Chapter 131-2: Not a math problem
Warehouse by the harbor, this naturally referred to the matter where she was kidnapped by Lin Kun. It was unexpected that despite not asking any questions during that time, Lin Ruoxi had made such a resolution in her mind.
âBack when I was tied up in the warehouse, I was thinking that this was a split road the heavens have prepared for me. If you were a coward and didnât think of a way to save us, then I would lose everything, even Qianni wouldnât have a good end. Therefore, I made a bet with myself, if you came, I wouldnât think about regretting this marriage again. No matter how you treat me, as long as you donât want a divorce I will walk down the passage of time with you. If you didnât come, then Iâd think of it as fate and my life would become a tragedy. In any case, there wasnât much meaning to my life, it was both tiring and fraught with hardship.
âWhat do you mean by no meaning to your life? You have such a big company, with so many employees that like you. Youâre more beautiful than anybody, so much so that any man that looks at you would ascend to heaven. Youâre also wealthy, what do you mean by life having no meaning?â Yang Chen said with a regretful tone.
Lin Ruoxi coldly looked at him and softly said, âWhen I was younger, there was only my granny and mother at home, none of the men in the family wanted us. When I was in college, my granny left me, then, my mother also left me. At home there was only Wang Ma left to keep me company. Before graduating from college, I dropped out of school to manage Yu Lei. In the past few years, I never managed to sleep in peace. If thatâs all then it was bearable, but my own father even colluded with others to deal with me and abuse meâŠâŠ
What use is there to being wealthy? What use is there to being pretty? People who are jealous would just believe that I used my body in exchange for my success today. All they care about is my external appearance, and neglect all the hard work I put in.
Do you know, that this year, even if my birthday passes, Iâm still just twenty-three years old. Ladies around my age are all still either in college, playing around, clubbing, dating, reading romance novels, watching korean dramas, and dreaming of being like the female protagonist in those showsâŠâŠ What about me? I canât play what I want to play, canât wear what I want to wear. I face an empty office everyday, staring at a table of densely packed statistic tables and documents. I face a bunch of executives who harbor ulterior motives in meetings, and pay wages to thousands of employeesâŠâŠ When the stock market is going good, I have to urge on my employees not to slack, when there are problems with sales, I have to feign calmness and encourage my employees not to lose heartâŠâŠâ
The interior lights of the car had already turned off automatically, in the darkness, it was difficult to see Lin Ruoxiâs expression, there was only the two streaks of sparkling tears which could be made out.
Yang Chen slowly stretched his hand out, intending to wipe away her tears, but Lin Ruoxi immediately turned her head away to wipe away her own tears. This made Yang Chenâs arm freeze in mid-air.
âYou need not pity me, I know what Iâm doing. My granny gold me, women canât depend on men. That man abandoned my grandmother, so my grandmother started Yu Lei International, and even expanded Yu Lei International to the size it is today. I donât hope for you to be nice to me, I know that I may be qualified at managing the company, but Iâm definitely not a good wife. I wonât hold a grudge against you even if you donât like me.â
âWho says I donât like you. If I didnât like you, would I have married you?â Yang Chen said with creased brows.
Lin Ruoxi became silent for a while and said, âYou donât understand what I said. Even if you like me, youâre just liking my external appearance. But thatâs fine as well, although I donât know how to be a good lover and a good wife, I can read books and learn. I believe that one day, I will become a good wife.â
With a bitter laugh, Yang Chen said, âThis isnât a math problem, it probably canât be solved just by reading books, right?â
âWhat should I do then?â Lin Ruoxi frowned, she was at a loss. To this young CEO, this problem was way more complicated than those financial issues.
Yang Chen sincerely said, âLetâs not talk about that problem first. Ruoxi, you said that youâre willing to walk down the passages of time with me because I went to save you that day, but I donât think thatâs a good reason. I hope that the one reason my wife stays with me is because she loves me, she loves me so much that she canât bear to leave me. Your reason isnât love, itâs a form of gratitude towards me, I donât need your gratitude. The reason I saved you was because youâre my woman, do you understand?â
âIâm not a little girl, I make my judgement with rationality.â Lin Ruoxi defended.
