Hmm?
In New Delhi, it wasn't that serious.
He and Cristiano were both foreigners. If they died, it would only cost some money and connections to resolve.
Laws differed in every country. Rong Jingyang, having navigated the globe, was well aware of these survival rules.
However, he had no need to tell her these things.
Rong Jingyang avoided the woman's gaze, leaned on the edge of the bed, and sat up in his wheelchair.
He pressed the power button, moved in front of her, and took her hand.
Du Ruoxin wanted to break free, but couldn't.
Rong Jingyang held her tightly, giving her no chance to escape, "Du Ruoxin, I... am not as good as you imagine."
When he was bad, he was destructive.
Anyone who provoked him would either die or wish they were dead.
He wasn't a police officer, nor a soldier. He had... a side that inspired fear.
Du Ruoxin: "—"
She waited and waited, only to receive these words from the man, leaving her speechless.
"If anyone hurts you, I will take their life."
The man stared at her with burning eyes, speaking with conviction.
What harm?
How could Rong Jingyang think like this...
Suddenly, Du Ruoxin had a realization. She—
Cough, cough, cough!
Rong Jingyang must have seen her disheveled state and heard her pained cries, thinking her elder brother had done something to her.
Pfft—
Du Ruoxin suddenly felt like beating her chest and stamping her feet.
Why did she make that phone call! And not explain the situation clearly!
So, the cause of all these consequences was herself?
Du Ruoxin was both angry and sad, "You misunderstood."
"Even if everyone in the world hurt me, he wouldn't."
He was her elder brother, the man who loved her most in this life and hated to see her hurt.
"It was me."
"I was test-driving a vehicle and accidentally fell into the river, injuring my foot and hand."
"My bag and phone also sank to the bottom of the river."
"Cristino came to find me and took me to the hospital."
"I was afraid of the pain and refused to let him disinfect it."
"I wanted to see you, so I asked him for his phone."
That was how it happened. He had misunderstood.
Rong Jingyang: "..."
Wait!
Something was wrong!
Du Ruoxin's few words, however, caused his brows to furrow deeply with each one.
"What do you mean, 'even if everyone in the world hurt me, he wouldn't'?" Rong Jingyang said with great displeasure, "Du Ruoxin, you rank him before me?"
Uh—
Du Ruoxin was a bit confused by the man's question.
Why was his focus... not on the same channel as hers?
Rong Jingyang continued to press, "Why didn't you call me when you fell into the river? But you called Cristiano?"
"Ah!"
The man's exclamation made Du Ruoxin tremble all over.
Hey, what are you doing, what are you doing?
She was supposed to be questioning and reprimanding him, but how did it suddenly reverse?
"I, I, I..." She felt a little guilty.
No, what's to feel guilty about!
Du Ruoxin cleared her throat, "Rong Jingyang, don't try to fool me, don't change the subject."
Trying to get away with it so easily?
No way!
She wasn't a three-year-old child to be easily tricked by him.
"Hmm?" Rong Jingyang pulled her into his arms, his ink-dark pupils deep and piercing, like a sharp sword aimed directly at her.
"Answer me."
He said, word by word.
Du Ruoxin felt a strange flutter in her heart. Those eyes were terrifying, filled with an unfathomable pressure.
"I—" After a 0.0001-second struggle in her mind, for the sake of future harmonious marital life, she decisively declared, "I was using a metaphor!"
"Just making an analogy!"
"I, I—"
"When I crashed, he happened to call me."
Yes, that's it!
A perfect explanation!
Rong Jingyang: "…………"
I don't believe you!