Madam Shi said, "Brother, you haven't spent time with Shuangshuang in ages. How can you be so sure you don't like her?"
"Besides, with all these rumors flying around, if you don't marry Shuangshuang, everyone will say you're heartless and unfeeling."
Rong An said coolly, "I never asked her to wait twelve years for me. If everyone who claimed to have waited twelve years for me expected marriage, would I have to marry them all?"
Madam Shi looked conflicted, her eyes welling with tears. "Brother, are you really going to stand by and watch my life in the Shi family become impossible?"
Rong An said, "If you can no longer stay with the Shi family, you are free to leave them and return to the Rong Family. I can protect you and ensure you live without a care for the rest of your life."
