Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 161 - 165 Are the two things related?

Chapter 161: 165 Are the two things related?

Shen Lingxi returned to the Shen family home, still in the same training uniform she hadn’t changed for three days, with mud from the mountains clinging to it.

"Dad!"

"Miss, weren’t you participating in..."

The family’s helper was startled upon seeing Shen Lingxi,

"Where’s my dad?"

"Oh, the master is upstairs."

Shen Lingxi rushed to the second floor and happened to run into her mother coming out of the study; her worried expression changed in an instant upon seeing Shen Lingxi,

"Lingxi, why have you come back so suddenly?"

"Ziwei said... there has been trouble at home, and something about Lin Han involves Father. I was worried, so I rushed back."

Mrs. Shen had not expected the news to reach her daughter’s ears so quickly. She forced a smile,

"That Ziwei... why is she always so quick to speak? It’s a minor issue, not as serious as you think. Lingxi, don’t worry. Go back to school quickly."

Shen Lingxi’s frown deepened,

"Mom... what exactly is going on? Is it really serious? Do you know how unnatural your expression looks? Stop hiding it from me. Where’s Dad?"

As Shen Lingxi spoke, she glanced at the closed door of the study and, without another word, pushed it open,

"Lingxi!"

Shen Xinhui stood beside the desk, on the phone. When Shen Lingxi entered, she saw Shen Xinhui’s face flushed with panic, his tone filled with pleading... she then understood the gravity of the situation.

Seeing his daughter burst in, Shen Xinhui glared at her, furrowing his brow to signal her to leave.

Shen Lingxi felt bitter; she closed the door and stepped back out.

"Lingxi... there’s no need for you to worry about your dad’s troubles. He is the commander of Xilin Military Region. Lin Han is in a frenzy now, lashing out everywhere; it’s quite normal, you really don’t need to be concerned."

Although Mrs. Shen also felt the situation was abrupt and worrisome, her husband had served a lifetime in the military, battling through the political arena all his life. He had weathered worse storms in the past, and now at the height of being personally promoted by the President, could a few words from Lin Han topple him?

Mrs. Shen didn’t believe it, so although she was anxious, she was not afraid.

But Shen Lingxi was different...

She knew there was no smoke without fire.

Lately, her father had been waiting for the President’s transfer order to arrive. Once the President’s order reached Xilin, he would be able to enter the capital Anlin and become a member of the Cabinet, free to come and go from the President Mansion.

It was supposed to be supreme honor and position.

But now, the President’s order had not yet come, and instead, they received news of Lin Han being scrutinized during an inquiry...

Moreover, the timing was too coincidental, following the second day after Wen Nian discovered her behaving inappropriately with Tang Xiaohua the previous night.

It was too coincidental for Shen Lingxi to believe that the two events were unconnected.

"Lingxi, Lingxi?"

Mrs. Shen called out several times before she snapped back to reality, "Huh?"

"Lingxi... have you heard something else from somewhere else?"

Her daughter wasn’t the type to be impulsive or panicked. Just because Gu Ziwei said a few words, she hurried all the way back from military school—it seemed...

"No, nothing."

Shen Lingxi quickly denied it,

"It’s just that Ziwei can be overly dramatic. I just finished the selection process, I’ve been too tense, so..."

Mrs. Shen’s eyes lit up,

"The selection process is over?"

"...Yes."

Shen Lingxi knew what her mother was going to ask next...

"You must have passed smoothly, right? You must follow Commander Lu’s guidance closely in the future. This was personally arranged by Mr. President. As long as you study hard, you will climb the ranks even faster than your father in the future!"

Mrs. Shen said as if it were a given.

Little did she know the indescribable sour and bitter taste in Shen Lingxi’s heart...