"If I said yes, would you change your mind about getting a divorce?"
Hearing Shen Lin's words, Ye Xinning stared at him intently, his gaze deep and unwavering. She could see her reflection in his eyes—cold and indifferent, devoid of any warmth.
She lowered her eyes, fiddling with her fingers.
"Shen Lin, one shouldn't be too selfish."
...
That day, on the way back to the Ye family, after Ye Xinning said to Shen Lin, "Shen Lin, one cannot be too selfish," she turned her head away and stopped listening to Shen Lin.
That was the end of their conversation.
If the conversation revolves around issues like divorce and property division, she can continue talking to him.
But if she doesn't divorce him, continues to be Mrs. Shen, and continues to live with him as if nothing had happened, then...
She admitted that she couldn't do it.
She didn't know what she would think in the future, or whether she would change her mindset when she thought about this decision, or whether she would think she was being pretentious or something else. But at this moment, all she wanted was a divorce and to separate from Shen Lin.
Over the past twenty years, she experienced her parents' separation in her early years, and later met Shen Lin, and has loved him for so many years.
It can be said that after meeting Shen Lin, she spent almost all her time thinking about how to love Shen Lin, how to get Shen Lin, and how to make Shen Lin think of her.
Those days from before... were so deeply etched in her life. From now on, she wanted to live a good life, just for herself.
Ye Xinning returned to the Ye family home. A few days earlier, Song Zhengchu had received a call from France saying that there was an emergency and he needed to return to handle it. With no other option, Song Zhengchu had to go back ahead of schedule.
Ye Xinning told Ye Rouxin about what happened in Yecheng. When she learned that the child Jiang An gave birth to was actually Ye Xinning and Shen Lin's, Ye Rouxin was very shocked.
"So, when you were abroad, Xia He did such a heinous thing?"
"Um."
Ye Rouxin looked at Ye Xinning with a guilty expression, "It's all my fault. If I had seen Xia He's true nature sooner, you wouldn't have suffered so much."
"It's all in the past," Ye Xinning said softly, holding Ye Rouxin's hand.
Ye Rouxin asked her about her plans regarding the child, "What are you thinking now? The child is yours and Shen Lin's. Do you want to bring the child to live with you?"
This question made Ye Xinning lower her head. She thought of her brief contact with the child in Ye City. Blood ties are magical. Some things that seemed strange at the time can now be explained reasonably.
Do you have feelings for them?
Ye Xinning asked herself this question.
In such a short time, it would be a lie to say that feelings have developed. Suddenly, the child she thought was the mistress's child with her husband became her child. Anyone would probably find it hard to accept.
But to say that I felt nothing at all would be a lie.
For this feeling, would you really want to bring that person back to your side? Of course not.
“The Shen family is well-off. Aunt Xi and Uncle Shen will definitely treat that child well. There’s no need to bring him here.” After thinking for a long time, Ye Xinning spoke slowly.
"Alright, although the child is said to be yours and Shen Lin's, it still came from Jiang An's womb. It's normal for you to have reservations."
"Um."
Leaving the child with Shen Lin is, in a sense, a form of fairness, so that both of them will have someone to keep them company.
After speaking with Ye Rouxin, Ye Xinning went upstairs to rest.
After holding her phone for a long time, she dialed Mo Zichen's number.
The call connected a little slowly, and Mo Zichen's voice came through the phone, "Miss Ye, why are you calling me at this hour?"
Ignoring Mo Zichen's teasing, Ye Xinning asked directly, "Are you busy? I have something I'd like to ask you."
"What can a lonely old man like me do? What is it? Tell me."
Is it possible for the person undergoing in-vitro egg retrieval to be completely unaware of the process?
Mo Zichen asked in confusion, "Why are you asking such a question?"
"Nothing, I just thought of asking."
"Your friend?"
Mo Zichen kept asking questions, which made Ye Xinning sigh and say, "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then that's fine. You can go ahead and do your thing."
"No, wait!" Mo Zichen called out on the other end of the phone. "It's just a small matter, I'll explain it to you. Normally, the person undergoing in-vitro egg retrieval would know about it, because it's not a small matter, it involves anesthesia and so on."
Ye Xinning held her phone in silence, feeling a chill as the autumn wind blew by.
"What if the person simply can't remember? What could be the reason for that?"
"Then the only explanation is medication."
"What's the meaning?"
“The person in question may have taken a certain medication that caused her to have no memory of that period of time, or she may have been in a coma for more than five days at the time.”
After Mo Zichen finished speaking, Ye Xinning remained silent for a long time.
Among these individuals, none of them were not seasoned veterans, and none possessed a frighteningly sharp mind.
Almost as soon as Ye Xinning fell silent, Mo Zichen realized that something was wrong.
"Is this you?"
Ye Xinning rubbed her temples. "Thank you. I have some things to take care of, so I'll leave it at that for now."
Ye Xinning said a few words to Mo Zichen and then hung up the phone.
Looking at the boundless night in the distance, her gaze was deep and complex, her thoughts sinking deeper and deeper.
...
For the next few days after returning to Nancheng, Ye Xinning relentlessly sent divorce papers to Shen Lintong almost every day.
However, for several days in a row, there was still no news of Shen Lin signing the document.
It was practically impossible to get Shen Lin to sign the petition, so Ye Xinning began preparing the materials for an appeal. Since there was no way to resolve the matter privately, she would leave it to the court to decide.
On the day Shen Lin received the court notice, Shen Ting and Chi Zhao happened to come to the company to see him.
Seeing Ye Xinning's determination to divorce, Chi Zhao joked with a smile, "I think Ye Xinning is determined to get a divorce no matter what. If you don't sign the divorce agreement, she will choose another way."
Shen Lin didn't speak. On the table in front of him were a court summons and a report on Ye Xinning's activities for the day.
In the photo, Ye Xinning and Ji Jianshen stand facing each other. Ye Xinning has a warm smile on her face, a smile that seems to be reserved only for Ji Jianshen, filled with starlight.
These days, he's been thinking about how to change her mind and how to avoid getting a divorce.
He wanted to go to the Ye family to find her, but thinking of her resistance towards him, he restrained himself from going to the Ye family.
Every day, he could only use his busy work to keep himself from seeing her, but now, seeing her standing with Ji Jianshen, his chest was filled with anger, but more than that, he felt helpless.
The warm and loving scene between her and Ji Jianshen was nothing like the way she always had nothing to say to him whenever they met.
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