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

After saying that, he suddenly struggled and broke free from Xu Xinran's grasp.

Xu Xinran felt a jolt in her heart, as if she had been struck by something.

Since her rebirth, Zhou Yu has always been filled with inexplicable resistance towards her, which has left her full of doubts.

"Zhou Yu, what exactly are you trying to say? You..."

Xu Xinran grabbed his shoulders, her voice trembling slightly, her eyes full of questioning.

Why are you so resistant to me? Why are you even willing to go to such lengths, faking your own death, to escape from me?

Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared intently at the man before her, awaiting his answer.

She had almost guessed the answer, but she still hoped to hear it from him herself.

Zhou Yu coldly pulled his hand away from hers, his eyes icy and devoid of any warmth.

"Because I hate you, I've always hated you!" he said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

"In this life, I thought I could start over and live a good life. But you, Xu Xinran, still won't let me go. You've ruined me once again, so I hate you to the core!"

Zhou Yu's eyes were filled with hatred, as if he wanted to devour her alive.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinran was certain of her guess. Zhou Yu, like her, had been reborn with memories of his past life.

No wonder he resisted her advances so much, no wonder he said those inexplicable things.

"Ah~ I see."

Xu Xinran sneered, her voice carrying a hint of uncontrolled madness.

"So, you'll never forgive me, and you'll never love me again, right?"

Yes! I wish you would disappear right now!

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth, each word seemingly squeezed out from the depths of his heart, carrying a deep-seated hatred.

Xu Xinran was completely enraged, her eyes wide open, flashing with a fanatical light.

"Fine, since that's the case, I don't need to wait for your heart that will never belong to me. In any case, you must belong to me."

She seemed to have lost her mind, her eyes filled only with possessiveness and madness.

Zhou Yu looked at her, and painful memories from his past life flashed through his mind. Back then, Xu Xinran didn't love him, yet he still took her.

At that time, he was blinded by love and willingly endured everything.

It wasn't until he died in despair in prison in his previous life that he suddenly realized that even if a woman doesn't love a man, she might still possess him for various reasons.

However, he realized it too late; everything was beyond redemption.

In a daze, reality and the past intertwined, and Zhou Yu roared hoarsely, "Xu Xinran... can't you wake up?!"

"Sober? It's too late."

Xu Xinran responded coldly, as if she hadn't heard him and was acting solely on her own whims.

If I can't forgive, if I can't love again, then I'll hate.

At least, her mark will forever remain in his life, and he will never forget her.

The next second, Xu Xinran went berserk and started tearing at his shirt.

Zhou Yu's body was tense, his limbs bound, and he could only passively accept everything. He closed his eyes in despair, letting her do as she pleased, like a soulless shell.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Yu had become so numb that he had lost all feeling, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

Xu Xinran finally stopped what she was doing, slowly stood up, and coldly untied the ropes binding his hands.

Her gaze fell on the deep marks on Zhou Yu's wrist, and her usually cold eyes darkened.

She originally wanted to say something caring, but when she saw Zhou Yu's lifeless eyes, the softness in her heart vanished instantly, and the words that came out of her mouth turned into a cold threat.

“Zhou Yu, if you dare to run away again, I will use even more extreme measures to keep you here.”

Zhou Yu knew that such methods were definitely not what he liked.

But he was too weak to struggle at this moment, and could only let the rope rub against the foot of the bed make a faint sound, which was his silent resistance.

Xu Xinran ignored his reaction, simply took some tissues, and carefully cleaned him up.

"Stay away from me!"

Zhou Yu raised his hand in humiliation, trying to pry her hand away.

But the next second, Xu Xinran's fingers gripped his chin tightly again, her eyes so cold they were suffocating.

She glanced at Zhou Yu's body with a mocking smile and sneered, "What? Even after all this, you still want to leave me?"

Zhou Yu felt a surge of humiliation, but he refused to back down.

"So what if you want to leave? Go ahead and tie me down for life! What else can you do besides force, you dignified CEO Xu?"

Hearing this, Xu Xinran wasn't annoyed and continued cleaning for him. She said calmly, "Zhou Yu, I don't have much patience, you'd better understand that."

"Get out! Get the hell away from me!"

Zhou Yu finally couldn't take it anymore and roared hysterically.