"Your silence means you agree, An Rong. Don't you think you're being selfish?" Even though she knew it was pointless to say these things now, she couldn't help herself.
An Rong lowered his head, utterly dejected.
"I thought you had deep feelings for me, that you'd rather be tortured to death than submit. Song Lin'an must be secretly laughing at me, making me look like a complete fool." All that deep affection was met with betrayal.
"DouDou, don't say that." An Rong's eyes were filled with tears.
Her sadness was written on her face and in her eyes.
"You disgust me." She wasn't some saint; she couldn't tolerate either physical or emotional betrayal.
An Rong felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife and bleeding. He wanted to say that he was out of his mind at the time and thought that the person was just a fool, which is why Song Lin'an succeeded.
After holding it in for a long time, he still couldn't bring himself to say it.
"Get out of here."
Yuan Doudou shook off An Rong's hand, feeling it was dirty.
"DouDou." His voice choked with emotion.
Yuan Doudou pulled the blanket over her head, not wanting to hear another word from him. She had made up her mind; An Rong's life or death was none of her business.
"DouDou, don't do this, I'm scared." An Rong regretted her words; she shouldn't have rubbed salt into her wounds when she was already hurt.
Yuan Doudou ignored her.
She was thinking that this relationship should end.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Just as she was about to speak, Angie came to the bedside with red eyes.
"Auntie Xiaoqian wouldn't let me come to see you, so I sneaked over while she was out. Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Mother was lying in bed, and Father was heartbroken beside her. Mother must be seriously ill.
"Anji, Mommy is fine. Mommy is just tired and wants to sleep for a while."
Yuan Doudou lifted the blanket, revealing a bright smile.
The sting made An Rong's face burn.
Anji then smiled, revealing his little tiger teeth: "Mommy, the lotus flowers outside are blooming. After you've rested, let's go see them together, okay?"
"Okay, Angie is such a good girl." She can't keep her husband, but at least she still has a son.
"Take your father to see it; he likes lotus flowers too."
At this moment, all she wanted was to be alone, and she least wanted to see An Rong.
Anji was very obedient and immediately looked at his father, "Daddy, let's go see the lotus flowers."
An Rong glanced at Yuan Doudou and could see her disgust for him, so he had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, Daddy will take you."
Finally, things quieted down, and Yuan Doudou lay on the bed, wide awake.
When Lu Chaoyang returned from his shift, he happened to run into An Rong by the pond.
Seeing his dejected expression, it seemed that something unpleasant had happened.
"You told her?" Lu Chaoyang asked bluntly. "Did she get angry?"
An Rong remained silent.
"Women's minds are hard to fathom. Just because she's angry with you now doesn't mean she'll be angry with you in the future. Take care of the important things first and save your life."
An Rong had no interest in him at all. Now that Dou Dou had lost all hope in him, what difference would it make if he survived?
Lu Chaoyang seemed to see through his thoughts, "As long as you're alive, there's hope. You don't want to leave with regrets, do you?"
"That way, DouDou will hate you for the rest of her life."
Yes, Lu Chaoyang's words woke him up. If this was the only way forward, he couldn't back down.
“Okay, I agree, I’ll follow your arrangements,” An Rong said firmly.
Lu Chaoyang clapped his hands happily, "Okay, I'll take care of the rest."
"She will come to visit me tonight."
"I'll arrange for you two to be together then."
After Lu Chaoyang finished speaking, he felt it was very strange, like a pimp in a brothel.
Just as Lu Chaoyang was about to leave, he thought of Yuan Doudou. She knew the method of antidote, yet she had such a strong reaction. It seemed that he hadn't known enough about her before.
She values loyalty at heart and does not accept betrayal in any form.
But what's done is done, and getting angry won't help; it's just torturing herself.
Just as he was lost in thought, Chun Tao walked over.
"Master, Miss Yuan has taken her medicine and is resting."
Lu Chaoyang then gave up the idea of visiting her. She was still a married woman, and it would be improper for him to visit her alone.
"You'll have to put in a lot of effort during this time. If you're short-handed, you can get some from my yard."
Caiwei also realized that her master's feelings for that Miss Yuan were not pure.
"Master, do you like her?" Caiwei teased.
Lu Chaoyang blushed instantly. "Don't talk nonsense."
"This servant is not talking nonsense, even Master is blushing." Chun Tao smiled smugly.
However, she thought of Haitang. Haitang had been infatuated with her master since childhood. If she knew that her master had someone she liked, someone who had been married and had children, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause.
"Don't make a sound." Lu Chaoyang said with a dark face, pretending to be serious.
Chuntao readily agreed.
"Master, dinner is ready. We can eat now."
Lu Chaoyang immediately remembered the important matter, "No rush, we'll start the banquet when Princess Lin'an arrives."
Soon, a servant came to report that Princess Lin'an had arrived.
The people of the Lu family were all waiting in the hall. After a while, a woman dressed in a gorgeous red dress walked in gracefully.
"Princess, your presence is an honor. I am deeply sorry for not welcoming you sooner." Lu Chaoyang bowed respectfully.
An Rong followed behind him, his face grim, and bowed as well, though he looked very reluctant.
The princess hurriedly stepped forward to return the greeting: "Cousin, you're too kind. It's just a simple home-cooked meal, no need for such formalities."
She said this while looking at An Rong. She came to the Lu family tonight because of An Rong.
Yuan Doudou was tortured to the point of near death by her. It was only after Lu Chaoyang brought An Rong to her and asked her to detoxify An Rong that she agreed to release Yuan Doudou.
From the very beginning, Yuan Doudou was just a bargaining chip; she didn't want anyone to die.
"Please take a seat."
Lu Chaoyang was careful and arranged for An Rong to sit next to the princess.
During this time, he kept giving An Rong meaningful glances, telling him to be nicer and more attentive to the princess.
Caiwei, who was by the princess's side, was busy tasting the food for her and only put it into the princess's bowl after confirming that it was not poisonous.
An Rong didn't want to make any move on to her, but for the sake of things going smoothly, he had no choice but to back down.
"Please have some, Princess."
Looking at the peanuts in the bowl, Song Lin'an was moved to tears.
This was the first time he had served himself food since they met.
Caiwei was about to say that she could only use it after tasting the dish when she saw that her princess had already put the peanuts into her mouth.
"Princess!" Caiwei exclaimed.
But the peanuts had already been eaten by the princess.
"It's alright, I trust Rong-ge'er to serve it."
Lu Chaoyang almost burst out laughing. Everyone said that his cousin was vicious and arrogant, but now it seems that she has another trait: she is love-obsessed.
After several rounds of drinks, the princess was so drunk that she could barely stand.
"Caiwei, help your princess to the side room to rest."
Lu Chaoyang gave An Rong a look, signaling him to follow.
Caiwei knew that the princess couldn't go back like this, so she could only obey and help the princess walk outside. Unfortunately, she was alone and couldn't support the princess at all.
"I'll do it."
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