Shen Lin's face was turned to the side after being hit. He remained in one position for a long time before gently grasping Ye Xinning's hand. "Does it hurt?"
Ye Xinning looked at Shen Lin, her gaze devoid of any warmth. As she looked at him, she laughed to herself, "Shen Lin, look how ridiculous you are right now."
"You're injured, take good care of yourself. I'm going to the study to handle some work."
After Shen Lin finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Ye Xinning called out to him, "Shen Lin, do you think this is meaningful?"
Whether it's interesting or not is up to me.
Shen Lin had his back to her, his voice low.
Ye Xinning's anger seemed to have been thrown at cotton, receiving no response. Ye Xinning suddenly felt deflated.
She looked at Shen Lin and spoke to him for the first time in a helpless and humble tone, "Shen Lin, can you let me go? I can get a divorce, I can give you your freedom, I can let you rightfully welcome your child and the child's mother into the Shen family. Don't you want to acknowledge your child? To give him a legitimate status?"
After Ye Xinning finished speaking, Shen Lin said, "I don't care."
"I don't care about anything."
“That child.” Shen Lin’s gaze was deep. Ye Xinning was stunned by this sentence. After she realized what he meant, the sarcasm in her heart became even stronger.
"Shen Lin, the child is already born, and you're telling me you don't care? Are you lying to yourself or to me?"
"I never intended to lie to you. I did all this just so that we could have a better future."
Upon hearing Shen Lin's words, Ye Xinning's eyes filled with sorrow and coldness. "Shen Lin, there is no future for us."
...
After Shen Lin left the bedroom, Ye Xinning sat on the bed, thinking about what Shen Lin had just said. In her despair, Shen Lin showed no intention of letting her go. In Nancheng, there was no one who could restrain Shen Lin.
Ye Xinning closed her eyes and thought of her father, Ji Jianshen...
If they come, she might still have a chance to leave.
Ye Xinning hadn't expected Shen Lin to be so obsessive.
He wanted to bind her with love, but he never considered how much pain that child would cause her...
...
Ye Xinning refused to let him go. Every day, Ye Xinning would sit on the carpet in her bedroom, looking at the scenery outside the window. The freedom and happiness that were within reach for others had become a luxury for her.
Ever since she jumped from the building in an attempt to escape, Shen Lin has had all the windows in the bedroom reinforced, including the balcony. Now, it's practically impossible for her to leave.
Shen Lin was still very busy every day, but no matter how busy he was, he would always make time to have meals with her and take walks with her in the yard. He gave her all the tenderness he could, but Ye Xinning felt that her heart was getting colder and colder, as if it had been frozen in the cold winter, and no tenderness could enter it anymore.
As the days went by, Ye Xinning's mental state deteriorated. Just like now, Aunt Ning brought her lunch as usual.
"Madam, today's soup was made by the master after consulting a recipe. It's good for you and the baby, so please drink more of it," Aunt Ning said earnestly as she served her the soup.
Ye Xinning did not respond, but the corner of her lips curled up, and the mockery was particularly glaring.
Aunt Ning handed over the soup. Ye Xinning, sitting on the carpet, remembered what Aunt Ning had just said. With a flick of her wrist, she expressionlessly knocked the soup over. Soup spilled everywhere, and Aunt Ning exclaimed in alarm, "Madam, what are you doing? Are you burned?"
Ye Xinning turned her head to look out the window, her tone as indifferent as could be, "Aunt Ning, tell him that he is right to be sullen, I, Ye Xinning, cannot bear it."
Aunt Ning sighed and advised, "How could you say such a thing, Madam?"
"I'm not late, Aunt Ning, you can go out now."
“Madam, you are pregnant now, how can you not eat? Please don’t be angry with your husband. Actually, I think he cares about you very much. Perhaps you could try to think about your relationship with him from a different perspective.”
Ye Xinning looked at Aunt Ning and asked, "Aunt Ning, if it were you, could you accept your husband having a child with another woman?"
"Madam, your husband seems to love you very much; he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing."
Aunt Ning still defended Shen Lin.
Ye Xinning smiled sarcastically, "Is that so? Aunt Ning's first thought was that there was a misunderstanding, rather than that he really did something to wrong me?"
“Madam, the master has been so kind to you, I don’t see him as someone who would betray you.”
Ye Xinning just chuckled, but said nothing else.
One reason is that there's no need to say anything, and the other is that I'm completely heartbroken.
She turned her head away, not looking at Aunt Ning, and simply said, "Aunt Ning, you can go out and do your own thing. Don't worry about me."
Aunt Ning said anxiously, "Even if you're angry, Madam, you can't skip meals. You're pregnant, and this is very dangerous."
"Child?" Ye Xinning murmured softly, her eyes filled with coldness.
"What's the point of having children when the person is gone?"
These words instantly changed Aunt Ning's expression. She shushed Ye Xinning, "Don't say such things, Madam. It's very unlucky."
"Alright, Aunt Ning, I don't want to eat. You should leave now."
After saying this, Ye Xinning looked out the window without saying another word.
Aunt Ning had no choice but to tidy up the bedroom and leave.
This is no small matter. Since we can't persuade Ye Xinning, the important thing is to hurry up and call that person to inform them.
...
Ye Xinning didn't eat lunch. She sat on the carpet for a long time before going to bed to sleep.
She said she was going to sleep, but all she could do with her eyes closed were nightmares. Lying in bed with her eyes open, she repeatedly went over her relationship with Shen Lin. She couldn't understand why things had come to this point between them.
As I thought about it, my eyes started to sting and my vision began to blur.
Just then, a knock sounded on the door, and Ye Xinning quickly raised her hand to wipe away all the tears on her face.
The door was opened from the outside. Ye Xinning heard footsteps, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep.
Shen Lin came in from outside. The curtains in the bedroom were drawn. He turned on the light, and the bedroom was lit again.
Shen Lin walked to the bedside, stared at the small bulge on the bed for a few seconds, and then walked to the bedside.
He sat down quietly on the edge of the bed, looking at the person on the bed with deep and gentle eyes.
He knew she wasn't asleep, and he knew she didn't want to talk to him and refused to communicate with him.
Remembering what Aunt Ning said, that she had stopped eating and drinking since noon, sure enough, she still ended up in this situation and resorted to such a method.
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