Auston watched as everyone apologized to Ruan Tang one by one, and then his expression eased a little. He only glanced grimly at those who had not yet apologized.
Young Master Fedia assessed the situation and immediately stepped forward, saying, "I'm sorry, Madam. It's all my fault that I didn't discipline my brother well. I want to apologize to you on behalf of my brother and myself..."
He looked at Ruan Tang, hoping that Ruan Tang could give him a way out.
Unexpectedly, before Ruan Tang could speak, Auston interrupted coldly: "No need, young master, my wife just said that you did nothing wrong and don't need to apologize."
Young Master Fedia's face suddenly froze, unsure of what Auston meant.
Austin's eyes had already moved on to the next person.
Ruan Xi felt cold all over when his terrifying eyes swept over her. She rolled and crawled to Ruan Tang's side, crying and apologizing in a trembling voice: "Brother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I couldn't stop Owen. It's all my fault..."
At this moment, he didn't care why this villain didn't kill Ruan Tang, but instead showed him more favor... He was so scared that he almost peed his pants.
The person he fears most in this world is this moody, murderous, perverted villain.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Tang were too lazy to even respond to her. She just felt that his apology was more annoying than no apology. He only glanced at Owen who was tortured by Auston, walked to Auston and whispered, "My lord, it's getting late, I'm a little tired, let's go back first."
After what has happened, he no longer wants Irving's apology.
Auston looked at Ruan Tang deeply, and without saying anything, he loosened his mental suppression on Owen and responded softly, "Yeah."
No one expected that Ruan Tang's words could actually change Austin's decision and make Austin obey him so obediently. He looked at Ruan Tang with more and more surprise.
Although Auston is a madman, he is also a madman with high power and extraordinary strength...
Now Ruan Tang has not only become his nominal partner, but is also valued by him. It seems that they have to be more cautious in their attitude towards Ruan Tang in the future, as the minds of all onlookers are unpredictable.
Young Master Ferdia also breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Owen got rid of Auston's mental torture, this frail dandy collapsed to the ground, covered in cold sweat, unable to even get up.
Seeing that he was still in shock, Prince Fedia stepped forward and pushed him, reminding him: "Fool, why don't you apologize to the Duchess..."
Owen finally came to his senses, looking at Auston who was already hostile to him, a chill ran through his heart, and he regretted it deeply.
Although no one knew why this madman would fall in love with Ruan Tang, a black-hearted lotus, everyone in the empire knew that this madman was one of the seven dukes of the empire and one of the most unoffensive people in the empire. Even his father would be afraid of this madman...
His deeds further prove how terrifying and terrifying he is. Those who offend him never have a good ending.
It would have been fine if he didn't value Ruan Tang before, but now he publicly acknowledged that Ruan Tang was his Duchess and wanted to protect him. Having just humiliated Ruan Tang in such a way, it would be impossible for him not to apologize now.
Thinking of this, Owen immediately suppressed the hidden hatred in his heart, listened to his brother's words, and crawled to Austin, and apologized in a trembling voice: "Dear Sir Austin, I'm sorry, I..."
"No need, Master Ferdia, I don't deserve your apology." But before he could finish his words, Austin interrupted him with a gloomy tone and said with a smile: "If apologies are useful, what is the need for the laws of the empire? Don't you think so?"
It was a plain and gentle voice, but when it came out of Auston's mouth it sounded like the roar of a ghost from hell.
Since Ruan Tang asked him to apologize just now and he refused, then he doesn't need to apologize now...
Owen froze, feeling cold all over: "Oh, Sir Austin..."
"I think I must teach you on behalf of your father that there is a price to pay for being rude." Auston did not accept his apology. He just left these words in a grim tone, and then pushed the wheelchair and took Ruan Tang away without hesitation.
Only a terrifying back was left to everyone.
Owen finally got up from the ground after a long while. His face was pale and he asked in a trembling voice, "He doesn't accept my apology. What does he mean by that? My father is Duke Fedia. He won't do anything to me, right?"
"He wouldn't, would he? Brother." He looked at his brother uncertainly.
Young Master Ferdia shook off his hand. He was not sure how Auston would deal with Owen, and said unhappily, "How should I know? I asked you to apologize but you didn't. Now... you've made a big deal out of it, and it will cause trouble for the family!"
After he finished speaking, he shook Owen off and left, intending to report the matter to his father...
"Will he not?" Owen looked at his back and asked everyone repeatedly, as if asking for a clear answer from everyone.
But everyone looked at Austin's rage, but no one spoke, and no one could give him an answer.
Normally, even if they were both dukes, if the other duke's son was a little rude and was taught a lesson, he would not be punished, but Auston was different...
This person is a famous madman in the entire empire...
He is also a madman who does whatever he wants and holds a high position of power.
No one knows what he will do after offending him...
As for Ruan Tang, all of them must refresh their judgment of his status. At present, he is absolutely the apple of Austin's eye.
No matter how he did it, his ability was to make this madman obey him in everything.
"Ding! Remind the host, failed to slap Ruan Tang in the face, failed to obtain the halo! Currently, Ruan Tang's reputation value is 30, the host's energy is -60, and the host's average halo value is 40. If the host's halo value is lower than 60, there will be a risk of golden fingers and halo shattering. Please find a way to replenish the halo value as soon as possible within three days! Otherwise, the golden fingers will gradually become ineffective!"
As Ruan Tang's status in everyone's eyes improved, the system's inhumane warning prompt sound rang in Ruan Xi's mind, and Ruan Xi's face suddenly turned pale.
