For some reason, he didn’t want to speak with Du Ruoxin on the phone.
"Who was it?" Lin Xinlan asked, puzzled.
Rong Shaoze held her hand, his dark pupils gazing into hers as he softly said, "Xinlan, we can’t get married today. I plan to settle a matter first, then marry you."
Lin Xinlan blinked, feeling inexplicably downcast.
So they couldn’t get married...
She had been all ready and looking forward to it, how could they suddenly not get married?
"Are you angry?" The man cradled her face, asking gently.
She shook her head, but her eyes could not lie.
Rong Shaoze’s eyes darkened, he pondered for a moment, then said indifferently, "Xinlan, Ruoxin has awakened."
Lin Xinlan’s eyes widened suddenly, her mind buzzed with no response.
All she felt was that all her enthusiasm and anticipation, like a pail of cold water poured over them, had cooled...
Once they got into the car, Rong Shaoze kept holding her hand without letting go.
Her hand was somewhat ice-cold, just like her current mood, a bit cold.
"Xinlan," Rong Shaoze looked at her deeply, speaking seriously.
"Before we see Ruoxin, I want to make things clear with you. I won’t allow you to have wild thoughts, nor do I want you to feel sad and upset."
"It’s true that Ruoxin was my fiancée, but I don’t love her, and I will not marry her as my wife; I will only marry you. Besides you, I want no one else."
"I said earlier, after handling one thing, we will get married. That is dealing with Ruoxin’s situation. I will make it clear to her that the person I love is you, and I will only marry you. If she can understand, great; if not, I will also find a way to make her give up. Once she gives up, won’t it be good if we then get married?"
Lin Xinlan was silent, unsure of what to say.
The man gripped her hand tightly, saying in a low voice, "I just don’t want you to be gossiped about when you marry me."
That’s why he needed to settle the issue between him and Du Ruoxin.
He wanted Lin Xinlan to marry him with no mental burdens, to marry him with dignity and pride.
Lin Xinlan looked up at him, smiled, and said, "Do you know why I hesitated again and again to marry you? It’s because I couldn’t put my mind at ease about you and Du Ruoxin. Even though she was comatose, she had been engaged to you and was nominally your fiancée. If you didn’t break off the engagement with her, it felt like there was a thorn stuck in my heart, and it hurt."
Rong Shaoze suddenly slammed on the brakes, and the car stopped at the side of the road.
"Xinlan!" He pulled her into his embrace, his arms tightly encircling her waist, his dark pupils intently fixed on her.
As his hand gently caressed her face, he softly asked, "Are you willing to trust me? I will find a way to break off the engagement with Ruoxin. I swear, my heart only loves you, and besides you, I want no one else! Please give me a little time; you don’t have to do anything, just wait for me for a while."
He’ll take care of everything. She needn’t confront Du Ruoxin face to face, nor worry or fret over any issues.
Lin Xinlan and he locked gazes for a few seconds, then she revealed a trace of a smile and said, "Okay, I trust you. But when needed, please let me face it with you. I have a responsibility in this matter as well, and I want to work with you to earn her forgiveness."
Rong Shaoze’s Adam’s apple moved, touched in his heart, with a smile appearing in his eyes.
"You don’t need to earn her forgiveness, I will ask for it."