Chapter 493
“Yaoyao, come out and let me see you. You’re really making me worried like this.” Xu Ke had no intention of leaving because of a few words from Lin Mengyao. He was determined not to give up until he saw her.
At first, Lin Mengyao inside the room had no intention of paying attention to Xu Ke. The two of them stayed in a stalemate, one inside the room and one outside, until finally, Lin Mengyao gave in.
Even though she said she didn’t want to see Xu Ke again, when Xu Ke was standing right outside the door, and all she had to do was open the door to see him, she couldn’t resist the longing in her heart for Xu Ke. She couldn’t help but walk to the door and reached out to open it.
The moment Xu Ke saw Lin Mengyao, he froze. He had never seen Lin Mengyao in such a state.
Her hair was a mess, and there were two large dark circles on her snow-white skin. Her lips were so dry they were peeling. In just a few days, she looked as old as a woman in her sixties.
“Yaoyao, why have you turned yourself into this?” Xu Ke looked at Lin Mengyao’s face with a look of distress in his eyes and reached out to touch her cheek.
“Do I look very ugly in this state? Do I disgust you? Am I no longer as pretty as Ariel?” Lin Mengyao touched her face with a somewhat anxious expression and asked.
“What exactly happened to make you turn yourself into this in just a few days? Can you tell me what’s going on? Seeing you torment yourself like this makes me very sad.”
Hearing Xu Ke’s words, the originally somewhat stable Lin Mengyao was like a bomb suddenly detonated, exploding in an instant. She roughly pulled Xu Ke’s hand away from her cheek and threw it down fiercely.
Looking at Xu Ke with eyes as sharp as spears, she said, “What’s the point of saying it out loud? Would you do it? You wouldn’t! You’d only tell me you can’t give her up, that you have to be responsible for her! You only know how to say things like that, but you’ve forgotten that I am your wife, your rightful legal partner. Shouldn’t the only person you need to be responsible for from beginning to end be me? Isn’t that right?”
Lin Mengyao yelled, somewhat breaking down. Fortunately, the two were inside the house, with the door closed so even if the sound traveled outside, they wouldn’t be watched by others. But this hysterical Lin Mengyao still made Xu Ke feel unwell.
He wasn’t disgusted by Lin Mengyao’s shrew-like appearance at the moment. Instead, he hated himself for turning Lin Mengyao from an elegant lady into this state. He blamed himself for not protecting his woman, which made Xu Ke feel somewhat defeated.
“I didn’t expect this incident to hit and affect you so much. I thought you just couldn’t accept it temporarily, and you’d figure it out over time. I never expected it to turn you into this. This is my fault.” Xu Ke lowered his head and said, and the guilt in his eyes was unmistakably reflected in Lin Mengyao’s eyes.
This sight of Xu Ke made Lin Mengyao’s heart ache suddenly, as if her heart had been stabbed by a sharp knife.
“I don’t know about other women, but I, Lin Mengyao, absolutely cannot stand sharing my husband with another woman. I will never accept it.” Lin Mengyao said firmly as she looked at Xu Ke, her eyes displaying a toughness Xu Ke had never seen before.
“I understand. I will resolve this matter.” Xu Ke said after a moment of silence.
“How are you going to resolve it? By divorcing me? I won’t agree to that. Even if you hate me because of this, I won’t agree to a divorce. You might as well give up on that.”
Tears fell unexpectedly from Lin Mengyao’s eyes. Even though there was still moisture in her eyes, it couldn’t hide the deep affection in them.
Seeing Lin Mengyao’s gaze like this, Xu Ke’s heart felt as if it had been soaked in saltwater, painfully uncomfortable.
“Don’t worry, I won’t divorce you. No matter what happens, you are and will always be my wife, Xu Ke’s wife. This will never change. I will find a good and acceptable solution for you to solve this issue.” Xu Ke assured her.
“Can I believe you?” Lin Mengyao first stared at Xu Ke’s eyes to discern the truth of his words, then asked hesitantly, her hand tightly clenching Xu Ke’s clothes, looking very insecure.
“You can.” Xu Ke stepped forward, hugging Lin Mengyao tightly. Lin Mengyao’s body stiffened for a moment, but she quickly relaxed, even reaching out to hug Xu Ke back.
The atmosphere between the two fell into a strange stillness and peace.
“If anything happens in the future, just tell me directly, okay? Don’t harm your own body like this. As long as you’re willing to talk, I’m willing to listen. We are husband and wife; there shouldn’t be anything we can’t say to each other, right?”
Xu Ke gently combed through Lin Mengyao’s messy hair as he spoke softly.
Lin Mengyao squinted her eyes slightly, listening quietly to Xu Ke’s words, and nodded.
“Eat something, okay? I heard from Xiaxia that you haven’t eaten anything for so long, and I’m afraid your stomach can’t take it if you keep going on like this. Let me stay with you and have some porridge together, alright?” Xu Ke asked.
Lin Mengyao nodded. As long as Xu Ke was willing to stay by her side, it didn’t matter what she ate.
With Lin Mengyao’s agreement, Xu Ke ordered a serving of stomach-soothing porridge for her and some side dishes. He stayed with Lin Mengyao until she ate and watched over her as she fell asleep before heading out to find Ariel.
When Xu Ke entered the room, Ariel was lying on the bed playing with her phone. The snow-white sheets gently covered her waist, revealing her smooth back.
Without turning her head at the sound of footsteps, Ariel said, “You’re back. I figured you hadn’t come back after so long, guessing you must have eaten already, so I didn’t wait and ordered some food myself. I hope you don’t mind.”
“I was going to call you to eat by yourself, but it wasn’t convenient to use the phone, so I couldn’t make the call. Fortunately, you’re smart enough to eat first. Otherwise, I’d feel guilty for letting you starve.” Xu Ke sat on the bed, reaching out to touch Ariel’s bare back.
“It’s so cold. Why are you only covering with such a light blanket? The wind outside is so strong. What if you catch a cold? You should care about your health.” Xu Ke pulled the blanket up to cover Ariel.
But Ariel quickly pulled the freshly covered blanket down again. “I don’t want the blanket. I’m really warm right now, and being like this feels just right for me.” Ariel mumbled.
“Why do I feel like you’re acting strange today? What’s wrong? Did something happen?” Xu Ke asked, looking at Ariel, who seemed a bit cold.