Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

The next morning, Lin Wan woke up with dark circles under her eyes.

She looked at her haggard reflection in the mirror and sighed. It took her a lot of effort to cover her dark circles with concealer.

She has nothing to do today; she doesn't need to go to the store or attend any meetings.

After washing up, she sat on the sofa in a daze for a while, then picked up her phone and sent a message to Chen Xinyi.

"Xinyi, are you in the store?"

Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, Chen Xinyi replied: "I'm here, what's up?"

"I'll come find you."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Lin Wan changed her clothes and drove to Chen Xinyi's luxury goods recycling shop.

She pushed open the slightly ajar door and went inside, where she saw Chen Xinyi sitting behind the counter, leisurely scrolling through her phone while holding a cup of coffee.

"Oh, Mr. Lin, what brings you to our shop today?"

Chen Xinyi looked up at her with a smile, "Don't you have to go to work today?"

"Take a break today."

Lin Wan sat down on the sofa opposite her, shrinking into it and looking somewhat listless.

Chen Xinyi glanced at her, then put down her coffee cup: "What's wrong? You look listless. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Um……"

Lin Wan leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "Xinyi, I'm feeling a bit confused."

"What's wrong? Is it related to Xu Xing?"

Chen Xinyi's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm on the surface, picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and asked casually.

"Um……"

Lin Wan recounted what happened yesterday: "After I finished studying yesterday, I called him to ask him to go out today, but he said he was too busy with work lately."

Chen Xinyi raised an eyebrow: "And then?"

That's all.

Lin Wan shrugged. "He said he was busy, so I said I'd talk to him when he was done, and then I hung up."

"Isn't that normal?"

Chen Xinyi put down her coffee cup. "He's not exactly a free man either. He's highly regarded at Chengxinzhai, so it's normal that he has a lot on his plate."

"I know he's busy..."

Lin Wan bit her lip. "But I always feel like something's not right with Xinyi."

Chen Xinyi looked at her but didn't rush to reply.

Lin Wan continued, "He never refused when I asked him out before. Even if he was really busy, he would say, 'Wait for me, I'll come over as soon as I'm done.'"

But yesterday he said directly that he didn't have time, without even giving me a chance to adjust...

"So you think he's deliberately ignoring you?"

Chen Xinyi asked.

"I have no idea……"

Lin Wan shook her head. "I just feel like something's wrong between us."

Chen Xinyi paused for a moment before speaking, her tone carrying a hint of rational analysis: "Wanwan, have you ever thought about this?"

"What's the problem?"

"Between you and Xu Xing, he has always been the one making concessions for you."

Chen Xinyi looked at her and added, "You ask him out when you want to, and ignore him when you're busy. He's never complained, right?"

Lin Wan nodded.

"Have you ever thought about why he keeps accommodating you?"

Chen Xinyi asked, "Because he likes you, he is willing to wait, but liking someone doesn't mean he has no bottom line. He is also a normal man with his own needs and emotions."

"He's not young anymore, and given his current situation, it's impossible for him to maintain this kind of relationship indefinitely. He definitely needs to consider the future, such as marriage and having children, and given his circumstances, it's impossible for him to only have one child."

Lin Wan imagined that scene.

Several children surrounded her, crying and making a fuss. She was busy dealing with them and didn't even have time to eat a hot meal...

She shuddered uncontrollably.

That scene was too terrifying for her.

She simply couldn't accept staying at home taking care of the children.

Even if she had the money to hire a nanny or a postpartum caregiver, she still found it terrifying.

She prefers work.

Work gives her a sense of accomplishment and security, and makes her feel like she is a valuable person.

As for raising children... she couldn't imagine what joy she could derive from it.

"Xinyi, you're right..."

Lin Wan's voice was a little hoarse, "I never thought about these issues before. I thought that as long as two people liked each other, that would be enough, but now I realize that I was too naive."

Seeing her like this, Chen Xinyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still maintained a concerned expression on her face:

"Wanwan, don't be too anxious. Things will work themselves out. Maybe you're overthinking it. Xu Xing probably doesn't care about these things."

Lin Wan shook her head and didn't reply.

She knew Chen Xinyi was trying to comfort her, but she knew very well that things weren't that simple.

Xu Xing is so good-looking, with a great physique and high income. A man like that would never lack beautiful women around him. So what advantages does she have?

Aside from being fairly pretty and having a good figure, everything else is a disadvantage.

He can't give her what he wants, and he might not understand what she wants.

If two people have different goals, they will eventually drift apart.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time."

Lin Wan sighed, her tone tinged with helplessness, "I'm not willing to give up like this. Putting everything else aside, I was really comfortable and relaxed when I was with him."

Chen Xinyi chuckled strangely, "Smoothing sounds are so comfortable!"

Lin Wan rolled her eyes at her and snapped, "Don't interrupt!"

Chen Xinyi didn't continue the topic. She stood up and took Lin Wan's hand: "Let's go, don't think too much about it. I'll take you to eat something delicious!"

"What do you want to eat?"

"I know a new hot pot restaurant opened nearby, it's really good, let's go try it!"

"Alright."

Lin Wan was pulled to her feet, and her worries were temporarily suppressed.

The two walked out of the store. Chen Xinyi locked the door, took Lin Wan's arm, and headed towards the hot pot restaurant.

……

Chengxinzhai Restoration Center.

Xu Xing took off his work clothes and was about to leave work when Zhang Ming called.

"elder brother!"

Zhang Ming lowered his voice and said, "Xu Yanle has been coming to my house to see me these past two days!"

Xu Xing frowned: "What does he want with you?"

He asked me for my exact address, saying he wanted to talk to me in person.

Zhang Ming said, "I didn't tell him."

Xu Xing nodded: "Well done."

"But he later went to the county museum and found out that you worked at Chengxinzhai."

Zhang Ming's tone was worried, "Brother, he'll probably be coming over soon, you need to be prepared."

Xu Xing paused for two seconds, then said, "I understand. Don't worry, I'll handle it."

"Brother, be careful."

"Okay, you should get some rest too. Have you finished handing over your work? You can come to Chang'an in the next couple of days. I'll send you the address of that house."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xing stood in the corridor, looking at the night outside the window, his eyes turning somewhat cold.

He had long anticipated that Xu Yanle would not give up so easily.

Although he had security guards kick Xu Yanle and her family out of the wedding in front of so many relatives, Xu Yanle would never let it go.

He was driving that Maybach S680 at the time, and given Chen Xinyi's background, Xu Yanle would definitely try his best to repair the relationship.

After all, now that his father has become successful, how could Xu Yanle be willing to watch all the benefits go to others?

But Xu Xing was very clear-headed and would never give Xu Yanle another chance.

He put away his phone and went straight to the office of the person in charge of the repair center.

Li Jianjun was packing up his things in his office, preparing to leave work, when he was surprised to see Xu Xing knock on the door and come in.