I’ve been married to Lucas for three years, only to suddenly discover he has had a girlfriend for eight years. When I proposed divorce, he cried and told me he had a mission to complete. “Emma, we can’t divorce. I’ll die!” “If we’re not married for at least four years, I’ll die!” What mission? This is absurd! I sneered at him and filed for divorce anyway. Later, I really saw his obituary on social media. Today is our wedding anniversary. Lucas and I had agreed to have dinner at this restaurant. The waiter enthusiastically ushered me to the private room. Just as I was about to push the door open, I heard his sneering voice, “If it weren’t for completing the mission, would I have married her?” “A woman who’s been used by other men, would you want her if I gave her to you?” I don’t know who he was talking to on the phone. The speaker was on, and a teasing voice came from the other end, “I’ve been envying your wife’s figure and looks. If you don’t want her anymore, why not let us brothers have some fun?” He slowly blew out a smoke ring, and even more offensive words came out of his mouth, “She’s no better than any prostitute out there.” “Once you’ve tasted her, you’ll realize she’s nothing special.” He spoke carelessly, as if I were an object that could be discarded at will. The waiter had tactfully left long ago. I stood at the door, listening to his tone that didn’t sound like a joke, my eyes rimmed with red. I let go of the hand that was about to push the door, not even having the courage to confront him. In the end, I went home in a daze. Lucas had pursued me for three years. When he learned that William Shen was going to break up with me and get engaged to the real heiress Cindy Lin, he disregarded his boss’s scolding and resolutely broke his appointment with a client to hold an umbrella for me in the pouring rain. “If he doesn’t want you, I do!” “Emma, look back. I’ve always been here.” I was stunned by his sudden appearance, and the tears I had been holding back could no longer be controlled, falling along with the heavy rain. In the following days, he took care of me wholeheartedly, helping me get over the breakup. He would drive me around, and appear by my side immediately whenever I felt sad. To confess to me, he rented the largest electronic screen in the city center. Declaring his love for me to the whole world. He said, “Emma Lin is the best Emma Lin in the world. I, Lucas Lu, will have no one but you!” That day, in front of our friends, he said he would give me the happiest life. So, we got together under the witness of our friends. During our relationship, he kept his promise to me. His kindness to me made all our friends envious. In the fourth year of our relationship, he and his friends carefully planned a proposal for me. When he asked if I was willing to face the future together with him, my eyes welled up with tears. Without saying anything, I extended my hand. He was overjoyed, and I cried tears of happiness. We stood in the middle of the crowd, accepting everyone’s blessings. After marriage, his care for me became even more meticulous, from daily meals to hospital stays when I was sick. Even outsiders couldn’t find any fault. Let alone me. The moment I opened the front door, looking at the empty room, the sadness in my heart intensified. I dragged myself to the sofa, and my phone screen lit up at the right moment. “Baby, have you arrived?” “I ordered your favorite lobster.” I nestled tiredly on the sofa, recalling what Lucas had said in the restaurant. A woman who’s been used… no better than a prostitute… Every word stabbed my heart, almost drawing blood. Even though I heard it with my own ears, I couldn’t believe these words really came from his mouth. The person who was so good to me that he would give his life for me. I’d rather believe these were drunken ramblings. But they say drunk words are sober thoughts, and he was clearly so sober… My eyes unconsciously reddened again and again, tears falling like broken strings, seeping into the sofa and disappearing. I took a deep breath, wiped away my tears, no longer wanting to let this matter occupy my mind. I forced an ugly smile and replied to his message, “Baby, I think my period came. My stomach hurts so much. I’m already home now.” “I’m sorry, I should have told you earlier.” He quickly replied, “You don’t need to apologize. My baby’s health is the most important.” “Wait for me at home, I’ll be there soon. I’ll make you some ginger tea when I get back.” He was always so understanding. It only takes 20 minutes from the restaurant to home, but it was more than an hour later when he got home. He hurriedly pushed the door open, carrying my favorite seafood porridge. “Babe, I got held up a bit on the way, so I’m a little late.” “But I packed some seafood porridge for you.” He proudly placed the porridge in front of me and opened it, then handed me a tulip. I looked at the porridge and flower in front of me and smiled weakly. But my mind was in turmoil. He patted my head and turned to the kitchen, “You eat the porridge first, the ginger tea will be ready soon.” The moment he went in, his phone screen lit up. A notification from a food delivery app. It was a cake, delivered to an unfamiliar address, with a bouquet of flowers. The note said “Love you forever.” My mind exploded in that instant. I asked hoarsely, tentatively, “Lucas, did you buy cake and flowers for someone else?” He reflexively denied, “No, of course not.” The screen darkened, and my heart sank a few degrees. So all this wasn’t my misunderstanding? “I bought it for you, silly. I thought you couldn’t eat cake during your period, so I had the order sent to someone else.” He came out with the ginger tea, a gentle smile on his face, “If I really had it delivered here, could you resist eating it?” I stared at his face, trying to find any flaws. But there were none. He disguised it well.
