"But did you ever ask me if I wanted what you’re offering?"

"What?"

Li Tingyan’s eyes darkened, his sharply defined jaw suddenly tensed.

Nianyang gazed deeply into his eyes, "Li Tingyan, you say you love me, yet how can you bear to let me watch you joke and laugh with other women? You never consider my feelings, you understand nothing at all."

"I..."

"The only things that can hurt me in this world have never been those unimportant side characters, neither the initial Ni Jia nor the later Ning Xia or Guan Xue, nor Phoenix, but you."

Nianyang stared at him, "Only you, Li Tingyan, your slightest action can thrust me into the abyss."

Li Tingyan’s chest quivered, "Nini, I know I’ve made a mistake. This time, I was indeed confused. I’ll never do it again. Will you give me a chance to make it up to you?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"If you truly knew you were wrong, you wouldn’t have kept it from me when you went and got the marriage certificate with me."

Nianyang didn’t want to keep bringing up the matter of Yin Tang. It was already in the past, and it serves no purpose. Repeatedly talking about it would only make both of them uncomfortable.

"Nini, I wasn’t hiding it from you, it was just that you didn’t react at the time, and I needed to take care of you..."

"Spare me the fancy excuses."

Nianyang’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm, "You were just afraid that when I woke up, I wouldn’t forgive you, so you took advantage of my lack of awareness to get the certificate with me. This way, no matter what happens, I’m yours, and you can rest easy without concerns."

Having his true intentions revealed, Li Tingyan’s face showed a hint of discomfort.

Nianyang sneered, "See? No matter what happens, you’re always so arrogant. You didn’t consult me about Yin Tang’s issue, and now you’re keeping the marriage a secret. What do you take me, Chu Nianyang, for? Your pet, to be controlled without needing my opinion?"

"No, Nini, don’t make such dark assumptions about me, please?"

Li Tingyan anxiously explained, "I just thought that since we agreed to get married, let’s do it upon returning. I don’t want to wait anymore. I want to openly care for you as a husband. Of course, I can’t deny there’s a bit of what you said, but only just a little bit."

"Everything is agreed upon. Earlier, we promised not to hide anything from each other. You said you wouldn’t involve other women, but haven’t you gone back on your word?"

Nianyang listed his wrongdoings, "When I needed you, you were watching stars with another woman, eating food she cooked, chatting with her. Is this what you call an agreement?"

"Nini, that was all fake, not true. Besides, Yin Tang is already dead, she was just an accident!"

Upon hearing that Yin Tang was dead, Nianyang felt undeniably relieved for a moment, but she didn’t show it, instead remaining indifferent, "She’s dead, but the past isn’t fake. You say it was fake, but is it really? Who knows if your deceitful mouth is telling the truth? Maybe you were moved at some point? After being tricked so many times, I don’t believe you anymore..."

Li Tingyan couldn’t bear hearing Nianyang’s heart-wrenching words any longer, he suddenly pinned the girl beneath him and kissed her.

"Mmm..." Nianyang pushed at his face, "Who gave you permission to kiss me? I want a divorce. You get out right now."

"I’m not divorcing." Li Tingyan’s eyes surged with intensity, "We’re already married, we’ve made a family. You can’t just casually say divorce!"

"Why can you decide on the marriage alone, but I can’t decide to divorce? That’s double standards!"

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