At the class reunion, my doctor friend said my husband came to see him for disinfection yesterday. “Your husband got a couple’s bite mark tattooed on his inner thigh, and it’s gotten a bit inflamed.” After saying this, my doctor friend even sent me a photo. Another friend chimed in enviously: “I never imagined that after so many years of marriage, you two would still be so in love!” The wine in my hand immediately spilled all over the floor. I turned around and called my husband to demand answers: “Your skin is extremely sensitive to allergies. Why did you hide getting a tattoo from me?” My husband’s tone was completely frank: “I’ve always wanted to tattoo your name over my heart, so I was testing it out first. Sorry, honey, I didn’t mean to worry you.” I looked at that photo again—the woman who went to the hospital with him also had the same bite mark on her thigh. I asked him coldly with a sneer: “You want to tattoo my name over your heart. Then whose bite mark is tattooed on your inner thigh?”
I felt like our ten-year marriage had become a complete joke. But before I could question him further, my secretary called in a panic. “Mr. Shaw accidentally ingested dairy products and had a severe allergic reaction—he’s in the hospital!” I frowned and asked: “How could he be so careless?” The secretary said it happened during a business dinner today when a woman insisted that Benjamin Shaw eat ice cream, and he didn’t refuse. On my anxious drive to the hospital, I had the secretary send me Benjamin’s recent work schedule. I needed to figure out who this woman was. Rushing into the hospital room, I saw Benjamin lying there pale-faced, hooked up to an IV. By the bedside, an unfamiliar young woman was crying her eyes out. When she saw me, she immediately rushed over, apologizing nonstop, her face full of guilt. “Mrs. Shaw, I’m so sorry! I really didn’t know Mr. Shaw was allergic to dairy products!” I frowned, scrutinizing her as alarm bells rang in my mind. Just then, Benjamin reached out and took my hand. “Chloe, don’t blame her.” He said Chelsea Winters was the project manager from the partner company. “We’ve been negotiating this deal, and she’s been working overtime every night. So during the celebration banquet game today, I got careless for a moment and ate a few bites, that’s all.” Chelsea immediately said: “Mrs. Shaw, since you’re here, I’ll head back to the office to handle some matters!” Watching their composed demeanor, my vigilant hostility subsided considerably. But I still added her as a friend on Ins. Her Ins content seemed pretty ordinary, and that photo with the bite mark was nowhere to be found. Seeing this, I breathed a small sigh of relief. Maybe I really had misunderstood them. After she left, Benjamin raised an eyebrow with a meaningful smile. “Look at you, all nervous and jealous—don’t trust me? Think I’m fooling around with someone?” I hesitated for a few seconds but still showed him the photo my classmate had sent. “How do you explain this?” Benjamin looked at it for only a second before immediately scoffing, showing not a trace of guilt or nervousness. “Bite mark tattoos are really popular lately. I just did it on a whim. That female doctor… I remember she had a crush on me back in college. She’s probably deliberately spreading rumors, hoping we’ll break up.”
I froze, remembering that there was indeed such a thing. Benjamin laughed dryly. “She must have gotten jealous at your reunion today and deliberately tried to drive a wedge between us! How did you suddenly become so silly, actually believing your rival’s words?” I felt a bit embarrassed by what he said. Over all these years, from falling in love in college to six years of marriage, our relationship had been solid. So many admirers had tried to come between us, but none had ever succeeded. Among our circle of friends and classmates, there was even a saying. That Chloe Morgan and Benjamin were the last line of defense for believing in love. Thinking of all these years of mutual trust and love, I couldn’t help rubbing my temples. Perhaps I really had overthought things. Lost in thought, Benjamin sighed. “Honey, since you misunderstood me, I’m going to tell you something, and you can’t get angry.” I asked curiously what it was. He said next Sunday was our sixth wedding anniversary, and he’d already booked flowers and a restaurant. “But I have to go on a last-minute business trip in a few days to finalize some overseas contracts, so I won’t be able to spend it with you.” I smiled understandingly, saying it wasn’t a big deal. When two people love each other, why fixate on a mere anniversary? Benjamin hugged me emotionally, planting a gentle, deep kiss on my forehead. “I’ll definitely look for some special island souvenirs to bring back as a gift for my wife~” But I never imagined that this gift would be such a “surprising” shock. While scrolling through a live stream, a familiar figure caught my eye. Even wearing an island-style half-face mask, I was so familiar with Benjamin that I recognized him in a second. In the frame, he was embracing a young woman in a revealing bikini, performing a French kiss. That person was none