I smiled sweetly, “I thought you had another woman outside.” His expression seemed to freeze for a moment, but before I could be sure, he returned to his gentle self, lightly tapping my head. “What are you thinking? How could I have another woman? You’re enough for me in this lifetime, Emma Lu.” With that, he kissed my forehead again and again. In the past, I would have believed him without a doubt. But today, I had heard him disparage me with my own ears. I remained calm, acting as usual, giggling as I pushed him away, “Go wash up, you stink!” After he left, I picked up his phone and opened the messaging app. This was the first time I had ever checked his phone. It was clean, nothing suspicious. But it was too clean. Finally, in his payment records, I found an unusual expenditure. Every month, he would transfer money to this account, for five years. Seeing the name on the account, I remembered a person I had seen earlier. Opening her profile, I quietly noted down the phone number displayed. By the time he came out, the phone was back in its original position on the table. He glanced at me, his expression inexplicably flustered, but quickly returned to normal, “Baby, did anyone message me?” He was wiping his hair, pretending to ask casually. I feigned ignorance, got up and looked at his phone, “No.” The next day, on what should have been a workday, I took a day off. After Lucas left for work, I dialed the number I had noted down last night, “Hello?” The other end responded, the voice gruff, a man. I suppressed my pounding heart and exhaled, thinking, thankfully it’s not her. But the next moment, his question plunged me into an icy abyss. “Are you here to rent an apartment?” I couldn’t control my trembling voice, and just managed an “Mm.” “You’re in luck, a tenant is just moving out. You can come take a look.” “Don’t worry, our security is very good. This tenant who’s moving out has lived here for five years!” He was enthusiastically promoting the place, and when I heard “five years,” everything seemed to fall into place. Why Lucas often worked overtime. Why he always smiled stupidly while looking at his phone. Why it took him an hour to get home yesterday when the restaurant was so close. It turned out that while I was being kept in the dark, while he was being good to me, he had another woman. And they had been in contact for five years. I took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions about to burst forth, “Can I come take a look later?” After he agreed, I hung up the phone. The tears that had been welling up in my eyes broke free, and I could no longer control myself from crying out loud. After a long while, I composed myself and called my best friend Sophie to go with me to the address the man had sent. Seeing my distress, Sophie asked what had happened. I told her everything about Lucas, and she angrily asked, “So what are you going to do?” I laughed lightly, “Everything needs evidence.” We arrived at the address the man had given and followed him to the apartment that was about to be rented out. Standing at the door, watching the man’s back as he knocked, I suddenly felt as if time had frozen. I gripped Sophie’s hand tightly, but still couldn’t help sweating. I still hoped, deep down, that this person didn’t exist. The moment the door opened, my eyes stared blankly at the person who opened it. “Here to see the apartment?” he asked proactively. I frowned and looked at Sophie, who also looked confused at me. Was this whole thing really just me misunderstanding Lucas? After viewing the entire apartment, I pretended to be dissatisfied and walked out. Sophie exchanged a glance with me, “Landlord, do you have any other apartments?” The landlord hesitated, “There is one, but the tenant went out this morning. I’d have to ask if they’re willing to let us in to view it first.” We nodded, saying we could wait, and he went to call the tenant. “Sophie, I think I really misunderstood him. How am I going to explain to him?” I nervously held her arm, my face full of worry. She told me to relax, that everything would turn out fine. The tenant agreed to let us view the apartment, and we casually looked around. Thinking that after this viewing, I would go home and make a loving dinner for him. All these years, he had always been the one cooking for me. The times I cooked for him could be counted on one hand. The landlord was introducing the layout and lighting to us. Finally, afraid we wouldn’t rent, he told us, “A young woman lives here. All in all, she’s been living here for five years.” Five years? This number made me extremely sensitive. Our previously jovial expressions now turned solemn. Sophie casually asked, “She looks quite pretty. She must have a boyfriend, right?” The landlord chuckled, “Of course! It’s always her boyfriend who pays the rent. I even have his WeChat in my phone.” He took out his phone and showed us the chat history with Lucas, full of money transfers. I froze in place, my mind in chaos. Sophie was the first to react, “Are you sure this is her boyfriend?” The landlord looked disdainful, “Of course! He always comes during the day, rarely seen at night!” His voice suddenly lowered, “This girl is probably a mistress! What couple has a boyfriend who’s never there at night, right?” My eyes were already red. I felt like a walking corpse as Sophie supported me. I lowered my head, silently wiping away tears, then forced a smile, “Can we take some photos? We’ll discuss it when we get back.” The landlord happily agreed. Sophie looked at me worriedly. I squeezed her arm and said softly, “Now we have solid evidence, don’t we?” It’s not all bad. I took photos of the room’s layout, and secretly took a photo of the girl’s picture.
