Hearing this, Shen Xuan felt a mix of emotions, but she still nodded to indicate that she understood.

She bit her lower lip tightly, suppressing her anger, and slowly walked towards the restaurant.

Deep down, she was actually very angry at Li Siyuan's unreasonable temper, but she couldn't show it.

Because Li Shulian recently went on a trip abroad with several wealthy women, the entire Li family was unusually quiet with only a few servants taking care of everything.

She picked up the food that the servants had prepared long ago and slowly walked upstairs with heavy steps.

Finally, she arrived at the door and gently knocked on it with her finger. The tightly closed door seemed to have left a small crack for her.

A moment later, the door was slowly pulled open a crack, revealing a thin ray of light.

Shen Xuan paused for a moment, then mustered her courage and stepped into the house.

The room was dimly lit, and the heavy curtains completely shut out the outside world, making the already small space feel even more oppressive.

A heavy atmosphere seemed to permeate the air, prompting her to take a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

A ray of sunlight shone through the window and fell on that figure.

He sat quietly in his office chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning back slightly with his eyes closed, clearly deep in thought about some complicated matters.

His face looked somewhat tired, and there was a hint of worry between his brows.

Seeing this, Shen Xuan couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. She walked over gently, placed the tray in her hand on the small table next to her, and then quietly pulled open the heavy curtains.

As the curtains were opened, warm and bright sunlight instantly filled the entire room, and the gloom that had filled the air dissipated considerably.

Shen Xuan stood there, quietly enjoying the warmth of the sunlight, hoping it would improve Li Siyuan's mood.

Li Siyuan watched her fiddling with the curtains, raising an eyebrow slightly, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

With her back to him, Shen Xuan straightened the curtains and said in a deep voice, "Are you not going to eat? Are you waiting for me to collect your corpse?"

His tone was laced with dissatisfaction and blame.

Looking at her slender figure, then at the food on the desk, and listening to her voice, he felt a sense of unease.

His expression turned somewhat heavy, as if he were being weighed down by an invisible weight, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Will you collect my body?"

He tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

The words were simple, but full of anticipation.

Shen Xuan turned around and glanced at him, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

"Alright, I've brought the food. Whether you eat it or not is up to you."

Although her words were calm, they couldn't hide the frustration in her heart.

After saying that, no matter how much he humiliated himself, she turned and left.

Her steps were firm, without any hesitation, as if she had long been accustomed to his attitude.

If it weren't for seeing how hard he worked for her, she wouldn't care whether he lived or died.

This mixture of concern and helplessness made her feelings even more complicated.

"You're just leaving like that?"

He called out from behind, his voice tinged with anxiety, as if he feared her departure would bring some irreversible consequences.

She stopped and stood at the door, saying, "You don't want to go out, do you think it's in your way?"

Her voice carried a hint of coldness, but she didn't turn around, seemingly waiting for a clear answer.

"come over!"

He said two words in a low voice.

His gaze hardened, and his tone left no room for argument.

After a slight hesitation, she stepped back.

His steps were hesitant, but he didn't really stop.

She didn't know what magic those two words held, but she subconsciously walked back and stood aside, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"You don't want to eat it? If you're not going to eat it, I'll take it away!"

As she spoke, she reached out to take the food away.

The threat in his words was obvious; he hoped to force him to comply.

Li Siyuan suddenly pulled the food towards himself, and because he used too much force, the soup in the plate spilled out.

The liquid splashed, making a mess of the table, but it didn't change his mind.

"feed me."

He spoke briefly, his tone revealing an undeniable firmness.

"What?"

She blinked her clear, big eyes, looking at him with a face full of doubt, as if asking what this person was trying to do.

Is this guy joking? Does he really want her to feed him?

"I want you to feed me, just like you fed Lu Yuchen."

His tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Don't you have hands?"

She was clearly angry, giving him an impatient glare, her heart filled with dissatisfaction and rage.

As I turned to leave, I suddenly felt my wrist being tightly gripped by him.

She tripped and lost her balance, landing hard on his lap.

"Li Siyuan, you!"

She immediately jumped off him, her face as red as a ripe apple, and anger surged up from her.

Seeing his calm and somewhat shameless demeanor, I was furious inside, but I had no choice but to hold back and dared not lash out again.

He held her wrist tightly, forcibly shoving a spoon into her hand and then forcibly pressing her hand down to scoop rice from the bowl and put it into his own mouth.

"Li Siyuan, your shameless behavior is truly unexpected."

She leaned against the edge of the desk next to her, feeding him spoonful by spoonful. Although her face was calm as still water, her heart was in turmoil.

"There's nothing I can do, you just like it."

He raised an eyebrow at her, his eyes sparkling with amusement, enjoying the way she fed him, just like a giant baby, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Shen Xuan snorted inwardly. Recalling all the past events, she still couldn't figure out her relationship with him. She felt that she had no right to judge him and could only helplessly continue what she was doing.

Li Siyuan continued, "Considering that he has indeed been kind to you in the past and helped you a lot, I think we should give him a chance to turn over a new leaf. As long as he can persuade his mother to leave here, I can let bygones be bygones and allow him to settle down in Jiangcheng. This can be considered as a way of repaying him for his kindness to you over the past two years."

Her eyes immediately changed. Had he already found evidence that Chen Xiuwen was trying to harm her?

No wonder he looked so angry; he probably only considered letting Chen Xiuwen go after he learned about her situation and the danger she was in.

After all, given his personality, it would be unprecedented for him to so easily spare his enemies.

Thinking of the person who once spared Lu Yuchen's life, anyone with a modicum of common sense would know that Chen Xiuwen must be manipulating things behind the scenes.

However, Shen Xuan did not think so. She felt that all of this was deliberately planned by someone, with the aim of pushing all the bad reputation onto Chen Xiuwen.

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