Chapter 63: Quarrel
At this moment, the door curtain of the inner room was gently lifted a crack.
Su Tang had been standing there at some point, and had obviously heard Chang Jia's final accusation.
She looked at Chang Jia's back, then at her husband Lu Xiao, sighed silently, and signaled him with her eyes not to speak for the time being.
Su Tang did not enter the house, but turned around and left.
It is said that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. If you want to untie Chang Jia's knot in your heart, you can only find Lin Jianqiu.
Su Tang's mind was as clear as a mirror.
She thought about it, and instead of going back to her in-laws' place, she turned around and walked towards Chang Jia's house.
Lin Jianqiu was still frozen by the door, tears streaming down his face, his heart a mess.
She didn't understand why she, who was so well-behaved, had made Brother Jia so angry?
She just...just felt that it would be so embarrassing for a couple to be seen in public...
With a creak, the door was gently pushed open.
Lin Jianqiu shuddered with fear, thinking that Chang Jia had returned. He wiped away his tears hastily, his voice trembling: "Brother Jia... I, I'll take care of it right away..."
"It's me, Sister Qiu'er."
Su Tang's voice sounded, with a hint of worry.
When Lin Jianqiu saw that it was Su Tang, his tense nerves relaxed a little, but he felt even more embarrassed, and his face was burning.
The mess in her house and her red eyes from crying were all seen.
"Miss Su."
Lin Jianqiu stammered and lowered his head even lower.
Su Tang saw the broken bowl on the ground and Lin Jianqiu's red eyes at a glance.
She sighed in her heart, without asking any more questions, she walked directly to the stove and picked up the broom and dustpan leaning against the corner of the wall.
"Let me help you sweep it, don't prick your feet." Su Tang said and started to work.
"Don't! Sister Su...Tang, this...this is dirty, I can do it myself..."
Lin Jianqiu was anxious and tried to grab it, but Miss Su had it stuck in her mouth. Thinking of Chang Jia's words, she turned around and became a girl.
Su Tang dodged nimbly and swiftly swept the large pieces of debris into the dustpan: "Hey, why are you being so polite to me? Look at how shaky your hands are. If you get scratched again later, won't Brother Chang be even more distressed?"
"Heartache?"
Lin Jianqiu was stunned, staring at Su Tang blankly: "He... the way he did just now, it's obvious that he hates me to death..."
"hate you?"
Su Tang stopped what he was doing, looked up at Lin Jianqiu with a serious look.
"Sister Qiu'er, Brother Chang is really upset! You didn't see how he looked at Lu Xiao just now. He just kept drinking. A grown man, his eyes were red from crying."
Lin Jianqiu was completely stunned: "Crying...crying? Jia Ge...why?"
"Why?"
Su Tang put the dustpan aside, walked closer to Lin Jianqiu, and lowered his voice with a hint of sincerity.
"Just because you said 'husband is God' and you didn't let him touch you!"
"But...but this is the rule...and it's only outside..."
Lin Jianqiu retorted subconsciously, but his voice was so soft that it could be blown away by the wind.
"Rules are dead, but people are alive, sister!"
Su Tang was a little anxious and grabbed Lin Jianqiu's cold hand.
"Brother Chang is feeling bad! He's your husband, and he wants to be closer to his wife. What's wrong with holding hands? What's wrong with hugging? It's only natural!"
"Look at me and Lu Xiao, isn't it the same? We both enjoy it, whoever wants to look can look, it's not like we're stealing or robbing."
Lin Jianqiu's head was buzzing with anxiety after hearing Su Tang's rant. "Brother Jia... is that what he thinks? He wants to be close to me, isn't that why... it's not something else?"
"But when it comes to you, if Brother Chang touches you, you'll act like you've broken some divine law and run away as fast as you can. You even bring up the 'rules' to stop him. Just imagine how he feels."
"He...he just said...that I'm not his wife..."
When Lin Jianqiu thought of Chang Jia's last look, his heart felt like it was pricked by a needle.
"Those were words spoken in anger! They were words spoken out of sorrow!"
Su Tang quickly said, "Didn't you hear what he said to Lu Xiao, Sister Qiu'er? Does that mean he hates you? He's just feeling wronged! He's so wronged that he's about to explode!"
Su Tang imitated Chang Jia's crying tone. Although it was a bit exaggerated, the feeling of being frustrated was fully conveyed.
As Lin Jianqiu listened, her heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, making it hard for her to breathe.
Jia Ge…felt wronged? Pained? Because she wouldn't let him touch her?
She always thought that following the rules was good for him and respectful to her husband.
She looked blankly at her twisted fingers, then at the tiny pieces of porcelain slag left on the ground.
The image of Jia Ge smashing the bowl appeared in front of her eyes again. In his red eyes, there seemed to be not only anger, but also something she couldn’t understand... pain?
“I…I…”
Lin Jianqiu opened his mouth, but the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a single word.
The dogmas that she had been instilled with since childhood, such as "women should be the head of the family" and "behave in a dignified and polite manner", were shaken for the first time in her heart.
It seemed that the good things she had always insisted on were not what Chang Jia wanted.
Just then, staggering footsteps were heard outside. It was Chang Jia coming back.
Lin Jianqiu suddenly looked up at the door, his heart beating rapidly.
Seeing this, Su Tang quickly whispered, "Sister, think carefully about what I said. Brother Chang... is suffering, but he's not a bad person. He just wants a wife who understands his feelings and is caring towards him."
She patted Lin Jianqiu's hand and said, "I'm leaving first. You guys... talk it out."
Su Tang left quickly and passed by Chang Jia who was staggering in from the door.
Chang Jia reeked of alcohol and walked straight into the inner room without even looking at Lin Jianqiu.
He was so tired, both physically and mentally, that he just wanted to fall asleep.
Just as he passed by Lin Jianqiu, perhaps due to the effect of alcohol or perhaps due to exhaustion after releasing his anger, he lost his balance and his body swayed.
Lin Jianqiu acted almost instinctively. Before his brain could react, he had already reached out and grabbed Chang Jia's arm.
Her fingers, with a slightly cool temperature and a barely perceptible tremor, tightly grasped his forearm.
Chang Jia's body suddenly stiffened and he stopped.
He turned his head in disbelief, his eyes fixed on the hand that Lin Jianqiu was holding him.
The hand that reached out to support him.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.
Lin Jianqiu felt flustered by his gaze and wanted to retract his hand, but he felt as if he was nailed down and couldn't move.
She met Chang Jia's gaze, which was filled with complex emotions she had never seen before.
Astonishment, doubt, a faint, almost unconfirmed...light?
Time seemed to stretch out in an incomparably long way as the two of them stared at each other in silence.
The pile of broken porcelain pieces on the ground quietly reflected the cold light in the dim light.
"I'm sorry, Jia-ge, I was distracted before."
"I always thought that I had to understand etiquette and manners so as not to embarrass you."
"but……"
This was the first time Lin Jianqiu spoke so much to Chang Jia. He just looked at her quietly, as if waiting for her to finish.
"Brother Jia, can you tell me what I should do?"
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