Chapter 386
Rong Ying's breath hitched, all her expressions froze on her face, and her mind went blank for a moment.
If the pain of discovering that Rongrong was indeed her sister and that all her plans had fallen apart was already painful, then the pain of her older brother knowing her thoughts was a hundred times greater.
Because she understood that if her older brother knew her secret, she would lose everything—her family's love, wealth, and glory. Perhaps she would end up in the same situation as in her previous life.
She was abandoned by everyone and married a lowly office worker.
Rong Ying slowly backed away, trembling all over; her world was collapsing.
Rong Cheng's usually gentle eyes turned icy cold. "What he just said is all true? You deliberately let Rong Rong be kidnapped, deliberately pretended to have a stress reaction, just so that we would abandon Rong Rong?"
"No! No!" Rong Ying shook her head vigorously, repeating these three words over and over again, without offering any further explanation.
Rong Cheng clenched his fists tightly, looking at Rong Ying with hatred. He hated that his beloved sister was so vicious, and he hated himself and his parents even more for abandoning Rong Rong so heartlessly for such a sister.
Rong Rong is so good, so obedient, how could he bear to do this to her? How could he hurt her like this?
Rong Cheng's heart was bleeding. He kept his mouth tightly shut, not daring to speak. He could already feel the blood filling his throat, and he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would spit out a mouthful of blood.
He didn't even dare to look at Rong Rong, even though Rong Rong's presence was so strong, and even though he really, really wanted to see Rong Rong.
In fact, Rong Cheng had already met Quan Yu and Rong Rong yesterday. The two were about to get engaged, and he had come specifically to pick up Grandma Liu to attend their engagement banquet.
Encountering Rong Cheng and Rong Ying was purely accidental. After a moment's thought, Quan Yu understood why Rong Ying had come here.
Therefore, Quan Yu approached Rong Cheng alone and made a bet with him, with the aim of exposing Rong Ying's true colors.
To determine whether Rong Ying was truly reborn, and whether she really orchestrated Rong Rong's abduction and then feigned mental illness.
The result was exactly what Rong Cheng had just seen.
He could hardly believe what he was seeing. Both the fact that he had been reborn and Rong Ying's true colors felt so unreal, like a dream.
It's not worth it! It's so not worth it at all! Just for someone like that, he abandoned Rong Rong and lost Rong Rong. It's really not worth it!
Rong Cheng smiled bitterly, his heart filled with deep regret.
He dared not imagine what Rong Rong would feel after she was rescued from Yangchang Village and brought back to Shanghai, only to hear that her parents had already announced that she had died of illness.
It must have been very painful and sad, right?
She was only 6 years old then, so young, at a time when she needed her parents and relatives.
And what did they do?
Thank goodness! Thank goodness the powerful family took her in! Thank goodness the powerful family doted on her!
Unbeknownst to him, Rong Cheng's face was already covered in tears.
"No! No way! Brother, don't believe it! How could there be rebirth in this world? Do you think this is some kind of novel or movie? It's all fake!"
Rong Ying finally regained some of her composure and began to loudly refute.
"How could I possibly know that human traffickers were coming? I was only 5 years old at the time, what would I know?"
I grew up in Rongjia's family, with my brother and nanny every day. How could I possibly have had the opportunity to come into contact with human traffickers?
The more she talked, the more convinced she became of herself. The panic and fear on Rong Ying's face vanished, and she became much more excited.
However, no matter how much she said, Rong Cheng remained coldly watching her.
"You've never been one to lie," Rong Cheng said calmly. "The biggest lie you've ever told was about your depression and stress response, wasn't it?"
Rong Cheng chuckled self-deprecatingly. After the initial tension and worry, did he really not realize that Rong Ying was faking her illness?
Actually, he had a feeling about it, but he just thought Rong Ying was making a fuss about buying ice cream for him, and felt guilty for causing Rong Rong to be kidnapped.
He thought Rong Ying was afraid of being blamed by her parents and brothers.
