"Really?" Shen Lin lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers.

"Does Mr. Shen have any doubts?" Ji Jianshen smiled gently, his smile perfectly timed.

"It's nothing, it's just that I feel a little regretful that I'm only meeting someone like Mr. Ji now."

"Mr. Shen is joking."

The two of them talked back and forth, while Chi Zhao sat on the side watching the show.

They're definitely from the same circle.

...

At the dinner, Ji Jianshen spoke very little. He would only speak when Chi Zhao initiated a conversation with him; otherwise, he would just keep his head down and eat.

After the dinner, Shen Lin, Shen Ting, and Chi Zhao left together.

“If Mr. Ji intends to stay in Nancheng for a while longer, we can keep in touch,” Chi Zhao said.

Ji Jianshen politely thanked him, "Okay, thank you."

The group separated, and Shen Lin sat in the back seat, his gaze fixed on the rearview mirror. Ji Jianshen stood still and did not leave until the car got further and further away and they could no longer see each other. Only then did Shen Lin look away.

Chi Zhao noticed his unusual behavior towards Ji Jianshen and asked a few more questions, "What's wrong? Are you interested in this person?"

"I wouldn't say I'm interested, it's just... a little strange."

"What's strange?"

How could your grandfather know someone like that?

Chi Zhao said with a smile, "This story goes back a long time. My grandfather went to France to do business, and there was a riot. It was Mr. Ji Jianshen who appeared in time to save my grandfather and gave him a lot of things he needed urgently. That's how we started our relationship."

"France?"

"Hmm." Chi Zhao looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Shen Lin shook his head. "It's nothing."

He was simply curious as to why Ji Jianshen would appear in France.

What does he do?

"He is involved with almost all the large and small welfare organizations across the country."

This surprised Shen Lin.

He rarely heard of anyone doing this kind of work, especially someone like Ji Jianshen, who was clearly no ordinary person.

"What, do you want to cooperate with this Mr. Ji?"

Shen Lin shook his head. "No."

Chi Zhao said nothing more, and Shen Lin returned to the Ming Mansion.

Chi Zhao said with a smile, "Aren't you going to find Ye Xinning?"

Shen Lin remained silent.

Chi Zhao continued, "Actually, you can think of other ways to coax her. I heard that she has a cooperation with the Li Group on the third day of the Lunar New Year. This cooperation is very important. The Li Group doesn't really want to cooperate. One reason is because of Xiao Chen, and another reason is that the head of the Li Group is a spoiled brat who didn't give a clear answer before."

Shen Lin's gaze was deep. He had heard Wen Zhu mention this collaboration with Ye Xinning's law firm before.

Shen Ting chimed in, "Brother, I think that since your sister-in-law is angry right now, you should try to appease her. I think what Brother Chi Zhao said is a good approach."

"I see."

Shen Lin didn't say anything more and got out of the car.

...

Ye Xinning was at home in the community, doing nothing but sitting in a recliner and looking at the scenery outside the window.

It's stopped snowing outside, and the weather is quite nice today, but Ye Xinning is still in a bad mood. Why doesn't Shen Lin want to take out the bracelet? She has no way to deal with it. Jiang An appeared at Shen Lin's place again today. Although Shen Lin offered an explanation, she still feels very upset.

Thinking about this, Ye Xinning felt that she was overthinking things. Since she had already decided to divorce Shen Lin, why did she still do this?

She stopped thinking about it and continued drafting her divorce agreement with Shen Lin while holding her laptop.

She married Shen Lin for him as a person, and now that she's decided to divorce him, she doesn't want anything. The divorce agreement is actually very simple, but Shen Lin and she have a lot of things together after marriage, so it's not easy to separate them in a short time. She needs to make a list.

At 10 p.m., Ye Xinning got up from the recliner and was about to wash up when she received a call from Xia He.

She wondered why he was calling at this hour.

"Hello." She answered the phone, and Xia He's voice came from the other end.

"Miss, Chairman Ye has fallen from the building."

"What?" Ye Xinning involuntarily raised her voice, her tone filled with worry and anxiety.

"We're on our way to the hospital now, miss, please come quickly."

Ye Xinning didn't delay any longer and asked Xia He which hospital she went to.

I got dressed, grabbed my things, and headed to the hospital.

She was extremely worried the whole way and almost ran a red light several times.

There's no way to change blood ties. Although her mother didn't understand her in many ways and there were many barriers between them, she was still extremely anxious when this happened.

Upon arriving at the hospital entrance, Ye Xinning stopped the car and hurriedly walked into the hospital. Just as she entered, she encountered Huo Yanzhi.

She pretended not to see it, but Huo Yanzhi took her hand and said, "I'll take you there."

Ye Xinning shook off his hand. "I don't need it."

Xia He gave her the address, and she was able to find it.

Huo Yanzhi's hand, which had missed its target, hung limply in mid-air. He looked at her, his gaze deep.

Ye Xinning ignored him and walked towards her mother's ward. She soon arrived at the door and heard voices coming from inside. It was Xia He and her mother.

"Chairman Ye, I've called Miss Ye, and she's on her way."

"She hasn't answered my calls lately; I bet she wouldn't care even if I died in the fall."

"Mr. Ye, please don't say that. Miss cares about you; she just doesn't like to express it."

"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore. Luckily, you're still here for me. You've worked so hard a lot, Xia He."

Ye Xinning stood at the door, the sounds from inside reaching her ears in waves. She stopped knocking and forced a smile.

Huo Yanzhi stood beside her, looking down at her with worry in his eyes.

Ye Xinning composed herself and knocked on the door.

The person inside quickly came to open the door; it was none other than Xia He.

"Miss, Mr. Huo."

Xia He bent down to greet them, and Ye Xinning nodded without saying anything more. She went inside and went to Ye Rouxin's bedside.

Ye Rouxin was lying in bed with her leg in a cast, and it looked like she was badly injured.

"You're here." Ye Rouxin looked up at her and said calmly.

Ye Xinning sat down by the bed. "What did the doctor say?"

"It's just a sprained leg, nothing too serious."

Ye Xinning breathed a sigh of relief. "Hmm, how long will it take to be discharged?"

"He hasn't said yet."

"Okay, then let Xia He take care of you. I'm leaving."

She was about to get up when Ye Rouxin stopped her, "Stop. I'm your mother. You're the one who has the obligation to take care of me, not Xia He."

"But I listened to Mom and she didn't really want to see me. Assistant Xia is capable and considerate, much better than someone like me, isn't she?"