other than Chelsea, whom I’d just seen at the hospital a few days ago. “Wow, wow, if this couple can hold on for one more minute, they’ll win the kissing challenge grand prize~” Amid the enthusiastic cheering of the surrounding spectators, the two kissed as if heaven and earth had ceased to exist. Finally, the woman’s waist went soft and she instinctively hooked her leg around Benjamin. On her inner thigh, a bite mark tattoo practically blinded me. After the challenge ended, Chelsea happily accepted the challenge prize—a pair of dolphin plushies. The next second, I received a photo from Benjamin on my phone. “Honey, this blue dolphin is the island’s mascot, isn’t it cute? I specially got it as a gift for you.” I looked at the pink dolphin in Chelsea’ hands in the livestream, feeling infinite irony in my heart. Suddenly, I seemed to remember something and rushed from the study into the bedroom. On the double bed’s headboard, various stuffed animals and cute plushies occupied every inch of space. But before, those shelves had clearly been filled with literature books we loved reading before bed. Thinking carefully, this change seemed to have started about six months ago. Back then, I’d even teased Benjamin. “How did you suddenly become so girly?” He turned and hugged me, sighing deeply. “Who told my dear wife to be so intellectual and elegant? You don’t want jewelry, you don’t like luxury goods—these plushies aren’t worth much money, but I won them all at little events, so they have special meaning~” At the time, I was deeply moved. Even though I wasn’t interested, I carefully cleaned and maintained them all. Following the social media account Chelsea showed off in the livestream, I immediately logged in to follow and check. Sure enough, every toy on the headboard had its matching half in photos she’d posted.
No wonder she could so shamelessly let me add her as a friend back then. Turns out these romantic records weren’t posted on SnapChat at all. I couldn’t help scrolling through them one by one. The more I looked, the colder my heart grew. “Starting today, I’m recording my daily romance with my darling boyfriend, beginning the challenge of 99 romantic couple must-dos~” “Number 10: Wild sex in the Maybach back seat (completed).” “Number 27: Use three different flavored condoms in one night (completed).” “Number 97: Get matching bite mark tattoos on our inner thighs (completed).” “Number 98: Let a million people witness our kiss (completed today)!” Under each post, an account with a couple’s profile picture responded enthusiastically. Ridiculously, when I enlarged the profile picture, I could see it clearly. In those clasped hands, Benjamin’s ring finger was even wearing our wedding ring. He’d once smiled and promised me: “No matter what, I’ll never take off my wedding ring—I want to declare to everyone that I belong to my wife!” He’d kept his promise. Even when cheating, he wore it faithfully. The two of them conspired together to treat me like a fool. My hands trembled as I scrolled through post after post in an almost masochistic way. My head buzzed with noise as nausea overwhelmed me, and I rushed to the bathroom to vomit violently. Not until a new notification sound rang out did I barely lift my head and look at my phone again. Chelsea had posted a new update. “Baby, what should we do for the next couple’s challenge?” I saw she had quite a few followers, all offering suggestions in the comments. But Chelsea found them all insufficiently thrilling. Finally, a local island fan suggested: “Our most famous attraction is Love Cliff. There’s a bungee jumping challenge tomorrow—legend says couples brave enough to jump together while embracing will love each other forever!” Chelsea immediately became interested. “That’s the one! Number 99: Jump off a cliff together for love, experiencing the romance of eloping and dying together!” She also announced some good news to her fans. “Benjamin promised me that after completing all 99 challenges, he’ll officially propose to me~” Fans expressed their envy and sent blessings. “I’m local—I’ll definitely come witness your love in person!” Reading this, though my heart filled with rage and pain, a glimmer of hope actually arose. Because I could be certain that Benjamin would never agree to this challenge. Simply because he had acrophobia—at its worst, he would even pass out from being at heights! I still remember during sophomore summer vacation when we went on an outdoor excursion together. His necklace broke and rolled down the slope, nearly driving him crazy. “This is my mother’s keepsake—I have to get it back!” But the moment he leaned his head out, his acrophobia kicked in and he nearly fainted. At the time, I disregarded the danger and climbed down without hesitation to search for it. My arms and legs were covered in cuts from sharp thorns, and I even sprained my ankle, nearly falling to my death! After pulling me back up, Benjamin trembled as he held me tight. “Chloe, I’ll never let you down for the rest of my life!” However, this last shred of confidence was shattered by a single comment. Benjamin commented on Chelsea’ post: “For you, I’d risk my life.”
