Chapter 820: Chapter 819: No Need to Worry
Lin Ruoxuan stepped forward to support Mrs. Song, whispering softly, "Auntie Song, don’t worry too much, Yanting won’t like a woman like Song Yuhan!"
Mrs. Song let out a mocking laugh, dismissively sneering, "What do you mean by that?"
Lin Ruoxuan bowed her head, saying nothing.
"Do you think you haven’t embarrassed yourself enough?" Mrs. Song was angry. "I’ll tell you, Gu Yanting already knows that you colluded with me to send Song Yuhan away, so now he’s very angry."
"He won’t marry you; you might as well give up now!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxuan’s face turned pale in an instant.
She didn’t expect Song Yuhan to act so quickly and had already told Gu Yanting everything!
No, she couldn’t just sit back and wait for her doom.
Lin Ruoxuan clenched her teeth and suddenly knelt down at Mrs. Song’s feet.
"Auntie, I know you don’t like to hear me speak, but I really have no other way," she said with a mournful face, looking pitifully at Mrs. Song, "Please help me, make Gu Yanting marry me. I really can’t lose him! I know I don’t deserve him, but as long as we’re married, he will definitely treat me better, and, I can assure you, the surname of our future children will be Gu! Song Yuhan’s last name is that of a cheap woman, she will never turn her fortune around!"
Lin Ruoxuan’s gaze was chilling.
Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed across Mrs. Song’s brow, but a moment later, she returned to her indifferent expression.
"The Gu family doesn’t need an illegitimate child." Mrs. Song’s voice was ice cold, "Lin Ruoxuan, you’d better be sensible, otherwise..."
"Auntie, you can’t refuse me, please!"
Lin Ruoxuan begged desperately.
"Lin Ruoxuan!" Mrs. Song scolded, "Are you really foolish or just pretending? Haven’t you always wanted to be with Liu Zheng? Now he’s willing to marry you, shouldn’t you be happy? Why are you still desperately clinging on? You disgust me!"
Lin Ruoxuan bit her lip.
"Mom, I don’t understand what you mean!" she said, her voice trembling.
Mrs. Song sighed, "Forget it, forget it!" She shook her head and turned to go upstairs.
In the living room, only Lin Ruoxuan and Liu Zheng were left.
Lin Ruoxuan bowed her head, her fingers tightly intertwined.
Liu Zheng came over and sat down on the sofa, looking at Lin Ruoxuan’s face, his heart stirred.
Lin Ruoxuan raised her eyes to meet his gaze, a flash of panic in her eyes.
Liu Zheng curled his lips into a wicked smile, "Ruoxuan, do you know why I asked you to come out today?"
Lin Ruoxuan pursed her lips.
Of course, she knew.
Today was her wedding with Liu Zheng!
Lin Ruoxuan’s head buzzed, as if struck by lightning.
She remembered now.
Her being a village girl from the mountains, it had all been made known to Mrs. Song.
Later, Liu Zheng had also come to find her, telling her that she was his fiancée, the only woman in his life!
And now...
"Ruoxuan, marry me," he suddenly grabbed her hand and said with deep affection, "I will love you for a lifetime!"
Lin Ruoxuan looked at the man in front of her, tears streaming from her eyes, choking, "But... but... but I..."
"There are no buts!" he interrupted her, his gaze tender, "Only by being with me, can you be forever happy!"
"..."
Lin Ruoxuan was silent for a long time, finally nodding slowly.
The wedding proceeded as scheduled.
The main ceremony was the exchange of rings.
During the exchange of rings, Liu Zheng, gazing at Lin Ruoxuan’s hand, greed showed in his eyes.
Lin Ruoxuan, feeling his gaze, subconsciously hid her left hand behind her.
Liu Zheng looked at her, smiling, "Ruoxuan, after we’re married, you’ll be Mrs. Liu in the truest sense, won’t you?"
Lin Ruoxuan pressed her lips together, remaining silent.
Liu Zheng, however, was already impatient; he grabbed her wrist, forcibly sliding the ring onto her ring finger, then took it off and put it on again.
Lin Ruoxuan tried to struggle, but she was no match for him!
"Alright, now I’ve put the ring on. From now on, you are my woman!" He gazed satisfactorily at the large diamond ring in his hand.
Lin Ruoxuan’s eyes fell on the ring on her hand, hot liquid welling up in her eyes.
