The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Chen Zhi escorted Lin Wanwan to her doorstep.

The hallway was dimly lit. Lin Wanwan stood by the door, looking at Chen Zhi.

"Go back and get some rest. We have to visit relatives tomorrow." Chen Zhi reached out and rubbed Lin Wanwan's head.

Lin Wanwan raised her wrist, revealing the red string.

"You're not allowed to take it off, not even when you're taking a shower!" Lin Wanwan raised her chin, her tone sweet and innocent.

"Okay, okay, as long as he's alive, the rope won't break him." Chen Zhi said dismissively, pushing her back into the house. "Hurry up and go inside, it's cold outside."

Chen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief as the security door closed.

He quickly took out his phone and switched to WeChat.

First, a reply to Li Zhiyi: 【I'll be at your apartment complex entrance soon. Wear something warm; it's windy outside.】

Replying to Pei Ningxue: [Just finished dealing with relatives at home, I'm coming to see you now, send me your location.]

The Time Management Master app is officially launched.

Chen Zhi put his phone back in his pocket, hailed a taxi at the entrance of the residential area, and headed straight for Li Zhiyi's house.

The car was parked at the entrance of Li Zhiyi's residential compound.

Under the dim light of the streetlights, Chen Zhi spotted the figure standing by the flowerbed at a glance.

Li Zhiyi was wearing a slightly oversized down jacket with a thick scarf around her neck, covering most of her face.

Her nose was red from the cold, and she kept breathing on her hands to warm them, while her feet were stomping slightly in place.

Chen Zhi walked over and directly covered her cold cheeks with his hands.

Li Zhiyi was startled and her shoulders hunched over.

Upon recognizing Chen Zhi, her eyes instantly curved into a smile.

"You've arrived."

She didn't dodge; instead, she rubbed her cheek against Chen Zhi's warm palm.

"What are you standing there for? Don't you know where to find shelter from the wind?" Chen Zhi frowned, pulled her hand over, and stuffed it into the pocket of his down jacket.

"I want you to see me as soon as you get off the car," Li Zhiyi said in a soft, slightly nasal voice.

Chen Zhi's heart softened, and he pulled her across the street. "Come on, let me take you to get something hot to drink."

The two arrived at a milk tea shop that was still open.

After ordering two hot milk teas, I found a seat by the window.

Without wasting any words, Chen Zhi took out the red string from his left pocket and waved it in front of Li Zhiyi.

Li Zhiyi was stunned.

She looked at the intricately woven red rope in Chen Zhi's hand, and carefully stretched out both hands to hold it in her palms.

"Is this... the token you mentioned?" Li Zhiyi looked up, her eyes filled with tenderness.

Chen Zhiqing cleared his throat and, without batting an eye, began to ramble on and on.

"This isn't just any ordinary red string. I went to Changchun Temple, queued for two hours, and knelt before the patriarch to get it for you. The old Taoist priest said it's called a 'Knot of Love,' and it can bless us both with peace and longevity."

Li Zhiyi's eyes instantly reddened.

She lost both her parents at a young age and grew up with her grandparents. What she lacked most was this kind of pampered love. Now, hearing that Chen Zhi had queued up and knelt down to beg for a talisman for her, she couldn't contain her gratitude.

"Chen Zhi...you're so good to me." Li Zhiyi sniffed and offered her left wrist to Chen Zhi. "Help me put it on."

Chen Zhi quickly tied the red string for her.

As he tied the knot, he silently apologized to the founder of Changchun Temple.

I apologize to the founder, but I have expanded your business a bit. I hope you won't mind.

After tying it up, Li Zhiyi looked at it over and over again, unable to hide the smile in her eyes.

She touched the red string on her wrist and said very seriously, "Chen Zhi, I will wear it all the time, and I won't take it off even when I take a shower."

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

Why do these lines sound so familiar?

"Alright, drink your milk tea, it'll get cold soon." Chen Zhi quickly changed the subject, pushing the milk tea with the straw already inserted in front of her.

After finishing their milk tea, the two strolled along the tree-lined path outside the residential area for a while.

After walking for a while, Chen Zhi estimated that it was about time, and his phone vibrated twice in his pocket.

