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

"You're so dangerous!" Liu Sisi's eyelashes trembled, she swallowed hard before pushing him away, her voice as soft as a feather.

This man was always shrewd and calculating; even Lin Lan's every struggle seemed to be within his expectations.

She couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart. She only knew that she had never fallen out of his control, but within this "control" lay a reassuring warmth.

Upon hearing the words "You're in danger," Lin Xuedong didn't rush to defend himself. He simply loosened his grip on her arm and looked down at her drooping eyelashes.

Those two tremors just now gently brushed against his heart, and they bothered him more than the thrilling confrontation a few hours earlier.

However, he chuckled softly: "Danger?"

He reached out to touch her hand, his fingertips pausing in mid-air before he quietly withdrew his hand. Instead, he gently rubbed the top of her head, his tone soft and playful: "So how do you want your husband to repay you? You took such a big risk for me, you deserve some compensation, right?"

Moonlight seeped into the ward through the gaps in the gauze curtains, not bright, but casting a soft glow on the man's pale profile.

Liu Sisi curled up beside him, her fingertips gently resting on his slightly rising and falling chest, able to clearly feel the steady heartbeat within his chest. She figured he must be exhausted from tonight's standoff on the terrace and the ordeal at the police station.

When she looked up, she met the man's smiling gaze. Though there was still lingering weariness in his eyes, he deliberately feigned nonchalance.

She didn't expose him, but asked softly, "When did you start planning this? I always felt that you knew Lin Lan would cause this much trouble."

Over the past year, she has never dared to deliberately ask, and even subconsciously avoided listening to the ins and outs of the matter between Lin Xuedong and Lin Lan.

She was afraid to hear those unsavory details, afraid to know how much this man had schemed against behind the scenes to cover up the scandal; even more afraid that after hearing the truth, she wouldn't be able to maintain her composure of "pretending not to care".

But in reality, she wasn't as "acceptable" as she thought.

The thought of his past entanglements with others felt like a thorn in his heart, making even breathing painful.

Lin Xuedong never brought it up himself. Only when she was being difficult and determined to leave him would he pull her into his arms and vaguely say that it was the biggest stain on his life, so dirty that he didn't want her to get even a little bit of it.

Lin Xuedong remained silent for a few seconds, not to avoid the topic, but rather as if he was sifting through his chaotic memories, trying to find a starting point that wouldn't feel too heavy for her.

He turned his head, his gaze falling on the ceiling outside the window, bathed in moonlight. His voice slowed, becoming as soft as if he were telling someone else's story: "It was probably the day she found out she was pregnant."

As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a long breath, his chest heaving noticeably, and the hand on Liu Sisi's waist trembled slightly.

Liu Sisi didn't interrupt, but simply pressed her fingertips lightly against his chest, as if silently saying, "I'm listening."

Lin Xuedong closed his eyes briefly before continuing, his tone less playful and more relaxed, tinged with regret: "I had you stop working and stay home to prepare for pregnancy, and at the same time sent Lin Lan to Paris. At that time, I was busy dealing with Zeng Ziyan, and this arrangement gave me time to resolve the hidden dangers and threats on her side."

"But the night before Lin Lan left, she suddenly vomited badly while having a farewell dinner at the old house and was taken to the hospital for a checkup... It turned out she was pregnant." Suddenly, the room was so quiet that even his own heavy breathing could be heard clearly, and the image of the doctor announcing Lin Lan's pregnancy involuntarily floated into his mind.

What was the expression on his face at that time?

Later, he smoked for more than an hour downstairs at Lin Lan's apartment building, his thoughts in turmoil. In the end, a sliver of hope made him want to have more ambitions.

Lin Xuedong's fingers curled up slightly. "Do you remember the first time we had a fight? It was when I went to G City on a business trip. You called me, and Zeng Ziyan said something ambiguous, so you sulked and turned off your phone."

The man's soft sigh carried a hint of tenderness. Liu Sisi pursed her lips and nodded gently.

Of course she remembered.

They had only been married a few days then, and she hadn't yet gotten used to having Zeng Ziyan suddenly appear by his side when she heard that the two of them would be going on business trips together. During that time, she couldn't even get through on the phone, and she couldn't send video calls. The rare opportunity to contact him late at night was when Zeng Ziyan answered the phone.

