The unattainable beauty was driven to depravity and madness by a wicked seed.

Chen Jingmo pressed his forehead against the iron gate. "I've deleted the photos and videos. I won't post them. From now on, focus on your work and your career—"

"Chen Jingmo, what do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand? It means break up."

Shi Qianqiu's eyes reddened slightly. "I can't live without you, let's not break up."

Chen Jingmo smiled. "But brother, you said that no one is indispensable."

"I misspoke. I can't live without you, and you can't live without me, sweetheart. Open the door, let's talk this out."

"Let's talk this out properly now." Chen Jingmo took a step back, his mind filled with more words of advice to persuade Shi Qianqiu to leave, but in the end he only said, "That's enough, it's hot, you should go back quickly."

"I won't leave unless you come out."

"Shi Qianqiu, are you playing the victim with me?"

"So what if it is? My sweetheart doesn't want me anymore."

Chen Jingmo resolutely returned to the bedroom, but when he sat on the bed, he was completely bewildered. He quietly held the three little dolls that Lu Sui had given him, but his mind had already drifted outside through the two doors. He didn't know how many minutes had passed before he came to the door again and gently opened the peephole. Shi Qianqiu was still standing there.

As soon as the phone is turned on, the outermost edge of the contact list for Shi Qianqiu shows 99+.

Chen Jingmo didn't look at it. He deleted Shi Qianqiu from his homepage. Looking at the dusty dolls, he took them all to the bathroom, put on earplugs, and washed them. When he opened his phone again, it was already four o'clock. The dolls were sunbathing on the balcony. He sat behind the curtains on the balcony, watching to see when Shi Qianqiu's car would leave.

Chen Jingmo hadn't eaten anything since last night, only drunk some water, but he didn't feel hungry. Like a porcelain doll without any emotions, he felt weak all over. His eyelashes fluttered open and closed, but he didn't realize that it was already dark. His thoughts and the scene in front of him were stuck at around four o'clock.

...It's okay, this has happened before.

Things will return to normal soon.

Chen Jingmo got up and stretched, but found his body was shaking uncontrollably. He didn't know if it was from sleepiness or hunger. He forced himself to find some instant noodles, tore open the package and started eating them. He sat on the floor next to the refrigerator in the kitchen and drank water. He choked and coughed until his heart, liver, spleen and lungs hurt. Then he started to chuckle and asked the air, "I'm so unlucky to have a father like this."

"Can't he just die?"

"Let him die, I'm so tired."

A series of urgent knocks on the door made Chen Jingmo's earlier self-talk seem particularly ridiculous. He also didn't understand his own behavior and felt that he was being pretentious. After wiping away his tears, he hadn't even stood up when he heard Shi Qianqiu talking to the locksmith, asking him to pry open the door.

Chen Jingmo roared, "Get out of here, all of you!"

There was a few seconds of silence outside. Shi Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief and spoke, "Why didn't you answer when I knocked?"

"What time is it? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"I can't leave if you're here, please, I'm begging you, open the door."

"Shi Qianqiu, are you really going to force me? I'm begging you, please leave. There are so many people outside, I really don't want them to laugh at me."

After a series of footsteps, Shi Qianqiu said, "I ordered some food for you, it's outside. I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself, don't bend your arm too much, and remember to bandage it when you shower tonight... I'll see you tomorrow, right?"

Chen Jingmo did not give any answer.

He really didn't want to open the door, afraid that Shi Qianqiu was outside.

But the footsteps gradually faded from my ears, as if they had taken something away from my heart.

Shi Qianqiu ordered a lavish meal, but Chen Jingmo ate it without any appetite. He was lost in thought, and by the time he realized it, his stomach was already very full, so he had to go to the bathroom to vomit.

For three consecutive days, Shi Qianqiu would come. He even rented a room upstairs. When he couldn't stand it anymore, he would stay upstairs for a while and send a lot of messages to Chen Jingmo on his mobile phone.

Chen Jingmo huddled in his little room, sewing clothes for each doll.

The one who suffered the most was Zhao Han, because Shi Qianqiu had entrusted him with almost all the work. He also had to take time out of his busy schedule to investigate Chen Jingmo's life during the two years he was abroad and give him advice on how to coax his wife. Although there were many tasks, the salary was very rewarding.

Chen Yunting didn't know how the two of them resolved the issue, nor did he know whether Chen Jingmo and Shi Qianqiu had broken up. He called Chen Jingmo, but he didn't answer. Frustrated, he called Shi Qianqiu, but she didn't answer either.

What's even more infuriating is that Fang Chi has become a complete stranger.

His company encountered a difficult client, and he came back to complain to Fang Chi. Fang Chi said it must be his own problem, otherwise how could this client have signed a contract with someone else so quickly?

He wasn't feeling well at night, so Fang Chi poured him a glass of cold water. He got angry and said he wanted warm water. Fang Chi frowned and said, "You're 43 years old, why are you so disobedient? Just drink some cold water to soothe your throat."

"I have a headache!"

"Who told you to stay up all night glued to your computer?"

"What? I was looking at the contract!"

"You could watch it during the day, why choose to watch it at night? Let me ask you, do you remember the contents of yesterday's contract?"

"..."

"If you can't stand it, don't pretend to watch. The worst thing in life is to fake your efforts."

"How am I faking hard work? The company is so big—"

"Did you build this company up all by yourself?"

Chen Yunting gritted his teeth, picked up Fang Chi and threw him onto the bed. Fang Chi calmly said that he disagreed, and added, "What you are about to do constitutes marital rape, and I will call the police."

"Damn! Do you think the police will arrest me if I call them?"

"He might not arrest you, but this matter will quickly spread online and make you lose face."

Chen Yunting gripped Fang Chi's collar, met her calm gaze, and suddenly lowered his voice, "What exactly do you want?"

"I've never seen a father kick his own son like that, nor have I ever seen a father treat his own son like an enemy. For the sake of your so-called face, you used all sorts of foul language to curse Xiao Chen. You couldn't refute any of the accusations he made. This is completely contrary to the image you had when you gave me flowers. Chen Yunting, I don't know if you're just pretending, but I only know that my sincerity is about to be crushed to pieces. If I get pregnant and give birth to a child in the future, will you treat him the same way—"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Chen Yunting exclaimed urgently, "No way!"

Fang Chi felt a chill run down her spine, but she maintained a pained expression on her face. "You said you would love and protect me, but just now you threw me forcefully onto the bed. Chen Yunting, I can't believe your words anymore."

Chen Yunting was flustered, but Fang Chi pushed him away and went back to his side bedroom, saying, "We'll sleep in separate rooms from now on."

Yes!

Finally, we can sleep in separate rooms!

That damn old wall lamp is snoring.

Fang Chi looked at Chen Yunting at the door, then slammed the door shut and locked it. "I fell for you because of your kindness, so it's understandable that Xiao Chen would fall for Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi is the only person who cares about him. Faced with your indifference, I simply can't imagine how Xiao Chen has survived until now..."

"You should reflect on this carefully."

Fang Chi slept well tonight. When she went out this morning, she saw Chen Yunting slip and kick the carpet far away. He frowned in disgust.

"You're so old, why are you so reckless?"

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Fang Chi is treating him the same way Chen Yunting treated Chen Jingmo…