The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

"I'll go open the door."

Li Zhiyi hurriedly stood up from the sofa and ran towards the entrance in her slippers.

The motion-sensor light outside the door turned on.

A tall girl was standing in the corridor.

She was wearing a baseball cap and a black face mask, covering herself up completely, and was carrying a long, black box in her right hand.

Li Zhiyi stood there, stunned.

The girl outside the door was also stunned.

The two were separated by half a door, looking at each other.

Two seconds passed.

The girl outside the door raised her left hand and pulled down the black mask on her face, revealing a bright but somewhat tired face.

"Understand?"

Lin Wanwan spoke up.

Li Zhiyi's mind went completely blank for a moment.

Of course she knew Lin Wanwan.

They grew up together in an old neighborhood in Jiangcheng, and Chen Zhi's childhood sweetheart.

Lin Wanwan did not move forward.

She stood outside the threshold, her gaze slowly moving down from Li Zhiyi's face.

The gray hooded sweatshirt was way too big, clearly a men's size, with the collar hanging loosely open, revealing Li Zhiyi's fair neck and a small patch of collarbone.

The hem barely covers the top of the thighs.

Two slender legs were bare, with a pair of men's sandals that were several sizes too big on them.

Lin Wanwan's gaze lingered on Li Zhiyi's bare legs for a few seconds.

Then, she slowly turned her head and looked into the living room.

Chen Zhi lay half-reclined on the sofa, his left leg in a heavy cast.

On the coffee table was a white porcelain bowl filled with rich bone broth, and several used tissues were scattered around it.

Lin Wanwan looked away and glanced down at the long, rectangular box she was holding in her right hand.

After she got off the plane, she forced Su Man to travel halfway across Beijing to find a medical equipment store to buy an imported carbon fiber cane.

It's much lighter and more comfortable than the metal cane Chen Zhi used in the press conference livestream.

Lin Wanwan bent down and placed the packaging box next to the shoe cabinet.

"Your legs aren't good, so I bought you a new pair."

She looked at Chen Zhi on the sofa, her voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

After saying that, she pulled her mask up again, covering most of her face.

"Sister Su Man is waiting for me outside, I'm leaving now."

Lin Wanwan turned around and walked towards the elevator.

Chen Zhi panicked completely.

He knew Lin Wanwan too well; she had always worn her emotions on her sleeve since she was a child.

This silence and stillness today is the worst-case scenario.

"Wanwan!"

Chen Zhi tried to force himself to stand up and chase after him.

But he completely forgot about his current physical condition.

As soon as I got off the sofa, I lost my balance.

"Bang!"

Chen Zhi fell onto the edge of the coffee table, and the soup that Li Zhiyi had carefully prepared also fell to the ground, the white porcelain bowl shattered all over the floor, and the soup splashed everywhere.

"Chen Zhi!"

Li Zhiyi rushed over and frantically tried to help him up from the ground.

In the corridor.

Lin Wanwan stopped in her tracks when she heard the noise inside the house.

She stood there, her back to the open door.

"Wanwan, let me explain—"

Lin Wanwan slowly turned around.

She looked at Chen Zhi, who was lying in the broken porcelain and soup, and then at Li Zhiyi, who was kneeling beside him, her face covered in tears and wearing that oversized overcoat.

"Explain what?"

Lin Wanwan's voice finally gained some intonation.

She pointed at Li Zhiyi.

"Explain why she's at your house?"

"Explain why she's wearing your clothes and standing here with bare legs?"

"Explain why she made you soup in the middle of the night and then sat down next to your legs to wipe your body?"

Lin Wanwan's tears finally fell.

She ripped off her mask and stared at Chen Zhi on the ground with red eyes.

"Or explain why you fell from the building?"

"Or explain how many times you've lied to me during this period of time?"

Lin Wanwan tried to control her emotions, but tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Chen Zhi, do you really think I'm a fool?"

She pointed at Chen Zhi's leg, which was in a cast, and her voice broke down completely.

"You lied to me about being injured, you lied to me that you'd be able to run around on the ground soon, you lied to me that you were working obediently at home every day."

"When you were standing on stage, leaning on your cane, looking so majestic, I felt like an idiot watching on screen, heartbroken for you!"

"I canceled my work tomorrow and flew back to Beijing in the middle of the night just to see how badly you were injured."

Lin Wanwan cried and laughed at the same time, pointing at Li Zhiyi beside her.

"And the result?"

"And yet you're living a more comfortable life than anyone else!"

Chen Zhi braced himself on the floor with both hands, trying to get up, but a piercing pain shot through his ribs.

"Wanwan, listen to me, it's not what you think..."

"What is it?"

Lin Wanwan interrupted him and took a step back.

Looking at the boy who had grown up with her since childhood, the boy she had always loved, she suddenly felt a terrifying sense of unfamiliarity.

