After being reborn, the aloof female CEO became a paranoid.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinran stood still for a moment, her gaze somewhat unfocused, clearly unwilling to leave.

But after standing as punishment for a long time, she still found an excuse for herself, "I haven't eaten either. How about I cook another bowl and we can eat together?"

Xu Xinran continued talking to herself, not giving Zhou Yu a chance to object, and strode out of the room.

Zhou Yu watched her slightly hurried figure, his handsome face furrowing slightly, but he didn't say anything, instead staring intently at the noodles on the table.

He didn't touch his chopsticks; he might be lost in thought, or he might be waiting for her to cook noodles so they could eat together.

Just a few minutes later, the woman came in carrying a bowl of clear soup noodles. Unlike his bowl, which had shrimp and vegetables, her bowl only contained water and noodles, and looked bland and tasteless.

Xu Xinran took a chair and sat down, facing Zhou Yu at a table to eat. She smiled and said, "Eat up, eat more."

Then, Zhou Yu saw Xu Xinran pick up her chopsticks, take a bite of noodles, and put it in her mouth. Her brows immediately furrowed, and she bit off the noodles in the bowl, but still maintained her elegance and decency as she swallowed the uncooked noodles.

Zhou Yu took in her expression. His tone was somewhat indifferent, perhaps because he had been crying, and he didn't seem very energetic. "It wasn't cooked for long enough."

It doesn't look cooked at all...

Xu Xinran was caught in a vicious cycle of the noodles being neither salted nor cooked properly, but after hearing Zhou Yu's words, she immediately forgot all about it. "Even if it's not salted... you can still eat it. Don't look at me, you should eat some too."

That bowl of his was the result of her careful preparation after many attempts.

She tasted it before serving it to him, and it was pretty good... He should like it, right?

When the woman naturally put down her chopsticks, Zhou Yu knew he had guessed correctly; at the very least, the plain noodles in her bowl were not tasty.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything. He lowered his head, picked up his chopsticks, put some noodles in his mouth, and then felt a pang of sadness.

There's nothing wrong with his bowl. It was her first time cooking noodles, and how many times did she try?

Why was she willing to go through all the trouble of cooking noodles for him, and willing to eat the plain, unpalatable noodles herself, rather than let him suffer even a little bit?

He didn't ask her to do anything, so why did she do these things?

Was she willing to do these things because she loved him?

But if she truly loves him, why is she entangled with other men?

In the end, she was just a flash in the pan; she didn't really care about him. She just had a sudden urge to try something different.

Zhou Yu lowered his head and silently ate the noodles in his bowl, but as he ate, tears unexpectedly fell into the bowl...

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment. He put down his chopsticks, reached out and rubbed his eyes, only to realize that he had really cried.

He stood there stunned for two seconds, then lowered his head bitterly, unsure how to face the scene.

Zhou Yu, how can you be so fragile and pathetic? You actually shed tears in front of her.

The moment Xu Xinran saw his tears, she was startled. She quickly put down her chopsticks, went around to the other side, and then squatted down in front of Zhou Yu.

She tilted her head slightly, her brows furrowed with worry and heartache, and asked, "Zhou Yu, what's wrong with you? Don't be afraid, I can help you with anything."

Zhou Yu lowered his eyes and stared at the woman's face. After a few seconds of silence, he hardened his heart and said, "Xu Xinran, when are you going to sign that divorce agreement?"

The moment he finished speaking, Xu Xinran's eyes widened in shock; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her as having been struck by lightning.

She squatted in front of him, staring blankly for a while, then stiffly stood up, her eyes red, and sat back down in her original spot.

She picked up the bowl and chopsticks and began to eat the hard, tasteless noodles, one bite at a time.

She ate very quickly, like a soulless noodle-eating machine.

Zhou Yu couldn't stand it for more than a few seconds and said to her, "Stop eating."

"..."

She continued putting noodles into her mouth, seemingly not hearing a word he said.

Seeing her somewhat venting, Zhou Yu raised his voice a few decibels, "Xu Xinran, I said stop eating!"

"..."

"I told you not to eat!"

Zhou Yu, for reasons unknown, stood up and knocked the bowl out of the woman's hand, spilling the half-cooked noodles all over the floor.

He stood there, clenching his fists, his heart aching with intense emotion.

The next second, Xu Xinran raised her bloodshot eyes, the pain and repression in them almost overflowing. Her voice was humble with a hint of pleading, "Why? Zhou Yu, what did I do wrong? Tell me and I'll change, okay? I want to give you everything I can, the best I have, but why are you still thinking about divorce?!"

Zhou Yu couldn't bear to see her like this. Heartbroken, he lowered his head and gripped the edge of the table with trembling hands. "There's nothing wrong with you. It's me who's bad. I'm not good enough for you. Anyway... let's break up. It's better for both of us."

He didn't want to live such a tiring life anymore. Being with her meant his feelings were constantly being swayed by what she did, and he even had to be constantly on guard against being framed by the men around her.

If she truly loved him, he could accept all these things; he could rush headlong into things for her without hesitation. But tragically, she didn't love him.

Perhaps her kindness towards him was the same as her kindness towards other men; it was just a fleeting moment in her emotional life, destined to be blown away by the wind sooner or later.

"Why did we have to break up? You loved me so much, and now I've finally come back! I finally know I was wrong, and I've fallen head over heels in love with you, so why can't you accept me anymore? What are you thinking?!"

Xu Xinran is now on the verge of collapse. She wants to yell at him and vent her resentment, but when she faces Zhou Yu, the man she loves most, she can't bear to do it.

"No! You don't love me at all!" Zhou Yu seemed to suddenly explode, standing up abruptly and staring at him with red eyes. "Xu Xinran, count how many men you've been with since we got married? From my secretary to my brother, everyone likes you, and you have countless connections with each of them."

"I thought you had really changed during this time, and I even thought you had truly become a better person, but what happened? You trampled on my sincerity. Do you know that deceiving someone like this is even more hurtful than Xu Xinran, who was cold and sarcastic to me for the past three years?!"

"I don't!"