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

He could completely ignore her little actions, after all, the master had only instructed him to keep an eye on her, and had not forbidden her from calling other people.

When Li Siyuan arrived, Shen Xuan was sitting on the bed reading a book.

He carried a jar of freshly stewed chicken soup and gently placed it on the bedside table.

Shen Xuan turned her head and took a sniff; the strong, greasy smell immediately made her feel uncomfortable.

She covered her mouth, nearly vomiting.

"I spent the whole afternoon preparing this stew, and you can't even resist eating it?"

Although he understood the difficulties pregnant women faced, he couldn't help but make a joke.

This was, after all, his first time trying to cook, his first time making soup, his first time deeply feeling the existence of a little life, and his first time taking such good care of her, but it only resulted in her dislike.

Shen Xuan covered her nose and said, "Li Siyuan, this really won't do. It's too greasy. I can't eat it at all. Get me something lighter."

"Then you should eat a little for now, and I'll make you something new tomorrow!" he said, handing the soup to her.

Shen Xuan couldn't help but gag, and finally vomited because she couldn't bear it any longer.

Li Siyuan, somewhat annoyed, put the soup aside and gently patted her back to comfort her.

Shen Xuan felt a little better after a while.

"Li Siyuan, I want to go home. It's so boring here; I can only lie around all day."

"No, you have to stay here until the baby is born!"

Shen Xuan: "This..."

Who says that pregnancy requires staying in a hospital to give birth? Does he have so much money that he wants her to suffer here?

“I’m doing great right now, there’s no need to waste money on hospitalization. Besides, I’m only four months pregnant, do you expect me to stay here for six months?”

Li Siyuan frowned in thought and realized that what she said made sense.

"Li Siyuan, I want to go shopping and buy some things. Will you come with me?"

She gently reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, pleading.

Li Siyuan was at a loss when faced with her like this. Shen Xuan gave him a different feeling. He couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, but there was just a strange feeling about her.

He wondered what she was doing during the brief pause in their phone call.

Did you really go to the restroom?

Li Siyuan lowered his head and looked directly into her eyes. Shen Xuan suddenly felt a little scared because of his focused gaze.

She nervously removed her hand from his neck, as if her thoughts had been read, and began to avoid his gaze.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked.

Li Siyuan slightly tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Your belly is already so big, are you still that afraid of me?"

Shen Xuan gently bit her lower lip, turned her gaze to the side, and muttered, "So, are you going to let me go back to our own home or not? I'm really uncomfortable here."

"Okay!" he replied, then got up from the bed.

He then bent down and carefully lifted her onto the bed.

By the time they returned to the Li family mansion, it was already late at night, and the clock had just struck 9:30.

She opened the bedside table, where her phone lay.

After charging, she decided to take a break.

The thought that Li Siyuan seemed to be falling into the "trap" she had set made her reluctant to continue the game.

But when she thought of Lu Yuchen's unwavering attitude, she still wanted to escape from Li Siyuan's side.

She couldn't betray Lu Yucheng's deep affection, and as for Li Siyuan, those feelings were already in the past. Since it was over, she couldn't go back and accept it.

She planned to find a suitable opportunity to have a proper talk with Li Siyuan and persuade him to let her leave willingly.

But the thought of his domineering possessiveness made her hesitate, worried that he might do something extreme.

Besides, there's a little life inside her, an inseparable connection with him; how could he easily let go?

When Shen Xuan came out of the room, Li Siyuan had already returned from outside and was sitting on the sofa, adding sugar to her dessert and stirring it carefully.

Watching his departing figure, Shen Xuan slowly approached, her heart touched by the scene.

Li Siyuan looked up at her and saw that she had a towel wrapped around her head. He unconsciously picked up the hair dryer from the side.

After pressing the switch a few times, he asked, "How do you use this thing to dry your hair?"

It wasn't that I didn't know how to use it; it was just that it was the first time I was drying someone else's long hair, and I was afraid that my clumsy technique would hurt her.

At that moment, she was truly moved.

"I'll dry it myself!" She reached out and took the hairdryer, plugged it in, and started operating it.

Winter nights are exceptionally cold. Even though the house is well-heated, you still feel chilly after taking a shower.

Li Siyuan looked at her, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

Shen Xuan stood in front of the dressing mirror with a stiff face, seemingly not showing him a smile since returning from the hospital.

A sense of unease swept through him, but at the same time, he had an even stronger premonition that this woman in front of him would eventually leave him, and that no matter how good he was to her now, it seemed impossible to keep her heart.

The only thing holding them together now seems to be the child in her womb.

If she loses the child in her womb and really wants to leave, what reason does he have to stop her?

After drying her hair and packing her things, Li Siyuan handed her a bowl of dessert.

"Eat and then go to bed early!"

Shen Xuan took it and started eating without saying a word.

She looked up and found him staring at her with a strange look in his eyes.

She paused, then met his gaze: "Si Yuan, why are you staring at me like that?"

Li Siyuan reached out and gently wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with his thumb, looking at her with tender eyes.

Shen Xuan knew perfectly well that he must have sensed something, so she said, "Si Yuan, you don't have to do this. It's over between us. I understand that there's no going back. For the sake of this child, could you let me go?"

“For the sake of the child, I will never let you leave, Shen Xuan. Do you want my child to call someone else’s father?” he said firmly, his eyes filled with anger.

She was clearly still thinking about other men, contemplating the tenderness they had shown her.

The mere thought of her intimately connected with Lu Yucheng made his heart feel as if it had been struck by a massive hammer, instantly throwing him into disarray.

Shen Xuan had already anticipated this outcome, so she was not surprised by his statement.

"Si Yuan, can't you just..."

"Stop talking!" he interrupted her impatiently, saying firmly, "Unless I'm dead, this is out of the question."

After speaking, he calmly got up from the sofa, turned around and left the space.

The door was slammed shut with a dull thud.

Her mood plummeted instantly, her eyes fixed on the closed door, her heart heavy with sorrow.

She took out her phone and browsed her WeChat contacts, discovering that many people seemed to be looking for her during the time she had been missing.

She sent a message to Cheng Lu, informing her that she had returned to the Li family.

Faced with the chat interface with Lu Yuchen, she was confused about how to express herself.

At that moment, Cheng Lu's reply arrived.

"Li Siyuan didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

"No," Shen Xuan replied simply.