Noble Marriage
Chapter 274: Whether We Can Get Out Alive

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Whether We Can Get Out Alive

Rong Shaoze drove very fast, and on several occasions Lin Xinlan thought they were going to have an accident, but luckily his driving skills were sound, and he safely brought her in front of a secluded villa in the suburbs.

The villa sat atop a hill, surrounded by dense thickets of trees. The house was concealed within the trees, well-hidden.

As his car came to a stop, two black-clad bodyguards approached to open the door for him.

Lin Xinlan was pulled out of the car by him and followed him inside.

The villa was spacious, with bodyguards stationed at the entrance, and she could sense a sharp, deadly tension in the air.

After crossing a corridor, they arrived at an iron door, and Rong Shaoze spoke indifferently, "Open the door."

The bodyguards on either side respectfully opened the door, leaving her staring into pitch darkness, unable to see anything.

Rong Shaoze turned to her with a cold smile, "Aren’t you very concerned about Qiao Yiyang? Well, I’m taking you to see how he is doing now."

"What did you do to him?" Lin Xinlan asked anxiously.

She was truly worried that Rong Shaoze had done something bloody and cruel to Qiao Yiyang.

A wicked smile played at the corners of the man’s lips, "You’ll know once you see..."

This was a basement, and down a flight of steps, there was another iron door flanked by bodyguards.

They opened the door, and Lin Xinlan didn’t dare look, yet she stared tensely inside, not blinking.

Rong Shaoze pulled her in, yet the stark white lighting could not fully illuminate the dark room.

But the light was sufficient for her to see Qiao Yiyang sitting on a chair.

He sat there, unharmed, and upon seeing them enter, he abruptly stood up, looking towards Lin Xinlan with surprise and joy.

Seeing him unharmed, a weight lifted from Lin Xinlan’s heart.

She turned to face Rong Shaoze and said softly, "Let him go. He’s been locked up here for several days now, your anger must have subsided, right?"

Rong Shaoze released her hand without a word, and an underling placed a chair behind him. He sat down, crossed his legs, and looked at them both with a calm gaze.

His look made her uneasy, Qiao Yiyang’s expression tightened with concern; he glanced at Lin Xinlan worriedly before facing Rong Shaoze with a stoic expression.

"Rong Shaoze, what are you trying to accomplish by locking me up here? You’ve imprisoned me and deprived me of my freedom, and I will settle this score with you sooner or later," Qiao Yiyang challenged.

"Ha," the man scoffed, his eyes filling with cold disdain, "You can’t even take care of yourself now and you still think of settling scores with me. You better think about whether you’ll even leave here alive!"

Lin Xinlan felt her face blanch and a bad premonition arose, "What are you going to do to him?"

He sneered, dark eyes full of stormy clouds, "Xinlan, do you know? I was planning to let him go if you could endure for ten days, ten days without mentioning his name, I would have released him. But it’s only been seven days, and you couldn’t help yourself. Since you’ve broken the game rules, naturally I don’t need to be considerate anymore. I will do whatever I want."

"Rong Shaoze, don’t be unreasonable! How was I supposed to know your game rules? You never told me!" Lin Xinlan shouted anxiously.

The man smiled faintly, arrogant as he said, "As long as I set the game rules, that’s enough, I don’t need to tell anyone."

His attitude, truly, was too condescending.

"You, don’t go too far!" Lin Xinlan clenched her fists, eyes blazing with barely suppressed fury.

Seeing his face darken, she hurriedly controlled her temper and spoke in a more pleasant tone: