"I..." Li Zaijun was left speechless by his words, although he was right in everything he said, she inexplicably felt like she was going to be driven to tears by him.

Was he disdainful of her lack of background and usefulness?

"Yes, you indeed have your brother backing you, but in order to avoid causing them trouble, you swallow your pride and grievances even when you’re mistreated outside."

At this point, he paused again, his eyes flickering slightly: "Or are you saying you want me to pave the way for you?"

When those words fell, Li Zaijun truly had red eyes, unsure if it was from anger or frustration. She stood up, teeth clenched, and with reddened eyes, said to him word by word, "Rest assured, I, Li Zaijun, will never need your help in this lifetime!"

With that, she turned and left.

But she had only walked a few steps when suddenly she was grabbed forcefully from behind. She screamed and turned to hit him, only to be picked up and carried off by him.

Without a word, he carried her into the bedroom.

She screamed, struggled, but the man blocked her lips, taking dominant possession.

Li Zaijun was indeed driven to tears by anger, but Shen Lin was particularly stubborn and unreasonable about this matter.

He always gave her extreme examples.

She cried and made a scene, but he, knowing all her sensitive points, half-forcefully and half-teasingly took what he wanted from her.

Her tears streamed down.

He kissed her tears, tasted their salty bitterness, and finally softened, leaning over her, his voice hoarse and tender:

"...I’m sorry baby, I admit, I have my own selfish motives."

If she insisted on going, he would definitely pave the way for her, not wanting her to go, simply fearing she would face harassment and worried she might find someone better and leave him.

"Get lost...!"

She cried, trying to push him away.

But he was a man over six feet tall, with muscles as solid as steel, immovable when pushed.

He pinned her small hands above her head, slightly panting, and said to her, "I’ve run my company for so many years, I’m too aware of the treatment women face in the workplace."

"Yes, even your ex-girlfriends could sleep with clients... how can it not be dark?"

She said with red eyes, in a sobbing voice.

As soon as she said this, Shen Lin could only feel grass growing on his head. He took a deep breath and finally said helplessly, "I’ve told you before, it’s just fulfilling needs, a facade for the outside world, I was never truly sincere with them."

"So what if you weren’t sincere, you still shared the bed..."

Her small mouth pouted, sobbing, she voiced her long-held grievances.

He was stunned, then glanced away, seemingly finding it hard to answer her question. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Li Zaijun assumed he was too embarrassed to bring it up and felt ashamed, crying even harder, her tears flowing continuously as she choked out, "Shen Lin, let’s just end it, you stop me from working, and you had so many girlfriends, I’m fed up with you."

She admitted she said it on purpose.

What good was being protected by Shen Lin when it also meant being controlled?

As for the matter of him having many girlfriends, she had known for a long time and had come to terms with it; if she truly minded, she wouldn’t have agreed to be with him initially.

However, the moment those words came out, Shen Lin’s body froze.

"What did you say?" he looked at her incredulously.

Did she say she was fed up with him?

Li Zaijun wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, sobbing intermittently—