When I got home, Lucas had already prepared dinner and was waiting for me. “I’ve made dinner, come eat quickly.” The phone screen lit up. It was the landlord. “Miss, the apartment you viewed later can be moved into the day after tomorrow. You should decide quickly.” I replied, “How can it be so fast?” “The tenant today went out to buy a house with her boyfriend. They said they’ve already decided and will move out by the day after tomorrow at the latest.” “Okay.” I sneered as I looked at Lucas, who was still busy. Now he’s washing clothes and cooking for me, but during the day he went out to buy a house with his mistress. How wonderful. Lucas saw my expression and moved me to the dining table, kissing the corner of my mouth, “Is my baby unhappy today?” I looked at him for a while before speaking, “I went to your company to find you today, but you weren’t there.” Lucas’s expression visibly stiffened. I continued to press, “You weren’t at work? Where did you go?” His smile had already gradually disappeared, but the next second it rose again, “I went out to meet a client today. Why did my baby come to the company to find me?” I smiled lightly and hugged his waist, snuggling into his arms, “Nothing, I just missed you.” I took out my phone and flipped to the photos of the apartment I had taken in the afternoon, “Sophie and I went to look at apartments this afternoon. What do you think of this one?” I handed the phone to him. His smile became particularly uncomfortable, but his tone was still gentle as usual, “Why are you looking at apartments?” I spoke softly, carefully observing his expression, “Sophie said she wants to renovate the one she bought, so she needs to rent one temporarily.” He nodded casually and handed the phone back to me, “This one is not bad.” I smiled and flipped to the girl’s photo to show him, “I saw this girl when I was viewing the apartment. She’s quite pretty, so I couldn’t help but take a photo.” He glanced at it, his expression evasive. His hand shook a little as he served me food, “She is pretty, but my baby is prettier.” I smiled and put away the phone, “Let’s eat.” This was the most silent meal we had had since we got together. That night, when he wanted to be intimate, I coldly pushed him away, “Have you forgotten? I’m on my period.” He retreated sheepishly, holding me tightly in his arms. The day after tomorrow is my birthday. As usual, I would celebrate with Sophie first and then come home to celebrate with Lucas. But on this day, Sophie and I went directly to that community. We stood outside the community, watching Lucas and another woman laughing and kissing passionately. Sophie was about to rush over to confront Lucas, but I stopped her. We followed them to their new community where they were moving. To my surprise, Lucas was so bold as to buy a house in the same building as ours. How loving. I deliberately returned home at ten o’clock as before, after celebrating my birthday with Sophie. When I got home, I didn’t turn on the lights. I sat on the sofa in the dark, waiting for Lucas to come back. Lucas came back at half past ten. When he saw me sitting on the sofa, he was startled. The next moment, he returned to normal, just like before, holding a cake in his hand and a bouquet of tulips I liked. “Baby, I’m back! Happy birthday!” I looked at his performance quietly, chuckling, “Thank you.” I accepted the cake and blessings as usual. He sang me a birthday song, turned off the lights, and let me make a wish. I closed my eyes and made a wish for a long time. When the candles were about to go out, Lucas started to urge me, “If you take too long, it won’t come true.” I blew out the candles and spoke in the darkness, “Lucas, would you be as good to other women as you are to me?” When Lucas turned on the lights, I saw his panicked expression again, “Baby, what are you talking about?” He pinched my face, “You don’t seem to be in a good state lately. Is it because of your period?” I couldn’t control my emotions anymore and slapped his hand away, “Lucas, have you had enough of this act? How long do I have to play along with you?” His expression froze, and he stared at me blankly, his eyes panicked. “Are you going to confess yourself, or do you want me to say it?” Seeing him not speaking for a long time, I sneered and stood up, taking out a report from my bag and throwing it in his face. “This is the pregnancy test report I saw in your car yesterday.” ———-This is the cutoff point———-
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