âItâs because youâre rational, thatâs why itâs wrong! Thereâs no rationality in love, thereâs only rationality in responsibility!â Said Yang Chen.
Lin Ruoxi kept her mouth closed, seemingly pondering over the meaning behind those words, but she was a total idiot when it came to love, and simply couldnât understand.
Yang Chen continued to speak, âJust like today, when you saw Old Zhao and his wife, that aged married couple accompanying each other without abandoning each other, you felt envious of their love, they made you wish for the love between couples which they had. This is a good thing, and is only natural. Actually, I also wish that I could spend the rest of my life with you, like you said, perhaps I like your external appearance, and I may be feeling responsible for you too and want to be a good husband, Iâm not very clear myself. However, I firmly believe that even if the contracted marriage ends, as long as you donât leave me, I wonât take the initiative to leave you, I will never do that.
This is the promise Iâm making to you as a man. Earlier, you said you wanted to work hard to be a good wife, I was very happy, but your way of becoming a good wife was to read books on how to become one, and that doesnât make sense. Do you think that Mrs. Zhao or Old Zhao read the theories on books and referred to them to pass their days together?â
Lin Ruoxi shook her head, she found this unrealistic and asked, âWhat should we do then?â
âFollow your feelings. Love cannot be theorized.â
âFeelings? How will feelings come by?â Lin Ruoxi began to have a headache.
Yang Chen giggled, âFall in love. We have a very unique situation. Ordinary men and women first fall in love, date, get married, and then they have a responsibility. While in our case, we married first and then obtained a responsibility. You want to be responsible for your life, and I want to be responsible for my actions. Perhaps the both of us have a responsibility to be each otherâs spouse, but we lack the love between man and woman.â
âFallâŠâŠ Fall in love?â Lin Ruoxi heard this phrase and deeply blushed, âI⊠I donât know how to fall in loveâŠâŠâ
âThis⊠actually I donât know eitherâŠâŠâ Yang Chen rubbed the back of his head for he truly didnât know. In the past, his women were all caught and pounced upon, but for the women around him now, none of them had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with him, they were only lovers.
Lin Ruoxi then said in a discouraging manner, âSo what did you say all that for, itâs all rubbish.â
âActually, itâs not like thereâs no way at allâŠâŠâ Yang Chen said in a tiny voice as he gazed at this woman in front of him, and sniffed the unique fragrance on Lin Ruoxi in pleasure.
âThereâs a way?â Lin Ruoxi curiously asked.
Yang Chen swallowed his saliva, then considered how to phrase things before saying, âI feel thatâŠâŠ We should go back to the very beginning to find the love between man and woman. What is the very beginning? That is bodily contact, which is having me inside you, and you inside meâŠâŠ The harmony of yin and yang, entangling spirit and bodyâŠâŠ For example, right now in this car there are things we could doâŠâŠ Erm⊠Ruoxi, you understand what I mean now, rightâŠâŠâ
Gradually, in the darkness, Lin Ruoxiâs breathing became constrained, a cold ray flashed in her vivid eyesâŠâŠ
âHoodlum!!!â
Lin Ruoxi seemed have been thoroughly angered. After a cute snort, she started the car, engaged sports mode and fiercely stomped on the accelerator!
*Roarââ*
The Mercedes-Benz coupe shot forward like a steel cannon! The powerful g-force made Yang Chenâs back stick against the seat.
âHey! Hey! Donât get agitated! What are you driving so quickly for!!?â
âI donât need your care!!â
âBig sis I made a mistake with my words would you please slow down! Weâre about to crash!!â
âIâll kill you sex maniac hoodlum!!â
âIf you want to kill me you should first put down the handbrake!!â
âI donât need your care!â
âWhat the f**k! Youâre being a road killer!!!â
The bright red headlights streaked across the dark roads like lightning, disappearing into the night.