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

Grandpa Li completely ignored the three men's attempts to curry favor with him.

He went straight to Lin Zhi.

With kind smiles and words of concern, it's immediately clear who is more favored.

Despite harboring resentment towards Lin Zhi, Li's father had to force a smile onto his face.

At the Li clan's general assembly, elders from collateral branches who held power would take turns speaking and reporting, followed by a final summary by Grandpa Li, who would then distribute the previous year's dividends one by one.

Under Li Tingze's leadership, the Li family prospered, and the collateral brothers naturally made a fortune as well.

After receiving their generous dividends, they all wore satisfied smiles.

Only Li's father had a gloomy expression.

He could have gotten a share of the profits too.

It's just that his share is now entirely occupied by Li Tingze.

He must take advantage of the opportune moment of Jiang Nan's recognition of his ancestors to reclaim his rightful share.

Thinking of this, he immediately said to Grandpa Li, "Dad, shouldn't the ceremony for Anan to be included in the family genealogy begin?"

The Li family still maintains the original elaborate ceremony for the new generation to be included in the family genealogy.

First, the clan members present burn incense and pay homage to the ancestral tablets, then the new generation of clan members kneel and swear an oath, and finally the person in charge prays for the new clan members to be included in the clan genealogy.

The blessing ceremony should have been presided over by the highly respected Grandpa Li, but Grandpa Li arranged for it to be performed by Li Tingze instead.

As Li Tingze stood on the prayer platform reciting the prayers, his father clenched his fists into his hands, which were hanging at his sides.

He naturally understood that Grandpa Li's arrangement was simply to inform the entire clan that Li Tingze was the eldest grandson of the Li family, and that even if he returned to the Li family, no one could shake Li Tingze's position.

Undeterred, Li's father immediately demanded the return of his original share in front of everyone after the ceremony.

Grandpa Li had anticipated this, and with a detached glance, he said, "Even if you hadn't brought it up, I was already prepared to redistribute our main family's share."

Father Li smiled unexpectedly.

But before he could even laugh for ten seconds, he was stunned by the new allocation plan announced by Grandpa Li.

Grandpa Li, as the head of the family, accounts for 56% of the total allocation of the Li family.

Of these, Li Tingze, the one in power, holds 25 percent, while Grandpa Li holds 30 percent.

Twenty-five percent of what Li Tingze held originally belonged to his father, and the remaining one percent belonged to him.

However, after Song Ya and Li's father's marriage broke down, Song Ya made a huge scene, and in the end, the 1% ownership was transferred to her name.

Now, after the redistribution of the 56% share, Li Tingze and Song Ya's shares remain unchanged, while the remaining 30% of Grandpa Li's share, after giving 5% to Li's father, goes entirely to Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi was stunned.

Therefore, the share she held was especially important to Li Tingze.

He was even less likely to let her go easily.

The father was furious and objected.

Grandpa Li ignored it and made the final decision.

Back at the Li family's old residence.

Father Li and Grandpa Li got into a conflict, and the two had a big fight, which ended with Father Li getting a head injury from Grandpa Li.

No matter how unwilling Li's father was, he dared not continue to make trouble.

They were afraid that the identity they had worked so hard to obtain for Jiang Nan would be taken back.

Grandpa Li asked Lin Zhi to go to his study for a talk.

"Zhi'er, listen to Grandpa first." As if guessing that Lin Zhi would refuse, Grandpa Li handed her the signed share transfer agreement and sighed, "My health is deteriorating day by day. I don't know when I'll kick the bucket. I'm giving you these shares for two reasons. First, I'm afraid that after I die, the Li family will change, and those who covet power will also target Aze. I don't want Aze to be isolated and helpless in the Li family at that time. Out of selfishness, I can only bind you and Aze together. Second, I also hope that your future will be secure."

“I already know that you and Aze have signed a divorce agreement. As long as you haven’t gotten a divorce certificate, you will still be the eldest grandson’s wife of the Li family. Even if you really divorce, I will still treat you as my own granddaughter. Zhi’er, for your grandfather’s sake, I hope you can give Aze another chance. He has never felt love since he was a child and does not understand love, but I can see that he has you in his heart.”

Lin Zhi suddenly felt the transfer document in her hand become heavy.

She placed the transfer agreement back on the desk, choking back tears, and said, "Grandpa, you will surely live to be a hundred years old and in good health. I don't want these shares, and I can't accept them."

The business world is like a battlefield. She lacked the ability and was even more afraid of letting down Grandpa Li.

Moreover, she didn't feel that Li Tingze had a place for her in his heart.

Grandpa Li looked at Lin Zhi with a sorrowful gaze.

Lin Zhi recalled that Lin Wanxin had looked at her with the same gaze before.

Like...

Saying our final goodbyes.

She couldn't help but feel sad.

Unable to refuse, Lin Zhi had no choice but to take the transfer agreement to Li Tingze.

She handed him the transfer document, saying, "Grandpa gave it to you; you can keep it yourself."

Li Tingze didn't answer.

He gazed at Lin Zhi, his eyes filled with emotions she couldn't decipher, and said softly, "Grandpa gave this to you. Keep it; it's a token of his affection for you."

Lin Zhi replied coldly, "I cannot accept this token of my appreciation."

“Why can’t I collect it?”

Seeing her coldness towards him, Li Tingze grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. He pressed his lips to her ear and asked in a hoarse voice, "Lin Zhi, do you really want to sever all ties with me?"

Lin Zhi smiled faintly and asked in return, "Mr. Li, you and I have no relationship now, shouldn't we?"

Li Tingze felt a pang of pain in his heart and gently raised his hand to touch her face.

Lin Zhi turned her face away.

Unexpectedly, he did not force her face to turn right as he had done before.

Instead, he released her, maintained a proper distance, and pleaded in a low voice, "Lin Zhi, give me another chance. I will definitely repent and try my best to be a good husband in your heart."

The reason he said those words at this time was simply to get her back to his side, so that he would be completely free of threat within the Li family.

How could Lin Zhi be so stupid as not to realize it?

She gave a bitter smile and said firmly, "Li Tingze, there is absolutely no possibility between us now. I will abide by the contents of the agreement. As for the rest... I hope you will stop having unrealistic fantasies. I am no longer the foolish woman I used to be."

"Can you swear that you don't love me even a little bit?"

Li Tingze moved closer again and grabbed her hand.

Lin Zhi looked up and met his gaze: "There's no point in saying all this now."

She didn't want to get entangled with him any further.

She forcefully shook off his hand and left resolutely.

Halfway there, she felt a sudden discomfort in her stomach and rushed into the bathroom, where she vomited into the toilet.

Even after vomiting everything in my stomach, I continued to vomit.

The moment the bile was vomited, a bitter taste spread through her mouth.

After finally vomiting, Lin Zhi still felt nauseous and uncomfortable, clutching her stomach. She washed her face, looked at her pale reflection in the mirror, and left the old house without thinking much about it.

All of this happened to be observed by Jiang Anran, who was hiding nearby.

Jiang Anran watched Lin Zhi's retreating figure, pondering that Lin Zhi's reaction suggested she was pregnant.

If Lin Zhi is indeed pregnant with Li Tingze's child, and it turns out to be a boy, then she and her son will have even less of a chance in the Li family.

She had endured so many years of hardship, and finally managed to bring Jiang Nan into the Li family. She absolutely could not let Lin Zhi give birth to this child and ruin her plans.

She is the true mistress of the Li family!

The position of head of the Li family should belong to her son!