First, Han Ruochen cleared her stance, and then she cleared her relationship with the Tong family. She did not want unwanted rumours to spread all over the village. What if Tong Hao and his mother started to spread the word that she was taking care of Tong Zhaodi because of them? She did not want such a predicament to arise, so she cleared the air before they could dirty it.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Tong Hao's expression turned ugly. But Han Ruochen didn't pay attention to him. Instead, she turned to look at Tong Zhaodi and said to her, "Come with me. We need to set sail as soon as possible." After she finished speaking, she ignored Tong Hao and then jumped into her boat; the sooner she got away from this man, the better or else she was worried that he would actually do something even more sinister.
