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Xi Ran merely glanced at him indifferently, then lowered her eyes without a trace of lingering affection and took a step back.

Xi's father understood Xi Ran's decision and was even more devastated:

"Ranran...you have to save our family! This company is Dad's life's work; you can't just watch it be destroyed!"

Thinking of the news he had seen at the company before returning home, Mr. Xi burst into tears:

"Ranran, Dad knows he was wrong. Dad knows you've suffered a lot of injustice over the years. We've wronged you many times. Please beg Li Xin to let our family and the company go, okay?"

"Ranran, we are your biological parents!"

Xi's father kept pressuring Xi Ran, attempting to influence his daughter with blood ties.

This was the first time Xi Ran had ever seen her father begging her so humbly, and she felt no pleasure at all.

She just stared blankly at Xi's father.

But when I heard him say that he knew he had been wronged, my heart ached.

She had long fantasized about exposing everything Xi Meng had done, and how her parents would probably regret it then.

Having been disappointed too many times, when the scene she truly looked forward to finally appeared before her, she no longer felt the joy and exhilaration she had anticipated.

When you've been wronged for so long, your heart becomes numb.

Their belated regret made her feel that it was all just like that.

Li Xin stood up, blocking Xi Ran's path, looking down at the three dejected figures before him, his tone indifferent:

"Xi Ran is my wife, Li Xin's wife. You should have thought of this day when you touched her."

"Of course, the Xi family has become what it is today entirely of your own making. You are blind and misjudging fish eyes for pearls."

"You only remember to be nice to Ranran now? Where were you all this time?"

Li Xin raised his hand, and the lawyer handed him another agreement severing blood ties.

"If you sign this agreement, I can still leave you some money for your retirement. If you don't sign..." Li Xin raised an eyebrow, as if he were talking about something unimportant, "then you'll just have to wait for bankruptcy liquidation and won't get a single penny."

The words, written in black and white, clearly state that the blood ties have been severed.

Mr. Xi's pupils trembled as he looked at Xi Ran in disbelief: "Ranran, is this your intention?"

Xi Ran was surprised that Li Xinhai had prepared this. She hesitated for a moment, her red lips trembling, and subconsciously wanted to explain.

But he swallowed the words back down.

There's no point in explaining it clearly, since her feelings for them have never been more than just a little bit stronger than those for strangers.

It's better to disconnect.

Xi Ran didn't say anything, but she had already given her best answer.

Li Xin was very satisfied with Xi Ran's decision at this moment. He took Xi Ran's hand and walked out the door. After getting into the car, he held Xi Ran's slightly cool hand and gently kissed her knuckles.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared?"

Xi Ran shook her head.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "So, when Assistant Zhao said you were discussing the acquisition this morning, you meant how to acquire the Xi family?"

Li Xin shook his head and then nodded.

"We originally just wanted to collaborate, we didn't intend to drive the price down this low, but unfortunately, they made you cry, didn't they?"

As early as the day they got their marriage certificate, he sent someone to investigate Xi Ran's family background. When he learned that Xi Ran and her husband treated Xi Ran this way, he was already making his plans.

If they treat Ranran fairly well, without spoiling or abusing her, then it's not impossible to consider both sides' feelings and cooperate properly.

But since they've already broken ties, there's no need to maintain appearances anymore.

There's always a price to pay.

Li Xin dealt with Xi Ran's family with his usual ruthless and decisive approach in the business world, and he was still a little scared.

"Ranran, will you blame me?"

Li Xin still remembers that when he first put Xi Meng on hiatus, Xi Ran was clearly avoiding him.

She probably doesn't like the feeling of controlling other people's fate.

But the Xi family treated her badly.

Now that they know about their relationship, he might continue to leech off her.

As long as Xi Ran remains in contact with the Xi family, she will not be able to relax completely.

So even though Xi Ran was afraid of him and loathed him, Li Xin decided to take this step.

He didn't regret it, he was just a little scared.

He was afraid that Ranran would try to avoid him again.

this problem……

Xi Ran's eyes trembled slightly.

She turned around and slowly shifted her gaze from him to a spot not far away.

There is a small garden and a swing in front of the Xi family villa. It is deep winter, but the plum blossoms in the garden are in full bloom, clustered around the swing. That spot seems to be full of flowers all year round.

Xi Ran pointed to the swing and said in a calm tone:

"Look at that swing, isn't it beautiful? I heard that my dad and mom dug the hole, buried the stake, and made it for Xi Meng by hand when she was five years old."

Li Xin glanced at her in the direction of her gaze, then turned his attention back to Xi Ran's face.

No matter how beautiful she is, she can't compare to his young wife.

Li Xin held her knuckles and listened quietly as she continued to speak.

"When I first came home, Xi Meng was 15 years old. She was sitting in the garden swinging on a swing, and they were pushing her from behind, making her swing very high. Their laughter could be heard from far away. Anyone who saw them would think they were a happy and harmonious family of three."

"But at that time, I could only pretend to be the nanny's daughter and stay temporarily in the nanny's room of this villa."

"For a long time, I was Xi Meng's little follower and nanny. They weren't close to me. In fact... they were afraid that my sudden return would affect Xi Meng's life, so they asked me to pretend that I didn't know them and not to get close to them."

"But at that time I really wanted my parents' care, something I had never had before. I had made a promise with my friends in the orphanage that once I was settled, I would invite them to my house to play... I never thought that they would want to take me away, but at the same time reject my arrival."

Xi Ran searched the courtyard again before finally determining the direction of the pool.

She hasn't been back for a while. Every time she comes back, she just has a quick meal and leaves again. She's not familiar with this courtyard at all.

He pointed towards the pond in the backyard:

Aren't you curious why I'm afraid of water?

"After Xi Meng found out that I was the real daughter of the Xi family, one New Year's Eve, she brought her classmates to my house for a party. They pushed me into the water and wouldn't let me get out. I almost... I almost never saw you again."

The information Li Xin had investigated did not include this part of the story. Just hearing about it made his heart ache, and his brows furrowed so deeply that it felt like he was suffocating a bunch of flies.

A fierce glint surged in his eyes.

So that's how it is.

It seems he was too lenient with the Xi family.

Li Xin could no longer hold back.

He reached out and pulled Xi Ran into his arms, his arms tightening around her, as if only in this way could he make the girl in front of him feel cared for.

His thin lips gently touched her forehead, as if he wanted to say something but was afraid of touching on her painful memories.

Xi Ran simply smiled faintly and raised her hand to hug the man in front of her.

A cool, clear voice rang out from his chest, seemingly casual, yet it delivered a heavy blow to Li Xin's heart.

"The person who loves me helped me get rid of the people who bullied me. I'm so grateful to you, why would I be afraid of you?"

"Li Xin, thank you."

Thank you for helping me make that decision that I've always wanted to make but never dared to.