Noble Marriage
Chapter 557: Release My Son

Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Release My Son

Xiaocong looked into his eyes, bit his lip, and then shook his head firmly, "Not scared."

"Answer me loudly."

"Not scared!" When he shouted it out, he found he really wasn’t scared anymore.

Rong Shaoze nodded with satisfaction, "Good, indeed worthy of being my son, you’ve got guts!"

"Du Ruoxin, my son is not afraid at all of you killing him. What else do you have to threaten me with?"

Du Ruoxin was stunned, a flash of madness and determination crossing her eyes.

"Think I don’t dare to kill him? Right now, I’ll kill him in front of you, and you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!"

She raised the knife, about to stab Xiaocong.

Rong Shaoze’s expression turned grim, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"Stop!" Suddenly a loud shout rang out, stopping Du Ruoxin’s motion, as well as Rong Shaoze’s.

Lin Xinlan stumbled in, her face pale as she looked at Xiaocong.

Such a small child, being threatened with a knife—he must be very scared, very frightened...

Lin Xinlan’s heart clenched tightly in pain, as if someone was relentlessly stabbing her with a knife.

"Du Ruoxin, the person you hate is me. Spare my son, do with me what you will!"

"Xinlan..." Rong Shaoze reached out to grab her, but she violently shook off his hand, yelling angrily.

"Don’t touch me!" The look in her eyes was cold and furious as she gazed at him.

"Rong Shaoze, are you even human? How could you provoke her to make a move on Xiaocong?! Xiaocong is your son; how could you stand by and watch him die?!"

Rong Shaoze took a deep breath, speaking softly, "Trust that I can handle it, okay?"

"How are you going to handle it?! By provoking her to attack Xiaocong?" she asked loudly.

Earlier, when she was outside, she had also thought he would save Xiaocong. But who would have guessed that he would actually provoke Du Ruoxin, prompting her to plan an attack on Xiaocong.

She couldn’t understand why he would do such a thing.

Could it be that he thought he could snatch the knife from her hand before Du Ruoxin could make a move?

Even if he could.

What if there was a mistake?

Wasn’t he afraid something would go wrong, that Xiaocong would get hurt?

How could he gamble with his son’s life?

Lin Xinlan turned her head away, obviously angry with him.

"Du Ruoxin, if you let go of my son, I’ll be the hostage. Killing him won’t be of any use—if you kill him, Rong Shaoze and I will still be together. Kill me instead, then I won’t be able to be with him!"

Rong Shaoze’s eyes widened in disbelief, a look of shock and pain crossing his face.

Were Lin Xinlan’s words sincere, or were they just pretense?

Whether they were sincere or not, they caused his heart to ache fiercely.

He angrily dragged her aside, saying coldly, "You shut up! If you say one more word, I’ll have someone drag you out!"

"Let go!" Lin Xinlan struggled with all her might, her voice choked, "If you’re not completely confident about saving Xiaocong, then step back! I’m willing to exchange my life for his, as long as he’s unharmed!"

The man clenched his fists tightly, completely enraged.

What did it mean that he wasn’t completely confident in saving Xiaocong, and what did it mean for her to exchange her life for Xiaocong’s?

Did she really want to die that much? Did she even realize that if the hostage were her, Du Ruoxin would surely show no mercy?

What if she got hurt?

Was she trying to drive him insane?!

"Don’t even think about it!" Rong Shaoze growled coldly, gripping her wrist tightly, almost crushing her bones.

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