C26

He made up his mind for me

Husband Li Jie looked at me, and slowly ate the food on the table. After a few seconds of silence, the kitchen door opened, and Li Jie, who was wearing an apron, entered, followed by Xie Zongming.

They all had ugly expressions on their faces, I understand.

"Eat." A smile appeared on Li Jie's face, but no matter how you looked at it, this smile looked forced.

"I almost couldn't help it when I was in the kitchen." Xie Zongming agreed.

"Thank you." I nodded my head and a smile appeared on my face as well.

The goose liver on the plate was indeed fried perfectly, and the seasoning could be said to be perfect, but none of us had the mood to eat it.

"Let's go." Xie Zongming and I stood at the villa's entrance to bid our farewells to Li Jie and her husband.

"Come back next time." Li Jie said. She looked a little depressed.

"Yes." I nodded my head and accidentally saw my husband, Li Jie, wink at me. I pretended not to see him and turned my head.

We got into the car, and I leaned back in my seat. The shadows of the trees outside the window swayed like ghosts.

Xie Zongming's expression was not very good. He must have been provoked at Li Jie's home. After all, he could not afford the villa even after fighting for two lifetimes.

This world is so unfair. The starting point for some people's birth is the end of us ordinary people.

I tightly wrapped my cape, not planning to comfort Xie Zongming's little emotions.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" Xie Zongming suddenly spoke up, his fingers were on the steering wheel, and I saw the veins on his body bulging.

"Say what?" I'm a little confused.

"Why didn't you take the initiative to help Li Jie just now?" Xie Zongming's tone was extremely depressed, as though he was trying his best to endure something, "On the contrary, you're letting me go."

I noticed how humiliated he looked now, and I wondered what was going on.

Of course he wasn't angry at Li Jie's husband, but at me.

The reason I was angry was that I didn't stand up to Li Jie's orders to go to the kitchen. He was angry at me for being humble enough, for not giving him face outside.

I just don't want to give my cheating husband any face, so what?

I looked at him with a faint smile and decided to ignore him.

I curled up on the bed in the guest room. The breeze blew the curtains, and I imagined Zhou Jin hugging me. This was my most extravagant dream.

The next day, Xie Zongming did not prepare breakfast before going to work.

What a fool.

You don't need to eat the garbage that you can't swallow, I'm extremely happy.

"Have you been waiting long?" I sat in a chair by the sea, where Zhou Jin was already sitting.

He looked up and smiled at me. There were stars in his eyes.

I sat on the other side of the bench, just a little way away, even big enough to sit on. I saw the fat cat sit down in the middle of the chair a couple of times, and I didn't forget to bribe him with cans.

I looked at Zhou Jin. Today, he had brought an easel with him. Water colors sparkled in the sunlight, and the white paper was covered in a large amount of blue. He was staring intently at the painting.

"Very pretty." I touched the cat's head and said that the cat wasn't reserved at all. It only touched twice before it showed me its belly.

Zhou Jin turned around and smiled at me.

"Have you been painting recently?" I asked him.

He nodded. After a long pause, he suddenly put down his brush and said, "I've decided. I'll stay here with you."

I turned to look at him, and he put his hand on the cat's head and took it.

I saw an unutterable weakness in his eyes.

I thought about his indescribable sadness from before. What was he planning to do? What was he planning to do?

"For me?" I looked at his profile in the sunlight. "You don't have to do this for me, as I said before. Our relationship is a pure exchange." At this point, my heart inexplicably hurt. I couldn't bear to part with him, but I didn't want to be the source of other people's complaints.

If one day in the future, Zhou Jin no longer cares about me, then everything he has done for me right now has become my fault, I was the one who obstructed his dreams.

Zhou Jin pursed his lips into a smile. His smile was very light, and he tightly held my hand. His fingertip was a little cold, but it made me feel at ease.

"I should have decided long ago." Zhou Jin looked at the seabird in the distance and said, "I just can't make up my mind."

I tilted my head to look at him. His profile was very gentle in the sunlight, and his voice floated into my ear with the wind.

"I will live a good life here and give up the dream they placed on me." "That is their wish, not mine," Zhou said.

"No." I quickly stopped him. "Don't make a decision like that."

Zhou Jin seemed to understand the meaning of my words. He let go of my hand and turned to me, saying, "It's not because of you that I've made my decision."

I'm sorry, that's how selfish I am. I don't want to take any responsibility.

I am already covered with injuries from loving Xie Zongming alone without any hesitation. I don't want to bear the burden of someone's life again.

Right at that moment, Zhou Jin's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Zhou Jin took out his phone from his bag. He had intended to hang up, but he still answered the call after looking at the screen.

He frowned slightly, a trace of pity in his eyes.

Who was the person on the other end of the phone? Why did he show such an expression?

"Ye Qing?" Zhou Jin asked gently, "What's the matter?"

So it was Ye Qing. I thought of the girl with the gentle smile. She was different from me, she had received a good education, grew up in the love of her parents, and had a pure heart. I could see that she liked Zhou Jin.

"I'm drawing outside." As Zhou Jin spoke, he paused before replying, "Yes, I'm the only one here."

"Sorry." Zhou Jin said, "I only said you were my girlfriend under special circumstances last time."

"Well, to make it up to you, I'll give you the gift you want most on your birthday."

"Of course I know what you want the most."

I looked at Zhou Jin's face when he called. When he was with me, he always suppressed his emotions and pursed his lips, but when he spoke to her, his expression was vivid.

He …

I don't want to think about it any more.

Zhou Jin hung up the phone and took my hand.

We looked at the seabirds flying in the distance and said nothing.

That's good. I comforted myself. You have no right to take him for yourself.

"You and her are very close." I said casually.