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

“Shen Xuan, remember what you’re saying now: never associate with the Lu family again? This time, I’m not forcing you; it’s your own decision.”

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone carrying a hint of warning.

He gently placed his hand behind her waist, pulled her close to his chest, and their bodies pressed tightly together.

She stood on tiptoe, reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, and kissed him, silencing him with a kiss.

This move surprised him and made him even more interested in her.

The man's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

He carried her, steadily walking up the stairs, and led her step by step into the bedroom.

"Li Siyuan, I'm pregnant, I can't do this."

She lay there gently, her arms wrapped around his neck, and she could still feel his heavy breathing on her face.

This is not only to protect oneself, but also to protect the small lives that are not yet fully developed.

In the first three months, the embryo is not yet stable. The doctor had specifically advised her to avoid excessive excitement or strenuous exercise during this period, and she naturally did not want to affect the baby's health.

Moreover, given her physique, she simply couldn't withstand the powerful aura and strength he displayed at this moment.

"You mean you have an upset stomach? Will that have any effect?"

Li Siyuan stopped what he was doing, looked at her seriously, and asked.

He had already noticed the changes in her eating habits recently, and coupled with her change in attitude tonight, he already had the answer in his mind, but he still wanted to hear her say it.

"I..." Shen Xuan didn't know how to answer for a moment, after all, this was indeed a difficult thing for her.

"what happened?"

He gazed into her eyes, his expression softening, and lowered his head to stroke her hair, playing with a few loose curls.

Every little gesture he made was so thoughtful and considerate, completely different from his usual image.

"You need to go to the hospital for a checkup to confirm whether you are pregnant or if you really have a stomach problem."

His voice sounded cold but was full of irresistible power, and the gentleness in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by a more determined and solemn look.

This change felt both familiar and strange to her.

"You knew already?"

She looked at him with some surprise, not expecting that her thoughts had been so easily discerned by him.

"You've been so careful in hiding it that I thought this wasn't my child."

Li Siyuan's expression carried a hint of reproach, but more so a sense of doubt and uncertainty.

“I don’t want to hide it from you, but I’m worried that you’ll think I’m a nuisance and that you’ll dislike this child.”

When she said this, her voice was so low that only two people could hear it.

This concern is not unfounded; after experiencing so much, uncertainty about the future has long been a part of her life.

"Who said I don't like children? Although I have some aversion to you, the children are innocent, right?"

He looked at her, as if waiting for some kind of response.

"..." Shen Xuan looked at the person in front of her speechlessly.

It turns out that feelings were no longer important to her; at least in his heart, the most important thing was always the unborn child.

At this moment, it felt as if an invisible hand was gripping my heart, and an indescribable feeling surged within me.

"Li Siyuan, you're such a bastard."

Shen Xuan said through gritted teeth, her tone filled with resentment and anger.

"Is it so hard for me to apologize to you every time and make you bow your head even once?"

Li Siyuan's words carried a hint of weariness and helplessness, his voice slightly hoarse, "Shen Xuan, I must have owed you something in my past life to suffer so much for you in this one. Why are we always so fickle?"

"Then who should we blame? If you hadn't been so persistent, we might have gone our separate ways by now, and none of this mess would have happened."

A flicker of pain and confusion crossed Shen Xuan's eyes, and her voice trembled. "I waited for you at the Li family for three years, and you never loved me. I often wondered what I was waiting for those three years. Now I understand. People like you only like what others have. No matter how bad it is, you have to snatch it. Did you never think about my feelings?"

"You mean it was my fault for taking you back?"

Li Siyuan's eyes instantly turned cold, his face seemingly covered with frost. "I just don't want to see you with other men. Do you think I'm happy to see this? If you really don't want to be with me, I'll let go, but you have to make it clear to me first."

His gaze was fixed on her. Although his heart was in turmoil, he maintained his composure and did not let his negative emotions show.

For him, this was a bottom line that was difficult to cross: she could do anything as long as she didn't get too close to other men in front of him.

"Li Siyuan, are you sure you can really let me go if I want to leave?"

Shen Xuan looked up to meet his gaze and asked in a calm and indifferent tone. She knew that the answer would not be a simple "good" or "bad", but she still wanted to get that answer.

His brows furrowed immediately, and a slight smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, but there was no warmth in that smile, only mockery.

"What? You want my child to call someone else 'Dad'?"

This rhetorical question was like a thorn, deeply embedded in the softest part of each other's hearts.

"..." Shen Xuan looked at him silently, her eyes filled with complex emotions, and for a moment she couldn't find the right words to respond.

The room fell silent, with only two wounded hearts silently conversing.

Suddenly, Shen Xuan felt something was wrong, and this strange feeling gradually grew stronger in her heart.

Upon reflection, she realized that she had fallen into his trap once again.

No wonder his anger subsided so quickly; it all stemmed from the unborn little life inside her.

A few days later, a tense and serious high-level meeting was being held in a spacious and brightly lit conference room in the central building of the Li Group.

Meanwhile, Shen Xuan was alone in Li Siyuan's elegantly designed office.

She sat on the soft sofa chair, enjoying the sweetness of the fruit in her hand, and occasionally looked up at the bustling city scenery outside the window.

In her other hand, she clutched a thin ultrasound report from the hospital, looking at it over and over again, as if each look brought her different joy and hope.

Just then, the phone on the small coffee table next to me suddenly rang, and the screen lit up to show a new WeChat message.

She subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw that the sender was Han Xin. The content of the message made her pause slightly.