After the divorce, the CEO knelt down every night begging for remarriage.

Li Tingze immediately stood up and walked towards the exit.

Su Nianqing hurriedly called out, "Aze, we haven't finished discussing my business yet, are you really going to leave like this?"

Li Tingze didn't linger; his figure vanished instantly.

Su Nianqing trembled with anger, her eyes filled with resentment.

It's not hard to see that Li Tingze has truly fallen in love with Lin Zhi.

As long as Lin Zhi is still alive in this world, she has absolutely no chance.

……

Li Tingze rushed into the bedroom in three quick steps.

At this moment, Lin Zhi was nestled on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Where did you go last night? My men and I searched all night but couldn't find you."

Lin Zhi slowly turned her gaze to Li Tingze, her eyes cold, and said indifferently, "Last night I went to Yantian North and stayed with my grandfather all night. Someone as shrewd as you, if you really wanted to find him, you wouldn't have missed this place, would you?"

Li Tingze's face darkened, and his eyes gradually dimmed.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but the words he was about to say rolled back down his throat and he swallowed them back down.

He really didn't expect Lin Zhi to go to the cemetery in Yantian North. It was even more unimaginable that she, who used to be so afraid of even a small snake jumping onto him when it appeared in the small garden, would spend an entire night alone in a cemetery full of skeletons.

He understood her less and less.

Seeing that he remained silent, Lin Zhi said calmly, "You said you'd been looking for me all night, but I heard from the maid that you met with Miss Su early this morning. What could you possibly have to discuss between you two in the small room outside, instead of coming to our bridal chamber?"

Li Tingze's expression was grave: "It wasn't me who asked her to come here."

Lin Zhi immediately scoffed: "But you still let her step into this house again."

This villa was a gift from Grandpa Li to them as their wedding home, and her name is on the property certificate. From the bare shell to the current structure, she personally drew the design drafts, personally oversaw the later decoration, personally bought the soft furnishings, and personally selected the flower seedlings and saplings to plant.

She poured her heart and soul into every brick, tile, flower, and blade of grass.

Five years into their marriage, no matter how affectionate Li Tingze and Su Nianqing appeared in public, she never directly addressed the issue.

She hadn't returned home for just one night, yet he allowed his mistress to openly appear in the house.

Her silence doesn't mean she doesn't mind.

If last time it was Su Nianqing who trespassed, what about this time?

Li Tingze walked up to Lin Zhi, squatted down beside her, and spoke to her for the first time from a position lower than her. He spoke very softly, afraid that if he spoke too loudly, he would scare her away from the house again.

He carefully tucked away her stray hairs and said, "Don't worry! There won't be a next time. I've already started arranging for them to go abroad."

Lin Zhi lowered her eyes and did not answer, but instead revealed a seemingly disdainful sneer.

Li Tingze couldn't understand the specific meaning behind her smile.

They mistakenly thought she was dissatisfied.

So he added, "If you feel that this is not enough, I can also give you... compensation. Whatever you want, as long as it is within the permitted scope, I will agree to it unconditionally."

Within the permitted range?

Haha, he really knows how to protect his own interests.

Lin Zhi said in a low voice, "What if I ask for a divorce?"

Li Tingze didn't respond, remaining silent for a very long time, so long that Lin Zhi thought he wouldn't say anything more to her. Only then did he say in a hoarse voice, "If you insist on a divorce, have you thought about what will happen to the Lin family? What about your mother's heart transplant?"

Lin Zhi slowly leaned back against the sofa chair and gently closed her eyes.

She knew she couldn't really divorce him.

So when she said that, she already knew what the answer would be.

The feeling of powerlessness—wanting to resist but unable to—made it hard for her to breathe.

Li Tingze understood her thoughts.

He sat down beside her, pulling her into his arms, and gently kissed her cheek, his voice unusually tender: "I've had the trending topic completely removed, and I guarantee it won't appear again, not even a single screenshot. The organizers of the international competition have also stated that they won't reject your design and will retain your eligibility to participate. As for the Su mother and daughter, I will make sure they leave Beijing as soon as possible."

It sounds like he really did make up for everything for her.

But can that erase everything she suffered?

Li Tingze held her hand tightly, kissed her neck, and his hands became restless over her body.

It was as if only by seeing the desired reaction on her face in this way could he feel that the person in front of him was the real her.

Lin Zhi knew in her heart that he wanted to force her to do the most intimate things.

She struggled slightly, trying to avoid his descending lips.

His face clearly said he wouldn't listen or forgive.

Li Tingze's patience is limited.

He had never been so humble before. When his attempts to appease her failed, his tone turned cold: "Lin Zhi, if I were you, I would never cause trouble for you at this critical juncture. After all, there's only just been a promising prospect for your mother's heart transplant. The recipient comes from a powerful family, has no shortage of money and power, and is a figure beyond the reach of ordinary people like you. Without me, without the Li family's backing, you might not even have the chance to meet them, let alone discuss anything. The Lin family's situation has only just begun to improve. You don't think I'm a philanthropist, do you?"

Lin Zhi's lips trembled, revealing an expression of certainty.

A businessman is a businessman; how could he possibly harm himself?

She didn't have the confidence that he would be unable to live without her!

The position of Mrs. Li could have been held by any other woman, if not her.

He's just not used to it yet.

Seeing that she had stopped struggling, Li Tingze became even more restless. Ignoring the fact that she hadn't washed up yet, he stripped off all her clothes, and even without taking off his own, he tried to assault her.

Although Lin Zhi did not struggle strongly, her words were like ice picks slicing through the heart: "Li Tingze, if you force me again, I don't mind dying again."

Li Tingze stopped what he was doing and grabbed her chin: "Are you threatening me with death?"

Lin Zhi, her eyes red-rimmed, stared intently at him: "We're in the same boat. Every word you say is a threat to me, isn't it? The only reason you can coerce me is because I care. If I'm willing to give up my life, what can you force me to do? Even if I really die, you won't shed a single tear for me, and you'll soon find someone new to be your Mrs. Li. Li Tingze, stop trying to portray yourself as a devoted, reformed playboy, okay? In this life, you only love yourself. The only reason you're unwilling to let go of me is because you don't want me to become a flaw in your supposedly perfect life."

Lin Zhi's words touched upon a part of his heart that was unfathomable.

Li Tingze's face turned gloomy and ugly.

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Zhi grabbed his hand and started strangling her own neck, laughing through her tears, saying, "If you use your strength, you can strangle me to death right now. I'll still be yours even in death. Do you dare?"

Li Tingze quickly pulled his hand away and hurriedly retreated from the sofa.

He frowned, staring intently at Lin Zhi, and suddenly felt as if Lin Zhi before him had been transformed, becoming...

Strange and crazy!