He climbed onto the bed and wanted to touch her, feeling a bit hesitant. His paws rubbed against the bed mat, then he gazed at her with eager eyes. "...Not tired!" Her head wagged like a bobblehead. "Then let’s chat for a bit." She moved further inside, crossed her legs, and he edged closer, trying to get as close to her as possible. Dong Huiying thought for a while, then with a mixture of caution, doubt, and incomprehension, yet very sincerely, she asked, "Yue Ning, do you really like me?" Liang Yuening’s face stiffened, and he almost snorted instinctively before catching himself and earnestly nodded. He tilted his head, "Why ask why? I just do!" Dong Huiying was at a loss for words. Liang Yuening scratched his head, then started counting on his fingers, articulating reasons one by one, "Actually, there are reasons. In the past, aside from my older brothers, no one ever smiled at me, cared whether I was cold or hungry, worried about me getting hurt, or treated me as well as you do..." He glanced at her briefly then quickly looked down. Muttering under his breath, "If someone were to stab me, I definitely wouldn’t forgive them. When I was little, big brother said I was petty, because Pei Yu once kicked me, and I almost broke Pei Yu’s leg... I just don’t want to be bullied, whoever hits me, I hit back, but you’re different." "Look, back then, I... I accidentally hurt you, your arm was so badly wounded, and it bled so much. I always snapped at you, but you never held it against me." He reflected for a moment; initially, he felt it was unfair when he saw how well his wife treated Yixuan, wondering why she only treated Yixuan well and not him. So he wanted her to notice him, and because of that, his second brother tricked him, resulting in him soaking in the icy river all night, sneezing, coughing, and having a runny nose. He had wanted his wife to treat him, but it ended up being Doctor Xiao who cured him. Later, when they went to Jun City, he didn’t quite understand these matters, things like jealousy, he just wanted fairness, disliked being ignored, and overlooked. Maybe also because he realized she seemed quite nice, much better than before. But on the way to Jun City, when they encountered Su Lang and were captured by Black Wind Camp, he and his wife were badly injured. He remembered the situation was very chaotic, and if it hadn’t been for his wife, he probably wouldn’t have escaped. Later, because his injuries were so severe, his wife had Hong Xiangjun take him ahead first. That was the first time he was protected by a woman. When he was a child, he had a wish that stemmed from a child’s innate nature, to seek something from a woman named mother, but he never found it. All he got was indifference and neglect. Later, as he grew up, the things he lacked in his youth, she gave to him. She didn’t give him a lot of attention, often had to take care of her other brothers’ feelings, but to him, she was very different. He couldn’t describe it well, but it was different, unlike any other. This feeling was akin to... With her, he was just one of six brothers, but to him, she was his only wife. His mind was completely focused on her. It’s just that he was clumsy, often wanting to treat her well in his heart, but failing to do so in actions, and he couldn’t control his temper, snapping at her unintentionally. With that thought, he gazed at her eagerly again.