CHAPTER 603: CHAPTER 195 REVEALING THE TRUTH BEHIND THE RESCUE_2

From now on, these words will have no meaning to her anymore.

Xie Ruotong’s aloofness.

Makes Song Yanqing’s emotions even more evident!

His usual calmness.

Even though his heart might still ache for Xie Ruotong’s plight, he had always felt that it was just his instinctive kindness and pity towards the weak, with no other deeper emotions involved.

But now.

His inability to disguise his frantic expression, too obvious.

He simply watched Xie Ruotong.

Disbelieving everything he heard.

Initially, he didn’t understand what Xie Ruotong was saying.

Until she mentioned those vows he once penned.

No.

Impossible.

The person who saved him back then was Xie Ruilin, not Xie Ruotong.

Xie Ruilin herself admitted that she was the one who saved him; he couldn’t have mistaken the person.

But looking at Xie Ruotong’s current demeanor.

And recalling every little past detail...

His heart began to panic.

For the first time, he experienced an unprecedented panic.

For the first time, he felt that he, perhaps, might have made a mistake.

A grave mistake.

The changes in his expression.

Xie Ruilin saw it all too clearly.

She also knew what Xie Ruotong was talking about now.

Everyone in the Duke Mansion knew that Xie Ruotong had saved Song Yanqing back then.

But after Xie Ruotong was kidnapped, and their grandmother passed away from grief, no one dared to casually mention Xie Ruotong at the Duke Mansion. Xie Ruotong gradually seemed to only exist in everyone’s hearts, and no one dared to speak of her.

So when the young Song Yanqing came to visit the Song Family, she, who had fallen in love with him at first sight, deliberately brought up his childhood drowning incident.

It seemed that Song Yanqing had forgotten that it was Xie Ruotong who saved him.

And with no one in the Duke Mansion daring to mention Xie Ruotong again.

She ambiguously admitted that it was she who had saved him.

She didn’t take the matter too seriously at first.

She had always felt that Song Yanqing’s affection for her was for her as a person. The reason she claimed she had saved him was merely to bring them closer at the beginning, to give them a good start. As for their subsequent relationship, it was Song Yanqing truly falling in love with her.

Unrelated to anything else.

But seeing Song Yanqing’s current state, she trembled.

For a moment, she felt.

That Song Yanqing only liked his lifesaver.

Because he thought she was his lifesaver, he loved her and spoiled her unconditionally.

No.

No way.

Song Yanqing treated her so well.

She refused to believe that Song Yanqing was just "repaying a debt."

She clenched her fists.

Struggling to remain calm.

Calmly observing Xie Ruotong’s now frighteningly composed demeanor.

Why exactly could Xie Ruotong remain so calm?

As if she could face anything without changing her expression.

The only thing that seemed to make her lose control was the death of her grandmother.

And now, Xie Ruotong’s indifference.

Formed a striking contrast with the panic on Song Yanqing’s face at the moment.

Song Yanqing’s emotional turmoil could not withstand even the slightest disturbance from Xie Ruotong.

She reached out her hand.

And took the divorce paper from Song Yanqing’s hand.

There would be no more lingering attachments.

So decisive, so resigned.

That moment, however, made Song Yanqing’s heart feel as if it was hollowed out.

As if he had lost something.

Lost something of utmost importance.

Causing his heart to suddenly hurt so much he couldn’t catch his breath.

He even instinctively tightened his fingers when Xie Ruotong took the divorce paper from his hand as if he wanted to stop her.

To stop Xie Ruotong from leaving.

"Song Yanqing, from now on, we shall be completely estranged." Xie Ruotong’s decisive voice was enunciated clearly, word by word.

Those cold words.

Pierced directly into Song Yanqing’s heart.

Making him feel as if he suddenly couldn’t breathe.

After Xie Ruotong finished speaking.

She raised her hand.

Gathering all her Inner Strength in the palm of her hand.

Ye Qichi wanted to stop her.

But he held back, choosing to respect her decision.

At this moment, all could feel the fierce aura emanating from Xie Ruotong.

That determined, self-destructive stance was terrifying.

"Yanqing brother, move aside!" Xie Ruilin screamed in fear.

She didn’t know how much willpower Xie Ruotong had to possess to stand up with such a broken body; she only knew that with Song Yanqing’s current physical condition, he couldn’t withstand a palm strike from Xie Ruotong.

Yet her cries.

It was as if Song Yanqing didn’t hear them at all.

Right now, his eyes, his heart, seemed to see only the Xie Ruotong before him.

It was as if he no longer felt fear.

In front of Xie Ruotong, he stood unwavering.

Xie Ruilin couldn’t bear the thought of Song Yanqing’s death.

She deeply loved this man.

Loved him so much that she was willing to do anything for him.