Ye Xinning nodded to Aunt Ning and corrected her, "Aunt Ning, Shen Lin and I have been divorced for a long time. Please call me Miss Ye."
Aunt Ning's smile froze, and seeing the disappointment flash in Shen Lin's eyes, she sighed silently, "Okay, Miss Ye."
Ye Xinning turned to look at Shen Lin, "You're home now, I should go."
Shen Lin held her hand, not letting her leave.
Ye Xinning frowned, then spoke tentatively, "Would you like to stay for dinner before you leave?"
"No, Aunt Wen has prepared dinner and is waiting for me."
With her aloof attitude, how could Shen Lin not know that she was keeping her distance from him?
"You offered to drive me back, not because you cared about me?"
He looked into Ye Xinning's eyes, determined to get an answer.
She wouldn't have sent him back if she hadn't been worried about his conflict with Huo Yanzhi escalating.
She should care about him.
Faced with Shen Lin's question, Ye Xinning did not hesitate and immediately answered, "I think you may have misunderstood. The reason I brought you back is that I didn't want you and Huo Yanzhi to continue making a scene at the law firm. Shen Lin, you should know that what I fear most is trouble."
"So, you just don't want to get into the trouble you're talking about because that's your workplace?"
Ye Xinning tacitly agreed.
Shen Lin smiled bitterly. It was ironic, but he thought she had come back with him because she was worried about him.
"Alright, you can go now." Shen Lin turned around, stubbornly not wanting Ye Xinning to see the disappointment in his eyes.
Ye Xinning nodded to Aunt Ning and left without saying another word to Shen Lin.
Looking at how the former couple had changed, Aunt Ning couldn't help but sigh, "Miss Ye is completely different now."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lin looked down at Aunt Ning and asked, "How is it different?"
"Compared to before, his gaze is more determined, but also more indifferent."
A look of sorrow crossed Shen Lin's eyes.
He went upstairs without saying a word.
In the wake of today's events, one question Shen Lin began to reflect on was: what is Ye Xinning like now...?
Do you still have feelings for him?
...
After leaving Ming Mansion, Ye Xinning went straight home.
After dinner, she went to the study to finish her work.
After finishing her work, she went back to her bedroom, took a shower, and lay down on the bed.
Thinking back to the fight between Shen Lin and Huo Yanzhi at the law firm entrance today, she only now belatedly realized why Shen Lin was there at that time.
Was he always outside her law firm, or did he just happen to be in that area on business?
Ye Xinning couldn't understand it. Thinking back again, all she could think of was the scene of Shen Lin beating Huo Yanzhi with a gloomy face.
He also deeply regretted losing his memory at that time. If he hadn't lost his memory, their ending would definitely not be like this now. If he hadn't lost his memory, she wouldn't have lost the child in her womb.
The thought of her unborn child caused Ye Xinning excruciating pain, and no matter how much time passed, this wound could never be healed.
She and Shen Lin shared an inextricable past, as well as the mutual torment of their brief marriage. She once had expectations for Shen Lin, but after repeated disappointments, those expectations eventually disappeared.
Just as Su Wan had told her before, the moment she chose to divorce Shen Lin, it meant that no matter what, good or bad, bitter or sweet, she had to learn to heal herself.
...
Early the next morning.
When Ye Xinning arrived at the law firm, Xiao Chen called her into his office.
"Is there something you need?"
"There's an economic dispute in France, and I'd like to send you there. What do you say? Are you willing?"
"France?" Ye Xinning murmured softly.
Xiao Chen nodded. "Yes, it's in France. It's a bit far, and it might take about a week to get there, so I wanted to ask for your opinion first."
Ye Xinning pondered. Her father was in France, and Xia He had also been in France before joining the Ye Group. If she went to France, could she take this opportunity to investigate whether there was any connection between them?
"So, have you made up your mind?"
"I've thought it over, and I'm willing to go."
Upon hearing her agree, Xiao Chen proceeded to arrange the next steps of the work.
“Okay, let Ye Xiaoxiao go with you. We’ll leave tomorrow. I’ll find all the case information for you later, so you can take a look first.”
"good."
After getting off work in the evening, Ye Xinning went home and started packing her things.
Aunt Wen watched her pack and asked, puzzled, "Is Miss going on a long trip?"
"Yes, Aunt Wen, I'm going to France on a business trip. You don't need to cook for me every day for the next few days. Get some rest and wait for me to come back."
When she heard that she was going to France on a business trip, Aunt Wen was stunned. "Miss is going to France?"
As for Aunt Wen, she knew perfectly well how much Song Zhengchu in France did not want Ye Xinning to go to France.
"Yes, Xiao Chen has arranged a job for me in France. I'm going there on a business trip this time, so I can take the opportunity to investigate Xia He's affairs."
"What about Mr. Song?" Aunt Wen asked. "Is Miss going to see Mr. Song?"
Ye Xinning stopped what she was doing, thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. Aunt Wen, please don't tell my father. I have my own arrangements for my business trip to France."
With Ye Xinning having said all that, it would be superfluous for Aunt Wen to say anything more.
"The young lady was very careful after arriving in France."
"Okay, Aunt Wen, don't worry. It's just work-related and a side investigation of Xia He. Nothing will go wrong."
Despite saying that, Aunt Wen couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Miss, you must be careful when you go to France. You're unfamiliar with the place; what if something happens to you?"
Ye Xinning reassured Aunt Wen, "Don't worry, Aunt Wen. Xiaoxiao is with me, and we will take good care of ourselves."
"Hmm." Aunt Wen felt a little relieved when she heard that someone was with her.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Upon learning that Ye Xinning was going to France on a business trip, Shen Lin's face darkened. "Why the sudden business trip to France?"
"Arrangements made by Ms. Ye's law firm."
"Xiao Chen?"
"Um."
Shen Lin fell silent.
Time ticked by, and Wenzhu hesitated for a moment. "President Chen, what are your plans next?"
"Book plane tickets, I'm going to France with her."
"However, President Shen's itinerary for the next few days is not France, but Singapore to attend a week-long meeting to discuss the branch's work arrangements for the second half of the year."
"Cancel." Shen Lin told Wen Zhu to cancel without saying a word.
Wenzhu was in a dilemma. Was she really going to cancel something so important?
"Is Mr. Shen worried about Miss Ye going to France alone?"
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