The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Chen Zhi sat in a wheelchair with his left leg in a cast, and behind him stood a quiet Li Zhiyi.

No matter how you explain it, this scene doesn't seem like an innocent person.

Before he could answer, Lin Jing looked at Li Zhiyi.

"Young lady, who are you?"

Li Zhiyi gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly.

She didn't evade the question, but spoke softly.

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Li Zhiyi."

"What I'm asking is, what is your relationship with Chen Zhi?"

Chen Zhi immediately said, "Aunt Lin, this has nothing to do with her. She just brought me back. My leg is injured right now."

"I didn't ask you."

Lin Jing interrupted him.

Chen Zhi shut up.

To try and make jokes at this point would be suicidal.

Li Zhiyi lowered her head and paused for a few seconds.

"I am his classmate."

Lin Jing stared at her.

"Just classmates?"

Li Zhiyi did not respond.

She's never been one to lie.

Chen Zhi felt a severe tightness in his chest.

He raised his hand to press the armrest of the wheelchair, trying to stand up, but as soon as he moved his left leg, he gasped in pain in his ribs.

Li Zhiyi instinctively supported him.

Lin Jing saw this action clearly.

She smiled, but it wasn't her usual gentle smile.

"Chen Zhi, you're really something."

Chen Zhi looked up.

"Aunt Lin, let me go upstairs and explain to you first."

"Don't."

Lin Jing stepped aside, blocking the other side of the unit door.

"Say it right here."

"The room light is still on every night."

Whether she hears you or not is your business.

Chen Zhi's heart sank.

Lin Wanwan didn't sleep.

She might have heard what he was making downstairs.

Chen Zhi gripped the armrest of the wheelchair, his voice low.

"Aunt Lin, I do have more than one girlfriend, Wanwan, in Beijing."

Li Zhiyi suddenly looked up at him.

Lin Jing gripped the trash bag tightly in her hand.

She had already guessed it, but hearing it with her own ears still made her tremble with anger.

Say it again.

Chen Zhi did not dodge.

"I'm sorry, Wanwan."

Snapped!

Lin Jing threw the trash bag in her hand directly at him.

There wasn't anything heavy inside, so it didn't hurt when it hit me.

But Chen Zhi didn't move.

"You've wronged her?"

Lin Jing's voice suddenly rose, then she forcefully suppressed it.

"Don't you realize how you've treated her since you were a child?"

"When she was little, the first person she thought of when she had something delicious was you!"

"When you burned your hand saving her, she felt guilty and sad, and secretly cried for months!"

"She wanted to apply to the Central Conservatory of Music in high school, and her father was worried about her going to Beijing alone. You assured him that you would take care of her."

"Chen Zhi, what kind of nonsense are these things you've said to our family?"

Chen Zhi was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head.

He remembered these things.

He even remembered it more clearly than Lin Jing did.

Lin Jing's eyes reddened with anger.

"She gave up her career for you!"

"She's always been sunny and cheerful since she was little, always smiling. We couldn't bear to see her shed a single tear."

"Now that she's home for the first time, she's crying so much, but no matter what I ask, she says she's fine."

"You're telling me this is nothing?"

"Chen Zhi, what gives you the right?"

Chen Zhi spoke with remorse.

"Aunt Lin, I'll make Wanwan feel better."

"coax?"

Lin Jing laughed in exasperation.

"How else do you want to appease her? Buy her flowers? Give her a gift? Or lie to her again?"

The atmosphere in the stairwell at dawn was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Just then, the sound of a door opening came from upstairs.

Soon, Zhang Guifang came down from the stairwell wearing a coat.

She had obviously heard the noise.

Upon seeing the scene downstairs, her expression instantly changed.

"Sister Jing..."

Lin Jing turned to look at her.

"Guifang, you've come down just in time."

Zhang Guifang glanced at Chen Zhi in the wheelchair, then at Li Zhiyi, and almost fainted on the spot.

"Why did you bring people along?"

Chen Zhi said in a low voice, "Mom, Zhiyi is just seeing me off."

Zhang Guifang wanted nothing more than to go up and kick him.

Even with a broken leg, he's still acting like this.

