Ye Xinning had just walked downstairs when she ran into Ji Jianshen, who had just come in from outside.
Seeing her suddenly come downstairs, Ji Jian knew the reason without asking any questions.
He didn't speak, but instead asked Ye Xinning to wait a moment.
Ye Xinning was puzzled.
Ji Jianshen went upstairs and came downstairs again, carrying a blanket and an umbrella.
"It's raining outside and a bit cold. You're not dressed warmly enough. Also, it's a special time. It would be terrible if you caught a cold from the rain."
Ji Jianshen seemed to remember that she was pregnant almost all the time. Ye Xinning smiled and thanked him softly, "Yes, thank you."
After saying this, Ye Xinning walked outside.
Ji Jianshen did not go out with her. Ye Xinning came outside, and the rain changed from a light drizzle to a moderate rain.
Wen Zhu stood behind Shen Lin, holding an umbrella but not daring to step forward. It was clear that the person in front had given her some instructions.
The man, who had been keeping his head down, became visibly nervous when he saw her appear. "The roads are slippery from the rain, why did you come out?"
Ye Xinning found the question quite amusing. "You're standing here in the rain, just because you're sure I'll soften up and come out, right?"
Shen Lin pursed his thin lips, then spoke again, his voice as deep as ever, "I've come to take you home."
"Go home? Shen Lin, is this just a way to whitewash the situation?"
"I will give you an explanation about Jiang An's matter when we get home."
What kind of explanation?
"You're satisfied."
Is she satisfied?
Ye Xinning's gaze remained unmoved. "Do you know what kind of answer I want? You knew last night, so why didn't you say a word? Shen Lin, do you really think it's the same thing? In the end, you still don't know what I'm angry about?"
"I know." Shen Lin's tone was urgent, and it was hard to imagine that such a composed person was now showing such dishevelment and panic.
From Ye Xinning's perspective, his clothes were completely soaked, but his shoulders were still very straight, as if the rain did not affect him at all.
Ye Xinning admitted that she couldn't stand it anymore.
"You should go back first."
"Come back with me."
“Chen Lin, the impact of last night’s events is still on me, and I cannot go with you right now.”
"You get in the car first, I'll talk to you there, okay?"
"There's no need."
Ye Xinning resisted repeatedly, and Shen Lin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. "Fine, since you're unwilling, I'll just stand here and wait until you're willing to talk to me before we do."
Ye Xinning didn't want to get involved, but seeing Wenzhu standing there waiting behind her, she finally gave in.
After getting on the bus, Shen Lin wanted to hold Ye Xinning's hand and pull her into his arms, but no part of his body was warm.
She was already in poor health due to her pregnancy, and although he missed her dearly, he couldn't bring himself to transfer the coldness from his body to hers.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think things through last night."
"When did you start contacting Jiang An?" Ye Xinning didn't want to beat around the bush and talk about unnecessary things.
"About two weeks ago."
Why didn't you tell me?
"I was afraid you'd overthink it."
Ye Xinning slightly raised her eyes, her gaze full of mockery and sarcasm, "So if I run into you now, I won't think too much about it?"
After a moment of silence, he uttered only three words: "I'm sorry."
Ye Xinning felt incredibly irritable. She relied more on her own feelings, even though she was shocked, heartbroken, and disappointed when she saw Shen Lin and Jiang An together last night.
But after a night, she tried to calm herself down and think more about how she and Shen Lin had been together all along, how Shen Lin had behaved, and how many times in the past Shen Lin had risked his safety for her and put her first.
That's why she was able to sit opposite Shen Lin and listen to his further explanation.
"Shen Lin." Ye Xinning called Shen Lin's name seriously.
"Um."
Do you love me?
When Shen Lin heard Ye Xinning ask this, he panicked immediately. "You can be angry, you can ignore me, but you can't doubt my love for you."
Have you ever thought about walking with me forever?
"In this life, I have never thought of being with anyone other than you."
Moreover, everything he is doing now is for the sake of continuing to be with her.
She can't doubt her own feelings like that.
Ye Xinning looked at Shen Lin intently, his gaze firm as he spoke those words.
But is that really the case?
"Then why did you contact Jiang An?"
"I have my own unavoidable difficulties."
What does "unavoidable hardship" mean?
"For some reason, I have to follow her wishes now. Going to the He family that day was out of necessity. But Ningning, no matter what my reasons were for appearing with Jiang An, my love for you is beyond question. I have only ever loved you, and I will only ever love you. You can be angry with me, or you can be unhappy, but you can never doubt my love for you."
Ye Xinning didn't know what the unavoidable predicament Shen Lin was talking about was. He didn't know if he really had some unavoidable predicament, or if he was just weaving one lie after another to deceive her.
Ye Xinning was in a state of turmoil, so much so that for a long time after Shen Lin finished speaking, she couldn't find a single word to respond to him.
After a long silence, Ye Xinning finally spoke.
"Chen Lin, my mind is in turmoil, please don't make things difficult for me."
This statement doesn't say whether the anger has subsided or not.
Shen Lin couldn't care less about anything else. "I know you're angry, but Ningning, you can't just reject me like this. Let's go home first, okay? We can talk about everything else when we get home."
Shen Lin was determined to bring her home, and Ye Xinning knew perfectly well what was behind his plan.
"Do you feel threatened by my presence with Ji Jianshen, or what?"
He likes you.
Ye Xinning felt that this statement was extremely hypocritical.
“Chen Lin, I know Ji Jianshen likes me, but he has never done anything to make me feel disgusted. Even before I exposed this relationship, he never said that he and I are family and very important people to each other. What about you? Do I need to repeatedly emphasize to you what Jiang An did? I think it's unnecessary.”
No one knew better than Ye Xinning how deep Jiang An's thoughts were. What else could Jiang An's repeated actions be but a deep love for Shen Lin?
Ye Xinning was unwilling to return to Ming Mansion. Before getting out of the car, she only said one sentence, "Let's talk about going home later. You don't need to come here anymore. Let's talk about other things when you can completely sever ties with Jiang An."
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