“I told you, you’re not allowed to call me Uncle.”

Ye Xinning felt a chill run down her spine after her contact with him.

She used a clever trick to lift her leg towards Huo Yanzhi's lower abdomen.

The man released her hand in self-defense, and Ye Xinning retreated to a distance from him.

"My uncle's reaction was a bit excessive."

Huo Yanzhi stared at her without blinking.

A few seconds.

He suddenly laughed.

"Since Ningning likes to be called that, that's fine. After all, it's a special hobby that can bring a lot of excitement."

Ye Xinning looked at the man in front of her. He was smiling faintly and speaking calmly, but the more he acted like this, the more she felt that he was an absolute madman.

"Stay away from me, Huo Yanzhi."

After giving her warning, she strode away.

Huo Yanzhi stood there, watching her departing figure, a smile playing on his lips.

A little further away? How could that be?

...

At the corner of the hospital corridor, Shen Lin stared at the scene he had just witnessed, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

The man standing next to him asked casually, "Was that Ye Xinning just now?"

Shen Lin glanced at Chi Zhao, said nothing, and turned to walk in the other direction.

Seeing his reaction, Chi Zhao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Huo Yanzhi just returned to the country and the two of them have already met. You're in danger."

Shen Lin snorted coldly.

Chi Zhao continued, "However, you don't love Ye Xinning, so there's no question of a crisis. By the way, Jiang An is pregnant, when are you going to divorce Ye Xinning?"

Shen Lin stopped, turned his head, and looked at Chi Zhao. "When did I say I wanted a divorce?"

Chi Zhao looked at him in surprise, "No way, Jiang An is already pregnant with your child, and you still won't get a divorce? Do you want to enjoy the bliss of having two wives?"

"Are you very free?"

"It's not that I'm bored, I'm just curious."

This time, Shen Lin ignored him completely and walked straight ahead.

Chi Zhao followed him and cautiously asked, "Tell me, you haven't fallen for Ye Xinning, have you? Otherwise, why are you unwilling to divorce her?"

Shen Lin stared straight ahead, recalling the scene he had just witnessed of Ye Xinning and Huo Yanzhi together.

“I won’t like her, but I won’t divorce her either. This is the price she paid for blackmailing me.”

"But aren't you contradicting yourself? Do you think getting revenge on her would make you happier than regaining your freedom?"

"right."

Chi Zhao looked at him with a complicated expression, "As expected, you all have problems."

Shen Lin didn't want to discuss it with him and quickened his pace.

"Has the person who was to examine Jiang An arrived?"

"They're here."

"You go and keep an eye on things, I'm going back to the company first."

Chi Zhaocai refused, saying, "Why should I go and keep watch over your people? I'm not going."

"I have a lot of things to do at my company, so I don't have time."

As Shen Lin spoke, he disappeared from sight.

Chi Zhao, "..."

...

It was drizzling outside when I came out of the hospital.

Ye Xinning didn't use an umbrella either. On her way to the parking lot, she reflected on her marriage with Shen Lin.

A business marriage involves many factors, and if she decides to divorce, she should be prepared to pay the price.

On her way back, Ye Xinning printed out a divorce agreement.

Back at the Shen family home.

No one was home except for the maid who was cleaning the house. When she returned, the maid immediately came to greet her.

"The young mistress is back."

Ye Xinning hummed in agreement.

"I found this when I went to clean your and the young master's room this morning. It's such a valuable item, so please keep it safe, young mistress."

Ye Xinning lowered her eyes. The maid was holding the very wedding anniversary gift that she had thrown into the trash can that morning.

Thinking about everything that has happened today, she felt it was extremely ironic.

"I don't want it anymore, you can throw it away for me," she said indifferently, then walked upstairs.

The marriage is about to end, what's the point of having this?

No matter how much she gave her heart to Shen Lin, no matter how much she missed the man in her memories, it couldn't withstand Shen Lin's betrayal.

Ye Xinning lay in bed, sorting out her thoughts.

Shen Lin has not returned, but I can understand why.

He must be with Jiang An right now. That woman is a master of acting; Shen Lin is probably heartbroken even though he's by her side every step of the way.

Thinking this, Ye Xinning felt a sharp pain in her heart and didn't sleep well all night.

early morning.

A noise came from the doorway, waking Ye Xinning.

She entered with her eyes open, already dressed in a different outfit.

Ye Xinning sneered. The riverside villa was probably his true home.

"Why would Mr. Shen come back? With such a beautiful woman in his arms, how could he bear to leave?"

Shen Lin approached without saying a word.

He lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye, and said, "You're not allowed to go see her again."

"What if I say no?" she deliberately provoked.

"Ye Xinning, you should know the consequences of angering me."

She knew perfectly well the consequences of angering him.

Back then, she forced him to marry her.

After their marriage, he took her to an island under the pretext of a honeymoon, where he subjected her to all sorts of humiliation.

Even now, thinking about it, I still feel a chill run down my spine.

But so what?

She's going to divorce him.

“Mr. Shen is right. If we don’t want to look for her, then we won’t. But since Mr. Shen cares so much about that person and the child in her belly, let’s get a divorce. I’ve already drafted the divorce agreement.”

She took the divorce papers from under her pillow and handed them to him.

"Mr. Shen, let's get a divorce."

Shen Lin accepted it.

Ye Xinning thought he had agreed to the divorce, and her eyes lit up.

But Shen Lin didn't even look at it and tore the divorce agreement to shreds.

He grabbed her chin and pinned her to the bed. "Want a divorce and go find Huo Yanzhi? Dream on."

Ye Xinning's gaze fell on his face.

The man's jaw was clenched, his brows and eyes were serious, and his gaze was cold and ruthless.

It was clearly him who cheated on Jiang An, and she's even pregnant with his child, yet he still tries to smear him like this.

She closed her eyes, then opened them again, saying with a mixture of helplessness and confusion.

"Shen Lin, you don't love me, you even hate me. Jiang An is carrying your child. I'll step down, and you can give her a legitimate position. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"

"Now you know I don't love you anymore?"

Ye Xinning: "That's not the point."

She wanted to discuss divorce, not dwell on the fact that he didn't love her.

Shen Lin's tone was ruthless and sinister. "I've said it before, divorce is impossible."

“Chen Lin…” He interrupted her.

"You were the one who chose to start, so you don't have the right to call a halt again."

Seeing that he was unwilling to sign the divorce agreement, Ye Xinning couldn't help but shout.

“Chen Lin, I want a divorce. Whether you agree or not, it won’t change my mind. If you can tear up this divorce agreement today, I can bring back ten copies tomorrow.”

"Then let's see if I'll grant your wish." Shen Lin said indifferently, then turned away.