"Mom won't leave. Does she really think that only she can make decisions in the Shen family? Mom wants Jiang An and the child to come in, and I'm the first to disagree." Shen Yu said angrily, smashing the teacup on the table to the ground.
At that moment, everyone fell silent and even held their breath.
Jiang An, in particular, could see very clearly that if she continued to drag things out, her only bargaining chip, the old lady, would be sent abroad, and then she would have no one to rely on.
Thinking this, Jiang An bit her lip and lowered her voice, saying, "I know Uncle Shen doesn't like me, and Brother Shen Lin doesn't want me and the child to disturb his and Miss Ye's life. Since that's the case, Grandma, let's not force it. I've never really thought about having any title. I just need my child to be by my side, healthy and well. So please, Brother Shen Lin, don't separate me and the child anymore, okay? I'll take the child and leave now, and I'll never disturb Brother Shen Lin's life again."
Jiang An's words were so moving and so full of profound meaning.
But how could Shen Lin not know what kind of person Jiang An was? This woman could control her emotions at will, and her sudden change of attitude at this moment was simply because she had grasped the current situation.
"Tell me then, where are you taking the child?"
"Can I go somewhere that won't bother you?" Jiang An asked. "I just don't want to be separated from my child, Brother Shen Lin. I promise you, I will never come back to Nancheng again. Please let me and my child go."
Shen Lin pursed his thin lips and spoke again, his tone even colder than before.
"What if we come back to Nancheng?"
"I will definitely not come back, I will never come back."
Shen Lin didn't believe Jiang An's words. This woman was full of lies, and he no longer believed a single word she said.
"You can leave, but the child stays," Shen Lin said, his tone cold and detached.
From Shen Lin's words, it's clear that she still doesn't want the child to be with her.
Jiang An cried with tears streaming down her face, "No, Brother Shen Lin, I can't live without a child."
Shen Yu, who had been watching from the side, lowered her voice and said to Shen Lin, "Let her take the child and leave."
Shen Lin remained silent.
Shen Yu continued, "I know what you're thinking. If this child stays, it will be an insurmountable obstacle for you and Ningning for the rest of your lives. Letting Jiang An take the child away and never come back is also a viable option."
"As long as this child is alive, we will not get through this."
“But the child has already been born. If you do something, do you think the grudge between you and Ningning will be gone? Okay, leave this matter to me. I will deal with Jiang An.”
Shen Lin looked at Shen Yu, hesitating.
Shen Yu patted Shen Lin on the back, "Trust me this once."
Shen Lin looked at the old lady sitting on the ground, then at Jiang An holding the child, and finally left without saying anything, taking Wen Zhu and Tang Song with him.
...
After returning to Nancheng, Ye Xinning lived a leisurely life, sleeping until she naturally woke up every day. Her mother, Ye Rouxin, was busy with work and didn't have much time to spend with her.
To give her some time to think things through, Song Zhengchu went out early and returned late every day to attend to his own affairs.
When Ji Jianshen called, Ye Xinning was sitting in the yard sunbathing.
The phone rang. She took out her phone, answered it, and said slowly, "Hello."
Ji Jianshen's voice came through the phone, as gentle as ever, "What are you doing?"
"It's nothing, we're just having tea in the courtyard."
Ji Jianshen said "Oh," and then spoke, his words filled with envy for her leisurely life, "Such a comfortable life? It really makes a busy person like me envious."
Are you very busy?
"Yeah, I'm busy. So busy that I don't even have time to go to Nancheng to see you guys. Sometimes I think, I wish I could be as carefree as you."
Ye Xinning smiled; her interactions with Ji Jianshen always seemed to be this gentle.
Or perhaps it's because she's experienced so much along the way, but she actually feels that this kind of relationship is quite nice.
"It's good to be busy. When you're busy with work, you don't have time to think about other worries."
After she finished speaking, Ji Jianshen on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before asking, "Xin Ning, is the matter not finished yet?"
The matter in question is, of course, the divorce.
"No, he doesn't want to sign." Ye Xinning didn't mince words and said directly. She and Ji Jian knew each other well, so there was no need to hide anything.
"Do you need any help?" Ji Jianshen asked.
Ye Xinning shook her head. "No need."
Her gaze fell into the distance as she spoke, taking a sip of tea from her cup. "It's a fact that he and Jiang An have a child. I just need to gather evidence to file a lawsuit, and the court will naturally give me the result I want. It's just that this will make the procedures a bit complicated."
Ye Xinning's original plan was to resolve the matter with Shen Lin privately, which would be faster and avoid delays.
But now it seems that Shen Lin's continued refusal to sign means that he can only go down that path.
Ji Jianshen hadn't expected that she had thought everything through.
“Actually…” Ji Jianshen’s deep voice rang out, “You don’t have to bear everything alone.”
She made his heart ache.
Ye Xinning paused for a moment, then smiled. "Ji Jianshen, along this journey, I've experienced love, family, and the coldness and warmth of human relationships. I knew from a young age that no one could protect me forever; only by becoming strong can I prevent anyone from bullying me. Although my parents, you, and all of you are with me now, there are many things I still have to learn to do on my own. I need to grow, and I need to experience these things alone. We all stumble and fall in the trials of life, only to be reborn."
Ye Xinning's words finally silenced Ji Jian. He knew that Ye Xinning said these things because she wanted to handle her and Shen Lin's matter alone.
she……
He doesn't need to get involved.
As to whether it was about drawing a clear line or something else, Ji Jianshen had no idea.
"If you need anything from me, just tell me."
"Okay, sure."
That concludes our discussion.
Ji Jianshen suddenly called her name seriously.
"Xinning".
"Miss." Aunt Wen came over at this time, clearly having something to say to her.
Ye Xinning looked up at Aunt Wen and said to Ji Jianshen on the other end of the phone, "What's wrong? Aunt Wen wants to talk to me. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"It's nothing." Ji Jian thought for a moment and said, "You talk to Aunt Wen first, and I'll call you back later."
"good."
Ji Jianshen hung up the phone, but what he didn't know was that his hesitation at that moment created a rift between him and Ye Xinning that could never be healed.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Ye Xinning put away her phone, looked up and asked Aunt Wen, "What's wrong?"
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