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

"Let's go."

Lin Zhi had no idea how much effort it took to drag and pull away the heavy-as-a-mountain Li Tingze.

As she sat in his luxury car, he reached out and pulled her into his arms, his hawk-like eyes fixed on hers, a hint of ambiguity in his gaze as if he wanted to devour her.

Lin Zhi knew him too well; she knew what he wanted to do to her.

As his lips touched hers, she quickly covered them with her hand.

Fearing he might do something else, she hurriedly explained, "Li Tingze, don't misunderstand. I went to the manufacturing factory with President Shen today, not specifically to celebrate his birthday. But as a friend, I have no reason to spoil his special day."

Li Tingze's eyes darkened slightly, and his voice turned cold: "Are you in such a hurry to explain because you're afraid I'll do something detrimental to the Shen family?"

Lin Zhi sighed helplessly: "I'm not afraid of anything, I just don't want to deepen your misunderstanding of my relationship with President Shen."

Li Tingze didn't say anything more, but let go of her hand and leaned back in his chair.

The momentary silence made Lin Zhi somewhat uneasy.

She knew perfectly well that Li Tingze's silence was not because he believed her explanation.

After a long pause, he spoke calmly: "Lin Zhi, have you ever thought about why you act differently when you're with Shen Mubai than when you're with me? Why are you more relaxed and have a smile on your face when you're face to face with him?"

Lin Zhi frowned, not understanding the meaning behind his words.

Li Tingze bluntly asked, "Your heart is slowly starting to drift towards him, isn't it? Are you planning to divorce me and immediately throw yourself into his arms?"

Suddenly, a slap landed on his face.

He curled his lips slightly, tacitly acknowledging that Lin Zhi's slapping of him was a result of being exposed and becoming angry out of embarrassment.

Lin Zhi wanted to get out of the car, but Li Tingze wouldn't let her.

He pulled her into his arms again, his voice softening slightly: "Su Nianqing and I have never had any romantic relationship. I've never considered her an unrequited love. The proposal was my mother's doing. I've never liked her. I only contacted her to repay a debt of gratitude she owed to me and my mother. Although her liver transplant was successful, her condition isn't optimistic. Experts predict she might live for five or ten years at best, but the liver could metastasize at any time."

Lin Zhi felt nothing at all after hearing these words; she was completely unmoved.

Li Tingze turned her face to face and stared into her eyes: "Lin Zhi, we've been married for five years. You should know that I don't know how to love or make women happy. But this time I really want to be good to you. I don't know why, but I always end up making things worse."

Lin Zhi remained silent.

She'd heard too much sweet talk lately, so naturally she didn't dare to believe it easily.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, twice shy.

She made a foolish mistake once, and she will never easily jump into the same pit again.

Li Tingze gripped her shoulders tightly and said, "Lin Zhi, you've always been the only one in my heart."

Men can easily utter sweet words.

Lin Zhi smiled faintly: "What you've said is no longer important to me. If there's nothing else, please let me get off the car. I still need to go back and attend to the jewelry show."

Li Tingze did not release the person.

He held Lin Zhi tightly, and said in a gentle, low voice, as if accusing her, "I'm not used to you being home. I've had insomnia and headaches."

If it weren't for their five-year marriage, Lin Zhi would almost have believed him.

She said softly, "In our five-year marriage, you went on business trips for half a month at a time without coming home, and I never saw you suffer from insomnia or headaches."

Li Tingze was speechless.

After a long silence, he finally asked, "Do you have absolutely no love for me anymore? Is all you want is a divorce?"

Lin Zhi nodded almost without hesitation and said, "Yes!"

Li Tingze finally let go of her hand because of her affirmative answer, allowing Lin Zhi to leave his side.

She spoke with such certainty, without even the slightest hesitation.

This time, she was more determined than ever before.

……

After this separation, Li Tingze threw himself into his work to put aside his worries. Being busy did help him temporarily forget the unpleasantness between him and Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi was busy with the jewelry show and had no time to think about her love life.

