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Rong Zheng arrived at the Lu Group only to find it empty; Lu Peichuan and Xue Bai had gone out to discuss business, and the receptionist said they weren't sure when they would return.

She called Lu Peichuan, but he didn't answer. She sent him a message asking when he would return to the company, but he didn't reply.

Lu Peichuan didn't go home that night either; he was clearly deliberately avoiding her.

Is this an attempt to leave her hanging and make her anxious?

The next day, Rong Zheng went to the company to look for him again, but still couldn't find him.

Since that's the case, she has no choice but to go to the old house and wait for him.

Song Shiyan has been in Jiangcheng for a while now. Since he arrived, Lu Peichuan has been going back to the old house for dinner after get off work whenever she doesn't work overtime. She doesn't want to always play along with him, so she only goes back with him on weekends as usual.

At 5:30, Rong Zheng arrived at the old house. Apart from Bai Yuxiu, there was no one else in the living room. It seemed that Lu Peichuan had not arrived yet.

Bai Yuxiu frowned at Rong Zheng, "It's not the weekend, what are you doing here?"

"Wait for Lu Peichuan." Rong Zheng found a place to sit down and took out her phone to look at it.

Seeing that Rong Zheng completely disregarded her, Bai Yuxiu was instantly furious. "Why are you waiting for him? In a few more days, your cooling-off period for divorce will be over. Don't regret it at the last minute and try to cling to Pei Chuan again."

Rong Zheng was looking at the chat in the hospital's colleagues' group. Tomorrow was the exam day, and the group was unusually lively today, with everyone talking about the exam.

Rong Zheng's thesis has been approved, and the core requirement of SIC has been resolved. All that's left is tomorrow's exam. If she passes the exam, she can be promoted to chief physician. She has been preparing for so long, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Someone in the group tagged her, reminding her not to forget her exam tomorrow.

She was about to reply to the message when she heard Bai Yuxiu speak. Bai Yuxiu looked at her with a mocking expression and said, "It's your son who will regret it when things come to an end, not me."

"You're talking nonsense." Bai Yuxiu said with disdain, as if she had heard a joke. "How could my son possibly regret it? A woman like you, my son could just snap his fingers at you..."

Just then, a noise came from the doorway, and Bai Yuxiu immediately stopped talking.

Rong Zheng looked up and saw Lu Peichuan and Song Shiyan coming in together from the door. She stood up and greeted Song Shiyan first, "Big Brother."

Song Shiyan nodded slightly.

Rong Zheng then looked at Lu Peichuan, "I need to talk to you."

Lu Peichuan didn't look at Rong Zheng, but lowered his eyes to change his shoes. "My older brother and I have work to discuss."

Song Shiyan: "No rush, we can talk after we have dinner."

Lu Peichuan didn't know what else to say, so he looked at Rong Zheng and asked, "Shall we go for a walk in the garden?"

"Um."

The two arrived at the garden.

Rong Zheng cut to the chase, "Did you send my parents?"

Lu Peichuan lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then spoke, "No, I just told them that we're getting a divorce."

He knew perfectly well that her parents wouldn't agree to their divorce, yet he still told them. Wasn't that just asking them to stop her?

"What about Qinghe's job? Did you sabotage it?"

Lu Peichuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Zhengzheng, when problems arise at work, shouldn't you reflect on your own actions first?"

Rong Zheng scoffed, "Lu Peichuan, aren't you doing all this just to force me to compromise? But let me tell you, absolutely not!"

Lu Peichuan paused slightly while smoking, then after two seconds, removed the cigarette from his lips, looking at Rong Zheng with a cold expression. "Even if you lose your parents, even if Luo Qinghe loses her job, you don't care?"

These words struck Rong Zheng squarely at her weak point.

He knew what she cared about most, and he was using the person she cared about most to pressure her into compromising with him.

This is the man she once truly loved.

This was the man she had once thought she would spend her life with.

Now they're forcing her in this cruel way, like choking her!

Rong Zheng stared blankly at Lu Peichuan, her heart becoming wet, her eyes burning, and her nose tingling.

Seeing Rong Zheng's reddened eyes and her desperate attempt to hold back her tears, Lu Peichuan's heart softened instantly. His cold and stern expression softened immediately. "Zhengzheng, I just want to be with you. If you stay by my side obediently, can we be like before?"

Rong Zheng's eyelids stung slightly as she blinked, and tears that had been welling up in her eyes rolled down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away, then looked at Lu Peichuan with a cold yet resolute gaze, enunciating each word clearly: "Impossible!"

Lu Peichuan's fingers tightened around the cigarette, his expression turning increasingly sinister. "You think you can get a divorce even if I don't agree to it?"

"See you in court!"

"You can only rely on Luo Qinghe. If she's no longer a lawyer, who can you turn to?"

Rong Zheng stared at Lu Peichuan in disbelief. He not only wanted Luo Qinghe to lose her clients, but he also wanted to make sure she couldn't even work as a lawyer anymore. "Lu Peichuan, how dare you!"

Lu Peichuan's face was shrouded in a bluish-white mist, making him appear even more cold and ruthless. "You dared to leave me, what wouldn't I dare to do?"

Rong Zheng's delicate face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. "You're forcing me to hate you."

"Since you no longer want to love me, it doesn't matter if you hate me, as long as I'm still in your heart."

"Madman!" Along with these two words came a slap from Rong Zheng's face.

Lu Peichuan was taken aback at first, then chuckled softly, pressing his tongue against the side of his cheek that had been slapped. "How are you going to explain this when we get back?"

Rong Zheng thought he would be angry or furious, but she didn't expect him to ask such a question.

I was stunned for a moment.

"The Song and Lu families have jointly invested in an AI project. These kinds of technology projects are extremely capital-intensive, and they've already invested hundreds of millions, with more to come. At this critical juncture, neither company can afford any problems. If the eldest brother finds out that you're threatening to divorce me, something that would seriously damage the company's image, do you think he'll let it happen?"

Rong Zheng staggered and took a step back.

Lu Peichuan stretched out his long arm and put his arm around Rong Zheng's waist.

Rong Zheng struggled.

Lu Peichuan tightened his long arms, pinning her tightly against him. His grip was strong and his movements were forceful, but his words were extremely gentle: "Zhengzheng, don't push me away. I can't live without you."

Then he took Rong Zheng's hand and placed it on the side of his face where he had just been hit. "You're really heartless. You hit so hard. It still stings."

Rong Zheng pulled her hand away, gritting her teeth, "You deserved it!"

"Yes, I deserve it. As long as you don't leave me, you can hit me however you want."

Rong Zheng felt that Lu Peichuan had completely redefined her understanding of the word "shameless." "Let go of me!"

Just then, a maid came over and said, "Mr. Lu, Madam, the master wants you to come over for dinner."

Lu Peichuan released Rong Zheng and said to the maid, "I understand, we'll be right there."

The servant turned and left.

"Lu Peichuan, don't push me, or I'll expose your extramarital affair!" Rong Zheng said, then walked towards the villa.

Lu Peichuan stared at Rong Zheng's resolute back for a few seconds before following her.

The two entered the living room, and Bai Yuxiu immediately ordered the servants to serve dinner. Turning her head, she saw the red mark on Lu Peichuan's face and was startled. "Peichuan, what happened to your face?"