Chapter 953: Chapter 954: I Want a Divorce 7
Li Tingyan waited until late at night, after everyone had gone back and Nianyang had fallen asleep, before sneaking in like a little thief.
There was a small lamp on the nightstand, casting a faint glow.
Nianyang was lying on the bed, hugging the quilt, her cheek buried in the pillow. Her eyelashes were distinct and separate, and she was sleeping peacefully.
Li Tingyan sat down gently beside her. Heâd been holding back all day; now he finally didnât have to care about anything. His gaze greedily roamed over her face, and the more he looked, the happier he became.
Nini had woken up.
So good.
It felt like the whole world had turned into spring.
He was so satisfied, it felt like his life had reached its peak.
"No, donât..." Suddenly, Nianyang frowned in her sleep, a pained expression appearing on her face as she mumbled softly, "Donât hit me, it hurts, it hurts so much..."
Was she dreaming of when Phoenix tortured her?
Li Tingyanâs heart clenched hard with pain.
That wasnât just Nianyangâs shadow of suffering.
It was also a memory he could never get over.
"Nini, donât be scared, Iâm here, Iâm right here."
Li Tingyan pulled the trembling girl into his arms and gently patted her back to soothe her. He knew exactly what Phoenix had done to her that day. Precisely because he knew, his heart ached even more.
The manâs movements carried a calming Strength, and the girl whoâd still been trembling gradually grew much quieter.
But she was still talking in her sleep, "Ayan, Ayan..."
"Mm, Iâm here, whatâs wrong?" Li Tingyan stroked Nianyangâs face, and his hand came away wet with tears.
Nianyang opened her eyes. Through a blur of tears, the manâs features were hazy; she thought she was dreaming.
"Ayan, why are you here?"
"Nini, Iâve always been here..."
"Liar..." Nianyang mumbled, reaching out to touch his face, speaking softly, "Only in illusions would you always be here. Normally youâre never around, youâre so busy, busy watching Xingxing with other women..."
"..."
Looked like this "watching Xingxing" gag was never going to pass with his wife.
Li Tingyan seized this chance to explain,
"No, thereâs no other woman, and there was no watching Xingxing..."
"There totally was. I called you, I called you so many times, and you wouldnât pick up..."
"I wonât do that anymore, itâll never be like that again..."
Nianyang, as if still in a dream, poured out her grievances like beans spilling from a bamboo tube. "You said youâd only ever love me, so why did you lie? You said youâd never lie, so why did you lie? Am I that easy to fool?"
"Nini..."
Nianyang started to cry silently. "Ayan, I really wanted to make it to the end with you. Why couldnât you hold on? Why did you have to like someone else? Men are all big pig trotters..."
"No, I didnât like anyone else, I only like you..."
"Only in my dreams can you lie to me like this, saying all these sweet words. I wonât believe them anymore, never again..."
Nianyang shook her head. "Ayan, thereâs no hope for us in this lifetime anymore. If we can still meet in the next life, I hope youâll only ever love me and never change your heart, okay?"
So that incident had hurt Nini this deeply.
Li Tingyan felt like his heart was being twisted, as if his heart had been dug out of his chest alive. Choking up, he said,
"How many times do I have to say it? Thereâs no one else. Itâs always only been you. I only love you. Only you..."
A tear fell onto Nianyangâs face.
It was burning hot.
Nianyangâs eyelashes trembled. If this was a dream, how could the tears have warmth?
So...
"Li Tingyan!" Nianyangâs furious voice rang out. "How can you shamelessly sneak in here again!"
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Chapter 6 update.