"I must settle this account with him, and even if it costs my life, I will not let him go!"
Lin Xinlan, hearing his words becoming more severe, couldn’t help but grow more worried.
"Qiao Yiyang, that’s my business, why should you stake your life? I haven’t gone after him with my life, so what gives you the right?!"
A flash of astonishment, followed by pain, crossed his eyes.
Lin Xinlan knew her words were harsh, but how else could she stop him from being reckless?
Thinking he had taken in what she said, he suddenly seized her shoulders, his eyes swirling with anger and pain.
"He has hurt you so much, why would you still speak for him, why stay by his side! You ask me why, it’s because you were hurt because of me! Just for this reason, I cannot tolerate it, even if you say it’s none of my business, I’m making it my business! It is my matter to trouble him, and you have no say in it!"
He roared with anger, the complex emotions in his eyes too heavy.
It was as though the long-repressed floodwaters had suddenly broken through a barrier, unable to be contained any longer, and now they surged out uncontrollably.
Lin Xinlan was stunned, her woman’s intuition told her.
Qiao Yiyang was truly angry and in pain because he had involved her and caused her to get hurt.
The self-blame and pain in the depths of his eyes were real, just too intense. It was as if they had accumulated day by day, bursting out all at once today.
Could it be that he actually cared about her?
"Qiao Yiyang, you..."
"Xinlan, leave him!" Qiao Yiyang suddenly said with conviction, his dark eyes focusing on her as he spoke in a deep voice.
"Since you don’t like him, leave him! Perhaps you can’t like me right now, but I will try, and treat you well, and one day you will come to like me. Leave him, I will take you away, to a faraway place, where Rong Shaoze will never be able to find you, okay?"
Lin Xinlan’s eyes widened in shock, speechless.
He was actually asking her to leave with him...
"What, can’t you bear to leave him? He has hurt you so much, why can’t you let go?" he asked incredulously, a terrifying fierceness flashing in his eyes.
For some reason, seeing the ruthlessness in his eyes, Lin Xinlan had an illusion.
It was as if he would kill Rong Shaoze...
"No, that’s not it!" she hastily came back to her senses, shaking her head vigorously: "I don’t miss him, don’t get me wrong, I dream of leaving him, how could I not bear to?"
Qiao Yiyang couldn’t help showing a joyful smile, "Then go with me, trust me, I will protect you completely, and never let you get hurt again. Xinlan, I truly like you. You’re the first woman who has ever moved my heart in this lifetime. I’ve found you, and I want to hold on to you, I don’t want to let go."
His eyes inadvertently revealed a depth of affection he himself hadn’t realized, looking into Lin Xinlan’s eyes that gave a sense of tranquility. Instantly, his blood boiled and his heartbeat quickened.
An impulse made him embrace her tightly without any further thought, enveloping her petite frame with his broad body.
Lin Xinlan stood there stunned, followed by struggling.
"Qiao Yiyang, let go, what are you doing?!" His emotions today had been too intense and sudden, she couldn’t adjust.
"Xinlan, go with me, come with me!" he insisted, holding her, his heartbeat even more fierce as if it was about to burst forth.