Finally, Quan Shaoze forced himself on me again.
At the thought of my baby, I cried myself hoarse. However, no matter how pitiful I sounded, he didn’t let go of me.
Lying on the bed in a daze, I couldn’t help trembling all over with my heart wrenching.
I clenched my fists so hard that even my nails embedded into my palms, but I didn’t feel much pain.
While holding my tears back, I also swallowed the humiliation. I bit my lip and turned away, trying to distance myself from this man as much as possible.
Meanwhile, I kept on condemning myself inwardly.
“Lin Feng, look how useless you are!”
“Ha!” Probably irritated by my attitude, Quan Shaoze got out of the bed and left with a snort.
Tears streamed down my face after watching his figure disappear from my sight.
I rose to my feet with difficulty and in spite of my shivering legs, I trudged to the bathroom and began to clean myself up with tears blurring my vision again.
It took me a long time before I fell asleep again and had a dream.
I dreamed of those days with Quan Jinnian years ago.
Quan Jinnian had been so nice to me. The familiar warmth of him lingering in my memory gradually melted down the ice in my heart.
I woke up against the morning sun the next day. Standing by the window for quite a while, I knew there would be no room for negotiation in the matter of my marrying Quan Jinnian tonight.
Just like what Quan Shaoze had said, I couldn’t escape from marrying his brother no matter if I was alive or dead.
After all, Quan Jinnian had treated me well years ago. Although he was already a dead man, I should be able to live a peaceful life after marrying him.
I heaved a sigh of relief at the thought of this, and my taut nerves loosened up little by little.
I wasn’t ambitious. All I wanted was a tranquil life with my baby.
And that would be enough!
Feeling a little tired, I lay back in bed. Leaning against the bedside, I switched on my cellphone and was about to take a quick glance at the news.
However, before I could click open an app I favored, my phone rang while an unfamiliar number popped out.
“Darling, where are you?”
When I heard Zhong Dong call me ‘Darling’ again, I felt like it had been a lifetime since the last time he addressed me in such an intimate way.
I really wanted to tell him about my grievance as I had done before, but finally, I managed to hold my impulse back.
However, I still felt the urge to cry.
I couldn’t deceive myself. I had been with Zhao Dong for so many years and it was hard for me to make a clean break with him in a short time.
“Darling, come on! I just wanna talk,” Receiving no response from me, Zhao Dong urged.
After coming back to my senses, I refused coldly.
Although I was indifferent when I talked, my body was honest. My hand holding the phone couldn’t help shivering slightly and my eyes were misty again for no reason.
We were so far gone that I knew we couldn’t go back to the way things were.
Both Zhao Dong and I would never be the same again.
Though the fact had broken my heart, I still managed to hold back the urge to talk to him peacefully before hanging up the phone quickly with a trembling hand.
I wouldn’t give in easily. Never!
I didn’t think that Zhao Dong would have been so persistent. No matter how many times I hung up, he would call back until I picked the phone up again.
I knew I had to face him sooner or later, so after calming myself down, I pressed the answer key. “I don’t see the point in discussing with you,” I said in a hoarse voice.
Sensing something wrong with my voice, Zhao Dong showed his concern for me for the first time after he had put me through so much pain.