With a tense jaw, he didn't linger and strode towards the master bedroom on the third floor of the villa.
Upon reaching the door, Shen Lin saw the bodyguards still knocking and ordered them all to be pushed aside. He then kicked the door open.
The bodyguard looked at Shen Lin, who was radiating coldness, and then at the door, and in his heart, he gave Shen Lin a thumbs up.
Inside the bedroom, a raging fire was burning so fiercely that it spread rapidly outwards as soon as the door was opened.
Shen Lin disregarded everything and charged straight in.
The bodyguard quickly pulled him back, "Sir, the fire inside is too big. Let us go in first. We will definitely bring Madam out."
At a time like this, how could Shen Lin possibly hand her over to anyone else? He shook off the bodyguard's hand, disregarded the escalating fire, and rushed directly onto the balcony. Several times, burning objects fell in front of Shen Lin, but he still did not back down.
Ye Xinning was no longer fully conscious. She placed her hand on her abdomen and looked at Shen Lin, who had rushed in without regard for anything. If it were before, he would definitely have been moved by his actions.
But now, seeing Shen Lin appear, she felt nothing.
Shen Lin quickly arrived at the balcony, only to find that Ye Xinning had locked the door. The fire was raging, and Shen Lin's expression was tense.
"Come out with me?"
Ye Xinning shook her head. "Chen Lin, I don't want to go out."
Seeing her body swaying precariously, Chen Lin's heart leaped into his throat. "Are you willing to go to such lengths to leave?"
All she did today was for one purpose: to leave Ming Mansion and leave him.
Ye Xinning smiled, but Shen Lin ignored her and started banging on the door.
After banging on the door for a while, it still wouldn't open. Shen Lin looked at Ye Xinning again, and finally, he said, "I'll let you go."
...
In late September, a fire broke out in the southern suburbs of the city, shocking the entire city.
The Ming Mansion, owned by Shen Lin, president of the Shen Group, was destroyed by fire. The entire villa was burned to the ground. According to people nearby, when the fire was raging, Shen Lin carried his wife Ye Xinning out, his face showing great anxiety.
In the large ward, Ye Xinning sat on the hospital bed, remaining silent for a long time.
Looking at the news, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
Beside her was Shen Nanxing.
Shen Nanxing noticed this smile and asked, "What are you laughing at, sister-in-law?"
"nothing."
Ye Xinning looked down at her wrist, where the familiar bracelet was no longer visible.
That day, Shen Lin rescued her from the fire. Her condition for leaving that bedroom was that Shen Lin let her go.
Shen Lin agreed.
Thinking that she would regain her freedom after being discharged from the hospital, Ye Xinning felt a little better.
If you can't be with the person you want, then choose the freedom you desire most.
Ye Xinning said it was nothing, but how could Shen Nanxing believe it? How could Shen Nanxing not know how the fire that shocked the whole city yesterday started?
She looked at Ye Xinning and asked疑惑地, "What were you thinking when you set the fire, sister-in-law?"
Recalling that moment, Ye Xinning said, "I didn't have any particular thoughts, I just wanted freedom, and that was all I wanted."
"If my older brother hadn't gone back, if the fire had gotten out of control, and my sister-in-law had really died, would you have regretted it?"
"If that's really how it ends, then it's my fate, and there's nothing to regret."
Ye Xinning didn't say this to appease Shen Nanxing; that was truly what she thought at the time.
She had no other choice but to take a gamble.
She gambled on Shen Lin's feelings for her.
As it turned out, Shen Lin compromised, and she won her gamble.
"What about the child?" Shen Nanxing asked again when he saw Ye Xinning staring out the window without saying a word.
When the child was mentioned, Ye Xinning's gaze paused. The person who asked this question was Shen Nanxing, and she couldn't bring herself to lie or do anything else.
"I haven't decided yet," she said frankly after a brief silence.
Shen Nanxing moved his lips and finally spoke, "My sister-in-law has been pregnant once before. If she doesn't keep this child, it will have a great impact on her health."
How could Ye Xinning not know that frequent abortions would cause great harm to her body?
However, separating from Shen Lin is inevitable. If she gives birth to the child, will the child resent her in a family without a father's love?
Ye Xinning thought about many things, and towards the end, her mind was in complete chaos.
“I know,” she said softly, “that’s why I said I haven’t thought about it yet.”
Shen Nanxing wanted to say something more, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to begin.
Should Ye Xinning be advised to continue her marriage with Shen Lin?
impossible.
As a woman herself, Shen Nanxing knew that the child would become a thorn in Ye Xinning's heart.
"Sister-in-law, please rest well. I'll be leaving now." Shen Nanxing accompanied Ye Xinning until Shen Linlai arrived before getting up to leave.
After Shen Nanxing left, the ward fell silent once again.
Shen Lin stood some distance from the hospital bed, looking at the person on it, whose expression was full of exhaustion, but he quickly composed himself and walked over.
Sitting down by the hospital bed, Shen Lin looked at Ye Xinning, who turned her face away and refused to even glance at him. Just thinking about the scene of her smiling at him amidst the fire still made Shen Lin feel lingering fear.
After a long while, he spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Do you really want to stay away from me that much?"
Ye Xinning did not answer.
All she wants now is to recover and leave the hospital, then go through the divorce proceedings with him, and after that, they should have no relationship whatsoever. Ideally, they should never have the chance to meet again in this lifetime.
Seeing that Ye Xinning remained silent, Shen Lin mocked himself.
"Don't worry, I really mean it. You've threatened me with your life, what else can I do? But Ningning, marriage is not easy. We've come this far together, are you really going to let go of my hand now?"
Ye Xinning finally turned her head and looked at Shen Lin, saying each word clearly, "Shen Lin, you are wrong. It was never me who chose to let go of your hand, but you who made this choice. From the moment Jiang An gave birth to that child, our relationship was destined to end."
When Jiang An gave birth to the child, Shen Lin rubbed his temples.
He reached out his hand, wanting to hold Ye Xinning's hand, but Ye Xinning dodged it as soon as he reached out.
He had no choice but to retract his words, "Ningning."
He called her name earnestly.
Ye Xinning still did not respond.
Shen Lin continued, "Regarding the child Jiang An gave birth to, let me explain to you. Listen carefully, I'll tell you everything from beginning to end. If you still don't forgive me after I've finished, then I will respect your decision and divorce you."
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