Lin Jing looked at Zhang Guifang, her voice trembling.

"Guifang, did you already know?"

Zhang Guifang's face was grim.

"Sister Jing, I only found out a few days ago."

"A few days ago?"

Lin Jing nodded.

"So, Shuxian and I were acting like idiots, praising your son at the dinner table for being successful, for taking care of Wanwan, and for being a good kid?"

Zhang Guifang didn't know how to start the conversation.

She's been having trouble sleeping these past few days because of this.

On one side is her own son, and on the other is Lin Wanwan, whom she has watched grow up.

It felt like she was being stabbed from both sides.

"Sister Jing, our family is sorry to Wanwan."

Zhang Guifang walked up to Chen Zhi and slapped him on the shoulder.

"What are you still sitting there for? Apologize to your Aunt Lin!"

Chen Zhi tried to get up, supporting himself on the handrail.

Li Zhiyi quickly held him down.

"You can't stand."

"Make him stand!"

Lin Jing's emotions surged up immediately.

"Does he feel pain now? When he cried in his room last night, did he feel pain?"

Chen Zhi pushed Li Zhiyi's hand away.

"Zhiyi, it's alright."

He gripped the armrests of his wheelchair and struggled to his feet.

Unable to put his left leg on the ground, he could only support himself with his right leg. His body swayed, and he almost fell back.

Zhang Guifang was startled: "What are you trying to prove!"

Chen Zhi did not sit back down.

He leaned over, holding onto the iron railing of the building entrance.

"Aunt Lin, I'm sorry."

This movement strained his ribs, and sweat quickly beaded on his forehead.

Seeing his miserable state, Lin Jing's anger did not subside.

Don't apologize to me.

"The person you should apologize to is upstairs."

"But let me tell you, Chen Zhi, I won't let her be fooled back by your words again."

Chen Zhi looked up.

"I didn't come back today to try and get away with it."

Lin Jing stared at him.

"So what do you want to do?"

Chen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I want to tell her everything."

"She already knows part of it; keeping it a secret any longer will only make things worse."

"Aunt Lin, I really am a bastard."

"I have Wanwan, Zhiyi, and Pei Ningxue in Beijing."

Zhang Guifang covered her chest with her hand in anger.

She only knew two before.

Later, I vaguely guessed that there might be more, but when I heard three names with my own ears, I was still so angry that I almost cursed.

Lin Jing seemed to have misheard.

"several?"

Chen Zhi braced himself.

"Three."

Snapped!

This time it's not a garbage bag.

Lin Jing slapped him across the face.

The sound carried far down the hallway.

Li Zhiyi's body trembled, and she instinctively raised her hand, but then held back.

Zhang Guifang didn't stop her.

That slap was deserved.

Chen Zhi turned his face slightly to the side, then quickly turned back.

"He deserves to be hit."

"I could take on ten more of you!"

Lin Jing was so angry that her hands were shaking.

"Chen Zhi, you're only nineteen. Why are you imitating all this nonsense?"

How did your parents raise you?

"Where did Wanwan wrong you?"

"She used her first performance fee to buy you a birthday present."

"You injured your leg, and she flew back from Beijing late at night to see you, and what did you do? You let her see another woman wearing your clothes!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guifang immediately looked at Chen Zhi.

"What?"

Li Zhiyi lowered her head.

Chen Zhi closed his eyes.

Lin Jing finally understood.

"Guifang, you don't know?"

Zhang Guifang's face turned pale.

She truly had no idea what had happened at Wanliu Academy that night.

She only knew that Lin Wanwan had retired from the entertainment industry and gone home, but she never expected to witness it firsthand.

Zhang Guifang stepped forward, grabbed Chen Zhi's ear, and twisted it halfway around.

"How much more are you hiding?"

Chen Zhi was in so much pain that he almost lost his ability to fight back.

"Mom, Mom, be gentle."

"You're still being sarcastic!"

Zhang Guifang pinched it again in anger.

"You brought that girl home, and Wanwan caught you? Have you lost your mind?"

Chen Zhi didn't dare to hide.

"Accident."

"Accident my foot!"

