Ye Xinning stood still, her gaze fixed on that direction, her hands clenched tightly at her sides.
So, is this one of the reasons why he doesn't return to Ming Mansion?
Ye Xinning felt waves of pain in her heart, as if the discomfort was spreading throughout her entire body.
Xi Yuan also noticed the situation in the garden. She subconsciously looked at Ye Xinning's expression, worried that she was overthinking things, while also trying to find a way to comfort her.
"Ningning."
Ye Xinning shook his head.
Xi Yuan looked over there again, unable to bear seeing her suffer such injustice, and walked towards the direction of Chen Lin and Jiang An.
“I knew this woman was up to no good. Don’t worry, Ningning, Aunt Xi will get revenge for you.”
Xi Yuan rushed forward, and Ye Xinning tried to stop her, but she had already gone far away.
She followed him anxiously.
Xi Yuan walked over to Jiang An and Shen Lin, and without saying a word, pulled Jiang An away from Shen Lin, saying, "Miss Jiang, can't you stand being lonely?"
Their sudden appearance attracted Shen Lin's attention. Shen Lin turned his head and his gaze fell on Ye Xinning's face.
Her complexion was much worse than when I saw her yesterday, so did she not get enough rest last night?
Shen Lin's heart was filled with thoughts of her, but the thought that she had been pregnant before and might have loved someone else caused her immense pain, making it impossible for her to remain calm.
He turned away from her, only in this way could he make himself appear not to care about her so much.
"What are you saying, Madam Shen? I was just saying a few words to Brother Shen Lin." Jiang An still had that harmless look on her face, as if someone had made things difficult for her.
Xi Yuan was so angry that her face turned pale. She couldn't argue with Jiang An, who was so hypocritical and pretentious, so she looked up at Shen Lin and said, "Shen Lin, Ningning is here. You and Ningning go inside first."
Shen Lin didn't move. Xi Yuan thought he hadn't heard her. She was about to say something more when Shen Lin spoke first, "Aunt Xi, it was just a misunderstanding. It's not what you're thinking. Don't make things difficult for Jiang An."
After saying this, Shen Lin ignored everyone present and turned to walk into the living room behind him.
Xi Yuan, unsure of what was going on, turned to look at Ye Xinning. "What does Shen Lin mean by this? Was what she just said protecting Jiang An?"
Ye Xinning lowered her head slightly, and when she spoke softly, her eyes were filled with indifference. "Perhaps."
Xi Yuan was baffled. "Why is he suddenly like this? Has he lost his mind? Who is he protecting but this scheming woman?"
When Xi Yuan said this, her gaze fell on Jiang An, without the slightest warmth.
Jiang An didn't care at all. She gave Ye Xinning a meaningful look and said, "That's why I said we should never be too confident. Before things are settled, no one knows how things will turn out."
Ye Xinning understood perfectly what Jiang An meant by those words.
She walked step by step in her high heels to Jiang An. She was much taller than Jiang An. The two stood facing each other. Ye Xinning's red lips curved into a clear smile, and the smile in her bright eyes was equally unfathomable. She was clearly smiling, but deep in her eyes was an endless coldness.
"Miss Jiang, let me give you a piece of advice: I'm in a bad mood lately, so you'd better not provoke me. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I might do. It's fine if I hurt you, but it would be bad if I damaged your bargaining chips."
As soon as Ye Xinning finished speaking, Jiang An's face turned pale.
They all knew very well that the bargaining chip Ye Xinning was referring to was the child in Jiang An's womb.
Ye Xinning had no interest in engaging in a battle of wits with Jiang An. She had so many things to figure out, what was Jiang An compared to her?
She whispered to Xi Yuan, "Let's go, Aunt Xi."
Xi Yuan didn't know what had happened between her and Shen Lin, but Shen Lin's behavior just now...
Xi Yuan walked towards the living room with Ye Xinning, asking as they went, "Did you and Chen Lin have a fight?"
Ye Xinning pursed her lips and said to Xi Yuan, "There's a misunderstanding between us."
"But there's a misunderstanding. Why is Shen Lin suddenly like this..." Xi Yuan stopped mid-sentence, realizing something.
"So, when Shen Lin came back last night and said you were busy, he was lying to us?"
"Um."
Ye Xinning nodded, which surprised Xi Yuan even more.
"What caused your argument? Do you need your father and I to step in and mediate?"
Ye Xinning shook her head, "Thank you, Aunt Xi, we can handle it ourselves."
She didn't want her elders to worry about her and Shen Lin's relationship, and besides, Xi Yuan and Shen Yu didn't know about that past, so they couldn't help her with anything.
...
After having dinner at the Shen family's house, Xi Yuan was worried about them going back like that, so she asked them to stay at the Shen family's house.
Before Ye Xinning could speak, Shen Lin spoke up.
"good."
She didn't know what else to say.
After chatting with Xi Yuan in the living room for a while, Ye Xinning went upstairs with Shen Lin.
During this time, neither of them spoke, their words so bland that it was as if they were strangers rather than a married couple.
Back in the bedroom, Ye Xinning wanted to talk to Shen Lin, but her phone rang first.
With no other option, she took her phone to the balcony to answer the call.
The call was from Ye Rouxin. As soon as Ye Xinning answered, she heard Ye Rouxin say anxiously, "Ningning, I heard that you almost had a car accident at the intersection outside the cemetery yesterday."
At this point, Ye Xinning's gaze turned cold. "I heard? From whom?"
"The police came to your house today to talk to your Uncle Huo."
Ye Xinning knew this would be the case. She held the phone in one hand and casually looked at it with the other. "I'm fine. Mom shouldn't be worried about me now, but... Chairman Huo."
"You suspect he did this?"
“In the southern part of the city, I can’t think of anyone else who would want my life so badly, besides him.”
Ye Rouxin fell silent. During the time they spent in silence, neither of them urged the other on. This silence was quite normal for her.
"Okay, whether the police will investigate or not, let's leave it at that for now, I'm hanging up."
After Ye Xinning finished speaking, he hung up the phone first.
Whether it was Kenneth Fok or not, the police should investigate. She's just more worried about the person who drove to save her; she doesn't know how badly he was injured.
Ye Xinning was so engrossed in her own emotions that she didn't even realize when Shen Lin had appeared behind her.
"Whose call was that?" His voice was somewhat cold.
Ye Xinning had long guessed that he would have this attitude, but she didn't expect him to be so indifferent.
He was bothered and angry about what had happened in the past.
“Chen Lin, I almost got into a car accident yesterday when I was coming back from the cemetery alone.”
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