Chapter 160 Why do you always say I don't like you?
After Jing's mother left, only the two of them remained in the ward.
Jing Muchi pulled Sang Ning to sit down on the edge of the bed. Seeing that her cheeks were still a little red, he gently touched them. "Does it hurt a lot?"
Sang Ning lowered her eyes, shook her head, and remained silent.
"sorry."
He reached out to hug her, but Sang Ning slightly turned away.
Jing Muchi's hand froze in mid-air. He looked down at her and finally silently withdrew his hand.
Because she wasn't wearing glasses, he could clearly see the redness at the corners of her eyes. Jing Muchi suddenly remembered what she had said that day: that she would always be a parasite living under someone else's roof, dependent on him for survival.
She also said that being trapped in the Jing family home made her feel suffocated.
He finally understood what she meant.
It turns out, it was because of his mother...
Jing Muchi felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his heart, making it difficult and painful for him to breathe.
"When I'm not home..." he asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Is my mother treating you badly?"
Sang Ning neither denied it nor said a bad word about Jing's mother. She simply said, "She thinks I'm not good enough for you."
The more she acted like this, the more distressed Jing Muchi felt.
Heartache and remorse overwhelmed him, and in the end, he couldn't hold back any longer. He pulled her slender body into his arms and choked back tears as he apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
He had no idea that his mother had this side to her.
He married her, but failed to protect her properly.
Sang Ning's pent-up grievances welled up in her eyes, tears welling up, but she tilted her head back slightly to suppress them.
Jing Muchi straightened up and saw her teary eyes. He tenderly reached out to wipe away her wetness. "Why do you never tell me these things?"
Sang Ning gave a self-deprecating smile. "You chose to marry me because I was obedient, didn't cause trouble, and could put your mind at ease, right?"
Moreover, when her grandfather was seriously ill, he received the best medical care at the Jing family's private hospital, and the surgery was performed by the eldest son of the Jing family.
She did indeed owe the Jing family a debt of gratitude.
She can't enjoy the benefits that others bring her while simultaneously complaining and causing trouble, disrupting their family's peace.
“Jing Muchi, I owe you and the Jing family for my grandfather’s matter. But during my three years in the Jing family, no matter how I was treated, I have always believed that I have been filial to my parents-in-law, maintained a harmonious family, and fulfilled my husband’s duties and obligations.”
Sang Ning looked at him and said, "Now that you're back in the country, you no longer need a very obedient wife to keep things stable at home. I think... we can end the deal."
Jing Muchi shook his head violently, saying urgently, "When I told you we were making a deal, it was just to get you to agree to marry me, not because I really wanted to do anything in return. Ningning, if you're divorcing me because of my mother, then I can..."
“It’s not just because of your mother,” Sang Ning interrupted him softly.
Jing Muchi stared intently at her. "Then what else is it because of?"
Sang Ning remained silent for a moment, then spoke to him frankly and calmly:
“The gap between our social statuses is too great. A marriage without our parents’ blessings is already difficult enough, let alone… you don’t like me.”
She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and continued, "You just think I'm obedient and well-behaved, perfect for being a wife at home, but... actually, I don't like that. I have my own thoughts and life plans. I want to be myself, not... a useless person who is obedient and has no self-respect or sense of self. Jing Muchi, maybe you think liking and loving... are childish things, but... if two people don't even like each other, how can they possibly be a couple who rely on and respect each other for a lifetime?"
Jing Muchi listened quietly to her finish speaking, then raised his hands to hold her shoulders, turned her to face him, and looked down at her seriously.
"I married you simply because you are the one, not because I chose you from among many others."
Sang Ning looked at him with some confusion.
Is there any difference between the two?
"At that banquet three years ago, when my mother asked me which one I had my eye on, my eyes happened to fall on you. At that moment, the idea of marriage came to my mind. My desire to get married didn't come from family pressure; I simply wanted to marry you, do you understand?"
When it comes to marriage, if he doesn't have that thought in mind, no one can make him submit or compromise.
"Yes, you did look very well-behaved back then, so cute and cuddly. I found you very interesting." Jing Muchi looked at her with gentle eyes.
Just like now, without her glasses, her big, round eyes are looking at people intently, yet her gaze seems unfocused, making her look both adorable and endearing.
“But I’ve never thought that you should stay at home just because you’re well-behaved, nor do I expect you to compromise yourself to maintain peace at home, and I won’t restrict you from doing what you like…”
He paused, composing himself.
What I wanted to say was—
He looked at Sang Ning and answered her questions one by one:
“We’re already married, and our property is jointly owned, so we’re naturally equal. Don’t worry about our parents; I’ll take care of that. As for our relationship… I’m curious, why do you always say I don’t like you?”
Sang Ning murmured, "It wasn't me who said it, it was you who said it."
"I?"
Jing Muchi looked bewildered. "When did I ever say something like that to you?"
Sang Ning glanced at him. "I heard everything you and your older brother said in the lounge on the night of the wedding."
"Me and my older brother? What did I say to my older brother..."
Jing Muchi remembered what happened that day halfway through his sentence.
At the time, his older brother kept saying that his marriage was a joke. He only wanted to hear blessings, and he couldn't stand his brother's criticism like a nagging monk.
Coincidentally, his sister-in-law was the kind of person whose personality was the complete opposite of Sang Ning's.
Sang Ning is a sweet and obedient girl, while her sister-in-law is a passionate, adventurous person who enjoys participating in various extreme challenges to seek thrills.
When they first got married, her brother was always worried about his sister-in-law.
Jing Muchi deliberately said those things that day mainly to ridicule his brother and, incidentally, to highlight his wife's obedience and charm.
After Jing Muchi finished explaining, fearing that Sang Ning wouldn't believe him, he continued, "Really, I was just being cheeky back then, saying things like 'Do you like me or not?' or 'Do you love me or not?' are childish things... I was just teasing you, not talking about you and me."
"Besides, my mother has been wanting me to return to China for a long time. How could I just find someone to marry to shut her up?"
He looked at the woman with a somewhat dazed expression and accused her resentfully, "Even my mother can see how much I like you, don't you really have any feelings at all?"
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