After four years of marriage, my wife finally got pregnant. I was overjoyed. Sophia had always been in poor health and disliked exercise. When I found out she was pregnant, I became even more attentive and caring. But she still had a miscarriage. While I was apologizing to her for not taking better care of her, she posted on Instagram: “Ryan, don’t worry. I won’t keep a child that isn’t yours.” The moment I saw that message, I felt my blood run cold. As everyone waited for my reaction as the lawful husband, I calmly responded, “Since you had a miscarriage for him, wouldn’t it be inappropriate not to divorce me and marry him?” 0 After commenting, I called up a few friends and headed to a bar for drinks. As I was drinking, my phone rang. I glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Sophia. Without thinking, I hit the decline button. But she quickly launched a barrage of calls. My friend next to me asked awkwardly, “Is that your wife calling?” “What wife? From now on, she’s not anymore.” I answered the call in front of everyone. Before I could speak, Sophia’s angry shouts came through. “Jack, where are you? Why aren’t you answering my calls?” “The music is so loud there. Are you at a bar again? Are you even a man? I just had a miscarriage…” I quickly cut her off. “You had a miscarriage. Shouldn’t you be happier about that?” She paused for a moment. “What do you mean? Explain yourself.” “There’s nothing to explain, Sophia. Let’s get a divorce.” With that, I hung up. In the past, to maintain the image of a “good husband” that Sophia talked about, I had “suppressed” myself too much. I gave up almost all my hobbies. I used to enjoy having a drink occasionally to relieve stress, but after marriage, I quit both smoking and drinking. She didn’t like me playing video games, so I quit that too. Then, without my consent, she sold the high-end gaming computer I had painstakingly built and bought herself a designer handbag she liked. She even bragged about it to my face. “Jack, look at this bag. Isn’t it much prettier than that old computer of yours?” I can honestly say I never shortchanged Sophia in our relationship. We dated for three years and were married for four. I took care of her meticulously. When she didn’t want to work, I handed over all my salary to support her. In the dead of winter, when she was uncomfortable during her period, she called me at 2 or 3 AM. Without a word, I got up, bought medicine, and delivered it to her in the snow. When her mother was unwell and needed surgery, I accompanied her the whole time, contributing both money and effort. Sophia never cooked, so despite being very busy, I always tried to squeeze out time to prepare meals for her mother while she was ill. I devoted myself to her wholeheartedly. I thought that even if she were made of ice, she should have melted a little by now. But she seemed unchanged. I knew that before she was with me, she had a childhood sweetheart she had dated for many years. Later, this childhood sweetheart went abroad to study, and they lost touch. For these seven years, I handed over my salary and gave my all to her and her family. Yet it still couldn’t compare to her childhood sweetheart saying, “I’m back in the country, Sophia.” With just one message from him, she “cleared out” her womb, ready to welcome her beloved childhood sweetheart back? 0
Shortly after I hung up, Sophia called again. I didn’t answer and turned off my phone instead. My friends all looked at me in shock. “Jack, are you serious about this?” “Yes, I’m serious now.” I know why they’re looking at me like this. In the past, whenever Sophia called, I would drop everything and rush home immediately. I downed a glass of whiskey in one go. These seven years have really been enough. For Sophia’s sake, I completely lost myself. For seven years, I lived only for her. I stayed in this city for her, giving up countless good job opportunities. Thinking about it now, it’s just endlessly ridiculous. After finishing our drinks, I went home and fell asleep on the couch. The next morning, I was woken by violent knocking on the door. The “bang bang bang” sound kept coming. I got up to open the door, and two people quickly rushed in. I was still groggy from the alcohol. They started berating me, “Jack, I entrusted my precious daughter to you, and this is how you take care of her?” “You knew she was weak, yet you still made her do housework. Now look what happened, the baby is gone. Are you happy now?” Sophia’s mother stood with her hands on her hips, confronting me. “My daughter is still lying in the hospital, and I heard you were out drinking at a bar last night. Look at you, reeking of alcohol. Have you no conscience?” I couldn’t be bothered to argue with them. “The one who should be happy isn’t me, but her and her dear childhood sweetheart Ryan.” Leaving them with that, I walked out towards the hospital. They quickly followed. I arrived at the hospital first, with them close behind. In the ward, I saw Sophia lying pale on the bed. The moment she saw me, anger flashed across her face. I knew she was about to throw one of her “princess” tantrums. I spoke first, “That’s enough. Why hasn’t Ryan come to see you?” “What do you mean?” “You cleared out your womb for him, and he doesn’t even come to see you. He’s not much of a man, no sense of responsibility at all.” I said with a cold smile. I knew Ryan was a “playboy” who never lacked female company. Sophia doing all this was probably just wishful thinking on her part. “You… you… Jack, you know I was just joking on Instagram. How can you say such things to upset me now? Are you only satisfied if you anger me to death? I’ve lost the baby, do you think I’m not heartbroken?” She looked at me with icy eyes. “Now that the baby is gone, don’t you think I’m devastated?” Looking at her fake act, I said, “I don’t know if you’re heartbroken or not. But do you think Ryan would be heartbroken?” 0
