Municipal High Court, President's Office.

There are places that people may not want to enter for the rest of their lives, such as the courthouse, for example, the prison, but Lin Xiangwan, who sits in the smooth oak chair of the president's office, does not notice that this place is often associated with unpleasant things when it is brought up.

The windows are bright and clean, and even the most difficult dead corners on the glass have been wiped dry, and the sunlight shines in without hesitation, illuminating the human body warmly. It's hard to be unhappy in a place like this.

The celadon teacup in hand is bubbling hot, and the good West Lake Longjing is churning up and down in the hot boiling water, slowly changing from dry to stretched. Lin Xiangwan rubbed the greasy surface of the teacup, not knowing how to speak.

Shen Congrong, the president of the H City High Court, is Shen Shijun's father. She called Shen Congrong two days ago, and she didn't expect him to be willing to see her so soon.

Shen Congrong is very busy, the daily conference meetings can be held for more than ten hours, and he usually has very little time to rest, but as soon as he heard Lin Xiangwan's call, he immediately agreed to her, which shows that in his heart, Lin Xiangwan is also an extremely important person.

"I thought I would not be able to see Miss Lin until a long time later, but I didn't expect you to come to me. Shen Congrong, who was sitting behind the wide desk, smiled and spoke, his sideburns were slightly frosty, and when he smiled, there were fine lines at the corners of his eyes, looking like an ordinary middle-aged uncle, without the slightest momentum.

Lin Xiangwan had never seen him before, in her impression, and in the introduction of Shen Shijun in a few words, she always felt that Shen Congrong, who was in a key position, should be a very serious, vigorous and resolute person, not smiling, she didn't expect him to have such a good temper, she was a little surprised, lowered her head and said, "Uncle Shen, it's me who is not good, I should have come to visit you a long time ago." My brother took care of me when he was in the United States, but I always made him worry. ”

"He is willing to take care of you, what does it have to do with you visiting me?" Shen Congrong continued to quip, "Actually, there is something I want to ask Miss Lin, a few days ago, Shen Shijun was broken by someone, and after returning home, he locked himself in his room and sulked, and he still refuses to talk to anyone, does Miss Lin know why?"

Lin Xiangwan heard Shen Congrong mention this, and his heart suddenly tightened. The last time she took Shen Shijun away, her heart was like hanging fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down. I wanted to call Shen Shijun to apologize, but I didn't dare. Don't dare, can't, she asked herself if she couldn't hide things in front of Shen Shijun, if Shen Shijun knew her reason, moved her with affection, and then brought out Ye Nan, it was estimated that she would confess all the things she hid in her heart.

But what happens after the confession?

There are some problems that she must solve with her own hands, cut through the mess quickly, and prevent those tumors from continuing to grow and harm people. But if these things are seen in the eyes of others, maybe they are not so righteous and awe-inspiring, most of what she does can't see the light, and she has to carry those who love her and the people she loves, otherwise, if they are not careful, they will also be trapped in it and cause unpredictable trouble.

She didn't want to drag it out any longer, she didn't have time.

"Senior brother...... He...... I ......" Lin Xiangwan didn't know how to answer Shen Congrong's seemingly ordinary question but was actually sharp, no matter how gentle this man looked, he was also Shen Shijun's father, the eldest son of the Shen family, and the president of the H City High Court, like this, only when he treated his blood relatives, he would show his gentle true body, to her? She was just an insignificant outsider, he just gave her the face she deserved, it didn't mean that he would really forgive Shen Shijun because she hurt her.

couldn't get Lin Xiangwan's answer, Shen Congrong didn't care, he waved his hand and continued, "If you don't say it, I can guess some, after all, I was also young, young people, always strong-blooded." It's just that Shen Shijun has had an idea since he was a child, relying on his own brain to be better, and he is more naughty than other children in the open and secret, he instructs others to do things, and he has never seen him fight with others. Miss Lin, don't you know, that kid in my family, I don't know who to follow, he is born to be unconvinced, and he admits death, others treat him as good-tempered, only me and his mother know how stubborn he is, he refuses to listen to persuasion, and he can't say anything about his losses. This time he was injured, and even our old lady was alarmed, and the old man was originally in Mount Emei to participate in meditation, but now he also rushed back...... Scold...... Speaking of young people, we of the older generation should not care, but I only have this one son, and he is not too young, and he has never had a girlfriend, and I don't have the time to pay attention to these things about him, but his mother, his grandmother, is talking next to my ear every day, and then I can't stand it, so I went to ask him, who would have thought, but he told me that in this life, except for one person, he has not taken a fancy to others......"

