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Murong Wan's face turned deathly pale.

She sat back down in her chair, her hands clenched tight.

"Mr. Li, I... I really don't know..."

Her voice was trembling.

"My husband, he... how could he say such things..."

Li Wei just watched her like that.

A cold sneer rose in his heart.

"Keep pretending. Let's see how long you can keep up the act."

Murong Wan looked up at Li Wei.

Her eyes turned red.

"Mr. Li, if my husband has offended you in any way, I apologize to you on his behalf."

She paused.

"My husband, he... he isn't usually like this..."

Li Wei interrupted her.

"Ms. Murong, are you sure?"

Murong Wan was stunned for a moment.

"What?"

Li Wei leaned back against the chair.

"Are you sure Lin Tianhao isn't usually like this?"

He paused.

"Or is it that you actually know very well what kind of person he is?"

Murong Wan bit her lip.

"Mr. Li, I don't understand what you mean."

Li Wei laughed.

"You don't understand?"

He paused.

"Then let me ask you, why is Lin Tianhao targeting me?"

Murong Wan thought for a moment.

"Perhaps it's because... because you rejected his investment?"

Li Wei shook his head.

"That's not right."

He paused.

"There are plenty of people I've rejected investments from."

He looked into Murong Wan's eyes.

"Why target me specifically?"

Murong Wan fell silent.

Li Wei continued.

"I've thought about it carefully."

He paused.

"When did Lin Tianhao start targeting me?"

He looked at Murong Wan.

"It started after we first met."

Murong Wan's expression shifted slightly.

Li Wei leaned back in his chair, watching Murong Wan with an amused gaze.

"That's why I said your acting is good; at first, you even fooled me."

His voice was very calm.

"But unfortunately, I know what you're trying to do now."

The look of apology on Murong Wan's face froze.

She looked at Li Wei, a flash of surprise in her eyes.

Li Wei continued.

"You've been acting ever since we first met."

He paused.

"At the club, Yang Yun brought me to see you and invited me for another meeting."

He looked into Murong Wan's eyes.

"These were all meticulously designed by you, weren't they?"

Murong Wan bit her lip.

"Mr. Li, you've misunderstood..."

Li Wei interrupted her.

"Misunderstood?"

He laughed.

"Then let me ask you, why does Lin Tianhao have to target me like that?"

He paused.

"Just because I rejected his investment?"

He shook his head.

"That's not right."

He looked at Murong Wan.

"The real reason is that he has an extreme desire for control, and you intentionally brought me up in front of him."

Murong Wan's expression shifted slightly.

Li Wei continued.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have inadvertently mentioned that I'm young and promising."

He paused.

"Or hinted that Yang Yun has a good eye and that I'm charming."

He laughed.

"Am I right?"

Murong Wan clenched her fists.

"Mr. Li, this is just your imagination. I really don't understand what you mean."

Li Wei stood up.

He walked to the window.

"Ms. Murong, actually, you don't need to pretend anymore."

He turned around.

"You approached me just to provoke Lin Tianhao."

He paused.

"You wanted him to make a move against me."

He looked into Murong Wan's eyes.

"Then you could sit back and watch the tigers fight."

"However, since I'm here, I won't get into a fight with him. You can rest assured about that."

Murong Wan fell silent.

After a few seconds.

She smiled.

"Mr. Li is truly clever."

She stood up.

"I knew that nothing could be hidden from you."

Li Wei looked at her, somewhat surprised.

"So, you admit it?"

Murong Wan walked to the window.

With her back to Li Wei.

"Admit what?"

Her voice was very calm.

"Admit that I'm using you?"

She turned around.

"Yes, I admit it."

Li Wei narrowed his eyes.

Murong Wan continued.

"Mr. Li, do you know?"

She paused.

"I've been married to Lin Tianhao for ten years."

Her voice trembled slightly.

"In those ten years, he hit me, scolded me, and humiliated me."

Li Wei didn't speak.

Murong Wan continued.

"I endured it for ten years."

She paused.

"Always waiting for an opportunity."

She looked at Li Wei.

"Waiting for an opportunity to ruin Lin Tianhao."

Li Wei sneered.

"So you used me?"

Murong Wan shook her head.

"It's not using."

She paused.

"It's cooperation."

Li Wei raised an eyebrow.

