Refusing the Rich: The Young Master's Escaping Bride-Chapter 24 Been Searching for Years

For some reason, the image of Xia Xiaonuan’s stubborn eyes in the hospital surfaced in his mind.

A faint arc of helplessness formed at the corner of his lips.

"Young Master, you have been looking for this girl for years... but still..."

"No need to look anymore." Nangong Yaoling said somewhat desolately, opening the drawer and calmly placing the painting back.

Qin Liu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Maybe it’s all fate. What’s the point of being persistent over someone who doesn’t belong to you? Besides... I don’t want to hurt innocent people around me anymore..."

"Young Master, are you talking about... the young lady?"

Nangong Yaoling’s face darkened, he lifted his gaze and shot a cold glance at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi stepped back in panic, quickly bowed his head and said, "I didn’t mean to... Young Master..."

"..."

Seeing Nangong Yaoling’s face soften a little, Qin Yi smiled apologetically and continued, "No matter what, I’m happy that the Young Master can let go."

Nangong Yaoling impatiently waved his hand.

"Get out."

Qin Yi chuckled obsequiously, "Yes, Young Master! Please feel free to call upon me anytime~!" After finishing, he sprinted away.

Nangong Yaoling turned around on the chair and looked out through the floor-to-ceiling window with a deep gaze.

The scenery of the entire city was in full view.

...

Nangong Yaoling hadn’t appeared for several days in a row.

Xia Xiaonuan felt a bit relieved; she really didn’t want to see him again! That night when Nangong Yaoling stayed in the hospital, he tormented her nearly to death. When she awoke, he was gone.

She didn’t know if the medicine she took still had any effect, but without Nangong Feihong around to buy it for her, she could only pray that she’d be okay.

Yun had been taking care of her these days. Yun was Xiaonuan’s wet nurse and had followed her into the Nangong Family. She knew everything about Xia Xiaonuan.

Additionally, Xia Xiaonuan retained some hazy memories from the previous Xia Xiaonuan, which helped her understand some things.

Xia Xiaonuan was twenty years old, the same age as her former self, and had just graduated from university.

After graduation, she entered into a family alliance and married Nangong Yaoling.

But their marriage was far from perfect; after marrying Nangong Yaoling, he was constantly entangled in scandals with outside female stars and models, and was indifferent towards Xia Xiaonuan.

Xia Xiaonuan’s personality was weak and introverted; she always endured in silence, loving Nangong Yaoling quietly. No matter what he did or said, she never contradicted him.

She would only silently shed tears when no one was around.

Just a few days ago, Nangong Yaoling brought another woman home, and Xia Xiaonuan stumbled upon them.

The woman verbally humiliated her, which made Xia Xiaonuan very sad, so she went swimming in the pool in the middle of the night, nearly drowning to death.

Xia Xiaonuan didn’t know if the previous owner of this body genuinely wanted to commit suicide or accidentally drowned, but either way, she felt that she was very pitiful.

Falling in love with a man who didn’t love her back, and then marrying him, watching him be affectionate with other women every day, who could bear that?

When Xia Xiaonuan thought of Nangong Yaoling, a complex feeling surged within her heart.

No matter how the former Xia Xiaonuan was, now that she was living in her body, she would no longer have any feelings for that man.

Now, that indifferent, cold, and dominating man only filled her with disgust.

Thinking about how he had once been inside her body, she felt a wave of nausea.