The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Lin Wanwan stayed in the room for almost two hours.

Lin Jing knocked on the door once during the process.

"Wanwan, dinner's ready. Want to come out and grab some?"

After a long while, Lin Wanwan's voice came from inside.

"Mom, I'm not hungry."

Lin Jing stood at the door, holding a small bowl of soup in her hand, feeling a lump in her throat as she listened.

This girl has always been easy to please since she was little.

When she was little, she would argue with Chen Zhi and cry her heart out. As long as Chen Zhi stood at the door with a sausage and called her, she would immediately wipe away her tears and run out.

But today is different.

She didn't even want to hear the name Chen Zhi.

Lin Jing placed the soup on the coffee table in the living room and turned to go into the kitchen.

Lin Shuxian was washing vegetables inside. Seeing that she looked unwell, he lowered his voice.

"Still not out?"

"without."

Lin Jing slammed the spatula down on the stove, her voice trembling with anger, "It must have been that brat Chen Zhi who caused this."

Lin Shuxian stopped.

Don't jump to conclusions.

"Don't I know my own daughter?" Lin Jing turned to look at him. "She trembled the moment she heard the name Chen Zhi. Who would believe you if you said it had nothing to do with Chen Zhi?"

Lin Shuxian remained silent for a while.

He always had a good impression of Chen Zhi.

The two families had been neighbors for twenty years, and Chen Zhi was someone he had watched grow up.

That kid may have been mischievous since he was little, but he was absolutely devoted to Lin Wanwan.

But recently, Chen Zhi has changed a lot.

He went to university in Beijing, founded a company, became worth billions, and his press conference went viral across the country.

Lin Shuxian knew all too well how many temptations would arise when a nineteen-year-old boy suddenly found himself in that position.

"Shall I go ask next door?" Lin Jing suddenly said.

Lin Shuxian immediately frowned.

"Wouldn't it be awkward for Lao Chen and Guifang if you went there now?"

"Awkward?" Lin Jing laughed angrily. "My daughter is crying like this, and I'm supposed to feel awkward about their family?"

Lin Shuxian dried his hands and walked up to her.

"Don't make a scene. Wanwan doesn't want to talk about it now, which means she still wants to save face. If you ask her directly, it will only make the child feel worse."

Lin Jing's eyes were red.

"I only have one daughter."

"I know."

"Her dream since childhood has been to sing. During her college entrance exam preparation, she would study music theory until 2 a.m. Now she's suddenly saying she'll take a year off. Do you think that's a small matter?"

Lin Shuxian did not speak.

This is definitely not a small matter.

A singer who is on the rise suddenly withdrawing for a year will have to pay a heavy price.

Resources will run out.

The hype will die down.

All previous efforts may have been in vain.

Lin Jing felt increasingly upset, so she picked up her phone and went to the balcony.

"Guifang, it's me."

The Chen family next door.

Zhang Guifang had just finished washing the dishes when she heard Lin Jing's voice and even spoke with a smile.

"Jing-jie, is Wanwan home yet? I heard from someone this morning that she went back to Jiangcheng."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Lin Jing's voice carried a hint of anger.

"Guifang, I have something to ask you, don't hide it from me."

Zhang Guifang stopped wiping the rag in her hand.

"What's wrong?"

"Did Chen Zhi and Wanwan have a fight?"

Zhang Guifang's heart skipped a beat.

It's time to come.

She looked up at the living room.

Chen Jun was sitting on the sofa watching TV when he heard this, and he put down the remote control.

Zhang Guifang took her phone and went into the bedroom, then closed the door.

"Sister Jing, I don't know much about the child either."

"Guifang, how many years have we been neighbors?" Lin Jing's voice trembled with heartache for the child. "Wanwan just came back, crying so hard she could barely speak. She said she's exhausted and needs to rest for a year. She won't even sing anymore."

Zhang Guifang didn't know how to explain.

She also loves Lin Wanwan's child.

She's been calling me Aunt Zhang since she was little, and she always comes to our house to wish us a happy new year during holidays.

She had originally planned to hold a happy wedding after her two children graduated from university.

Who would have thought that Chen Zhi, that bastard, would cause such a huge mess in Beijing?

"Sister Jing, don't panic."

"How can I not be anxious?" Lin Jing's voice suddenly rose, but she forcibly suppressed it for fear of being heard by her daughter. "Guifang, is Chen Zhi having an affair?"

Zhang Guifang closed her eyes.

I don't know how to face my best friend of decades and my neighbor.

To say no would be a lie.

If that's the case, then who knows how the relationship between those two families will develop.

But she was also seething with anger inside.

Why should Chen Zhi's mother be caught in the middle of all this mess?

"Sister Jing, I need to ask him about this."

Lin Jing took a breath.

"Guifang, I'm not here to argue with you. I just want to know what wrong my daughter has suffered."

"I see."

"If she doesn't say anything, I, as her mother, can't pretend not to know."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Guifang stood in the bedroom for half a minute.

Chen Jun pushed the door open and came in.

"Was that Lin Jing calling?"

