Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The atmosphere in the car was getting more and more depressing. The originally spacious interior felt rather oppressive.
The car had been driving around for a long time without a destination. From the moment they got in, Ruan Zeyan had been arguing with Ling Tianya. He did not even tell Du Gang where to go.
“Mhmm Mhmm…” Du Gang finally gathered enough courage and coughed twice. “Boss, where are we going?”
“Huxin Island.”
“Silver Pond Condominium!”
Ruan Zeyan and Ling Tianya spoke almost simultaneously.
Du Gang did not know what to say. “So, where are we actually going?”
“What is this? Is Mr. Ruan still trying to put me under house arrest?” Ling Tianya’s beautiful eyes were filled with mockery. Her experience at the Huxin Island was not pleasant. “Or, just like Mr. Ruan said before, I am merely a tool to warm his bed?”
Ruan Zeyan’s face was dark and his eyes were like the wind of an icy gorge in a cold canyon, piercing hearts and chilling souls.
Ling Tianya instinctively avoided the eyes of Ruan Zeyan, but the man grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him.
“You know that’s not what I mean!” Ruan Zeyan tried to control his anger. “Are you deliberately irritating me? I told you, Ling Tianya, that won’t work. I meant every word I said today, including asking you to marry me!”
Ling Tianya’s chin hurt a little bit, and she felt lucky to have taken two painkillers before going out that night. She would have had another migraine otherwise. She looked at Ruan Zeyan, unable to speak.
Then, Ruan Zeyan released his hand and told Du Gang, “Go to Silver Pond.”
“Okay.” Du Gang got his order and began to drive towards Ling Tianya’s apartment.
“Ling Tianya.” Ruan Zeyan continued slowly, “If I was asking for your consent to marry me before, I don’t need it anymore.”
“What do you mean?” Ling Tianya did not understand.
Ruan Zeyan turned his head and looked at her, with a confident smile in his eyes. “In my own ways, I will make you want to marry me. Regardless, you belong to me in this life.”
Ling Tianya’s eyes widened. What was that man talking about? His own ways? What did he want to do? The expression on Ruan Zeyan’s face said, “You made me do this” and Ling Tianya felt a sight panic inside.
At that moment, Ling Tianya’s cell phone rang. The caller ID showed up as the Ling Family, and she knew they would be looking for her after what happened that day. She knew the Lings would not be the only ones after her.
Ruan Zeyan also saw the caller ID on Ling Tianya’s phone and took it directly from her hand.
“What are you doing!” Ling Tianya had no time to object before Ruan Zeyan put it through.
The volume on Ling Tianya’s phone was turned up, so as soon as the call was connected, Madam Ling’s high-pitched scolding blurted out.
“Ling Tianya you rotten witch, where are you?! Get your ass back here! You shameless whore, you dared to seduce Meiyi’ man?! You are asking for it! You and your slutty mother were cut from the same cloth, all you know how to do is to seduce men!”
The yelling and cursing of Madam Ling echoed in the car. Ling Tianya looked annoyed because she hated when people call her mother a slut. Regardless what she might have done, she would always be her mother.
Even Du Gang, who was driving the car, couldn’t bear the language. The Ling Family was supposed to be upper-class, where did this redneck old lady come from?
Ruan Zeyan’s eyes were filled with darkness. Slowly he brought the phone up to his face, “Hello, this is Ruan Zeyan.”