Shen Congrong's words are meaningful, looking at Lin Xiangwan's gaze is also like substance, if there is a crack in the ground, Lin Xiangwan is afraid that she will have already gotten in, she is not worthy of Shen Shijun to treat her like this, although everyone is equal in the society now, she also knows that she is not worthy of Shen Shijun.

How can a woman like her, who has already been dragged into the mud pond from the clouds and doesn't know how many rolls she has been beaten and can't be washed, is worthy of such a good man.

"Uncle Shen don't worry, Senior Brother is just a ghost for a while, and when he meets someone better in the future, he won't say this. Lin Xiangwan smiled indifferently, "When that time comes, if he looks back at what he said, it may be regarded as a joke." ”

"Not necessarily. Shen Congrong stared at Lin Xiangwan, he actually didn't like this girl a little, Shen Shijun told him her name, and he remembered it in his heart, after all, he was the person his son recognized, so he also inquired about her life experience intentionally or unintentionally, originally thought she was just an ordinary girl, but he didn't expect that the things he inquired about were enough to smack people's tongues.

The stealing/taking of pictures back then, the unclear entanglement with Chu Di, the request for a forensic autopsy when his father died, and the life and death of an unmarried person...... Either of these, bringing it up is enough to keep her out of a traditional family.

is such a girl, but she captured Shen Shijun's heart.

How can she?

Shen Congrong is not a small-bellied person, but after all, he is a parent, and he is always unhappy when he sees his child injured and wronged, so when he opens his mouth, he still shows the meaning of blame, but when he looks at Lin Xiangwan like this, he finds that he can no longer continue to blame her.

Why is this happening?

Is it because there is a difference in her eyes from the indifference and desolation of her peers, or is it because of her hands that can never stop trembling?

Shen Congrong suddenly thought that Shen Shijun had told him that a girl like her was different from anyone else, and when a catastrophe came, other girls would have cried and screamed to find someone to shelter, and she ...... But she pushed everyone away, for fear that she would contaminate her bad luck with others, so stubborn...... It's so stubborn that it makes people feel distressed......

"When Shen Shijun went abroad for a few years, his mother and I were always worried that he was alone abroad and had no one to take care of him...... I have become able to take care of people......" When Shen Congrong spoke again, he was not at all like just now, hiding arrows in secret, but unloaded all the shelves and communicated with her as a father, "It is the pride of every parent to see their children's growth, but not all parents are willing to understand how their children grow up, because the road to growth is always bumpy, and no parent wants to see their children injured." Miss Lin, although I don't know what you came to me for today, I will say that when you live to my age, you will know that it is more important to find someone who loves you than you love. Especially for girls, girls are young and fleeting, and when their looks are no longer there, a firm relationship is even more precious. ”

"I know that...... But...... I can't give what he wants. And what I want, he can't give it. Lin Xiangwan smiled bitterly, "Even if I agree, Uncle Shen, do you really think we will be happy? Will the Shen family really have no complaints about our union? Your wife, as well as Old Madam Shen, will they really think that I am a good daughter-in-law?"

"I ......" Shen Congrong opened his mouth to stammer, and Lin Xiangwan's question was too direct, so that he couldn't answer for a while.

"They won't...... I'm also a mother...... I would never put the happiness and future of my children in the hands of a woman like me. If I could, I would choose a girl with an innocent family background for him, pure and gentle by nature...... , Her eyes must not have seen the cruelty and helplessness of this world, she still maintains the best nature of a woman, she doesn't need to be too capable, she just needs to love him wholeheartedly......" Lin Xiangwan said, his eyes flashed with a little water, "Uncle Shen, even I won't choose me, Shen family, will you choose?" If you are with me, Shen Shijun's future road will be very difficult, he is not a person who can give up his family, the opinions of his family are very important to him, I don't want to, he regrets it." ”

When love is tempered by reality, who can have the courage to love each other again......

"Miss Lin, I have nothing to say. This time, Shen Congrong shook his head and smiled bitterly. This woman is too transparent, every sentence is straight to the heart, she has long seen the crux of the problem, Shen Shijun was blindfolded by emotion, and she didn't face up to the problem, she saw it all clearly.

"So...... Shen Shijun and I are absolutely impossible, he is injured, and I am not comfortable, but long pain is better than short pain, presumably he will recover soon. Lin Xiangwan replied heartlessly, "Speaking of which, let's put an end to the matter about me and my senior brother, I came to find Uncle Shen, in fact, there is something else." ”

"I want to ask Uncle Shen, do you still want to sit in the position of the president of the H City High Court?"