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

"What's up?"

He coldly raised his eyelids and glanced at her, his entire body exuding an aura of indifference that made him unapproachable, and asked in a completely emotionless tone.

"Starting drinking first thing in the morning, don't you think you're someone special?"

Thinking that what happened last night was probably what made him angry, her mood became increasingly heavy.

"What does this have to do with you?"

Li Siyuan responded with four words in a muffled voice, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.

Faced with this attitude, Shen Xuan swallowed back what she was about to say, feeling a sense of helplessness welling up inside her.

"Li Siyuan, I have already repaid the harm I caused you. Logically, we should be even. Why do you still harbor such resentment towards me?"

She gently brushed a strand of hair from her cheek, trying to calm herself. Noticing the impending outburst of anger on his face, she took a deep breath and said in a steady voice, "I admit I made a mistake, and I've apologized to you. What more do you expect? You've made me lose everything just because of a small oversight. Isn't that enough to vent your anger?"

Suddenly, he stood up abruptly from the sofa, his eyes instantly filled with a gloomy look, as if countless emotions were churning within them.

Immediately afterwards, he reached out and grabbed her chin without hesitation.

"Then, Ms. Shen Xuan," his voice was filled with cold skepticism, "what kind of feelings do you have for me? If you don't love me, why did you give me a glimmer of hope, only to then be ambiguous with other men? I want to hear a clear answer: between me and Lu Yucheng, who is the one you truly want?"

She struggled to break free from his grip on her chin, her face filled with complex emotions.

“I never thought about being with him. I was just handling some private matters according to my own wishes.”

After finally calming down, Shen Xuan explained, "Li Siyuan, you're not blind, so how come you couldn't see my sincere feelings for you? I originally thought you came to the Lu family to take me back, but I never expected that you came here to stab me in the back!"

Faced with this accusation that went straight to his heart, he lowered his head and seemed somewhat guilty as he tried to explain, "Didn't I still take you with me in the end?"

Upon hearing this, her eyes instantly reddened, her words laced with barely suppressed grievance and anger, "Then why wouldn't you answer my call? Why wouldn't you give me a chance to explain the situation properly? Do you know how desperate, how lonely and helpless I felt at that time?"

"despair?"

Two words were coldly uttered from his mouth, accompanied by a cold laugh that was filled with unprecedented desolation and bitterness. "That night in Jiangcheng, when you left with his back to me, you looked so carefree and nonchalant, not at all sad or upset."

Sensing the hidden meaning in the other person's tone, Shen Xuan immediately recalled the unforgettable scene from that night.

However, at this moment, I can only force myself to remain calm and try to cover up what happened in the past.

"You were the one who first chose to abandon me alone in the area, not allowing me to return to my home in Jiangcheng. Moreover, you refused to answer phone calls and blocked all the paths I could take. You didn't even grant me the most basic right to be listened to, and yet you say how could I not feel utterly disappointed and frustrated?"

His brow twitched slightly, and he gave her a few cold glances.

His tightly furrowed brows seemed to relax slightly because of her appearance, and the coldness on his face softened considerably at that moment.

Although it hasn't completely disappeared, you can already see from his deep eyes that his suppressed feelings have eased a little.

"A woman like you, who won't listen to reason, will only learn her lesson if I don't teach her a lesson."

His voice was deep and powerful, as if reminding her of her previous inappropriate behavior.

"Shen Xuan, you took advantage of my feelings for you and trampled on my dignity. You can't even bear a little punishment?"

"Can that be called punishment?"

Her gaze was firm, meeting his eyes without flinching.

Despite a hint of fear in my heart, I was under his gaze.

She was particularly terrified of that almost domineering desire for control, thinking, "If that's the case, you're going too far."

"Compared to your actions, I at least preserved your dignity."

He continued in a calm tone tinged with a hint of sadness.

Clearly, even he himself couldn't ignore the complex feelings he had for her deep down when he mentioned these things.

"Shen Xuan, I just want you to call me, even if it's just a few simple, nice words. Do you know how long I've patiently waited in Jiangcheng for this opportunity to see you, but you haven't made a single move. I gave you a chance to choose for yourself, but it seems you didn't cherish it. Can I expect a second chance?"

Her hands involuntarily clenched into fists, her heart filled with surprise.

It turns out that he really did leave me a chance to salvage everything in Jiangcheng.

And when he decided to look for her again, he just missed her, because he was being taken away by Lu Yuchen at that time.

This led him to mistakenly believe that she had betrayed their relationship.

I didn't know you were waiting for my call.

She said this in a soft, slightly apologetic tone, “I thought you would be angry with me and never talk to me again.”

"So you can just leave me without saying a word? Making me worry, even testing my limits of patience time and time again, is this your answer?"

His questions came again, but this time they were more of a mixture of confusion and anger.

She gently tidied her hair, then raised her head and bravely looked the other person in the eye.

"Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"

She tried to soften her tone, hoping to calm him down.

"Actually, I really didn't know I had caused you so much pain and grievance. Li Siyuan, please believe me, from now on, I will completely sever all ties with the Lu family, because I really want to stay by your side. So, can you forgive me for the mistake I made this time?"

Since this man, who is usually as proud as an emperor, is willing to temporarily set aside his airs and talk to her calmly, it proves that he is ready to take a step forward and try to solve the problem.

Therefore, for the same reason, she also chose to first admit her own mistake and express her sincere apology to the other party.

Seeing the gradually becoming more lively expression on her face, a stark contrast to her previous gloomy demeanor, she couldn't help but feel much more relaxed.