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After the butler finished speaking, Lin Tingfeng composed himself and asked him, "Who is the girlfriend you mentioned for your son, the one who hasn't graduated from university yet?"

When he asked this question, his heart was already trembling. His heart was pounding in his throat, and his back was sweating. He was worried that Xiaoyu would not be able to resist the Cai family's passionate advances and would agree to their proposal. He was worried that even if he got a divorce, it would be too late!

The butler couldn't contain his delight as he said with a smile, "Ye Wenyu, Xiaoyu, are children we've watched grow up. They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. My son had been pursuing her for a long time, and now she's finally agreed to be with him."

What? Like a bolt from the blue, Lin Tingfeng's handsome face lost all color, his hand on the desk trembled, his mind went blank, and he roared in suppressed anger, "Old Cai, didn't I warn you not to let your son have designs on Ye Wenyu?" like a wild beast that had lost control.

The butler, however, remained unfazed. He raised his chin, smiled slightly, and said gently to Lin Tingfeng, “Young Master, I’ve worked for your Lin family my whole life. I’m old now, and it’s time for me to live for myself. My son says that this is a new era, with free love and independent marriage. There’s no such thing as master and servant anymore. We’re all just doing our jobs, so I don’t need to listen to you anymore. The young people like each other, and as their father, there’s nothing I can do. That’s why I’m resigning.”

Lin Tingfeng felt a sudden darkness engulf him, his heart sinking like a stone into a deep abyss. Looking at the smiling old man before him, a wave of helplessness washed over him. He felt the old man was taking revenge. Cai Wenchuan had been rebellious since childhood, always distancing himself from the Lin family, living in the Lin family's small house and rarely visiting the main mansion. He hadn't understood why the honest and kind-hearted Old Cai would have such a son, but now he understood. Old Cai himself possessed a rebellious streak, only it was well-hidden. Father and son were quite alike.

In a fit of anger, he quickly approved Lao Cai and his wife's resignation letters. After finishing that, he went straight to Q University to find Ye Wenyu.

Life feels like a train that has derailed, and everything is out of control.

On the way here, Lin Tingfeng pondered deeply, unable to understand why that girl would suddenly agree. Wasn't she always very smart and prudent, living life with clarity, knowing that Cai Wenchuan didn't love her? Why would she suddenly agree to be with him now?

Has she lost her mind? She can't even tell right from wrong!

Standing before Ye Wenyu at this moment, he finally found the answer: his wife had indeed come to see him, and that was why she had agreed to be with Cai Wenchuan.

After meeting her, he always had a feeling that their relationship was like that of a tree and its shadow. He was the shadow, and she was the tree. The shadow could not leave the tree, but it could not affect the tree.

At this moment, a sense of helplessness once again gripped his heart like a giant hand, and everything around him—emotions, confidence, love—slipped through his fingers like quicksand.

Lin Tingfeng was flustered and said apologetically, "My wife came to see you? I'm sorry, I promise it's the first and last time! She filed for divorce, and the hearing is next month. Xiaoyu, please give me some patience and time, okay? My feelings for you are truly sincere." He was even a little anxious, not knowing how to make her understand his sincerity.

Ye Wenyu shook her head, recalling everything from her past life, and said to Lin Tingfeng, "No, Lin Tingfeng, I've said it before, whether you get a divorce or not is none of my business. From the beginning until now, everything has been your own affair. Please don't say anything that might cause misunderstandings. I have a boyfriend now, and I'm afraid your wife has spies everywhere. I'm sorry, it's getting late, I have to go. Goodbye, no, never again!" After saying this, she turned around and fled like a whirlwind.

Lin Tingfeng stood frozen in place like a wooden pillar. A minute later, he snapped out of it and called out to her beautiful back, "You'll regret this! He doesn't love you now, and he never will!"

Hmph, he and she are like a tree and its shadow. Cai Wenchuan and his sister are no different; his sister is the tree, and Cai Wenchuan is merely the shadow. The shadow cannot exist without the tree, but the tree has no influence whatsoever.

Keats once said that the best love is the one you can't have, so that "you can love her forever, and she will always be beautiful."

Therefore, Cai Wenchuan cannot forget Lin Tingyue, who is "forever beautiful," just as he can never forget Ye Wenyu.

Ye Wenyu's shoulders stiffened. After thinking for a moment, she whispered to herself, "No, I won't regret it. As for Cai Wenchuan, he will fall in love with her, and she will fall in love with him too!"

Having just seen Lin Tingfeng at the girls' dormitory entrance, Ye Wenyu was greatly agitated. Like a fleeing rabbit, she rushed back to her room. She was out of breath, drenched in sweat, and her heart was pounding in her chest as if it might jump out at any moment.

This is the first semester of her junior year, and final exams are just around the corner. Ye Wenyu studied in the library until very late before returning home. Her roommates were already asleep, and the only sounds in the dormitory were her breathing, in addition to her roommates' even snoring.

Afraid of disturbing her roommate's sleep, she dared not turn on the light. In the darkness, using her phone's flashlight, she groped her way to the kettle, poured herself a cup of hot water, and, holding the cup, fell into deep thought in the cold, quiet winter night.

Half an hour later, she finally caught her breath and gradually calmed down.

Lin Tingfeng came to see her late at night, looking very angry and distressed, because she had been pressured into being with Cai Wenchuan.

Like a summer lightning flash, an image of an autumn teahouse flashed through her mind. In the dim light, a light drizzle was falling outside. Lin Tingfeng smiled and told her about his plan to get a divorce. He even asked her if he could pursue her after the divorce.

As for her, because of Lin Tingfeng's sincerity and love, although she appeared calm and indifferent, she was deeply moved. Hoping to change their relationship, she even promised him that he could pursue her after his divorce. She even shamelessly requested that if he were to get together with her after his divorce, she hoped he would be more honest with her, open and honest about everything, unlike in her previous life where he kept everything hidden.

Thinking of this, Ye Wenyu's face flushed red, and her heart became uneasy with guilt. She wondered if she had broken her promise? She had agreed to be with Cai Wenchuan without waiting for him to get a divorce.