Noble Marriage
Chapter 549: All Debts to Her Have Been Repaid

Chapter 549: Chapter 549: All Debts to Her Have Been Repaid

He held Lin Xinlan’s hand and said indifferently, "She sought death because I rejected her. I didn’t want to save her initially, but when I thought about you and our child, I decided to play the good guy for once."

He recounted how Du Ruoxin had messaged him and how he had gone to the seaside villa.

Lin Xinlan listened, her brows slightly furrowed.

She hadn’t expected Du Ruoxin to be so foolish.

Just because Rong Shaoze didn’t love her and had rejected her, she sought death. Such a woman, if not a fool, then what?

Thinking about Rong Shaoze risking his life to save her, possibly being swept away by the waves at any moment, Xinlan felt a retrospective fear.

It wouldn’t matter if she died, but it would be unacceptable if she implicated Rong Shaoze.

Lin Xinlan couldn’t help but lean against Rong Shaoze’s chest, gently wrapping her arms around his waist, and declared resolutely,

"Shaoze, from now on, don’t bother with her matters. Whatever happens to her, let it be. It’s no concern of ours. You’ve already saved her life; we don’t owe her anything now."

The man suddenly grabbed her shoulders, pushed her body back a bit, and gazed at her scrutinizingly.

Lin Xinlan said, perplexed, "What’s wrong? Did I say something inappropriate? Is it that my words were too cold-hearted...?"

She had just spoken without giving it much thought.

What if Rong Shaoze couldn’t ignore Du Ruoxin’s life or death?

While Lin Xinlan was feeling anxious and unsettled, Rong Shaoze smiled with relief and said, "Xinlan, I’m glad you think this way. I was afraid you were too kind, to the point of burdening yourself."

Lin Xinlan understood his meaning.

She pursed her lips and smiled, "I’m no saint; I am not that great and selfless. What becomes of Du Ruoxin’s life is her own choice. If she chooses death, that’s her business, not ours anymore."

Rong Shaoze had already saved her life; if she treasured it, she would live it well.

Her love for Rong Shaoze was her affair; they had paid back whatever they owed her.

So if she sought death again, it was no longer their concern.

Rong Shaoze’s eyes sparkled as he slightly raised his thin lips, "That’s what you said, and from now on, you are not allowed to feel guilty or uneasy about her, understand?"

"I understand; I won’t anymore," Lin Xinlan replied with a slight smile.

The man hugged her into his arms and said contentedly, "Rest against me for a while. After you finish your IV, we will go home."

"Okay."

Xiaocong didn’t disturb his great-grandfather’s rest; he quietly sat in the living room waiting for his parents to come home.

But his mind kept replaying the scene where the female ghost suddenly turned around and screamed.

He shivered slightly and quickly closed his eyes, trying to shake off the unpleasant images from his mind.

However, the eerie sound of the wind and rain outside, along with the thunder, increased the atmosphere of horror, and he couldn’t shake off that scene.

Even though his father had shown him some scary pictures, when he actually watched a ghost movie, he was still terrified.

Ever since his eyes could see, he had been trying hard to adapt to this world.

Everyone was worried he wouldn’t adapt, so in order not to worry them, he actively and optimistically adjusted to everything.

But his young mind had absorbed too much in a short time.

When he slept at night, he would dream.

And in his dreams, there were all sorts of strange, terrifying things.

He dared not tell anyone, thinking that as he grew older, he could adapt to everything more.

But today’s ghost movie had stirred up the lingering fears and anxieties within him, causing all the bizarre images that had ever crossed his mind to replay in his head.