When Silent Jing was a little over three years old, he vaguely realized that he was a little different from other children. Other children had their parents with them, but he had always lived with his grandparents.
Silent Jing's impression of his father is very vague. He rarely sees his father, and whenever his father comes back to his grandparents' house, he never speaks to him.
Once, he enthusiastically shared his building blocks with his father, but his father coldly said, "If you like them, that's fine. You don't need to tell me."
From then on, Silent Jing vaguely realized that his father didn't seem to like him very much.
When Silent Jing was just four years old, he asked his grandmother why his father didn't like him.
Grandma looked at him with a complicated expression, and after a long time, she said, "It's not that he doesn't like you, but that he doesn't know how to face you."
"And what about Mom?"
"Mom, like Dad, doesn't know how to face you."
The little boy, Jing, didn't understand what it meant to not know how to face things. But he asked his grandma if if he ate well and grew up properly, his parents might come back to him. His grandma's answer was yes.
From that time on, Silent Jing worked much harder than other children. Compared to his peers, he was even precocious, like an adult.
In the fourth year since Ye Xinning left, Shen Lin started returning to the old house more often. Each time, he would stand at the door of Shen Mojing's study and look at Shen Mojing, but he never went up to talk to Shen Mojing.
No one knew what Shen Lin was thinking. Xi Yuan wanted to ask him several times if he had let go of Ye Xinning.
But every time I want to speak, I don't know how to ask.
In recent years, no one has mentioned Ye Xinning to Shen Lin. Those three simple words seem to have become a taboo for Shen Lin.
That day.
Chi Zhao and Shen Ting invited Shen Lin to go drinking.
After Shen arrived, he sat alone and drank. When they spoke to him, he would only give a curt reply, his attitude extremely indifferent.
Chi Zhao handed him a cigarette, and looking at his indifferent expression, he joked, "What's wrong? Haven't you gotten tired of being like this for the past few years?"
Shen Lin lowered his head and remained silent.
Chi Zhao continued, "No, four years have passed, and you still can't let go?"
It goes without saying who is the one who can't let go.
Among this group, there weren't many reservations; they could simply say Ye Xinning's name without hesitation.
"Ye Xinning has been gone for four years. She might have gotten married and had children somewhere else by now. You should be able to move on by now. Besides, if you can't find one Ye Xinning, there are plenty of people similar to her. If you're interested, I can recommend someone to you."
This sentence finally caused a change in Shen Lin's expression. Chi Zhao thought that this man who had been abstinent for four years had really come to his senses. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the man speak coldly.
"So you've let it go? Then who was it that went so far as to orchestrate Zhou Jiamu's fake infidelity and ruin the engagement party at Shen Nanxing and Zhou Jiamu's wedding banquet?"
After saying this, Shen Lin picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
He got up and left.
Chi Zhao, "..."
Watching the man's departing figure, Chi Zhao held back for a long time before shouting in frustration, "Chen Lin, you son of a bitch, you'll live forever in the shadow of Ye Xinning's departure. I even thought you were pitiful, what a waste."
...
Jiangcheng.
At the entrance of the law firm, a woman wearing a red long dress and high heels stood with her long, wavy hair cascading down her back. Her makeup was exquisite, and when she didn't speak, her eyes and brows exuded a faint chill.
A voice came from behind, "Attorney Ye."
Hearing the sound, Ye Xinning turned around and looked behind her.
Not far away, several colleagues from the law firm came out. The one who had called her earlier was Qin Yuchu, with whom she had a fairly good relationship.
"What's wrong, Attorney Qin?"
"The case around the city is over, and Director Cheng said he's treating us to dinner. Want to come along?"
Director Cheng, Cheng Yuhuai, is a senior executive at the law firm and one of the founders of Huanan Law Firm.
The man standing next to Qin Yuchu was wearing a white shirt and black trousers. He was calm and reserved, with one hand in his pocket. While she was talking to Qin Yuchu, his gaze remained fixed on her. He was polite but not direct, yet impossible to ignore.
Ye Xinning shook her head and politely declined, "I'm sorry, I have some things to take care of at home. Maybe next time."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yuchu said disappointedly, "Oh, is that so? You said Director Cheng was treating us, so we were going to go and have a good meal."
Ye Xinning smiled, "I'm asking you to include mine."
"Alright, did Director Cheng hear that?" Qin Yuchu turned her head and looked at Cheng Yuhuai to the side.
Cheng Yuhuai did not answer Qin Yuchu's question, but looked at Ye Xinning and slowly said, "Are you really not coming with us?"
Ye Xinning repeated the same words as before, "I'm sorry, Director Cheng, something came up at home."
Cheng Yuhuai fell silent, caught in an awkward silence.
Just then, Ye Xinning's phone rang. She nodded apologetically to everyone, "I have to go now. Have a great time."
After saying that, Ye Xinning didn't linger and turned to walk towards the parking lot.
He answered the phone while walking.
"Hello? Aunt Wan?"
"Miss Ye, are you back?"
"Yes, it's on its way."
"Okay, then we'll wait for you at home."
"Hmm, where is she?"
"They seem to be sulking in the bedroom."
Ye Xinning frowned. "I know, ignore her. I'm back."
"Okay, Miss Ye."
...
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xinning drove home.
When the phone rang, she was less than halfway home.
"What are you busy with, my dear Attorney Ye?" A familiar female voice came from the phone, and Ye Xinning smiled faintly as she looked down.
"Why do you seem to enjoy teasing more as you get older? Does your Professor Li know you're like this?"
Su Wan on the other end of the phone gave a soft hum, "Don't you think the title 'Lawyer Ye, the Legal Beauty' suits you perfectly?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I wanted," Ye Xinning said seriously.
Su Wan was also amused by her. Hearing her friend's laughter on the phone, Ye Xinning looked ahead and suddenly sighed at the passage of time.
More than four years have passed, and many things from the past have gradually become blurred.
Back then, after talking with Shen Yu, she became even more certain of leaving Nancheng. Her entanglement with Shen Lin for so many years had still ended in the same way, and all of that made her exhausted.
Shen Lin's obsession put her under immense pressure. She knew that if she stayed in Nancheng any longer, she wouldn't be able to get Shen Lin's signature, so she might as well leave.
Having decided to leave, she didn't think much about it, bought a plane ticket, and left quietly without notifying anyone.
At first, she really didn't contact anyone. She first went to Florence, and then traveled to several cities she had never been to before.
The same applies to Su Wan. I contacted Su Wan later because she encountered a problem that she couldn't solve on her own.
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