"It's nothing, it's fine. Just do what you want. If you need me to do anything, just let me know."
"good."
...
That night, Shen Lin stood on the hotel balcony for a long time, but the longer he stood there, the less sleepy he felt. All he could think about was Ye Xinning, whether she was eating well, whether she was sleeping well, whether her mood had improved recently, and whether the baby in her belly was bothering her.
These thoughts made it impossible for him to remain calm. He had one thought in his mind: he wanted to see Ye Xinning immediately.
In fact, that's exactly what Shen Lin did.
He drove alone to the Song family manor. When he arrived, the lights in the Song family's living room were still on. After stopping the car, he did not get out immediately, but sat inside and looked around.
The Song family servants were already very familiar with him. When they saw him arrive, they hesitated for a moment before walking into the Song family's living room.
A moment later, someone came out of the living room; it was Ye Xinning, whom he had been longing for day and night.
Ye Xinning walked to the door, where a servant opened it for her, and she nodded.
She hadn't had much of an appetite that day, and now, with her hair down and her steps slow, she looked like a porcelain doll, as if she would break at the slightest touch.
Shen Lin hurriedly unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car. Seeing that Ye Xinning was only wearing a thin beige sweater, his face was tense. He took off his coat and draped it directly over Ye Xinning's shoulders.
"It's cold outside, why are you dressed so lightly?"
Ye Xinning was taken aback by Shen Lin's sudden action. She hadn't expected him to notice such a detail. After all, in her mind, Shen Lin had never been such a detail-oriented person. She thought that after he came out, he would be the first to express his needs.
Although surprised that Shen Lin would do this, Ye Xinning quickly regained her composure and spoke in a calm tone without much fluctuation.
Why are you here?
"I want to see you." Shen Lin said this without much thought.
Ye Xinning was slightly taken aback, then turned her gaze elsewhere. "After seeing me, what did you say to me?"
“I…” Shen Lin frowned deeply. In that instant, this man who was decisive and ruthless in the business world couldn’t find the words to say for the first time.
Before he came, he just wanted to see her and see if she was alright.
Even before he came, he thought she was unwilling to come out and meet him, so when he saw her come out, he was pleasantly surprised, surprised by her appearance, but also felt guilty.
It's so late, and you still let her come out in the wind.
"Ningning, I miss you so much. I think about you every second I can't see you." He organized his thoughts again before speaking, expressing his longing in the most straightforward way.
Ye Xinning didn't speak. She lowered her head, and under the streetlights, her shadow and Shen Lin's shadow were particularly clear. She stared at that spot, and when she spoke, surprisingly, there was no sarcasm in her voice.
"I know about your aunt's situation."
"Hmm." Shen Lin stared into Ye Xinning's eyes, unsure whether she meant she knew. Did she know her aunt was in jail, or did she know her aunt had nothing to do with the car accident?
“My dad didn’t tell me, but I asked Aunt Wen to check. I know that Qin Xiang was responsible for my dad’s car accident.”
When did you find out?
“It doesn’t matter when I found out, but Shen Lin, I’m meeting with you to tell you that even if this matter has nothing to do with your aunt, your aunt is not innocent in the matter of Uncle Gu and Ji Jianshen.”
When Shen Lin heard her mention Ji Jianshen, her expression changed.
"So you're telling me all this because of Ji Jianshen, because you care about him, and that's why you feel so sorry for him?"
“This isn’t because of Ji Jianshen, Shen Lin. Anyone would feel the same way right now. You don’t know how much Ji Jianshen has been through, and you don’t know how much effort he has put in to survive and to go back to France and take back what is rightfully his.”
How could Shen Lin not know?
After learning that Ji Jianshen was Gu Hanyu who had gone missing years ago, he asked Wenzhu and Tang Song to thoroughly investigate Ji Jianshen's affairs. They couldn't find out about his childhood, but they found out about everything that happened after Ji Jianshen appeared in Beicheng.
He knew that Ji Jianshen had carved out his own path in Beicheng all by himself, and he knew that Ji Jianshen's long-term illness and poor health must be related to his childhood experiences.
He also knew that all of this was inextricably linked to his aunt.
Aunt's selfishness harmed Ji Jianshen and Gu Qingyuan.
“Ji Jianshen and I are one-quarter blood relatives, how could I completely ignore his pain? But Ningning, there are many ways to make it up to Ji Jianshen.”
"How you compensate Ji Jianshen is your business. I'm just an outsider. But Shen Lin, your aunt is unforgivable, both to her own family and to ours. My father is gathering evidence, and so is Ji Jianshen. We will make your aunt pay the price she deserves."
Shen Lin knew that his aunt's crimes were unforgivable, and that any further words he spoke now would only be attempts to exonerate her and would be meaningless.
"I know that whatever you do is what you should do."
Ye Xinning's expression softened somewhat upon hearing Shen Lin's words.
"Putting aside my aunt's matter, is there still any possibility between us?"
Ye Xinning didn't want Shen Lin to say this. She was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "Shen Lin, I can't get over that child. This issue will always stand between us. I don't want our lives to be filled with constant arguments because of that child, and I don't want our relationship to be worn down by these arguments. Rather than waiting until that day, it's best for us to separate now."
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