Mr. Shen, your love-struck wife doesn't want you anymore!

Seeing that he didn't speak and just sat there looking at her with a complicated expression, Jiang Yu couldn't help but want to snap at him: "Say something, do you think you're a mute?"

Shen Chengyan looked at her and said, "I never thought I would break my leg, but I could actually have avoided falling down the stairs."

Although he was bumped into by her and staggered backward a couple of times, he was actually able to steady himself, but at that moment a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

—If he falls, would he have a legitimate reason to keep her by his side?

As soon as this thought came to mind, he seemed to become much more sluggish, and his normally stable body lost its balance.

Jiang Yu glared at him: "I knew you were doing this on purpose!"

Shen Chengyan did not refute. If he were given another chance, he would do the same thing.

Jiang Yu pointed at his head and asked, "Is there something wrong with you? Do you know that if you fall like that, there's a chance you could die, or even be crippled?"

Shen Chengyan: "You're right, but at the time I didn't think about whether I would die."

"So what are you thinking about!"

"If I want to fall, I might stay with you a little longer."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Jiang Yu was truly impressed by him.

If she were in his shoes, she didn't think she could be as reckless as him.

Jiang Yu took a deep breath, sat down on the sofa, and organized her thoughts: "Okay, go ahead and ask."

Shen Chengyan didn't follow up for a moment: "What are you asking?"

Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow: "I've asked everything I wanted to ask. Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

Shen Chengyan paused.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Yu nodded: "I understand, you don't have anything you want to ask."

Shen Chengyan's expression remained calm, but his words betrayed a different story: "No, not exactly."

"What? I didn't hear you."

Shen Chengyan lifted his eyelids to look at her: "It's not without its problems."

"Then just ask."

Shen Chengyan hesitated for a moment before slowly asking, "Is it because you like me that you agreed to date me?"

Jiang Yu answered readily: "No."

This answer is not surprising.

Shen Chengyan asked another question: "When we were dating, did you hate me?"

Jiang Yu nodded: "I hate you. Every time I go on a date with you, I curse you in my heart and I often complain about you to Yao Yao."

Shen Chengyan smiled and said, "It's alright. I was indecisive back then, and my behavior was indeed quite annoying."

Jiang Yu wanted to ask him what he was hesitating about, but now it was his turn to ask questions, so she didn't interrupt.

Shen Chengyan's gaze fell on her face. "Did you marry me because of money?"

Jiang Yu nodded again: "Yes."

Shen Chengyan: "If I didn't have money, would you still marry me?"

Jiang Yu shook her head: "No."

Shen Chengyan took a deep breath. "You won't get married even if she's pregnant?"

Jiang Yu hesitated for two seconds, then seriously considered the question: "I'm not sure if it's possible, but if you don't have money and I don't like you, I might abort the child."

"No, if you didn't have money, I couldn't date you, and I couldn't possibly get pregnant," Jiang Yu said. "So your question is a dead end, and I don't know how to answer it."

Shen Chengyan's expression was inscrutable: "Very good, being calm and decisive is also an advantage."

Jiang Yu: "Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

Shen Chengyan hummed in agreement: "Have you been acting this way with me even after we got married?"

Jiang Yu nodded, then shook her head: "It wasn't all an act. Being unreasonable and throwing tantrums at you during my pregnancy was probably a more authentic side of me."

"When we were dating, I thought you liked the kind of well-behaved, obedient, and cute girl, so I always behaved well in front of you. After we got married, I took meticulous care of you, flattered you, and tried to please you. I treated you like my boss."

"Haven't you noticed how often we've argued these past two years?" Jiang Yu didn't hide anything and spoke the truth. "Things I could tolerate before, I can't tolerate these past two years. Didn't you ask me why I couldn't just keep putting up with it?"

Shen Chengyan stared at her: "So why couldn't you stand it anymore?"

There was a fruit plate on the small coffee table. Jiang Yu picked up an apple, found a fruit knife, and peeled it little by little: "Because I don't want to act anymore."

Shen Chengyan frowned.

Jiang Yu popped a piece of sweet fruit into her mouth: "Anything else you want to ask?"

Shen Chengyan's brain was injured, but his chest felt swollen. He shook his head and didn't want to say anything.

Jiang Yu said "Oh," lowered her head, and absentmindedly chewed on the fruit.

After a long silence, Shen Chengyan finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Did you ever like me?"

Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Shen Chengyan turned his head to look at her, his dark eyes fixed heavily on her face, and asked, word by word, "Did you ever like me?"

Jiang Yu chewed the fruit in her mouth little by little, swallowed it, and then said, "No, I don't like you."

Shen Chengyan's facial muscles stiffened slightly. "Never?"

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded: "That's right, I've never liked you, I only liked your money."

"..."

Shen Chengyan felt that asking any further questions would only embarrass himself, but in front of her, his self-control had always been terrible.

He gave a self-deprecating smirk: "I knew it would be like this."

Jiang Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's exactly it."

Shen Chengyan felt a pang of unease: "Is money really that good?"

Jiang Yu frowned: "Money is good, of course. If I had money, I would have been able to eat my fill and stay warm since I was a child, and I wouldn't have to wear other people's hand-me-downs."

"If I had money, I wouldn't be constantly threatened by debt collectors."

"If I had money, I wouldn't be with you for money, nor would I lie to you against my conscience."

"If I had money, I wouldn't value it so much."

"From childhood to adulthood, money has always been extremely important in my world."

This was the first time Jiang Yu had proactively told him that money was good.

He once bought her an expensive gift when he came back from a business trip. She said that the gift wasn't important, but the thought was what mattered most. However, she was overjoyed and posted several updates on her social media.

Shen Chengyan felt he should stop his foolish behavior, but he still asked, "Is money more important than me?"

Jiang Yu looked into his eyes and said, "I can try to comfort you too, do you want to listen?"

Shen Chengyan said two words, utterly frustrated: "No need."

Jiang Yu finished the rest of the apple, threw the core into the trash can, and said, "Then you can rest now, I'm leaving."

Shen Chengyan stared at the ceiling without saying a word.

Jiang Yu found it somewhat amusing to see him lying there like a punching bag, but she didn't say anything and simply took her phone and left.

Shen Chengyan closed his eyes.

**

When Jiang Yu left the hospital, it was only 9 a.m. He sent a message to Chen Junhai in the taxi, telling him about Shen Chengyan's situation, "Are you free to come and take care of him this afternoon? If not, call his mother and ask her to come over."

Chen Junhai: "Before he fainted yesterday, he told me not to tell his mother about his injury."

Jiang Yu remembered that Tang Yun had a heart condition.