The two never even exchanged a text message.

It was as if they had vanished from each other's worlds.

However, even the busiest work will eventually come to an end.

After finishing his work, Li Tingze returned to the villa and lay on his and Lin Zhi's wedding bed. A feeling of loneliness overwhelmed him. He casually picked up the pajamas that Lin Zhi liked to wear the most, and the lingering fragrance on the pajamas made his fatigue dissipate.

At noon, his assistant called to inform him that the jewelry show would be held that evening, and Klaus had invited him to attend as a special guest.

After thinking for a while, Li Tingze politely declined the invitation.

His appearance will surely spoil Lin Zhi's mood and ruin her good mood.

The assistant added, "Klaus said that after the jewelry show, his wife would like to personally deliver the three sets of jewelry to you and has prepared a dinner to thank you for your generous sponsorship."

Li Tingze sat up and leaned against the headboard.

He knew that Lin Zhi was unaware that he was the sponsor, which was why she extended such a warm invitation.

If she had known it was him, she probably wouldn't have even offered him a drink, let alone a banquet.

He hung up the phone without giving a definite answer.

……

The jewelry show was a huge success from the start, with everything going very smoothly. Lin Zhi stood beside Klaus, radiating dazzling light.

Her eleven works received widespread acclaim and were offered the highest price of the entire event.

It can be described as a perfect ending.

At the celebration banquet, prominent figures in the international jewelry industry offered their congratulations.

Shen Mubai then presented her with a bouquet of pink roses in front of everyone.

This scene was captured by media reporters and simultaneously sent to a special pictorial.

It was this photo that made Li Tingze change his mind.

He didn't immediately look for Lin Zhi when he arrived at the scene.

Instead, he had Klaus take Lin Zhi to a private room to see him.

Klaus didn't go in with her. Instead, before Lin Zhi went in, he gently patted her shoulder and smiled, saying, "Go in. You'll be pleasantly surprised to see the investors. To be honest, I'm both envious and jealous of your relationship."

Lin Zhi frowned in bewilderment.

She pushed open the door, looking confused.

When they saw that the investor sitting on the sofa was Li Tingze, they stopped in their tracks.

She remained motionless, her expression indifferent.

Li Tingze beckoned to her, "Come here and sit next to me."

"Forget it."

Lin Zhi suddenly wanted to laugh, but couldn't: "Li Tingze, why are you interfering in my career? Do you think you can control me forever by using money to control my life?"

Her words were laced with anger.

Li Tingze stood up and walked to her. He wasn't cold or harsh because of her bad tone. Instead, he said gently in her ear, "I never thought of controlling your life. I did all this simply because I didn't want you to feel inferior in front of those people, and I didn't want you to spend other men's money. I will pamper my woman myself."

Lin Zhi took a step back and gave a bitter laugh: "You think that after doing all this, I'll be so moved that I'll cry my eyes out and kneel down to come back to you, to continue being your kept woman?"

"Your wishful thinking is wrong. I won't be moved at all. I'll just find your controlling nature terrifying and disgusting."

"Li Tingze, are you happy now that you've ruined me?"

It would be a lie to say I'm not sad.

The jewelry show's first episode concluded successfully, and Lin Zhi's heart is now as broken as her initial joy.

Looking at her reddened eyes, Li Tingze felt a dull ache in his heart.

He said softly, "I just want you to have your way, I have no other intentions."

Lin Zhi stared at him silently.

Her cool eyes were filled with melancholy.

She wants to work hard and build her career, so why won't he let her go?

This was not the outcome Li Tingze wanted to see.

He frowned and said in a low voice, "There's something that might cheer you up."

Lin Zhi looked up at him.

"The family of the heart donor I mentioned to you last time wants to meet you and your mother first before deciding whether to sign the donation agreement."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhi's emotions were strongly impacted.

The dramatic ups and downs almost left her breathless.

Li Tingze stepped forward to support her, while she looked at him with red eyes.

He said, "Give me another chance, let me go with you and Mom, okay?"