Ye Xinning slightly raised her eyes, her gaze falling on Ye Rouxin. After a while, she laughed.

Her hair covered half of her face, so Ye Rouxin couldn't see her expression, but she could sense a hint of self-mockery in her words.

"So? This is your real purpose, Mom."

"What motive or not? Can you please stop being so sharp all the time?"

"Sharp?" Ye Xinning's face was full of disappointment. "That's right, I should have thought of that before I came. Why would Mom ask me to come here for no reason?"

Ye Rouxin tried to explain to her, "I asked you to come here because I wanted you to help me with a prenuptial agreement. If you..."

Ye Xinning interrupted, "That's enough, no need to make excuses anymore."

Ye Rouxin looked at her with complicated emotions.

"Even if I want to ask you for a favor for the company, that's understandable, isn't it?"

"But Mom, have you ever thought about what my current situation is with Shen Lin? I'm already in a dilemma because of Jiang An's matter, and you still want me to beg him for something like this?"

Ye Xinning could even imagine that once she spoke to Shen Lin, he would definitely coldly mock her, saying, "Ye Xinning, aren't you so proud? You still have to come and beg me."

Just thinking about that scenario made her feel so embarrassed that she completely lost her self-respect.

"I don't want you to beg him, I just want you to mention it to him."

"What's the difference between that and begging?"

Ye Rouxin was in a bad mood after being questioned like this.

She yelled at Ye Xinning, "Even if you have to beg Shen Lin, so what? You're the eldest daughter of the Ye family, my daughter. Is it so hard to put yourself in my shoes, to think about the company, and to think about me?"

Ye Xinning stared intently at Ye Rouxin, her tone tinged with self-mockery, "So, in Mom's heart, I'm just someone with this kind of role. It's my fault, I was careless and forgot my status when I married Shen Lin. Am I just a bargaining chip? An item to exchange for your benefits?"

"That's not what I meant, I..."

Under Ye Xinning's icy gaze, Ye Rouxin suddenly didn't know what to say.

She could no longer deny it, because she did have selfish motives, but in the end, it was all for the sake of the Ye Group.

"Why can't you understand me at all? The Ye Group is an industry left to you by your maternal grandfather. In Nancheng, it's only natural for business marriages to exchange benefits. Besides, I didn't ask you for anything. I just wanted you to ask Shen Lin what he thought. Is that so difficult for you?"

"No problem." Ye Xinning licked her lips, her anger turning into a smile.

"Mom, you want Shen Lin to give you that piece of land in the south, right? Okay."

In front of Ye Rouxin, she took out her phone and called Shen Lin.

Ye Rouxin could sense that something was wrong with her at that moment, and tried to snatch her phone.

"Ningning, you're not calm right now. Let's talk when you've calmed down."

"No need." Ye Xinning held her phone, laughing freely.

She dialed Shen Lin's number, and the call was quickly answered. Shen Lin's voice came through, "What's wrong?"

Ye Rouxin stared at her, gesturing for her to hang up the phone. The current situation was not suitable for bringing up such a thing with Shen Lin.

Ye Xinning simply smiled gently. She opened her lips, and her voice was so calm that even she was surprised.

“Chen Lin, my mother wants a piece of land.”

Shen Lin, sitting at his desk, paused as he opened the documents.

He remained silent, and Ye Xinning didn't seem to care. She continued, "I heard you also want that land, Shen Lin. Can you give that land to my mother?"

It took a long time for Shen Lin to reply after Ye Xinning finished speaking. His voice was deep, and even through the phone, Ye Xinning could imagine the tightly furrowed brows on his face as he said those words.

Do you know what you're saying?

Ye Xinning smiled, and though her words seemed casual, they were different from her usual tone.

“I know, I’m begging you, Shen Lin, I’m begging you, give that piece of land to my mother. Isn’t that the purpose I’m serving? You can sleep with me, and you can take it for granted. My mother can also take it for granted when she makes demands.”

Ye Rouxin's eyes widened in disbelief that these words came from Ye Xinning.

She snapped angrily, "Ye Xinning, hang up the phone."

Ye Xinning looked at her furious mother and hung up the phone without waiting for Shen Lin to speak.

She tugged at the corners of her lips, a smile playing on her lips. "So, are you satisfied with what I said?"

"You were too impulsive," Ye Rouxin said, rubbing her temples.

Ye Xinning took a shallow breath and gazed at the person in front of her.

This is her mother, the one who gave her life and raised her, yet she has also driven her to this point step by step.

Her heart was filled with desolation, and she finally spoke with disappointment, "If Dad were still alive, how could he bear to force me like this and hurt me like this?"

After saying that, Ye Xinning grabbed her bag and quickly left.

Ye Rouxin wanted to follow, but Xia He rushed in with the documents in her arms.

"President Ye, there's been a problem with that project with the He family."

Ye Rouxin had no choice but to stop.

On the other hand, as she left the Ye Group, if Ye Xinning could control herself and not let her tears fall before, then the moment she got into the car, she could no longer hold back. Tears blurred her vision, and her heart ached unbearably.

Perhaps she was provoked by encountering Huo Yanzhi in the elevator, or perhaps she was disappointed after learning the true purpose of Ye Rouxin's summons.

She couldn't control her emotions, nor could she calmly consider the consequences of her actions.

Not wanting to go home, Ye Xinning wiped away her tears and drove away.

...

Shen's Group.

At the large desk, Chen Lin, dressed in a black suit, took off his gold-rimmed glasses.

His gaze turned cold as he watched the phone suddenly hang up.

He dialed back, but no one answered. After thinking for a long time, Shen Lin took out his phone and called Wen Zhu.

"President Shen."

"Find out where Ye Xinning is now."

"Yes, Mr. Shen."

Wen Zhu hung up the phone, and Shen Lin sat in his office waiting. When he still couldn't get any news, he became restless and grabbed his car keys to leave the office.

Shen Lin drove to the Ye Group and learned from Ye Rouxin that Ye Xinning had left the Ye Group long ago.

He called Xi Yuan again and learned that Ye Xinning had not returned to the Shen family. As it got dark and he could not contact her, Shen Lin's expression became more and more solemn.

He drove his car through the empty streets, his mind racing through all the places Ye Xinning might have gone.

It was at this moment that Shen Lin realized he knew nothing about Ye Xinning's private life.

He didn't know who her friends were, nor did he know where she frequented.

Because of this realization, Shen Lin pursed his thin lips even tighter.

When Wenzhu called, Shen Lin's voice was several degrees colder than before.

"Wenzhu, if you still haven't found it, you can go to the HR department yourself tomorrow."