After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

lan was surprised. "What's so urgent?"

Jolie paused for a moment before replying, "It's about our partnership."

"Alright," lan agreed easily.

Jolie quickly sent him her location and then began deliberating on how best to approach the conversation. Since she was the one ending their arrangement, she felt it necessary to handle things with care. After some thought, she decided to invite him to dinner.

She couldn't leave the apartment, but fortunately, there were plenty of ingredients at home. She prepared a simple yet thoughtful meal.

By evening, the doorbell rang. Jolie walked to the door and cautiously peeked through the peephole. After confirming it was lan, she opened the door.

"I didn't expect the address you sent me to be your home," lan said with a polite, warm smile. "Is it okay for me to come in?"

Jolie nodded. "It's fine. Come in."

She handed him a pair of disposable slippers. After switching his shoes, lan stepped inside and glanced around. "Why are you here? I thought you went abroad. By now, you should already be in another country." "It's a long story," Jolie said lightly.

lan raised an eyebrow, his tone playful. "I like long stories."

over dinner?" Jolie

cooked?" lan

cook, but I hope

her first time cooking for someone who wasn't family, but she was confident

into the dining room, where a beautifully prepared meal of four dishes and a soup awaited. The presentation alone made

make something this

said, gesturing to

"Alright."

sat down to

were refined and unhurried, exuding the effortless poise of someone raised in

movement calm and elge

ate a few bites before she finally spoke. "My situation is a bit complicated, and after thinking it through, I've decided it's best if we end our partnership here." lan paused, setting down his chopsticks. "I had a feeling this was coming." Jolie looked

a month, then suddenly there was news about you going abroad. I figured your family was adamantly against us being together. When you called and asked to meet, I suspected it might be

flickered. The truth was slightly different, but the outcome was the

"It's unfair of me to unilaterally end things without discussing it with

head. "There's no