He didn't know why the villain who originally wanted to kill Ruan Tang actually seemed to fall in love with him...
He didn't even know why his plan had turned out to be a failure. He failed to steal Ruan Tang's halo and lost so much system energy.
"What should I do? How can I make up for my halo value?" But he only knew that he must not lose his golden finger, and must not let his protagonist halo be broken, otherwise he will be left with nothing.
He anxiously asked the system in his mind.
"According to the detection, Ruan Tang has a new admirer who is in a high position and power, which has improved his status and position. As long as the host can snatch this admirer away, your aura value will naturally be replenished." The mechanized voice of the system sounded in Ruan Xi's mind.
Ruan Xi immediately asked, "What do you mean? When did Ruan Tang have a new admirer who is in a high position and powerful? Who is that person?"
"It's the villain, Duke Austin."
When Ruan Xi heard this answer, her face suddenly turned extremely pale.
It turned out to be that perverted villain...
With the help of the system, he could snatch away Ruan Tang's admirers before, but how could he snatch away Ruan Tang's admirer when facing the murderous, crazy and twisted villain he feared the most?
He didn't know what happened in the original story, and how the villain could fall in love with Ruan Tang...
He just felt that fate was too unfair to him. He had to work hard to get whatever he wanted, but Ruan Tang, relying on the halo of a protagonist, could easily get everything he wanted but couldn't get.
Even a pervert would fall in love with him.
Ruan Xi didn't know where to start, but he knew he had to grab it. He must not let his halo be shattered and return everything he had taken with great difficulty to Ruan Tang.
Absolutely not.
…
Ruan Tang and Austin got on the Duke's Mansion's hovercraft together. The two looked at each other in silence for a long while.
Ruan Tang stared at the masked man sitting in a wheelchair for a long while, hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and suddenly said, "Sir, thank you. I really didn't expect you to come here today, and I didn't expect you to stand up for me. Really, thank you very much..."
The longer Ruan Tang spent with Austin, he had to admit that he found that this Duke Bluebeard, who was like a devil in the eyes of others, was actually very good to him.
From childhood to adulthood, he has suffered countless difficulties, but he has endured them all silently, and no one has ever stood up for him.
Having someone appear in time at the critical moment to support and protect him has always been a privilege for Ruan Xi.
And he has always been that vicious villain...
Her husband, Duke of Austin, was the first person Ruan Tang had ever met in her life who was willing to stand up for her.
Although he didn't show it on his face just now, the moment Auston suddenly stood up to protect him, Ruan Tang really felt that he was pushing the wheelchair like a god descending in front of him...
Ruan Tang felt deeply about this.
Even looking at this Alpha, whose true face he had never seen before, felt a little different.
"It's nothing, don't think too much!" When Auston heard this, his cheeks under the mask were slightly hot, but he sneered softly: "You are my wife now. Those people humiliating you are slapping me in the face."
"I'm not trying to stand up for you..." He refused to admit that he came here on purpose to rescue this troublesome Omega.
Ruan Tang heard this, still smiling: "No matter what, I have to thank you... I am very touched..."
He never cares what others say, he only cares about what others do.
Regardless of whether Austin really felt that his humiliation brought shame to the Duke's Mansion and therefore stood up for him and defended him, the fact is that he gave himself enough face and respect.
Ruan Tang felt that she should be grateful.
"It's nothing, just a small matter." Austin stopped looking at Ruan Tang awkwardly, but sneered: "You are too weak to be bullied. You are simply embarrassing our Duke's Mansion outside... It's fine that you don't have the ability to bully others back when they bully you, but you don't even know how to bully them back when I support you. You even plead for them when you see them being bullied... You are just a coward!"
He stared at Ruan Tang and ordered, "Next time I see you like this, I will punish you. This is really too embarrassing."
"...I really don't know where I am weak and can be bullied? Please enlighten me, sir." Ruan Tang was stunned. Thinking back to how he was provoked by Owen today and how he slapped Owen in the face and forced him to apologize, he didn't know where he gave Auston the illusion that he was weak and could be bullied, and that he was unable to bully back.
You know, Owen is a duke who has a father to protect him. Before Auston showed up, he was actually unsure whether anyone would support him, the duchess...
He already thinks he's great enough, okay?
Sure enough, this madman's thinking logic is different from that of normal people.
"In my opinion, when you were humiliated, no one stood up to speak for you. They just watched coldly and some even laughed. They looked down on you and bullied you." Auston looked at Ruan Tang's expression and immediately understood what he meant. He said as a matter of course: "I stood up to support you. It would be fine if you didn't take the opportunity to humiliate them and gloat over their misfortune, but you also begged for mercy on their behalf. If this isn't weakness, what else can you say?"
If he encountered the same thing, and no one was there to speak up for him or beat up those who were in his way, then he would not let anyone go, from the mastermind to the accomplice, if he had the chance.
He will never just hold onto those who provoke him, but will also punish those who stand by and look down on him.
Therefore, in his opinion, Ruan Tang was too weak.
Ruan Tang didn't expect that he would have such logic, and was speechless: "..."
"I'm not weak, but I think that before you are absolutely sure that you can kill someone with one blow and make him unable to get up again, there is no need to offend him too much. Otherwise, there will be trouble in the end." After a long while, Ruan Tang suddenly spoke: "Especially since they are all powerful people. Since you don't plan to kill them all, you can't push them too much and humiliate others excessively."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
