Seeing her tense expression, Xie Jingrun felt a headache coming on and said to Xiao Tao and the others standing nearby, "Get out!"
Xiao Tao glanced at Rong Qingqing with concern, hesitated for a moment, and then led the palace servants out.
"Stop fooling around, hmm?" With no one else in the hall, Xie Jingrun finally took Rong Qingqing's hand again, his voice softening, as if he was at a loss with her.
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing felt a surge of annoyance; his words seemed to imply that she was being unreasonable.
Thinking of this, she felt a surge of discomfort. She sneered and said in a sharp tone, "Do you think I'm making a scene?" She was upset, and wasn't she allowed to ask a few more questions? But his attitude made her very unhappy.
Xie Jingrun frowned upon seeing her strong reaction.
Seeing his silence, Rong Qingqing felt a surge of anger, abruptly stood up, and walked out.
Xie Jingrun narrowed his eyes, reached out and pulled her back, and said in a deep voice, "What exactly are you unhappy about?"
Rong Qingqing struggled a few times but couldn't break free from his grip. She turned around and sneered, "Don't you know why I'm unhappy?"
Xie Jingrun was taken aback, then frowned and said, "I've said it before, you alone are enough. There will be no one else in the harem. Don't you understand?"
Rong Qingqing was somewhat stunned upon hearing this.
She naturally remembered what he had said, but no sooner had he finished speaking than he left Huayin in the palace, simply because Old Madam Hua had mentioned Old Master Hua.
She felt uncertain and somewhat lost.
Because Mr. Hua had a huge influence on Xie Jingrun.
She feared that one day Xie Jingrun would eventually give in and bring Huayin into the palace.
Even though he didn't like her, she still felt uncomfortable.
Xie Jingrun saw that she had quieted down, but her little face still clearly showed confusion.
Seeing this, his heart sank. With a slight pull, he drew her into his arms and hugged her, explaining softly, "It's just Hua Yin. You don't need to care about her at all. It's just that she suddenly fainted, and I couldn't ignore it."
Rong Qingqing looked up at him and couldn't help but say, "She fainted in front of you today, but what if she tries to kill herself tomorrow? Wouldn't you be able to bear it?"
Xie Jingrun tightened his arms around her waist, "I don't really care whether she lives or dies."
Rong Qingqing nodded, "I know you care about Old Master Hua, and for his sake, you can't possibly ignore her."
Hearing this, Xie Jingrun said with some helplessness, "In short, I won't let her get in your way."
Rong Qingqing pursed her lips and looked at him for a while, then suddenly asked, "Will you still arrange a marriage for her?"
"Given her strong reaction today, let's wait a while before bringing it up again," Xie Jingrun said hesitantly.
Rong Qingqing glanced at him, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
Xie Jingrun frowned and reached out to rub the corner of her mouth. "I don't like you smiling like that."
Rong Qingqing pushed his hand away, turned her head away, and after a long while, said, "Xie Jingrun, have you noticed that you always compromise when it comes to Old Master Hua?"
Xie Jingrun remained silent for a moment before saying, "My maternal grandfather was kind to me in raising me."
"But over the years, you've taken great care of the Hua family, and you've already repaid that debt of gratitude long ago," Rong Qingqing said helplessly. "Yet Old Madam Hua always uses Old Master Hua to control you. Don't you feel uncomfortable? There are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude, but they clearly want to use this debt to bind you. If they threaten to kill themselves and force you to marry Hua Yin, will you agree?"
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