Chapter 97: Chapter 97 She is the CactusLin Xinlan was shocked, "You mean, she was murdered?!"

    Rong Shaoze nodded, "Zhou Yun was very afraid of death. At that time, I threatened her with her life, and she quickly confessed. If she wasn’t afraid of death, she would’ve told the truth honestly. So, I’m certain she was forced to commit suicide."

    It was an absolute certainty.

    If not forced, who would choose to commit suicide?

    "Someone’s after you, aren’t they? Zhou Yun was actually innocent, just a casualty in the struggle between you and someone else," Xinlan couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

    Actually, she wasn’t any saint, but the thought of a living being just gone like that unsettled her somewhat.

    Rong Shaoze gave a thin smile, "Why sympathize with her? Her being driven to death was her own doing. Having become my woman, Rong Shaoze’s woman, she should have obediently followed my orders, not betray me. She got greedy at the sight of money, got involved, and met such an end—it’s what she deserved."

    What he said was the truth; if Zhou Yun hadn’t betrayed Rong Shaoze, she wouldn’t have lost her life, either.

    But Lin Xinlan still couldn’t stomach Rong Shaoze’s cold-heartedness. She put down the remote and said indifferently, "I’m going for a walk in the garden."

    Rong Shaoze lifted his gaze to look at her, not seeing her expression, only her long hair and slender back.

    Upon reaching the garden, Lin Xinlan watered the cactus a bit, then set the small pot on the stone table and sat on the stone bench, staring at the cactus in the pot.

    She liked cacti, needing just a little water and nutrients to survive tenaciously. Also covered with thorns, no one could get near, protecting itself well.

    But the cactus didn’t look as ugly as its exterior might suggest. Sёarch* The ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    If the owner is patient enough in caring for it, it will bloom uniquely beautiful flowers; at that moment, it’s the cactus’s most beautiful time.

    Sometimes, she thought, she was the cactus.

    But she doubted whether she’d ever have the moment to fully bloom her own beauty...

    Maybe she’d wilt and die soon, never reaching the day the flowers bloom. But as long as there’s a bit of hope and courage, she’ll keep living on tenaciously...

    So no matter how tough life gets now, no matter how much sorrow in her heart, she had to persevere, never backing down.

    Lin Xinlan was lost in thought when suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind.

    "Woman, are you here wallowing in self-pity, deliberately trying to seduce me?" Rong Shaoze nibbled her ear, his voice low and teasing.

    "Men can’t resist a woman’s pitiful appearance. Do you know, your just now, it gave me quite the feeling."

    Lin Xinlan jumped, moving her head uneasily, not wanting him so close to her.

    "Don’t talk nonsense, I wasn’t trying to seduce you. Let go of me quick, before we’re seen by others."

    Rong Shaoze didn’t let her go, following her movements, continuing to kiss her earlobe, breathing hot air that turned her earlobes red.

    It was daytime, and this was a garden frequently used by the servants. Lin Xinlan grew increasingly sensitive, trembling lightly all over, the blush quickly spreading from her ear lobes to her entire face, then down to her neck.

    Seeing her embarrassed and flustered, Rong Shaoze was in a great mood, his arm around her waist, his fingers kneading the soft flesh there, now gentle, now firm.

    Lin Xinlan pressed his hand, trying to stand up and flee.

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