The door to the ward was pushed open, and Sophia’s parents rushed in. “What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pay for Sophia’s miscarriage and hospitalization fees.” “Better get a high-end nurse to take good care of Sophia, and buy some nutritious supplements for blood replenishment.” “What kind of supplements for blood replenishment?” I asked. “Of course, things like donkey-hide gelatin, bird’s nest, abalone. The more expensive, the better.” Sophia’s mom said in a commanding tone. I sneered, “Let Ryan buy those.” “What did you say?” “She cleared out her womb for Ryan, so he should buy these blood-replenishing supplements. And the hospital fees too, you should ask Ryan for those.” When Sophia’s parents heard me say this, their faces immediately turned red with anger. “You… are you even human?” “I’m not human? What about what your daughter did? For another man, she didn’t even want the child in her belly? Is this the good daughter you raised?” I said irritably. Sophia’s mother jumped up and started cursing at me, “Jack, you ungrateful wretch! My daughter is so good to you, and this is how you treat her? Are you even human?” Her commotion was quite loud and soon attracted a crowd of onlookers. After hearing Sophia’s mother’s words, people gathered around, pointing and criticizing me. “Young man, your wife had a miscarriage, and you’re acting like this? That’s not right.” “You should be taking good care of your wife.” “You’ll face karma for this.” I looked around at everyone and said, “If your wife deliberately aborted your child for another man, would you still be able to stand on your moral high ground and judge others?” Hearing this, their expressions changed, disbelief crossing their faces. Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Sophia’s mother quickly said, “Even if Sophia aborted your child, don’t you bear any responsibility?” “Why don’t you reflect on yourself? Is it because you haven’t been good to her, making her unhappy, that she aborted your child? Don’t you think you’re at fault at all?” I just laughed coldly in my heart hearing this. Sophia was still playing the victim, her eyes reddening, “Jack, you used to say you’d love me forever. Is this how you treat me now?” “Oh, how do you think I should treat you? I don’t want to waste words with you anymore. Let’s find time to get divorced.” I looked at her expressionlessly. “Your dear childhood sweetheart Ryan is back now. After divorcing me, you can hurry up and marry him.” I left after saying this, walking out of the ward. Sophia’s voice came from behind, “Jack, if you want a divorce, fine. I’ll be better off without you.” “That’s right, my daughter is naturally beautiful. After divorcing you, she’ll definitely find a rich and handsome man to marry.” Sophia’s mother’s voice also came through. 0
Leaving the hospital, I returned home. Without hesitation, I made a phone call. It was soon answered. A sweet voice came through, “What? Have you changed your mind and finally considered it?” I nodded, “I’ve considered it. Do you still have that position available for me?” The person on the phone was a former colleague of mine, also kind of my “apprentice”. Her name was Emma. After graduating, she worked with me at the company for two years before jumping to a Fortune 500 company. She was doing very well there and said it was all thanks to what I taught her. Now she held an important position. For the past few months, she had been contacting me, saying their company was expanding and needed someone experienced and capable to lead a new team in market development. The benefits and salary they offered were several times what I was currently getting. Emma told me she had recommended me to the company, and they were very satisfied with my qualifications. I graduated from a top university and had rich experience and a good resume. But at that time, I was always considering Sophia. After all, she had been trying to get pregnant then. I couldn’t possibly leave her to work in another city, so I had always politely declined Emma. Now that she received my call, she sounded a bit surprised from her tone. “Jack, I’ve been telling you this position hasn’t found a suitable candidate. If you’ve made up your mind, I can arrange an online interview for you. When are you available?” “The sooner the better. How about tomorrow? I’ll prepare my resume first,” I said. Emma was a very perceptive person. Hearing me say this, she seemed to sense something, “Jack, did something happen? Do you need money? I can lend you some first.” “It’s not about money. I just