Chapter 263: 263: I am my wife’s dog
"Am I really that pathetic?" Jiang Nuo couldn’t believe it at all.
"Yes, you are that pathetic! Otherwise, how do you think you ended up with me?" Xiao Yu also looked aggrieved. "Back then, when you pursued me, you told me you’d already divorced your wife. You’re such a liar! Divorce, my ass! After sleeping with me, you pretended like nothing happened... and dumped the blame on me like I was some homewrecker. Do you have any idea how much harm that caused me? If it weren’t for my strong connections, I wouldn’t have been able to keep working in the hospital."
Her expression was one of furious resentment mixed with reluctant affection.
"That can’t be true..." He wanted to say, he couldn’t have possibly done something so awful, right?
"How can it not be true? You think mistresses ever have a good outcome? They’re either beaten by the wife or abandoned by the man; even stepping outside, people call them ’seductive witches’ or ’dirty shoes’..."
"Then why did you become a mistress?"
As soon as Jiang Nuo finished speaking, Xiao Yu exploded: "Do you think I wanted this? Didn’t I just explain? You tricked me! You lied about being divorced when, in fact, you weren’t. You sweet-talked me into believing we’d be together. I gave you everything, and then what? You pulled up your pants and walked away, denying everything... What could I do? I had no choice but to carry this black mark! Jiang Nuo, don’t force me to hate you!"
"If I really did what you said, I apologize. From now on, stay away from me." Though he still couldn’t sort out the situation with his wife, one thing was clear: he couldn’t engage in an affair.
"You... you’re so heartless!" Xiao Yu immediately burst into tears, her sorrow so deep that it was heart-wrenching.
Jiang Nuo started to panic: "Don’t cry, okay? I’m saying this for your own good. I’m not a good person, I already have a wife. It’s the right thing for you to stay away from me..."
"But I can’t let go of you; I like you, what can I do? You yourself said you don’t like your wife, so why not divorce her and come marry me?"
"Whether I like my wife or not, the fact is she is my wife, and I cannot entangle myself romantically or emotionally with other women, especially with promises of love."
"You’re saying all this now, but back then, didn’t you forget about having a wife when you came to seduce me? Jiang Nuo, you’re absolutely despicable..."
Xiao Yu ran out of the room crying.
As soon as she left, the couple came in and started berating Jiang Nuo.
They said all kinds of things about how foolish he was for rejecting such a good woman, choosing instead to stay with that wretched one.
"Jiang Nuo, hurry up and divorce that woman!" The man even went as far as to give Jiang Nuo a direct order.
Jiang Nuo remained silent. Without understanding the situation, it was best not to voice any opinions.
Enraged, the couple cursed him fiercely, calling him an unfilial son who only listened to the seductive witch and ignored his parents.
"Jiang Nuo, are you trying to kill us?"
Facing their angry expressions, Jiang Nuo’s mood was oddly calm, as though they were strangers with no relation to him.
Something felt off to him—this wasn’t how his life was supposed to be.
But what was it supposed to be like?
Jiang Nuo’s head spun with confusion, lacking any clear answers. Yet he was certain: the current situation was very wrong.
"Where is my wife? Why isn’t my wife here?"
"At a time like this, you’re still asking about that wretched woman? Jiang Nuo, do you even have a heart? We’re your parents..."
"Enough, stop talking. My head hurts. Can you please call my wife? She’s the only person I want to see right now." Jiang Nuo pressed his temples in pain, avoiding the couple’s gaze entirely.
Seeing they couldn’t sway him after all their efforts, the couple exchanged glances where he couldn’t see. The man said, "Go on."
The woman nodded.
With a wailing cry, the woman threw herself onto the ground, causing a ruckus and accusing Jiang Nuo of being an ungrateful son who constantly hurt them.
No son at all—he was merely someone there to seek revenge.
"I might as well die! There’s no use living anymore, constantly being hurt by my son. Why is my life so miserable? I raised you through hell, and now, I get no peace or blessings—just endless stress that makes life worse than death..."
Her sobbing voice was like operatic singing—high and low notes reverberating—making Jiang Nuo’s headache even worse. In despair, he pleaded, "Stop crying. My head hurts..."
But the woman ignored him completely, her crying becoming louder and louder, shaking the entire room with echoes.
Jiang Nuo’s mind was like a cacophony of giant bells tolling: Bang—Bang—Bang—
Unable to stand it, he clutched his head and yelled, "Enough!"
The woman not only refused to stop but seemed pleased by his pain.
The man nearby grinned cruelly as he began reciting incantations: "@＆＃＆＠￠￡＠＃￥..."
Strange runes appeared in the air, floating toward Jiang Nuo.
"Ah!" he screamed in agony. "It hurts!"
Clutching his head, he fell off the bed onto the floor.
Yet, no one showed him any sympathy. Even the nurse, who had been absent all this time, appeared with a string of bells covered in talisman symbols, shaking them violently at him.
Voices filled Jiang Nuo’s mind, questioning him relentlessly:
"Why did you betray me?"
"Why don’t you want me?"
"Why did you lie to me?"
"You unfilial son, are you trying to kill me?"
"Jiang Nuo, you’ve driven everyone mad!"
"I loved you so much; how could you abandon me?"
"You’re too cruel!"
"You’re not even a man!"
"Jiang Nuo, I hate you!"
"Jiang Nuo, I like you!"
...
"Jiang Nuo, you should be with me. Divorce your wife—she doesn’t love you!"
"No! She loves me!" Jiang Nuo shouted in defiance. Just as he was on the verge of breaking, the ring on his left ring finger emitted a brilliant golden light.
[Ah—]
The woman, the man, and even the nurse were struck by the golden light. They screamed in agony and vanished into the air.
Jiang Nuo suddenly woke up. He realized he was sitting in a car. Everything just now had been nothing but a dream realm.
"Brother Jiang, what’s wrong? You look terrible," Xiao Cai, who was driving, asked through the rearview mirror.
"Nothing, I just had a nightmare." Jiang Nuo wiped the sweat off his forehead, still shaken.
The dream had felt far too real, as though it had targeted his most vulnerable weaknesses. If he hadn’t been certain, deep down, that Mu Qiuniang loved him, he might have fallen for the trap.
Damn it, why would I dream of something like that?
Jiang Nuo had no idea that on the other end of the dream, several malicious ghosts had vomited mouthfuls of blood onto the ground.
Surrounding them were Ghost Banners, Talisman Formations, dense with dark energy, chaotic little ghosts flying everywhere.
[Damn it! He actually escaped.] The leading female ghost was none other than the hysterical old woman from earlier.
Her gaze was venomous as she turned to Xiao Yu and slapped her across the face, [Useless thing! You couldn’t even seduce a man. Why do I even keep you around?]