"Chen Zhi, I'm not stupid."

She sniffled and sobbed.

"I just like you too much."

After saying that, Lin Wanwan turned around and walked towards the elevator without looking back.

The elevator doors opened at that moment.

She went inside and pressed the button for the first floor.

The elevator doors slowly closed, blocking the view.

The corridor fell completely silent.

"Chen Zhi!" Li Zhiyi knelt on the ground in a panic, put her hands under his armpits, and tried her best to pull him up.

She was too weak and failed twice, which made her so anxious that tears streamed down her face.

"Don't rush, I can do it myself." Chen Zhi gritted his teeth, supported himself on the floor with one hand, and with Li Zhiyi's help, struggled to move back to the sofa.

Ignoring her own discomfort, Li Zhiyi quickly grabbed the first-aid kit and squatted down beside the sofa to check his left leg, which was in a cast. Only after confirming that the cast hadn't cracked did she breathe a long sigh of relief.

Turning her head, looking at the broken porcelain shards and greasy bone broth scattered on the floor, Li Zhiyi silently went to the bathroom to get a broom and mop.

She kept her head down and silently cleaned up the mess on the floor.

The oversized gray hoodie swayed with her movements, making her appear even thinner.

"Stop doing it, just hire a cleaner tomorrow." Chen Zhi leaned back on the sofa, watching her busy figure, feeling a tightness in his chest.

Li Zhiyi didn't stop. She took a rag and wiped the last bit of oil stains off the floor, then poured the broken pieces of porcelain into the trash can.

After doing all this, she went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

When she came out, she had changed back into her simple white shirt and jeans. Chen Zhi's oversized sweatshirt was neatly folded and placed on the cabinet in the entryway.

She walked to the shoe cabinet, bent down, picked up the long black box left by Lin Wanwan, walked to the sofa, and gently placed it on the coffee table.

"Was that Wanwan just now?" Li Zhiyi asked softly, her head lowered.

Chen Zhi didn't speak, he just nodded.

"You fell so hard just now, she must have been terrified," Li Zhiyi said, biting her lip. "Go and comfort her, she looks very upset."

Chen Zhi sighed, reached out and grabbed her wrist, and with a little force, pulled her to sit down next to him.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I'm two-timing?" Chen Zhi looked into her eyes.

Li Zhiyi's eyes reddened, but she held back her tears.

"Actually, I guessed it a long time ago." She sniffed. "You're so outstanding, now you own a company and you're trending on social media, how could I be the only one by your side?"

"I have nothing, not even a complete family. I'm already content just being able to stay by your side." Li Zhiyi squeezed Chen Zhi's hand in return. "Did I make her angry by wearing your clothes just now? Should I go and explain to her that I'm just a housekeeper who came to cook for you..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Zhi interrupted her, reaching out to pull her into his arms. "You're my girlfriend, not a nanny."

Li Zhiyi buried her face in Chen Zhi's chest, her shoulders trembling slightly, and finally burst into tears.

From childhood to adulthood, everything she possessed eventually left her. Chen Zhi was the only ray of light in her life, and she was willing to pay any price to keep that light.

A black Toyota Alphard minivan was parked in the corner.

The car door was opened, and Lin Wanwan lowered her head and crawled into the back seat, then slammed the door shut behind her.

Su Man sat beside her, watching her return empty-handed, without a mask on her face, her eyes red-rimmed, and immediately understood seven or eight parts of the situation.

"Didn't you send the cane out?" Su Man handed over a few tissues.

Lin Wanwan didn't take the tissue. She covered her face with her hands, her shoulders trembling, and the emotions she had suppressed all the way finally exploded.

She wept bitterly.

The driver in front was startled and quickly raised the barrier.

Su Man sighed and patted Lin Wanwan on the back. "Did you see something you shouldn't have?"

Lin Wanwan shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face, soaking the front of her clothes.

"She was wearing his clothes...in his house..." Lin Wanwan sobbed uncontrollably, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Su Man leaned back in her chair, her expression showing little surprise.

Having been in this industry for so many years, I've seen all sorts of ups and downs. It would be a miracle if a young, wealthy, capable, and resourceful man like Chen Zhi had a clean and honest background.

She realized something was wrong when she signed the contract with Deep Space Technology's CFO.

"Wanwan, stop crying. Let me say something." Su Man pulled out two tissues and stuffed them into Lin Wanwan's hand. "You're a public figure now, and you have a show to record tomorrow. What will you do if your eyes are swollen?"

"I'm not recording anymore!" Lin Wanwan shouted defiantly. "I'm going back to Jiangcheng!"

"Nonsense!" Su Man's voice instantly turned cold, tinged with severity. "Do you think this is child's play? Can you afford the tens of millions in breach of contract fees? You've worked so hard to get to where you are today, and you're going to throw it all away because of a man?"

