Du Ruoxin didn't care whether her older brother would kill Rong Jingyang or if Rong Jingyang would fight her brother.
She knew Rong Jingyang was not someone to be trifled with.
The man she married possessed the same courage and capability as her brother.
They could fight later.
What was bothering Du Ruoxin was that after waking up and eating breakfast, her brother had pulled her into the business car, ostensibly to pick up Doudou.
She didn't want to pick her up.
She didn't want Doudou to live with her, nor did she want Doudou to be threatened by Cristiano because of her.
Du Ruoxin objected, "No need. You're so busy, Grace and I can go."
Cristiano glanced at her. "I'm not busy."
Her matters were the most important to him.
Du Ruoxin: "—"
She was breaking out in a cold sweat, but he really couldn't go to Crescent Bay with her. He had a feeling something would go wrong.
"Um... what if my mother-in-law asks who you are, how should I introduce you?" Du Ruoxin asked with a bitter expression. "My brother? My half-brother?"
"Then Daddy comes looking for me?"
"Mommy..."
Du Ruoxin didn't finish, but Cristiano understood.
His blue eyes sharpened, and he looked at the bodyguard. "Get me a set of your clothes."
He liked hearing her call him brother, but he disliked the addition of "real." Because of this "real," she had repeatedly refused him, even fled from him.
Du Ruoxin: "..."
Seeing her brother change into a bodyguard's uniform, she rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"Let's go."
He pushed her into the car.
Du Ruoxin forced a smile, trying to persuade him. "With your demeanor, you don't look like a bodyguard at all."
What bodyguard exuded the overbearing aura of a president?
Even if Cristiano wore rags, no one would dare treat him as a beggar.
His innate leadership aura and elegant, noble royal气质 could not be erased.
"Believe it or not, they will." This was already his biggest concession for her.
Du Ruoxin: "—"
Three cars drove from the farm towards Crescent Bay. As they got closer, she started to panic. "Brother..."
Du Ruoxin hesitated.
Cristiano dotingly rubbed her head and said good-naturedly, "Speak."
Du Ruoxin suppressed her feelings. "I don't want to pick up Doudou. Grace told me last night that the artificial petroleum project encountered problems. We went..."
The woman's pleading eyes instantly softened Cristiano's heart.
He never refused Xin'er's requests, reasonable or unreasonable. As long as she asked, he would do it.
"Okay," he agreed.
Du Ruoxin finally felt a little relieved. She was truly afraid that Cristiano would be stubborn and insist on taking Doudou away. Then what peaceful days would she have?
The car drove into the Rong family villa.
Feng Linwan, upon learning her daughter-in-law had returned, rushed out like a flash. "Ruoxin, Ruoxin."
Du Ruoxin didn't even wait for the car to stop completely. She opened the door and jumped out. "Mommy."
"Where were you yesterday? I couldn't find you anywhere, and your phone was off. I was so worried." Feng Linwan panted.
Her son had gone abroad to Europe.
The bodyguard had been beaten up.
Du Ruoxin's whereabouts were unknown, and the child was crying incessantly...
A series of events kept Feng Linwan awake all night, even alarming the E City police, who had been searching for her.
Du Ruoxin sniffled guiltily. "Mommy, I'm sorry. I forgot my phone."
Last night, she should have called her mother-in-law.
But thinking of Rong Jingyang...
Du Ruoxin felt sad again.
Feng Linwan patted her shoulder and comforted her. "It's okay, as long as you're safe."
Seeing that her mother-in-law wasn't blaming her, Du Ruoxin hugged her tightly. "Thank you, Mommy. I love you."
"You," Feng Linwan tapped her daughter-in-law's forehead.
Du Ruoxin giggled coquettishly, then linked arms with Feng Linwan and waved to Grace. "Mommy, I was with her last night. She's my friend, Grace."
Grace politely bowed to Feng Linwan. "Auntie, hello."
Feng Linwan looked her over. "Hello, hello."
It was then that she noticed that about a dozen tall, burly bodyguards with fierce auras had accompanied her daughter-in-law.
This...
Was Ruoxin's disappearance last night not simple?
Forcing down her suspicions, she smiled. "Ruoxin, please invite your friends inside."
"Doudou should be awake by now."
"Doudou?" Mentioning her daughter, Du Ruoxin couldn't hide her joy and excitement.
"Grace, make yourself at home." Then she ran off, leaving only her clear voice in the air. "Mommy, I'm going to get Doudou dressed."
Feng Linwan looked at Grace and smiled, shaking her head. "Our Ruoxin is just a girl who never grows up."
Grace returned a faint smile. "That's because Auntie spoils her, letting her be willing to stay a child."
If Feng Linwan knew about Du Ruoxin's past "achievements," she might not say that.
Her Sister Xin...
Ruthless and taciturn!
"Haha~~~" Feng Linwan laughed heartily. "You're a sweet-talking girl. Come, come, come inside."
Du Ruoxin tiptoed into her daughter's room and saw that she was still asleep, with dried tear tracks at the corners of her eyes.
The mother's heart was almost breaking.
"Doudou."
"My daughter."
Du Ruoxin kissed her daughter's little face, her little nose, unable to kiss her enough.
Perhaps sensing her mother's enthusiastic call, Rong Doudou opened her eyes. "Mommy!"
She immediately hugged her mother's head, holding on tightly. "Don't you want Doudou anymore? Why didn't you come back to stay with Doudou?"
Her daughter's words instantly brought tears to Du Ruoxin's eyes.
She hugged her tightly as well. "I'm sorry, Doudou, Mommy doesn't not want you."
"Mommy loves you."
If she could, she would never want to be separated from her daughter.
But she couldn't.
During the three years she was away, Cristiano not only didn't give up his obsession with her but intensified it.
Under these circumstances, Du Ruoxin dared not use her daughter as a shield.
Her mother-in-law's love for Doudou was no less than hers. Even if Rong Jingyang disliked her, she believed Doudou would live well in the Rong family.
"Mommy, Doudou will be good. Doudou will listen to Mommy about everything. Mommy, please don't leave Doudou, okay?"
Du Ruoxin felt even more heartbroken, tears streaming down like water. "No, no, Mommy will never abandon Doudou."
...
Feng Linwan instructed the nanny to entertain Grace well. After finding an excuse to leave, she found her husband.
"Brother Chen, I feel like the bodyguards Ruoxin brought back are not right." Especially the leader. Although they all wore sunglasses, a woman's intuition told her there was danger.
Rong Jianchen frowned and asked the butler to bring the surveillance footage. He zoomed in on Cristiano's face. "Him?"
Feng Linwan nodded. "Yes."
Rong Jianchen immediately took a screenshot of the video and sent it to Mu Li, asking him to investigate.
Soon, the phone rang, and it was Rong Jingyang. "Daddy, he is Cristiano."
"Stop him, don't let him leave!"