The first time, Zeng Ziyan arrogantly provoked him;

The second time, the other party deliberately played hard to get, and that ambiguous moan made her struggle for a long time.

I'm constantly anxious and insecure, my heart feels like it's being soaked in vinegar, sour and bloated, and I even lose my appetite.

“That morning at the hotel, I saw that you had even turned off your phone, and I was in a terrible mood.” Lin Xuedong chuckled self-deprecatingly, his eyes revealing his grievance. “I even thought that I would forget about the Jiesheng acquisition and Zeng Ziyan’s situation, and immediately book a flight back to catch you and explain things properly. I was afraid that you would overthink it, afraid that you would feel that I didn’t value you, and even more afraid that you would develop a rift with me because of this small matter.”

He paused abruptly at this point.

Staring blankly at the ceiling, a strange soreness welled up in her nose, and her Adam's apple bobbed several times before she continued, "Looking back now, it was truly a case of 'one wrong move, and the whole game is lost.' I should have rushed back without a second thought; we hadn't been married long. Back then, you didn't trust me that much, and I should have filled you with a sense of security, but instead..."

Unconsciously, Lin Xuedong tightened his grip on Liu Sisi's hand, his jaw slightly clenched, his knuckles turning white. "I was out of my mind back then. I thought you were with Lin Lan choosing a dress, right? You two are best friends. With her there, I thought she would help me comfort you, would help me cheer you up, and that you wouldn't be too upset. I thought, I'll wait one more day, until I finish the last bit of work at Jiesheng, and then I'll go back and properly comfort you. One more day won't make a difference..."

When he said, "It's not a big deal if it's just one more day," his voice was full of regret, his breathing became rapid, and his chest heaved violently: "But I never expected..."

That moment of hesitation led to such a terrible disaster.

What he didn't expect was that after rushing back to S City that night to attend a banquet, he would fall into a trap set by Lin Lan.

“That evening at the banquet, a waiter accidentally spilled sweet soup on my pants, and Zeng Ziyan arranged for me to go to a hotel room to change.” His brows furrowed, showing a weariness that seemed to resist recalling the event. “I had been entertaining clients for the past few days, and I drank for three nights in a row. I was completely exhausted. After taking a shower, I saw that my clothes hadn’t been delivered yet, so I just collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.”

"When I woke up again..."

He didn't dare look at Liu Sisi's reaction; his eyes remained fixed on the ceiling. "I was naked, feeling completely drained, more exhausted than if I'd worked for three days and three nights straight. It took me a while to realize that there was still crying in the room. It was Lin Lan, also naked, sitting on the edge of the bed crying. My mind went blank. It wasn't that I was afraid she'd been wronged, or that I was afraid of hurting her, but rather I felt..."

After letting out a heavy sigh, Lin Xuedong finally looked away and turned his head. His reddened eyes made it almost impossible for him to see the woman before him clearly. His voice trembled slightly: "Sisi, we've only been married a short time. Back then, you were all I could think about. I wondered if you knew, would you divorce me? Would you never forgive me? I didn't even dare to think about what I would do if you really left..."

The moonlight fell on the corners of his reddened eyes, revealing the grievances and lingering fears he had kept hidden for many years.

Seeing him like this, Liu Sisi's heart suddenly softened. She reached out and touched the man's cheek. The moment her fingertips touched his skin, the slight warmth there warmed her heart as well.

"So, you can't know anything about this, not even a little bit." In the darkness, he carefully held the back of the little woman's head and pressed her against his chest. "I don't want these unpleasant people and things to get on you, and I don't want you to feel resentful because of them."

His heartbeats echoed in Liu Sisi's ears, mingling with her breath. The slight lingering resentment in her heart seemed to dissipate in his warmth, leaving only a relaxed sense of relief.

She suddenly understood the thoughts hidden behind his "schemes".

It wasn't about controlling her; it was about being afraid she would suffer even the slightest injustice, afraid that I couldn't protect her or withstand the storms outside.

What I fear even more is that this hard-won peaceful life will be shattered by outsiders.