772 Taking Back My Favored Consort! (22)

"Aren't you worried about how much she could be suffering or how unhappy she is without you by her side? She's the person you like so much. If she was being bullied by a man or cried over another man, wouldn't you worry about her? Don't tell me there's someone better than you who makes her feel at ease? You like her so much, yet you're just going to give up on her? Are you really alright with that?" 

"Yeah, I do worry about her, I do feel uneasy, and I'm really not alright with that, but..."

He Jichen's eyes drooped. His face didn't show any emotions, but Ning Shuang could sense the intense heartache emitting from his body and coming right at her. He was silent for a long time before he continued to say, "...It's better than her taking on the label of a murderer's wife..."

As those two words "murderer's wife" slipped between his teeth, it seemed like He Jichen had broached a touchy topic. His hands suddenly clenched into fists.