Cristino: "—"
He didn't want to.
But facing his mother's insistence, he didn't dare to ignore it.
"What, do you want me to loudly call Ruo Xin to open it?" Mona asked, her face stern and displeased.
Cristino shook his head. "No."
Forget it, if she wanted to open it, let her open it.
He recalled what Xin Er had said last night, "Brother, are you worried I'll believe Rong Jingyang again?"
"No more."
"From now on, I won't believe a single word he says."
He had originally insisted on sleeping on the floor in her room to prevent Rong Jingyang from playing any tricks, but hearing Xin Er say that instantly put his mind at ease.
What had Ivy said to hurt Xin Er so deeply?
No!
Rather than Ivy's words being hurtful, it was Rong Jingyang's scoundrel behavior throughout their years of marriage that had already left Xin Er with a thousand wounds.
She wouldn't even give Rong Jingyang a chance to explain.
Or perhaps, Rong Jingyang didn't know how to explain? Even if he wanted to salvage things, he didn't understand where the problem lay?
No one knew!
Except him.
Cristino was confident that neither Feng Linwan nor Rong Jingyang could take Du Ruo Xin away.
"Wait a moment." He turned and knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
A staff member opened the door, leaving it ajar. "Sir, what is it?"
Cristino: "Ask the lady if we can come in. Mrs. Rong and Mother are here."
Staff member: "Yes."
A few seconds later, the staff member opened the door again. "Please come in."
They entered the room.
Seeing Du Ruo Xin in a beautiful off-the-shoulder wedding dress, Feng Linwan was momentarily dazed.
Back then…
The Rong family had three joyous occasions at once, with both daughters-in-law and their daughter being pregnant simultaneously. She had wanted to hold grand weddings for her children.
However, because Du Ruo Xin had been constantly vomiting throughout her pregnancy, appearing sallow and emaciated, she couldn't wear a wedding dress or endure the fatigue of a wedding.
Therefore, the wedding was only held for the younger son and daughter.
Rong Jingyang and Du Ruo Xin had only registered their marriage; they had never had a ceremony or worn wedding dresses.
At this moment, looking at the radiant and beautiful Du Ruo Xin, Feng Linwan couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
It was her fault for not giving Ruo Xin a grand wedding.
It was her—
She had many things she wanted to say, but seeing the makeup artist meticulously touching up Du Ruo Xin's makeup, Feng Linwan didn't know where to begin.
Mona spoke first. "Have you made up your mind?"
Du Ruo Xin nodded. "Mm."
For some reason, she felt a little nervous facing her stepmother.
Please don't ask that question…
Otherwise, she truly wouldn't know how to answer!
Perhaps sensing Du Ruo Xin's apprehension, Cristino interjected to ease the tension. "Mother, are you here to give us our wedding gift?"
Mona paused. She hadn't prepared anything.
But since her son had put it that way, she couldn't just not respond. Taking off the jade bracelet she had worn for decades, she placed it on Du Ruo Xin's wrist. "Marriage is about daily life, trivial matters, and petty squabbles. I hope you won't be defeated by it again."
Du Ruo Xin: "..."
Cristino: "..."
Both of them couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. This was hardly a blessing; it felt more like a curse.
Du Ruo Xin could only accept her stepmother's lecture with trepidation. "I've noted it. Thank you, Mother."
Mona turned to her son. "And you, now that you're married, you should rein in your temper."
Don't resort to violence at the slightest provocation.
In recent years, her son's personality had become violent, as if he were a different person.
If it weren't for the consideration that Du Ruo Xin could stabilize her son and help him temper his temper, she would never have resorted to this roundabout tactic of agreeing first and then breaking them apart.
Cristino lowered his head. "Yes."
Feng Linwan felt guilty, but just feeling guilty without expressing it wouldn't make Du Ruo Xin give up on the marriage.
Sensing the mood, she said, "Ruo Xin, why is this so sudden?"
"Weren't you and Jingyang always doing well?"
"Jingyang has you in his heart, only you. Mother sees it all."