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

Lin Zhi was stunned.

Only a fleeting look of surprise crossed her face.

When she moved here, she expected that Li Tingze would find her, but she didn't expect him to find her so quickly.

She stood there, staring at him in the pouring rain, not wanting to say a word.

At that moment, she realized that people really do have moments when they are speechless.

Li Tingze held her tightly in his arms, without saying anything.

The heavy rain continues.

Passersby cast strange glances at him.

After a long, silent embrace, Li Tingze carried Lin Zhi towards the hotel.

Lin Zhi did not struggle, like a piece of emotionless wood, letting him do as he pleased.

The heavy rain soaked their clothes. Li Tingze took out his own clothes and gave them to Lin Zhi to change into. After they had both changed into clean clothes, he spoke softly.

"I admit I don't know how to love. Every time I try to prove that I truly care about you, I always mess things up."

“Every time you need me, I’m not there for you.”

"Perhaps it's because I grew up in an environment where profit was paramount and there was no love, which made me incapable of loving others and always thought that money could solve all problems."

"I'm sorry, it was my fault."

Li Tingze's face showed undisguised pain. He knew in his heart that his words could not move Lin Zhi, much less change her mind and make her return to Jingbei with him.

However, he felt helpless and didn't know what to do.

He wanted to open his heart and show it to her.

But it was too late.

Lin Zhi could tell from his words that he wanted to make peace and that he was adopting a very humble attitude.

She calmly uttered the words she had prepared over the past few days: "Li Tingze, even if you realize you are incapable of loving and want to learn how, I will not come back to you. Five years is long enough; I haven't been able to warm your heart, and I won't waste any more time."

She spoke with unwavering conviction, every word leaving no room for argument.

Li Tingze's face was pale.

He had expected this answer, but hearing it from Lin Zhi's mouth made his heart ache so much he could hardly breathe.

The girl who once loved him to the core has completely disappeared.

The two looked at each other without saying a word.

After a long, long time, Lin Zhi finally spoke softly, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Li Tingze got up to follow Lin Zhi, but stopped in his tracks under her cold gaze.

At that moment, she looked at him as if he were a stranger.

……

Li Tingze did not go to Lin Zhi's door to bother her, but chose to watch her from a distance.

Lin Zhi works a design job from eight to five in this small county town.

The workload is not heavy; I usually start work around 7 a.m. and finish get off work promptly at 5 p.m.

She didn't go anywhere else; after work, she went to the hospital to visit Lin Wanxin.

day to day.

He watched silently for a month.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, the assistant whispered a reminder: "Mr. Li, there is a meeting next Monday that you must attend in person. If you don't attend, I'm afraid someone in the group might deliberately cause trouble."

Li Tingze nodded and instructed his assistant to book a flight back to Beijing three days later.

Although he sits in the position of the head of the Li family, his uncles have always been eyeing him covetously.

In the evening, he waited at the hospital entrance.

When Lin Zhi saw him, she didn't say a word and went straight to the ward.

The cost of a special care ward can be several thousand yuan a day. With Lin Zhi's meager savings, she will soon face the problem of not having enough money to pay for medical expenses.

In a backward small county, her monthly salary is only three or four thousand yuan, which is only enough for her daily food and drink, and she probably can't even afford to pay for rent.

Despite the harsh conditions, she was unwilling to go back with him to live the life of a wealthy wife.

It's clear how much she wanted to leave him.

Li Tingze pushed a bank card in front of Lin Zhi. Just as she was about to refuse, he said softly, "There is five million in this card. It's for my mother's medical expenses. She's always been very good to me. You wouldn't even take away my filial piety towards her, would you?"

Lin Zhi looked up at Lin Wanxin, who was unconscious on the hospital bed, and unconsciously clenched her bank card.

Five million could indeed alleviate her current predicament.

She stopped being coy, said nothing, and silently accepted it.

It was lunchtime, and Lin Zhi had ordered takeout before arriving. Just as the two were awkwardly silent, the delivery guy brought the food.

A bowl of noodles cooked in clear broth, without even a speck of minced meat.

