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

Xu Xinran also stood up abruptly, staring intently into his eyes. "I admit I was a bastard before, and I did too many things to hurt you. But since I came to my senses, everything I've done has been sincere. I've never betrayed you again. Someone must have said something to you, right? Do you really prefer to believe those malicious people rather than believe me?"

Looking at her resolute and unrepentant stance, Zhou Yu stared blankly for two seconds before suddenly laughing bitterly. His voice was much softer, tinged with despair. "Xu Xinran, after I've completely exposed what you've done, don't you feel humiliated and embarrassed? Do you really need me to spell it out so clearly before you'll admit it? Fine, then I'll repeat what I saw with my own eyes to you again."

Xu Xinran stood straight, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Zhou Yu's face without blinking. Her voice was no longer as restrained and suppressed as before. "Tell me. I won't admit to things I didn't do."

Zhou Yu nodded, took a deep breath, and began to narrate, "I didn't have class in the second period, and the professor had to take leave at the last minute. I wanted to go to the company to find you in advance, but I couldn't get through to you on the phone. I was worried that you had gone out, so I took a taxi directly to Xu's Group. Who knew that on the way, I saw you chatting happily with a man, and you were smiling very happily too."

"..." Xu Xinran's expression froze for a moment, then she quickly reacted, but before she could explain, Zhou Yu interrupted her, "That's..."

"I've never seen you so ladylike before!"

Zhou Yu suddenly spoke in a low voice, his eyes instantly filling with tears, "Xu Xinran, what else do you want to say? That he's your long-lost brother? Or that he's a client the company can't afford to offend, forcing you to put on a smiling face? Xu Xinran, do you think I'd believe that?"

Xu Xinran rarely saw Zhou Yu so fierce. As she watched, she suddenly burst into laughter through her tears and then buried her face in his arms.

"Xu Xinran, let me go! You're such a womanizer, all you do is bully me..." Zhou Yu struggled desperately but couldn't break free, and tears streamed down his face.

"Zhou Yu, don't cry... don't cry, listen to me."

Xu Xinran gently wiped away his tears with her snow-white fingertips, then hugged his neck and stared intently into his eyes, "Zhou Yu, that's Xiao Yinan, the only son of the Xiao family. My grandfather and Xiao Yinan's grandfather were close friends. Our two families are old friends, you fool."

"You're the idiot! I'm not believing your nonsense anymore! Just sign the divorce papers now, and from now on we're sworn enemies... um!"

Looking at the woman's beautiful face so close to his, Zhou Yu's eyes widened instantly. After struggling for a few moments, his breath was gradually taken away.

Zhou Yu's mind was in a daze, and it took a long time before he was released.

Seeing the person in her arms quiet down, Xu Xinran's rosy lips curved slightly, her eyes filled with doting affection, "Zhou Yu, I didn't lie to you. Xiao Yinan and I have known each other since we were little, we've been playing together since childhood. There's no way we could have those kinds of thoughts, and..."

As she spoke, Xu Xinran suddenly leaned close to his handsome face, her hot breath spraying onto his neck, and said each sentence clearly and seriously, "Moreover, Xiao Yinan was engaged to someone when he was a child, it was a childhood betrothal, he has a fiancée."

"..." Zhou Yu was stunned.

If the man and the Xu family were merely old friends, then he would have reason to suspect Xu Xinran, but he has a fiancée.

Even if he were extremely suspicious, he would have no reason to doubt it anymore.

So... Xu Xinran really has nothing to do with that man?

Did he misunderstand?

Seeing the boy's stunned expression, Xu Xinran's smile deepened, and the tenderness in her eyes seemed to drown a person.

She reached out and gently touched his head, then continued, "You have to believe me, Zhou Yu... I swear, I truly love you. Just think of the old me as dead, and the Xu Xinran standing before you now as someone reborn, someone who understands her own heart. I will only ever love you in this lifetime! If I break my promise today, may I die a violent death while driving..."

Before she could even utter the word "scene," Zhou Yu, who was standing next to her, covered her mouth.

Xu Xinran's gaze softened, and she gently hugged the boy's waist, half-coaxing him, "Do you believe me now?"

Having said all that, Zhou Yu's anger had completely dissipated. He pursed his lips and gave a soft hum, "Well... this time I'll reluctantly believe you, but let me make this clear: if you really do something like that, I will never forgive you! And if you don't like me anymore, if you find someone new in the future, you must let me know in advance... I won't cling to you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinran stopped smiling, hugged the boy tightly, and said in a low voice, "No, I will only love you in this life. You are my life."

Xu Xinran only realized today that her Zhou Yu loved her so humbly and was so insecure.

And the person who made him the way he is now is herself.

Whenever she thinks about these things, she feels like slapping herself hard. She was such a bastard back then!

She had done so many things to wrong him in her previous life, yet she could still hold him in her arms like this now. Xu Xinran felt that she had already used up all her luck for her next life.

That's why he felt incredibly fulfilled and satisfied. Holding her like this felt so good, so blissful.

Zhou Yu seemed to sense the woman's unusual emotional turmoil. He carefully raised his hand and patted her back, offering her gentle comfort.

"Zhou Yu, thank you for believing in me. I will prove to you how much I love you..."

After the two of them explained things clearly, they returned to their usual routine of going back to work, home, and school.

Zhou Yu's task was simply to get out of school and come home.

Xu Xinran's activities involved shuttling between three locations: the company, home, and school.

For a time, the couple's life was sweet, loving, and happy.

One day, Zhou Yu suddenly walked over with a smile, carrying a drawing board. "Xu Xinran, stop working for now, I need to talk to you."

Hearing this, Xu Xinran looked up from her documents and saw him smiling so broadly that his eyes were crinkled. She couldn't help but smile back slightly as well. "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yu walked to the desk, smiling, and said, "I'd like to ask you for a favor."

Looking into his clear, bright eyes, Xu Xinran completely put aside her work this time. She leaned back lazily in her chair and said, "What is it? Tell me first."

Zhou Yu felt that this was no challenge for her at all, so she spoke up without thinking, "Our school is going to hold a painting competition soon, so I am honored to inform you that you have been selected as my nude model. I will share half of the prize money with you."

“I see…” Xu Xinran raised her alluring eyebrows and leaned back in her wide chair with ill intent, staring at him. “I suppose you know that your CEO Xu is a businessman, and I never do business that loses money.”