How many loves can be relived in the story of a devoted CEO pursuing his wife?

Rationally, she knew she couldn't continue entangled with this man.

But the grievances and resentment in her heart surged like a tidal wave, completely drowning out reason. All those moments that had been ignored and the feelings that had been betrayed in the past now turned into sharp thorns, piercing her heart.

"Brother, please don't treat me like this, okay? What did I do wrong? Waaah..." Lin Lan's eyes reddened, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her mind was almost numb. She just rushed towards Lin Xuedong, trying to grasp at the last straw.

However, her hand missed its target, and her body staggered forward due to inertia.

No one helped her up!

"The mistake was compounded!"

Lin Xuedong quickly stepped aside, a mocking smile playing on his lips, devoid of any warmth: "In the end, all you care about is your own shameful schemes. When have you ever considered the lives of others?"

"You're forsaking the right path and insisting on resorting to these underhanded and despicable methods!" he said, his thick eyebrows furrowed, his disgust undisguised, as if he were looking at something repulsive. "If you had considered the Lin family or Zhiyuan even a little bit, things wouldn't have come to this! Think about everything you've done; every single one of them has only brought shame to the family!"

"What? You think you've become innocent by crying and begging for sympathy here?"

Lin Lan's face paled, her knees went weak, and she could barely stand.

She opened her mouth, wanting to explain: "Brother, I just..."

"But what?" Lin Xuedong narrowed his eyes slightly, glancing sideways at Lin Lan. "You caused Sisi to lose her child, and I only refrained from completely breaking ties with you because of our past relationship."

"Still dreaming of making a move on Zhiyuan? Stay far away from him!"

Lin Lan had never seen Lin Xuedong so mean and cold.

The chill emanating from him seeped from the slightly upturned corners of his mouth, instantly lowering the surrounding air to freezing point, even freezing blood.

"No, brother, I can't take it." She felt as if a cold wind had pierced her heart, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. "Please, don't do this to me."

She simply fell in love with a man she should never have loved in the first place.

But in her heart, Lin Xuedong could have... Perhaps, they should have been together all along.

If only she hadn't been so insecure back then; if only she had confessed her feelings to him before Liu Sisi...

Fate shouldn't be playing such a cruel trick on her!

"It's Sisi! Brother, it's Sisi! She knew my feelings for you, but she deliberately interfered and got in the way!" Lin Lan shook her head frantically, her disheveled hair covering her empty eyes, her mouth repeatedly saying, "I just like you... I just love you..."

Lin Xuedong narrowed his eyes even further.

The undisguised contempt in the man's eyes momentarily paused the anger surging within Lin Lan for two seconds. But the words that had been building up for so long had become a flood that could no longer be contained.

Her face flushed crimson, veins throbbing on her forehead, and her words were utterly illogical: "It's all her fault! She took advantage of my trust to climb the social ladder! She's shameless, she deserves to die!"

"You call me selfish? What about you? You forcibly separated my son and me, went against your parents' wishes, and insisted on marrying that woman!"

"You forced me into this! It was you who drove me step by step to this dead end!"

Her hand trembled as she pointed at Lin Xuedong. In that instant, her out-of-control emotions exploded in Lin Lan's heart like a lit powder keg!

With a determined look, she raised her voice even higher: "That's our child! Since you allowed him to be born in the first place, it means that things have long since changed between you and Sisi, and the rift between you can never be mended!"

Finally, she curled her fingers into a fist. "Believe it or not, I'll go and tell everyone about our affair right now?"

The next second, the man grabbed his collar and lifted him up to his face like a chick. "You dare?!"

Through her slits, Lin Lan saw the large, raised hand less than two centimeters from her pale, stiff face. A sharp pain pierced her heart; every twitch of her facial muscles was unnatural. Her eyes widened, a mixture of shame and anger in her gaze. "Go ahead and hit me! You've been wanting to for a long time, haven't you?!"

Just as Lin Lan thought the two were about to draw their swords and clash, the force that had been tightly gripping her collar suddenly loosened.

However, before she could even react, the man's low, oppressive aura poured down on her like a bucket of icy water.

Looking up, she saw Lin Xuedong had calmly suppressed all his emotions, his eyes as deep as ink, and he lightly parted his lips: "Spit it out?"

These three simple words carried an undeniable sense of intimidation, as if endless disaster awaited her if she dared to give a positive answer.

"You instigated Aunt Zhen to poison Sisi, plotting to kill her and cause her to miscarry. Later, you colluded with Zeng Ziyan and Huang Minqiu to try to kill her again."

"Sisi and the child survived by sheer luck, and you personally committed the heinous act of murdering our child!"

“Alright, then we can be completely even…” Lin Xuedong sighed, looking up as if he was finally free and didn’t care at all.

Lin Lan's moist eyelashes trembled suddenly.

Outside the study door, Liu Sisi's face was filled with anxiety and pain. She used all her strength to pull Zeng Meiyu back from breaking down the door.

The solid wood door was thick and sturdy, with good sound insulation. But the sounds inside seemed to penetrate everything, as if trying to kill her, rushing into her ears and piercing her heart.

Zeng Meiyu's face turned ashen, as if shrouded in frost.

She never imagined that her momentary soft-heartedness and compassion would almost lead to disaster.

This is practically inviting a wolf into the house!

This family's actions were utterly despicable and vile, and the circle they belonged to was filled with hypocrisy and ugliness, making her want to vomit.

Liu Sisi bit her lower lip tightly. Aunt Zhen? Huang Minqiu! These names kept jumping around in her mind.

The words of ridicule and contempt from Lin Lan and the others echoed like a curse, each word like a handful of salt sprinkled on her already wounded heart, mercilessly mocking her as a complete fool.

Ahhhh!

She screamed wildly in her heart, but her voice was swallowed up by endless pain and despair.

Was this another one of their schemes?

It turns out that it was all a carefully orchestrated scheme from beginning to end!

I felt like a fool, being manipulated and sold out while still helping the other party count the money!

Back then, Lin Lan always laughed at her for being silly and clueless, didn't she?

Even Zeng Ziyan looked at her with disgust, saying that she was uniquely stupid and refreshingly unconventional!

That contemptuous expression still seemed to be right before her eyes, stinging her pride.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Sisi tried to calm herself down, but her heart felt like it was being gnawed at by countless ants, a complete mess.

But she knew she had to stay calm and not panic. "Mom, go back to your room first, I'll explain everything to you in a bit."

“No, Sisi, you come with Mom.” Zeng Meiyu grabbed Liu Sisi’s sleeve tightly, her eyes filled with worry and determination.

After standing there for more than ten minutes, she gradually pieced together some clues from those fragmented words and heated arguments.

She had long harbored deep doubts and confusion about the development of the relationship between Lin Xuedong and her daughter. Why did the two always seem so secretive and unnatural?

Only now do I realize that these unknown, dirty, ugly, and even heinous relationships were hidden behind the scenes!

This discovery sent a chill down her spine; a coldness shot from her feet to the top of her head, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

If that's really the case, then she absolutely cannot let her daughter continue to sink deeper into this terrible quagmire, step by step heading towards utter ruin...