He took out his phone and glanced at it; it was a location sent by Pei Ningxue.

"Zhiyi, I have to go." Chen Zhi put away his phone, looking troubled. "There's a multinational video conference at the company, and several investors are waiting for me to go online."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyi immediately released her grip.

"Then you should go ahead and get busy, don't let it interfere with your important business." Instead of trying to stop me, she urged me on, "Work is important, I'm already very happy that you could take the time to come see me."

Looking at Li Zhiyi's sensible and well-behaved appearance, Chen Zhi felt a rare pang of guilt.

"I'll come see you again tomorrow." Chen Zhi hugged her.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Li Zhiyi nodded obediently.

The moment Chen Zhi was out of Li Zhiyi's sight, he immediately dropped the tender expression on his face and hailed a taxi on the roadside.

"Driver, to Wanda Reign Hotel."

Wanda Reign Hotel, Top Floor Executive Suite.

Chen Zhi stood outside the door, adjusted his expression, and then raised his hand to knock.

The door opened quickly.

Pei Ningxue was wearing a turtleneck sweater today, with a cashmere coat loosely draped over her shoulders. Her long, slender legs, encased in black stockings, were crossed as she sat on the sofa in the living room.

She didn't even glance at Chen Zhi, her hand busy swiping on her phone.

"Boss Chen is such a busy man."

Pei Ningxue parted her red lips slightly, her tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"The second day of the Lunar New Year kept me waiting from morning till night. Have you managed to appease Lin Wanwan and Li Zhiyi?"

Chen Zhi remained expressionless, took off his long black down jacket, and casually hung it on the coat rack in the entryway.

He changed into slippers, walked to the other side of the sofa, sat down, poured himself a glass of water, and gulped down a large mouthful.

"Stop being sarcastic." Chen Zhi leaned back on the sofa and let out a long breath. "I did something big today."

"Oh? What's the big deal?"

Pei Ningxue sneered, "Going to Changchun Temple to play the ring toss game?"

Chen Zhigang almost spat out the mouthful of water he had just swallowed.

How did this woman know he went to play the ring toss game?

Pei Ningxue didn't give him any time to think and pushed the phone directly in front of Chen Zhi.

"The provincial capital is only so big. You're parading around the pedestrian street with a near-A-list female celebrity, do you really think no one will take pictures?"

Chen Zhi looked down.

The photo was taken from the side and behind. In the picture, he is rolling up his sleeves and throwing rings at a ring toss stall, while Lin Wanwan stands next to him, laughing heartily. The two are even wearing matching black and white down jackets.

Although the image is a bit blurry, people who know him can recognize him at a glance by his figure and profile.

He stared at the photo for a full five seconds, then suddenly sighed.

This sigh contained three parts helplessness, three parts exhaustion, and four parts bitterness of being misunderstood.

"Do you think I want to go through that stupid loop?"

Chen Zhi reached out and rubbed his temples, his voice deep.

"On the second day of the Lunar New Year, all my relatives came over. Lin Wanwan insisted on dragging me out to find some peace and quiet. Both families were watching, what could I do? I couldn't just confront her in the street and say I was going to a hotel to find another woman, could I?"

Pei Ningxue crossed her arms and looked down at him.

"So? Is this your excuse for ignoring me? You took Lin Wanwan shopping, playing ring toss games, and eating grilled squid, while I'm stuck eating takeout in this hotel?"

"Of course not."

Chen Zhi suddenly sat up straight, looking at Pei Ningxue with utmost sincerity.

"Actually... I went to the pedestrian street with her because I wanted to go to Changchun Temple."

Pei Ningxue raised an eyebrow, her face full of disbelief.

"What are you going to Changchun Temple for? To draw lots and have your fortune told? To find out when your shabby boat will capsize?"

"I need this."

Chen Zhi reached into his pocket and pulled out the last red string.

He placed the red string on the coffee table.

Pei Ningxue glanced at it.

She almost laughed in anger at that one glance.

"Chen Zhi, do you think I'm easy to fool?"

Pei Ningxue pointed to the red rope.

