The old lady's gaze darted back and forth between Shen Lin and Jiang An, but she didn't say anything more before turning around and leaving.
Only Jiang An and Shen Lin remained in the living room.
Shen Lin sat on the sofa, his gaze indifferent, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Jiang An bit her lip and asked weakly, "Brother Chen Lin, did I make you unhappy?"
Shen Lin didn't look up, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger, "I told you long ago to stay in New Zealand, why did you come back?"
“It wasn’t my idea to come back,” Jiang An denied hastily. “It was Grandma. I don’t know how Grandma found out about me. I was staying in New Zealand when Grandma suddenly went there and insisted on bringing me back. Grandma is an elder, and I couldn’t refuse her. I was also afraid of upsetting her, so I had no choice but to come back with her.”
Jiang An explained a lot, and every word she said conveyed that she did not return voluntarily, but was forced by the old lady. She had no choice but to return to Nancheng.
For a long time after Jiang An finished speaking, Shen Lin remained silent.
Jiang An cautiously observed him, but how could she possibly discern Shen Lin's emotions?
She clenched her fists silently.
“If Brother Shen Lin doesn’t want me to come back, I’ll go back to New Zealand right now.”
"If you wanted to go back, you wouldn't have come."
Shen Lin summed up all the key points in one sentence.
Jiang An wanted to explain, but Shen Lin had already raised his hand.
"I'll ask you one last time, is the child in your belly really mine?"
"Of course it's yours. Apart from Brother Shen Lin, I haven't had any relationship with anyone else."
Shen Lin dismissed the child this time. "Fine, since you still insist, let's wait until the baby is born before we talk about it again."
Jiang An looked at Shen Lin. This wasn't the first time Shen Lin had asked her this question. Shen Lin didn't believe the child was his.
Jiang An was very clear about this.
"Is it because the doctor said that such a thing couldn't happen when someone is drunk that Brother Shen Lin doesn't believe me?"
Shen Lin pursed his lips and remained silent.
Jiang An is still trying to offer some explanations.
"What the doctor said are only extremely rare cases. We did have sex that night. Why doesn't Brother Shen Lin believe me?"
Jiang An's words were full of grievance. Shen Lin didn't look at her, but she still wiped away her tears and cried, "I know that Brother Shen Lin doesn't like me or this child. Don't worry, Brother Shen Lin, I don't want anything. I will give the child to my grandmother after it is born and then leave Nancheng immediately."
After Jiang An finished speaking, he ran out crying.
Shen Lin watched the person leave and disappear from sight without any change in expression.
He leaned back on the sofa, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
The child in Jiang An's belly wasn't his; he never relied on the few words the doctor said.
he……
He suffered from a severe mental illness and had no interest in any woman.
Apart from Ye Xinning.
He would be very resistant to Jiang An simply holding his arm, let alone having a relationship with Jiang An, which was absolutely impossible.
Shen Lin was certain, and it was this certainty that made her especially convinced that the child in Jiang An's belly had nothing to do with her.
Ever since Jiang An became pregnant, he has been asking the doctor to find a way to do a paternity test.
However, from the beginning until now, either Jiang An's health has not allowed it, or there have been one accident after another.
Now that Jiang An lives with his grandmother, there is no way to conduct a paternity test.
Isn't it a bit too much of a coincidence that all these things have come together?
Shen Lin placed his hand on his brow, his gaze devoid of any emotion other than indifference.
...
After leaving Ming Mansion and returning to the Shen family home, the old lady went to rest, and Jiang An also went back to his bedroom.
Thinking of what Shen Lin had said at Ming Mansion, Jiang An paced back and forth in the room. After some thought, he finally dialed the number.
The phone rang for a long time before someone answered, and Jiang An's tone was full of anxiety.
Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?
"..."
“Shen Lin has moved out of the Shen family with Ye Xinning. I hardly ever see him anymore. What do you think we should do?”
"..."
"Not only that, he also suspected that the child in my belly wasn't his. I felt that if this continued, I wouldn't be able to maintain my composure."
"..."
Jiang An gripped the phone tightly, expressing his doubts about what the person on the other end was saying.
"Is it really possible?"
"..."
"So what should I do next?"
"..." As the person on the other end of the phone spoke, Jiang An's smile gradually widened.
...
Since the old lady and Jiang An came that day, Ming Mansion has been quiet and has not received any more uninvited guests.
Ye Xinning and Shen Lin were both at their busiest time of the year. Ye Xinning was busy finishing all the cases at hand, while Shen Lin was even busier, returning home very late every day.
Even so, Shen Lin would still make time to call her, and sometimes when they were both busy, he would come to pick her up after get off work.
That day, Ye Xinning received a call from Shen Lin, who told her to wait for him to pick her up.
She sat in the office for a while, and when she felt it was about time, she came to the door.
However, Ye Xinning did not expect that when she came out, she would see Huo Yanzhi's car instead of Shen Lin's.
Huo Yanzhi got out of the car, and Ye Xinning looked at him coldly, wondering why the person who had disappeared for several days had suddenly reappeared in front of her.
Wasn't she clear enough last time? How dare Huo Yanzhi show his face in front of her?
Ye Xinning ignored him and walked past him, preparing to wait for Shen Lin in another place.
But now that Huo Yanzhi has appeared, how could he just let her leave like that?
Huo Yanzhi took her hand to stop her from walking.
Ye Xinning's conditioned reflex was to shake off his hand; even this contact was enough to make her dislike Huo Yanzhi.
"You and Shen Lin moved out of the Shen family's house?" Huo Yanzhi asked.
Ye Xinning curled her lips and sneered, "What's it to you?"
“Jiang An is back. Do you still want to maintain this marriage with Shen Lin? Jiang An is carrying his child. Even if Shen Lin moves you to another place now, he can’t deny that he betrayed you.”
Shen Lin said that the child was not his.
Ye Xinning didn't say the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Well, there's not much need for her to explain to Huo Yanzhi.
"Get out of the way."
She spoke in a cold voice.
Huo Yanzhi still stood in front of him, "Why can you unconditionally trust Shen Lin, but not want to say a single word to me?"
"Why don't you understand? Huo Yanzhi, do I need to repeat myself? You killed my unborn child. All my misfortunes are inextricably linked to you. And yet, do you still think I should have a pleasant conversation with you?"
"Then why is Shen Lin allowed to do it?"
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