Su Hongxing spent several lost and confused days like this, constantly feeling that the events of the past few days were an unreal mirage, and she refused to believe the harsh realities.
How could Xiao Ji, who had loved her so much and cherished her in the palm of his hand, possibly marry another woman behind her back?
One night, she had the same dream. In the dream there was a man, his face obscured by layers of fog.
The scenes in the dream were chaotic, spinning rapidly like a carousel.
Then, as her anxiety grew, the fog dispersed, and the face of the man was revealed. It was Ye Qilan...
Su Hongxing woke up from her dream, covered in sweat.
Why was it Ye Qilan?
She stumbled dazedly into the bathroom and after freshening up and changing into clean clothes, she saw a man sitting on the edge of her bed, it was Xiao Ji who had mysteriously disappeared for some time.
The man in front of her was wildly attractive and exceptionally handsome. He had been popular since high school, and wherever he went, he was the center of attention among the girls.
This excellent man, who saw other women as insignificant, he only had eyes for her.
From her childhood to adulthood, she was cherished and protected by him.
She had never dreamed that one day, he would let go of her hand and marry another woman behind her back.
Xiao Ji was looking at their old photos and when he saw her come out, he pointed at a person in a photo and said, "Do you remember how we took this picture?"
Su Hongxing came over to look. She was still young back then, around five or six years old, naked and rolling in the mud, being pushed by a neighbor's kid. She did not cry but instead, she was laughing excitedly.
That was the moment Xiao's mother took this picture.
In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, they had grown up, and the boy who always stood silently behind her had become a man, now he was married too.
Regrettably, the bride was not her.
"Xiao Ji, don't you have anything to say to me?" Su Hongxing took the photo album out of Xiao Ji's hand, determined to speak her mind.
She can't always find Xiao Ji, if she missed this chance, she didn't know when she would see him again.
"Xingxing, I missed you." Xiao Ji looked at Su Hongxing with a heavy gaze.
The girl in front of him, who he had been protecting since childhood, he thought he could protect her for a lifetime. He tried his best to protect her, not wanting her to get hurt by anyone.
But in the end, in the end...
Su Hongxing walked up to Xiao Ji, her eyes swelling with tears: "Zhou Luhe came by, she showed me your marriage certificate. You registered the marriage with her last month, when were you planning to tell me about it if she hadn't come?"
"I'm sorry, I——"
Xiao Ji tried to reach out to touch Su Hongxing's face but she fiercely slapped his hand away: "Don't touch me! Haven't I told you, the cheapest words in the world are 'I'm sorry', why did they have to come from your mouth?"
Xiao Ji had never seen Su Hongxing so agitated, not even when her parents got divorced.
Back then she was only a few years old, her father remarried, and her mother left for another country. She had been fostered by his family, and yet she didn't react dramatically.
He used to say that whoever could make Su Hongxing shed tears was truly fortunate, because it proved that she cared about them deeply.
He should consider himself fortunate.
When her parents divorced she did not cry, when she was abandoned, she also did not cry. But when he betrayed her, she wept...
Xiao Ji hugged Su Hongxing tightly, while she struggled furiously in his arms, crying out loud: "Xiao Ji, I hate you, I hate you so much..."
"Xingxing, I really do love you. Just wait for me, one day I will—"
Xiao Ji didn't get to finish when Su Hongxing harshly slapped him.
Her eyes were red from crying, her look towards him filled with hatred, "Don't tell me about love. That word is as cheap as 'I'm Sorry'. I won't wait for you. Because I'm getting married as well."
She had been looking for him, wanting to hear directly from him that the marriage certificate Zhou Luhe had shown her was a sham.
Turns out, it wasn't a misconception.
Like her parents, Xiao Ji had abandoned her too.
They once lavished her with infinite love, only to then abandon her during her happiest moments.
If they couldn't stay with her till the end, why make promises, swearing to never leave her side in this life?
It was all false—promises were as worthless as tears and as easily shattered as bubbles.
Xiao Ji, his eyes flushed in agitation said, "Xingxing, don't say such mean things; you are not that kind of woman…"
The answer he got was the sound of a slamming door from Su Hongxing.
Xiao Ji's mother, seeing Su Hongxing's swollen eyes, asked worriedly, "Who upset you, kiddo? Was it that rotten boy of mine, Xiao Ji? Tell me what he did to you, and I'll scold him for you!"
Sniffling, Su Hongxing shook her head, "I won't be having breakfast. I've plans with my classmates and running late."
Xiao Ji's parents treated her like their own, and she didn't want to cause them worry over her problems with Xiao Ji.
Once out of the residential area, she stood amongst the hustle and bustle, lost and directionless.
She had thought that after graduation, she would marry Xiao Ji, without any rush to find a job. That could be figured out after the wedding. She had assumed he would be able to arrange a position for her in his company. She once thought they would be a perfect couple.
But sometimes plans can't keep up with reality. How could she have known that Xiao Ji was married, and the bride wasn't her?
In her future life, Xiao Ji had no place in her plans.
This realization terrified her. She couldn't imagine how to live a life without Xiao Ji.
When Xiao Ji gets married, would he and Zhou Luhe live in the house? Could she, then, continue living in the Xiao family home, pretending as if nothing happened in front of him and his bride?
Despite the scorching weather, Su Hongxing felt an intense chill down deep into her bones.
She was a simple woman with no great ambitions, content if she was warm and well-fed.
But without the Xiao family, would being warm and well-fed now become a luxury for her?
As Su Hongxing stood there, clearly lost, a Range Rover pulled up beside her.
"Miss Su, Mr. Ye invites you." Bai Chen opened the car door.
Su Hongxing bent to look into the back seat of the car. Ye Qilan, handsome and elegant, was sitting there.
The man's noble aura was palpable, every move exuding elegance. A beautiful face, distinct features, all blurring slightly in the play of light and shadows.
She was reminded of a dream where his face appeared.
Without thinking any further, she got in the car, sat beside Ye Qilan and asked softly, "Why me?"
Compared to the other four women, she was unremarkably ordinary. So ordinary, in fact, that if thrown into a crowd, one might lose sight of her instantly.
In truth, she was not pretty—chubby as she was, only Xiao Ji was understanding enough to not care.
No, in the end, even Xiao Ji had abandoned her…
"I like you." The succinct reply came from Ye Qilan.
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