Chapter 115 Going to great lengths to humiliate her
Du Ruoxia recalled the words she heard when she entered the door: "I only want to call him Grandpa Yang forever." So that's what it meant.
The girl kept her head down. Du Ruoxia looked at her jet-black hair and fair skin. She was truly a beauty. In the past, someone like her would have been a favorite in the palace!
Du Ruoxia kept observing the girl; her hesitant, tearful appearance was truly endearing.
Du Ruoxia's gaze fell on the girl, who was wearing a snow-white dress and looked truly ethereal.
"Who said it's an actor? Do I, Yang Zeyan, need to find actors? What a joke!" Yang Zeyan said coldly.
The girl trembled at Yang Zeyan's words. The man next to her put his hand on the girl's shoulder to comfort her, and another man also leaned over.
Du Ruoxia then looked at the three men. They were more handsome than Peng Guobin, but that was all they were good-looking about; they paled in comparison to the woman.
Du Ruoxia imagined, could this be the role of a pampered younger sister who was born with a good life?
"Yang Zeyan, you know perfectly well that my sister has been waiting for you to marry her? What do you mean by this!" One of the men stood up angrily, pointing at Yang Zeyan.
Du Ruoxia grabbed Yang Zeyan's hand. Was this a situation where she was being forced into marriage?
She didn't know what Yang Zeyan's attitude was towards this woman, and whether his claim that he had coveted her from the beginning was genuine.
Du Ruoxia couldn't use her status as Mrs. Yang to refute this family. She couldn't interfere with things that happened before she appeared, since she and Yang Zeyan hadn't actually developed a relationship yet.
"Wait for me to marry her? Is your sister unwanted, and you expect me to pick her up? When did I, Yang Zeyan, ever say I was going to marry her?"
"When did I ever agree to this marriage? Wasn't it all your doing, pushing me to come here all along?"
"You come every single day, you come every single day, I'm getting annoyed even if you're not!"
Yang Zeyan retorted without any politeness, much to Du Ruoxia's surprise.
"You bastard, what are you saying!" Another loud male voice came from the entrance hall.
Everyone looked over and saw a handsome middle-aged man in military uniform walk in. He handed his hat to Grandpa Li.
"Old Yang, you're back!" The crew-cut man walked over and shook the man's hand as if he had seen a savior.
Yang Zeyan remained silent, but tightened his grip on Du Ruoxia's hand, and Du Ruoxia returned his smile.
"Old Yang, look at what happened today, my Rou'er is really..." The crew-cut man lowered his head and sighed repeatedly.
"What happened to Rou'er? Who wronged her? I'll skin him alive and make her lose her temper!" the man said coldly, walking over as he did so.
Seeing Du Ruoxia next to Yang Zeyan, his expression turned cold as he scrutinized their clasped hands, then frowned.
"Uncle Yang."
"Uncle Yang."
"Uncle Yang."
"Uncle Yang."
The siblings all shouted out, but Rou'er's voice was filled with a wronged sob.
Du Ruoxia also confirmed that this man was Yang Zeyan's father, and his position was obviously not low, which was a little different from what she had initially thought.
At first, Wang Hu gave her the impression that the Yang family was in trouble and that everyone would avoid them, but she never expected it to be like this.
Du Ruoxia was still consuming these things when the man walked up to her and spoke.
"I remember you, you saved me that day."
Du Ruoxia initially thought this person was speaking out of gratitude, but the next second—
“One thing at a time. I’m very grateful that you saved my life, but I can’t let my son be sacrificed for it. Comrade, could you please step outside for a moment? My family and I have something to discuss.”
Du Ruoxia snapped out of her daze, and after confirming that the other person was talking to her, her attitude turned cold.
"You mean you want me to leave this house?" Du Ruoxia's cold voice rang out.
The man was momentarily stunned, then looked up at Du Ruoxia's face and froze.
"Old Yang, Old Yang," the crew-cut man called out, interrupting his thoughts.
The man snapped out of his daze and nodded to Du Ruoxia, "Yes, could you please step out for a moment?"
Du Ruoxia nodded lightly, released Yang Zeyan's hand, and prepared to walk out.
But Yang Zeyan held on tightly, saying, "If she leaves, I'll leave too!"
Du Ruoxia was pulled back. The situation in the Yang family was a bit complicated. The old lady wanted a granddaughter-in-law for Xiaxia, and the elders had already decided on a candidate. Yang Zeyan refused, and she seemed to be the one who would become cannon fodder.
"You scoundrel, how long do you intend to keep this up!" the man berated Yang Zeyan.
Du Ruoxia lost her patience and abruptly broke free from Yang Zeyan's grasp. She said coldly, "Since your family can't accept it, I don't need to put up with this cold treatment here. I'm leaving!"
She's not some tragic heroine, why should she take the path of grievance? Even without Yang Zeyan, her path wouldn't necessarily be that difficult. If she hadn't been in such dire straits back then, she wouldn't have needed to find Yang Zeyan.
"Don't go, give me two minutes, okay?" Yang Zeyan stopped Du Ruoxia and pleaded.
He clearly knew that Du Ruoxia's personality was different from other women. If she left today, he wouldn't know where to find a wife!
Du Ruoxia looked up at Yang Zeyan, and seeing his expression softened her heart a little. She silently nodded, "Okay!"
She walked out, no longer giving anyone a second glance.
"come over!"
As Du Ruoxia walked into the entrance hall, the man berated Yang Zeyan, his loud voice echoing throughout the lobby.
Du Ruoxia walked into the courtyard and saw Wang Hu, who was standing ramrod straight, as if guarding his post.
Du Ruoxia stepped over and said, "I've been kicked out. I'll take up two minutes of your time."
Wang Hu relaxed and looked at Du Ruoxia, waiting for her to continue.
"Are you the person the old man sent to test me?" Du Ruoxia's voice was indifferent, revealing nothing about the situation.
Wang Hu nodded slightly, his eyes filled with apology.
"No need for that. I thought you were a bodyguard and was even thinking of paying you a lot of money!"
"But it's good that someone else is paying, so I don't have to pay."
“The old man looked down on my background from the beginning. Why didn’t he stop me from the start? If he had stopped me from the beginning, things wouldn’t be like this today.”
Du Ruoxia stared at Wang Hu and asked a question she couldn't understand. Given the power of the Yang family, Yang Zeyan shouldn't be able to marry so easily.
"Is this just to humiliate me?" Du Ruoxia said self-deprecatingly, then added, "Wouldn't it be a bit much to go to such lengths?"
"No, the old man absolutely did not mean to humiliate you. He was giving Yang Tuan a chance, and also giving you a chance," Wang Hu explained nervously.
Du Ruoxia chewed on her words, "An opportunity? Give Yang Zeyan and me an opportunity?"
"Hehe, that really sounds a bit funny. Why would I, Du Ruoxia, need this opportunity?"
She lowered her head and shook her head, then smiled and looked at Wang Hu, "Could you please pass on a message to the old man for me?"
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