After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 65: Sowing Discord

She took a step closer, and Lin Ruqin was so frightened that she took half a step back.

As she stepped back, she accidentally stepped on a small pebble behind her, her foot slipped, and she swayed precariously as if about to fall.

At the critical moment, Lin Ruqin suddenly tightened her grip on her wrist.

She paused, then looked up, her eyes meeting Lin Rusi's deep, dark gaze.

Lin Rusi pulled Lin Ruqin up and only let go of her hand after she had stood still.

Lin Ruqin glared at Lin Rusi, then lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Lin Rusi leaned close to Lin Ruqin's ear, lowered her voice, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Lin Ruqin, it was wrong of me to bully you before."

"I now deeply realize the mistake I made back then."

"Heh, what's the use of apologizing now?"

I always have to fake an apology.

The mistake had already been made, and Lin Ruqin refused to accept it.

I know you won't accept it.

Faced with Lin Ruqin's reaction, Lin Rusi was surprisingly calm. "What I did before was so outrageous, I don't expect you to forgive me."

"I tried to apologize, it's okay if you don't accept it."

“I also want to get along with you, but you’re not willing to accept it, so I accept it.”

"but."

Lin Rusi changed the subject, and when she looked at Lin Ruqin again, her gaze turned several degrees colder.

"You can't frame me and scheme against me again and again."

Lin Ruqin shuddered, forcing a smile onto her face. "What have I schemed against you for?"

"Lin Rusi, you're spouting nonsense! Do you think everyone is like you?"

She clenched her fists, her eyes bloodshot.

Lin Rusi paused for a moment, then sneered, "Lin Ruqin, you know best whether you did it or not."

"Since you know how unlikeable I used to be, why do you still follow the same path I did?"

"Do you know what's right and what's wrong? Is it really worth putting yourself through this just to cause pain for me and my mother?"

She stared intently at Lin Ruqin, her gaze now carrying a hint of physical intimacy.

"Lin Ruqin, I'm very curious now."

"Is this your way of getting revenge on us, or was this always how you were?"

Lin Ruqin couldn't listen anymore. Her features contorted as she glared at Lin Rusi and growled, "Shut up!"

"I will remember everything you and your mother did!"

"You don't need to pretend to apologize to me! I just feel disgusted when I see it!"

"Lin Rusi, stop with your hypocritical act! Don't make yourself believe it!"

Lin Ruqin glared at Lin Rusi with a sinister look, then turned and left without looking back.

Watching her retreating figure, Lin Rusi sighed helplessly.

Her worst fears came true.

Lin Ruqin is following the same old path.

Lin Ruqin hurried back to Nuanchun Pavilion, Lin Rusi's words still echoing in her ears.

What does she know?

She lived a life worse than that of pigs and dogs in the Lin family since childhood, all thanks to Lin Rusi and Si Yu.

I've only managed to get through this time because of my hatred for them.

Lin Ruqin wants to personally eliminate Lin Rusi and Si Yu to avenge her mother and clear her name of all the grievances she has suffered over the years.

But at this crucial moment, Lin Rusi suddenly became different from before.

She stopped bullying her, started apologizing, and started calling her "sister."

And she, who had always been bullied, became the villain who clung to the past.

Why?

Lin Ruqin asked herself this question over and over again.

She was completely baffled.

Lin Rusi had done so many bad things, and took pleasure in tormenting her.

Why did you stop now? Why are you apologizing to her now?

She became a great philanthropist, while she herself became a despicable, scheming, and dark-hearted villain.

Lin Ruqin sat blankly on the stone bench, staring into the distance with empty eyes, recalling once again the words Lin Rusi had said before she left.

Is she clinging to Lin Rusi and Si Yu because of hatred in her heart, or is she simply jealous of them?

If Lin Rusi's apology is sincere, she should let go of her prejudices, and her days in the Lin family should be much easier from now on.

For the first time, Lin Ruqin hesitated, wondering whether or not to forgive Lin Rusi.

Memories of the past flashed through my mind, one after another, and humiliation and grievances surged like a tide.

She has suffered so much because of Lin Rusi and Si Yu over the years, why should she just let go?

Apologize now? Why didn't you do it sooner?

Despite being the eldest daughter of the Lin family, she ate leftovers and was barely clothed from a young age.

Why should the words "sorry" completely erase all the suffering she has endured over the years?

She doesn't want to!

She wanted to make Si Yu and Lin Rusi suffer like that.

She had to make Si Yu and Lin Rusi experience all the suffering she had gone through before she could talk about forgiving them!

"Lin Rusi, I will never let you get away with this!"

Lin Ruqin's eyes were filled with hatred, and her fists were clenched tightly.

She wanted to make Lin Rusi suffer a terrible death!

Lin Ruqin began to formulate a plan.

They won't let her have an easy time, and she absolutely won't let them have an easy time either!

"Daddy."

Lin Ruqin entered the study and looked timidly at Lin Lezheng.

Lin Le saw the delicate-looking Lin Ruqin enter and asked, "What is it?"

He sighed, looking at Lin Ruqin with a touch of heartache.

Over the years, he has wronged Lin Ruqin too much as a father, and he must find an opportunity to make it up to her in the future.

"Father, I met my sister when I was seeing off the Third Prince."

Lin Le frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart. "Speak quickly."

Lin Ruqin glanced quickly at Lin Lezheng, then knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face.

"Father, it's all my fault for not taking good care of my sister."

"It's all my daughter's fault that my sister offended the Third Prince."

Lin Le's brows furrowed. "What?"

"What exactly happened?"

Lin Ruqin sniffled and began to wipe away her tears, feeling wronged.

"Father, I won't hide it from you."

"My sister had an argument with the Third Prince, and she even hit him."

“The Third Prince is a member of the royal family. If we were to hold a grudge, even if my sister had a hundred heads, it wouldn’t be enough to punish him.”

As Lin Ruqin spoke, her neck was stiff and her eyes were filled with tears, making her look extremely pitiful.

Upon hearing Lin Ruqin's words, Lin Lezheng's anger flared up instantly.

"This Lin Rusi is simply lawless!"

"Someone, bring the Second Miss here!"

Lin Rusi had barely arrived at the Star-Picking Pavilion and hadn't even settled in when she was stopped by Granny He.

"Second Miss, please go to the study immediately."

Granny He looked flustered. "This old servant doesn't know what the eldest young lady said to the master."

"The master flew into a rage and demanded to see the young lady."

"My sister?"

Lin Rusi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'll go now."

This Lin Ruqin is really restless; she just gave me a warning and she's already trying to sow discord.