He thought that he had already lost one of his sisters, and this remaining one could not be lost either.
Therefore, he tolerated the other party's little tricks, thinking that Rong Rong wouldn't be so easy to find, and that even if she were found, they would still be a loving family.
But why did he agree to his parents' announcement that Rong Rong had died of illness?
And how could she not have imagined how heartbroken and sad she would be if Rong Rong came back and found out that she had died of illness?
It's not Rong Rong's fault for not wanting to go home; it's their fault!
Rong Cheng looked up at the sky to stop his tears from flowing. After a while, he lowered his head and looked coldly at Rong Ying, saying, "You have disappointed me greatly!"
This statement not only refers to Rong Ying, but also to himself.
Rong Ying trembled all over, as if a hand had gripped her throat, and she could no longer utter a single word.
She realized that Rong Cheng's gaze towards her at this moment was just as cold as it had been during the last two years before her death in her previous life.
It was as if the current Rong Cheng and the Rong Cheng of the previous life had merged together.
At that moment, she clearly realized that she would suffer the same fate as in her previous life.
"Ah!" Rong Ying screamed and turned to run away.
Quan Yu turned his head to look at Rong Ying's back, revealing a meaningful smile.
Rong Ying would soon realize that her fate in her previous life wasn't so terrible after all...
Only after seeing that the person had run far away did Rong Cheng turn around. He finally mustered up the courage to look at Rong Rong, his eyes filled with guilt.
He opened his mouth several times to call Rong Rong's name, to say something, but he couldn't make a sound.
"Brother!" Rong Rong called out first.
Rong Cheng's eyes lit up, only to see Rong Rong holding Quan Yu's arm, looking up and laughing, "Let's go inside with Grandma!"
Rong Cheng lowered his gaze, realizing that the "brother" wasn't being addressed to him.
Deep down, I felt a profound sense of loss and pain, along with self-mockery.
Come to think of it, how could Rong Rong possibly call him brother? He doesn't deserve it!
Rong Cheng lowered his head, and he felt Rong Rong and Quan Yu pass by him.
Then came the sound of the door closing.
At that moment, it felt as if he were the only person left in the entire world.
......
Rong Cheng was thoroughly enraged by Rong Ying.
Rong Ying did not return to the village chief's house for the next few days.
Instead of looking for anyone, Rong Cheng strolled around the village, secretly keeping an eye on Rong Rong.
Rong Cheng felt a great sense of satisfaction whenever he saw Rong Rong.
This is his sister, this precious beauty is his own sister!
However, once Rong Rong is out of his sight, a huge sense of loss will overwhelm him.
He deliberately lost his sister!
Another week passed, and Rong Rong and Quan Yu had already left Yangchang Village with Grandma Liu.
Rong Cheng realized that he should leave as well, and then he was shocked to find that Rong Ying had never returned. He never saw Rong Ying again after that day.
Rong Cheng sensed that something was wrong.
Even though he hated Rong Ying, he wouldn't ignore her; he started looking for her.
They even gave the village chief a large sum of money, asking him to mobilize the entire village to help find the person.
Finally, Rong Cheng found Rong Ying at an old man's house.
At that time, Rong Ying was already somewhat delirious.
She lay naked and filthy on a dilapidated bed, muttering incoherently, "This isn't real."
Rong Cheng's eyes instantly reddened, and he took off his coat and covered Rong Ying with it.
After all, she is my own sister, the sister I have loved and cherished for so many years.
That very night, Rong Cheng took Rong Ying and left Yangchang Village. The old man who had hurt Rong Ying was also arrested by the police.
Rong Ying was imprisoned and tortured by the old man for a week.
It was such a coincidence that this old man was the same old bachelor who bought Rong Ying from Li the Cripple in his first life.
She was also the person who bought and tortured the original owner to death in the original timeline after Rong Ying's rebirth.
In her first life, Rong Ying escaped the clutches of an old bachelor.
In this life, after many twists and turns, Rong Ying once again fell into the clutches of the other party.
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