I Hate You

Jiang Jing and Ke Lai stood one behind the other in the courtyard. Ke Lai stood slightly ahead, facing the camera as he addressed the topic trending online.

"I want to say that everything trending about me is false. Since marrying Xiao Jing, I've never hit her. Not once."

"I don't know why domestic violence suddenly became a trending topic. Maybe someone's trying to cover something else up."

"But no matter what those people are trying to do, domestic violence should never be used for publicity."

Ke Lai delivered his words with conviction, his face full of anger at domestic violence. The comments in the livestream began to change.

"See? See? I told you Ke Lai wouldn't abuse her."

"Who would dare livestream this openly if he'd been abusing his wife?"

"Exactly!"

Of course, some people still didn't believe him.

"Wait, he's done all the talking. At least let Jiang Jing speak. She's the one this is really about."

Ke Lai saw that comment too. He smiled and went on, "I've talked long enough. Let's hear from Xiao Jing."

He stepped aside and patted Jiang Jing's shoulder with a gentle smile. "Xiao Jing, tell them for me."

Jiang Jing stepped forward and lifted her head toward the camera. It felt as though she hadn't looked up at anything in a long time. At some point, she had become someone who always kept her head down.

This time, she didn't want to lower it again. She would face this herself.

Jiang Jing took a deep breath and looked straight into the camera. "What I want to say is that everything Ke Lai just said was a lie."

"He has been abusing me."

"Jiang Jing, what are you saying?!" Ke Lai roared. "Haven't I treated you well all these years?"

Jiang Jing