Su Wan shook her head as she spoke, and at the end, she added, "Ningning's choice was correct."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lin's expression turned rather unpleasant. Su Wan was a very good friend of Ye Xinning, and Su Wan's comments would likely be a significant factor in Ye Xinning's consideration.
Shen Ting secretly hoped that Ye Xinning and Shen Lin would get back together, and hearing Su Wan say this, she couldn't help but say a few more good words for Shen Lin.
“Sister-in-law, my brother has already made Jiang An leave. He was very firm in his stance and also indicated that the child in Jiang An’s belly has nothing to do with him. We can actually try to trust him this once.”
"Really? Who knows? Maybe he's just trying to fool people again."
Shen Ting wanted to say something for Shen Lin, but then she thought about it and realized that her older brother had indeed treated Ye Xinning badly before. Now, saying these things seemed rather unbelievable.
The group changed the subject and started talking about other things. During this process, Ye Xinning would occasionally chime in with a few words. Overall, apart from her initial surprise when Shen Lin took her cup to drink, her subsequent behavior was very natural.
Around 10 p.m., Su Wan was already a little drunk. Li Zeyao didn't want her to drink anymore, so he coaxed her to go home.
As soon as they left, Shen Ting received a phone call and then left, saying she had something to do. But who knows if she really had something to do or not?
Now, only Ye Xinning and Shen Lin are left.
Ye Xinning stood up, picked up her things, and said, "I'm leaving now."
Shen Lin stood in front of her, his gaze never leaving her. "I'll see you off."
Ye Xinning shook her head. "You've been drinking too, so you don't need to take me. I can just call a designated driver myself."
She remained very polite, treating Shen Lin as if he were an ordinary friend, or even a stranger, no matter how enthusiastic he was.
Seeing her cold and indifferent attitude, as if she didn't want to have any contact with him, Shen Lin felt as if his heart was frozen by ice, and he felt so uncomfortable that he could hardly breathe.
"It's too late to call a designated driver, I'll take you."
“There’s nothing unsafe about it, I can manage on my own,” Ye Xinning still refused.
Without saying a word, Shen Lin grabbed her hand and led her outside.
Ye Xinning didn't want to, she tried to pry Shen Lin's hands off, "Shen Lin, I said I don't need it, we are divorced and have no relationship, I don't need you to take me, let go of me."
Shen Lin didn't speak until they reached the outside of Mingsheng, then he stopped and turned to look at Ye Xinning. "Are you really going to resist me like this?"
Ye Xinning pursed her lips and said, "No." She just felt that they should maintain a proper distance, especially given the current situation. Maintaining the appropriate distance between them was the right thing to do.
Moreover, she couldn't figure out his thoughts, whether in the past or now. Under these circumstances, she hoped that they could maintain the relationship of ex-husband and ex-wife and not disturb each other.
Shen Lin twitched the corner of his lips, completely disbelieving her words.
"Either I take you there, or we just stay here and wait. You decide."
It's absolutely impossible to let him walk alone so late.
Ye Xinning stared at Shen Lin, finding it hard to believe that Shen Lin had said such a thing.
“Chen Lin, I think I made myself very clear just now.”
“I have made myself very clear.”
Ye Xinning, "..."
She remained silent, and Shen Lin did not move; the two remained locked in this stalemate.
Wenzhu waited by the car. Time passed by, and no one moved until Ye Xinning got into the car.
Ultimately, having no other option, Ye Xinning compromised first.
She walked towards Shen Lin's car, and Shen Lin followed.
Ye Xinning felt that she was not rational enough. If she were rational enough, she could have ignored Wenzhu and stayed here with Shen Lin until the next morning.
But Wenzhu was very tired from work, and she couldn't let Wenzhu stay here and waste time because of her own personal feelings.
After getting into the car, Ye Xinning sat in the back seat, Chen Lin sat next to her, and Wen Zhu drove in the front. The atmosphere in the back seat was particularly somber. Wen Zhu quietly raised the partition, separating the front and back.
Ye Xinning turned to look at the scenery outside the car window, ignoring the person beside her. Shen Lin's gaze was fixed on her for a moment. After a while, Shen Lin spoke, "You have so much to say to Su Wan and the others, but you don't say a word to me?"
Ye Xinning smiled faintly, her gaze unusually indifferent. "Really? You must have seen wrong."
Shen Lin looked at Ye Xinning with a complicated expression. "You really don't want to talk to me?"
"Your awareness as your ex-wife."
“I never need you to have this so-called self-awareness,” Shen Lin said in a low voice.
Ye Xinning vaguely sensed that Shen Lin was somewhat angry, but she couldn't quite figure out why.
Ye Xinning thought for a moment, then said, "Shen Lin, I don't like such frequent interactions. It always makes me feel a little strange."
"What do you mean?" Shen Lin froze. He understood perfectly what Ye Xinning meant, but he still asked again.
"What I mean is, let's pretend we're strangers from now on, like, even if we run into each other, we'll act like strangers."
Shen Lin chuckled, but his face grew bitter as he laughed. "So, you hate me that much, to the point that you want to treat me like a stranger?"
Ye Xinning looked up and met Shen Lin's gaze. "I don't hate you."
"Then why are you so resistant to me?"
“After a divorce, we should maintain a distance. I don’t think it’s a big problem, Shen Lin. This is the reality that we should have.”
Shen Lin remained silent as the car drove on, eventually stopping at Ye Xinning's residence.
Asparagus Fern lowered the barrier in front of them. "President Chen, we've arrived."
Shen Lin spoke coldly, "Get out of the car."
Without thinking twice, Ye Xinning felt that Shen Lin's words were directed at her. She opened the car door to get out, but the next second Shen Lin grabbed her wrist. "Wenzhu, get out of the car."
asparagus,"……"
Ye Xinning could only continue sitting in the car.
This time, Shen Lin's attitude was very firm. He held Ye Xinning's hand and said, "I know you can't forgive me right now. I can take time and wait, but the one thing I will never do is give up."
Ye Xinning, "..."
She wasn't quite sure why Shen Lin was so persistent or what his purpose was.
"Actually, it's unnecessary, Shen Lin. Let bygones be bygones. Wouldn't it be better to start a new life?"
"Unless you have me in your new life."
Ye Xinning: "We've come full circle and come back to the same problem again."
"My attitude is very clear: it is absolutely impossible for me to give up. Ningning, you can be angry, and you can choose not to forgive me, but I will never waver in my decision. If I cannot get your forgiveness, I will keep waiting."
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