstandings? What kind of misunderstandings?""You were pulling and pushing with Lichen at the film studio last time. It's easy for others to get the wrong idea," said Hua Lifang. Then, she added coyly. "I'm with Lichen now. We haven't announced anything officially yet, but soon..."Hua Lifang spoke with deliberate hesitation, leaving people space for imagination."I have nothing to do with Gu Lichen, so don't worry about it," said Ling Yiran."Wouldn't it be better if you could avoid appearing in front of him? Or... I could sponsor you to develop your career somewhere else? You could open up a shop or something. Wouldn't life be easier? We're sisters. I have eno
"Sis, you'd better not say these words in my presence from now on. Since you're Grandma's granddaughter too, I'll have to warn you, Gu Lichen is not as easy to fool as you think. Sometimes, you'll only lose everything if you're too greedy."With that said, Ling Yiran got up, paid for her cup of coffee, and left the cafe.Hua Lifang sat in the same spot and tried to calm herself with her cup of coffee, but she was shaking so much that she could not even lift the cup.'What should I do? Ling Yiran has gotten her memory back! If Ling Yiran tells Lichen…'No, no! I must find a way so that even if Ling Yiran does tell him, Lichen wouldn't believe her!'I must... think of something!'...After Ling Yiran came out of the cafe, she took the bus to the place where Mrs. Zhuo and Lil Yan were now renting. She saw Zhuo Qianyun there, and they were packing up their things.When Lil Yan saw Ling Yiran, he jumped into her arms happily and told Ling Yiran that he could go to kindergarten after
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