Mute Beauty

Chapter 51: Heartache

Yu Ting squinted her eyes. "... You won't cling to me anymore?"

Ran Ling continued typing, very seriously: 【Actually, Tingting is not obligated to take care of me. We agreed from the beginning that this is just a marriage of convenience. It's my fault for always clinging to you without boundaries. You have been too indulgent with me. This must be exhausting for you, right? With me being such a hassle, even trying to teach me how to swim turns into this, I feel so troublesome.】

She thought her frail body was such a hassle, falling ill just from swimming.

The emotions that had just calmed down surged uncontrollably again, and Ran Ling repeated: 【I won't continue like this anymore.】

Her typing speed wasn't fast; her hands trembled, making everything fragmented and even somewhat incoherent.

Yu Ting already understood her meaning.

—She wouldn't cling to Yu Ting like before, wanting to return to the distance they should have originally maintained.

Ran Ling continued typing: 【Once I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll move out of Tingting's room. I know this invades your personal space, and I thank you for your tolerance all this time. In the future...】▲

There was no continuation after "In the future," and suddenly, her phone was snatched away by Yu Ting. She was taken aback, her hands empty, completely losing her ability to express herself to Yu Ting.

The atmosphere in the hospital room suddenly froze.

Whether it was good or bad, Ran Ling braced herself to bear Yu Ting's temper.

"Won't you be unclear and cling to me anymore?" Yu Ting's tone was no longer gentle; it had changed to one that was quite displeased.

She repeated Ran Ling's words, "You want to move out of my room?"

Yu Ting seemed to be both angry and amused, commenting, "What's wrong? You text me the moment you wake up, questioning why I'm not with you. Now that I'm here, you tell me I'm not obligated to take care of you."

"Who was the one who held me tightly, lamenting about your insomnia, saying that you would sleep well only by my side? You cried when I didn't agree. And now you say this is a serious invasion of my personal space... So, Sister Ling has always known she's been clinging to me? Did you just realize that?"

Ran Ling was unable to defend herself against her accusations and found herself speechless.

Yu Ting continued, "You've been secretly getting close to me from the beginning, violating our 'marriage of convenience' agreement. Last night, you clung to me, kissing me non-stop. What's changed? Now that you've had your fill of kisses, you don't need them anymore?"

"Am I supposed to praise you for this? To tell you, Sister Ling, how considerate you are, thinking of me like this?"

Yu Ting stared at her, closing in: "Or are you saying that Sister Ling has been playing with me from the beginning?"

Ran Ling's pupils dilated, and she quickly shook her head.

No...

She didn't play with Tingting.

Unable to voice her thoughts, she instinctively reached for Yu Ting's wrist, but Yu Ting avoided her touch, forbidding her from even making contact.

Wasn't Yu Ting so gentle while holding her earlier, just to hear these words?

Whether it was a sense of competitiveness or a desire for revenge, seeing Ran Ling's helpless expression made Yu Ting unable to suppress her inner frustration. She sneered, "Alright, I'll listen to Sister Ling. Thank you for being so considerate; I'll call Aunt Song to come back and take care of you, and I'll leave."