She eventually learned from her eldest brother that Ling Yiran had Yi Jinli as her backup, and she suffered all these because of Yi Jinli.Fearing that Yi Jinli would continue to take revenge on her, her family sent her abroad.Even when she was abroad, she still kept her eye on Ling Yiran.She learned that Ling Yiran had moved out of Yi Residence and was currently living in a small rental house. She was also only working as a mere paralegal in a law firm. As such, she concluded that Yi Jinli must have dumped Ling Yiran and that was why she returned at once.She planned to get back at Ling Yiran a few days later and make her crippled as well so that she could get rid of the hatred in her chest. However, she did not expect to see Ling Yiran at the banquet first."Who are you with this time? You probably went all out to get in here because you want to approach Yi Jinli. Just look at you! Yi Jinli was momentarily interested in you. Now, without Yi Jinli, you're nothing. Do people lik
'Now that I've made this decision, there's nothing to regret!'Besides, my marriage to Yimeng would be the best for the Xiao family!'"Alright, let's go over there and say hello to President Wang and the rest," said Xiao Ziqi, trying to stop the quarrel.However, Xiao Ziyi did not want to let it go. "Brother, what do you mean? Can you stand Ling Yiran insulting the Hao family? Can't you stand up for Sis Yimeng?""Have you forgotten your lesson?" Xiao Ziqi snapped."That's because she had Yi Jinli back then, but now she has broken up with him. Speaking of which, she's just a worn wh*re now," Xiao Ziyi spoke loudly, wanting everyone around them to hear her.Moments later, everyone had turned to look at the scene. There were even a few sympathetic and curious looks, but Xiao Ziyi did not think much of it. She just thought the crowd was sympathizing with Ling Yiran.Xiao Ziyi became more enthusiastic as she spoke, "Yi Jinli's weird too. He was interested in a woman you dumped. Amazi
Xiao Ziqi panicked and immediately said, "Young Master Yi, it's just a misunderstanding. Ziyi is young and immature, so please forgive her." Then, he shouted at Xiao Ziyi who was still on the ground looking stunned, "Apologize!"Xiao Ziyi felt so aggrieved! 'I got slapped, yet I still have to apologize!'But I have to admit defeat because I'm facing Yi Jinli. After all, the Xiao family is nothing compared to Yi Jinli!'I got the news that Ling Yiran has moved out of Yi Residence and is living in a small rental house, so Yi Jinli must have dumped her. Why is... Yi Jinli defending Ling Yiran?'Was it… Yi Jinli who brought Ling Yiran to the banquet today?'Xiao Ziyi was full of doubts, but no one gave her the answers.She got up awkwardly and was about to apologize when Ling Yiran said, "No thanks. I don't need her apology."Xiao Ziyi was stunned. 'What does that mean? I was about to apologize, but she...'"That's true. Sis doesn't need the apology," said Yi Jinli.'Sis?' Xiao Zi
However, before she left, Hao Yimeng could not help turning around to look at Ling Yiran and Yi Jinli again.'Does Ling Yiran still have Yi Jinli as her backer? Is it true that they broke up?'If Yi Jinli was defending Ling Yiran, it would be difficult to lay a hand on Ling Yiran.Hao Yimeng was resentful that she was forced to quit the entertainment industry because of Ling Yiran.However, in front of Ling Yiran, she had to be nice and could not lash out. Hao Yimeng's heart was full of hatred as she thought of this.'If I had known… I should’ve gone hard on Ling Yiran and let her die in jail back then!'"Brother, are we going to be alright?" Xiao Ziyi looked like she had just survived a disaster. It was good enough for her that she would not have to apologize and pay any money. However, Xiao Ziqi frowned. In his opinion, Yi Jinli was not a soft-hearted man. He was a harsh person to those who offended him.'Ziyi insulted Ling Yiran earlier, but Yi Jinli merely slapped and crit
Hua Lifang would accompany Gu Lichen to crowded events, just as if she was his girlfriend. No wonder many people on the internet believed Hua Lifang was Gu Lichen's girlfriend even though Gu Lichen had never publicly announced that the two were a couple.After all, Gu Lichen had been driving Hua Lifang around, giving her resources to work on movies and TV dramas, and taking her to various events as if they were dating.Ling Yiran knew all this because of the advanced internet.Every gossip news about Gu Lichen would easily be the most searched topic. Sometimes, Ling Yiran could not ignore reading his news even if she wanted to.Hua Lifang was also criticized on the internet for being plain-looking, ordinary, uneducated, and having been divorced. She was arguably Gu Lichen's worst girlfriend of all time!Some people even said that something must have blurred Gu Lichen's eyes to choose such a woman.The Gu family had never publicly expressed their attitude toward Hua Lifang.Howev
Light came back into Ling Yiran's eyes. However, when her eyes got used to the light, she realized Gu Lichen and Hua Lifang had walked up to her."Yiran, why are you here? You're... here with Mr. Yi?" Hua Lifang was also full of doubts. 'Didn't she break up with Yi Jinli? Why are they together again? What the hell is going on?'She had been worried that Ling Yiran would suddenly come and explain everything to Lichen, so she did everything she could to discredit Ling Yiran in front of Lichen and reinforced the impression that she was the girl who saved his life as a child.However, Ling Yiran never came looking for Lichen. Just as she was breathing a sigh of relief, she met Yiran here!"What's the matter? Can't she be here with me?" Instead of Ling Yiran, the speaker was Yi Jinli."Of course not." Hua Lifang forced a smile.Gu Lichen asked as he looked at Yi Jinli, "Why are you with her?"He asked without even the faintest disguise!"I told you. You… can't touch her." Yi Jinli g
Hua Lifang looked at Ling Yiran's purple gown with a flash of jealousy in her eyes.Lichen had refused to give her the purple dress she was interested in and only sent her to the store to pick another one out.When she chose a purple dress, Lichen faintly remarked that it did not suit her current complexion. In the end, she changed her pick to a beige dress.Now, Ling Yiran was wearing a purple gown and it was almost like a slap in her face!"Yiran, Lichen is just wondering why you're with Mr. Yi again. Didn't you two break up? Is there some misunderstanding? Or is it that life hasn't been great since you left Mr. Yi, so you couldn’t help but to go back to him?" Hua Lifang pretended to be concerned.Hua Lifang deliberately wanted to make others think that Ling Yiran only returned to Yi Jinli’s side because she was already used to living the lifestyle of the wealthy. After leaving Yi Jinli, she was reluctant to give up the money and material comforts, so she got together with Yi Ji
She had made the decision not to tell him, so she did not have anything to regret now."I think I'd better call it a day," Ling Yiran said to Yi Jinli."Alright." Yi Jinli smiled gently. He had achieved his purpose today anyway.The only reason he brought her here today was to let the others see her by his side so that the upper-class circle knows that she was still his woman. That way, no one would dare lay a finger on her!Also… he wanted to let Gu Lichen know that she was back with him and stop him from thinking about her!Yi Jinli prepared to walk toward the banquet's exit with Ling Yiran.However, before they even took two steps, Gu Lichen suddenly grabbed Ling Yiran's wrist and stopped her."Why be with him when you don't love him anymore?" "Gu Lichen asked, staring at Ling Yiran as if he needed to get an answer from her today."That's my business! You don't seem to be in a position to ask, Mr. Gu," said Ling Yiran as she tried to pull her hand away.However, Gu Lichen d
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