Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 61 Don't Take Feelings Too Seriously
High school years.

16-year-old Ning Mengyao is very beautiful.

Every frown and smile could make Li Mingche worry.

Back then, he liked to secretly watch her, whether in class or on his way home.

Sixteen-year-old Li Mingche likes her.

I like that image of someone eating steamed buns and pickled vegetables to fill their stomach, and I like that image of someone taking notes in class.

I like the other person's overly serious personality, and I like the pitiful look they show when they are treated unfairly, like a wounded little animal.

At that time, Ning Mengyao was very cute in Li Mingche's eyes.

She is a girl who is completely different from other girls; she is very individualistic and quite special.

However, now...

Li Mingche tightened his grip on Xu Wenwen's hand until she cried out in pain, at which point he quickly let go.

He turned his gaze away from the floor and anxiously asked the woman beside him if his actions had hurt her.

The man's concerned words reached Ning Mengyao's ears.

An incredulous look was cast at the other person as they witnessed the scene unfolding before their eyes.

The supporting hand slowly curled up, clenching into a fist with all its might.

Their empty gazes were fixed on the two of them.

Looking at the two of them, so intimate and radiating affection.

"What...what did you just say..."

The woman's words interrupted Li Mingche's act of blowing air onto Xu Wenwen's small hand.

Undisguised disgust appeared in his eyes as he looked again at the figure lying on the ground.

"It's over between us. Don't bother me anymore."

"It's just that... people with hands and feet don't know how to find a job."

The sight of the man and woman singing in harmony before her eyes plunged Ning Mengyao into despair.

Seemingly overwhelmed by the blow, she desperately wanted to refute him, but when the words reached her lips, she didn't know how to explain herself, and could only stare intently at the man in front of her.

The boy with the sunny and cheerful smile slowly disappeared from her mind.

Instead, he stood with another woman, looking down at his man with disgust.

"Let's go, I don't want to say another word to someone like her."

As she playfully shook her arms, Xu Wenwen's slightly coquettish voice reached Li Mingche's ears.

Without a second thought, he turned his gaze back and affectionately raised his hand to tidy the other person's hair.

Li Mingche replied with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go to your place first."

The sight of the two figures turning and leaving was deeply etched in Ning Mengyao's eyes.

Watching the departing figure, she wanted to shout something.

Sadness, anger, and helplessness prevented her from making a sound.

They could only watch as the two people in front of them pushed open the security door.

go away.

The motion-activated lights in the hallway, which had been off, turned on again at the sound of footsteps.

The two people who had just pushed open the door hadn't even had time to close it when they turned around and saw an unfamiliar figure.

Compared to Li Mingche's height of 174 cm, the other person is actually taller.

The figure leaned against the wall with peeling white paint, remaining silent in place.

Li Mingche and Xu Wenwen were clearly startled by the sudden appearance of the strange man.

Considering the mixed nature of the area, after a brief moment of surprise, they didn't dwell on it any longer.

He let the woman beside him take his arm and led Xu Wenwen toward the stairs.

She walked past the man.

He took a step forward.

Suddenly, Li Mingche felt someone grab his shoulder.

It felt as if it was trying to crush his shoulder, forcing him to stop in his tracks as he was about to leave.

He winced in pain and flung it away, glaring at the other person with annoyance.

"What do you want to do?"

"Excuse me, do you know me?"

No answer.

In response to Li Mingche's question, the stranger leaning against the wall asked in a calm tone.

Hearing the other party's nonsensical response, Li Mingche, who was about to leave with Xu Wenwen, was stunned.

Before he could even react to what was happening, the other person's voice came again.

"I'm a new resident upstairs. Isn't it a bit too noisy in your house late at night?"

"none of your business?!"

"Well, my child has to go to school tomorrow, and the noise from your house was a bit too loud, so it disturbed my home."

The stranger's voice remained calm, as if he were narrating a trivial matter.

For some reason, these words made Li Mingche instinctively feel uncomfortable.

It seems... the other party contacted me for more than just this matter.

Thinking it best to avoid trouble, Li Mingche suppressed his anger slightly and began to explain.

