Grumpy Husband, Soft Heart
EPISODE - 2 He Watched Me Like I Wasn’t Supposed to Exist
[Private Chat: Ji Nuan 💬 & Herself (Drafts Folder)]
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Ji Nuan (FL)
Note to self:
Mo Jincheng has the emotional range of a marble statue.
But somehow… he knows when I lie.
Ji Nuan (FL)
Last night, I said I’d be working late.
He didn’t reply.
Didn’t ask.
Didn’t care.
Ji Nuan (FL)
Except—
I came home and found the hallway light on.
He never leaves lights on.
Ji Nuan (FL)
And then I saw him.
Leaning against the wall outside my room.
Ji Nuan (FL)
He said nothing.
Just… watched me.
Ji Nuan (FL)
Like I was something he didn’t order,
But still couldn’t return.
[Private Chat: Mo Jincheng 💼 & Ji Nuan 💬]
Mo Jincheng (ML)
You said you’d be home by 10.
Ji Nuan (FL)
Clinic ran late.
Emergency case.
Are you checking in now? Didn’t realize this marriage came with a curfew.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
It doesn’t.
But it does come with my name.
Ji Nuan (FL)
So what?
Your reputation is allergic to late-night shifts now?
Mo Jincheng (ML)
No.
But my peace is allergic to wondering where you are.
Ji Nuan (FL)
That sounds dangerously close to “caring.”
You might want to detox.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
It’s not caring.
It’s ownership.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
I meant the contract.
You’re my wife.
Even if we’re just playing house, don’t disappear without telling me.
Ji Nuan (FL)
So dramatic.
Next time I’ll leave you a note on the fridge.
She walks into the living room. He’s there. Sitting on the couch. Still in his suit.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
Why didn’t you eat?
Ji Nuan (FL)
Because I wasn’t hungry.
Why are you home early?
Mo Jincheng (ML)
I changed my mind.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
(says quietly) About keeping distance.
Ji Nuan (FL)
(frowning) What’s that supposed to mean?
Mo Jincheng (ML)
(standing slowly) It means I find myself looking at your door more than my meetings.
And I don’t like being distracted.
Ji Nuan (FL)
Then stop looking.
I didn’t ask for your attention.
Mo Jincheng (ML)
(steps closer) Too late.
[Private Chat: Mo Jincheng 💼 & Assistant Lin 📎]
Mo Jincheng (ML)
Change my schedule.
I’ll be working from home next week.
Assistant Lin
Sir? But you hate working from—
Mo Jincheng (ML)
I said change it.
Also…
Get me a list of her clinic’s male staff.
Every one.
Assistant Lin
... Sir. Is this about your wife again?
Mo Jincheng (ML)
She's not just my wife.
She's mine.
And some of them stare too long.
I want names.
Ji Nuan (FL)
(to herself) Oh no.
I think he’s changing.
Not outwardly.
He still walks like the world owes him an apology.
Ji Nuan (FL)
But his eyes…
His eyes linger like he’s memorizing me.
Like he knows he’s already addicted—
and resents me for it.
Ji Nuan (FL)
And the worst part?
I don’t think I want to run anymore.
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