Li Xiu even thought he had misheard.
He couldn't help but repeat Jiang Tian's words: "...Aren't you going back?"
Jiang Tian nodded vigorously: "Yes, I don't want to go back. Please stop bothering me."
Li Xiu: "..."
He fell into an eerie silence.
He was very reluctant to make this decision.
For someone with an extremely strong desire for control, keeping Jiang Tian within his sight is an incomparably wonderful thing.
This place is the utopia he meticulously created for Jiang Tian.
But the premise is that everything must be alright for Jiang Tian.
For Jiang Tian's sake, he reluctantly considered sending her away.
I didn't expect to be rejected?
Li Xiu stared at Jiang Tian: "Are you kidding me?"
Jiang Tian rolled her eyes at him: "I think you're joking. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll pretend I didn't hear it."
It took Li Xiu several seconds to realize that Jiang Tian really didn't want to go back.
Her refusal was heartfelt, not a deliberate attempt to tease him.
Upon reaching this conclusion, Li Xiu was momentarily dazed.
After a long while, he looked at Jiang Tian again and asked, "Why don't you want to go back?"
Who in their right mind could endure imprisonment?
The longer someone is confined in one place, the worse their mental state becomes; Li Xiu is a prime example.
His original illness wasn't that severe, but after going to a mental hospital, it worsened.
However, Jiang Tian's mental state improved more and more, and she even became so happy that she forgot about returning home.
“No one is watching me here, there is no pressure, I can do whatever I want. I don’t really like interacting with outsiders anyway, and with you by my side, I don’t feel uneasy.”
“The apartment I used to live in was very small, and I couldn’t do the things I wanted to do at home. Every day, all kinds of noise from upstairs and downstairs bothered my eardrums. I used to fantasize that if there was a place where I could have everything I needed, where the people I liked were also there, and where nothing would bother me, then I could stay there forever.”
"And now, you see, isn't this the home of my dreams? I'm happy every day, I don't have to face other people's opinions, I have both happiness and sexual fulfillment. And I love this environment too, it's perfect for sleeping, perfect for lying down. I have everything I need here, why can't I stay here forever?"
As Jiang Tian spoke, the affection in her eyes was almost overflowing.
Li Xiu: "..."
He was speechless again.
This was an outcome he hadn't anticipated.
Although he could tell that Jiang Tian was accepting of this place well, her acceptance was so good that it seemed to have become a big problem...
Li Xiu tried to explain to Jiang Tian the disadvantages of staying here.
"If you don't get enough sunlight for a long time, your hair will become more and more fragile, and your body will become worse and worse due to a lack of various trace elements."
Jiang Tian blinked: "Isn't this something you should be thinking about? You've made so much money, you should put some effort into this area. Besides, if I get sick, wouldn't you help me get treatment?"
“Of course I will,” Li Xiu said instinctively.
"That settles it."
Li Xiu choked up for once, which was rare for him.
He tried again to persuade Jiang Tian: "This place is too small. You can't go out shopping, you can't see the sky or any beautiful scenery, and there's no one else here but me. It's very depressing."
Jiang Tian looked at him in surprise: "Do you feel depressed?"
Li Xiu certainly didn't think so.
He's long been used to living here.
But when faced with Jiang Tian's question, Li Xiu hesitated for a moment before nodding with difficulty: "Yes, it's very... oppressive here."
"Li Xiu, what exactly do you mean? Do you feel that living with me is stifling? Explain yourself."
Jiang Tian's expression changed immediately.
Li Xiu then realized that he had shot himself in the foot.
"Don't misunderstand. I can be anywhere with you, but not with you. Your body isn't suited to stay in a place like this."
Jiang Tian sneered: "Stop making excuses. Explaining is just covering up. Fine, then you go upstairs. I'll stay here by myself. Anyway, there's such a big refrigerator with plenty of vegetables and fruits. I don't need you to take care of me."
Li Xiu was helpless.
For the first time, he felt so powerless.
Holding Jiang Tian's hand, Li Xiu tried to reason with her: "Think about it carefully, a person can't live without social interaction. Let's go upstairs, I'll still stay by your side, and I'll definitely bring you back whenever you want to come back to live."
"That's a lie. Foreigners have lived in treehouses for many years and they haven't gone crazy."
Jiang Tian brushed his hand aside, her tone still tinged with annoyance: "Don't say anything more, I won't go up."
Li Xiu found it extremely difficult to persuade Jiang Tian.
But... Jiang Tian's health hasn't started to deteriorate yet, so he needs to pull back from the brink in time.
"Whatever your conditions, as long as you're willing to go up, I'll agree to anything."
Li Xiu tried to negotiate with her.
"The condition is that you don't bother me. Okay, I was just saying that out of anger. I know you like me a lot, but I also hope you won't force me to do things I don't like."
Jiang Tian cupped his face and gave him a perfunctory kiss on the lips: "When we lived in the villa before, I always felt it was very empty and had a particularly cold feeling. Coming here, I don't feel that way at all. This is completely our territory; I'm not afraid of anyone disturbing me, and—"
The next second, Jiang Tian grabbed his hand and placed it on a soft surface.
"We can do it whenever we want, we're not afraid of people showing up suddenly, or the doorbell ringing."
Jiang Tian kissed his ear, her voice almost seductive: "It's so nice here..."
Li Xiu placed his hand on it, and for a moment he couldn't breathe properly.
He instinctively felt he should let go, but Jiang Tian also placed her hand somewhere.
"I think you're overthinking because you don't exercise enough..."
Before he was swept away by passion, Li Xiu heard these words.
He was too busy to argue...
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