Song Zhengchu looked at Ji Jianshen suspiciously, "Really? You actually believed that?"
Ji Jianshen lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, she must know something. I met with...that woman today. She must have found out about that woman, which is why she coincidentally knew I was in France."
Song Zhengchu nodded. "Your guess makes sense. Her sudden trip to France is definitely not just a casual visit. That's the most reasonable explanation."
"As for why she didn't tell me directly, she probably had her reasons."
“She didn’t say a word to me, so it’s normal that she didn’t tell you. My daughter is much more independent and stubborn than we imagined,” Song Zhengchu sighed.
"However, she asked you to come here now because of your meeting with Mu Mingwei. If you don't say anything, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
Ji Jianshen looked at the ground and said in a low voice, "Since we can't hide it anymore, then let's talk."
...
Song Zhengchu and Ji Jianshen went in together. Ye Xinning and Old Madam Song sat on the sofa and talked. Most of the time, the old lady did the talking, while Ye Xinning listened in silence.
"What are you talking about? You seem to be having a great time?" Song Zhengchu asked, his voice drawing Ye Xinning's attention from the sofa.
She looked up toward the doorway and saw Song Zhengchu and Ji Jianshen appear together. She was slightly surprised, but quickly calmed down.
Ji Jianshen knew his father, so it wasn't so surprising that Ji Jianshen came in with him.
“Dad, Ji Jianshen.”
Ji Jian nodded deeply.
"What can we talk about? We just need to talk about Ningning's baby. I'll ask her if she prefers a boy or a girl," Grandma Song said, smiling with her eyes narrowed.
Song Zhengchu fell silent, not wanting them to be talking about the child in Ye Xinning's belly.
"Talking about the kids?" Song Zhengchu looked at Ye Xinning, whose head was down, so he couldn't see her expression.
Song Zhengchu sighed silently and could only say, "Whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as Ningning gives birth to them, they will all be our precious children."
Grandma Song smiled kindly, "Of course."
"Hmm, how was dinner?"
"It should be soon," said Grandma Song, her gaze turning to Ji Jianshen. "And who is this young man?"
“My friend,” Ye Xinning said before Song Zhengchu could speak.
"Friend, Ningning, why don't you take your friend for a walk?"
Ye Xinning nodded. "Okay."
Ji Jianshen and Ye Xinning went outside together.
Compared to the last time he saw her, Ye Xinning had lost a lot of weight. Despite being pregnant, her weight kept decreasing, which made Ji Jian frown.
After so many things happened, leaving Shen Lin was painful for her.
When did you arrive in France?
The two walked side by side, and it was Ye Xinning who spoke first.
"Before you."
Ye Xinning looked straight ahead and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "So, you know exactly when I arrived in France?"
Ji Jian remained silent.
He didn't want to lie to her, but he didn't know how to answer the question, so all he could do was remain silent.
Ye Xinning understood Ji Jianshen's meaning from his silence. "It's a real pity. If I had known you were in France earlier, we probably would have made plans for this meal much earlier."
Ji Jianshen stopped and looked at Ye Xinning with a complicated expression.
Ye Xinning noticed, stopped, turned her head, and looked at him. "What's wrong?"
"You're pregnant, so don't walk too long. Let's go sit over there for a while."
"good."
Ye Xinning and Ji Jianshen walked over and sat down on the chairs. The sun was about to set, and the two of them sitting together gave off a strange sense of peace and tranquility.
Do you like France?
Ye Xinning spoke first, asking a trivial question.
"I don't like it." What was supposed to be a question that could be answered casually turned into a long silence before Ji Jianshen finally spoke.
Ye Xinning looked at him curiously, "Why?"
Ji Jianshen did not answer the question, but smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story."
"Um."
"There was a person who was born into a very good family. His parents were both outstanding people. He always thought he was a very happy person to be born into such a family, where his parents were loving and the family atmosphere was good."
Ye Xinning looked intently at Ji Jianshen, who continued speaking.
"Until one day, he witnessed his mother holding a knife to his father's neck and saying 'I hate you.' At that moment, he was horrified. He never imagined that his parents, who seemed so loving on the surface, had such a relationship behind the scenes. He began to worry and be afraid that one day his parents would separate and that they would divorce."
"And then what?"
"Later, he watched his mother gradually change, becoming gentler and smiling at his father. He was overjoyed, especially after learning that his mother had given birth to a younger brother. He stayed by his mother's side every day and played with his brother every day."
Sitting next to Ji Jianshen, Ye Xinning could feel the intense emotional fluctuations in Ji Jianshen's voice as he spoke. This was the first time Ye Xinning had ever witnessed such a dramatic emotional shift in Ji Jianshen.
"But what happened later overturned his understanding, and if he could, he wished he had never heard that conversation."
"What kind of conversation?" Ye Xinning asked in a very soft tone.
"He heard his mother arranging for the people around his father to drug him, and he heard... that his most beloved younger brother... was not actually his father's biological son."
Ye Xinning stared at Ji Jianshen in shock, unable to believe it.
"That day, he was so frightened by what he overheard that he fainted at his mother's door. When he woke up again, his mother's eyes had changed; they had become so unfamiliar, so chilling to his heart. Due to being drugged for a long time, his father's health had deteriorated, and he passed away not long after. On the day he learned of his father's death, he had a huge fight with his mother, questioning her why she had done this and demanding to know who her brother was with."
Ye Xinning's hands and feet were ice cold, and it felt as if the blood in her body had stopped. "Later, in order to keep her secret, her mother deliberately created an accident, an accident in which her child got lost."
"An accident? Heh, yes, what a wonderful accident. The child she cherished most was lost, her beloved husband passed away. Suffering such a blow, she no longer wanted to see outsiders and spent years worshipping Buddha to remember her child. All of this sounds so reasonable, so heartbreaking." Ji Jianshen said, his smile faint, but his eyes were cold to the bone.
Ye Xinning's body tensed, and one sentence escaped her lips.
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