Ye Xinning looked up at him, wondering what he was going to say and why he was suddenly being so formal.
“I am very grateful to Cheng Yuhuai for keeping you in Jiangcheng and letting you work at his law firm, because if it weren’t for this, I would not have met you. This is why I can still tolerate him hanging around you, but this does not mean that I will give in and give him an opportunity.”
Ye Xinning blinked. She was very close to Shen Lin, and it was this closeness that allowed her to feel how intense Shen Lin's emotions were when he said those words.
She pursed her lips, trying to say something, but didn't know how to say it well.
In the end, he simply said, "Chen Lin, that's all in the past. People should look forward."
"Without you, there would be no future," Shen Lin said in a low voice.
Ye Xinning: "What you said is actually not quite right. Time will not stop because of someone's certain thoughts."
"..." Shen Lin was at a loss for words.
He ruffled Ye Xinning's hair helplessly, "I really can't do anything with you."
Ye Xinning backed away, "What are you doing? You've messed up my hair."
Shen Lin looked at her and said, "Ningning, I'm leaving."
Ye Xinning nodded, "Let's go."
Shen Lin then said, "Could you say goodnight to me?"
Ye Xinning thought for a moment and asked, "You can't just say 'goodnight' casually."
Shen Lin was amused by her words, "Then how can I say it?"
"Anyway, it's impossible to tell you at this time, as that would give you unwarranted fantasies."
Look at that little mouth, not a single word she says is what she wants to hear.
"I'm really leaving now. You'll be taking care of the two children by yourself. If there are any problems, just call me. If you can get a maid to come, then do so. Don't overwork yourself."
Ye Xinning nodded, "I understand, you should go now."
Shen Lin drove away, and Ye Xinning stood there watching his car disappear from sight before turning around.
The maid upstairs had already bathed the two children, and Ye Xinning was playing with them in the bedroom.
Ye Zhimu asked Ye Xinning, "Mom, has Uncle left already?"
Ye Xinning hummed in agreement. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just curious. What did you talk about while you were down there for so long?"
Ye Xinning asked again, "Are you very curious?"
"A little." Ye Zhimu's big eyes sparkled.
"I'm curious, will Mom tell me?"
"Before I tell you, tell me why you always call him uncle?"
"I just want to scream."
Ye Xinning, "..."
So what is this, nonsense literature?
"Mu Mu".
Ye Xinning put away her smile and looked at Ye Zhimu seriously for the first time when she asked this question.
“He’s Dad. Even though he doesn’t say it, he’s always been waiting for you to call him that. So, next time you see Dad, let’s change how we address him, okay?”
Ye Zhimu tilted her head back, thought for a second, and then said, "Okay."
Ye Xinning rubbed her head.
I played with them for a while longer before coaxing them to bed.
...
Over the next few days, Ye Xinning was busy with the case. The case she had taken on was about to go to trial, and the opposing lawyer asked if she could meet with him.
Ye Xinning naturally had no objections.
When Shen Lin called, Ye Xinning had just hung up the phone with the opposing lawyer.
"Hello, are you busy?"
"I'm not busy now, but I have to go out in a bit. What's up? Did you call me for something?"
Ye Xinning was dressing Ye Zhimu while asking Shen Lin on the other end of the phone.
"Aunt Xi wanted to take the children out for a walk, and thinking that Mu Mu was bored at home, she decided to take her along. I'm coming to pick her up now, and we'll be at your door soon."
"Okay, come and pick it up."
Ye Xinning had no objections, since she had something to do today and couldn't accompany Ye Zhimu.
Not long after hanging up the phone, Shen Lin's car stopped outside.
Ye Xinning brought Ye Zhimu out and handed him over, saying, "I'm leaving now, you guys go ahead."
After she finished speaking, she quickly got into the car and left. Chen Lin watched her car leave and asked Ye Zhimu, "Do you know where your mother is going?"
"According to her, it seems there's some important case, and she's going to meet with the opposing lawyer."
After Ye Zhimu finished speaking, she turned her head and looked up slightly at Chen Lin, "What's wrong, Dad? Do you want to go find Mom?"
Shen Lin looked down at Ye Zhimu, but little Ye Zhimu acted as if nothing had happened and even asked, "What's wrong, Dad? Is there something on my face?"
Ye Xinning had asked the same question before, and Shen Lin couldn't help but sigh, they really were mother and daughter.
But right now, what he cares about most isn't that, but...
"Why did you change your address? Didn't you always call me 'uncle' before?"
He was deeply shaken when he heard Ye Zhimu call him "Dad."
This was the first time Ye Zhimu had called him "Dad".
Ye Zhimu looked around casually, "It's nothing, call me whatever you want. What's wrong? Don't you like me calling you Dad?"
Shen Lin squatted down and looked at the little girl in front of him. This was his and Ye Xinning's child. Ye Xinning could deny his other identities, but she could not deny that he was the child's father.
No matter when, he can use this identity to stay by the side of the mother and daughter.
"Okay, very good. I like this nickname. Let's go, I'll take you to find your brother and the others."
After getting into the car, Ye Zhimu suddenly looked at Shen Lin and said, "Actually, it was my mother who made me change how I address her. Although I don't know why, I just do whatever she tells me to do. My mother is the most important person to me."
Ye Zhimu's words made Shen Lin pause on the steering wheel; he was clearly surprised as well.
All he could think about was Ye Xinning. How could she suddenly make Ye Zhimu change her mind?
...
Ye Xinning arranged to meet the other party's lawyer at a teahouse.
Ye Xinning is quite familiar with this teahouse. He used to see Shen Lin and other friends come here often.
Ye Xinning walked in, and the opposing lawyer had already arrived. He was a man in his thirties with an unfamiliar face, and it seemed that he had only recently come to Nancheng to work as a lawyer.
Upon seeing Ye Xinning arrive, the lawyer opposite stood up and greeted her proactively, "Hello, Attorney Ye."
Before starting, Ye Xinning had done her homework. She smiled slightly, extended her hand and shook it gently, "Hello, Attorney Fan, I am Ye Xinning."
Hello, hello.
The opposing lawyer was very polite, but just then, a rather impatient female voice came from the direction of the window, "Why are you talking to her so much? Why don't you just get straight to the point?"
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