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

Lin Zhi has been busy with the fashion jewelry show these past few days and hasn't had time to think about her relationship with Li Tingze.

The jewelry show required her to create ten sets of jewelry pieces. Given her current hand condition, it was impossible for her to create new pieces on the spot. Fortunately, she had many old sketches, and after careful selection, she was able to choose ten sets of pieces that were full of Chinese style elements, Chinese fashion, and Eastern aesthetics.

She and Shen Mubai went to meet Klaus, the chief designer of the jewelry show.

Klaus not only selected ten runway pieces from her past sketches, but also chose an extra one as the main piece for the opening show.

Lin Zhi was overjoyed.

For her, having her work recognized by industry authorities is undoubtedly a high affirmation of her professional abilities.

The gloom of being disqualified from the international finals dissipated as a result.

Once the design was selected, Lin Zhi immediately began working on the finished product.

She has very high standards for the finished products. In such a high-end fashion show, she does not intend to use lab-grown diamonds to make the finished products, which would lower the quality of the works. Instead, she pursues the use of 100% natural diamonds, which has led to her encountering financial problems.

Klaus could only provide a limited budget, and she would have to find out the remaining funds herself before the artwork was put up for auction.

On the way back, Lin Zhi silently watched the bustling street scene outside the car window.

As is customary for other jewelry shows, designers would proactively seek out sponsors.

She's not good at socializing, let alone knowing how to please others. If she really had to show her face to solicit sponsorships, she wouldn't know where to start.

Shen Mubai saw through her thoughts.

She spoke softly, "Sister Zhi'er, as I said before, as a friend, I will unconditionally support and help you."

Lin Zhi looked up; she knew what Shen Mubai wanted to say.

She gently shook her head: "Mr. Shen, if it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to participate in this jewelry show. You've already helped me a lot. I'll find a way to handle the rest myself."

Faced with Lin Zhi's rejection, Shen Mubai became slightly agitated. He asked with concern, "The initial cost of eleven sets of works is not a small amount. How do you plan to solve this?"

Just as Lin Zhi was about to reply, a familiar figure appeared outside the car window.

The figure belongs to Li Tingze.

He looked down at her, and she looked up at him.

Just like their relationship, he always appeared in front of her in a superior manner.

Shen Mubai felt a mix of emotions, and blurted out, "Is your solution to get President Li to fund it?"

Lin Zhi frowned. "Is that how you think of me?"

Shen Mubai then realized that he had spoken without thinking and wanted to apologize to Lin Zhi, but Lin Zhi had already opened the car door and gotten out.

Before leaving, she told him firmly that no matter how bitter or difficult things got, she would never have anything to do with Li Tingze again.

To be honest, he wasn't happy at all; on the contrary, he felt very disappointed.

She not only didn't want to have anything to do with Li Tingze anymore, but also didn't want to have too much involvement with him.

Lin Zhi got out of the car and walked directly past Li Tingze towards the apartment.

Li Tingze grabbed her slender wrist, held her waist with one hand, and imprisoned her in his arms.

Lin Zhi immediately struggled, but couldn't break free. Her cold gaze met Li Tingze's hawk-like eyes, and she said in a calm tone, "Li Tingze, what do you want to do to me in public? Let me go right now!"

Li Tingze not only didn't let go, but instead pressed her down even tighter.

Her voice was low and hoarse: "We agreed to each cool off for a few days, but you, while I wasn't home, secretly moved out to meet another man. Lin Zhi, who gave you the guts?"

Lin Zhi raised her hand and pushed hard against his firm chest.

She lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, "Which eye of yours saw me having a secret rendezvous with another man?"

Li Tingze looked at the luxury car still parked by the roadside: "Caught red-handed, aren't you?"

Lin Zhi was speechless.

They even scoffed.

After a long pause, she spoke softly, "As I said, I work at Shen's Jewelry, and it's unavoidable that I come into contact with President Shen on a regular basis. President Shen secured a spot for me in a very influential jewelry fashion show. We went together to meet with the chief designer to discuss the show's pieces. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate."

"Besides, I'm not your employee. I don't need to report every single thing I do to you."

Li Tingze never expected that the spot he had secured through his connections would become Shen Mubai's achievement.

He didn't say anything for himself, but instead bent down and kissed her on the cheek.

Although she avoided him, he still said gently, "Come home with me when you're done."

go home……

Lin Zhi's eyes instantly reddened.

Can a place that has been trodden upon by a third party still be called home?

For her, that place was no longer her most comfortable home.

Lin Zhi composed herself and said indifferently, "I will not go back to that place before the jewelry show ends. I don't want this hard-won opportunity to be ruined again. To put it bluntly, this is probably my only chance to break into the international market. Moreover, I'm afraid that the manuscripts I painstakingly drew will be stolen again, since you've already allowed Miss Su to come and go as she pleases."

Li Tingze held her hand tightly, not giving her a chance to leave.

He stared intently at her: "No, she will never step into our home again."

"Whether I will or not, I don't want to gamble with my future anymore."

After saying this, Lin Zhi pushed him away forcefully and ran towards the apartment without looking back.

Li Tingze stood there, watching her gradually disappearing figure, feeling very sad.

He didn't leave immediately, but returned to the car, leaned back in his seat, and stared intently at the window where Lin Zhi was.

The window was lit, and a figure stood in front of it. Although he couldn't see her expression, he knew she was looking at him.

As if seeing him still downstairs, she immediately pulled the curtains shut, cutting him off.

Li Tingze slowly closed his eyes, a faint bitterness appearing on his lips.

He sat in the car all night.

Compared to the cold bedroom, he felt that staying downstairs from her would allow him to feel her presence more closely.

Without her, a home is just a cold ice cellar.

It's fine if I don't reply.

After waking up, he planned to go upstairs to find Lin Zhi under the pretext of having breakfast. Before he even got out of the car, he saw Lin Zhi walking out of the apartment wearing a white business suit.

She ignored the conspicuous luxury car and walked away with a smile.

She got into a car he knew all too well, right in front of him.

From his perspective, he saw Shen Mubai personally handing a breakfast to Lin Zhi. Lin Zhi didn't refuse; instead, she happily ate with Shen Mubai.

The harmonious and joyful atmosphere between the two made Li Tingze unconsciously clench his fists!

Instead of forcibly pulling Lin Zhi out of the car as he had done before, he sat in the car and quietly watched the two of them chatting happily and eating breakfast.

Why did such a joyful scene never happen between him and her?