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

Upon hearing this, Li Siyuan did not directly refute, but sighed, his expression extremely complicated: "She grew up in the Li family since she was a child, and you could say that she considers this place her only home. Now you want to kick her and her daughter out, do you expect them to sleep on the streets? This is ultimately not a solution."

The conversation went around in circles, but the question inevitably returned to Han Xin in the end.

A sense of imbalance welled up in Shen Xuan's heart, like ripples spreading across a lake whose tranquility had been broken.

“If…” She gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the emotions churning in her chest, then raised her head, staring straight into his eyes, her tone more resolute than ever before, “If I really had to kick her out, what would you think?”

Li Siyuan remained silent for a moment, a subtle change appearing on his face, but he ultimately braced himself and met her deep gaze.

He forced a bitter smile, his voice flat but tinged with a hint of insincerity: "Whatever, as long as you're happy."

Shen Xuan frowned. Her keen intuition told her that all of this was just him being hypocritical.

Seeing his reaction, an uncontrollable anger flared up from the bottom of her heart, causing her fingertips to tremble slightly.

"Li Siyuan!"

She suddenly raised her voice, her words sharp as knives and resounding, "I don't want to see Han Xin in front of me anymore! I want her to leave Jiangcheng forever and ever!"

In that instant, Li Siyuan, who had been lounging lazily on the sofa, suddenly froze.

His eyes dimmed as if a light had suddenly gone out, his head slowly tilted to one side, and a layer of imperceptible indifference appeared on his face: "When did your personality become so formidable?"

His voice was low and restrained, as if he was trying his best to control the fluctuations of his inner emotions.

"Of course, if you'd like..."

Shen Xuan sneered, her tone becoming increasingly sarcastic as she pressed on, "You can keep Han Xin by your side, I have no objection. However, this means all the properties owned by the Li family must be registered in my name! At that point, she can live in those houses as she pleases, or she won't be allowed to set foot in them!"

At this point, her voice rose slightly with anger, "Who do you think Han Xin is to go against me? She's just an outsider who lives off the Li family! Every time I see her glaring at me and provoking me, I get incredibly annoyed! People like her should have left long ago!"

Do you want to make any more outrageous demands?

He tilted his head and asked, his tone revealing a hint of weariness and confusion. At the same time, he vaguely felt that Shen Xuan in front of him seemed to have become much more unfamiliar.

That feeling of familiarity mixed with strangeness caught him off guard, as if she was no longer the gentle and considerate girl she once was.

She completely ignored the emotional fluctuations on his face and the changes in his expression. She simply cupped his face in her hands, looked at him firmly, pouted slightly, and said in a voice that was both coquettish and brooked no refusal: "From today onwards, I will decide how much living expenses she receives. Whatever I think she should receive, she must accept."

She paused slightly, her tone becoming increasingly aggressive, "Li Siyuan, didn't you keep saying you loved me? You can't even fulfill such a small request?"

Small request?

That's easy for you to say!

For her, it might be a trivial matter, or even a big deal, but for Lin Qianzhou, it was probably unbearable.

If her living expenses are cut, it could plunge her into even greater hardship, or even completely deprive her of the financial means to support her daily needs.

"You call this a small request?"

His expression gradually turned cold, becoming as serious as a sky covered with dark clouds.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist without hesitation, pulling his face away from her palm with a forceful and decisive action.

"Since when did you become this kind of person?"

His gaze was like a sharp blade as he looked at her, and the more he looked, the more he felt that her attitude was like that of a completely different person.

What was Shen Xuan like before?

She was gentle and kind, always thinking of others, but now she was behaving so selfishly and coldly that he almost doubted whether it was the same person.

He was initially furious when he heard that she had gone to the Lu family.

A bellyful of anger was stuck in his chest, and resentment and unwillingness kept churning in his heart. He had originally thought that when she came back, she would coax him a few words, act coquettishly, or apologize in a low voice, and he could take this opportunity to get rid of his unhappiness.

However, he never expected that she would interrupt things directly.

The raging anger that had been burning so brightly had quietly died down, replaced by a complex and strange feeling. He was both shocked by her change and somewhat caught off guard.

Is this considered excessive?

She raised an eyebrow and retorted, her voice full of disdain, a mocking smile playing on her lips, "I didn't even kick her out, so how can this little thing be considered a request? Since you can pamper me so readily, why can't you even fulfill this small request?"

When did you become so aggressive?

He spoke slowly, each word carrying a sharp, questioning edge.

He then reached out and pinched her chin, the force not too strong but not too light either, forcing her to raise her head and meet his gaze.

He squinted, scrutinizing her closely, his deep eyes seeming to see through her outward facade and try to reach the depths of her soul.

"How come I never noticed before? Have you been hiding it very well, or have you never shown your true self at all?"

"Are you feeling distressed?"

She gave a cold laugh, her voice icy and piercing, as if it were covered with a layer of frost on a winter morning.

"Are you feeling sorry for her, or for me? Don't tell me you can't even do something like this. If that's the case, Li Siyuan, I need to seriously re-evaluate your so-called 'love'."

His fingers remained on her chin, showing no sign of letting go, as if he were lost in thought.

However, Shen Xuan did not continue to pester him. After breaking free from his control, she walked straight past him.

After walking a certain distance, he stopped, turned around, crossed his arms, and stood to the side, coldly observing with a hint of weariness and indifference in his eyes, as if the whole scene had nothing to do with him.

"This is only a temporary compromise. If she dares to provoke me again and make my day uncomfortable, I might lose control and kick her out of the city."

Her voice was deep and cold, each word like a sharp dagger piercing the heart.

Her gaze held an unwavering determination, as if she had already made up her mind.