Mu Ru felt extremely uncomfortable. She felt like she was about to throw up. However, with Nangong Xun forcefully suppressing her, she was unable to.
Nangong Xun continued pinching Mu Ru's nose until the last drop of wine was poured into her mouth. He forcefully closed her mouth and let go when he was sure that she had swallowed everything.
Nangong Xun smiled indifferently when he saw Mu Ru's murderous gaze. He looked at the panic and fear in the eyes of the little woman in front of him with great satisfaction. He said smugly, "Mu Ru, don't look at me like that. Later, when I'm done with you, you won't even be able to thank me enough."
"I really regret saving you back then." Mu Ru's voice was trembling. She gritted her teeth so hard that she made gurgling sounds. She spat out each and every one of her curses. "Nangong Xun, you are simply a beast!"
Nangong Xun laughed. "My bride, are you praising me with these words?" Nangong Xun sounded so smug. "I admit that I am indeed a beast for treating you like this, but what about Dongfang Mo? He probably can't do anything to you even if he wants to, right? If I am a beast, then he is worse than a beast. Don't you think so?"
"Let go of me!" Mu Ru was so angry that she gritted her teeth and struggled with all her might. As she watched her body struggle, she was telling herself, 'Look, Xi Muru. This is what you get for being a good person five years ago.'
"Why do you want to do this to me?" Mu Ru's voice was hoarse. She looked at Nangong Xun with tears in her eyes. She sounded so angry and yet powerless. "Was it wrong for me to save you five years ago? Why are you repaying me this way?"
Nangong Xun was slightly stunned. In a calmer tone, he said, "Mu Ru, you didn't do anything wrong. You never have. Xi Yuancheng and Dongfang Mo are to blame for all this. The other one was crazy while the other one was ruthless. They have always known that you are mine. Xi Yuancheng wanted you to be the substitute, while Dongfang Mo knew that you were the substitute yet forced himself on you. If they hadn't done those—"
Mu Ru said pitifully, "If they are to blame, why did you not settle things with them? What does all this have to do with me? I just—"
"I know that you can't help yourself," Nangong Xun said. He lifted her chin and said, "Mu Ru, I promise you...Even though it's hard for you to accept that I kidnapped you and forced you to marry me, you should know that I really want to marry you. Ever since I met you five years ago, I've already decided that you will be my wife in this life. That's why I asked my mother to go to the Xi family to propose marriage. I even told my mother that your name is Xi Muru. I told her not to get your name wrong."
"Thank you for your love. Unfortunately, that is not my fate." Mu Ru looked at Nangong Xun with pleading eyes. "Please let me go. I'm really a married woman now.I—"
Nangong Xun interrupted her. "If you had married another man, I might have let you go. If you married an ordinary man, I would have believed that we were simply not fated to be together. I decided long ago that since you saved me, I would hold a grand wedding celebration for you on our wedding day."