Xia Wan was extremely dissatisfied with this arrangement. She pointed at Ye Xinning and said to Xiao Chen, "I need a reason."

"She is more composed and rational than you, and she has handled no case worse than you."

“But on the performance evaluation form, the benefits I brought to the task ranked first.” Xia Wan said what she was most proud of. In fact, she had already learned from other leaders that a director was going to be promoted soon.

She had assumed it was definitely her, but the result was Ye Xinning.

How could she accept this? Last time, the legal counsel for the Shen Group's subsidiary fell to Ye Xinning. She thought this time the opportunity to prove her case had finally come.

But unexpectedly, it was Ye Xinning again.

"The position of director is not just about this one point; it's a comprehensive evaluation." Xiao Chen had expected Xia Wan to have objections, but he never imagined she would be so agitated as to raise her concerns directly at the meeting.

"I don't believe it!" Xia Wan shouted.

As a lawyer, maintaining absolute rationality at all times is an essential ability, but Xia Wan had put all of that aside at this moment.

She turned around and questioned Ye Xinning, "What have you done now? And why you?"

“I did nothing; it was all arranged by Director Xiao and his team.”

Ye Xinning had been experiencing a throbbing headache since she arrived in the morning, and now she was extremely dizzy, so she had no energy to say anything to Xia Wan.

Xia Wan didn't believe her at all. "Ye Xinning, you always act so aloof, but you always benefited the most. Do you think I'll believe you now?"

In front of so many people, Xia Wan not only questioned him repeatedly, but she also held Ye Xinning's hand, preventing him from leaving.

Ye Xinning wanted to say something, but the dizziness grew stronger and stronger. She looked at Xia Wan's face, which became increasingly blurry. Before she completely lost consciousness, she only heard Ye Xiaoxiao calling her in a panic. As for what happened after that, she could not remember anything else.

No one expected Ye Xinning to faint in the conference room, including Xia Wan.

Xiao Chen reacted the fastest, coming over to hug her. He didn't know until he touched her that her body temperature was frighteningly high.

This is clearly a cold; the fever has probably been going on since last night.

"Director Xiao, how is my sister?"

"Come with me, we'll take her to the hospital, she's sick."

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, her face full of worry, "What's wrong with my sister? Why is she sick? She didn't even tell me."

Xiao Chen didn't say anything, picked up Ye Xinning and walked outside, ignoring the people in the conference room.

"Ye Xiaoxiao".

"Um."

"Call your brother-in-law."

Ye Xiaoxiao then realized that she should inform her brother-in-law about this immediately.

...

Shen's Group office.

Chi Zhao sat on the sofa opposite Shen Lin. From the moment he entered, Shen Lin maintained a cold expression, as if someone owed him millions.

Chi Zhao teased, "What's wrong? You've already moved out of the Shen family's house, and Jiang An and your grandma aren't here anymore, so you're still unhappy?"

"If you saw your wife hugging another man, would you be happy?"

"What? Ye Xinning is hugging someone? Could it be Huo Yanzhi?" Chi Zhao's voice rose uncontrollably, mainly because he was too surprised.

Shen Lin gave him a cold look. "Want me to give you a megaphone to shout this out?"

Chi Zhao, "..."

Could this person be any more offensive?

Chi Zhao coughed, and the topic returned to the main point, "So where did you see them hugging?"

"At the entrance of her law firm."

"She knows you saw it too?"

"No, I didn't get out of the car. I just saw that scene and let Wenzhu drive away."

Chi Zhao, "..."

Is this even possible?

He continued, "Did you two have a fight?"

"There was no noise."

"I didn't yell at you like that?"

"But we had a cold war last night, and I didn't go back to the bedroom. I left early this morning."

Chi Zhao stared at him intently after hearing his words, her expression meaningful.

Shen Lin said unhappily, "Take that look away."

Chi Zhao dropped the pretense and said bluntly, "You have a thousand ways to solve this problem, but you chose the worst one."

Shen Lin pursed his lips and remained silent.

Chi Zhao continued his analysis, "Regarding Ye Xinning and Huo Yanzhi, we've only had a vague understanding of the matter over the years. But I think if Ye Xinning really had something going on with Huo Yanzhi, she wouldn't have waited until now. On the contrary, Huo Yanzhi has always been quite shrewd. That hug you saw might have been a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstand?"

"yes."

"They're already hugging, what misunderstanding could there be?" Shen Lin's voice turned several degrees colder whenever he thought of what he saw yesterday.

Chi Zhao, "..."

So, do jealous men become less intelligent? What exactly does a hug represent?

Chi Zhao patted the sofa. "Okay, then let me ask you this: do you want a divorce?"

"Are you crazy?" Shen Lin said coldly. He had never thought about divorcing Ye Xinning.

"That's fine then. You didn't want a divorce. It's just a small matter. The most important thing between you is to communicate. She doesn't know you saw it, and you don't know why she was hugging Huo Yanzhi. If neither of you says anything, how can you solve the problem?"

Shen Lin remained silent, but Chi Zhao could tell from his pause that he had listened.

"Don't always wait for her to speak. Ask what you need to ask. In a marriage, shouldn't you tone down your domineering and obstinate ways a bit?"

He looked deep into his eyes, and after a long while, he stood up.

Chi Zhao had just asked, "Where are you going?"

Before Shen Lin could answer, his phone rang.

Shen Lin took out his phone and looked at it; it was Ye Xiaoxiao calling.

He was surprised. Why would Ye Xiaoxiao call him?

With a puzzled look, Shen Lin answered the phone. Ye Xiaoxiao's anxious voice came through the phone, "Brother-in-law, my sister has fainted."

Shen Lin paused, his hand holding the phone still. The next second, his voice was even deeper than before, "Which hospital?"

Ye Xiaoxiao gave him the name of the hospital, and Shen Lin hung up the phone, grabbed his car keys, and headed outside.

Seeing how anxious he was, Chi Zhao asked, "What's wrong?"

"She fainted and is on her way to the hospital."

"Then I'll go with you."

Chi Zhao also got up. He treated Ye Xinning like a younger sister. If he didn't know, he would let it go. But now that he did, he had to go to the hospital to see her.

"Um."

...

When the two arrived at the hospital, Ye Xiaoxiao was waiting at the entrance. When she saw him, she said, "Brother-in-law, you're here."

"And her?" Shen Lin asked.

Before Ye Xiaoxiao could speak, the door behind her opened, and Xiao Chen walked out.