Song Zhengchu raised his eyes and his gaze fell on a spot upstairs.
He Yu, in the driver's seat, spoke again, "Sir, should we take Miss back to France?"
Song Zhengchu looked away. "She won't go."
Once he was settled here, Ye Xinning wouldn't go anywhere else.
"Let's drive."
Song Zhengchu withdrew his gaze.
"Sir, where are you going?"
Song Zhengchu gave an address, He Yu drove off.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of a villa.
When Song Zhengchu got out of the car, no one came out of the villa to greet him.
He Yu, who was standing next to Song Zhengchu, spoke up, "Sir, should I go in and call someone?"
Song Zhengchu walked straight inside, saying, "No need."
The two walked straight inside and entered the living room. Zhou Yun saw them and immediately came forward to greet them, "Mr. Song."
Song Zhengchu sat on the sofa, his hands resting on it, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
Where is your husband?
"The gentleman is not feeling well and is resting upstairs."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Song Zhengchu glanced at him coldly, "Fine, then I'll go up and check on him."
As Song Zhengchu was about to go upstairs, he had just stood up when a voice came from the bottom of the stairs. The man's voice was gentle, and he coughed as he spoke.
"Uncle Song is here. Why didn't you tell me beforehand? I should have gone to pick you up."
Song Zhengchu looked toward where they were talking. At the top of the stairs, a man was wearing a thick coat, and his face was visibly pale.
Song Zhengchu smiled and looked at the person who had come.
"Jian Shen, it's been a long time."
Ji Jianshen approached Song Zhengchu, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
"Uncle Song, why did you come all of a sudden? I..."
Before Ji Jianshen could finish speaking, Song Zhengchu suddenly raised his hand, and the next second, a heavy slap landed on Ji Jianshen's face.
This sudden slap caught everyone off guard. Zhou Yun reacted quickly, came to Ji Jianshen's side, and stopped Song Zhengchu for him. "Mr. Song."
Zhou Yun's voice was cold, and He Yu stopped her, saying, "Zhou Yun, watch your attitude."
The atmosphere instantly became tense, and Ji Jianshen's cough echoed in the living room.
"Zhou Yun, move aside."
Ji Jianshen spoke, Zhou Yun and He Yu exchanged glances, and then both left, leaving only Song Zhengchu and Ji Jianshen in the living room.
Song Zhengchu was still looking at Ji Jianshen, his gaze unchanged. "Do you know why I hit you?"
“It’s right for Uncle Song to hit me for what Jian Shen did wrong.”
Why did you come to the south of the city?
"Something came up."
"Have you gone to see Ningning?"
"No."
"Did you come here because of her?"
"no."
Song Zhengchu didn't believe it at all. "Do you think I would believe you?"
Ji Jianshen remained silent, his head bowed, his deep gaze concealing his emotions.
"Go ahead and hit me. I just want to warn you not to disappoint me, not to disturb her life, and to stop having those inappropriate thoughts."
After Song Zhengchu finished speaking, he turned around and walked outside, regardless of what Ji Jianshen said.
"Uncle Song, take care."
After Song Zhengchu left, Ji Jianshen stood there, and Zhou Yun came in at some point and walked to his side.
Ji Jianshen's coughing intensified, and Zhou Yun looked at him with concern, "Sir, are you alright?"
Ji Jianshen shook his head, sat down on the sofa, his gaze deep, "Did they leave?"
"Yes, I'm going back to France tonight."
Have you seen her?
"Yes. We met for a while, but we didn't say anything, and I even left by taxi."
"Hidden?"
"It should be that, given the current situation, they probably don't want Miss Ye to find out about what's going on in France."
Ji Jianshen remained silent, his gaze fixed on the distance, and he did not speak for a long time.
...
After Song Zhengchu left, Ye Xinning lost her appetite and sat alone on the sofa in a daze. When the doorbell rang again, she thought it was her father returning.
"dad."
Ye Xinning opened the door, and after saying this with surprise, she looked up and saw Shen Lin standing at the door.
She hadn't expected it to be Shen Lin, and at that moment, disappointment appeared on her face.
Shen Lin noticed all the changes in her expression. He looked at Ye Xinning and asked repeatedly, "What, are you so disappointed in me?"
Ye Xinning didn't want to say anything, she just wanted to close the door, but Shen Lin stopped her with one hand, "Who do you want it to be?"
"This has nothing to do with you."
Shen Lin spoke again, his voice cold, "Why did you leave the Ming Mansion?"
"I can leave whenever I want, what are you going to do about it?"
After she finished speaking, she ignored Shen Lin and slammed the door shut.
Shen Lin was stopped outside, his face dark and gloomy. Thinking of the change in Ye Xinning's expression when she opened the door, his face darkened even more.
...
The next morning, the first thing Ye Xinning did after getting up was to call the jewelry store.
The person on the phone asked her to come over today, so after getting up and quickly getting ready, she headed to the jewelry store.
"Hello, I'm here to take a look at my bracelet."
After she finished speaking, the waiter looked her up and down, then said in a low voice, "Miss Ye, right?"
"Um."
"plz follow me."
Ye Xinning followed the people inside, and was greeted by a manager-like figure, "Miss Ye."
"Hello, is my bracelet ready?"
"Miss Ye, we've received many new styles as the year draws to a close. Please take a look."
"Thank you, but I don't need it."
"I see."
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