From Neptune to a loyal dog, from "contract" to "breakup" to "chasing his wife". She was obviously the inferior, but she made him feel that she was slept with.
Love is not salvation, it is equality. Lin Ning didn't need Wen Zhiye to save him, and Wen Zhiye didn't need Lin Ning to tame him. They saw each other's reality while using each other, and then fell into reality.