Events proved that Grace had underestimated Zhan Lan's emotional intelligence and IQ.
Throughout the entire conversation, Zhan Lan did not mention her son. Instead, she invited Grace to be the ambassador for the wildlife protection charity project under the Qin Group.
Grace was naturally introverted and disliked socializing or being too intimate with others.
However, she genuinely loved animals, especially wildlife.
In the past, she had participated in many protests against the wanton slaughter of animals by humans, particularly Japan's cruel practice of hunting dolphins and whales using sonar.
The sight of the sea stained red with blood…
It was shocking to even think about!
It was heartbreaking!
"You participated in the protest against Japan's cruel killing of whales?" Zhan Lan exclaimed, "I participated too!"
"Blah blah blah…"
Once the floodgates of conversation opened, the two women talked incessantly about environmental protection, feeling as though they had known each other for years as they discussed global affairs and animal protection associations.
Unknowingly, it was already past midnight.
Qin Yunxi had been standing outside the door for several hours, his legs numb, his back aching, and he couldn't stop yawning.
Yet, his mother and wife were becoming more and more excited, appearing ready to chat until dawn.
o(╯□╰)o
He also detested Japan's indiscriminate killing of innocents, and he loved small animals, especially wildlife.
Couldn't he join their conversation?
"Get lost!"
"Stay outside!"
The two women shouted at him in unison, with utter disdain.
The mighty Master Qin had no choice but to retreat dejectedly, standing still like a guardian spirit.
—
Du Ruoxin did not sleep all night.
After parting ways with Rong Cheng, she returned to Yunhu International.
Looking at the place she had lived in for several years, it felt both familiar and strange.
Familiar were every blade of grass, every tree, every brick and tile, down to the smallest murals and ornaments, and up to the functional designs of each area. Everything in the house, piece by piece, object by object, had been arranged with her heart and soul.
Strange was that although this was her home, she couldn't feel the slightest warmth. Although the man she loved most lived here, she couldn't keep him.
Was it pathetic?
She walked into the house in a daze, hearing no one's voice, and went straight to the pantry to make herself a cup of coffee.
That night, she drank a lot of coffee.
And she thought about many things.
If…
Rong Jingyang had been deceiving her while being intimate with Ai Wei, then no matter how unforgettable or how much she was reluctant to let go, she would not want this relationship.
The love that was worth her risking everything for had to be a love of loyalty, of being each other's only one, of holding hands until old age.
Not like Rong Jingyang, who made her live amidst a sky full of lies and deception.
"Heh—"
Du Ruoxin sat alone in the desolate pavilion, occasionally letting out a chilling, hair-raising laugh.
So, it turned out that Rong Jingyang never said he loved her simply because his heart belonged to Ai Wei.
She had foolishly thought he was naturally cold and incapable of uttering those words.
"Rong Jingyang, the reason you refuse to sign the divorce papers, is it because your mother only likes me? Only recognizes me as the daughter-in-law of the Rong family?"
Du Ruoxin desperately wanted to ask him this question, to know the answer.
She had a sleepless night.
As the sun rose above the horizon, revealing the first ray of dawn, Du Ruoxin stood up.
It was time to end it.
If Rong Jingyang wanted to have both her and Ai Wei, to enjoy the pleasure of a harem, then she would not serve him.
She would fulfill his wish, no, she would make Rong Jingyang regret it!
Even if the price was to return to her elder brother's side, to become his canary, and never be able to escape again.