He strode forward, snatched the phone from her hand, and quickly entered a number.
"That's all I know." As if in retaliation, he tossed the phone back to her.
Gu Fanyan smiled charmingly, "I knew it, my brother wouldn't want me to suffer."
She spoke as if she were very emotional, but there was actually a hint of indifference and mockery in her words; perhaps she herself didn't even believe what she was saying.
Lin Zhibai glared at her hatefully and said through gritted teeth, "I don't owe you anything, Gu Fanyan. You better remember that."
“Of course,” she said casually, shaking her phone, “I should thank you for helping me.”
Her words only fueled Lin Zhibai's hatred, and he turned and left without looking back.
Gu Fanyan silently watched his figure, then turned and left without a trace of lingering affection.
Soon, Gu Fanyan gave the number to Huo Beichen.
Huo Beichen guessed that this must be Sheng Nanyin's call.
After all, she hired a lawyer to handle the lawsuit, so it's impossible for her not to leave her contact information.
He wanted to find Sheng Nanyin immediately through this number, but Gu Fanyan stopped him.
"Under what circumstances would you prefer to meet her?" she asked. "Or rather, under what circumstances would it be most advantageous for you to meet her?"
Huo Beichen didn't understand what she meant.
"Huo Beichen, does she love you?" she asked.
Huo Beichen was slightly taken aback; he realized he couldn't answer the question.
Does it matter whether she loves him or not?
“Of course,” Gu Fanyan said with a distant gaze, “if she loves you, you’ll have leverage over her.”
"That way, you can hold all the odds in your hands."
Huo Beichen suddenly realized that he was feeling a bit down.
The reason was that he couldn't be sure about the problem.
He should have the confidence to manipulate Sheng Nanyin at will.
But it was only then that he realized that although she seemed to be subservient and respectful in front of him, never arguing back.
In fact, he never understood what she was thinking.
"I suddenly really want to know the answer to this question." He raised his eyes and looked into the distance.
At this moment, Sheng Nanyin was sitting by the children's bed. Zeze had been running around the winery all day and was now fast asleep.
Sheng Nanyin was lost in thought, thinking about the phone call her lawyer had made earlier that day.
The lawyer said that the legal letter had been sent three days ago, but there had been no response from Huo Beichen.
The lawyer also said that she has absolutely no chance of winning the custody battle against Huo Beichen.
Of course, all of this is based on Huo Beichen's willingness to make her mother's identity public.
If Huo Beichen doesn't want her to appear in front of others, he might offer her conditions.
But what did she want from his conditions?
She never considered taking his money or him.
Her only wish used to be to spend more time with Zeze.
Her current wish is to leave with Zeze.
The lawyer said, "Perhaps you could talk to him."
Sheng Nanyin lowered her eyes. Could she really explain this matter clearly by talking to him face to face?
Just then, her phone rang.
Thinking it was a lawyer, she quickly answered the phone, but a familiar voice came from the other end.
"Miss Sheng, Brother Chen is sick, and his condition is not good." It was his assistant, A Liang.
“You…” Sheng Nanyin felt a wave of panic. How did he know her phone number?
“Miss Sheng, come and take a look at Brother Chen,” Ah Liang continued. “Didn’t you always cure Brother Chen whenever he was sick before?”
Sheng Nanyin wanted to decline, but then she thought, "We have to meet eventually, don't we?"
"Okay." So she agreed.
Before leaving, she made a phone call to Yun Suiwan.
Yun Suiwan didn't interfere with her decision, but simply asked, "Do you need my help?"
A wave of emotion washed over Sheng Nanyin. "Thank you, but this is something I need to face myself."
“Okay,” Yun Suiwan nodded, “Zeze, you don’t need to worry, I will send someone to accompany him at the winery.”
Before hanging up the phone, Sheng Nanyin asked Yun Suiwan a question: "Why do you and Young Master Lu still love each other so deeply after all this time?"
Yun Suiwan's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Is that so? Why would you think that? Isn't he clearly going to marry someone else?"
"You didn't really take his relationship with Gu Fanyan seriously at all, did you?"
Sheng Nanyin asked, "Did you invite him somewhere? Did you go?"
Yun Suiwan was taken aback.
"Miss Yun, Zeze is in your care. See you later." Sheng Nanyin hung up the phone.
Yun Suiwan sat holding the phone for a while before standing up and walking outside.
Da Wen came up from a corner of the garden: "Miss, do you need a car?"
Yun Suiwan gently shook her head: "I want to drive myself."
Da Wen understood. After Yun Suiwan left, he called two people to protect her from the shadows.
Too many things have happened lately; he has to be careful.
Yun Suiwan came to this Wutong Bookstore.
On the day they agreed to meet here, she was stranded at sea, but she tried every means to call him, wanting him to know that she hadn't broken her promise.
But the person who answered his call was Gu Fanyan.
He probably didn't come that day.
Even if he wanted to come, he would probably be held back by Gu Fanyan.
Therefore, Yun Suiwan didn't understand why she came at all.
Perhaps it's just a way to console the regret in one's heart.
"Welcome!" the shop assistant greeted her warmly.
This is a bookstore, and also a café.
Yun Sui ordered a latte and found a quiet corner to sit down.
Looking back on that day, what would have happened if she hadn't gone to sea?
Will she be able to wait for him?
Will she receive his answer?
"Hello, miss, your coffee." The barista came to her side.
"Thank you." She looked at the shop assistant. "I have a question I'd like to ask you."
"Please speak."
"Has a man come here recently and waited for someone?" Yun Suiwan's eyes were full of anticipation.
The shop assistant noticed that she was also recalling things very seriously.
However, a few minutes later, she still shook her head apologetically, "I've been working every day for the past month, but I haven't encountered a customer like this."
Yun Suiwan was a little unwilling. "Please think again. If there is such a person, he should wait a long time."
"He might also ask you if any girls have come here before."
The shop assistant sighed softly, "Miss, I'm sorry, I know this person must be very important to you, but I really can't remember."
Yun Suiwan lowered her gaze, utterly disappointed: "Thank you, you can go ahead and get back to work."
Yun Suiwan looked around the bookstore. It was very close to a middle school, and occasionally some high school students would come and go.
She seemed to see her younger self, hiding behind a bookshelf, secretly watching Lu Dongjue standing in front of the tea counter.
Back then, Lu Dongjue's favorite drink was lemonade with several small green tangerines in it.
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