Where are you going? Do you have a place to stay?

He Lingchuan was a little anxious. He held Shen Yanxi's hand tightly and wouldn't let go: "I didn't expect Cao Xue to come. Today was an accident. I promise that this will not happen again. Give me some more time."

Shen Yanxi raised an eyebrow, her tone languid, as if she were teasing her pet: "It seems like it's been a long time since I've heard you beg me like this. Weren't you very proud? Didn't you say you didn't need me? What's wrong with you now? Have you finally realized your own limitations?"

He Lingchuan moved his lips, and after a few minutes he finally spoke: "I did it for the child."

"I don't care who you're doing this for."

Shen Yanxi suddenly grabbed He Lingchuan by the collar and pulled him in front of her: "You just need to remember that these two children have been with me all along. Whether you can see them in the days to come is entirely up to me."

Shen Yanxi indirectly threatened He Lingchuan, saying that she simply didn't like He Lingchuan seeing other women, especially Cao Xue.

After leaving those words, Shen Yanxi turned and left without any hesitation.

She knew that these two children were He Lingchuan's bottom line, and he would endure it for their sake.

That's enough. All she wants is for He Lingchuan to be obedient. Whether He Lingchuan can bring her anything else is not important.

After leaving the children's school, He Lingchuan arrived at the laboratory in a daze.

He had just pushed open the door when Gu Chengze called him over.

Looking at He Lingchuan's ashen face, Gu Chengze asked with a look of smugness, "Did you have a fight with Cao Xue?"

"What does this have to do with her?"

"It's okay, why has Cao Xue been crying all the time since she came back? Did you bully her?"

Was Cao Xue crying? He Lingchuan was standing right there and could see Cao Xue perfectly. He did see her raise her hand to wipe her eyes.

He Lingchuan subconsciously felt sorry for Cao Xue, and the images of the two children suddenly flashed through his mind, making him feel restless and uneasy.

"It's a long story."

He told Gu Chengze the whole story, but instead of receiving any advice, Gu Chengze just kept laughing.

A hint of displeasure flashed in He Lingchuan's eyes as he grabbed Gu Chengze's shoulder: "What are you laughing at? Give me some advice."

"What advice? Aside from apologizing to Shen Yanxi and listening to her, I can't give you any other advice."

"Isn't there any other way? A way to not be controlled by Shen Yanxi?"

He Lingchuan had just discovered that Shen Yanxi was taking advantage of the two children to boss him around, and now she was going even further, directly using the two children to threaten him.

Although this had happened before, Shen Yanxi had been more restrained then. Now, she truly didn't care about her own feelings at all and directly revealed her purpose.

He Lingchuan was extremely agitated and just wanted to get rid of Shen Yanxi as soon as possible.

"Yes, you're in court with him, but don't you want the two children to be separated?"

He Lingchuan gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table: "If Nan Chen didn't disown me now, why would I be so controlled by her?"

Shen Yanxi is exactly the same as she was on their wedding day. She doesn't care about her own feelings and treats herself like a toy. She teases her when she's happy and throws her aside when she's not.

He Lingchuan never expected that even though they were all divorced, he was still unable to escape his past.

Gu Chengze lifted his hand, made sure his fingers were alright, and breathed a sigh of relief: "If you want to get rid of Shen Yanxi, you can only try to get Nan Chen to accept you again."

Gu Chengze, with a hint of schadenfreude, patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Good luck, keep it up."

He Lingchuan was absent-minded for the entire afternoon.

He was worried that Shen Yanxi would leave with the two children, but he didn't want Shen Yanxi to stay here.

For the first ten minutes or so, he kept sighing.

Cao Xue kept glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder: "Brother Lingchuan, if you run into trouble, just tell us, and we'll all help you."

He Lingchuan looked up and saw that the other people in the laboratory were also looking at him with concern.

He Lingchuan paused, realizing this time that he had already affected them.

He gave a perfunctory reply and made up an excuse to change the subject.

Once they stopped interfering with him, He Lingchuan looked at Cao Xue and said, "You guys go ahead with your work."

He was restless, and staying in the lab would only cause them trouble.

Cao Xue was about to speak to stop him when He Lingchuan had already walked out.

He approached Gu Chengze, wanting to ask for a few days off.

"I plan to get Nan Chen to accept me in the next few days."

Instead of waiting aimlessly, it's better to take the initiative.

He Lingchuan planned to focus on these few days, otherwise, just when he finally managed to get Nan Chen to relax, things would go back to square one the next day.

Gu Chengze agreed without hesitation: "Once you've settled your family affairs, you'll be back to work. You're not allowed to leave again this time."

"rest assured."

...

After requesting leave, He Lingchuan packed his things and left the laboratory.

Cao Xue looked in his direction and was about to get up when Gu Chengze stopped her: "Give him some time. Even if he wants to be with you, he needs to deal with his family matters first, don't you think?"

Cao Xue didn't quite understand Gu Chengze's words and nodded somewhat blankly.

She was just a little worried about He Lingchuan; as for whether they could be together, she had long since given up on that idea.

But some people don't think so, especially Shen Yanxi.

She sent people to investigate Cao Xue's identity and discovered that she had not yet graduated.

In order to get He Lingchuan to focus his attention on the children, she decided to help Cao Xue.

Before hanging up the phone, Shen Yanxi repeated, "Whatever you do, don't let He Lingchuan know."

As soon as she finished speaking, He Lingchuan pushed open the door and entered.

For a fleeting moment, a hint of panic flashed across Shen Yanxi's face.

Fortunately, He Lingchuan didn't think too much about it. He sat down in front of Shen Yanxi and got straight to the point: "Let's talk."

"What should we talk about?"

Shen Yanxi stood high above, looking down at He Lingchuan.

"Let Nanchen stay with me tonight."

He Lingchuan could not wait any longer; Nan Chen's matter had seriously affected his life.

He couldn't concentrate on his work if Nan Chen didn't accept him for a day.

Shen Yanxi twirled her pen in her hand, her answer ambiguous: "Didn't I tell you? Nan Chen doesn't accept you now."

She squinted at He Lingchuan's expression, and seeing that he remained unmoved, she continued, "I plan to take the children back to stay today."

"no."

He Lingchuan hurriedly stood up, bracing himself on the table with both hands. He leaned forward, almost touching Shen Yanxi's face: "Where are you going back to today?"

"Why?"

Shen Yanxi tilted her head back and almost touched He Lingchuan's lips.

She spoke slowly, seemingly unconcerned about how close they were: "Why should I be forced to take the child back just because you say so?"