"Cooperation?"

Murong Wan nodded.

"Yes, cooperation."

She paused.

"Mr. Li, don't you also want to deal with Lin Tianhao?"

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"He threatened you and also threatened the women around you."

She smiled.

"Don't you want to take revenge on him?"

Li Wei fell silent.

Murong Wan walked up to him.

"Mr. Li, our goals are the same."

She paused.

"We both want to make Lin Tianhao pay the price."

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"So, why not cooperate?"

Li Wei looked at her.

"How do you want to cooperate?"

Murong Wan smiled.

"It's very simple."

She paused.

"You continue to do what you need to do."

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"And I will help you from the shadows."

Li Wei sneered.

"Help me?"

He paused.

"Or continue to use me?"

Murong Wan shook her head.

"Mr. Li, you've misunderstood."

She paused.

"I am indeed using you."

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"But this also has benefits for you."

Li Wei raised an eyebrow.

"What benefits?"

Murong Wan smiled.

"Leverage against Lin Tianhao."

She paused.

"I have plenty in my hands."

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"The kind that's enough to ruin him."

Li Wei's eyes flickered.

Murong Wan continued.

"Moreover, I can also tell you about Lin Tianhao's next plans."

Li Wei looked at her.

"How do you know his plans?"

Murong Wan smiled.

"Because I am his wife."

She paused.

"I know a lot about his affairs."

Li Wei was silent for a few seconds.

"What do you want?"

Murong Wan bit her lip.

"What I want is very simple."

She paused.

"Help me completely get rid of Lin Tianhao."

Li Wei looked at her.

"It's that simple?"

Murong Wan nodded.

"It's that simple."

Li Wei laughed.

"Ms. Murong, do you take me for a fool?"

He paused.

"If you really wanted to leave Lin Tianhao."

He looked into her eyes.

"Why not just get a divorce?"

Murong Wan's expression changed.

"I..."

Li Wei interrupted her.

"Don't say you can't."

He paused.

"With your family background, wouldn't getting a divorce be simple?"

He looked at Murong Wan.

"Unless..."

He paused.

"You have another motive."

Murong Wan bit her lip.

Li Wei continued.

"You don't want to leave Lin Tianhao."

He paused.

"You want to destroy him."

He looked into Murong Wan's eyes.

"Am I right?"

Murong Wan fell silent.

After a few seconds.

She smiled.

"Mr. Li is truly formidable."

She paused.

"Nothing can be hidden from you."

Li Wei sneered.

"So, you want to use me as a weapon again?"

Murong Wan shook her head.

"Not as a weapon."

She paused.

"It's mutual use."

Li Wei looked at her.

"Ms. Murong, do you think I would agree? You surely know that you created the beginning of all this, right?"

Murong Wan looked at him.

"Mr. Li, since it's already happened, don't be in such a rush to refuse."

She paused.

"Actually, the leverage I have in my hands is definitely worth your cooperation."

Li Wei raised an eyebrow.

"What leverage?"

Murong Wan smiled.

"For example..."

She paused.

"When Lin Tianhao was young, he was in a car accident."

Li Wei's eyes flickered.

Murong Wan continued.

"That car accident caused him to lose his fertility."

Li Wei was stunned for a moment.

Murong Wan smiled.

"So, I've been married to him for so many years."

She paused.

"And have never had children."

She looked into Li Wei's eyes.

"It's not that I didn't want to."

She paused.

"It's that he couldn't."

Li Wei fell silent.

Murong Wan continued.

"But he never admitted it."

She paused.

"Instead, he pushed the responsibility onto me."

Her voice trembled slightly.

"Saying I was a hen that couldn't lay eggs."

Li Wei frowned.

Murong Wan continued.

"At first, he was still polite to me."

She paused.

"After all, I was young and beautiful, and he found me pleasing to the eye."

She smiled.

"But as he got older, his power grew."

She paused.

"And his temper became increasingly explosive."

She looked at Li Wei.

"And I went from a young girl to a mature woman."

She paused.

"This age is the most charming."

Her voice was somewhat bitter.

"But he could only look, not touch."

Li Wei's eyes flickered.

Murong Wan continued.

"He looked at me and felt stifled."

She paused.

"Over time, I became his punching bag."

She raised her hand.

Her sleeve slid down.