Ye Xinning, "..."

She was speechless. Why did he have to tell her what to do about her job?

"Mr. Shen, do you need me to explain? In Nancheng, more than 70% of disputes are handled by our law firm."

"Really? Law firms that don't cooperate with the Shen family are worth mentioning?"

"Mr. Shen, has no one around you told you that you are narcissistic?"

What do you mean by saying that it's not worth mentioning if you haven't cooperated with the Shen Group?

Xiao Chen has already done a great job running this law firm.

As for why she didn't cooperate with the Shen Group, she had actually asked Xiao Chen about that.

Xiao Chen's answer at the time was...

—The Shen Group is too far-reaching, and he doesn't want to have anything to do with it. Developing in other areas is also a good option.

At the time, she didn't understand, but now it seems that Xiao Chen's decision was incredibly wise. Cooperating with a man as arrogant as Shen Lin would probably drive her crazy.

"Wenzhu, drive."

As soon as Shen Lin spoke, Wen Zhu started the car and drove towards the Ye family's residence.

Ye Xinning thought of how he had come to the law firm to pick her up for no reason, and couldn't help but think of the time that morning when Shen Yu had asked him to go to the study.

It's probably because Shen Yu asked him to come pick her up, and he never disobeys Shen Yu, so he came.

"Shen Lin, you don't have to make yourself suffer by coming to pick me up," she said after thinking for a moment.

He didn't want to see her. She was in a state of extreme confusion at the moment, and in that situation, it was better to avoid contact altogether.

Chen Lin's gaze was fixed on the documents in his hands, completely ignoring what she was saying.

Ye Xinning was already used to being ignored like this.

She didn't say anything more, turned her head, and stared blankly out the car window.

Unbeknownst to her, as she looked out the window, the man who had been engrossed in his documents looked up and his gaze lingered on her…

Arrived at the Ye family's residence.

Shen Lin drove the car into the yard. Ye Xinning bent down to pack her things and opened the car door, but it was still locked.

She turned her head to look at Shen Lin, her eyes questioning his meaning. Shen Lin didn't speak, unbuckled his seatbelt, and suddenly leaned towards her.

The next second, his cool lips landed on hers.

Ye Xinning was stunned by the sudden, unannounced kiss.

Taking advantage of her momentary lapse in concentration, he launched an attack and seized territory.

When Ye Xinning realized what was happening, her first reaction was to push him away.

But Shen Lin held her shoulders firmly, and her resistance seemed so insignificant.

"Mmm... Shen Lin... let go of me..."

She spoke haltingly, and in an attempt to push Shen Lin away, she even tried to pinch his hand, but the man held her tightly and continued the kiss.

This went on for an unknown amount of time until Shen Lin finally released her.

At the same time, the car behind us honked its horn urging us on.

She was furious and raised her hand to slap Shen Lin.

But as soon as she raised her hand, he grabbed it tightly in his palm.

"What kind of fetish do you have? You have to hit me whenever we get close?"

"Then I'd like to ask Mr. Shen, when you kiss me, are you thinking of me or your beloved Jiang An?"

In the past, if she mentioned Jiang An, Shen Lin would definitely distance himself from her. But this time, even if she mentioned Jiang An, Shen Lin just played with her hair and showed no intention of backing away.

The two of them were very close, to the point that, from an outsider's perspective, they were as close as a loving couple.

Just as Ye Xinning was pushing Shen Lin to leave, someone knocked on the car window.

Ye Xinning turned her head and saw Huo Yanzhi.

Looking at Shen Lin again, a faint smile played on his lips as he rolled down the car window, revealing Huo Yanzhi's face in full view.

"Uncle."

Shen Lin looked at Huo Yanzhi, Huo Yanzhi looked at Ye Xinning, and Ye Xinning looked down at her hands.

The three of them remained silent, as if by unison.

The first to break the silence was Shen Lin, who leaned against the car window, looking at Huo Yanzhi in a low voice.

"Did your uncle just get back?"

Huo Yanzhi shifted his gaze from Ye Xinning to Shen Lin.

“I have no relation to Mr. Shen, and I cannot accept being called ‘Uncle’.”

Does this mean he's denying his relationship with Ye Xinning?

Shen Lin remained calm, his smile unchanged. "Is that so? But Ningning calls you Uncle, so it's not inappropriate for me to follow suit. Ningning, don't you think so?"

Shen Lin suddenly turned the conversation to himself. Ye Xinning looked up and met his gaze. At that moment, she clearly felt the coldness in Shen Lin's eyes, which seemed gentle and smiling.

She was certain that Shen Lin was furious at this moment, and that his words, including the kiss just now, were intentional.

He did all this simply because of the people standing outside.

Shen Lin didn't love her, but he was always bothered by the rumors and gossip about her and Huo Yanzhi.

Even if Shen Lin doesn't love her, he will still do inexplicable things in front of Huo Yanzhi because of his male pride and possessiveness. And she could have ignored Shen Lin and simply ignored his behavior.

However, she remembered what her mother had said on the phone before: Huo Yanzhi and Mu Yinjing's wedding date had been set, and Mu Yinjing's malice towards her all along.

She suddenly looked up, a faint smile on her face, and took Shen Lin's arm.

"Yes, Uncle, Shen Lin and I are husband and wife, so we should call you that."

Huo Yanzhi remained silent, staring at her with a cold, menacing gaze that was quite intimidating.

Ye Xinning calmed herself down. No matter how angry or displeased Huo Yanzhi was, Shen Lin was sitting next to her, and there was nothing he could do.

Surprisingly, Huo Yanzhi stood by the car for a while before speaking again, only to remind Shen Lin.

Your car is blocking the way.

"I was so busy kissing Ningning that I forgot. I'm sorry, I'll make way for my uncle now."

After Shen Lin finished speaking, he calmly closed the car window under Huo Yanzhi's sinister gaze.

Huo Yanzhi turned and walked towards his car. Ye Xinning relaxed upon seeing this.

She tried to let go of Shen Lin and return to her seat, but Shen Lin grabbed her hand. She slowly raised her head, her gaze falling on Shen Lin's face, which now held a hint of mockery compared to before.

"Is this interesting, Shen Lin?"

Knowing that Huo Yanzhi was behind her, she deliberately kissed her and acted intimately with her, trying to appear extremely affectionate in front of Huo Yanzhi.

All of this made her feel that he was an extremely hypocritical person.

Faced with her anger, Shen Lin merely glanced at her indifferently, his voice low and deep.

Are you angry?

"Shouldn't I be angry?" What does she mean to him?

"I'm just using this method to remind certain people not to touch my things."

After finishing speaking, Shen Lin ignored Ye Xinning's expression, parked the car in the parking space, opened the door and got out, walking towards the Ye family's house.

Ye Xinning sat in her seat, feeling helpless and angry.