Chapter 681 Using Both Kindness and Strictness
“Of course I remember,” Bo Jinyan replied coldly. “But Mr. Gong brought him here today, surely it’s not just to have me testify against him?”
If it were really that simple, he wouldn't be Gong Lian.
With such deep scheming and tactics, he probably wanted to play the hero in front of Sang Ruo and deliberately put on a show for him.
Want him to back down? It's not that simple.
Upon hearing this, Gong Lian smiled faintly and did not deny it: "That's right, Young Master Bo really understands me. I brought him here today because I promised Sang Ruo that I would find the murderer who caused your blindness and hand him over to her."
"Now that I've brought him here," Gong Lian said, pausing before his gaze suddenly fell on her. "Sang Ruo, what do you intend to do with him?"
He would do as she asked without hesitation.
It depends on how she wants to handle it.
Sang Ruo didn't answer him, but turned to look at Bo Jinyan: "Ayan, what do you want to do?"
To be honest, in her mind, it was a matter of tit for tat, to make her uncle blind as well, so that she could be worthy of the suffering Ayan had endured all this time.
If it weren't for his uncle, how could Ayan have become like this today?
The culprit behind all of this is my uncle!
“Mr. Gong is asking you, not me.” Bo Jinyan didn’t want to say these things in front of Gong Lian: “Do whatever you want, follow your heart.”
He never forces anyone to do anything and has always respected her choices.
Should we follow her heart's desire?
Upon hearing this, Sang Ruo's smiling face instantly darkened, and she said coldly, "In my opinion, it would be best to let my uncle also experience what it feels like to be blinded by a falling object."
Should we make him blind too?
Upon hearing this, Sang Yuan's legs went weak with fear: "Xiao Ruo, you can't do this to me! I'm your uncle, we're family! How can you let an outsider hurt me like this? You should be protecting me!"
Shouldn't a family love and care for each other?
Why is Sang Ruo so different?
"Protect you?" Upon noticing this phrase, Sang Ruo couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Uncle, do you have some misunderstanding about me? I've always respected your family, but how have you and Aunt treated me since I went to jail?"
"You stole the house my grandfather left me, and you've repeatedly plotted against me! Now you've even caused Ayan to go blind and is still lying in a hospital bed receiving treatment! And you still expect me to protect you? What kind of joke is this?"
She's already being very kind by not letting anyone kill him outright; how dare he expect her to protect him?
What unrealistic dreams are you having?
Upon hearing this, Sang Yuan became somewhat angry: "Those were all things done by your aunt and Xiao Yun, it has nothing to do with me! I didn't ask them to do that!"
"Xiao Ruo, I finally found a job, and it wasn't intentional. Can't you be a little lenient and give me a break?"
Clearly, he still harbors expectations of Sang Ruo and is unable to see his own place in the world.
They thought that Sang Ruo was still the same weak and delicate Sang Ruo from before.
But Sang Ruo has changed: "I'm only letting you suffer the same pain as A Yan, which is already showing mercy. If Uncle is still not willing, I can let you experience what it means to wish you were dead."
Her tone was calm, as if she were stating something insignificant.
But it was precisely this calmness that made Sangyuan feel as if he were in an ice cellar, chilling him to the bone: "Xiao Ruo, when did you become like this?"
He had never seen Sang Ruo so ruthless.
The woman before me still has those familiar features, so why does she look like a complete stranger to me now?
"It's not that I wanted to be like this, you all forced me into this." Sang Ruo wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her Ayan: "You forced me into this situation!"
"Gong Lian, if you really want to help me, please do as I say. I believe that with your skills, you should be able to exceed expectations in completing the mission."
Gong Lian started out in the shady business; what kind of underhanded methods hasn't he seen?
Entrusting it to him is equivalent to entrusting it to a professional.
He's a master at tormenting people.
Seeing her trust in him, Gong Lian smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I won't let you down."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and gave one of his men a look: "Do as Miss Sang says, take her away!"
"yes."
Several men in black quickly escorted Sangyuan away.
Seeing that he was still there, Sang Ruo became somewhat impatient: "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Sang Ruo, I've taken care of the person for you, so what's your answer?" Gong Lian wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to her: "You wouldn't expect me to work for you for nothing, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Sang Ruo raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you asking me for payment?"
Gong Lian remained silent, which clearly meant he acquiesced.
“I can give you money, but that answer might not be what you want.” Sang Ruo understood his purpose and was even less likely to agree: “Because I hate it when people threaten me like this, using both carrot and stick!”
He wanted to use this to control her.
It's not that easy!
Bo Jinyan didn't say anything, just wanted to see his next move and also find out the purpose of his trip.
He may have really misunderstood Xiaoruo before. Even with Gong Lian acting like this, Xiaoruo still hasn't given in.
It seems that Fu Chenqing was right.
Indeed, Gong Lian used both soft and hard tactics, relentlessly pursuing her, while Xiao Ruo simply did what she was supposed to do.
The way he treated her before was actually the one who was petty.
He should believe her.
Gong Lian seemed to have known her answer all along, and wasn't angry. He simply said calmly, "You know, I'm not short of money. But since you're unwilling, I won't force you. As long as you can see my feelings for you, that's enough."
Sang Ruo is very guarded, and it's not something that can be changed by doing a few things.
The approach of using both kindness and severity has not worked; it seems he needs to think of another way.
After leaving those words, Gong Lian turned and left.
In the blink of an eye, only Bo Jinyan and Sang Ruo remained in the VIP ward, and the atmosphere seemed to have returned to its previous tranquility.
"Xiao Ruo, how long has Gong Lian been treating you like this?" Bo Jinyan suddenly asked.
Sang Ruo was a little annoyed by Gong Lian's nagging: "It's been a while, almost a month."
"So what do you think?"
“What can I think? Of course I’ll reject him!” But Sang Ruo felt that her rejection was ineffective: “But my rejections were never very effective, or rather, he simply didn’t take my rejections seriously.”
She also thought Gong Lian was a rather strange person.
She rejected him time and time again, but Gong Lian didn't seem angry. When he saw her protecting A Yan, he would only show a little displeasure, and then help her solve all the problems like a friend.
You can't see his true emotions at all.
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