Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 525 - 506: Swearing a Poisonous Oath, The Love That Can’t Be Obtained

Lin Banxia looked at Huo Qinglin’s disheveled state at this moment, and she couldn’t quite put her feelings into words.

If she had once hated him to the core, then now, she truly wished she had never met him in this lifetime.

This way, neither of them would have to endure the pain and agony of love.

Huo Qinglin looked up at Lin Banxia, his eyes filled with sorrow and self-mockery: "Grandmother, I love her. Even if you beat me to death, I still love her. That’s an unchangeable fact."

"You..." The old lady was so furious that her chest hurt, and she nearly couldn’t stand steady.

Lin Banxia panicked and quickly reached out to support the old lady. Huo Qinglin’s usually handsome face also turned pale with worry as he hurried over: "Grandmother, are you alright?"

The old lady’s face was ashen, her trembling finger pointing at him: "Swear to me, swear right now, that you will never do anything inappropriate with Banxia again. Even if you like her, you must bury it in your heart, and never let it show."

"Grandmother, how can you be so cruel to me?" Huo Qinglin’s voice was filled with immense pain.

"If you don’t swear, I’ll die here today from the anger you’ve caused me, and I’ll die with my eyes wide open!" The old lady pounded her chest and began to sob bitterly.

Huo Qinglin looked at his grandmother’s aged and frail appearance, then turned to Lin Banxia, whose face was pale as well. One was the person he respected most, the other was the person he loved most. He truly didn’t know what choice to make.

"Fine, I swear. In this life, I will never commit any action that defies morality. If I ever do anything improper toward Lin Banxia, may I die a wretched death." Huo Qinglin raised a trembling hand, tears welling in his eyes, and spoke each word resolutely while looking into the old lady’s eyes.

From this moment on, Lin Banxia’s view of Huo Qinglin shifted slightly. Perhaps this man wasn’t entirely without redeeming qualities.

The old lady immediately straightened her clothing and assumed a majestic demeanor: "Good, those were your own words. You are not allowed to break them!"

Huo Qinglin knew well that his grandmother had been putting on an act, but the vow had already been made, and there was no way to take it back.

He wanted to die!

Lin Banxia also looked in astonishment at the old lady, who had suddenly returned to normal. She suddenly realized how shrewd the old woman truly was.

The earlier performance had almost scared her out of her wits. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Banxia, let’s go!" the old lady commanded sternly.

Lin Banxia quickly followed the old lady in the direction of Yan Ting’s villa.

After walking a few steps, she couldn’t help but look back at Huo Qinglin. He stood by the side of the road like a statue, motionless for a long time.

The old lady grabbed Lin Banxia and pulled her forward: "Don’t look at him. The more you pity him, the harder it’ll be for him to give up on you."

"Grandmother, I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean for all this to happen." Lin Banxia felt deeply guilty, knowing she bore half the responsibility for the current situation.

The old lady sighed and said sorrowfully, "I understand. Matters of the heart aren’t controlled by reason. But now that you’ve already rejected his proposal, you must continue to reject any further entanglements with him in the future. Otherwise, all my efforts just now will have been in vain."

Only then did Lin Banxia realize that, though the old lady was aged, she was still remarkably clear-headed—a figure worthy of respect.

"Grandmother, don’t worry. I promise I won’t have any further entanglements with Huo Qinglin. I swear," Lin Banxia quickly assured her.

"Alright, I trust you. But you must also promise me one thing: do not mention what happened today to Yan Ting—ever. Not now, not in the future. Can you do that?" The old lady stopped in her tracks, her tone tinged with pleading.

Lin Banxia froze in place.

"If you tell him, the two brothers will turn against each other. Yan Ting is already burdened with the responsibility of holding this family together. Both of them are my grandsons. I cannot bear to see the family’s future torn apart because of this incident. It would be a disaster for the family. I know I’m asking a lot from you, and I know it’s unfair, but I beg you—please, don’t say a word!" Tears filled the old lady’s eyes, brimming with sorrow and heartache.

Lin Banxia nodded. "Alright, I won’t say anything!"