Miss Shen ran away after finishing her meal, which angered her short-lived uncle to the point of res

Chapter 326

Lin Xiaoyan slowly raised his head from Shen Feiwan's shoulder, his gaze fixed intently on her.

"Wanwan, the less you know about this, the better. All you need to do is help me persuade your brother to agree to my conditions."

"Agree to your conditions?" Shen Feiwan frowned, keenly catching the key information. "So you had already met before today? And even had a conversation?"

"Yes."

“Then…” Shen Feiwan’s voice turned cold, “I should know even more about what you talked about.”

Lin Xiaoyan shook her head. "No, you don't need to know."

“I don’t know what you talked about, nor do I know what you want him to do, so how can I help you persuade him? Or…” Shen Feiwan narrowed her eyes, “What you want him to do is completely untenable. Not to mention him, even I, an outsider, would not agree to it. Is that right?”

Lin Xiaoyan remained silent.

Shen Feiwan understood.

She suddenly chuckled softly, a self-deprecating laugh mocking herself for misjudging the situation and overestimating herself. "I was right. So you arranged this meeting just to achieve your own goals. You never intended to help Shen Xubai, even though you used to be best friends."

"Wanwan, don't laugh like that." Lin Xiaoyan grabbed Shen Feiwan's hand and held it tightly in his palm. "We just agreed to work together to repair our relationship. You can't go back on your word."

His voice softened, "There's no better way now. Only if he agrees can we regain our freedom. Otherwise, there's no other way out. You've been running around everywhere, even agreeing to marry me. Wasn't everything you did to save them? After going through so much, are you really going to give up halfway?"

Lin Xiaoyan rubbed Shen Feiwan's hand with his thumb. "He has his principles, but some principles are simply not worth adhering to. Wanwan, you understand this better than anyone else."

Shen Feiwan slowly withdrew her hand. "Stop talking to me about these vague and useless things."

She stared directly into Lin Xiaoyan's eyes. "Tell me, what exactly do you want him to do for you?"

Lin Xiaoyan gently shook his head, gazing calmly at her. "Wanwan, you've misunderstood. I don't need him to do anything for me personally."

Shen Feiwan's patience was rapidly wearing thin. "Fine, if it's not for you personally, then it's for all of you. You and Number Three. What exactly do you want Shen Xubai to do?"

Lin Xiaoyan lowered his eyes and sighed softly, then looked up and stared directly at her. "Alright, I'll talk." He stood up. "Wait a moment, I'm going to the study to get something."

Shen Feiwan immediately stood up and said, "No need for that, I'll go with you."

She added pointedly, "Unless there's some unspeakable secret in your study."

Lin Xiaoyan chuckled helplessly, "What do you take my study for? This is our home, it's not as sordid as you make it out to be."

"Let's go." Shen Feiwan didn't reply and took the first step.

The two entered the study one after the other, and Lin Xiaoyan turned on the light with a "click".

Under the warm yellow light, the bookshelves covering the entire wall and the solid wood desk appeared exceptionally dignified.

"Please sit down," Lin Xiaoyan gestured.

"Are you going to search for a long time?" Shen Feiwan stood still. "Or are you stalling for something?"

Lin Xiaoyan frowned slightly, stepped forward and grasped her shoulders, making her sit down on the sofa without giving her a chance to refuse. "Now that I've decided to tell you everything, why delay any longer?"

Shen Feiwan stopped resisting. "Fine, then I'll wait for your explanation."

Lin Xiaoyan strode to the desk and skillfully took out a brown paper file bag from the bottom drawer.

He then pulled out the documents inside, turned around and handed them to Shen Feiwan, saying, "They're all here. You'll understand after you read them."

Shen Feiwan quickly flipped through the documents in her hand, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

When she finished reading the last page, she suddenly burst into a cold laugh and threw the documents at Lin Xiaoyan.

“None of us in the Shen family—myself, my parents, my two older brothers—want to get involved in these struggles! I’ve always been oblivious to what’s going on around me, and my family members are completely dedicated to their respective research fields. What do you mean by this now?”

Before Lin Xiaoyan could speak, Shen Feiwan stood up agitatedly. "Shen Xubai is under intense investigation. Don't you know that? It's your business if you want to bring down the Zou family and kill him! Why drag Shen Xubai into this? You're making him falsely accuse this important official surnamed Zou, give false testimony, and frame him. This isn't saving him; it's destroying him!"

Shen Feiwan was very agitated at the moment, and Lin Xiaoyan tried to step forward to comfort her, "Wanwan, calm down first, let me analyze the pros and cons for you."

"Don't touch me!" Shen Feiwan abruptly took a step back, brushing Lin Xiaoyan's hand away. "There are only disadvantages, no advantages!"

“Okay, I won’t touch you,” Lin Xiaoyan withdrew her hand, “but don’t get too excited, be careful not to harm the baby. I admit this has many disadvantages for Shen Xubai, but you’ve overlooked one point—”

He suddenly leaned down to look Shen Feiwan in the eye, his gaze intense. "That is his freedom. He can either stay locked up or face reality and save himself... As family, what do you want him to choose? Wanwan, there really is no better way out."

Shen Feiwan stared intently into Lin Xiaoyan's eyes, her chest heaving violently. The study was so quiet that it seemed only her rapid breathing could be heard.

After a long silence, Shen Feiwan suddenly burst out with a cold laugh, breaking the heavy atmosphere in the study.

"Is there really no better way out, or are you simply unwilling to provide him with a better way out?"

Her voice was filled with deep disappointment and self-mockery: "It's my fault, I'm incompetent."

After saying that, she turned around abruptly and strode out of the study.

She slammed the door shut with a deafening roar, and even the picture frames on the wall trembled slightly.

Lin Xiaoyan stood still, his gaze fixed intently on the direction she had left.

After a few seconds, he slowly squatted down, picked up the papers scattered on the ground one by one, and put them back into the file bag.

He had just stuffed the file bag back into the drawer when a cell phone suddenly vibrated from deep inside.

Lin Xiaoyan frowned, opened the drawer again, and took out the special cell phone.

"Hello." His voice returned to its usual calm.

A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone, "Is everything arranged for tomorrow? This matter needs to be handled as soon as possible; it can't be delayed any longer."

Lin Xiaoyan was silent for a moment.

"What's wrong?" The other person keenly sensed something was amiss. "What happened?"

"No." Lin Xiaoyan's voice was completely calm.

"That's good. I'll wait for your good news."

The call was abruptly ended, leaving Lin Xiaoyan with only the dial tone.

He put the phone back where it belonged, locked the drawer, and strode out of the study.