just force her to marry him, expecting her to love him again after raping her like that??? Like, yeah you can feel sad and mad from being 'abandoned' but the way you treated her after they met again was tr*sh, and he didn't even ask for an explanation, much less listen when she tried to explain herself. Also, forcing her to marry you is a sh*t move, even holding her sister as a card to blackmail her into marriage. I dont care what his reasoning was, that was a d*ck move. What also REALLY pisses me off is how 'sweetly' he acts after acting domineering and gazing at her 'with loving eyes' all the time, after realizing he misunderstood her. He didn't even try to apologize for when he r*ped her, or ask for her consent anytime he was showing his 'love.' Whenever he protected her 'with love' or bull it was all forced upon her and really really really pissed me off

The FL was framed. Then years later the ML met her then r*ped her. Such a typical plot it's disgusting. I just want to strangle him and bang his head on the wall. I should have read the tags first

On Hu Xin Island, she pleaded to talk it out, she said that she was forced. He didn't give her any chance to speak up for herself. He had merely crazily and violently ravaging her. He thought that she was just a money-grubber, and that she would do anything for money. He said that she was just worth being a bed-warmer, he said that she was disgusting...

The desire to explain herself had dimmed in her eyes then, not willing to spare him even another look.

Rumors said that she had eloped with a boy toy with the Li family's dowry. What a ridiculous claim, and yet he believed it wholeheartedly. It wasn't until recently that he really realized that it was just a misunderstanding.

So what? She still had betrayed him, she still had gotten herself engaged to another man when he was fighting with his family to stay with her.

He waited for her for 6 years and was angry because of the certain rumours. He only belived those because he had escaped from a near death situation and had lost a close friend.

Chapter 102: Use Me As You Please

On Hu Xin Island, she pleaded to talk it out, she said that she was forced. He didn't give her any chance to speak up for herself. He had merely crazily and violently ravaging her. He thought that she was just a money-grubber, and that she would do anything for money. He said that she was just worth being a bed- warmer, he said that she was disgusting...

The desire to explain herself had dimmed in her eyes then, not willing to spare him even another look.

She had said, "Ruan Zeyan, if you believed in me, I wouldn't have to explain anything!"

She had said, "You don't trust me at all, and even now you say that you forgive me!"

She had said, "I have my own reasons for coming back to China, and there are many things I have to accomplish. Amongst all of it, Ruan Zeyan, you're not a part of any of it."

Six years ago, he'd lost his closest buddy, gotten heavily injured, and his entire world view had collapsed after knowing that she had gotten engaged with another man. He was in a coma for one entire month, and when he woke up again, she had already left.

Rumors said that she had eloped with a boy toy with the Li family's dowry. What a ridiculous claim, and yet he believed it wholeheartedly. It wasn't until recently that he really realized that it was just a misunderstanding.

So what? She still had betrayed him, she still had gotten herself engaged to another man when he was fighting with his family to stay with her.

Those six years he hadn't had it easy. He'd thought of all women as his enemy because of her.

He had wanted to get her back countless times

and torture her harshly. He wanted to ask her why she had done it? In reality, he did do it, but he also pushed her far

beyond his reach.

She didn't have a good time those few years either. She really did have her own predicaments...

Ruan Zeyan stared at the floor, the entire study

was blanketed in a suffocating darkness.

Du Gang quietly left the room, he knew that his boss must be feeling horrible right then. After all, who could be sure about the things of the heart?

The hospital room was dark, Zhang Ke was nowhere to be found when she woke up. She wanted something to drink, and she propped herself up to sit upright. As she was about to reach out, a cup of water was brought before her.

That was when Ling Tianya realized with a start that there was someone in the room, and that someone was not Zhang Ke.

Even in the pitch black room, Ling Tianya could recognize Ruan Zeyan's face. The gentle moonlight streamed in through the gaps, the man's shadow drew a silhouette on the wall by their side. His face was as gentle as the moon's glow, so gentle that it bewildered Ling Tianya. It was as though they'd travelled back to six years ago.

Ruan Zeyan propped Ling Tianya up before passing her the glass of water.

Chapter 154: Everything Is Negotiable, Except Her

The Chief Financial Officer carefully approached Du Gang, softly asking, "Mr. Du, what happened to Mr. Ruan in these past few days? He's been especially cold and scary these days!"

Du Gang could only chuckle awkwardly. "I don't know either..."

He definitely wouldn't say that it was because his Boss had failed to stay over at Ling Tianya's for the night. In the restaurant, Ruan Zeyan had publicly asked for Ling Tianya's hand in marriage and then got shut outside her door the very same night. He couldn't blame Ling Tianya for being unwilling to be too close to his boss though, it was his boss that kidnapped her and kept her on Hu Xin Island for an entire week without even finding out the truth, and he was so rough towards her too. Anyone would be traumatized after something like that, especially a woman with a personality as strong as Ling Tianya.

Besides, after the proposal, Ling Tianya did not contact his Boss. His boss seemed to be throwing a tantrum too, and absolutely refused to contact Ling Tianya first, but caved in and still arranged someone to continue looking over Ling Tianya. He requested for them to report to him every day.

In the end, Ling Tianya went on with her merry life, but his boss got more and more troubled every day!

Du Gang didn't understand at all, why would his boss torture himself like that?

Chapter 155: Everything Is Negotiable, Except Her

"Don't you have something you want to tell me?" Gu Zhiqian looked a little tired, because he had come straight from the airport.

Legs crossed and sitting back in his chair, Ruan Zeyan smirked. "Oh? What do I have to say?"

Gu Zhiqian leaned forward and propped both hands on Ruan Zeyan's enormous office desk. Looking directly into Ruan Zeyan's eyes, he said, "Things about Hong Kong. Things about Ling Tianya!"

Back in Hong Kong, Gu Zhiqian was held back by a bunch of things and unable to leave. A couple of times he attempted to make a move regardless, only to be stopped by his own father. He was practically on house arrested in Hong Kong. Then, he heard the news about Ruan Zeyan and Ling Tianya's engagement. It made it clear to him that nobody other than Ruan Zeyan was capable of keeping him in Hong Kong and stopping him from going back.

When Gu Zhiqian mentioned Ling Tianya by name, Ruan Zeyan's face darkened and he spoke in a much colder voice. "You should feel lucky that you are Gu Zhiqian and not someone else."

Gu Zhiqian sneered. "Do you mean that if I was not Gu Zhiqian, if I wouldn't have the Gu Family behind me, I would not just have been on house arrest in Hong Kong, but rather have disappeared from this world?"

Ruan Zeyan said nothing, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Gu Zhiqian nodded his head, indicating that he fully understood the situation. Then, he sat down in the chair across from Ruan Zeyan and said in a slightly unhappy tone, "I bet Ling Tianya doesn't know what kind of person you truly are. Are you sure that she will still want to marry you after she finds out?"

A chilling light flashed in Ruan Zeyan's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Zhiqian, between you and I, everything is negotiable, except her."

Lips sealed, Gu Zhiqian seemed to be pondering something. When he was in Hong Kong, he was not free to go places, but he was not cut off from the outside world. So, he too saw the interview of Ruan Zeyan in front of the hotel where he said Ling Tianya and him started dating six years ago. That's when Gu Zhiqian realized that the woman Ruan Zeyan was deeply in love with six years ago was Ling Tianya.

It was just too ironic. If Ruan Zeyan had told him in the beginning that Ling Tianya was that woman from six years ago, Gu Zhiqian would simply keep his distance from her. The reality was he only got to know the truth after becoming serious about her.

Without saying one more word, Gu Zhiqian stood up and walked out of Ruan Zeyan's office.