Li Tingze frowned as he looked at it.

His voice was slightly hoarse as he asked, "Is this all you usually eat?"

Lin Zhi nodded gently, took out a bowl and chopsticks and divided the soup noodles in half. Regardless of whether Li Tingze liked it or not, she ate the whole half of the takeout box herself.

Li Tingze hesitated for a moment, but ultimately finished the remaining half.

That night, he shamelessly followed Lin Zhi back to her rented apartment.

The old, self-built house is clearly in a precarious state, as evidenced by the rusty security bars.

Lin Zhi saw through his thoughts and said indifferently, "A one-bedroom apartment here is only 350 yuan, the price is reasonable, and it's very quiet. If you think it's too run-down, you can go back to your hotel to rest."

Li Tingze's tall stature made him stand out in the cramped space.

He couldn't bear to see Lin Zhi suffer like this.

So he said, "I've already sent the Su mother and daughter abroad. Nothing will affect us anymore. Please give me one last chance, for the sake of Mom and Grandpa, okay?"

Lin Zhi looked at him and said, "Last time was the last chance."

“But…” Li Tingze stepped forward and hugged Lin Zhi tightly, his lips hurriedly reaching for hers. The moment their skin touched, he truly felt that he was still alive. He didn’t do anything more intimate with her, but instead kissed her lips while pleading, “I’m not doing well without you. Please, come back to me. I really can’t live without you.”

Lin Zhi kept her lips tightly closed.

Large tears streamed down her cheeks.

It seeped into each other's lips.

The salty and bitter taste made Li Tingze taste the pain of loss.

Lin Zhi gently pushed him away, her voice choked with sobs, "Li Tingze, no matter what you say, I can never come back to your side and live the life of a pet again. You say it's the last time, but there's always a next time. It's not that I didn't give you a chance, but reality slapped me hard in the face, making me realize how ridiculous I am."

"So what if you send Su Nianqing abroad for treatment? Can you guarantee she'll never come back to Jingbei? Can you guarantee you'll never see each other again? Can you guarantee that after sending one Su Nianqing away, there won't be another Su Nianqing next time?"

"You can't promise me that you'll only love me for the rest of your life, and I can't believe that I can make you give your whole life for me."

"If that's the case, why should we continue to struggle in the quagmire of a marriage on the verge of collapse?"

This was the first time in so many days that Lin Zhi had spoken so much to him.

Although they were all words that made him feel ashamed.

But at least she was willing to speak up.

He hugged Lin Zhi tightly again, kissing her lips and cheeks: "I promise, as long as you are willing to come back to me, I will respect any choice or idea you have. I will also avoid the people and things that bother you."

Lin Zhi sneered, "Li Tingze, you've already said the same thing once before. I'm tired of hearing these repetitive promises."

Once trust collapses, it cannot be rebuilt in just a few words.

Li Tingze looked at Lin Zhi quietly, knowing that it would be difficult to win her back this time.

The love she once had for him has probably completely vanished from her heart.

Their conversation was interrupted by a phone call from Song Ya.

Li Tingze didn't want to answer, but the other party kept dialing, so he had no choice but to go outside to answer the phone.

As soon as Song Ya opened her mouth, she forced Li Tingze to return to Beijing immediately, saying that his father, who had been hiding for many years, had openly entered the Li family's old mansion with his mistress and illegitimate child.

If he comes back late, Grandpa Li will acknowledge that the illegitimate child is a grandson of the Li family.

Li Tingze glanced back at the lit-up rented room and said calmly, "I can't go back now."

Song Ya's tone turned colder: "I heard you're neglecting the affairs of the Li family and have gone to a remote place to be with Lin Zhi, is that right?"

Li Tingze did not answer, but it seemed more like he was admitting it.

Song Ya was furious: "Li Tingze, do you know what you're doing? Aren't you afraid that if you come back too late, that bastard child born to that little bitch will steal your position as head of the Li Group?"

Li Tingze remained unmoved.

At this moment, the thought flashed through his mind that no amount of money or power could compare to Lin Zhi.

It only flashed by.