Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

"And you'll never catch up to them, no matter how hard you try!"

Lu Zichuan paused, his eyes filled with disgust, and then added the final blow, word by word:

"And most importantly, love is something I can only hope to encounter, not something I can seek out. When it comes, I will do everything I can to seize the opportunity. Unlike you, who hesitates and looks around, always wanting more than what you have, and then tries to fix the broken bowl and reuse it."

"Shen Zhiyi is unique and irreplaceable in my heart. Don't use your dirty logic to lump me in with you."

"If you come here again without permission, Hsu Che-sheng, don't blame me for not warning you."

"Now, get out of here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zichuan abruptly released his grip on him.

Xu Zhesheng instantly slid down the cold elevator wall like a lump of mud. In order not to completely lose face in front of Lu Zichuan, he gritted his teeth, barely managed to support himself on the elevator handrail, and stood up shakily.

The spot on his abdomen where he had been struck was still throbbing with pain, and the taste of blood lingered at the corner of his mouth.

He glared fiercely at Lu Zichuan, wanting to say a few harsh words to get back at him, but deep down he felt an indescribable fear of this man.

How was he able to guess what he was thinking?

How did he know that he had always considered him a competitor?

Lu Zichuan saw through all his hidden thoughts clearly.

But he was like a blind man, unable to see through the unfathomable man before him.

"You...really like Shen Zhiyi?" But Xu Zhesheng understood the last few words.

His eyes widened as if he'd heard something utterly absurd, his pupils darting around involuntarily, his tone filled with an incomprehensible absurdity: "Why? You have so many rich heiresses and popular celebrities around you, aren't they all better than her? She's been married before, what's so special about her that you like her?"

Lu Zichuan stared intently at him, his contempt almost overflowing.

"shallow."

He uttered only two words coldly, as if explaining even one more word would be a waste of his life.

Immediately, he took out a handkerchief from the inside pocket of his suit and expressionlessly wiped the hand that had just touched Xu Zhesheng.

He wiped it with extreme care, his slender fingers twisting the handkerchief bit by bit, not even missing the spaces between his fingers, his movements as elegant as if he were performing some kind of ritual.

That look clearly showed that they regarded Xu Zhesheng as some kind of dirty thing that couldn't be seen in the light of day.

After he finished wiping slowly and deliberately, the elevator "dinged" and arrived at the floor where Shen Zhiyi was.

Lu Zichuan casually tossed the handkerchief into Xu Zhesheng's arms, his tone utterly indifferent and devoid of warmth:

"Here, wipe your mouth. Then, get out of my sight."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zichuan stepped out of the elevator without looking back, leaving behind only a cold and aloof figure.

The custom-made handkerchief lay quietly in Xu Zhesheng's arms. The silky fabric was spotless, yet Xu Zhesheng felt as if the fabric carried a condescending contempt that burned him.

The humiliation of being treated like dirt and rejected gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake.

Despite his unruly and arrogant nature, he couldn't utter a single decent rebuttal in front of this man.

He gritted his teeth, wanting to chase after her and say a few more harsh words, but his phone rang again at an inopportune moment.

Without a doubt, it was Su Manman again.

The anger that had been simmering from the beating was instantly ignited by the death knell.

He suddenly pulled his phone out of his pocket and slammed it hard against the ground with all his might.

"Snap!"

With a sharp crack, the screen shattered instantly like a spiderweb, and the annoying ringtone stopped abruptly.

The commotion was quite loud, even causing Lu Zichuan, who had already stepped out of the elevator, to turn his head slightly.

Through the slowly closing elevator doors, Lu Zichuan looked at Xu Zhesheng's pathetic state, where he could only vent his anger on his innocent phone. His indifferent eyes were filled with the word "stupid" without any attempt to hide it.

Their eyes met again through the half-open elevator door.

Lu Zichuan didn't even need to guess; he could read what Xu Zhesheng was about to say from his bloodshot eyes.

Lu Zichuan spoke calmly, his voice not loud, yet it pierced precisely through the crack in the elevator doors:

"Don't want my things? Fine."

He paused, his eyes as cold as knives: "Then be arrogant. See you in court."

"Just a heads-up, an ordinary legal team can't withstand the onslaught of the General Star Legal Team. In the end, you'll not only have to pay exorbitant legal fees, but you'll also have to give 80% of your assets to Shen Zhiyi. Most of the savings you've painstakingly accumulated in the first half of your life will vanish in an instant."

"If I were you, I wouldn't do something so stupid, something even a child wouldn't do, at a time like this."

Every word was like a heavy hammer blow, slamming into Xu Zhesheng's heart and choking his pitiful pride.

He really wanted to retort sharply, but unfortunately, every word Lu Zichuan said was true.

He simply couldn't afford to sue Lu Zichuan, and he dared not lose 80% of his assets.

That's why, even though he hated Su Manman to the core, he could only grit his teeth and agree to Lu Zichuan's conditions, just to protect his pitiful wallet.

He bit his lower lip hard, his teeth almost digging into his flesh, and tasted the strong metallic taste of blood.

In the end, like a wild beast whose teeth have been pulled out, he dejectedly withdrew the foot he had stepped out.

The elevator doors were slowly closing.

Through the increasingly narrow gap, Lu Zichuan's figure became clearer and clearer in his field of vision.

Whether it was the figure that was too imposing or the words that were too deadly, Xu Zhesheng felt that the man's shadow, carrying some kind of irresistible pressure, was deeply imprinted in his mind and could not be shaken off.

He stood in the elevator for a long time, so long that he forgot to press the elevator button.

He didn't descend into the elevator car until someone else pressed the button.

When the elevator doors opened, the person outside was startled by his injured face and gloomy expression. Too afraid to get on, they stammered, "Um... we've reached the first floor. Are you getting off?"

Xu Zhesheng finally came to his senses, looked up at the elevator screen, which displayed "First Floor".

He lowered his head, the pain in his lips still hissing, and he could vaguely feel the blood flowing.

He raised his hand and fiercely wiped his lips, the blood smearing onto his arm, but he didn't even glance at it.

He picked up his shattered phone from the ground, walked away, and brushed past the person who had asked him the question, without even giving him a glance.

Lu Zichuan's words echoed in his mind, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.

Anyone can talk while standing.

If he had been born into Lu Zichuan's family, he would definitely be doing better than him now!

With his hands clenched into fists at his sides, he's sure to make a movie that will shock the world!

He'll make Lu Zichuan kneel down and beg him to sell the movie to him!