This was the first time Ji Jianshen had appeared in front of Ye Rouxin. Before this, Ye Rouxin did not know that Ye Xinning had such a gentle and considerate male friend.
"Ji Jianshen, a friend I met when I was abroad, is also..." someone my father knows.
Before Ye Xinning could utter that last sentence, she heard Ji Jianshen's voice.
"Hello, Aunt Ye, I am Ji Jianshen, and I live in Beicheng."
Ye Xinning's gaze fell on Ji Jianshen...
She seemed to understand; Ji Jianshen didn't want her to mention her father at this time.
Although she didn't know why, since Ji Jianshen didn't want to, she naturally went along with his wishes.
"Settling down in Beicheng, huh?" Ye Rouxin noticed that Ji Jianshen had carried Ye Xinning in earlier, and assumed that the two must have a good relationship. Looking at Ji Jianshen again, she couldn't help but find him much more pleasing to the eye than Shen Lin.
"What does Mr. Ji do for a living?"
"Our main focus is on the charity sector, but we've also done some other things."
"That's great. Mr. Ji is clearly a promising young man."
Seeing that the two had drifted off into a tangent, Ye Xinning coughed softly from the side.
Ye Rouxin smiled and said, "Then come to Nancheng to visit Ningning more often in the future."
"Okay, Auntie."
After Ji Jianshen finished speaking, he looked at Ye Xinning and said, "Then you should rest well. I'll go first. Contact me if anything comes up."
"good."
Ji Jianshen left, and Su Wan stayed behind to accompany Ye Xinning back to the bedroom.
Back in her bedroom, Ye Xinning sat on a recliner on the balcony. The weather was lovely, and the warm sunshine made her feel cozy. Without thinking, Ye Xinning raised her hand, and sunlight streamed through her fingers. It was such a simple thing, yet she could enjoy it immensely all by herself.
Su Wan came in after making a phone call outside and saw this scene. She walked over and sat down next to Ye Xinning, teasingly saying, "I thought you would hide away and cry after you were out of everyone's sight."
Ye Xinning maintained her earlier lightheartedness, "Will hiding and crying make all of this seem fake?"
"cannot."
"If that's the case, why should I cry?"
Su Wan teased, "This is different from what I expected. Did you cry a lot back at Ming Mansion?"
"It seems like there were a few times," Ye Xinning said casually, a slight twitch at the corner of her lips and a narrowing of her eyes.
Su Wan knew perfectly well what kind of feelings lay beneath Ye Xinning's calm exterior.
She patted Ye Xinning's hand. "Life is yours, and how you live it is entirely up to you. You're just a man; there's more to this world than just Shen Lin. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"I see."
"Do you really understand?" Su Wan was skeptical.
Ye Xinning smiled faintly and lowered her hand. "I was just thinking that my experience over such a long period of time has given me a deeper understanding of a single sentence."
"What did you say?"
"What changes is the human heart, what remains unchanged is fate."
Su Wan paused, then laughed, "Where did you hear that? It sounds so negative, it's not like you at all."
Ye Xinning smiled faintly, "I never believed in fate before, Wanwan."
"Yes, I know."
"But after meeting Shen Lin, I married him despite his amnesia and suffered a lot. Later, when the marriage failed, I withdrew. But after he tried to win me back, I softened and chose to remarry Shen Lin. I never thought we would end up like this. I started to wonder if I was wrong from the beginning. My relationship with Shen Lin was a mistake from the very beginning."
Su Wan could understand Ye Xinning's feelings.
What kind of pain must Ye Xinning have endured to utter such words?
"So now, I've decided to let myself off the hook."
Su Wan didn't know what to say, so she stepped forward and gave Ye Xinning a hug. "Everything will be alright."
"I chose to distance myself from Shen Lin and end everything between us, but there are still some questions I need to clarify."
Su Wan knew what Ye Xinning was talking about.
"About Jiang An and that child?"
"Um."
Su Wan acted as if she already knew, "Don't worry, I've already found out for you. Ever since Jiang An appeared in front of you, Shen Lin has arranged for her to be in an extremely secluded place. Shen Lin has restricted Jiang An's freedom and taken the child that Jiang An gave birth to to another place, as if he wants Jiang An to never see that child again for the rest of her life."
"No matter what you do, it won't change the fact that the child is his."
“Hmm.” Su Wan continued, “I had someone investigate Jiang An’s background, but there’s no news yet. However, one thing is certain: before the child was born, Shen Lin had absolutely no contact with Jiang An.”
Ye Xinning recalled that Shen Lin had said the same thing to her that day.
She didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that Shen Lin wasn't lying.
"What about France?" Ye Xinning was most eager to know what was happening in France.
“After you told me, I arranged for someone to investigate, but we couldn’t find any information about the people Jiang An contacted in France.”
Su Wan's words surprised Ye Xinning, "Even you couldn't find it?"
“As you know, my influence is all in Canada. There are indeed some difficulties here in France, but… Shen Lin is looking for a doctor. That doctor should be the key to this matter. I will arrange for someone to investigate further.”
"Mm." Ye Xinning nodded.
Regarding Jiang An, the child, and the reasons and purposes behind all of Jiang An's actions, everything is now fragmented and incoherent, making it impossible to connect the dots.
She was determined to find out the reason behind this, no matter what.
“However, Ningning, I think it might be faster if you ask your father or Ji Jianshen for help. After all, they have a lot more say in France than I do,” Su Wan suggested.
But Ye Xinning refused.
"No, things are a mess with my dad, and I don't want him to worry about me again. As for Ji Jianshen..."
Ye Xinning paused for a second before speaking, "I don't want to owe him any more."
"Don't talk about owing or not, he did all of this voluntarily. And you don't know, he seems to have been busy with something lately. He's been in France, and after learning about you, he came to Nancheng with me without sleep. All of this is because he cares about you."
"Precisely because I know he cares about me, I can't enjoy his kindness with a clear conscience. What have I become?"
"But……"
"Alright." Su Wan's words were interrupted by Ye Xinning. "Aunt Wen will also investigate this matter. Find out as much as you can. Thank you, Wanwan."
Su Wan's gaze was complicated, and in the end she could only sigh and say, "Shen Lin is not suitable, why don't you try accepting Ji Jianshen?"
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