Chapter 167 Let Strength Speak
Seeing their solemn expressions, Ruan Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as she lacks morals, no one can morally blackmail her.
Her gaze swept over the five men, who were like mute people eating bitter herbs, unable to express their suffering, and she prepared to take Lin Han's hand and make a quick getaway.
"Ruan Yi, how can I know if you truly love me?" The one who asked was Fu Wang.
The girl, who was about to leave, froze, and her tantrum and attempt to escape vanished almost instantly. Instead, she asked the very question she had no right to criticize.
She never intended to include Fu Wang in her previous scare tactics.
The bad man might not even have been affected yet, so why did Fu Wang, who was the least targeted, foolishly take it all in?
Seeing the tears welling up in the man's eyes, Ruan Yi opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
When Fu Wang first met her, he probably never imagined that he would later experience so many unfortunate things because he fell in love with a bad woman, and encounter so many abnormal competitors.
Ruan Yi subconsciously looked at Gu Zhi, only to see that his eyes lit up as soon as he sensed her gaze, forcing her to lower her eyes and quickly look away.
In his previous life, after she died, Gu Zhi did not hesitate for a moment to avenge her and then commit suicide for love. If that doesn't count...
Her boyfriend, who fell in love with her time and time again, was once a self-possessed, stable, almost indifferent gentleman, but eventually turned into a madman who couldn't control himself.
Or it could be a childhood sweetheart with whom you've spent every day, even if you've had a near-breakup argument, even if you know she has someone else in her life, you still pathologically want to keep her by your side.
He was once a freak who tried to create perfect works of art, but later became a madman who signed his own body and objectified himself as a plaything in order to gain pity.
If it's these overly distorted methods that make her hesitate...
What about Fu Wang, who has never done anything wrong?
She herself didn't take those silly escapist remarks seriously, but this idiot believed them.
The man was clearly dragged into this mess by her, and he should have blamed and resented her, but instead he just kept asking her, "What kind of love is true love?"
From the moment he entered, Fu Wang had been forcibly processing this fact, his chest feeling sore and swollen. Only now did he finally manage to speak in a hoarse voice.
“Ruan Yi, if you really feel burdened… then… then I…”
Fu Wang's helpless appearance made all her previous excuses for running away seem like sharp knives piercing those who were sincere.
Can't you even bring yourself to say a harsh word that might soften her heart?
Ruan Yi took a deep breath, and the panic and confusion in her heart were instantly replaced by a certain emotion.
Just when everyone thought she would be angered by Fu Wang's questioning, she grabbed the man's wrist.
"A normal person who truly cares about my thoughts wouldn't be so foolish as to believe excuses for escapism..."
"It can be considered so."
Before she could finish speaking, she glanced back at everyone, winked at Lin Han, grabbed Fu Wang who was still in a daze, and ran towards the door.
Ruan Yi felt several gazes that seemed to pierce her back, and the faint sound of footsteps following behind.
But at this moment, she couldn't care about anything else; all she wanted to do was take this fool, whom she had broken her heart, away from here.
The man's palms were burning hot from her grip, his mind went blank, and he subconsciously followed her steps, even his breathing became erratic.
Surprise burst forth like fireworks, instantly filling his chest. He laughed dumbly, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably, making him look extremely disheveled as he laughed and cried at the same time.
Fu Wang suddenly grabbed her hand, tightened his arms, wrapped his arms around her waist, and easily lifted her up.
"Ah!" Ruan Yi exclaimed in surprise as she landed steadily in his arms. His arms were strong and powerful, supporting her knees and hips, holding her firmly and securely. Even as they rushed out quickly, she didn't feel any weightlessness.
“Bad woman…” Fu Wang’s voice was choked with sobs, yet also tinged with barely concealed laughter, as tears fell onto Ruan Yi’s neck.
But the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and then she cautiously asked, "Since you've already chosen me, can I change my mind?"
Ruan Yi was somewhat confused, but she nodded nonetheless.
"Bad girlfriend, bad wife! You holding my hand makes you my wife... Now you're a bad wife!"
"Dream on. She can only be a girlfriend. Even promotions require a probationary period."
She couldn't help but kiss the man's nose.
Fu Wang was so captivated by the sweet scent in his arms and the softness at the tip of his nose that he felt dizzy.
"Am I dreaming? What if I wake up and find you're already married? Waaaaah..."
He lowered his head, his nose brushing against her cheek, eager to kiss her and feel the real touch.
