Ji Jianshen remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Uncle Song, don't worry, what you care about is what I care about too."
Upon receiving this answer, Song Zhengchu's expression softened slightly. "It's good that you can understand the relationships involved. Shen Lin is currently in France, and I will protect Ningning. As for your matter, please resolve it as soon as possible."
"Hmm." Ji Jianshen held his teacup, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke, "Uncle Song."
"Um?"
"Don't tell her about my past."
Song Zhengchu was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Even now, you don't still think you can keep this from her, do you?"
"We'll keep it a secret as long as we can."
"Sometimes I really can't understand what you're thinking. Okay, I'll try my best to keep it from you, but you know how perceptive Ningning is, and I can't guarantee how long I can keep it from her."
"Um."
...
After Ye Xinning arrived at the manor, Old Mrs. Song pulled her aside to talk.
Seeing how carefully she walked and got up, Grandma Song adjusted her reading glasses and asked, "Ningning, are you pregnant?"
Ye Xinning sat on the sofa, wondering how the old lady could have guessed so accurately.
"At my age, if I couldn't even see this, wouldn't I have lived all these years in vain?"
Ye Xinning touched her belly shyly, "Yes, Grandma, I'm pregnant."
"Really? That's wonderful!" The old lady was overjoyed.
"What are you talking about?" a voice came from behind.
Ye Xinning turned around and saw Song Zhengchu standing not far away, smiling at them.
"How could you, as a father, not even know your own daughter was pregnant? You're going to be a grandfather!" Grandma Song said happily to Song Zhengchu.
Song Zhengchu's smile froze for a second before he said, "Really? How long have you been pregnant? I've never heard you tell me before, Ningning."
Ye Xinning wasn't sure what the deeper meaning of her father's question was—whether he was happy for her or also felt that the child had come at the wrong time.
"More than two months."
The incident involving Shen Lin and Jiang An has lasted for about a month, indicating that the child was conceived before the incident occurred.
Song Zhengchu nodded, "You have to be careful when you're pregnant. Stay in France for a while. I'll find someone to take care of you. If you go back to Nancheng, your mother will be busy with this and that, so she'll definitely be neglecting you."
Ye Xinning wanted to tell Song Zhengchu that she herself hadn't yet decided whether or not to keep the child.
But Grandma is here, and she doesn't want her to worry.
"Okay, Dad."
Since she was going to be in France for a long time anyway, Ye Xinning thought that it would be fine to find another opportunity to bring it up later.
...
The next morning, when Ye Xinning got up, Song Zhengchu had already left.
Ye Xinning and Aunt Wen were taking a walk in the yard.
Aunt Wen went to investigate Mu Mingwei's matter after she arrived yesterday, and didn't come to the manor until this morning.
While walking with Ye Xinning in the garden, Aunt Wen said, "Miss, we've almost finished investigating the detailed information about Mu Mingwei."
As Aunt Wen spoke, she handed the documents in her hand to Ye Xinning.
"Hmm." Ye Xinning nodded, flipping through the documents in her hand.
Aunt Wen continued, "Mu Mingwei came to France to study thirty years ago and stayed there afterward. Later, she married Gu Qingyuan, the then-renowned president of the Gu Group. They had two children, Gu Shilin and Gu Hanyu."
This was the first time Ye Xinning had heard the name Gu Hanyu. He was the older brother that Shen Lin and Gu Shilin had mentioned many times.
"Yes, Aunt Wen, please continue."
"Less than five years after Mu Mingwei married Gu Qingyuan, Gu Qingyuan passed away in an accident. At that time, Gu Shilin was only a little over one year old. After Gu Qingyuan's death, all the affairs of the Gu family fell on Mu Mingwei's shoulders. Mu Mingwei was quite capable, and she single-handedly supported the Gu Group. Later, Gu Hanyu went missing, and Mu Mingwei seemed to have become a different person overnight. She no longer interfered in the affairs of the Gu Group and handed them over to other shareholders. Until Gu Shilin took over the Gu Group, Mu Mingwei never went to the Gu Group again. As Miss later saw, Mu Mingwei devoted herself to Buddhism and no longer cared about other matters. The few opportunities she had to travel far away were to go to Nancheng to pay respects to Mr. Shen's mother."
Ye Xinning's gaze was deep. From what Aunt Wen had found out, Mu Mingwei was just a pitiful person who was too heartbroken to accept the loss of her child. Ye Xinning couldn't connect Mu Mingwei with the person behind all of this.
"Who did she contact?" Ye Xinning asked calmly.
"Mu Mingwei's circle of friends is very small; they are mostly people like her who live a secluded life and are devoted to Buddhism. However, during my investigation, I discovered something strange."
"What?" Ye Xinning asked.
“Every month, Mu Mingwei receives a sum of money from her account that is transferred to Sciences Po.”
Sciences Po in Paris?
The name of the school caught Ye Xinning's attention. She looked at Aunt Wen and said, "Aunt Wen, Xia He graduated from this school."
Aunt Wen nodded. "Yes, Xia He graduated from this school, and Mu Mingwei's accounts are also connected to this school. This shouldn't be a coincidence."
Ye Xinning lowered her head and pondered for a moment before saying to Aunt Wen, "It's still early, let's go to Sciences Po."
Upon hearing Ye Xinning say she was going to Sciences Po in Paris, Aunt Wen's first reaction was to ask Ye Xinning, "Should we tell Mr. Ye?"
"No."
Ye Xinning glanced at the time. "Let's go and come back quickly."
"Okay, I'll go get the car."
...
At Sciences Po Paris, Ye Xinning stood at the entrance. Aunt Wen made a phone call, and soon someone came to pick them up.
"Miss Ye, please come in."
Ye Xinning nodded and followed the man inside.
At first, it was just small talk. Ye Xinning was Song Zhengchu's only daughter, and the visitors were very polite to her.
"Miss Ye, is there something important that you've come all this way?"
"It's nothing much, I just like our school. I've never been here before, so I wanted to come and visit."
“Miss Ye, you are joking. Mr. Song has provided a lot of financial assistance to our school. You can come whenever you want. The doors of Sciences Po are always open to you.”
Ye Xinning thanked him softly, "You're too kind. My father was just doing his part."
"There aren't many people like Mr. Song who care about the school anymore."
"Really? I thought a lot of people would be paying attention."
"That's true. The Gu Group has also helped our school a lot, especially Mrs. Gu."
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