Lin Xinlan could see the unease and self-reproach in the depths of his eyes, and her heart had always been soft, naturally unable to hate him.
Moreover, she had fallen in love with him again, and was even less likely to hate him easily now.
Whoever she loved, whoever she cared about, she would give them a lot of love, great tolerance, and understanding. How could she bear to hate him?
"And what else are you hiding from me?" she asked.
It would be better to get everything out in one go, so she could resolve it all at once, to avoid being surprised by another piece of shocking news one day.
Rong Shaoze thought for a moment, then hesitatingly said, "When I first married you, Du Ruoxin’s parents asked me what I would do if Ruoxin woke up. At that time, I thought that my wife would definitely be her, so I told them if she woke up, I would divorce you and marry her. I don’t know if this counts as deceiving you?"
Lin Xinlan abruptly pushed him away, her expression turning cold as she gritted her teeth and said,
"It does count! How could it not count! You should have told me about this long ago. I almost foolishly married you today! Rong Shaoze, are you intentionally trying to make me bear the name of the other woman?"
Rong Shaoze hurriedly explained, "At that time, I thought I wouldn’t fall in love with anyone, after all, for over twenty years, I had never had feelings for anyone, and my self-control was strong. I just thought that if I were to marry any woman, it might as well be Ruoxin, which is why I dared to make such a promise to them. Xinlan, if I had known I would fall in love with you, I wouldn’t have made any promises to them, not even at the cost of my life!"
"But you did give one!"
Rong Shaoze was full of vexation.
"If only I hadn’t made that promise! Besides, what can they really do about it, if I don’t honor it, can they force me to?"
"You... really are a scoundrel!" Lin Xinlan found herself amused by his frustration.
"I just can’t understand, someone of your status should be as good as your word. Why do I feel like your promises are as easy as farting?"
Rong Shaoze’s face immediately darkened, her analogy greatly reducing his dignity.
"Then what do you suggest we do? Maybe give them money to have Du Ruoxin cancel the engagement, I’m not going to marry her anyway!"
To be honest, he did seem like someone who treated promises as if they were nothing.
He had always done as he pleased, following his own whims.
Worldly views, rules, and regulations, he simply didn’t regard them.
In short, as Rong Shaoze did things, as long as he was pleased, that was all that mattered, regardless of whether it was right or wrong.
Lin Xinlan complained, "I even doubt the promises you made to me were just spur-of-the-moment, and I wouldn’t put it past you to treat your promises to me as nothing the day you meet a woman you like more."
Rong Shaoze widened his eyes in panic, grabbing her hand, eager to express his sincerity.
"I swear, the promises I’ve made to you are true, without a shred of falseness! Xinlan, you can doubt my character, doubt any aspect of me, but don’t doubt my true feelings for you. In this world, only I love you the most, even you can’t compare to the love I have for you!"
Lin Xinlan looked at him, silent.
He continued, "Alright, I admit I indeed don’t take promises seriously, and there’s a problem with my credibility.
But I’m not a fool, I don’t casually make promises, nor do I speak thoughtlessly.
Moreover, anything I can do, I won’t go back on my word.
The promise to Ruoxin was truly an exception. If I hadn’t fallen in love with you, I definitely would have married her as I had promised."