"The day you marry me again, I’ll give it to you. Did I say that if I take the money back, I wouldn’t give it to you?"
Lin Xinlan felt a surge of irritation, the more he spoke, the more embarrassed she felt.
"Stop talking, I don’t want the money anymore, keep it for yourself!"
"That’s not acceptable, you must take it, you dare not!" Rong Shaoze said angrily, as if Lin Xinlan’s refusal of his money was akin to rejecting him as a person.
"I don’t want it!" Lin Xinlan’s stubborn nature kicked in, and once it did, not even ten oxen could drag it back.
Especially when she felt embarrassed, her stubbornness became terrifying.
"You have to take it whether you want to or not, I will give you more. My money is your money, and once we’re married, how about I hand over my bank book for you to manage?"
Lin Xinlan frowned with a headache, "I said I don’t want it! Rong Shaoze, who are you to force someone to take your money? I’m not lacking cash, I’m just taking the money to pay for Zhou Mother’s hospital bills. You didn’t want to help her, and now that you know what I need the money for, you can stop giving it to me, right?"
So that was the reason.
"You need the money for that? Alright, I’ll arrange for someone to pay her hospital bills, you don’t have to borrow money anymore. I’ll cover her expenses, is that okay?"
Lin Xinlan was taken aback, she gave him a puzzled glance.
Would Rong Shaoze really be so kind as to pay for Zhou Mother’s hospital bills?
The man smirked with a curl of his lip, "What, you don’t believe me? However, I have one condition: I’ll pay for her medical expenses, but you can’t go and see her anymore, you must stay at home and rest properly, and recover your health. If you don’t listen to me, I’ll have Tao Hua kick her out of the hospital right away."
"..." As she suspected, he wasn’t so kind-hearted after all.
"Do you agree to my condition?"
"Fine, I agree," Lin Xinlan nodded reluctantly. Zhou Mother needed money for the hospital and medication, and since she indeed had no money, she had no choice but to ask Rong Shaoze for help.
Besides, she had done all she could for Zhou Mother, and there was no need to visit her every day.
However, she decided to fulfill the task Zhou Mother had entrusted to her properly.
After searching online for welfare homes in B City, Lin Xinlan found one with a good reputation, contacted the director, and decided to send the child there after Zhou Mother’s death.
She would some money to the welfare home so that Zhou Lian should be able to receive decent care there.
Several more days passed, and Lin Xinlan took her medicine daily, her period also ended.
Rong Shaoze’s patience had reached its limit. He had thought if her period hadn’t ended yet, he would have taken care of that quack doctor himself, but fortunately, Lin Xinlan recovered after a few days, and his anger dissipated like smoke.
However, his desires flared up fiercely, and knowing she couldn’t escape, Lin Xinlan didn’t resist.
From day to night, she had no idea how the man had so much energy.
Indeed, the consequences of making a man abstain were terrifying.
Exhausted and lying in bed, Lin Xinlan closed her eyes about to drift into sleep when she suddenly remembered something.
She propped herself up, pulled open the bedside drawer, took out the birth control pills, and was about to take one.
Rong Shaoze reached out from behind and held her wrist, "Don’t take that."
She thought he wanted her to get pregnant, she pulled away his hand and said indifferently, "If I don’t take this, do you want me to get pregnant?"
The man’s gaze darkened slightly as he pulled her body against his, their smooth skins sticking together, sticky, and still burning hot.