want a change of work environment.” I didn’t tell her about the mess in my personal life. I had been working at my current company since graduation, working my way up from a junior employee to a team leader, and now a department head. Every step was not easy, but I persevered through each one. “Alright then. Jack, let’s agree on this. You prepare your resume tonight, and I’ll arrange an online interview for you right away.” “Okay, thank you.” I agreed. “Jack, there’s no need to be so formal with me.” Emma said. After hanging up, I splashed some cold water on my face to stay alert, then took a shower and started preparing my resume. Although I was experienced, this was a Fortune 500 company after all. I carefully polished my resume, working on it for five or six hours before I was satisfied. I didn’t delay and sent it to Emma right away. Emma told me she had received the resume and would confirm the interview time and let me know soon. I let out a long breath, feeling relieved. “Okay.” By now it was already 3 or 4 in the afternoon. I got up and stretched, accidentally glancing at Sophia’s closet full of clothes next to me. She always brainwashed me, saying a woman’s closet is always missing one more piece of clothing. The closets in the master bedroom and even the guest rooms were all filled with her clothes. In our seven years together, I handed over almost all my salary, and in the end, not a penny was saved. Once when it was my parents’ birthday, I wanted to take some money from her to buy gifts for my mom and dad. After much pleading, she threw me $20, saying to spend it wisely because my parents were old and wouldn’t need much. But when it was her parents’ birthday, she had me book a fancy restaurant, buy a birthday cake, and even took her parents shopping for gold and silver jewelry. Thinking of these things, I felt I had greatly shortchanged my parents. Besides this, her treatment of me was also beyond words. Once when I had a bad cold and wanted to get an IV, she told me a man shouldn’t make a fuss over such a small illness and should just take some medicine. She rummaged around and found an expired box of cold medicine for me to take. After taking it, I almost didn’t wake up the next day. But when it was Ryan’s birthday, she immediately spent money to buy him expensive gifts. 0
Thinking of all these things, I found myself utterly ridiculous. Just then, my phone rang again. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was Sophia. I hesitated for a moment before answering. Her voice came through, “Jack, even if I was wrong in this matter, don’t you have any faults yourself?” “What faults do I have?” I asked. In these years, I’ve done everything short of feeding her with my own hands. “I don’t care what faults you have. I’m admitting my mistake to you now. Take this opportunity to back down.” I laughed coldly in my heart. In the past, she just had to give me a little sweetness, and I would be willing to give her my life. Now she thinks saying “Even if I was wrong in this matter” counts as her backing down. “I don’t want to waste words with you. Meet me at the Civil Affairs Bureau early tomorrow morning.” Sophia angrily said, “I’ve already admitted I was wrong. Why are you still holding onto this? How can you be so petty as a man?” “You should ask Ryan to be more generous to you.” “You… you’re going too far. Fine, tomorrow morning, whoever doesn’t show up at the Civil Affairs Bureau is a dog.” She hung up angrily. I laughed coldly, ignoring her and focusing on my own affairs. I tidied up the house a bit, sorting out my own things. In the end, I realized that in this 1500 square foot house, apart from a work laptop and a few sets of clothes, everything else belonged to Sophia. The dressing table was covered with various high-end lipsticks, roughly counting, there were dozens. Not to mention the expensive cosmetics and designer bags. It seemed that after being with me, she never knew how to save. As soon as I got paid, it was basically spent. Only now did I realize that Sophia never intended to build a good life with me. Around 7 PM, I received a call from Emma. She said, “Jack, the company is very satisfied with your resume. Are you free tomorrow at 2:30 PM?” “Yes, I am.” “Great, then let’s schedule your interview for 2:30 PM tomorrow.” “Okay,” I agreed. Perfect timing – divorce in the morning, interview in the afternoon. If the interview goes well, I can leave this city in a few days and start a new life. At 8 or 9 PM, I made myself a simple meal. Just then, I suddenly received a video from a friend. In the video, Ryan had his arms around two women. The women were tall and seemed very intimate with Ryan. The camera panned, and I caught a glimpse of another figure. I was a bit surprised because this figure was none other than Sophia. She had just had a miscarriage to “clear her womb,” and Ryan was throwing a party. Even though she was unwell, she had dragged herself to the party. But from the video, it seemed she was sitting alone, looking rather lonely. Ryan didn’t seem to be paying her much attention. My friend messaged: “Jack, your wife is here. Why didn’t you come?” “Oh, she won’t be my wife for much longer.”
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