Ruan Yi felt a little dizzy from the momentum of him carrying her as he ran, and gently wiped away the tears on his face.
"It's not a dream, and you're about to be targeted by those abnormal people. Aren't you scared?"
"I'm not scared at all," Fu Wang hummed, kissing her on the corner of her mouth, the kiss warm and moist.
"The female lead chose me, so I must have the protagonist's halo too. I survived two deaths, why would I be afraid of them?"
"I'm tough as nails!"
Hearing his self-comforting words, and seeing the tears still wet in his eyes and the corners of his mouth that couldn't be stopped from turning up, Ruan Yi felt like crying and laughing at the same time. "Where did this leading lady come from?"
"There is one bad female supporting character who has provoked a bunch of perverts."
Fu Wang paused, looked down at her intently, his gaze unusually serious.
"She's the female lead, my female lead."
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaned down and kissed her lips deeply.
After the girl left, the air inside the room became so stagnant that it was hard to breathe.
The moment Ruan Yi grabbed Fu Wang's hand and rushed out the door, the four men almost simultaneously sprang to their feet, as if breaking through their last shred of restraint. It was unclear whether they were chasing after Ruan Yi or killing the man she had chosen.
"Stop chasing! What's the point of you chasing after them now?" Lin Han shouted at the top of her lungs.
But these crazy people, blinded by jealousy and pain, wouldn't listen to any advice. In desperation, Lin Han shouted out all her might.
"If you chase after her and make things difficult for her, Ruan Yi will hate you to death and never speak to you again for the rest of her life."
"If you still want a wife, don't pursue her!"
These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over the heads of the men, who abruptly stopped in their tracks as they stepped out the door.
The violence in his chest was instantly replaced by panic, and when he turned around, there was still a trace of lingering crimson and struggle in his eyes.
Lin Han almost burst out laughing when she saw that the four of them all looked like mad dogs abandoned by their owners.
The look Ruan Yi gave her before leaving was a gesture that entrusted her with the mission of stopping this group of lunatics.
"Ruan Yi has already laid out the standard answer in front of you, and you still don't know what to do?"
She swept her gaze across the four men's sinister faces and said mockingly, "Only normal people can get married!"
"Who wants their child's father to be a madman who could end up in jail at any moment?"
However, these words were met with only a deathly silence.
Clearly, reason can never sway a madman.
"Tsk..." Lin Han looked at this group of stubborn lunatics speechlessly, "Who are you trying to fool with your sour faces that say you want to die together?"
"She just chose a normal person with sound values and humanity. She definitely won't marry Fu Wang and have children right now!"
These words instantly shattered the oppressive atmosphere in the villa.
Fu Jingchen's fingers paused, and the gloom in his eyes lessened slightly. "How can Miss Lin be so sure?"
Lin Han raised her eyebrows, her tone tinged with smugness.
"Of course I know."
As early as the night she had a heart-to-heart talk with Ruan Yi, she realized that shirking responsibility in a relationship was simply because there were other, more important, unfulfilled desires in her heart.
Which of the people around Ruan Yi isn't a gifted genius? They either have difficult backgrounds or have been tempered at a young age and are full of talent; they are not flowers in a greenhouse.
Having been pampered like a princess by her mother for the first half of her life, Ruan Yi must have felt immense pressure being surrounded by such a group of people.
She doesn't like feeling oppressed.
Whether it's relationships, career, or life, she wants to be a powerful figure who can control the situation, rather than a pitiful person who needs to depend on someone.
Just as she could only accept that he was her boyfriend when she was Fu Jingchen's assistant, Ruan Yi could never accept being a man's assistant or the woman behind him for the rest of her life.
She was constantly on edge, fearing that someone would kidnap her.
She must first establish herself firmly before she can confidently choose her partner, and then decide whether to take on the responsibilities of being a wife or a mother based on her own will.
Instead of being forced into something by so-called love.
Lin Han added a truthful statement: "Of course, even if she really wanted to get a marriage certificate with Fu Wang, you would still use underhanded tricks to sabotage it, wouldn't you?"
"She doesn't make any promises to anyone now, probably because in her life priorities, career and self-actualization have always come before choosing a partner."
Until she is no longer at the mercy of anyone, no longer a parasitic plant that is fought over and possessed by others.
"She still has a chance until she feels she has truly grown up. You guys... let your abilities speak for themselves."
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