After Zhang Guifang finished scolding, she glanced at Li Zhiyi again.

Li Zhiyi stood there, her face grim.

Zhang Guifang's fire was blocked again.

This girl isn't a bad person.

But all these trivial matters just happened to come together.

Lin Jing took a deep breath.

"OK."

"Since you've already admitted it, I won't argue with you downstairs."

She turned around and pressed the button to open the unit door.

"Go upstairs."

Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment.

Lin Jing turned around.

"Weren't you supposed to be honest?"

"I'm letting you go upstairs and say it in front of Wanwan."

Zhang Guifang's expression changed.

"Jing-jie, it's still dark, and Wanwan isn't in a good mood. Why don't we let her rest first?"

"Is she able to get enough rest?"

Lin Jing's voice choked for a moment.

"The light in her room stayed on all night."

Chen knew he was in the wrong.

So he asked Li Zhiyi to help him back into his wheelchair.

Li Zhiyi did not move.

Chen Zhi turned to look at her.

"Zhiyi, you go to the hotel first."

Li Zhiyi shook her head.

"I'll take you upstairs."

"Don't go."

Chen Zhi said in a low, humble voice.

"This is my own doing, I'll take responsibility for it."

Li Zhiyi looked at the slap mark on his face and remained silent for a few seconds.

"You haven't taken your medicine yet."

"Eat later."

Li Zhiyi took out a medicine box and a water glass from her bag and handed them to Zhang Guifang.

"Auntie, he has a bad rib injury and can't stand for long periods of time or get too emotional."

Zhang Guifang took the things, but felt even worse.

Li Zhiyi then covered Chen Zhi's legs with her coat.

"I'll wait downstairs."

Chen Zhi frowned.

"Let's go to the hotel."

"I'll wait downstairs."

She repeated herself, without backing down.

Chen Zhi looked at her for a while.

"it is good."

Lin Jing walked ahead.

Zhang Guifang pushed the wheelchair while Chen Zhi sat in it, and they were pushed all the way upstairs.

Lin Jing opened the security door.

The living room lights were still on.

Lin Shuxian was sitting on the sofa when he heard the noise and stood up.

Seeing Chen Zhi's expression, he was taken aback at first, then his face darkened.

"You're here?"

Chen Zhi leaned against the door frame.

"Uncle Lin."

Lin Shuxian didn't look at his legs.

"Can you still speak?"

"able."

"Then come in."

Lin Jing glanced in the direction of Lin Wanwan's room.

The door was closed, but light was shining through the crack.

She walked over and knocked gently on the door.

"Wanwan."

There was no response.

Lin Jing knocked again.

"Chen Zhi has arrived."

The room was quiet for a while.

Then came Lin Wanwan's hoarse voice.

"Mom, I don't want to see him."

Chen Zhi gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly with his fingers.

Lin Jing didn't turn around, she just stayed close to the door.

He said he wanted to make things clear.

There was no sound from inside again.

A long time passed.

The door lock clicked softly.

Lin Wanwan opened the door.

She was wearing pajamas, her hair was a little messy, and her face seemed thinner than it had been a few days ago.

When she saw Chen Zhi sitting in a wheelchair, her first reaction was to panic.

Their gaze fell on his legs and chest, and their hands were raised.

But soon, she put her hand back.

What are you doing here?

Chen Zhi looked at her.

I came to see you.

Lin Wanwan lowered her head and smiled, tears dripping onto the floor.

"Are you here to laugh at me?"

Chen Zhi didn't know how to face Lin Wanwan either.

"no."

"Then you should go back."

Lin Wanwan held onto the door.

"I don't want to argue right now, and I don't want to hear your explanation."

Before Chen Zhi could speak, Lin Shuxian suddenly spoke up.

"Wanwan, let him speak."

Lin Wanwan was stunned.

Lin Shuxian walked up to her and said, "If you don't listen, he will always owe you the truth."

Lin Wanwan pursed her lips and didn't close the door again.

Chen Zhi was pushed to the center of the living room.

Lin Jing stood to the side, Zhang Guifang stood at the door, and Lin Shuxian sat back on the sofa.