"What kind of junk is this? A red string that costs two yuan a bunch at a street stall, you think you can fool me? Do you think I, Pei Ningxue, need your few yuan's worth of jewelry?"

Take a closer look.

Chen Zhi completely ignored her and simply extended his left hand.

He rolled up the sleeves of his hoodie, revealing his wrists.

On Chen Zhi's wrist, there was a red string that looked exactly the same.

Pei Ningxue's voice stopped abruptly.

She froze, her gaze shifting back and forth between the red rope on the coffee table and the red rope on Chen Zhi's wrist.

"The love knot at Changchun Temple was blessed in front of the statue of the patriarch."

Chen Zhi stared into Pei Ningxue's eyes, his tone becoming extremely slow, even carrying a hint of barely perceptible hoarseness.

"The Taoist priest said that this pair of love knots can only be given to the person you care about most in this life."

He pointed to the one on his wrist.

"I'll wear one."

Then he pointed to the stick on the coffee table.

"You wear one."

Pei Ningxue's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

Chen Zhi knew that the time was almost right, and it was time to take drastic measures.

"Do you think this red string is easy to obtain?"

Chen Zhi gave a wry smile and leaned back.

"On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Changchun Temple was packed with people. Lin Wanwan was eating snacks outside, and I made an excuse to go to the restroom and secretly slipped into the main hall."

"The Taoist priest said that to obtain this knot of unity, one's heart must be sincere. I kowtowed with each step, crawling all the way from the entrance of the main hall to the ancestral master's prayer mat, climbing a full ninety-nine steps!"

Chen Zhi spoke with conviction, without even blinking.

"My knees are still bruised! I got this piece of junk for you, and you're complaining?"

Pei Ningxue's expression changed completely.

She looked at the red string on Chen Zhi's wrist, then at the one on the coffee table.

The anger that had been burning inside him was instantly extinguished, leaving only a lingering sweetness in his heart.

"At least you still have some conscience." Pei Ningxue snorted and grabbed the red rope on the coffee table.

She sat down next to Chen Zhi, handed him the red string, and raised her chin: "Put it on for me."

Chen Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and skillfully tied the red string around her neck.

Pei Ningxue raised her wrist and looked at it. Although she was still complaining that it was "so ugly," she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

"Chen Zhi, I'm warning you. If you dare to take this rope off, I'll cut you." Pei Ningxue threatened viciously.

"Don't worry, we're safe as long as we're alive." Chen Zhi repeated exactly what he had said to Lin Wanwan.

Pei Ningxue's mood visibly improved.

She leaned on Chen Zhi's shoulder.

"You've passed."

"But you left me alone in the hotel all day, how are you going to account for that?"

Chen Zhi took the opportunity to put his arm around her slender waist, and he could feel the soft touch even through her knitted sweater.

"How do you want to calculate this?"

Chen Zhi lowered his voice and leaned close to her ear.

Pei Ningxue's ears turned red instantly, but she still didn't hold back her words.

"That depends on how you perform tonight."

She tilted her head back, her red lips slightly parted, and her breath was as fragrant as orchids.

The atmosphere instantly became ambiguous.

Chen Zhixin's heart was aroused, and he was about to lower his head to kiss him.

Pei Ningxue suddenly reached out and pressed against his chest, forcefully creating distance between them.

"etc."

Pei Ningxue seemed to suddenly remember something, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

What's wrong now?

Pei Ningxue stood up from the sofa and looked down at Chen Zhi.

"You just said that you climbed ninety-nine steps at Changchun Temple, prostrating yourself at every step, and your knees are still bruised?"

Chen Zhi felt a chill run down his spine.

"Ah...yes."

He answered reluctantly.

Pei Ningxue smiled knowingly and pointed her fair finger at Chen Zhi's trouser leg.

"Words are no proof."

Pei Ningxue looked at him with a smile, "Roll up your trouser legs and let me see your bruised knees."

What the hell!

Chen Zhi froze on the sofa, drenched in sweat.

From the entrance of the main hall of Changchun Temple to the prayer cushion, there are no ninety-nine steps, not even a threshold; it's all flat ground!

Where is he going to get a bruised knee for her to see?!