The old lady showed no remorse whatsoever. Xi Yuan was so angry that she trembled all over. "Mom, do you know why Ningning hit her? She provoked and insulted me just now, so Ningning hit her. Why are you protecting an outsider instead of protecting Ningning?"
"Who does she matter? In my heart, the one carrying my great-grandson is my granddaughter-in-law."
Xi Yuan got even angrier. She wanted to say something more, but Ye Xinning held her hand down.
"Ningning." Xi Yuan lowered her head and looked at Ye Xinning, her eyes filled with apology. Just now, Ye Xinning had hit her for her sake. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have been slapped. She felt extremely guilty and wished she had been the one who was hit.
Ye Xinning shook her head at Xi Yuan, signaling Xi Yuan to stop talking.
She touched her cheek, and it instantly stung.
She frowned, her gaze shifting to Grandma Shen Lin.
The old lady also looked at her, and noticed the coldness in her eyes, and felt a little scared.
But then she thought again and said with full confidence, "What are you looking at? Do you dare to do anything to me? Don't forget, I am Chen Lin's grandmother."
Ye Xinning curled her lips into a smile, her face contorted with pain. The more it hurt, the more sober she became. "You don't need to worry. I won't lay a hand on you. Just as you said, you are Shen Lin's grandmother, someone he values highly. So, I accept it if you dislike me, insult me, or even hit me."
She said this with a smile, but the coldness in her eyes was frightening.
The old lady didn't speak, so Ye Xinning turned her gaze to Jiang An. Jiang An covered her face, tears welling up in her eyes, and Ye Xinning felt annoyed just seeing her like this.
During his trip to New Zealand, Jiang An not only found a new backer, but also honed his timing skills to perfection.
"I've said it before, you're targeting me, and you want my position. If you can convince Shen Lin to divorce me, I'll sign the agreement immediately, and I won't even take anything from the Shen family; I'll leave right away. But until I see the divorce agreement Shen Lin gives me, you'd better behave yourself. Don't involve innocent people. Today's incident was just a slap; if there's a next time, I can't guarantee what I might do. If you cause any more trouble, you'd better pray that someone is protecting you at all times."
After saying this, Ye Xinning didn't want to watch Jiang An's performance anymore. She pulled Xi Yuan and left the courtyard, completely ignoring the sounds behind them.
Ye Xinning and Xi Yuan had just returned to the living room when they saw Shen Lin and his son Shen Yu coming down from upstairs after they had finished talking.
She didn't want the two of them to see the injury on her face, so she pulled her hair down to cover it, not for any other reason than that it looked too ugly...
Even though she tried to hide it, Shen Lin still noticed it immediately.
He quickened his pace to walk to her side and raised his hand to brush her hair aside.
Ye Xinning instinctively took a step back. This slap had nothing to do with Shen Lin, but since it wasn't related to Shen Lin's messy affairs, she didn't have to suffer for it.
She doesn't want to have any contact with Shen Lin for the time being.
Having spent so much time with her, how could Shen Lin not know that her subconscious action was a sign of rejection?
Shen Lin withdrew his outstretched hand. Unable to get an answer from her, he looked at Xi Yuan.
"Aunt Xi, what happened?"
Xi Yuan never intended to hide it; on the contrary, she embellished it.
“Jiang An was being very foul-mouthed and said a lot of things. Ningning couldn’t stand it and went up to teach her a lesson. But your grandmother slapped Ningning without asking any questions. The slap was so hard that it broke my heart to see it.”
Shen Lin frowned deeply as he looked at Ye Xinning. She kept her head down and didn't say a word, but that very attitude of rejection spoke louder than a thousand words.
Shen Yu didn't know what had just happened. Now, hearing Xi Yuan say that she was torn between her biological mother and her daughter-in-law, Shen Yu didn't know how to handle the situation. She could only cough lightly at Xi Yuan and say, "Alright."
Xi Yuan, who was still suppressing her anger, glared at Shen Yu angrily when she heard what Shen Yu said. "You've already agreed to this? Don't you know what your mother said? Ningning was beaten because she spoke up for me. Shen Yu, fine, I'm leaving. I don't want you to get in my way."
After saying this unhappily, Xi Yuan quickly went upstairs, saying, "I'll go pack my clothes now."
Shen Yu followed, saying as she walked, "That's not what I meant..."
Everyone in the living room had left, leaving only Ye Xinning and Shen Lin. Ye Xinning found it amusing; she was the one who should have left, and she was the one who had been beaten but had no way to vent her anger. Xi Yuan, on the other hand, was even more indignant than she, the person directly involved.
Lost in thought, she didn't notice that Shen Lin's gaze had been fixed on her the entire time.
He reached out again, but this time he hesitated and remembered to ask for her opinion. "May I take a look?"
Ye Xinning snapped out of her thoughts, met his gaze, and simply said, "There's nothing to see."
She walked over and sat down on the sofa.
Shen Lin went over and took her hand.
Ye Xinning struggled, but couldn't break free.
she,"……"
Sure enough, this man couldn't maintain his gentlemanly demeanor; deep down, he was as domineering as could be.
Are you angry?
"Um."
She was as honest as could be.
Shen Lin held her hand tightly, "I'm sorry."
Ye Xinning was stunned. Perhaps because she was used to Shen Lin's matter-of-fact attitude, she was a little unaccustomed to his sudden apology.
Thinking about this, Ye Xinning shook her head. What's wrong with her? Has she become used to being abused?
"I don't regret slapping Jiang An," she told him truthfully.
"I know."
Ye Xinning asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to ask me why I hit her?"
"Aunt Xi just said that she went too far." Shen Lin's words were somewhat perfunctory. What he was concerned about now was not why Ye Xinning hit Jiang An, but how bad the swelling on Ye Xinning's face was.
He brushed her hair aside and saw her swollen face; his expression instantly darkened.
"How could Grandma be so cruel? I'm going to find her."
As Shen Lin was about to get up, Ye Xinning grabbed his hand.
Shen Lin turned around, and the two looked at each other.
Ye Xinning lowered her voice and said, "Chen Lin, going to see Grandma now won't solve anything. You and I both know what the root cause is."
Shen Lin's gaze was deep; he was a shrewd man and understood the meaning behind Ye Xinning's words.
He sat back down next to her and kissed her palm—a very intimate and special gesture.
"I'll take you somewhere later."
...
Grandma Shen Lin slapped her hard. Shen Lin had the servants prepare ice and applied it to her face before putting medicine on her.
Ye Xinning thought it wasn't that exaggerated, but Shen Lin insisted, "It wouldn't be good if it left a scar."
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