“I will take it slowly. I also hope that you will not completely shut yourself off. At least give other people a chance, and give yourself a chance too.”

Given Ji Jianshen's personality, it's already quite remarkable that he could say such a thing.

Ye Xinning knew that he was reserved and prudent, so she understood perfectly what he meant by those words.

"Ji Jianshen."

Ye Xinning pursed her lips, but still spoke.

"Um?"

"If I quickly move on from what happened between me and Shen Lin, and if I tell you now that there's a possibility between us, would you believe me?"

Ji Jianshen's faint laughter came from the other end of the phone, "So, what does Xinning want to tell me?"

Ye Xinning let out a long breath. Just as Ji Jianshen said, they had known each other for so many years, and she regarded Ji Jianshen as family. Since that was the case, there was no need to hide many things.

"Ji Jianshen, my feelings for Shen Lin have lasted for many, many years. Even after everything that has happened, I still can't let go of my feelings for him all at once in a short period of time. I choose to let go because I care about the child Jiang An gave birth to. I don't know if separating is wise or unwise, but I still love him to this day."

"I know."

“You’re so perceptive, you must already know what I just said. But precisely because you know, I can’t selfishly take advantage of your feelings. I can’t make any promises to you when you’re already aware of these things.”

Ji Jian held the phone silently.

Ye Xinning placed her hand on her abdomen and remained silent for a moment before speaking, "There is one more thing, Ji Jianshen. I have always felt that meeting is a wonderful thing. It is my destiny to be able to conceive this child. Although Shen Lin and I have reached a dead end, I still want to give birth to this child."

This time, Ji Jianshen broke his silence, as if he had known about Ye Xinning's decision all along. "Ever since you came to France and hesitated to make a decision about the child, I knew that you couldn't bear to part with this child."

"Yes, I can't bear to part with it."

In the past, she worried that she might not be able to give the child enough love, and she also felt guilty for not being able to give the child a complete family. She didn't want the child to be born without a father.

But later she realized that she had a good family and good upbringing, and she could give her child love and let her child grow up happily and healthily like other children.

Sometimes, she doesn't really need to think about the child's father as important as she does.

After thinking these things through, she was able to think more rationally about her relationship with Shen Lin.

“I will support whatever decision you make regarding the child, but Xinning, you and the child need someone to take care of you. I can take care of you.”

"I don't need you to take care of me. My dad and mom will help me."

Ye Xinning isn't that cold-blooded. She's pregnant with Shen Lin's child and wants Ji Jianshen to take over. That's incredibly unfair to Ji Jianshen.

Her attitude was so clear that Ji Jian knew that saying anything more at this moment would be useless.

"Let's not talk about that now. You haven't finished your formalities with Shen Lin yet. When are you going back to Nancheng?"

"It'll be in the next few days. If I go back and finish this sooner, I won't have to worry about it anymore, and I can avoid a lot of trouble."

"Do you need me to go back to Nancheng with you?" Ji Jianshen asked on the other end of the phone.

Ye Xinning shook her head. "No need, I'll go back. You've just returned to the Gu family, and the Gu Group's affairs have only just come into your hands. There's still a lot you need to get familiar with, so don't worry about me."

Ji Jianshen knew that once Ye Xinning made a decision, she wouldn't easily change it, so he didn't say anything more. "Then if anything happens, let me know in time."

"good."

...

Ye Xinning decided to return to Nancheng to handle her divorce with Shen Lin. After telling Song Zhengchu about it, Song Zhengchu said without hesitation, "I'll go with you."

Ye Xinning wanted to say no, but Song Zhengchu's attitude was firm. "You said you could handle it yourself last time, and you didn't even tell us. But this time, I can't watch you suffer alone. Since you want a divorce, I'll go with you. No matter what, you are a daughter of the Song family, and you are my support."

Ye Xinning was touched. If she refused again at this point, it would seem a bit pretentious.

"Will Dad be able to leave?"

"It's alright, I'll have He Yu stay. He'll handle anything that comes up."

Ye Xinning nodded. "Okay."

...

In France, Ye Xinning and his group planned to return to Nancheng, while in Nancheng at the same time...

In a house, Jiang An sat on the sofa. She had been imprisoned here for a long time and had no freedom. Shen Lin even sent Wen Zhu to take the child away. She couldn't even see her child and lived in great fear every day.

Just like now, Jiang An sat on the sofa, holding his phone, repeatedly calling Mu Mingwei, but one call after another went unanswered.

Jiang An frowned. Did Mu Mingwei completely abandon her?

Impossible. No matter what, that child is still a bargaining chip. Mu Mingwei hates Ye Xinning so much, how could she just let go of this bargaining chip?

Just as Jiang An was about to make another call to Mu Mingwei, her phone suddenly rang.

The call was from an unknown number. Jiang An hesitated for a moment, holding the phone, before answering.

"Hello."

There was no sound on the phone.

"Hello, this is Jiang An. May I ask who you are?"

There was still no response on the other end of the phone. Jiang An was about to say that she wanted to hang up when she heard an unfamiliar male voice on the other end of the line, "Miss Jiang is really living a carefree life, completely ignoring what's going on outside."

Jiang An tightened her grip on the phone; the person on the other end clearly knew who she was.

"Who are you? What do you want to say by calling all of a sudden? And what did you mean by what you just said?" Jiang An asked in a low voice.

The male voice on the other end remained unhurried, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that Miss Jiang will be very interested in the news I bring."

"What?"

"Mu Mingwei is dead. Miss Jiang probably doesn't know yet. It happened just a few days ago. There was a riot in the prison, and Mu Mingwei was shot and died despite all efforts to save her."

The contents of the phone call stunned Jiang An; she almost dropped her phone. "What did you say? Mu Mingwei is dead?"

"The funeral has already been held, would I lie to you?"

It took Jiang An a long time to process this information. "So who are you? Why are you telling me all this?"

"I would like to collaborate with Miss Jiang. I wonder if there is such an opportunity?"