I wandered back to the living room like a ghost and couldn’t help reaching for the necklace hanging around my neck. It was the pendant I’d retrieved for Benjamin. I’d already done the thing about risking my life for love. On our wedding day, he gave me this keepsake from his mother. “This was always meant to be a family heirloom for my daughter-in-law. Chloe, it belongs to you now!” I didn’t love wearing jewelry and never coveted expensive gems. But this necklace that witnessed our love—I’d worn it consistently all this time. Just as I stroked it numbly in my confused state of mind, the pendant suddenly broke and fell to the floor. My heart felt like it had shattered into two pieces as well. Coming to my senses, I quickly took a photo and sent it to Benjamin. “Honey, the necklace broke! Can you come back so we can go find that old craftsman together and have it repaired?” This was my last hope. Also the last chance I was giving Benjamin. After a long while, he finally replied. “How were you so careless? I’ll have my secretary send you the craftsman’s address. You can go get it repaired yourself.” Seeing I hadn’t replied for a long time, he added an apology. “It’s not that I don’t want to go with you—tomorrow’s contract is really important and requires my personal presence for signing! Honey, you’re so considerate and understanding, I know you’ll get it!” I threw down my phone and collapsed powerlessly into the sofa. As tears fell drop by drop, my heart gradually froze over. I sat there without eating or drinking until dawn, then directly bought a plane ticket to the island. Following the address, I arrived at Love Cliff. Because of the couples’ bungee jumping challenge, tourists were everywhere, and the atmosphere was electric. Several couples ready to attempt the challenge already stood on the bungee platform. I spotted Benjamin and Chelsea embracing intimately like glue at first glance. They kept touching hands and kissing, clearly looking like a couple deeply in love. Multiple cameras and livestream lenses pointed upward. Countless comments flew by frantically, everyone betting on which couple could successfully complete the challenge. Benjamin still wore a half-face mask, thinking this way no one could recognize him. There was still one empty spot on the bungee platform. To attract attention and boost viewership, the host searched everywhere in the tourist crowd for suitable challengers. When my face appeared on the big screen, the host’s eyes lit up. He immediately rushed out and pulled me onto the platform. “Miss, are you interested in participating in the Love Cliff bungee challenge? There’s a ten thousand dollar prize!” Seeing Benjamin’s incredulous expression and instantly rigid body, I suppressed a cold laugh. “Sorry, I came alone. I don’t have a partner to join the challenge.” The host looked utterly disappointed but very unwilling to give up. “Oh come on, miss, just find a handsome guy in the crowd to partner with! Who’s willing, please raise your hands!” Countless arms immediately shot up below, with many men staring at me eagerly. Benjamin’s face immediately darkened, and he involuntarily took a step forward. But Chelsea pulled him back, and he immediately hesitated, stiffly retracting his foot. I sneered inwardly, feeling another wave of disappointment. “I’m sorry, I’m already married and my relationship with my husband is great. I would never embrace and hug a stranger man to jump off a cliff. My husband loves me very much and would be jealous~” “Besides, today is our sixth wedding anniversary. Because he came here on a business trip to sign contracts, I secretly flew over, planning to surprise him tonight!” The crowd burst into laughter, and even the big screen comments expressed envy. “Totally understand—if I were the miss’s husband, I’d be angry too~” “Someone else’s wife—both romantic and considerate. Which lucky man gets to be this happy, damn it!” Seeing the atmosphere reach its peak, I calmly pulled out my phone. “Why don’t I call and ask if he’s finished with business? Maybe he can come early and participate in the challenge with me?” The host, seeing there was still hope, quickly urged me to make the call. “Wow~ Your husband will definitely come! A sixth anniversary is so rare—you must create the most precious memories. Everyone agree?” Chelsea’ face immediately changed color, and Benjamin frantically tried to pull out his phone to turn it off. But it was too late. The next second, a phone ringtone rang out. I looked toward the sound, deliberately showing surprise. “Honey, why are you on the bungee platform?”
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