Noble Marriage
Chapter 664: Only Like Daddy, Is That Okay?

Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Only Like Daddy, Is That Okay?

She believed he heard everything and also believed he could understand why there was unhappiness between her and Rong Shaoze.

Sitting on the bed, Xiaocong looked at her and furrowed his brows, tentatively asking, "Mom, don’t you love Dad anymore?"

As expected, he knew everything.

Lin Xinlan hugged him and softly said, "Mom certainly loves Dad, it’s just that some things, you’re too young to understand. When you grow up, you’ll understand."

"Mom, you always say I’m still small and don’t understand anything. But I do understand, I know you love Dad, but you also like Uncle Qiao, right? Mom, Xiaocong only knows that if you like Dad, you can’t like Uncle Qiao. Just like Xiaocong, who likes you and Dad, won’t like other uncles and aunts."

Lin Xinlan’s expression briefly stalled, and she looked down, not knowing what to say.

"Xiaocong, do you really like Dad?"

"Of course, the people Xiaocong loves most are Mom and Dad. Mom, can you just like Dad too, please? I... don’t want to see Dad unhappy."

"Give Mom a little time, okay? Mom will handle this matter well."

Xiaocong nodded happily, saying, "Then Mom has to handle it quickly."

"Mm." Lin Xinlan smiled faintly.

When it was time for dinner, Rong Shaoze didn’t come back to eat.

At the dining table, Rong’s mother’s face looked very displeased. She didn’t speak a word to Lin Xinlan, didn’t even glance at her.

Lin Xinlan acted very normally, not minding her deliberate coldness at all.

Xiaocong was very clever, knowing that Grandma didn’t like Mom, so he kept trying to please Grandma, hoping she would be kinder to Mom because he was smart and sensible.

After dinner, Lin Xinlan helped Xiaocong with his homework for a while, then went to watch him practice martial arts.

Xiaocong practiced with great dedication, repeating even a simple basic movement until it was very proficient and perfect.

He was passionate about martial arts, practicing for two hours straight without showing signs of fatigue.

Lin Xinlan, worried his body couldn’t handle it, hurried him to take a bath and go to bed.

After Xiaocong fell asleep, she returned to her bedroom, just sitting on the bed, lost in thought as time ticked by, Rong Shaoze still hadn’t returned.

In the end, she couldn’t resist and dialed his number.

The call connected, but no one answered.

If he didn’t pick up, she would keep calling.

After ringing three times, Rong Shaoze finally answered the call.

The moment the call connected, both parties fell silent, not speaking.

Lin Xinlan was the first to break the silence, asking him softly, "Where are you?"

"Is there something you need?" the man asked in a low, even tone, emotion indiscernible in his voice.

"It’s very late, when are you coming back?" Lin Xinlan asked softly.

There was a pause on the other end before the reply came, indifferent, "I’ll be back soon."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Lin Xinlan felt very uncomfortable. In just one day, they had already become so estranged.

She knew it was her own doing, but if not this way, how else could it be done?

In the future, her appearance, not to mention something he couldn’t bear, even she couldn’t bear to look at herself.

Such a version of herself... wasn’t that practically indistinguishable from a monster?

After taking a bath, Lin Xinlan lay in bed waiting for Rong Shaoze to return. He had said he’d be back soon, but it was very late and he still hadn’t returned.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Lin Xinlan drifted off to sleep in a daze.

In her dream, she saw herself, hair turned white with age, having become a curious old woman.