After the divorce, the crazy CEO knocked on his ex-wife's door every night.

His hands clenched into fists involuntarily. He coldly glanced at Jin Shuying's face and spoke with a clear warning: "I'm always very polite to ladies, but I also hope you can know your limits and not meddle in things that aren't your business. If I ever lose my temper and take action, you won't have a chance to beg for mercy."

After saying that, he stormed out in a black suit and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Jin Shuying narrowed her eyes, and the servant beside her bent down and asked in a low voice, "Second Madam, should we have someone inform the eldest young master?"

"No need, I'll go find him myself."

She finished speaking slowly, then bent down, carefully picked up the delicate little bag beside her, and gently placed it in the crook of her arm.

Then, she took a deep breath, as if to encourage herself, and started walking towards the door.

The relationship between this mother and son is truly extraordinary; there are many things between them that are difficult to explain.

In this complex context, any small change could lead to bigger problems.

She knew she had to handle this herself and not rely on others, lest things become even more complicated.

Lu Shuli hurriedly came downstairs. As she turned around at the end of the stairs, she met her mother's eyes, and their gazes met for a very brief second.

He frowned, a serious expression on his face. He slowly put his hands into his pockets and said to his mother with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Mom, haven't you been paying too much attention to that Miss Shen lately? I've noticed that you've been asking about her quite often, intentionally or unintentionally."

After hearing this, Jin Shuying glanced meaningfully at her grown-up son in front of her.

Strangely, she did not choose to respond directly to Lu Shuli's question. Instead, she pretended not to hear anything, turned her head away, and quickly left with her back to her son.

This attitude left Lu Shuli feeling utterly bewildered.

As her mother turned her back and quickly walked away, Lu Shuli's eyes immediately turned even colder.

Suddenly, the words his sister Shen Feiyan had once said to him flashed into his mind.

It turns out that Shen Xuan is not a true descendant of the Shen family, but a child who was taken in and raised by her father.

Thinking about this, an idea involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Could it be that Shen Xuan's background is truly connected to her mother in some unknown way?

Watching her mother's increasingly hurried figure recede into the distance, Lu Shuli couldn't help but have some guesses.

Then, a complex and strange smile appeared on his handsome face, as if he was about to reveal the answer to a mystery that had been meticulously planned for many years.

Shen Xuan finally stopped in the courtyard where Gao Jing lived, gently massaging the faint pain in her wrist that had been forcefully pulled earlier.

Faced with Lu Yucheng's calm and expressionless expression, she resolutely looked up into his eyes and questioned him with a firm and questioning tone: "So you mean you're planning to put me under house arrest?"

At this moment, Lu Yuchen was leaning against a leather sofa, his legs slightly crossed and his arms crossed in front of his chest.

Seeing Shen Xuan ask the question in this state, he smiled faintly and asked in return, "Have you felt restricted these past few days while staying here?"

His tone was gentle, as soothing as a spring breeze, giving the impression that none of this mattered to him.

Shen Xuan calmly brushed aside a few strands of hair that had fallen beside her cheek, avoiding direct eye contact, and said softly, "Please stop tormenting me, okay? Let me go find Li Siyuan. That man's temper is already quite unstable; if I provoke him again, something really bad might happen."

"Why do you care about him so much? Even if he cuts off all other options, you still desperately want to go back to him?"

Lu Yuchen's tone was sharp and questioning.

Shen Xuan clenched her fists, biting her lip, looking extremely troubled. "I don't necessarily want to be with him, but at least we need to make things clear. Your disappearance from his sight by taking me with you will only make him misunderstand more. I don't want this to cause us to have a bigger conflict."

His brows furrowed, and he said with a serious expression, "You promised me you'd stay and help manage the Lu family's affairs. Aren't you going to break our agreement by doing this?"

Shen Xuan pursed her lips, reached into her pocket, took out a ring, and gently placed it on the edge of the sofa closest to him. Her tone was resolute as she said, "I have no interest in your family's affairs, Lu Yuchen. Please stop interfering in my life. I love Li Siyuan, and I want to be with him. No matter what kind of person he is, or how he treats me, I'm willing to accept it all. So, don't have any unrealistic hopes for me. There's simply no way we can be together."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the door.

However, Lu Yuchen suddenly yanked her wrist, causing her to stumble and turn around.

He suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace, while she pushed against his chest, trying to break free.

"let me go."

She practically shouted it out.

“Xiao Xuan, I can give you everything Li Siyuan can give. Why have you suddenly become so resistant to me? Are you just going to give up on our relationship of more than two years so easily? I’m really sad, and I don’t want you to go back to him like this.”

"Lu Yuchen, let go of my hand right now!"

Shen Xuan raised her voice and urged again.

He lowered his head and kissed her neck tightly. No matter how much she struggled and resisted, he seemed to have completely lost his mind and couldn't stop.

Suddenly, the clear sound of a key turning came from outside the door.

With a lollipop in her mouth, Gao Jing leisurely pushed open the door, but froze on the spot when she saw the shocking scene before her, at a loss for what to do.

Taking advantage of the moment of distraction, Shen Xuan used all her strength to break free from the man's embrace and, without hesitation, raised her hand and slapped him hard.

With a loud "smack," a bright red handprint appeared on the man's face, and he stood there motionless, stunned.

Shen Xuan didn't linger and quickly ran towards the door. As she passed Gao Jing, she caught a glimpse of the other's awkward and stiff expression, but at that moment she had no time to care about anything else. Her face was ashen as she hurriedly left.

Just as she entered the gate, Jin Shuying noticed Shen Xuan, who looked flustered and whose clothes were in disarray, which surprised her greatly.

After quickly regaining her composure, Jin Shuying stepped forward to block the person who was trying to escape, looking at her with a puzzled expression. She then immediately instructed her entourage to escort Shen Xuan back to her courtyard to rest.