Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu will come back and spend the night tonight.

After kissing Xingchen's face, Shen Li said, "Xingchen, things may not be as complicated as you think." But he was more afraid of the pointing and criticizing she would face after the incident broke out.

"No, we live in this society and we have to abide by the rules of this society. No one is completely free."

Shen Li remained silent.

The two hugged for a while, and Shen Xingchen slowly withdrew from Shen Li's arms. She said, "I will tell my aunt in a few days that I will go to the hospital and live in the dormitory."

Unable to be with Shen Li, she had to find a place to heal her wounds. She had to find a place to forget him and their relationship.

Otherwise, she would collapse if she kept looking at him and facing him like this all day long.

Hearing Shen Xingchen say that he was going to move to the dormitory, Shen Li immediately became alert. He said, "I'll go to International City. It will be more convenient for me to live and work there."

He was kicked out some time ago, so it doesn't matter if he moves out again.

Shen Xingchen listened to Shen Li's words, but with red eyes, she raised her hand and touched his face.

Before this, she knew that it would be difficult for her to be with Shen Li, and her family might not agree.

But she never imagined that there would be so many obstacles for them to be together, that it would have such a big impact on Shen Li, and that it would also affect the company's stocks. So she couldn't be willful or selfish in any way.

"I'm sorry, uncle. It's my fault that I didn't pass the exam first. I was willful."

At this point, Shen Xingchen felt that she was too impulsive and had flirted with Shen Li without thinking long-term.

She is sad now, and Shen Li must be sad too.

Moreover, the feeling of not being blessed, especially since Shen Mingchuan and Zhao Shuting disagreed and did not bless them, made Shen Xingchen feel timid.

At a loss.

"Xingchen, you are not wrong."

There are not so many right and wrong, there is just helplessness.

Later, the two sat in the car for a long time before going home.

After taking a shower in his room, Shen Xingchen did not knock on Shen Li's door, but curled up on the bed.

But compared to last time, she didn't have so many regrets, but more heartache.

Because she knew that Shen Li had him in her heart.

She just felt sorry for Shen Li, felt sorry for herself, and felt sorry for the relationship that they had to give up that was not accepted by the world.

She curled up into a ball and cried silently for a long time. Even at dawn, Shen Xingchen did not fall asleep. He got up, packed himself up, and went to the hospital.

In Shen Li's room, his condition was not much better. He tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep.

He knew in his heart that this was probably how his life would be and he would never be with anyone again.

He was already picky, and now he has to give up such a relationship. Who else can he have room for in his heart?

The next morning, when Shen Li packed up to go out, Shen Xingchen had already gone to the hospital.

He did not go home that night because he did not want Shen Xingchen to see him sad.

He didn't come back in the following days.

When Shen Xingchen was getting along with Mrs. Shen, he seemed to be exactly the same as before and was still cheerful all day long, but his mood had completely changed.

Her current happiness is a kind of mission, not something that comes from the heart.

Seeing that Shen Li had not returned home for several days and had not had much contact with Shen Xingchen, Mrs. Shen understood that the two of them had made things clear.

In the living room, looking at Shen Xingchen's usual smiling face, Mrs. Shen felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

If she wasn't afraid of what others might say, if she wasn't worried about the company's stocks, if she wasn't worried about others pointing fingers at her son and Xingchen, she definitely wouldn't object to the two of them being together.

Alas! It didn't go as planned.

"Aunt." That evening, Shen Xingchen came back from get off work, but he felt a little weak when he greeted Mrs. Shen.

"Xingchen, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Or is your period coming? Why do you look so listless?"

"I'm not feeling unwell, Auntie. I'm just a little tired from work. I'll be fine after a rest."

After saying that, Shen Xingchen went upstairs listlessly.

When she returned to her room, she took a quick shower and then lay motionless on the bed, her eyes red.

After a long while, when the servant came up to call her for dinner, Shen Xingchen said she had no appetite and didn't want to eat.

"Ma'am, Miss Xingchen said she's not hungry and doesn't want to eat."

Mrs. Shen brought the pigeon soup she had personally cooked for Shen Xingchen from the kitchen. After putting the pigeon soup on the table, she went upstairs to Shen Xingchen's room.

After opening the door, she saw Shen Xingchen lying on the bed. After Mrs. Shen sat down beside her, she raised her hand and gently stroked her back: "Xingchen."

Hearing Madam Shen calling her, Shen Xingchen turned to look at her and shouted with red eyes: "Aunt grandmother."

"Why aren't you hungry? Why don't you even want to eat? Weren't you fine yesterday?"

Although Shen Xingchen's mood has been off these days, she's generally fine. At least she can still act and her emotions aren't that volatile. She's trying to get along with everyone as calmly as possible. Why couldn't she hold it together today?

What harsh words did Shen Li say to her?

That's not right. Based on her son's personality, he would not say harsh words to her, and he couldn't bear to do so.

"No, I'm just a little tired from work. I'll be fine after a good sleep."

With her right hand still on Shen Xingchen's back, Mrs. Shen thought for a while, and then asked tentatively: "Is it because your uncle hasn't come back for a few days? Do you miss him? How about I call him and ask him to come back now?"

Shen Xingchen shook his head: "No, aunt."

What happened today really had nothing to do with Shen Li and was not influenced by him.

In fact, this is a normal thing, but her emotions were still affected and she was still sad.

Shen Xingchen said no, and Madam Shen continued, "Can't you tell your aunt and grandma about anything? Or, you miss your parents, so why don't you accompany your aunt and grandma to visit your hometown over the weekend?"

Mrs. Shen loves Shen Xingchen with all her heart.

If there was anything that hadn't gone as she wished over the years, it was only her relationship with Shen Li.

"No, aunt, you don't have to worry about me. I'm just a little depressed today. I will be fine tomorrow."

Since Shen Xingchen said so, Mrs. Shen didn't say anything and just sat quietly beside her.

I thought to myself, the little girl has finally grown up, and there are more and more things she can hide in her heart.

She liked Shen Li, but she never told her.

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At the same time, Nanjiang Hotel.

Shen Li and Lu Beicheng had just finished discussing work and came to the hotel.

Shen Li hadn't spoken much the whole day, but Lu Beicheng and Gong Xuan had already noticed that something was wrong.

After a while, Gu Nanyue, Zhou Bei and others came over, but there was still no movement from Shen Li's side. Shen Xingchen had no idea that they were having dinner together today.

These days, he has been thinking about how to deal with their relationship.

As for giving up, he didn't.