Shen Lin hummed in agreement. Ye Xinning helped him sit up and then used a pillow placed to the side to prop him up, making him more comfortable.
Ye Xinning was completely absorbed in this and did not notice the corner of Shen Lin's lips curling up. Her careful actions and the worry in her eyes showed that she cared about him. If she didn't care, why would she be so worried and uneasy about his safety?
"Ningning, you still have feelings for me, don't you?"
Ye Xinning had just helped him put the pillow away when she heard him say this.
Ye Xinning paused for a few seconds before speaking, "You've misunderstood."
She straightened up, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far from him, and the words she spoke were completely different from her considerate manner just now.
“I didn’t misunderstand. Your worried expression is genuine, and there’s no way to fake it. Ningning, I know you’re still blaming me, but you still have feelings for me, right?”
Shen Lin took her hand and looked at her expectantly.
Ye Xinning withdrew her hand and looked away, refusing to look at Shen Lin. "No, you really misunderstood. The reason I care about your safety is because your injury was caused by me. If you hadn't saved me, you wouldn't be in this situation. If something really happened to you, I wouldn't be able to explain it to Uncle Shen and Aunt Xi in Nancheng."
Shen Lin's gaze remained fixed, fixed intently on her eyes. "So you're telling me that everything you did just now was because you felt you couldn't explain it to them, and not because of me?"
Ye Xinning hummed in agreement.
Shen Lin felt as if his heart was being torn apart. Ye Xinning's words made him truly experience unprecedented pain, as if a dull knife was slowly torturing his heart, one cut at a time. The clear pain made Shen Lin's brows furrow tightly, and his face grew paler and paler.
Ye Xinning noticed the change in Shen Lin's expression and assumed he was in pain from his wound or something else was wrong. "Shen Lin, are you feeling unwell again?"
As she approached and lowered her head, Chen Lin was surrounded by her faint, pleasant, and familiar fragrance.
"My whole body aches."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xinning became extremely anxious. The bullet that had entered Shen Lin's body was just a little lower, and she might never have seen Shen Lin again. Ye Xinning naturally believed that the pain Shen Lin described was real.
"I'll go get the doctor."
She was about to leave when Shen Lin grabbed her hand, saying, "It hurts the most here."
Ye Xinning stopped, and Shen Lin took her hand and brought it to her heart, the meaning of which was all too clear: "Ningning, it hurts here."
Ye Xinning, "..."
She was somewhat speechless. She was so worried about him, and all he did was talk to her about this nonsense.
She flung his hand away. "Chen Lin, are you a child? Is it fun to make jokes like this?"
Shen Lin said sincerely, "I'm really in pain. Since I regained my memories, every night when I close my eyes, all I see is you, our past together. I want to go find you, but I'm afraid that if you see me, you'll be sad and upset. I'm afraid that my appearance will bring you more trouble. So I stay at home alone, looking at your picture and missing you. Just thinking that it's impossible for us to be together makes my heart ache unbearably. Ningning, you are someone I can never let go of in this lifetime."
Ye Xinning knew that Shen Lin would experience a brief period of discomfort after regaining his memories, but she did not expect him to suffer so much, or that his heart would ache so much for her.
Why would you do this?
“I also asked myself, why did we have to go through all this trouble? After all this time and time again, we still ended up getting a divorce. Maybe it turns out we weren’t meant to be, but when have I ever believed in fate? I believe I can give you happiness. I really can’t think of anyone else who is qualified to stand by your side.”
Ye Xinning had witnessed Shen Lin's arrogance and domineering nature before, but she was still shocked to hear him say these words. This man was so obsessive.
She suddenly panicked. Faced with such a stern face, even her usual eloquence was useless.
“Chen Lin, I’ve told you before, we’re in the past now, and people should always look forward.”
She pulled her hand away from his again, this time unwilling to stay any longer.
"That's all for now. I'm very grateful to you for saving me this time. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help. You get some rest, I'm leaving now."
After finishing speaking, Ye Xinning turned and left, ignoring Shen Lin's injured eyes.
She told herself to be firm. She never wanted to go through that kind of marriage again, which was filled with sadness and pain.
...
Ye Xinning came out of Shen Lin's bedroom. Gu Shilin was sitting in the living room talking to Song Zhengchu. It was unclear what they were talking about, but they stopped talking after Ye Xinning came out.
"Ningning." Song Zhengchu got up from the sofa, looked at her, his eyes filled with deep worry and love.
"Okay, Dad, let's go."
Upon hearing her say she was leaving, Gu Shilin stood up from the sofa. "No way, Second Sister-in-law, my Second Brother is in this state. What will happen to him if you leave?"
"With so many servants and doctors here, it makes no difference whether I'm here or not; anyone can take care of him."
“Anyone could take care of him, but the only person he wants to see is his second sister-in-law.”
"We're already divorced," Ye Xinning said calmly.
Gu Shilin was troubled, but there was nothing he could do.
"Is Second Sister-in-law really leaving?"
"Um."
"Will Second Sister-in-law come over tomorrow?"
"I don't know, we'll see later."
Gu Shilin wondered if Shen Lin upstairs wasn't trying to gain sympathy.
If he plays the victim, will he still be able to leave?
Ye Xinning and Song Zhengchu left together, with He Yu driving and the two sitting in the back seat.
Song Zhengchu looked at Ye Xinning several times without saying a word. It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but he didn't know how to start or where to begin.
"Isn't Dad going to tell me yet?" Ye Xinning was the first to break the silence. She spoke slowly, her tone calm but revealing a determination to know.
"I didn't intend to keep it from you, I just didn't know where to begin."
"Let's start with what exactly Dad's status is in France. I've always wondered why I've never had the chance to come to France before. Now that I think about it, Dad must have played a role too. He went to such lengths to prevent me from coming. Dad, can you tell me why?"
"This matter is very complicated."
"Ji Jianshen said that my father did this to protect my safety."
Upon hearing Ye Xinning mention Ji Jianshen, Song Zhengchu's gaze deepened. "Ji Jianshen called you? What did you two talk about?"
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