Zhang Guifang gripped her phone tightly.

"Wanwan is back, but she's going to retire from the entertainment industry for a year. I guess that bastard's affair has been discovered."

Chen Jun's expression also changed.

"Is it that serious?"

"Look what your son has done!"

Zhang Guifang turned around and dialed Chen Zhi's number.

Wanliu Academy, Beijing.

Not long after Su Man hung up on him, Chen Zhigang was still sitting on the sofa in a daze.

My phone vibrated again.

Seeing the word "Mom" sent a chill down his spine.

He answered the call reluctantly.

"mom."

"Chen Zhi".

Zhang Guifang rarely called him by his full name.

"Tell me the truth now, what exactly happened to Wanwan?"

Chen Zhi remained silent.

When Zhang Guifang heard that he didn't speak, she got angry immediately.

"Stop pretending! Lin Jing just called me. She cried like that when she got home last night, she wouldn't even sing. What did you do to her?"

Chen Zhi pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Mom, I'll handle this."

"You're going to handle this?" Zhang Guifang's voice trembled with anger. "You said you'd handle it in Jiangcheng too, but what happened? You left Pei Ningxue, a young woman, at home, forcing her to leave with her suitcase in the middle of the night, and now you've forced Wanwan to quit the entertainment industry."

"What exactly do you want?"

Chen Zhi was so scolded that he couldn't retaliate.

"mom……"

"Don't call me Mom."

Zhang Guifang interrupted him directly, "I raised you all these years, not so you could go out and ruin other people's daughters. I watched Wanwan grow up. When she was little, I would feel heartbroken for half a day if she fell down. Now you've made her cry like this, how am I supposed to face Lin Jing?"

Chen Zhi switched the phone to his other hand.

"I'm going back to Jiangcheng tomorrow."

"Don't you want your legs anymore?"

"You have to go back, whether you want to or not."

Chen Zhi continued, "I will explain to Wanwan, and I will also apologize to Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin."

"What are you going to explain?" Zhang Guifang sneered. "Explain that you have other girlfriends in Beijing? Explain how you broke your leg? Explain that despite your company being worth billions, you can't even tell the truth about your love life?"

Zhang Guifang took a breath and her tone was not as sharp as before.

"Chen Zhi, Mom isn't forcing you to make a choice. You're all grown up now, you're independent, and I can't control you anymore."

She paused for two seconds.

"But don't let that girl love you while feeling like a joke."

Chen Zhi remained silent for a long time.

Zhang Guifang left out a final sentence.

"If you want to come back, then come back. Don't sneak around or try any clever tricks. Your Aunt Lin isn't stupid."

"You did these things yourself, so face them now. What's the point of constantly running away?"

The phone hangs up.

Chen Zhi leaned back on the sofa, stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, and then immediately opened the flight ticket app.

The last flight to Jiangcheng has already been cancelled.

High-speed rail is even less realistic.

His leg is in a cast right now, and his ribs haven't healed yet; it could cost him half his life.

Chen Zhi called Dai Dama directly.

It's very noisy on Dai Dama's end, like he's working overtime at the company.

"Mr. Chen, what's wrong?"

"Help me contact a private jet to fly to Jiangcheng tonight."

Dai Dama was stunned.

"Huh? Tonight?"

"The sooner the better."

"No, Mr. Chen, you're in such a bad shape, how can you fly? Didn't the doctor say—"

"The doctor said I'd better never fall in love in my life, did I listen?"

Dai Dama choked.

"Okay, I'll contact them."

Chen Zhi hung up the phone, stood up with the help of his cane, and had just moved to the bedroom door when the doorbell rang.

He thought it was the property management, so he slowly moved over to open the door.

Li Zhiyi was standing outside the door.

She was carrying a thermos in one hand and a bag of medicine in the other.

Seeing Chen Zhi standing at the door with his cane, she frowned instinctively.

"How did you manage to come out on your own?"

Chen Zhi moved aside.

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you'd come tomorrow?"

Li Zhiyi placed the things on the dining table and skillfully helped him up.

"You didn't eat anything tonight."

How did you know?

"I made soup this afternoon, but you didn't touch a drop."

Chen Zhi glanced down at the coffee table.

The insulated container is still there, perfectly fine.

Li Zhiyi helped him sit down, and without asking any questions, she poured out the soup and then put the medicine in the correct dosage.

She did these things very quietly.

Chen Zhi looked at her profile and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

"Understand."

"Um?"

"I'm going back to Jiangcheng tonight."

Li Zhiyi paused for a moment.

She quickly continued putting the spoon into the bowl.

"Because of Wanwan?"

Chen Zhi didn't hide it from her.

"She retired from the entertainment industry and went home."

Li Zhiyi nodded gently.

"We should go back."

Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment.

Li Zhiyi pushed the soup in front of him.

"If you don't go back, she'll keep waiting, and she'll feel even worse when she doesn't see you."

Chen Zhi looked at her.

"Aren't you angry?"

Li Zhiyi lowered her head and spoke very softly.

