Why would Kristino seek out Qin Yunxi? Was it merely to extort money?
Rong Jingyang didn't think so.
Perhaps Old Qin was genuinely furious and had been heavily extorted, but in Rong Jingyang's opinion, Kristino was helping Old Qin pursue Grace.
Why?
Why would he act this way?
It wasn't normal!
However, what was even more abnormal was that if Grace needed help, why didn't she seek out Du Ruoxin, but instead went to Kristino?
Rong Jingyang couldn't figure it out, but he knew that sticking to him like a barnacle today was the right move.
"Scram!"
"Who the hell is your brother-in-law!!!"
Hearing those words made Kristino furious. If it weren't for... his fear of Xin'er turning against him, his fear of Xin'er never speaking to him again, he would have broken both his legs by now!
Compared to the cynical demeanor of a certain person, Rong Jingyang appeared much calmer. "Former brother-in-law."
Kristino: "..."
Just as a certain person was about to lose control and explode, Rong Jingyang's voice, like a soft knife, sounded again. "Oh, right. My daughter's birthday is in a few days, and she wants to hear me and Du Ruoxin sing a duet."
*Pfft—*
Kristino felt as if Rong Jingyang had stabbed him without warning.
Damn it!
That hit him right in the heart!
Rong Jingyang had him cornered, using one small and one large woman.
Kristino’s sharp and venomous eyes swept towards Rong Jingyang, but Rong Jingyang merely shrugged. "I don't think it's appropriate, after all, Du Ruoxin and I are divorced."
"Singing a duet alone might lead to misunderstandings."
"What do you think?"
Kristino: I...
The muscles in his face twitched involuntarily. He instinctively wanted to say, "I don't think it's appropriate, and I won't allow you to sing a duet with Du Ruoxin alone."
But the words caught in his throat, and Kristino managed to hold back, not saying them aloud.
Would Rong Jingyang be so kind?
He was definitely digging a pit for him!
Suppressing the urge to beat him up and curse him, Kristino took a deep breath. "Xin'er won't agree."
Rong Jingyang grinned slightly. "Haha, is that so?"
He paused, then said wickedly, "Then it depends on whether my daughter can convince her mommy?"
"I don't mind either way."
Kristino's heart was in turmoil. Was he afraid?
Although he didn't know what he was afraid of, Rong Jingyang felt inexplicably happy when he sensed the other party's unstable breathing and erratic heartbeat.
Kristino: "—"
The bodyguard got into the driver's seat. The strange atmosphere made him unsure whether to step on the accelerator or draw his gun to threaten Rong Jingyang.
Should he tell him to get out?
"Master?" the bodyguard asked for instructions.
Kristino's cold voice was laced with anger. "Drive!"
Let Rong Jingyang follow if he wanted to. If he was determined to follow, how could he easily shake him off?
It's just that—
He couldn't let him meet Xin'er!
"Brother, I miss you, I miss you so, so much. Do you miss me too..."
At that moment, Kristino's phone rang. It was the exclusive ringtone Du Ruoxin had recorded for him when she was eleven or twelve years old.
"Brother, I miss you, I miss you so, so much. Do you miss me too..."
The girlish, childish voice played repeatedly in the air. Kristino didn't answer.
As if deliberately showing off in front of someone, or deliberately disgusting someone.
Until the ringtone automatically hung up.
Rong Jingyang raised an eyebrow. "Why didn't you answer? Maybe Du Ruoxin needs something?"
Kristino gave him a cold glance. "I don't want to answer."
Rong Jingyang's tone was flat. "Is that so?"
Since he wasn't answering, then...
When it came to disgusting people with schemes and methods, he had never lost to anyone.
Mr. Rong slowly took out his phone from his pocket, flipped to a previously recorded ringtone, and clicked play:
"Rong Jingyang, your wife is calling, answer quickly."
"If you don't answer, she'll be sad."
"One, two, three, here we go."
"Such a passionate Aries, so kind and abstract, so perfect she is, but her whereabouts are unknown, my heart is so empty, it's almost losing its shape..."
It's just a ringtone, right?
Tch~
Who doesn't have one?