An Ruo was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "Tang Yushen exhausted all his schemes to snatch the Tang Family from you, and in the end, he ended up with nothing. It’s his own fault for being insatiable. If he had managed the Tang Family well, there wouldn’t be a today ."
Tang Yuchen replied with a cold laugh, "If he could have been upright and honest, he wouldn’t have used those methods to snatch the Tang Family from me in the first place, nor would he have landed in prison because of me."
"True, it’s easier to change rivers and mountains than it is to alter one’s nature."
An Ruo fell silent for a moment before asking him, "And Xiao Ji, you’ve come back, so why hasn’t he returned yet?"
"He had something to take care of and needed to return to the headquarters of Beidi Hall first, he’ll come back after a while."
"Then you’re completely in the clear now, right? The higher-ups aren’t going to give you a hard time anymore?" she asked with concern.
Tang Yuchen nodded, "They shouldn’t anymore, with the help of a prince from Country A, it’s not a big problem."
"The prince from Country A, is that the man Lan Keren rescued from Blood Slaughter?"
"Mhm, perhaps Ke Ren will marry him," Tang Yuchen said with a smile.
An Ruo was surprised for a moment. She suddenly remembered what Lan Keren had told her before. She had said, ’After going through so much, I now know who I should choose,’ implying that she might end up with the prince from Country A.
That’s good, she can find her own happiness; heaven has not been unkind to her.
"Have you found out who was behind the explosion?" she asked again.
Tang Yuchen’s eyes suddenly turned frosty, and he said in a grave tone, "At first, Ke Ren and I suspected it was an attack from above, but later found out it wasn’t them. According to the clues, it should be the work of Xingtian."
"Xingtian?! But he’s already dead..."
"It was him who planted the bombs at our place before he died. He was probably waiting for the arms deal to be done before planning to kill us. But we acted quicker than he did, and killed him first. His plan to blow us up also unexpectedly fell through."
An Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, "I’m glad you both are fine."
Tang Yuchen looked deeply into her eyes. Noticing his gaze, she met his eyes with a puzzled expression.
"An Ruo, I have told you everything. I never wanted to hurt you, nor did I truly betray you. Can you accept me again?"
Suddenly hearing him say this, An Ruo felt as if she was pulled back from a tense story to reality. She understood everything he said and knew the difficulties he faced; she also realized that everything he did had a reason.
He still loved her, and he had not betrayed her. Knowing the truth, she should have been happy, yet she felt bitter.
"An Ruo..." Tang Yuchen waited anxiously for her answer.
She looked down slightly, instinctively twirling the ring on her left ring finger. Tang Yuchen’s gaze suddenly fell on the delicate diamond ring, causing a sharp pain in his eyes.
He had noticed the ring before, but had always avoided facing this issue. He had been evading the thought, as if by not thinking about it, she was still his and had not become engaged to someone else.
Yet the fact remained, she was indeed engaged to another man.
"Tang Yuchen..." An Ruo pursed her lips and said softly, "If you had told me all this before my engagement, we might have had a chance, but now it’s too late."
"How can it be too late? You haven’t married him yet; you’re just engaged!" The man contested her excitedly.