Ye Xinning and Shen Lin returned home, and Shen Lin immediately led them to the bedroom.
When Aunt Ning saw the two of them return together, and noticed that Ye Xinning looked unwell, she asked worriedly, "Is Madam feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing," Ye Xinning said with a smile so as not to worry her.
Shen Lin said, "Yes, we just got back from the hospital. Aunt Ning, could you ask the kitchen to make her something to eat?"
"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it right away."
Aunt Ning went downstairs. Ye Xinning was lying in bed when Ye Xiaoxiao sent her a message asking about her condition. She lowered her head and spoke to Ye Xiaoxiao.
After giving a few brief instructions, Shen Lin suddenly snatched the phone from Ye Xinning's hand, and Ye Xinning looked up at him.
The man's voice was deep, and he said only one thing: "The doctor said to get plenty of rest."
Ye Xinning had no choice but to rest.
Shen Lin sat by her bedside, but perhaps because she had slept for too long in the hospital, she couldn't fall asleep at all.
"Shen Lin," she suddenly called his name.
Shen Lin's gaze fell on her.
"Weren't you concerned about my relationship with Huo Yanzhi? Why did you only mention it briefly and then stop asking?" she asked.
"It was wrong of me to misunderstand you, so I won't force you. You can say what you want to say, or we can put it behind us if you don't. Just make sure it doesn't happen again."
Ye Xinning's eyes widened; he was quite surprised that he would say that.
The next second, Shen Lin leaned closer and said forcefully, "But there can't be a next time, no matter what the reason."
Ye Xinning, "..."
She knew that this person was still domineering at heart.
Although Shen Lin said she didn't care about the answer, she still explained, "The hug you saw was not voluntary. Huo Yanzhi forced me. The disparity in strength between men and women made it impossible for me to push him away. Shen Lin, I can tell you very clearly that I have no inappropriate relationship with Huo Yanzhi. From beginning to end, I have never cared about him."
He pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly around the waist, and said, "Mmm."
Do you believe me?
"I'll believe you as long as what you say is true."
Upon hearing these words, Ye Xinning felt a sense of relief from the unease that had been weighing on her mind.
She lowered her voice and whispered, "So next time something like this happens, be sure to ask me first. I don't want it to be like last night every time."
"good."
Ye Xinning leaned against him, her tightly furrowed brows relaxing at that moment. The two talked openly and honestly, and the little incident passed by.
...
Ye Xinning's illness came on quickly and went away quickly. When she returned to work at the law firm, Ye Xiaoxiao was very happy. When talking about what happened that day, she still felt lingering fear. "Sister, you don't know, you suddenly fainted that day. We were all scared."
"It's probably because I'm getting old; even a small cold makes me like this. I'm sorry to have worried you."
"I'm in my prime, not old at all," Ye Xiaoxiao joked. "But it was really timely for me to faint that day, otherwise, who knows how long Attorney Xia would have kept nagging me."
Speaking of this, Ye Xinning asked another question, "Has the matter of the director been settled?"
"Director Xiao will talk to you about this," Ye Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
Ye Xinning thought about it and agreed. She would return to the law firm, and Xiao Chen would tell her about the arrangements.
Ye Xinning had been busy at the law firm all morning. At noon, just as she was about to go out for lunch with Ye Xiaoxiao, she received a call from Shen Lin's grandmother.
Ye Xinning hadn't expected the old lady to call and ask her to meet. She didn't want to go, but considering that the old lady was Shen Lin's elder, she thought it over and decided to go anyway.
Upon arriving at the agreed-upon location, Ye Xinning was surprised to find that not only was Grandma Shen Lin there, but Jiang An was also present…
To be honest, Ye Xinning wanted to turn around and leave the moment she saw Jiang An, but the old lady had a strangely good eye and spotted her at a glance.
"Ye Xinning, come here."
Having no other choice, Ye Xinning had to walk over.
"Grandma." She only greeted the old lady, without even glancing at Jiang An.
"Sit down."
The old lady's attitude remained the same as always, condescending and looking down on people.
"Grandma asked me to come here. Is there something you need?"
The old lady didn't say anything, but took out a document and handed it to Ye Xinning, saying, "Take a look."
Ye Xinning picked up the document; the words "Divorce Agreement" were written in large characters at the top. She narrowed her eyes, looked at the old lady again, and immediately understood.
"This is the divorce agreement drafted by my lawyer. After you married Shen Lin, you didn't help him much. Logically speaking, you shouldn't get any property. But our Shen family is not a small family. If you are willing to divorce, I will give you material compensation according to the terms."
Ye Xinning glanced at it and had to admit that the old lady was indeed willing to give up a lot of her assets in order to get her to divorce.
But if these were the things she cared about, she and Shen Lin wouldn't have gotten this far.
"Has Grandma discussed this matter with Chen Lin?"
“He will sign as long as you sign,” the old lady said forcefully.
Ye Xinning smiled.
She leaned back slightly, looking relaxed and at ease. Turning her gaze to Jiang An, she spoke slowly and casually, “It seems you haven’t told Grandma what I told you. It’s alright, I don’t mind saying it again. As for me and Shen Lin, if Shen Lin nods or tells me personally that he wants a divorce, I will sign the papers and hand over my seat to you without a second’s delay.”
Jiang An bit her lip, looking utterly pitiful.
“Miss Ye, it’s not me who’s forcing you to divorce Brother Shen Lin. It’s Grandma. Grandma wants to give the child in my belly a proper status.”
"Recognition?" Ye Xinning laughed. "We don't even know whose child it is yet. Isn't it a bit premature to talk about this now?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang An looked like she was about to cry, while the old lady scolded her sternly, "Ye Xinning."
Ye Xinning didn't want to waste time with them. She knew perfectly well why these two had come to her; it was simply because nothing she could do with Shen Lin had worked, so they had turned to her.
"Grandma, I'll say it again: I can get a divorce, as long as Shen Lin says the word. Instead of coming here, Grandma, you might as well go directly to Shen Lin."
After saying that, she ignored the old lady's angry glare and walked away.
As Ye Xinning left the restaurant, she was in a bad mood and wasn't in a hurry to return to the law firm, so she just wandered around the street aimlessly.
She was waiting at a traffic light when the phone rang.
She took out her phone; the caller ID showed "him".
She smiled, surprised that he would call; over the years, they had barely spoken on the phone.
The phone was answered, and his gentle voice came through, "Are you busy?"
"I'm not busy, why did you think of calling me?"
"It's almost the end of the year, so I was wondering if there's anything you'd like to see?"
Ye Xinning thought about it and realized she wanted it.
"Could you come to Nancheng? We haven't seen each other in a long time. This is a good opportunity, and I'd like to see you. I'll treat you to a meal when you come to Nancheng."
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