After saying that, he ignored Shen Lin and led Ye Zhimu toward the elevator.
Behind them, Shen Lin watched the direction they left in, his gaze complex.
Ye Xinning dropped Ye Zhimu off at the kindergarten gate, but didn't get out of the car immediately. Instead, she turned around, looked at Ye Zhimu earnestly, and said, "Mumu."
Little Ye Zhimu was drinking her milk attentively when she heard the sound and looked up.
Have we arrived?
"Um."
Little Ye Zhimu obediently nodded and held Ye Xinning's hand, "Let's go, Mom."
Ye Xinning stopped her and said seriously, "Do you remember what Mom told you before, what to do when you bring someone to the kindergarten?"
"Eat properly, listen to your teacher, don't run around, don't talk to strangers, and wait for your mother or Grandma Wan to pick you up before you leave. Be vigilant towards everyone else."
Hearing Ye Zhimu repeat himself, Ye Xinning breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will pick you up after get off work tonight. In the meantime, be a good student and listen to your teacher."
"I understand, Mom. When have you ever seen me misbehave at kindergarten? So don't worry, go and get back to your work."
Seeing how sensible Ye Zhimu was, Ye Xinning lowered her head and kissed her cheek, "Wait for Mom to pick you up tonight."
"Okay, goodbye Mom."
Ye Zhimu got out of the car and followed the teacher into the kindergarten. Only after her figure disappeared from sight did Ye Xinning start the car and head to the law firm.
The reason she gave so much information was because she was afraid that Shen Lin would take Ye Zhimu away. But thinking about it carefully, the possibility of that happening is actually not high.
Four years have passed. If Shen Lin takes Ye Zhimu away against her wishes, it can only mean that four years have not changed Shen Lin at all.
...
Meanwhile, at the kindergarten, after lunch, Ye Zhimu would draw on a chair outside the kindergarten.
She was painting intently when, without her noticing, a shadow blocked her view of the sunlight.
Ye Zhimu raised his head, placed the paintbrush on top of his head, and squinted slightly.
"It's you, Uncle."
Shen Lin stood in front of the girl, looking at her face that looked so much like Ye Xinning's, and felt annoyed again. Why hadn't he thought of that when he first saw her?
This is his daughter with Ye Xinning. Four years have passed, and he never imagined that he and Ye Xinning would have a daughter.
"Hmm, have you eaten yet?"
"I ate. But the food at the kindergarten was just so-so, not as good as Grandma Wan's cooking."
Grandma Wan is the aunt who took care of them, mother and daughter.
"Aren't you full? How about I treat you to something to eat outside?" Shen Lin asked tentatively.
But before he could finish speaking, Ye Zhimu, holding a paintbrush, looked at him warily. "Uncle, you're not a human trafficker, are you?"
Shen Lin, "..."
“I was just worried you hadn’t eaten enough,” he tried to explain.
"I eat very little," Ye Zhimu said in a soft, sweet voice.
Shen Lin didn't say anything more, he just looked at her.
Unexpectedly, Ye Zhimu asked this question.
"Uncle, have you been following me all this time?"
"Um."
"Why did you wait until my mother wasn't there to show up? Did you do something to betray her?"
This question made Shen Lin's already complicated expression even more complicated.
His silence prompted Ye Zhimu to let out a long "Oh," and she said, "Uncle's silence means that's fine."
“In the past, some of my decisions did indeed make your mother sad and upset.”
"I have a question?"
"Hmm, you said?"
Are you that person?
Ye Zhimu pointed to a father and daughter talking not far away and asked.
Shen Lin was stunned for a moment, and when he realized what Ye Zhimu meant, surprise inevitably appeared in his eyes.
He believed that Ye Xinning had definitely not said a single word about him to Ye Zhimu.
But Ye Zhimu's problem...
Shen Lin felt a mix of emotions. His daughter seemed to be much smarter than her peers.
How did you guess that?
“From the moment you came into the world, Mom has been acting strangely. She avoids you, but she is also sad and upset because of you. I’ve thought about it, and it seems like this is the only reasonable explanation.”
Shen Lin pursed his lips, and Ye Zhimu tilted her head again to ask him, "So, Uncle, are you...?"
"Yes." Shen Lin admitted, looking at Ye Zhimu with anticipation in his eyes.
He was eagerly awaiting Ye Zhimu's call of him... "Dad".
But little Ye Zhimu just pouted and said, "No wonder Mom was so uneasy last night, so that's why."
"I'm sorry," Shen Lin said sincerely.
Did his appearance cause them trouble?
You don't need to apologize to me.
As Ye Zhimu spoke, she began to tidy up her drawing board and materials.
Shen Lin wanted to help, but she pushed his hand away, saying, "Mom said we can't trouble others."
The word "others" pierced Shen Lin's heart.
He looked at Ye Zhimu with a complicated expression, and Ye Zhimu quickly finished tidying up.
Holding her things, before turning around, she said to Chen Lin, "Aunt Wanwan said that my mother almost died when she gave birth to me. My mother said that I was born at the cost of half her life. So I only listen to my mother. Your appearance makes my mother worried and uneasy, so from now on, Uncle, please don't come to the kindergarten to see me anymore. I don't want to make my mother unhappy."
After saying this last sentence, Ye Zhimu turned and left.
Shen Lin stood still, his hands clenched at his sides, his jaw clenched.
...
night.
Ye Xinning finished get off work, packed her things, and prepared to pick up Ye Zhimu.
As she walked out of the law firm, a voice called out to her from behind.
"Attorney Ye."
Ye Xinning turned around, and Cheng Yuhuai was standing not far behind her.
"Is there anything else, Director Cheng?"
"There's a case I need to talk to you about. What, are you in a hurry?" Cheng Yuhuai asked.
"Yes, I need to pick up my daughter."
After saying this, Ye Xinning looked at Cheng Yuhuai and asked, "Is Director Cheng in a hurry?"
"Hmm." Cheng Yuhuai paused for a moment before speaking, "Where is your daughter's kindergarten?"
"South of the city."
“That’s perfect, I’m going there too, it’s on my way. We said in the car, ‘Attorney Ye, is this alright?’”
Ye Xinning naturally had no objections, so Cheng Yuhuai's assistant followed in the car, while Cheng Yuhuai rode in the same car as Ye Xinning.
Walking to the car, Ye Xinning got into the driver's seat and was fastening her seatbelt when she heard the passenger door open and Cheng Yuhuai get in.
Ye Xinning paused, looking at Cheng Yuhuai in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Yuhuai asked.
Ye Xinning shook his head and started the car.
She had originally assumed that Cheng Yuhuai would sit in the back seat, which she considered the proper distance between an employee and their boss.
The car started, and Cheng Yuhuai began to talk to her about the case.
Ye Xinning also put aside her own thoughts and listened attentively.
The discussion about the case only ended when we arrived at the kindergarten gate.
Cheng Yuhuai and Ye Xinning got out of the car together.
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