Ye Xinning was stunned and stood there for a moment. She even wondered if it was just her imagination.

When did Shen Lin return? She thought he was still in Beicheng.

While Ye Xinning was lost in thought, Shen Lin had already arrived in front of her.

He opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace. Even without saying a word, Ye Xinning felt incredibly warm at that moment.

For the past few days, she had been waiting for him to come back, even though she had told Aunt Wen and the others that his work was important and he could come back anytime.

But perhaps because pregnant women are naturally more sensitive, she had never missed him so much before, and had never been so eager to see him.

The two embraced silently for a long time.

Shen Lin finally let go of her, and he called her name softly, his tone incredibly gentle.

"Ningning."

Ye Xinning had already recovered from the surprise of his return. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"

"I wanted to give you a surprise." He reached out and brushed the hair from her face, looking at her pale complexion with immense heartache. "Aunt Wen just told me that you've had a severe reaction these past few days?"

Ye Xinning nodded, guessing that Aunt Wen must have told him everything and was no longer hiding anything.

"I guess she misses you. She's been making a lot of noise these past few days, and she's been giving me a hard time."

Shen Lin leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I'm sorry."

Ye Xinning thought he was apologizing for not being able to be by her side while on a business trip. She held his hand and said, "I know you're busy with work, so there's no need to apologize. Besides, I'm not alone. I have Aunt Wen and the others with me, taking care of me."

Shen Lin didn't speak, but held her in his arms and looked into her eyes. Suddenly, he leaned down and kissed her.

His kiss was very light, as if it were just a fleeting touch, but Ye Xinning could vaguely sense that he was slowly deepening the kiss, and her heartbeat gradually quickened because of this lingering kiss.

People were coming and going at the entrance of the law firm. With the last bit of reason, Ye Xinning pushed Shen Lin away.

"Let's go home first."

Shen Lin held her hand tightly, looked at her for a few seconds, and said gently, "Okay, let's go home."

Back home, Shen Lin asked Aunt Wen and the others about Ye Xinning's recent condition in great detail. When he learned that she had a severe reaction and could not eat anything, Shen Lin frowned deeply.

He took out his phone and called Ye Rouxin, hoping that Ye Rouxin could come to Ming Mansion for a while, as Ye Xinning needed an experienced person by her side.

Ye Rouxin readily agreed and came to Ming Mansion the next day.

One phone call after another came from Shen Lin's company. Ye Xinning told him to go and do his work and not to stay home with her.

Shen Lin could only kiss her forehead and say, "I'll be back when I've finished dealing with things."

"good."

...

Shen Lin came out of the conference room at the Shen Group, just as Chi Zhao arrived.

Seeing his cold and sullen expression, Chi Zhao teased, "What's wrong? Taking your anger out on work?"

Shen Lin didn't speak, but walked to the French windows and stood there.

Chi Zhao followed his gaze and smiled, "Let me interview you. How does it feel to suddenly have two children, one newborn and one pregnant?"

Shen Lin gave him a cold look, but Chi Zhao wasn't afraid of him and continued, "Luckily, I didn't force Jiang An to have an abortion back then, otherwise I would have killed your child with my own hands."

"If I had another chance, I wouldn't need you to do it; I'd do it myself."

"Don't say things like 'there's another chance,' as if you never even started it. I still remember what happened in New Zealand."

When talking about Jiang An's time in New Zealand, Chi Zhao couldn't help but admire Shen Lin back then. Jiang An almost lost her baby due to an accidental fall. At the time, it seemed that either Shen Yu or Ye Xinning was the one in charge.

But only he knew that it was Shen Lin who did it.

Shen Lin was certain that the child was not his. Jiang An's use of the child to blackmail him was undoubtedly jumping on Shen Lin's minefield. Only they knew that Shen Lin had such thoughts.

Shen Lin's thoughts were also pulled back to that time by Chi Zhao. He looked into the distance with a coldness he had never shown before.

"I should have thought of this sooner; if I had eliminated the future troubles, none of this would have happened."

Chi Zhao twitched the corner of his lips and reminded Shen Lin, "Don't forget, the paternity test shows that the child is indeed yours. There's no way to change that. It's impossible for Jiang An to have extraordinary abilities and conjure up a child who is related to you out of thin air."

"Are you doubting me?" Shen Lin turned around, his whole body exuding coldness. His sharply defined face was expressionless, and just one glance was enough to make one's heart tremble.

“I’m not doubting you, but there has to be an explanation. Tell me honestly, did you really not do *that* with Jiang An? Maybe you were drunk and can’t remember?” Chi Zhao said the last sentence cautiously.

After all, this possibility cannot be ruled out. If we calculate it, Jiang An did get pregnant during the period when Shen Lin and Ye Xinning's relationship was very bad. If Shen Lin was indeed drunk and Jiang An tricked him into having sex, it is not impossible.

Shen Lin narrowed his eyes and turned his head almost immediately after Chi Zhao finished speaking.

Chi Zhao was still waiting for his answer. After a long while, she heard a deep voice say, "In the past and present, I have only ever been with one woman, Ye Xinning, and I have only ever been with one person."

Shen Lin spoke with such certainty, but Chi Zhao couldn't understand it at all. "Why? Why are you so sure you haven't touched other women?"

"The time I was in contact with Jiang An was after I lost my memory. After losing my memory, I developed a very strange illness. I was unable to have contact with any woman other than Ye Xinning. At the time of the amnesia, I just felt strange. Later I realized that even with amnesia, I still loved her in the end. It was because of this love that I could not accept any woman other than her."

Chi Zhao was extremely surprised, "You've never said any of this before."

Shen Lin snorted coldly, "How am I supposed to tell you? Do you expect me back then to admit that I couldn't live without Ye Xinning?"

Chi Zhao thought about it and agreed. At that time, Shen Lin was stubborn and domineering, and he refused to admit his feelings for Ye Xinning no matter what. Asking him to say it would be harder than climbing to heaven.

"That makes sense, but the problem comes full circle. You knew from the beginning that the child couldn't be yours, so why did you tolerate Jiang An spreading rumors?"

"At the time, I just wanted to make Ye Xinning jealous. I thought I was angry that she made me feel forced to marry her. Now that I think about it, I actually hoped that she would be jealous because of me."

"Stop, stop, stop." Chi Zhao couldn't stand these displays of affection. "But then again, the child Jiang An gave birth to is really yours. How are you going to explain that?"