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She could no longer contact her child because she couldn't let Rong Shaoze discover Xiaocong's existence.
She sold the fruit shop, returned the rent for her apartment, and sold her car. The seventy thousand yuan she got from all that, she sent it all to her mother through a money transfer.
She called her mother and said she was going to another city to make a living, claiming that this city wasn't suitable for her development. She also mentioned that once she was settled, she would call them.
She spoke a lot, and her mother just quietly listened.
In the end, her mother merely smiled and said, "Go and do what you want to do, everything at home is taken care of by me, so don't worry."
Lin Xinlan knew her mother felt very sad and worried about her.
But there were no other relatives at home, only her as a laborer; so, no matter how tough it was, her mother could only grit her teeth and not persuade her to come back home.
Lin Xinlan held back her tears and even laughed as she chatted with her child for a while.
Xiaocong was a very well-behaved and understanding child; he had been quiet and never fussy since he was little. Lin Xinlan truly loved him deeply.
It had been a year since she last saw the child, hadn't it? Lin Xinlan missed her child madly, and the child missed her too.
The two of them talked over the phone with much reluctance, whispering many secrets until Lin Xinlan was sobbing uncontrollably, then she hastily hung up the call. She shut down her phone, took out the SIM card, snapped it in half, and threw it away.
She couldn't contact them anymore, but she told herself, this was only temporary!
She would definitely find a chance to escape from Rong Shaoze; she had to do it as soon as possible and safely return home to reunite with her mother and child.
The wedding was very grand, but from beginning to end, Lin Xinlan only appeared when it was time for the vows.
Because she wore a veil, the white fabric concealed her features, so no one outside knew what she looked like.
Once the ceremony was done, she was immediately sent back to the villa, without spending another moment at the hotel.
"Young Madam, from now on, you'll sleep in this room. The Young Master's room is opposite yours. When there is nothing important, don't go disturbing the Young Master," Lao Gu said blandly to her.
Lin Xinlan smiled faintly, "You should tell him the same thing, not to disturb me when there's nothing important."
She of course understood Lao Gu's implication; she was worried that she would go and seduce Rong Shaoze. Presumably, Rong Shaoze was very confident about his own appearance, also afraid that she would fall for him and cling to him.
Ha, he can rest assured, even if all the men in the world went extinct, in this lifetime, she wouldn't have the slightest feeling for him.
Lao Gu didn't expect her to react this way, her expression briefly stilled, then showed a frown of disgust, "It's good if you understand. It's getting late now, you should rest early!"
After speaking, she closed the door and left.
Lin Xinlan immediately took off the wedding dress, then found her nightgown and went to the bathroom to take a bath. Today was supposed to be her joyous day, yet she didn't feel a shred of happiness.
On the contrary, she very much resisted getting married, feeling extremely suffocated and oppressed.
She only hoped that Du Ruoxin would wake up soon so that she could return Rong Shaoze to her and be completely freed...
That night, Lin Xinlan slept very soundly, waking up in the morning. As she came downstairs for breakfast, she saw Rong Shaoze was also there.
He ate his Western-style breakfast methodically, each movement graceful, a true aristocratic demeanor.
Lin Xinlan suddenly thought of Xiaocong.
When Xiaocong ate, he was also graceful; could it be an inherited trait from Rong Shaoze?
"If you want to eat, sit down. I don't like being watched while I'm eating," Rong Shaoze said, putting down his knife and fork and frowning lightly.
Lin Xinlan hurriedly withdrew her gaze and sat down opposite him.
Lao Gu asked what she wanted to eat, and she only asked for a bowl of porridge.
Rong Shaoze finished quickly, wiped his mouth, stood up, and said to her:
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