He had been worried that she would choose not to eat as a way to resist him.
In the stillness of the night, Chen Lin finally spoke.
"Not eating is bad for your health, have you thought about it?"
Ye Xinning didn't react at all; she and Shen Lin were currently speechless.
Ye Xinning remained silent for a long time, but Shen Lin was not in a hurry. He sat on the edge of the bed and talked to her to himself.
"Mom came to the company today and asked me what I need to do to let you go. Ningning, isn't that strange? We're husband and wife, and you're carrying my child, yet Mom wants me to let you go. We can never be separated in this lifetime, so how could I possibly let you go?"
Ye Xinning remained silent. She didn't know what was going through Shen Lin's mind to say such a thing. Didn't he find it disgusting?
“Ningning, you’re pregnant. If you don’t eat on time, our baby won’t be healthy, and your health will deteriorate. I’ll worry about that.”
hypocritical.
The person on the bed remained silent, but Shen Lin slowly said, "Ningning, you know that Mom cares a lot about you from the Ye Group. Recently, the company has encountered some problems, and I suppose Mom needs my help."
Ye Xinning froze. After a long while, she finally turned around and looked at the man sitting by the bed. She couldn't believe it. "Chen Lin, are you indirectly blackmailing me?"
Why would I blackmail you?
Ye Xinning chuckled coldly, "Shen Lin, do you even believe what you're saying? You suddenly brought up my mother and the Ye Group, what else could it be but blackmailing me? Shen Lin, I never thought you were this kind of person. To make me stay, Shen Lin, you really will stop at nothing."
"I'll have Aunt Ning prepare some food for you, eat a little bit." Shen Lin didn't answer the question directly.
Ye Xinning stared intently at Shen Lin, "What if I continue my hunger strike? Are you really going to make things difficult for the Ye Group?"
"That depends on your choice."
Ye Xinning was furious and raised her hand to slap Shen Lin across the face, but Shen Lin raised his hand and grabbed hers.
Ye Xinning struggled fiercely, but Shen Lin still held her hand. "Ningning, I know you can weigh things."
"Chen Lin, you've kept me here. Do you think I'll ever be able to go back to the way things were before, as if nothing had happened?"
“As long as you’re not so paranoid, our affairs have nothing to do with the past.”
Ye Xinning pushed Shen Lin away. Shen Lin sat on the edge of the bed and remained silent for a long time.
Aunt Ning quickly brought up the food, which Shen Lin accepted, and then Aunt Ning left.
Ye Xinning turned her face away from Shen Lin, who said, "Eat something."
Ye Xinning took the food from Shen Lin's hand and numbly put it into her mouth like a robot.
After finishing her meal, she handed the cutlery to Chen Lin, asking, "Are you satisfied?"
"Ningning."
"Go out."
After saying this, Ye Xinning lay back down on the bed and didn't look at Chen Lin again.
Her hunger strike was really funny; it ended before it even started.
Shen Lin used the Ye Group as leverage...
The Ye Group is the culmination of her mother's and grandfather's hard work, and she cannot let Shen Lin destroy it with their blood.
The word "compromise" had never made Ye Xinning feel so powerless.
She wanted to ask Shen Lin, "Is this love?"
If it's love, why does he ignore her pain?
He couldn't see how sad she was being by her side.
...
In the following days, Ye Xinning still did not gain her freedom. She originally wanted to resist by going on a hunger strike, but since the Ye Group was involved, she had to compromise.
But she couldn't bring herself to stay at Ming Mansion forever.
Every day she thought about how she could leave Ming Mansion.
She tried everything, both soft and hard approaches, but nothing worked.
So she changed her approach and started making trouble for Shen Lin.
And the first thing that caused trouble for Shen Lin was...
set fire.
It was a morning.
Aunt Ning brought her breakfast. Ye Xinning took the breakfast from Aunt Ning's hand, her tone indifferent.
"Aunt Ning, how many people are here?"
Aunt Ning asked in confusion, "Why is Madam suddenly asking about this?"
"It's nothing, I just thought of asking."
"Besides the bodyguards, there's me and two other chefs."
Ye Xinning nodded.
She looked out the window and said, "Aunt Ning, the flowers in the garden are all in bloom. Could you take the two chefs to pick some for me later? I'd like to decorate my bedroom."
Aunt Ning asked Ye Xinning, puzzled, "Why did Madam suddenly decide to decorate this bedroom?"
"I have to stay here all day long, so I thought I'd decorate it a bit, at least that way I can change my bad mood."
This wasn't an unreasonable request, so Aunt Ning didn't think much of it and readily agreed.
"Alright, Madam, after you finish your meal, please read a book in your bedroom. I'll take the cooks and the others to help you pick flowers."
"Thank you, Aunt Ning."
After Ye Xinning finished eating, Aunt Ning cleaned up and left. Ye Xinning stood in the bedroom and watched as Aunt Ning indeed took the chef to the garden. In this way, only she and the bodyguard guarding her remained in the house.
Ye Xinning turned around, went back to her bedroom, and began to carry out her plan.
She found the lighter that Shen Lin had placed on the bedside table, cut all the flammable clothes into shreds, and finally set them all on fire.
Watching the fire ignite, Ye Xinning stood aside without flinching.
She knew the bodyguard would find out soon...
The fire in the bedroom grew larger and larger. Ye Xinning glanced at the locked door, and soon there was a knock on the door and the voice of a bodyguard.
"Madam, Madam?"
Ye Xinning ignored him.
The bodyguard outside was getting more and more anxious. When Ye Xinning didn't respond, the bodyguard started to panic. "Call Mr. Shen. The smoke inside is getting thicker. If something happens to Madam, I won't be able to explain it to you."
"good."
The bodyguard went to make a phone call and was also knocking urgently on the door from the outside, but Ye Xinning ignored him from beginning to end.
She changed into her favorite clothes and went barefoot onto the balcony.
The fire inside grew larger and larger. Ye Xinning stood by the window. Less than ten minutes later, she saw a car coming from outside. It looked familiar. There used to be a girl in the passenger seat of that car.
Ye Xinning had never expected Shen Lin to return so quickly.
But that's also just right.
She looked down and soon Chen Lin got out of the car. The man was wearing a black trench coat. As he got out of the car, he looked up and gazed in the direction of the master bedroom.
Ye Xinning smiled and gently moved her lips as she looked at Shen Lin.
Shen Lin stood downstairs. From his vantage point, he could see the raging fire behind Ye Xinning, see her wearing her favorite dress, see her bright smile, and see her lips move.
There was no sound, but Shen Lin understood what she meant.
—Goodbye, Shen Lin.
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