Chapter 16 Does she still have such a thing as possessiveness?
"You've been burned!" Jiang Ning noticed his reddened hand at a glance and grabbed Shen Mo's reddened hand without thinking.
Seeing that she wasn't burned, Shen Mo glanced at his own hand and said nonchalantly, "Oh, I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, it'll be fine in a couple of days. The noodles are cooked, but I'm not very good at cooking anything else, so please make do with this for now."
Jiang Ning had no interest in food. With a serious expression and a furrowed brow, she said, "A burn is no small injury."
"Come here."
Jiang Ning grabbed Shen Mo's hand, and this grown man moved with just a gentle tug from her.
Arriving at the water pipe, they turned on the tap and then placed Shen Mo's hand under the tap to rinse it.
The scalded ground quickly became less burning.
Five minutes later, Jiang Ning turned off the tap.
It's a pity there was no ointment; if there were an ointment for burns, we wouldn't need to rinse it with water like this.
Jiang Ning looked up at him and asked, "Are you alright? Does it still hurt?"
Shen Mo saw that her delicate brows were furrowed and her beautiful eyes were full of worry. After rinsing the burn, she held his wrist and carefully examined the burn.
They were so close that they could even smell her subtle fragrance.
Jiang Ning has almond-shaped eyes that are slightly upturned, alluring without her realizing it.
At that moment, her beautiful eyes were filled with worry.
Since they met, Jiang Ning had never taken the initiative to get close to him, but she grabbed his hand. Shen Mo felt not only the place where he was burned, but also a surge of heat throughout his body.
A tingling sensation ran down her scalp, and she stammered, "No, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that it doesn't hurt anymore."
Burns can range from minor to severe. Shen Mo's small burn should only be a first-degree burn. As long as it is treated properly, it will not have any impact and will not even leave a scar.
But since Shen Mo's burns were related to her, then she was responsible.
Jiang Ning said, "Let's eat."
Shen Mo picked up the two bowls of noodles from the stove again, but they had been sitting for a while and the noodles had clumped together.
Without thinking, Shen Mo said, "I'll go find Sister Li and borrow some more noodles to cook for you again."
Jiang Ning grabbed him, "Hey, no need, it's not like you can't eat it."
Shen Mo said, "But it's already clumped together, and all the soup is gone."
Jiang Ning glanced at the bowl of noodles. "I can still eat it even if the soup is gone. I'm not that delicate."
Shen Mo said solemnly, "Girls can be delicate."
My younger sister has never experienced hardship since she was a child, and she has been spoiled and willful. She wants the best of everything, and she throws a tantrum whenever she feels unwell.
Shen Mo had been annoyed by her antics. Later, when his younger sister was sent to the countryside with their parents, he realized that it was okay for his girl to be a little spoiled, since he could pamper her anyway.
A wife should be pampered even more.
Jiang Ning pouted.
Girls can be delicate.
This conclusion must have come from having dated a certain number of girlfriends.
Jiang Ning snatched the bowl of noodles from Shen Mo's hand and turned to walk towards the main room.
Shen Mo followed behind her.
There was a table and chairs in the main room, and the two of them sat at the table eating noodles.
Jiang Ning had a cold expression throughout the meal.
As Shen Mo ate, he noticed that her mood was off and asked cautiously, "Is it too bad? I'll bring you food from the cafeteria tomorrow."
Jiang Ning realized that this was the second time she had felt emotional towards Shen Mo today, and it was because she suspected that Shen Mo knew another woman.
Does she possess possessiveness?
Jiang Ning slurped up the last mouthful of noodles and asked casually, "Shen Mo, how do you know so much about the skincare products girls use?"
“I have a younger sister,” Shen Mo said honestly. “Before our family was sent down to the countryside, my sister often used those kinds of things, saying that girls need to use those things if they want their skin to improve. After we were sent down, I often bought these things for her and sent them to the countryside.”
Jiang Ning asked in surprise, "You have a younger sister?"
Seeing her surprise, Shen Mo realized that he hadn't told Jiang Ning about his family situation yet. "I do have a younger sister. My family situation is a bit complicated. Five years ago, my family was reported to the authorities, and everyone except me was sent down to Dahe Village in Qing County, Jinjiang City."
Jiang Ning's expression froze for a moment, then she asked Shen Mo, "Are they alright now?"
She knew what "being sent down to the countryside" meant; it was almost the same as being exiled in ancient times.
Jiang Ning never expected that Shen Mo's family had been sent to the countryside. In this era, those who were sent to the countryside were intellectuals, which meant that Shen Mo's family was not poor.
Hearing Jiang Ning express concern for his family, Shen Mo felt his heart suddenly filled with something.
The most controversial period has passed, and his family members will be reinstated sooner or later.
Shen Mo would correspond with his family whenever he had time to stay informed. He nodded and said, "I've been writing to them. Don't worry, they're fine. They should be back in about a year."
Jiang Ning couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you ever think of corresponding with me?"
“I have written to you,” Shen Mo said, “but you have never replied.”
Jiang Ning was taken aback.
Did Shen Mo write her a letter?
So she misunderstood Shen Mo again!
She quickly realized that if the money Shen Mo sent hadn't even reached her, how could the letter have gotten to her?
The only one who ruined the original owner's life was her older sister, Jiang Ting, who had a reborn persona.
While reading the novel, she felt that Jiang Ting, the female protagonist, was not a typical "big heroine" who ruined her younger sister's life for her own glorious future.
It's a pity she came to the capital, and Jiang Ting's path got on the right track, otherwise she would have made Jiang Ting return the money she had taken!
As for why Shen Mo didn't take her to his husband's family, it was because there was no way to do so. His family members had all been sent to the countryside, so how could they possibly take her there to suffer?
Therefore, she misunderstood Shen Mo from beginning to end.
She viewed people through the lens of a God-like perspective. Initially, she only felt that the other person was a two-dimensional character whose behavior was unpleasant, so she instinctively disliked him and wanted to divorce him and get away.
Now that she no longer has the God's-eye view, and is now in the thick of it all, she truly understands the other person's character.
It was rare for Jiang Ning to feel guilty towards someone. "I didn't know any of this."
"It's alright, it's not your fault." Shen Mo saw the genuine guilt on her face. "It's just that I haven't come to see you for the past three years."
He knew he had a wife, but at that time there was no way to bring her to join him in the army. It would be better for her to stay with her parents and suffer hardship, so he decided to let her stay at her parents' home for the time being and bring her over after the situation was cleared.
Jiang Ning's one-sided misunderstanding was cleared up, and she instantly felt embarrassed. She stood up and said, "I'll go wash the dishes."
"I'll go." Shen Mo took her bowl first. "It's getting late, go wash up and rest."
Before Jiang Ning could say anything more, he had already strode out of the main room with the bowl in his hand.
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