Chen Zhi paused for a moment.

"Wanwan, what you saw that night was real."

Lin Wanwan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Chen Zhi continued speaking.

"Li Zhiyi is my girlfriend."

"Pei Ningxue too."

I'm sorry.

Lin Wanwan neither scolded him nor cried out loud.

She just looked at him.

"So how long have you been lying to me?"

Chen Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "From the very beginning."

Lin Wanwan swayed slightly.

Lin Jing quickly helped her up.

Lin Wanwan pushed her mother's hand away and took two steps forward.

"From the very beginning?"

"Chen Zhi, on your birthday, at the hotel, you hugged me and said you would never leave me."

"Did you already have feelings for them at that time?"

Chen Zhi whispered.

"have."

Lin Wanwan raised her hand to cover her face, then lowered it again after a few seconds.

"Then what am I?"

Chen Zhi did not answer immediately.

This sentence is extremely important.

Saying anything is too lenient.

Lin Wanwan just stared at him.

"You don't need to think about how to say it nicely."

"I just want to hear the truth."

Chen Zhi looked up.

"You're not a joke."

"You're not an alternative either."

I like you, I've liked you since I was a child.

Lin Wanwan laughed, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "Is your way of liking someone to keep me in the dark, making me feel like a fool?"

Chen Zhi was speechless after being rebuked.

Lin Shuxian suddenly spoke up.

"Chen Zhi".

Lin Shuxian's tone was calmer than Lin Jing's, but it was even more suffocating.

"I don't ask how much money you have, nor do I ask how big your company is."

"I only have one question."

"You've come here now hoping Wanwan will accept your absurdity and continue following you?"

Chen Zhi remained silent for a moment.

"Yes."

Zhang Guifang almost couldn't catch her breath.

"You really dare to say that!"

Lin Jing was also trembling with anger.

Lin Shuxian raised his hand, signaling them not to speak yet.

"Then what gives you the right?"

Chen Zhi looked up at him.

"Because I know how to treat her well."

Lin Shuxian chuckled.

"Any young man you randomly pick in this neighborhood would say that."

"You need to come up with something concrete."

Chen Zhi paused for a few seconds.

"Uncle Lin, if Wanwan wants to continue singing, I will make sure she stands on the best stage."

"If she doesn't want to sing, I can make sure she doesn't suffer any injustice for the rest of her life."

"She doesn't want to see me, but I can wait."

"But I won't give up."

Lin Jing immediately started cursing.

"You call this not letting go? You call this shameless!"

Chen Zhi nodded.

"Yes."

Lin Jing had never met such a shameless person before, so she was speechless for a moment.

Lin Wanwan suddenly spoke.

"And what about them?"

The living room fell silent.

Lin Wanwan stared at Chen Zhi.

"You won't let go of me, and you won't let go of them, right?"

Chen Zhi did not run away.

"right."

Lin Wanwan's tears stopped.

It was as if she had finally heard the cruelest answer.

"Chen Zhi, you are really selfish."

Chen Zhi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

"Um."

Lin Wanwan took a step back.

"I used to think that as long as you looked back at me, I would be happy."

"Later, I became your girlfriend, and I felt like I had finally won."

"I've only just realized that I've never won."

She reached out and held onto the door frame.

I'm tired.

Chen Zhi wanted to go over, but couldn't move.

Lin Wanwan saw his movements and spoke very softly.

"Don't move."

"I'm afraid I'll be too soft-hearted."

These words left Chen Zhi with incredibly mixed feelings.

Lin Wanwan returned to her room, took out a small box, and placed it on the coffee table.

Lin Wanwan pushed the box in front of him.

"This was the second gift I had prepared."

Chen Zhi looked at the box.

"Wanwan..."

"Don't open it."

Lin Wanwan interrupted him.

"Wait until you figure out whether you love me or just can't bear to part with me before you open up."

She paused.

"Don't come looking for me during this time."

"And don't call me."

"If you show up like this again, I'm moving."

"How long?" Chen Zhi asked.

Lin Wanwan looked at him.

"One year."

"If I still want to see you a year from now, I will let you know."

"If not, then pretend I've never known you."