Ye Xiaoxiao thought about it and realized that it made sense.
However, that person is, after all, Shen Lin, one of the top figures in Nancheng.
"Sometimes I can't understand why my sister and brother-in-law divorced. I don't know my brother-in-law well, but people outside say he's such an outstanding person. There was even a media person who wrote an article about my sister and brother-in-law's divorce."
"Really? Maybe we're just not meant to be, and I'm not good enough for him."
"No, that's not true. I'm excellent too."
Ye Xinning lowered his head and played with his palm.
Before the bracelet was still there, she would subconsciously play with her wrist. When the bracelet first broke, she thought she might never get used to her wrist without it.
But as it turns out, she was able to get used to it. As time goes by, many habits are not that difficult to change.
She believed that she could do the same for Shen Lin.
"By the way, what about Mr. Yao's matter?"
"Go back and tell Xiao Chen to arrange for someone else to take charge."
"Should we tell Director Xiao what Mrs. Yao did?"
Ye Xinning shook her head. "Don't mention it. It was just a misunderstanding. I won't take this case anymore, so naturally I won't have any contact with them. There's no need to tell Xiao Chen."
"Is it because you told Director Xiao that he would give up this cooperation because of you?"
Ye Xinning sighed, greatly amazed by Ye Xiaoxiao's wild imagination. "I told you, I have no relationship with Xiao Chen. You're thinking a bit too far ahead."
"Hahaha, I was just kidding."
The two chatted and laughed all the way back to the law firm.
After telling Xiao Chen about the case, Xiao Chen didn't ask any further questions and handed the case over to Xia Wan.
Ye Xinning thanked him, but Xiao Chen laughed and said, "Why are you thanking me?"
Ye Xinning didn't say anything more and turned back to her office.
After getting off work in the evening, Ye Xinning drove home.
But not long after the car drove off, Ye Xinning saw another car in the rearview mirror.
She knew that car all too well; it belonged to Shen Lin, and she used to be the passenger in that car.
Ye Xinning didn't know why Shen Lin was behind her. Of course, she wasn't stupid enough to think that she and Shen Lin had met by chance on the road.
But why did Shen Lin follow her in his car?
Ye Xinning couldn't understand this. At first, she hesitated about whether to get off the bus and talk to Shen Lin, but after thinking about it, she felt that she had no right to do so.
The road isn't hers to own. If she goes to ask, Shen Lin might just say, "What's it to you? Is this road yours?"
Ye Xinning thought about Shen Lin's character and felt that the man was definitely capable of saying such a thing.
She decided to ignore Shen Lin and let him be; this man had extremely poor patience and might change on his own soon.
However, Ye Xinning did not expect that this situation would last for a very, very long time.
Shen Lin's stalking of Ye Xinning continued for several days, alarming not only Ye Xinning, but also Chi Zhao, Ye Rouxin, Shen Yu, and others.
Chi Zhao jokingly asked him if he regretted signing the document and wanted to take it back.
Shen Lin glanced at her coldly, "I just want to see how bad her life is without me."
Chi Zhao would never believe this.
"If it weren't for caring, why would someone spend so much time on it? Ordinary people would find it difficult to dedicate so much time to paying attention to someone, let alone someone as busy as Shen Lin."
Seeing through it but not saying anything, Chi Zhao shook his head, letting him do whatever he wanted.
Shen Yu also called to ask Shen Lin what he was going to do, but Shen Lin just coldly replied, "It's none of your business," and hung up the phone.
People asked about it on Shen Lin's side, and people also asked about it on Ye Xinning's side. When Ye Rouxin came to Xiangjiang Community, Ye Xinning had just sat down to eat with Aunt Wen.
The doorbell rang, and Aunt Wen got up to open the door. Ye Xinning continued eating and asked, "Aunt Wen, who is it?"
Aunt Wen opened the door, and the person standing outside made her freeze, forgetting to speak to Ye Xinning.
Ye Xinning got up suspiciously and went to the door, where he saw Ye Rouxin.
Although Ye Xinning was also surprised, she recovered in just a second and said, "Mom."
Ye Rouxin's gaze was extremely cold. She seemed not to have heard Ye Xinning's words, and her eyes darted back and forth between Wen Yu.
It had been many years since I last saw Wen Yu. She was more composed than I remembered. Time had left its mark on her face, but those wrinkles that I would have absolutely hated seemed so harmonious on her face, adding to her dignity and elegance.
Thinking of this, there was no trace of gentleness in Ye Rouxin's eyes. "My daughter has become yours."
Wen Yu pursed her lips, not wanting to argue with Ye Rouxin, and turned to walk outside.
"Miss, I'm going out for a walk."
After Wen Yu left, only Ye Rouxin and Ye Xinning remained. Ye Rouxin walked into the house and looked around. Her gaze fell on the dining table. Aunt Wen had made simple dishes: three dishes and a soup. They were very ordinary dishes, but even so, they felt incredibly warm, a warmth that Ye Rouxin could not feel in that other house.
Perhaps provoked by this scene, her gaze turned icy as she looked at him, "Do you still remember who gave birth to you and raised you?"
"Mom, could you please stop making such veiled accusations?"
"I'm making veiled accusations? If you hadn't acted so blatantly, why would I have said these things? Wen Yu likes your father, didn't you know? And you still associate with her so closely. Am I raising a daughter? She's an ingrate, isn't she? She's so blatantly siding with outsiders."
"Aunt Wen likes my dad, but she has never done anything to wrong you. My dad is the same; he has never had anything with Aunt Wen."
"But it's wrong for her to like your father, it's unacceptable!" Ye Rouxin shouted excitedly as soon as Ye Xinning finished speaking.
Ye Xinning's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. "Mom, have you ever thought about things from my perspective? You've already started a new life. And speaking of betrayal, even if my father had something going on with Aunt Wen, it's not as bad as you betraying him first, Mom."
"Shut up." Provoked, Ye Rouxin raised her hand and slapped Ye Xinning across the face.
Ye Xinning didn't have time to dodge and took a solid slap. Her face was turned to the side, and it stung, but no matter how painful it was, it couldn't compare to the pain in her heart.
How many times has Ye Rouxin hit her?
Ye Xinning thought to herself, and the more she thought about it, the more ironic it seemed.
So-called family affection, yet it chilled her heart and left her utterly disappointed.
She lowered her head, her eyes hidden in the shadows, where a chilling coldness emanated.
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