Maybe we won’t die, maybe we can all live happily...
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a fight, but this time, the situation is pretty serious.
Rong Shaoze insists on removing the baby to save her life, but Lin Xinlan is unwilling to compromise her persistence.
This conflict is different from any before.
Both of them won’t compromise, and there’s absolutely no room for negotiation.
Rong Shaoze locked himself in the study and didn’t come out all night.
Lin Xinlan also didn’t sleep well all night.
The next day, he still didn’t come out. The servants went to deliver food, but were driven away by him.
Even Rong’s mother went to check on him, but he kept the door tightly shut and ignored her.
Rong’s mother asked Lin Xinlan what was wrong with Rong Shaoze, but Lin Xinlan didn’t reply. She got up and said, "I’ll go persuade him to eat."
"That’s good, he should listen to you." Rong’s mother shook her head and sighed.
Lin Xinlan went upstairs, gently knocked on the door, and inside came the deep, cold, unhappy voice of a man: "Didn’t I say not to disturb me?!"
"..." The person inside fell silent, not speaking for a long time.
Lin Xinlan said gently, "You haven’t eaten all day. Could you open the door and eat something first?"
"Are you concerned about me?" The man’s voice carried a hint of mocking laughter.
Lin Xinlan didn’t get angry, "Of course I’m concerned about you. Rong Shaoze, your stomach isn’t good, could you come out and eat?"
"No need, I’m not hungry." Rong Shaoze replied coldly.
"Then open the door, I want to come in."
He had locked himself inside for a day and night, nobody knew what he was doing.
"Go away, I want to be alone and quiet." His faint voice came from inside.
Lin Xinlan stood at the door for a while, then said, "Remember to come out and eat. The food is saved for you."
Without hearing his reply, she sighed and returned to the bedroom.
That night, Rong Shaoze still didn’t come out.
Lin Xinlan woke up in the morning and learned about it, feeling really bad and extremely uncomfortable.
Was he punishing her by not eating?
Is it worth him torturing himself and her in this way?
Lin Xinlan went to persuade him again. No matter what, she had to get him to come out and eat first.
Rong Shaoze’s words were the same as yesterday’s, but his voice sounded different.
Listening carefully, there was a hint of pain...
Lin Xinlan’s face changed slightly, she knocked on the door forcefully, asking him to open it.
This time, Rong Shaoze completely ignored her, there was no sound.
The commotion alarmed Rong’s mother. She asked Lin Xinlan in panic, "Xinlan, what’s wrong with Shaoze?"
Lin Xinlan calmly comforted her, "He’s fine, but it’s not a solution to keep him locked inside. Madam, have someone break the lock. We can’t let him starve, it could cause serious problems."
Rong’s mother immediately nodded firmly, "Alright, I’ll have them break the door now! This stubborn child, no idea where he got this stubbornness from, he’s driving me mad!"
The lock was picked, Lin Xinlan was the first to push the door open and enter.
She saw Rong Shaoze sitting on the carpet, legs bent, one hand tightly gripping his stomach, his face pale, eyebrows furrowed deeply in pain.
Next to him, the ashtray on the glass coffee table was filled with cigarette butts.
The whole room reeked of smoke.
Judging by the number of cigarette butts, he had smoked many packs.