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Lan Baobao didn't even have the strength to feel heartache.
The calmness was so profound that it sent a chill through Ye Zixun.
Lan Baobao nodded gently. There were no more words. Tired, it was finally time to end it. Lan Baobao had no strength left to think.
"Can you not tell anyone?" Ye Zixun felt as if he was committing the cruelest act in the world, but there was no other solution; it felt as if even breathing was difficult for him now.
"Okay." Lan Baobao's weak voice made Ye Zixun feel a deeper heartache.
At this moment, Ye Zixun's heart was already prepared; as long as he gathered all the evidence and completely exposed Lin Xin's malice in front of Lan Baobao, then cleared out Lin Xin and her group, everything would return to how it used to be.
Ye Zixun knew that he had hurt Lan Baobao too much during this time. Once these matters were over, he would spend his entire life loving Lan Baobao properly.
Lin Xin allowed Lan Baobao to celebrate her full month at the Ye Family. However, during this time, Lin Xin still acted very attentively. This is what they call a femme fatale. The most poisonous of hearts.
Gu Feng and Li Xiaoran, seeing Lan Baobao and Ye Zixun like this, thought that nothing was wrong between them and believed that Lan Baobao had truly found her happiness.
"What have you decided?" Li Xiaoran sat in front of Gu Feng. At this moment, she had come to Gu Feng's house wanting to hear an answer.
"Did you tell Lan Baobao everything?" Gu Feng did not answer directly.
"No, I didn't tell her everything." Li Xiaoran took the water that Gu Feng handed over. Her belly was starting to show. Soon, it might be too late for an abortion. At this moment, Li Xiaoran really hoped that Gu Feng could give her an answer.
"It's nothing; it's already happened." Gu Feng's words sounded somewhat dismissive. Li Xiaoran began to worry.
Suppressing her displeasure, Li Xiaoran said, "I just wanted to see you." Still, those sentimental words were all she could muster. She stood behind Gu Feng, feeling exhausted. Really, after all these years, having liked him for so long.
"Why don't we go for a walk?" Gu Feng wanted to break the awkwardness.
"I just want to stay here for a while," Li Xiaoran's voice told Gu Feng that there was no need to rush her away.
Gu Feng fell silent. If he would never know Li Xiaoran's feelings for him, perhaps his love for Lan Baobao could be more resolute. But Gu Feng chose to give up. He wanted to give happiness to Lan Baobao, to Ye Zixun, and also to Li Xiaoran. If Li Xiaoran hadn't told him that the child in her womb was his, perhaps Gu Feng would have chosen to leave quietly.
"Gu Feng, even if I've come to terms with everything, I still can't forget you. How easy is it to forget someone?" Li Xiaoran seemed to be talking to herself, but her face was clearly directed at Gu Feng. Indeed, Li Xiaoran was not someone who could easily let go.
Gu Feng didn't know how to respond; he couldn't even handle his own love, so he had no right to others.
"I remember how you looked at Lan Baobao when you were together. Even if it was no longer desire, it was still a gaze of love. I knew she had taken root in your heart, and I could never enter it. Gu Feng, we are both people whose hearts are occupied by others." Li Xiaoran was right; those they fell in love with were not meant to be loved and could never be obtained, thus destined to suffer. Both of them were in the same position.
"Li Xiaoran, you really shouldn't say these things to me anymore," Gu Feng finally spoke; otherwise, this would just become a one-person show for Li Xiaoran.
"Gu Feng, if ten years from now, you're unmarried and I'm unmarried, can we be together?" The words made Gu Feng's heart skip a beat. "I can wait for you for ten years." The sentiment was painfully beautiful.
"Can we?" Li Xiaoran looked at Gu Feng, tears almost spilling from her eyes. "I don't want this child anymore; can I wait for you for ten years?"
Li Xiaoran, you've already bet ten years of your youth; what else do I have that I can't gamble? Anyway, I will never love anyone else again.
"No need to wait anymore." Gu Feng gently uttered those words, his gaze softening. "I can no longer love in this lifetime; let's have a home together." When Gu Feng said this, it was calm and peaceful.
Li Xiaoran's tears fell suddenly. It was then that Gu Feng truly saw how gentle and lovable this woman before him was.
Those without love can still possess warmth.
At that moment, Lan Baobao was bearing all the pain alone but had no way to resolve it.
At this moment, Ye Zixun actually couldn't do anything.
"Do you think you've won?" Ye Zixun felt disgusted every time he looked at Lin Xin.
"The path you chose has nothing to do with me."
Ye Zixun wished he could tear the woman in front of him into a thousand pieces.
Not long after, Lan Baobao insisted on going back to live with Aunt Zhang. This home truly held no value for nostalgia anymore. Of course, no one knew that Lan Baobao and Ye Zixun had already divorced, except for Lin Xin. This was the outcome Lin Xin was willing to see.
