When his wicked ex-girlfriend beckoned him, CEO Li lost control!

Having reached this point, Lin Zhixia knew perfectly well that she could no longer hide it, and the die was cast.

She might as well take this opportunity to break up with Li Chengyuan; it would be better than letting him find out the truth and confront her in person.

To be honest, Lin Zhixia couldn't imagine that day.

She truly lacked the courage to face Li Chengyuan. Even though she had tried her best to make amends, the seeds of hurt had already been sown, and no matter how she tried to repair them, it would be useless.

Especially when she thought about the consequences for the original owner, Lin Zhixia became more and more panicked when she looked at Li Chengyuan, always feeling that he might send her to prison at any moment.

We're going to break up sooner or later anyway, so we might as well do it now.

She took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the indescribable bitterness in her heart.

"Yes, let's break up. This time I'm serious."

Li Chengyuan clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead bulging, and after a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a few words through his back teeth.

"You've wanted to break up for a long time, haven't you?"

She used to complain that he couldn't provide her with a good life; he couldn't afford a car, a house, or designer bags.

He used to think that she envied others because she had never had these things. It's normal for people to be curious about things they haven't experienced.

Now he finally understood: it wasn't that she hadn't had it before, it was that this was the kind of life she had lived before.

It's no wonder that a real estate heiress couldn't possibly live such a poor life with him all of a sudden.

At that moment, Li Chengyuan seemed to have figured out everything he hadn't been able to understand.

No wonder she always called him a good-for-nothing, saying that he earned less in a month than others earned in a day, and that he was incompetent enough to not even provide her with a decent place to live.

Lin Zhixia's eyes welled up with tears. At that moment, her guilt reached its peak, and she felt like a heartless scumbag.

But she knew there was no turning back at this point, so she simply went along with what he was saying.

"Yes, I've wanted to break up with you for a long time, Li Chengyuan. Now you know what kind of life I used to live. Even if you try your whole life, you can't make me live the same life I used to."

"You're still in the hospital, and I have to pay off the remaining online loans myself. I can't even earn money now."

Li Chengyuan frowned, his voice hoarse: "I've already told you before, I don't need anyone to take care of me, or we can hire a caregiver. You don't need to take care of me every day."

"I'm working hard now, and we'll be able to buy a house soon. Even if we can't live the life you used to, at least we won't have to live in a basement."

"No need! Li Chengyuan, I can't wait. Let's part ways amicably and take care of ourselves."

Lin Zhixia dared not stay any longer, fearing that Li Chengyuan might be provoked and unleash his violent nature.

In the original novel, Li Chengyuan was never gentle to anyone, except for his childhood sweetheart Bai Muqing.

She lifted her foot to leave, but after taking only two steps, Li Chengyuan suddenly reached out and pulled her back.

Lin Zhixia was no match for his strength; her back slammed heavily against the wall, and a muffled groan escaped her lips.

Before she could react, Li Chengyuan gripped her chin with his fingertips, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed anger.

"Lin Zhixia, for all this time, you've been playing along with me, haven't you? You've only ever used me as a tool to make money; you've never loved me!"

Lin Zhixia felt her whole body stiffen. She stood there, stunned. This was the first time she had ever truly felt that Li Chengyuan was so angry.

The aura emanating from him coiled around her like a vine, making it hard for her to breathe.

Her heart suddenly clenched, and she could hardly breathe. Lin Zhixia subconsciously reached out to push him away, but the man did not move. His scarlet eyes were fixed on her, as if trying to see through her thoughts.

"Li Chengyuan, you're hurting me!"

Li Chengyuan looked at the skin under his fingertips that was rapidly turning red, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly released his grip as if he had been electrocuted.

Lin Zhixia, no longer restrained, opened the door to the ward and ran out.

Li Chengyuan's hand hovered in mid-air, then he clenched it into a fist, his knuckles turning white, and slammed it hard against the cold wall.

As soon as Lin Zhixia left the hospital, she didn't feel relieved after breaking up with Li Chengyuan. Instead, she felt even worse. It felt like something was squeezing in her chest, and she felt dizzy.

She was about to hail a taxi on the roadside when suddenly a white SUV stopped, the window rolled down, revealing Xu Yanzhou's face.

Lin Zhixia thought she was seeing things: "Didn't you leave?"

Xu Yanzhou glanced at the car behind him through the rearview mirror: "Get in first."

Lin Zhixia got into the car, her eyes vacant and unfocused, completely different from the vibrant Lin Zhixia she usually was.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have given A-Yuan that kind of advice, but he really wanted to help you at the time, so please don't blame him."

Lin Zhixia shook her head: "I don't blame him. Why would I blame him? It's all my fault. I should have made things clear to him sooner."

She had oversimplified things. She thought that if she followed the original plan step by step, Li Chengyuan would return to his Li family as the second young master, while she would start a new life and the two of them would no longer have anything to do with each other.

Who knew this would suddenly happen?

It's pointless to blame anyone now.

We were bound to get to this point sooner or later anyway, but things have gotten rather embarrassing right now.

As Xu Yanzhou drove, he asked her, "I heard you went to the Li family's house?"

"Yes, Mr. Li met with me and knows that I am with Li Chengyuan. He gave me three days to bring him back."

Lin Zhixia hung her head, looking like a wilted eggplant.

"I've heard about the way the old master of the Li family does things. He said he'd reduce my responsibility if I sent the person back in three days. Boom, here I come."

Xu Yanzhou couldn't help but smile whenever he mentioned the old man of the Li family.

"Old Master Li likes to make empty promises to people. I heard that he was like this when he was still working in business. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to bring the Li family to where it is today."

Lin Zhixia wasn't stupid either. She thought of Li Chengyuan and gave a mocking smile.

"Even if the old master of the Li family is willing to let me go, what about Li Chengyuan? He will know his identity as soon as he goes back, and he will also know that I have been lying to him all this time."

Lin Zhixia's heart was still pounding when she thought about how angry Li Chengyuan had been earlier.

She dared not imagine whether Li Chengyuan would want to crush her if he knew the truth.

Xu Yanzhou felt the time was right. He turned to her and asked, "You can't stay in Beijing anymore. What are your plans?"