Xiao Ling seemed to be equally resentful. He was extremely anxious and choked with sobs, "Uncle... I'm under so much pressure... Everyone thinks that I'm dating you because of my dad's influence..."

"If my father wasn't the director, you wouldn't even look at me..."

"Do you know why I don't like going back to my dad's house? I go back once a week and he always looks tired when he comes back..."

He raised his head and grabbed Jiang Jincheng's clothes tightly like a child telling off something, trying to get comfort.

"Every time... every time I come back... my dad asks about your situation... he's afraid that I'm not treating you well..."

"I can only find ways to treat you well. I just want him to see how well I can take care of you! You are not at a disadvantage by being with me! I am not taking advantage of you!"

"I really don't like going back to my dad's place... When the family sits together, they compare you to me. My dad always uses words like 'How could someone like your uncle like you?' to tease me..."

"At first I just laughed it off...but after so many times I really felt bad...I know I can't compare to you...I admit my dad is right..."

Xiao Ling sniffed and sighed: "My dad sometimes drinks too much and even says... 'Just wait... You are only enjoying the benefits of being young now... When you get older, there will be nothing left for you to gain... Then your uncle will kick you out..."

"I can't get angry with my dad... I can only hold my chopsticks tightly and lower my head to pretend to be deaf and dumb... I can only pretend that I can't hear... I can only pretend that they are not talking about me if I don't look at them..."

"But uncle... isn't love something that is consensual? Isn't it because you like me that you agreed to be with me..."

"Why does it seem like I'm trying to be above my station...it seems like you're at a disadvantage when you're dating me..."

"Then what should I do to prove to them that you didn't suffer any loss! What should I do to make it seem like we are a good match for each other!!"

Xiao Ling seemed a little discouraged. He leaned his head against Jiang Jincheng's chest weakly: "But you are too good... You have so many achievements... My father also said that if you hadn't had an accident before... How could you have stopped at a criminal police captain..."

"I try my best to catch up with you every time...but I can only watch your back every time...watching you go further and further away..."

"Uncle... I'm going to say something I shouldn't say... After the bizarre incident, I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I found out that you were incapable of solving it..."

"It was then that I realized that my omnipotent Uncle Jiang also had moments of helplessness and confusion..."

Xiao Ling bit his lip and trembled slightly: "That's why I'm trying so hard to keep up with Mr. Jun and the others' thinking. I'm thinking that if I can learn their way of dealing with strange incidents... then I can prove to you that I'm not that bad... I can also be more responsive than you..."

"Is it possible... that you can also rely on me a little..."

Xiao Ling finally sighed and shook his head: "My idea is too naive. Even if an ordinary person who doesn't know how to cast spells has an idea, what can he do... He still can't solve this kind of incident..."

"I can only watch your back getting farther and farther away from me... I'm already desperately chasing you... I'm really tired..."

"Uncle...you are walking so fast...I can't catch up with you..."

"Why can't you stop and wait for me...it would be nice if you wait for me for a while...at least let me know that you are willing to stop for me..."

Jiang Jincheng felt uncomfortable listening to this. He actually knew that Xiao Ling would mind if he heard these words too much. After all, who would like to hear others always say that they are not worthy of their partner...

But he didn't expect that Xiao Ling was under such great pressure to be with him. He was only in his twenties... He was still pretending to be fine and being with him despite all the rumors...

People around him don't think highly of him, he might just laugh it off, but his own parents pour cold water on him and make sarcastic remarks... How can Xiao Ling really pretend to be deaf and dumb...

Jiang Jincheng didn't know how much pressure Xiao Ling was under every time he went home, and how he was treated as a joke when he was having dinner with his parents, relatives, and friends...

Xiao Ling's crying gradually subsided, and he hugged Jiang Jincheng's waist tightly like a drowning man trying to grab duckweed.

"Actually, although these words are painful for me to hear... I can still endure it..."

Xiao Ling looked at Jiang Jincheng with red eyes, his trembling pupils almost broke, and his voice was filled with extreme grievance and uneasiness: "Because I know that no matter what they say, it can't change the fact that we are already together... It can't change the fact that you are my partner..."

"So what if I'm not worthy of you...So what if I can't catch up with you..."

"It's enough for you to be by my side... You are by my side... You stand by me unconditionally and being with me is the best response to their rumors..."

"Even if I am not worthy of you...I am still your partner..."

"But why did you not want me anymore in the end... Why did you break up with me..."

At the end, Xiao Ling suddenly laughed: "Uncle...you are so cruel to me...you are more cruel to me than they are to me..."

"Their two words won't change anything...but your one word...is equivalent to proving that what they said is right..."

"I just don't deserve you...you will dump me sooner or later..."

"I'm unwanted... I'm just a little brat who took advantage of you..."

"Nothing is more painful than having rumors confirmed by the people you care about most..."

Xiao Ling's eyes were red and swollen from crying, but even so, he did not forget to explain: "I really didn't cheat... I was really busy... I couldn't and didn't dare to tell you..."

"Uncle...please...don't ask...I just want to save my dignity...I just want to make myself worthy of you..."

Jiang Jincheng hugged him tightly. Hearing Xiao Ling's crying, he was also very sad and couldn't breathe. Xiao Ling was under too much pressure... The outside world inexplicably labeled him... But what did he do wrong...

Because he likes me, he has to endure other people's malice... Maybe he would have held on because of Jiang Jincheng, but now Jiang Jincheng himself has raised his score...

Jiang Jincheng is feeling extremely guilty now. He didn't know Xiao Ling would endure so much because of him. To be honest, Jiang Jincheng himself was afraid that he was not worthy of Xiao Ling because of his age. However, in the eyes of Xiao Ling and others, he was the one who suffered a loss in dating...

"Don't cry...be good...I won't break up with you...I was wrong just now..."

Jiang Jincheng's repeated attempts to comfort Xiao Ling could not bring her back a sense of security. The word "break up" just now had shattered all of Xiao Ling's hopes. Once abandoned, one would always be afraid of when he would be abandoned a second time...

Jiang Jincheng regretted it so much now. His words stabbed Xiao Ling in the heart again.

"Let's not break up, my wife... We will never break up..."

Jiang Jincheng didn't mind at all that Xiao Ling's face was covered with tears. He kissed her hard several times and said all kinds of nice things to her before Xiao Ling gradually calmed down.

Jiang Jincheng sighed and held Xiao Ling to comfort him for a long time. When he felt the person in his arms gradually calm down, he said softly: "Uncle will not ask, you will tell me when you are done. Although I don't know what you are busy with... but you must pay attention to safety..."

"I felt bad when I saw you had so many injuries last time. I felt sorry for you too, did you know that?"

Xiao Ling nudged himself in his arms and said "hmm" in response.

Jiang Jincheng then kissed him again and tried to change the subject: "Alright, my dear, we've talked it out now. Come back home so late at night and wash your face before going to bed with me! I'm so sleepy!"

Xiao Ling nodded in agreement, then stood up and gently opened the door...

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