"Getting angry won't help."

This left Chen Zhi momentarily speechless.

Li Zhiyi looked up at his leg, which was in a cast.

"How will you get to the airport by yourself? How will you get on and off the plane? How will you get back to your apartment complex?"

"I'll have Dai Dama arrange someone."

Outsiders are not familiar with your injuries.

"What should we do then?"

Li Zhiyi remained silent for a few seconds.

"I'll go with you."

Chen Zhi almost choked on the soup.

"no."

Li Zhiyi seemed to have already guessed that he would refuse.

"I won't see her, nor will I go to your house. I'll just take you to Jiangcheng, book a hotel for you, and take care of you after you've seen her."

"This is too unfair to you."

Li Zhiyi looked up at him, her tone calm.

"The day you asked me to stay, I never imagined I wouldn't feel wronged."

Chen Zhi tightened his grip on the spoon.

Li Zhiyi placed the medicine beside him.

"Drink the soup first. You can't even stand up straight, yet you're trying to comfort people. At least don't let yourself collapse on the road."

Chen Zhi wanted to say something to ease the tension, but he swallowed the words back.

He lowered his head and finished his soup.

Li Zhiyi took out her phone and started checking wheelchair check-in, airport special passenger channels, and painkiller dosing intervals.

Dai Dama called very quickly.

"Brother Zhi, it's all arranged. We're taking off at 1:30 AM. There are business class seats available at Daxing Airport. We'll land in Wuhan around 3:00 AM."

"OK."

"Should I send a driver and medical assistant to pick you up?"

Chen Zhi glanced at Li Zhiyi.

"No need. Arrange a van to come downstairs, and also arrange for someone from Jiangcheng to pick you up from the airport."

Dai Dama hesitated.

"Mr. Chen, are you really alright?"

Chen Zhi chuckled.

"You just need to take care of the company; I'll be relying on you while I'm away."

"Understood, Brother Zhi. You can relax in the battlefield. I'll keep an eye on the business battle for you."

Chen Zhi cursed.

"roll."

After hanging up the phone, Li Zhiyi had already brought over a coat.

"Wear this, it's cold on the plane."

Chen Zhi took the clothes and suddenly spoke.

"Zhiyi, you don't actually have to be so sensible."

Li Zhiyi helped him put the medicine into his bag.

"So what should I do?"

Chen Zhi didn't speak.

She stopped what she was doing, her voice still gentle.

"I won't pressure you, but I'm not entirely unaffected either."

Chen Zhi looked up at her.

Li Zhiyi avoided his gaze and zipped up her zipper.

"Try to appease Wanwan first."

1:20 a.m.

Chen Zhi entered the business jet cabin in a wheelchair.

Li Zhiyi stayed by his side the whole time, communicating with airport staff to confirm the placement of the cast on his leg, and then placing a cushion behind his back.

Seeing her busy running around, Chen Zhi couldn't help but speak up.

"Attorney Li, if you don't become a lawyer in the future, you could open a high-end care company and it could go public."

Li Zhiyi handed him the water glass.

"Mr. Chen, are you interested in investing?"

"We must vote."

"Then you live first."

Chen Zhi choked and laughed out loud, which pulled at his ribs, causing him to gasp in pain.

Li Zhiyi quickly held him down.

"Don't laugh."

"You're getting better and better at roasting people."

"I learned it from you."

After the plane took off, the cabin became quiet.

Chen Zhi was resting with his eyes closed when his phone vibrated again.

It was a text message from an unknown number.

[I heard you went back to Jiangcheng overnight? With a broken leg, you still went through all that trouble; you deserved to be in so much pain.]

Upon seeing that sentence, Chen Zhi immediately guessed who it was.

He replied.

Honey, is this how you show concern for me?

The text message came back quickly.

【roll.】

Chen Zhi smiled.

The next second, another text message popped up.

Don't really ruin yourself; no one will collect your corpse.

Chen Zhi stared at the screen for a while and replied with four words.

Wait for me to come back.

Three hours later, the business jet landed in Jiangcheng.

Outside the airport, the business car arranged by Dai Dama was already waiting.

Li Zhiyi helped Chen Zhi into the car, and the driver asked where they were going.

Chen Zhi reported the address of the old residential area.

It was still dark when the car drove into the familiar old neighborhood.

One of the lights at the entrance of the building was broken. Chen Zhi, sitting in a wheelchair, was pushed to the front of the building by Li Zhiyi.

He looked up at that familiar window.

The light was on in Lin Wanwan's room.

She's still awake.

Chen Zhigang wanted Li Zhiyi to push him inside, but the unit door suddenly opened from the inside.

Lin Jing stood at the door carrying a bag of trash.

When she saw Chen Zhi in the wheelchair, and then saw Li Zhiyi standing behind him, her expression changed instantly.

Chen Zhi hesitated before speaking.

"Aunt Lin..."

Lin Jing stared at him for several seconds before speaking.

"Chen Zhi, tell your aunt the truth."

"When you're in Beijing, do you have more than one girlfriend, Wanwan?"