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

The shadows of the roadside apartments were stretched long under the streetlights.

He leaned against the car door, hands in his pockets, still with that calm and composed demeanor. "Tonight, I'll stay with you. What do you think?"

Shen Xuan lowered her head, avoiding his intense gaze, and forced a smile. "I haven't completely thought it through yet. Could you give me some time to process this?"

The sky was overcast, and it felt like it was about to rain.

She crossed her arms, looked up at the sky, and said, "Looks like it's going to rain soon. Why don't you go home first?"

“Xiao Xuan!” He suddenly became very serious.

Shen Xuan followed his gaze and noticed that his expression was somewhat serious, which made her heart tighten.

Lu Yuchen gently placed a hand on her shoulder and said earnestly, "You just accepted the proposal, and I hope you mean it."

Shen Xuan hooked her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him. Under the streetlights, the two nestled close together.

She wanted to accept it, but she was afraid of getting hurt again. The pain was too unbearable; she didn't want him to experience it too.

A moment later, a car speeding past them honked its horn a few times, and the two hurriedly separated.

The car sped away and disappeared into the night.

Such a public display of affection is far too conspicuous on the street; anyone who sees it would surely be envious.

Shen Xuan tidied her hair that was falling across her forehead, holding her bag in her hand. A little embarrassed, she covered her face with her hand and looked at the other vehicles on the roadside.

"Alright, let's go in." Lu Yucheng smiled as he looked at her shy expression and reminded her.

Shen Xuan said goodnight to him one last time, then turned and went into the building.

He leaned against the car, reminiscing about the wonderful moment that had just passed.

In his view, she clearly cared about him, but hesitated to cross the line because of her mother.

Only after she disappeared behind the door did he take out his phone and dial a number.

In the night rain, Lu Yuchen gripped the steering wheel, wearing Bluetooth headphones, and drove away from the area.

As Shen Xuan stepped out of the elevator and was about to use her phone to open the door, someone suddenly hugged her tightly from behind.

She screamed, startled by the sudden turn of events, and was pinned to the ground.

The door slowly closed, plunging the room into complete darkness.

A strong smell of alcohol permeated the air.

The sound of a bottle breaking echoed in the darkness, sounding particularly loud in the silence.

Shen Xuan slowly moved to the side, took out her phone, and turned on the screen light.

A light rain began to fall outside the window, the raindrops tapping on the glass, adding a sense of unease to the already tranquil space.

She followed the gaze and saw the man sitting on her doorstep, looking dejected, holding a beer in his hand, and looking terrible.

Shen Xuan collected her thoughts and gradually recovered from her fear. She stood up, walked to the door, and turned on the living room light.

In an instant, the room became bright, and the light dispelled the gloom in my heart.

She rolled up her sleeves and walked over, standing on high ground and staring at the man. She raised her voice and said, "What's wrong with you? Coming here so late to do this kind of thing, don't you know? You can scare people to death."

She thought that he should be at the hospital with his wife and children at this time, so why did he suddenly come here drunk? She felt even more agitated.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the hospital with your family? Why are you causing a scene here while you're drunk?"

She composed herself, looked at his disheveled appearance, and questioned him once again.

She was truly astonished to see the usually arrogant young master of the Li family in such a sorry state.

He downed some wine in one gulp, then seemed to lose control when his wife and children were mentioned, and smashed the bottle in his hand on the ground.

He raised his head, his eyes red as he looked at the woman in front of him, then swayed as he stood up and approached her.

"Shen Xuan, don't mention children to me again. If I want to have a child with someone, it can only be you."

She was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly, but the other person kept pressing her forward, and she almost fell over when she bumped into the sofa from behind.

Looking at the man in front of her who seemed to have lost his mind, she felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

Clutching the pillow tightly with both hands, she felt a deep fear in her heart as she faced this man who was usually difficult to approach.

He tugged at his collar, his eyes reddening. Shen Xuan took a few steps, got up from the sofa, grabbed a fruit knife from the table, pointed it at him, and said, "Li Siyuan, please leave my house. Get out now."

The rain outside the window grew heavier, the raindrops pounding against the glass, as if taunting the mood of the two sworn enemies inside.

Seeing her point the knife at him without showing any fear made him feel uneasy.

He simply swung his arm and easily snatched the knife from her hand, then smiled coldly at his own chest, "Go ahead and stab me here if you dare."

"You think I wouldn't dare?" she said, clenching her teeth, but her wrist was firmly held and she couldn't move an inch.

Suddenly, I felt an external force compelling my arm to push towards him.

Her eyes widened as she watched the weapon in her hand fall to the ground with a thud, making a crisp sound.

Shen Xuan was furious: "This is my house, what do you want to do about it!"

In the blink of an eye, he grabbed her wrist, dragged her into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and pressed her down into the sink.

His hand covered her mouth tightly, with such force that it felt like he was suffocating her.

My nose got so much water, and my lips hurt terribly from being squeezed by my teeth, like the skin had been scraped off by a stone.

After a while, he finally let go of her hand.

Shen Xuan climbed out of the pool looking disheveled, her hair completely soaked.

His icy threat rang in her ears: "If I see you kissing another man again, it won't be so simple!"

Shen Xuan wiped the water droplets from her face with her hand, feeling extremely frustrated.

"It's just a kiss. I've had relationships with other men too. What are you planning to do to me?"

She looked up at his face, which had already lost control, wanting to see just how ruthless he could be.

"Shen Xuan!"

He suddenly became so angry that his blood vessels seemed to burst, his eyes turned bloodshot, and the rage in his heart almost burned away the last vestiges of his reason.

"Do you want to die?"

Shen Xuan sneered, her eyes calm: "Have you forgotten? Two years ago, you pushed me into endless darkness. For someone already in hell, what's the difference between that and being dead?"

"Don't bring those things up again!" he practically yelled.

The hand gripping her wrist lost its strength, and scenes from the past resurfaced in his mind.

"Go back, she needs you. Your daughter must be very cute."

She crossed her arms, leaned against the edge of the pool, and said in a calm tone.

She thought that if their child had been born safely back then, perhaps they would be a family of three now.

"I told you, don't mention this."

"Does it cease to exist if I don't speak up? Can it be erased from your mind and truly disappear from the world? Whether you admit it or not, that's how things are, and you can't escape the responsibility."

He froze, weakly raised his hand, and then slowly lowered it again.