Noble Marriage

21: Chapter 21: The Game Begins 21: Chapter 21: The Game Begins It wasn’t until darkness fell that she realized.

“What, are you dissatisfied with me, so you’re venting by destroying things?” a low, mocking voice suddenly rose.

She lifted her head to see Rong Shaoze standing at the doorway, unsure how long he had been there.

Lin Xinlan merely glanced at him once, then stood up to start cleaning up the mess.

He knew very well who had done this, but he deliberately said it was her, so what was there for her to explain?

All these things were now unusable.

She didn’t have many clothes to begin with, and now they were all cut to pieces—it looked like she would have to go out and buy new ones tomorrow.

“Stop cleaning up!

Stay in my room tonight.

If you sleep in my room, they won’t dare to do anything.

If you sleep in any other room, they will continue to come and destroy every day.”

Rong Shaoze spoke indifferently, but the corner of his mouth was always turned up with a slight arc.

It seemed smug yet confident.

Lin Xinlan paused in her actions, turned her head, and chuckled lightly at him, “Is this the trick you’re using to force me?

Rong Shaoze, you’re really quite childish!”

The man’s face instantly darkened as he strode forward, grabbed her wrist in one move, and his cold eyes seemed to devour her whole!

“Lin Xinlan, don’t be ungrateful!

If I wanted you, I have a thousand ways to make you submit.

You better behave and not make things difficult for yourself!”

Lin Xinlan shook off his hand forcefully, and said coolly, “I won’t submit.

I’m not interested in you.

I despise you, and I despise your touch even more!”

Even his touch felt disgusting to her.

She would never forget that night five years ago when he forced himself upon her against her wishes.

“Damn woman!” Rong Shaoze roared, his face turning ashen with rage.

He suddenly pushed her onto the bed and pressed down on her.

“Since you’re so disgusted, I’ll let you know what really disgusts you!”

“No—”

“Rip—” He instantly tore her clothes apart.

Lin Xinlan’s struggles were easily subdued by him; her back against the cool mattress, she felt a coldness in her heart.

The strength between men and women was enormously different.

She couldn’t stop his actions at all—was she truly without escape this time?

His body was already wedged between her legs, and Lin Xinlan felt utterly desperate, but she still struggled with all her might.

Her hand suddenly touched something cold and sharp; she quickly gripped it, like clutching at a lifeline, then pressed it tightly against her neck.

“Don’t push me!

Otherwise, I’ll let you watch me die!” Lin Xinlan clenched the scissors in her hand, her eyes determined to go through with it.

Rong Shaoze stopped his movements, his gaze fixed on her.

His bangs drooped down, covering his eyes, making his expression even more sinister and terrifying.

He didn’t speak, and Lin Xinlan’s courage began to wane.

She pressed the scissors closer to her neck, and immediately, fresh red blood oozed out.

“I mean what I say!”

Rong Shaoze remained motionless even as Lin Xinlan was deciding whether to push the scissors in deeper.

He curved the corner of his mouth, suddenly laughing.

Slowly straightening up, he crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes coldly watching her.

“Very good, Lin Xinlan, you’ve completely enraged me.

Now I declare that our game has begun.”

He turned and left the room, while Lin Xinlan suddenly covered her face and cried.

Was she going to live in constant fear and trepidation from now on?

Rong Shaoze, he had once been her nightmare, and now, he had become her nightmare again…

—

Lin Xinlan knew that Rong Shaoze would certainly not let her off.

She waited for his move, but for two consecutive days, there was no action from him.

Usually, when she saw him, he was always in a casual demeanor.