Chapter 141 Are you so easily satisfied?

Qin Ce suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.

He stared at Qiao Xing for several seconds before speaking uncertainly, "What did you say?"

Qiao Xing gritted her teeth, turned her head away, and dared not look Qin Ce in the eye. "I said we..."

"Qiao Xing." Qin Ce interrupted her abruptly, not letting her finish speaking.

He grabbed Qiao Xing's hand and asked in a deep voice, "Why?"

Hearing his tone, Qiao Xing couldn't help but shiver, unsure whether it was from the cold weather or from his cold voice.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a long while before saying, "I don't want to be a burden to you anymore."

"What do you mean by being a burden?" Qin Ce's tone was relatively calm, but one could vaguely hear the emotions he was suppressing.

He said, "You think I'm a burden because of this? Do you think I'm so useless that I can't even handle something like this?"

"I..." Qiao Xing felt a tightness in her chest when she heard this. She opened her mouth, but then fell silent.

Qin Ce stared intently at her, waiting for her answer.

Qiao Xing took a deep breath of cold air, the chill in the air penetrating straight into her heart.

She finally mustered the courage to say, "I just think you're too good for me. You should find a better partner, not someone like me who's a complete failure in life."

Before this, Qiao Xing felt that life was full of hope and the future was promising.

But after getting married, she realized that many things were not as simple as she had imagined.

All sorts of troubles, countless people and events, have involved not just two people, but two families.

These trivial matters keep coming up, and even the best couples will be worn down.

What's more, importantly, they had no emotional foundation.

Qin Ce looked at her with a complicated expression, "Why...why do you think that?"

Qiao Xing raised her head and looked at Qin Ce. His gaze was deep, especially under the light of the hotel next to them, it seemed to shine like obsidian.

She was hidden in the shadows, surrounded by darkness.

"But that's the truth, Qin Ce. I know we've only been married a short time, so you might still have some novelty about me."

“You can tolerate everything around me now, but what about in the long run? A year, two years, and maybe even more trouble. You’ll get tired of it sooner or later.”

At that time, all that remained between them was a broken and shattered mess.

Qiao Xing looked into his eyes and continued, "You know, every time you help me, I feel like I'm the second Lin Yu."

“I feel particularly despicable because I lied to you because I wanted to buy a house. In the end, I didn’t buy the house and instead made a mess of things, constantly dragging you into it.”

"I...I'm not a good person. I can't even handle my own affairs, how can I live a good life for two people?"

Qin Ce listened quietly to her finish speaking, then sighed, took Qiao Xing's hand, and pulled her into his arms.

"Didn't your husband tell you that husband and wife should support each other? If you back down when you encounter a small problem, that is the real desecration of marriage."

Qiao Xing pressed her face against his chest and heard his strong, powerful heartbeat.

This was the first time she had ever felt his embrace; it was so warm, as if even the cold air around her had been shut out.

Qiao Xing shook her head. "What I saw was that you were the one helping me. I didn't do anything for you."

"That's what I should do. Whether it works for me or not is not up to you. You cook for me every day, do my laundry, take care of me, and go to work with me. That's the biggest help you can give me."

"As for the rest, I can handle it myself. What help do I need from you?"

"Qin Ce..."

Qiao Xing wanted to say more, but Qin Ce interrupted her, "Don't try to convince me. I've already said, what you've done doesn't mean anything to me."

"If you insist on divorcing me, it will only make me feel incompetent. Qiao Xing, do you think I'm incompetent?"

After he finished speaking, he looked down at her.

Qiao Xing looked up and met his deep gaze. She opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

She hesitated for a long time before saying, "How could you be incompetent? You're too outstanding, I..."

I'm not good enough for you.

"I'm excellent, but does that mean I'm excellent to you? I haven't even done anything yet, and you're so easily satisfied?"

For a fleeting moment, Qin Ce almost told her everything.

But seeing the look of inferiority and guilt in Qiao Xing's eyes, he silently swallowed his words.

If I were to tell her the truth, she would probably be so frightened that she would run away from him for eight thousand miles overnight.

"You've already done a lot."

"That's your opinion. I think it's far from enough, Qiao Xing. I've said it before, don't always think about me. I don't need you to think about me."

He paused, then said, word by word, "You should consider our needs."

Qiao Xing was slightly taken aback.

Qin Ce said, "After all this time, you don't feel like a married couple or a family to me. You're more like two separate individuals, or even roommates."

He gazed intently at Qiao Xing, "You're being too polite to me, so polite that I feel like we're not even friends."

Qiao Xing was speechless after being cornered by him, but thinking about it carefully, wasn't marriage just a transaction in the first place?

"But when we were getting the marriage certificate, didn't you say..."

Qin Ce didn't want to bring up the past, so he interrupted her again, "Let's not talk about the past."

Qiao Xing silently shut up.

When she realized she was still in his arms, she quickly pulled away and took a step back, her expression somewhat unnatural.

"sorry."

Qin Ce's expression, which had just softened, darkened again upon hearing those three words: "You still want a divorce?"

Qiao Xing looked down at her toes. "I used to think you were gay, so I didn't pay much attention to a lot of things."

"Now I know you're not like that anymore. You have a bright future ahead of you, and I can't keep up with you..."

Qiao Xing now imagines that he will meet a more outstanding woman who is more compatible with him in the future, while she is still stuck in the same place, only knowing how to cook the same few dishes, and becoming a haggard housewife like most women.

He looked at those beautiful young women outside, and when he got home, he faced the same dishes he was tired of eating. They grew tired of each other, so he thought it would be better to separate sooner rather than later.

Just thinking about such a life makes me feel suffocated.

Qin Ce got angry at what she said, even though he knew that her inferiority complex, sensitivity and lack of love were caused by family reasons.

But he still couldn't help but feel his blood rushing.

He grabbed Qiao Xing's hand and said, "Let's go back first, I'll talk to you when we get back."

Before Qiao Xing could react, he pulled her towards the car.

He walked quickly, and Qiao Xing followed behind, stumbling and almost falling.

"Qin Ce".

"Get in!" Qin Ce forcefully shoved her in, grabbed the seatbelt, and pinned her to the seat.

Qiao Xing could tell he was angry, so she quickly grabbed the arm that was fastening the seatbelt. "Qin Ce, calm down, we..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Ce suddenly raised his head, pinched her chin, and sealed her lips with his.