Du Ruoxin had a terrible dream, dreaming that she had become a lonely ghost, dreaming that Ox-Head and Horse-Face were taking her to the underworld for reincarnation. She spent every day in fear of escape.
Even if her soul were scattered, even if she missed the time for reincarnation and could no longer be reborn, she did not want to leave this mortal world.
Because there were people she cared about, and unresolved issues she couldn't let go of.
Du Ruoxin saw her daughter fall and flew to cushion Dou Dou's fall.
Her daughter was deceived by a scumbag, so she exposed the scumbag's lies in public.
...
Du Ruoxin watched her daughter grow up carefree, saw her daughter put on a wedding dress, marry a man truly worthy of entrusting her life to, and live a life of peace, happiness, and joy. It was all worth it.
...
The scene shifted, and Du Ruoxin saw Rong Jingyang marry Ai Wei and have children not long after her death.
He became a good father, a good husband.
A father who cared for Ai Wei meticulously, who played and frolicked with their children, an approachable and qualified father.
...
How ironic.
What she had strived for so long, yearned for so long, and failed to achieve.
Just by changing someone, Rong Jingyang changed.
So—
It wasn't that Rong Jingyang didn't know how to love, or how to be a good father and husband.
It was simply because she wasn't worthy?
...
Du Ruoxin's heart ached to the point of suffocation.
...
"Mmm—"
Caroline had been guarding Du Ruoxin, not closing her eyes all night.
Rong Jingyang had called a doctor. Du Ruoxin had been drugged, coupled with exhaustion and excessive blood loss, leading to a deficiency in qi and blood.
There were no major problems; she would naturally wake up after a few hours of rest.
Despite this, Caroline stayed by Du Ruoxin's side all night, sleepless, afraid that if she woke up and wanted a drink of water, there would be no one to serve her.
"Hiss—"
Suddenly, the woman on the bed convulsed.
Caroline was startled, "Xin Jie, Xin Jie, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
She quickly helped Du Ruoxin up and patted her back.
Don't choke!
Just as Caroline was about to call for a doctor in her anxiety, Du Ruoxin slowly opened her eyes and moaned, "Ah—"
So painful!
My head hurts so much!
It was like the hangover pain after drinking cheap baijiu worth ten yuan, and like millions of needles pricking her scalp.
Du Ruoxin raised her hand to cover her head.
"Xin Jie, you're awake?" Caroline changed to massaging her head.
"Mmm," Du Ruoxin responded with difficulty.
Lying on Caroline's lap, she closed her eyes—
Suddenly, she opened her eyes again.
"Where is this?"
She, she—wasn't she drugged by that scumbag Lin Hai, and forced—
Du Ruoxin instinctively felt her body.
Ah, it hurts so much!
My hands hurt, and my legs hurt too.
Du Ruoxin was terrified. Had she been, been...
"You're alright," Caroline stopped Du Ruoxin's wild thoughts in time, holding her hand and instilling strength. "You were not harmed."
"Rong Jingyang sounded the alarm and saved you in time."
"That scumbag Lin Hai tried to escape, but he was caught and beaten half to death."
Rong Jingyang?
Du Ruoxin blinked in disbelief as she listened to Caroline's words. "He, he's on the ship?"
Not in E City?
Not being affectionate with Ai Wei?
"Yes," Caroline nodded. "He heard you were missing and searched the entire ship for you."
Last night, before she could finish speaking, Rong Jingyang hung up the phone, and then the alarm sounded.
Everyone thought the cruise ship was sinking, and everyone was in panic.
Only Caroline knew that Rong Jingyang's heart was in turmoil.
His heart was in turmoil, which was why he lost his reason, why he acted without regard for cost or consequence.