Lin Wanwan stared blankly at Su Man.

"Wanwan, you need to face reality." Su Man softened her tone and spoke earnestly, "Think about it carefully, what is Chen Zhi's net worth now? At the Deep Space Technology press conference tonight, netizens have already praised him as the second Steve Jobs. He's only nineteen years old, and he has hundreds of billions of yuan in his hands."

Su Man pointed to the mansion outside the car window, where every inch of land was incredibly valuable.

"You expect a man of this caliber to be like those ordinary male college students, constantly revolving around you and staying by your side for life? Is that even possible?"

Lin Wanwan bit her lower lip until it bled. "But he said... he said he only loves me."

"Men's words are deceitful. He could even fake a broken leg on stage so convincingly. How many of the things he said to you were true?" Su Man ruthlessly shattered her illusions. "What you need to do now is not cry and wail here, but focus on your career. Either you stop caring about these things and become a billionaire wife in the future, or you let him go and let go of this relationship."

Lin Wanwan lowered her head, looking at the crumpled tissue in her hand, tears still falling silently.

Her mind was filled with images of her and Chen Zhi together from childhood to adulthood.

The boy who stole her spicy snack, the boy who kissed her on the overpass, the man who shone brightly at the press conference.

"Drive back to the hotel." Su Man tapped on the dashboard.

The car slowly drove out of the underground parking garage and merged into the traffic flow of Beijing in the dead of night.

Su Man's phone suddenly vibrated in her bag.

She took it out and saw the words "General Manager Chen" flashing on the screen.

Lin Wanwan saw it too. She turned her head sharply and stared intently at the name.

Su Man glanced at Lin Wanwan, pressed the answer button, and immediately turned on speakerphone.

"Sister Su, is Wanwan with you?" Chen Zhi's voice came from the speaker, sounding somewhat anxious.

Lin Wanwan held her breath, gripping the edge of the seat tightly with both hands.

"Mr. Chen, this isn't exactly the kind of thing you did," Su Man said casually. "Wanwan postponed tomorrow's rehearsal and flew back in the middle of the night to bring you your crutches. This surprise is a bit too much."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"It's my fault for not handling it well. Give her the phone, and I'll talk to her," Chen Zhi said, lowering his tone.

Lin Wanwan shook her head desperately at Su Man, tears welling up again.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, Wanwan is very emotionally unstable right now." Su Man glanced at Lin Wanwan. "She has work tomorrow, and I can't let her be upset any further. Let's talk about it after she finishes recording the show."

"Sister Su..."

"Mr. Chen, you should go ahead with your work. Your business is doing so well, you must be quite busy tonight." Su Man didn't give Chen Zhi a chance to continue speaking and hung up the phone directly.

She tossed her phone back into her bag and looked at Lin Wanwan, whose face was covered in tears.

"See? You've got the initiative now. Leave him hanging for a few days and let him figure it out himself."

Wanliu Academy.

Chen Zhi looked at the phone that had been hung up on and scratched his hair in frustration.

What the hell is this?

Li Zhiyi sat beside him, watching him quietly without making a sound to disturb him.

"Buzzing—"

My phone vibrated again.

Chen Zhi thought it was a message from Lin Wanwan, so he quickly looked down to look.

The result was a WeChat message from Dai Dama.

[Brother Zhi! Pre-orders have surpassed 300,000 units! Huang Zhang says the phone lines of parts suppliers are practically exploding with calls, all asking for cooperation!]

[QBaidu just released a press release saying our phones have serious security vulnerabilities and advising users to be cautious when purchasing them. Those bastards are going crazy!]

Chen Zhi looked at the string of blood-pumping data on the screen, then glanced at the long black box next to him.

With a resounding success in its business, the valuation of 15 billion is about to double, and achieving the goal of 100 billion is not impossible.

Emotionally, Pei Ningxue ran away, Lin Wanwan broke down, and only Li Zhiyi, whose emotions were already unstable, was still by his side.

"What's this? Unlucky in love, lucky in career?" Chen Zhi laughed self-deprecatingly.

He tossed his phone aside and turned to look at Li Zhiyi.

"It's too late, don't go back tonight." Chen Zhi took her hand.

Li Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, glanced at the entrance, and shook her head.

"I think I'll go back to my dorm." She stood up. "Your leg isn't very strong, so be careful when you sleep tonight and don't put anything on it. I'll come over and cook for you tomorrow at noon."

She knew Chen Zhi was in a state of confusion, and she wanted to give him some space.

Chen Zhi didn't force her; the girl had her own principles.

"I'll call a car for you." Chen Zhi picked up his phone.

"No need, I can go back by myself." Li Zhiyi picked up her backpack. "You should get some rest."

She went to the entrance, changed her shoes, and went out.

In the huge house, only Chen Zhi remained.