"It won't happen again. I'll be moving away soon."

"That's great."

"..."

The man in front of me said with a smile, but his arm, which had been hanging down, slowly rose up.

"However, there's one thing I still want to try before you move out."

"try what?"

Looking at the other person in surprise, Li Mingche was unsure of what they wanted to do. The next second, his body was thrown uncontrollably to the side by a shock.

Xu Wenwen, who was holding the man's arm, was completely unprepared, and Li Mingche, who was punched, was equally caught off guard.

The two of them fell to the ground and only stopped when they hit the wall.

A few seconds later, the woman, who had been acting as a buffer, finally felt the pain coming from her body.

Before she could even cry out in pain, Li Mingche, who had fallen in front of her, was lifted up by the collar by a strange man.

Li Mingche met those eyes.

Indifferent, calm.

But the anger in his eyes was clearly reflected in them.

"If there's a next time, it won't just be like this."

The hand holding his collar was forcefully flung away, and Li Mingche, who had just been dangling, immediately fell down again.

He pressed down on Xu Wenwen behind him, causing her to feel pain again.

Watching the man turn and leave, a short while later, the sound of him going upstairs could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Mingche hurriedly got up and pulled her up when he heard Xu Wenwen, who was acting as a cushion, pushing him.

After comforting her for a while, Xu Wenwen, who was standing in front of him, still couldn't stop sobbing.

They simply grew impatient and continued to let things go.

Then I looked towards the stairwell.

A throbbing pain, like the aftermath of a heavy punch, shot through his face.

It felt hot and throbbing, and I kept experiencing swelling and pain.

He raised his hand, and even just touching it with his fingertips, the excruciating pain made him gasp.

Li Mingche lowered his hand and stared at the location of the stairs.

He can't stay here any longer.

If Ning Mengyao were to rush out and expose the lies he had spread in front of Xu Wenwen, then the persona he had painstakingly built would collapse.

Remembering what the man had just said, Li Mingche kept it firmly in mind.

You're the resident upstairs, right...?

Just wait for me!

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His cheeks were pressed against the floor.

A bone-chilling coldness spread throughout the body along the skin.

However, Ning Mengyao, who was lying there, seemed to be completely unaffected, as if she had lost all desire for life and was just numbly maintaining the lying position.

She continued to breathe, but her heart was cold and devoid of any warmth.

ten years.

How many decades does one have in a lifetime?

From campus to society.

She thought she had found a love that would last a lifetime, so even if her work was tough and tiring, she could deceive herself into believing that her future life would be very happy.

They carefully nurtured and tried their best to maintain their marriage, which was already riddled with problems.

However, this was the ending that awaited her.

Ning Mengyao didn't understand.

She clearly did nothing wrong, so why does fate always play such cruel jokes on her?

She took away her mother, who was her only family, and brought this marriage to an end.

She never felt tired while working multiple part-time jobs.

I never complained when I had to clean the house after get off work.

She had already tried so hard.

Why……

Why do I still have to go through this?

His eyes seemed to have lost the ability to blink, staring numbly at the scene of someone falling in front of him.

The lights illuminated the living room, but they couldn't illuminate the darkness of her life.

So be it……

Nobody cares about her.

"Da da……"

The half-closed security door was pulled open from the outside.

The sound of shoes stepping on the floor echoed in the silent living room.

Ning Mengyao stared lifelessly at the figure approaching her.

The man walked up to her and looked down at her, who was lying on the ground.

He remained silent and slowly squatted down.

"Get up."

A familiar voice reached her ears.

The empty eyes slowly shifted upwards.

Looking at the figure that appeared in front of him.

She looked at Liu Changcun, who should have been waiting downstairs for her to bring him lemon tea.

His hand slowly rose.

He brushed aside the loose hair that was covering her eyes and gently wiped the corner of her eye with his thumb.

The voice came from the man's mouth again.

"It's not too late to see things clearly now, there's still..."

There was a pause.

"Don't take emotions too seriously; this is my advice as someone who's been there."

(End of this chapter)