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

Chapter 177 Yes, we did it.

Shen Feiwan went straight to her study.

When Lin Xiaoyan caught up, he saw that the door was not closed, so he knocked politely and called her name, "Wanwan".

Shen Feiwan didn't respond, but gestured for him to come in with her eyes.

Lin Xiaoyan took two steps forward and asked, "Should we close the door?"

“No need,” Shen Feiwan said with a hint of impatience. “It’s not like we’re going to do anything shameful. Let’s finish this quickly.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan gave a helpless smile and said, "Wanwan, are you still angry with me?"

Shen Feiwan frowned immediately. "Get to the point, or you can leave."

Lin Xiaoyan sighed softly, walked up to Shen Feiwan and stopped. He lowered his head slightly, looked directly into Shen Feiwan's eyes, and asked her, "Is what happened online true?"

Shen Feiwan crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair, her tone crisp, "Really."

Lin Xiaoyan frowned slightly. "You're actually using someone else's identity, aren't you?"

"No, I'm using my own identity. I did have a whirlwind marriage with another man for a while." She said, raising one eyebrow. "So, do you still want to marry me, a divorcee?"

Lin Xiaoyan's expression stiffened slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

There were some things he found difficult to say, but he finally asked, "So, about you and that man, what's going on between you two..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.

Shen Feiwan looked directly at him, her eyes unwavering, and her tone was even more direct, "Yes, we did. We did it many times within two months of our marriage, after all, we were legally married at that time."

Lin Xiaoyan's brows furrowed even more, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, and the veins on his fair skin were clearly visible.

He suppressed his emotions, his voice low and hoarse, "It's good that we're divorced."

Shen Feiwan raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with sarcasm, "So it's good that you're divorced? Lin Xiaoyan, what gives you the right to talk to me like that? What gives you the right?"

Lin Xiaoyan didn't respond to her words, but continued, "I still have work today, but I can take a day off tomorrow. You haven't been back for a long time, I'll take you to your favorite restaurant."

Shen Feiwan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Why are you so self-righteous? Do you think we're still like we were when we were brother and sister? I've grown up."

She paused, a hint of coldness in her eyes, "If you had really read those things online carefully, you would know how I got divorced. You're not even my ex-husband, so don't be as shameless as he was. Do you really want me to trample on your dignity in the end?"

Shen Feiwan's words were harsh, like a sharp knife.

But Lin Xiaoyan seemed completely unconcerned about what she said.

His gaze remained fixed on her, even with a hint of tenderness. "Wanwan, I didn't look closely at the part about you and that man, and I don't want to. Since you've sent several people to prison, I believe you married him because it was part of your plan. Now that you're back, everything over there is over."

"Yes, it's over over there. But it's over between you and me a long time ago too."

Lin Xiaoyan didn't want to hear this and turned to leave.

As he reached the door, he stopped and, with his back to her, said, "I'll come find you again tomorrow."

"Are you out of your mind?" Shen Feiwan couldn't help but yell at Lin Xiaoyan as he walked away. "When I was pursuing you before, you ignored me. Now what are you pretending to be all lovey-dovey for? I'm not seeing you!"

Lin Xiaoyan paused for a moment, without responding verbally, and turned back to slam the door to Shen Feiwan's study shut.

The door slammed shut, and Shen Feiwan almost laughed in exasperation. "Can't you hear me now that the door's closed? Lin Xiaoyan, you're even more childish than I was when I was young and naive!"

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When Shen Feiwan went back downstairs to have breakfast, Lin Xiaoyan was no longer there.

At the dinner table, Gu Mingxi advised Shen Feiwan, "Xiao Yan has a good temper, but you can't be so willful. The Lin family has a deep foundation. He became the chief engineer of a major project of the aerospace bureau at a young age, and his achievements are more than your older brother's. He is the only son of the Lin family, and the entire Lin's Heavy Industry will belong to him in the future. Why can't you let go of the little squabbles of your youth? Even after what has happened, his feelings for you have not changed. What more do you want?"

Here we go again. Upon hearing this, Shen Feiwan simply put down her chopsticks and bowl.

“I want the freedom to choose. I just don’t understand, Mom. Lin’s Heavy Industry is powerful, and they control the military and energy industries, but our family doesn’t need to rely on them. You have stable positions in national research institutes, and I have my own ways of making money. I don’t depend on them for a living at all, so why do we have to cling to them?”

“You still haven’t thought this through,” Gu Mingxi’s expression turned serious, and she said earnestly, “Your father and I are honest people, we don’t have those ulterior motives. Your two older brothers are also straightforward. Along the way, we’ve offended quite a few people, both openly and secretly. The Lin family is a good support!”

Before Shen Feiwan could speak after Gu Mingxi finished speaking, Shen Xubai frowned. "Mom, although I also think Lin Xiaoyan is a good person, if you are pushing this marriage for my and my second brother's benefit, then I don't agree. My second brother and I don't need my sister to exchange marriage for anything."

"And what about your sister herself?" Gu Mingxi's face instantly darkened, her tone tinged with anger. "Don't you know what kind of person she is? Daring, reckless, and willful. When she was in high school, she was dissatisfied with the school's poverty alleviation policy, so she grabbed the microphone from the host at the school's anniversary celebration;

“When I went to university, I said I wanted to punish some scumbag on behalf of my female classmates, which resulted in the other person being expelled and the hospital in that person's family being investigated; now, in order to repay the life-saving grace, I went into a fake marriage with someone, and then humiliated them in exchange for a divorce.”

"Her intentions may be good, but she's too impulsive. Sooner or later, she'll cause trouble. Only the Lin family can protect her!"

The atmosphere at the dinner table froze instantly, as if the air had been frozen.

Shen Feiwan was also unhappy. "Mom, I admit that everything you said is true. I did offend people in these incidents. But apart from that one in high school, I never needed the Lin family to help me smooth things over. I was young in high school and acted impulsively, but I became smarter later. I learned to consider the consequences, to use public opinion, and to have a backup plan. I will walk my own path, and I can walk it alone."

"I think you're incredibly arrogant!" Gu Mingxi said angrily, slamming down her chopsticks. "You might not even know how you die in the future!"