However, evil begets evil. How could Lin Xin have known that Ye Zixun's investigation would be so swift?
There were actually recordings of Lin Xin following Lan Baobao and Mumu on the street, and conversations in the hospital were overheard by a nurse who was willing to testify.
The case was understood quickly, and when the cold handcuffs were placed on her, Lin Xin still didn't know what had happened.
After leaving the Ye Family, Lan Baobao ignored everything and lay in bed at home. Suddenly, Aunt Zhang brought over a copy of the case investigation from someone else's delivery, along with Ye Zixun's words asking for forgiveness.
All the truths finally came to light; it seemed like everything had ended. However, Lan Baobao still felt she had no strength left to love anymore, truly no strength at all. After so much had happened, Lan Baobao felt her heart was already riddled with holes.
It was as if after those heart-wrenching events, life had completely returned to its previous state.
Naturally, Ye Zixun had no face to come and ask for Lan Baobao's forgiveness. He thought everything would end in this silent conclusion.
When Ye Zixun tried to tell Gu Feng and Li Xiaoran about these matters, both were stunned. Fortunately, Li Xiaoran and Gu Feng could understand and were willing to help Ye Zixun win back Lan Baobao. After all they had been through, if these two couldn't be together now, it would really be a thunderbolt from the heavens.
Lan Baobao only felt that everything was returning to calm, but the scars on her heart still hurt fiercely. At that moment, while Lan Baobao was doing housework at home—her own home—Li Xiaoran's phone call unexpectedly came in.
“Lan Baobao, come here quickly! Something has happened!” As soon as she answered the phone, Li Xiaoran's anxious voice came through.
Lan Baobao felt a sinking feeling in her heart. Just when her life had calmed down for a week, something else had to happen? She couldn't bear any more blows. This year had been really tough.
“What happened?” Lan Baobao dropped what she was doing and sat down on the sofa, mentally preparing herself for what was to come.
“Hurry to the Ye Family Building! Ye Zixun has fainted!” Li Xiaoran said, not giving Lan Baobao a chance to ask further questions before hanging up.
“How could he faint out of nowhere? How do you know this?” By the time Lan Baobao asked, all she heard was a busy signal.
“What?” Lan Baobao nearly collapsed, feeling as if the world was playing a cruel joke on her, forcing her to endure blow after blow. Even though she had divorced Ye Zixun, he still occupied a place in her heart.
Without thinking further, Lan Baobao stumbled down the stairs, hailed a cab, and headed towards the Ye Family.
However, things were not as Lan Baobao had imagined. About fifty meters from the Ye Family Building, the driver claimed he had an urgent matter and let her out. Worried sick, Lan Baobao rushed forward without hesitation.
But what was going on?
As she arrived at the entrance of the Ye Family Building, she found Ye Zixun standing there perfectly fine, holding a large bouquet of roses and smiling happily at her worried expression.
Surrounding them were hundreds of people, almost all employees of the Ye Family. Lan Baobao stood frozen in place, unsure of how to react.
“Marry him!”
“Marry him!”
The cheers of everyone echoed in her ears.
Lan Baobao finally came to her senses, realizing that it was a joint act by Ye Zixun and Li Xiaoran. However, such a spectacular scene still frightened her.
“Lan Baobao, marry me.” Ye Zixun stepped closer to Lan Baobao, revealing a huge diamond ring in his hand, his expression sincere.
So this is what it feels like to be proposed to by the one you love. Without any contractual elements, what had initially been a marriage of convenience felt nothing like this.
Lan Baobao felt her head spinning, unable to think clearly. Amidst the cheers of the crowd, she solemnly uttered, “Okay.” Since it’s good, then let’s get married.
Lan Baobao didn’t know why she felt this way; she clearly wanted some time alone, especially since it hadn’t been long since her divorce.
“Li Xiaoran.” After Lan Baobao returned, everyone dispersed. Even though there had been a proposal, the wedding preparations would still take some time. Moreover, Lan Baobao felt a bit uneasy. She didn’t really know why she agreed to Ye Zixun, even though she still felt somewhat reluctant. “What’s wrong? Lan Baobao?” Li Xiaoran was naturally very happy; this relationship had finally come to fruition. But when it came to the term "relationship," was this really a relationship?
Li Xiaoran didn’t know whether to be happy or worried for Lan Baobao.
“I…” Lan Baobao hesitated, and Li Xiaoran understood what she wanted to express.
“Alright, since the decision has been made, don’t think about anything else.” Li Xiaoran couldn’t ruin this fate. If she encouraged Lan Baobao to refuse now, Ye Zixun might just take a knife and harm himself. That was something Li Xiaoran would never do. Besides, she now had her own new beginning.
“But…”
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