While Ye Xinning was still in a daze, Shen Lin had already taken the car keys from her hand.

She didn't say anything more and sat down in the back with Ye Zhimu.

On the way back, Shen Lin didn't say a word.

Ye Xinning sat in the back seat, and Ye Zhimu would occasionally strike up a conversation with her, to which she would respond.

The car was parked downstairs in the residential area.

Ye Xinning got out of the car with Ye Zhimu, and Shen Lin also got out of the car.

After going upstairs to get their things, Ye Zhimu and Su Wan sat in the living room watching TV.

"Mom, can you see Dad off?"

Ye Xinning listened to Ye Zhimu's words without saying anything, and just sat in her seat for a long time without moving.

At this moment, Shen Lin looked at her and said, "I have something to tell you."

Ye Xinning, "..."

Since Shen Lin has said so, it would be unreasonable for her to just sit there and not move.

She stood up. "Let's go."

downstairs.

Ye Xinning looked at Shen Lin and asked, "Didn't you have something to say to me? Go ahead, what is it?"

Shen Lin stared intently into her eyes, making Ye Xinning feel somewhat uncomfortable with his direct and intense gaze.

"Chen Lin, you..."

Before Ye Xinning could finish speaking, the man suddenly reached out and, in the next second, she was enveloped in his warm and broad embrace.

"..." Ye Xinning.

Ye Xinning was stunned by this sudden turn of events and didn't know what was going on for a long time.

She struggled to get away, and Shen Lin lowered his voice, "Just for a little while."

Ye Xinning, "..."

Unable to break free, she could only believe that what Shen Lin said must be true.

"During the time I haven't come to see you, have you missed me?"

Without even thinking, Ye Xinning denied it, saying, "No."

"You answered so quickly?"

Ye Xinning felt a little awkward. "I have a lot of things to do every day, and I don't have time to think about you."

Shen Lin tightened his grip. "You really have no heart at all. Do you know how much these words hurt me?"

Did I hurt his feelings? Ye Xinning thought she probably knew, but she paused for a moment before speaking.

“You don’t have to be sad. It’s been so long since our relationship ended. If you let it go, you won’t feel sad anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Lin almost laughed in anger. "In your opinion, this relationship is so easy to let go of. If I could let go, why would I be so easily manipulated by you?"

“I never made any claims; you did all of this yourself,” Ye Xinning tried to retort.

Shen Lin held his hand tightly, her gaze burning. "Has anyone ever told you that just because you don't think something doesn't mean it doesn't exist? But to put it another way, it was indeed my choice, Ye Xinning, do you know? We are destined to be entangled in this life."

"Who said that? You didn't come to see us for the past few days, and you were doing just fine, weren't you?"

Ye Xinning thought of the time when he was with Bai Yueshu. Bai Yueshu was also a very outstanding person. With such a beautiful woman by his side, could he still remember her?

Shen Lin overheard Ye Xinning's muttered words. At first, Shen Lin was a little confused, but after thinking it over, he looked at Ye Xinning with a half-smile, "What? Unhappy? Because of what? Is it because of my contact with Bai Yueshu, or because of those nonsense rumors on the internet?"

Shen Lin saw through her thoughts, but Ye Xinning didn't want to admit it. She turned her head away and looked at the moonlight in the distance, deliberately hiding her true feelings, and said, "You're overthinking it. No, you're not."

Shen Lin wouldn't let her get away with it like that. He turned her face back to him, not allowing her to resist, and asked again, "Are you unhappy? You're still unhappy because of me, which means you still care about me, right?"

Ye Xinning refused to answer the question. She forcefully pulled her hand back and said quickly, "It's getting late, I have to go upstairs. You should go back now."

"It's so cold, I want to spend more time with you."

"Why?"

Ye Xinning couldn't understand why she wanted to stay with her a little longer, because it was cold and she had to hurry back.

Shen Lin lowered his head slightly, his deep gaze falling into her eyes. Their eyes met, and Ye Xinning heard his low voice, each sentence ringing in her ears, "Because only by your side can I feel warmth. In the past four years, so many days and nights, no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, just thinking that you are not by my side, my heart is cold."

Such exaggerated words would have seemed absurd to Ye Xinning had anyone else spoken them.

But at this moment, she stood opposite Shen Lin, and she could see the deep affection in his eyes. She believed that his words were true.

Because of this realization, Ye Xinning felt inexplicably flustered. She ignored Shen Lin and turned to go upstairs, her steps unsteady.

As Shen Lin watched her flee as if escaping, he remained silent, only his smile gradually widening.

...

After Ye Xinning went upstairs, Ye Zhimu was already asleep.

Su Wan was the only one sitting on the sofa. When she saw her come up, Su Wan smiled and asked, "Didn't you say you wouldn't show up? Why does the atmosphere feel a little different tonight?"

"Who knows him?"

Su Wan let out a long "Oh," and said, "I really don't understand. Before, they didn't even want to get out of the car, but now they're standing there and refusing to move."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinning frowned and asked in confusion, "You don't want to leave?"

"Look downstairs, he's still standing there. It's so cold, isn't he afraid of freezing to death? I really don't know what this young master Shen is thinking," Su Wan complained.

Ye Xinning hurried to the French windows and saw that Shen Lin was still standing outside the car downstairs, showing no intention of leaving.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, the man looked up, and their eyes met.

Ye Xinning saw a smile curl up at the corner of Shen Lin's lips.

She quickly drew the curtains, thinking that this person was probably really sick, just like Su Wan had said.

"Do you think he'll stand outside all night?" Su Wan asked Ye Xinning, propping her head up with her hand.

Ye Xinning suppressed her irritation and said indifferently, "I don't know, whatever."

Su Wan pouted. How could she not be affected by such a huge emotional fluctuation?

"I have a feeling you won't sleep well tonight either. To avoid being affected by you, I'll go sleep with Mu Mu." Su Wan said this meaningfully before getting up.

Ye Xinning stood there, and the thought of Chen Lin still standing downstairs gave her a headache.

"Who said I would be influenced by him? He can stand there for as long as he wants."

"Really? It's so cold. I checked the weather forecast, and it's supposed to snow lightly in Jiangcheng tonight."

After saying this with a slight smile, Su Wan said to Ye Xinning, "Good night, sweet dreams."