Chapter 859

Unworthy

They continued to chat and Yang Jieyu kept telling Yang Chen to attend the party. She assured him that only close friends would be there.

Yang Chen accepted her invitation after being overwhelmed by her requests.

After the couple left, Lin Ruoxi helped Wang Ma clean the table quietly.

She was about to leave for work but was stopped by Yang Chen. He caught her hand and asked gently, “Ruoxi, is everything alright? Did I do anything that upset you? Why haven’t you looked at me ever since I returned?”

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip and turned around. “No, it’s not your fault. It’s mine.”

“Why?”

Yang Chen got even more confused. “Did anyone bully you? Damn it, I only left for a day. I’ll kill the person who bullied you.”

Lin Ruoxi looked up at him. “All you talk about is killing. Is it really that fun?”

Yang Chen’s face fell and he said awkwardly, “It—it’s just an example… An example…”

“Example?” Lin Ruoxi looked at him with a complex gaze. “Do you really think I can’t tell? Aunt and Uncle were afraid of you. Even your own family live in fear of your presence. Did you go out and kill again?”

Yang Chen was startled. He didn’t expect Lin Ruoxi to find out. But he had forgotten that she was a businesswoman. Reading facial cues was her forte.

“I’m sorry…” Yang Chen sighed. “I didn’t know that it would upset you so much.”

“You’re apologizing again.” Lin Ruoxi gave a pained smile. “What do you even apologize for? You did nothing wrong to me!”

Yang Chen was puzzled to see Lin Ruoxi get all agitated again.

Lin Ruoxi cupped her face helplessly and started to sob while squatting on the floor.

Yang Chen didn’t know what to do as he squatted down and tried to touch her shoulder. But he was afraid it would upset her even more.

“Dear…”

“Don’t call me that!” Lin Ruoxi’s eyes were red with tears. “I don’t deserve to be your wife. We’re from two different worlds.”

Yang Chen’s mind went blank!

“For you, killing and breathing are the same thing. Money and power come to those who are willing to kill. Even if you killed a thousand people, you wouldn’t bat an eye. But if I saw one dead person, I would get nightmares for weeks.”

“Your enemies aren’t even human. To them, I’m not your wife. I’m just a hostage waiting to be captured. I can’t help you at all and I know nothing. Other than fighting with you about women, I have nothing left to offer. My dignity, my pride, and my beliefs are just a piece of fragile paper in front of you. Yet I value you so much, don’t you think I’m a foolish woman? Huh! Am I?!”

Yang Chen looked at her numbly. It wasn’t his first time witnessing her meltdown. But it was her first time that she showed her insecurities.

Tears splattered on the floor.

“Sometimes I wonder… if your lovers are happier than I am, your own wife? They don’t have to feel unworthy to be by your side, worry about other women or wonder if you are coming home. If I was your lover, I wouldn’t be in so much pain.”

“Ruoxi, don’t do this…” Yang Chen squeezed the words out of his throat.

Lin Ruoxi shook her head. “Yang Chen, you made the right choice. Jane should stay beside you. Only she has the intelligence to help you and is worthy to be your woman. She’s pretty and she comes from a royal family. She’s smart and can be there for you to rely on. She loves you so much that she would sacrifice herself to marry a monster. She wouldn’t have nightmares just because you killed someone or be threatened by your lovers. Because no one else can be on her level…”

“Lin Ruoxi!” Yang Chen’s eyes widened in anger. “What are you talking about?!”