Eat when you can, for only with a full belly will you have the strength to escape.
A glint of appreciation flashed in Qiao Yiyang’s eyes. She was indeed a woman who knew the times, always aware of what mattered most.
"I’m full now, so you can talk, right?" Wiping her mouth, Lin Xinlan looked up and said coldly.
Qiao Yiyang chuckled lightly, "I still don’t want to tell you the reason."
"You’re going back on your word?" Lin Xinlan asked angrily.
The man shook his head slightly, "I just said that if you ate, I might consider telling you, but I never said I definitely would."
This man is too cunning!
Lin Xinlan smiled faintly, "Even if you don’t tell me, I know why you’ve taken me. Are you thinking of using me to threaten Rong Shaoze? You want to go against Yanhuang, don’t you? Qiao Yiyang, let me tell you, even if I have to kill myself, I will not let you use me as a threat against Rong Shaoze!"
She still remembered the last incident vividly.
Rong Shaoze had been utterly reckless for her, seemingly with no regard for his own life.
She didn’t want to experience the same thing for a second time.
If he truly used her to threaten Rong Shaoze, to take Rong Shaoze’s life, she would not hesitate to kill herself.
She would rather die than watch him die for her.
"Xinlan, do you really love him that much?" Qiao Yiyang’s face grew cold, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, "Don’t forget how he treated you before. You fell for him so easily, you’ll regret it one day!"
Lin Xinlan smiled slightly, "I love him because he is worth my love. And I will not have a day of regret."
The man suddenly stepped forward, grabbed her chin, and lifted her head.
He forced her to look him in the eye, while Lin Xinlan gazed back at him without care.
"Xinlan." Qiao Yiyang’s other hand gently caressed her face, his expression softened, and he asked tenderly, "And what about me? What do you feel for me?"
Lin Xinlan frowned slightly, and said lightly, "Qiao Yiyang, you should understand that I do not like you."
"Yet, you agreed to marry me."
"That was just a transaction, you know that better than I do."
The man’s lips twisted into a mixture of mockery and a bitter smile, "You should be well aware of how I feel about you. Don’t you have any feelings for me at all?"
Lin Xinlan was puzzled, wondering what Qiao Yiyang could possibly like about her...
She was cold and odd-tempered, not at all charming, so what did he like about her?
"Qiao Yiyang, one cannot force feelings. And they are not fair. Just because you like me... it doesn’t mean I have to like you back."
She was starting to understand Rong Shaoze’s feelings for Du Ruoxin.
When you don’t like someone, no matter how much they love you, your heart can’t respond.
"Is that so?!" Qiao Yiyang sneered, suddenly pulling her into his embrace, his deep gaze locked on her.
"Xinlan, I will have you spend a few months alone with me. During these months, I will definitely make you fall in love with me."
Lin Xinlan’s face turned slightly pale, and she remained silent.
Did Qiao Yiyang have no intention of letting her go?
If Rong Shaoze couldn’t save her, she figured she really might not be able to leave...
"And what if I still can’t come to like you?" she asked calmly.
The man smiled, curling his lip, "Then we’ll just get married. Don’t forget, you are my fiancee, and our wedding is bound to take place sooner or later."