She didn’t want to cry, but the tears wouldn’t stop.
Seeing this, Liu Zheng felt heartbroken.
He reached out with his right hand to wipe away her tears, tenderly saying, "Sweetheart, don’t cry."
"..."
"Once we get back, I’ll immediately announce to the media that you’re my wife!" Liu Zheng promised, "Don’t worry, as soon as we’re married, we’ll adopt a child right away! And when the child grows up, I’ll bring you back home, okay?"
"No!" Lin Ruoxuan shook her head in refusal.
Liu Zheng frowned, looking at Lin Ruoxuan: "What’s wrong?"
Lin Ruoxuan looked up with pleading eyes; her voice was gentle: "Zheng, I don’t want to adopt a child with you just yet."
Liu Zheng’s pupils contracted: "What, what?"
As his words fell, a tumult of noise came from outside the door.
Then, the door was pushed open.
A swarm of reporters rushed in.
"Miss Lin, why did you turn down Mr. Liu’s marriage proposal?"
"Miss Lin, why have you decided to marry Mr. Liu today? Is it not for love?"
"Miss Lin, we’ve heard you were a graduate student in the medical program at a well-known university, do you think your marriage to Liu Zheng can truly be happy?"
"Miss Lin, how long have you been dating Liu Zheng?"
"Has Mr. Liu already found out about your background as a village girl from the mountains?"
...
Hearing these words, Lin Ruoxuan stiffened, her head hanging low with tears in her eyes, not daring to meet the gazes of the reporters, only continuing to shed tears.
"Miss Lin..." Liu Zheng furrowed his brows, stepping forward to shield Lin Ruoxuan, looking at those aggressive reporters, he snapped, "Get the hell out of here!"
The reporters, upon hearing this, jumped with a start and quickly backed away a few steps.
"President Liu, President Liu..."
Liu Zheng snorted coldly and, encircling Lin Ruoxuan, walked towards the car.
"Bang!"
With the car door closed, Liu Zheng turned to look at Lin Ruoxuan and asked, "What’s wrong? Who has bullied you?"
Lin Ruoxuan shook her head, her delicate face streaked with tears, looking pitiable.
Liu Zheng’s heart ached unbearably: "Tell me, who has bullied you? Is it that guy with the Wang surname? He dared to touch you! Has he grown sick of living?"
"No... no..."
"Still saying no, your face is as pale as a dead fish."
"Really, no..." Lin Ruoxuan sobbed, "it’s because I remembered who I am..."
She choked up.
Liu Zheng was taken aback; his expression grew serious as he asked, "Who are you?"
Lin Ruoxuan bit her red lips, head lowered, not daring to look into his eyes.
After a long while, she lifted her head with a resolute look: "I... I am... I am a village girl from the mountains!"
She was looking down, her slender and delicate hands clenching the hem of her skirt tightly.
Liu Zheng was astonished, his eyes widening as he asked, "What did you say?"
Lin Ruoxuan lifted her gaze to Liu Zheng and said word for word: "I am the village girl from mountains!"
...
Liu Zheng’s eyes gradually darkened.
"Zheng, did you know, I’ve been an orphan since I was a child! I was a little maid at the orphanage! My father passed away when I was very young, and my mother has also long passed away. Later, it was my grandfather who took me in!"
Lin Ruoxuan continued.
...
Liu Zheng’s face grew darker and darker.
"I’m an orphan! I don’t know who my mother’s father is," Lin Ruoxuan went on, "My family wasn’t wealthy, so I’ve always been sensible since I was young, never causing my grandfather any worry. However,unexpectedly, my grandfather sent me abroad for university. Here at home, I didn’t have any connections, and I could only rely on myself to get by."
"You’re an orphan?" Liu Zheng frowned, "Why do you say you’re an orphan?"
Lin Ruoxuan smiled bitterly, "I am an orphan..."
She lowered her head, hiding her sadness.
Indeed, she was an orphan, having grown up in the orphanage, relying on herself for everything.
She had no relatives and no friends, and even the classmates she had were raised by herself.
In the orphanage, she was the weakest.
So when someone bullied her, she could only endure.
But after enduring for twelve years, finally, one time when she was being bullied, Liu Zheng appeared.
She knew he had come to help her.
She also knew that Liu Zheng had feelings for her.
So, she agreed to marry Liu Zheng.
