10
When I got home, Sarah was crying and.
complaining.
“Ethan and I really don’t know each other
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well; I don’t know why he’s targeting me.” “Chase, believe me, we’ve been together
since high school and college; you know my
feelings for you best; how could I possibly like
him?”
Chase hugged her lovingly, “I believe you,
you’re not that kind of person.”
Sarah continued, “I saw him a few times.
abroad; he will definitely use this against me,
don’t believe him.”
“I know.”
Sarah was about to say something else when
she saw me.
She walked to me looking pitiful, “Taylor,
you’re finally back. I told Mom and Dad,
they’re not mad at you.”
I raised an eyebrow, “Oh?”
“You must have been deceived by Ethan;
avoid him in the future.”
My mother said impatiently, “Since your sister
My mother said impatiently, “Since your sister said it’s Ethan’s problem, just don’t see him.” I sighed, “That might not be possible.”
“You still want to see him?”
I took out my marriage certificate from my
bag, “Ethan and I got our marriage license.”
“What?”
“What did you say?”
Sarah snatched the certificate and screamed,
“Why?! Why did you get married?! Does he
have something on you?”
She stared intently at the photo on the
marriage certificate, as if looking for flaws.
“It’s impossible, why would he like you…‘
“He didn’t even like you even though you’re
better than me, how could he marry you? You
must have done something…”
She talked to herself, oblivious to Chase’s
increasingly pale face.
My mother noticed it.
She grabbed the certificate and threw it in
the trash can, “It’s just a fake certificate.
Even if it’s real, it doesn’t matter, let her
marry if she wants, you have Chase.”
The words “Chase” seemed to have
awakened Sarah.
Sarah came to herself, “Yes, I have Chase, I
still have Chase.”
She reached out to Chase, but he avoided
her.
Sarah reacted slowly, “Chase?”
Chase’s face was cold, and he turned to
leave.
Sarah realized something was wrong and her
face turned white.
She frantically chased after him, “Chase,
Chase, let me explain…”
Her voice faded into the distance.
My mother glared at me, “I knew I shouldn’t
have called you back; you caused so much
trouble.”
I followed her lead, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave
tomorrow morning.”
She finally looked at me, “You’re not going to
Sarah’s wedding?”
“No.”
My return wasn’t for the wedding.
It was to settle old matters and sever ties
with this city.
She didn’t stop me, and I didn’t want to stay. That night, a video of Ethan protecting me at
the reunion went viral.
People recognized Sarah.
“That woman, my friends abroad played with
her, she was wild.”
“At her peak, she had five at a time. Wow,
amazing.”
“I know her! She’s my college senior! I was
there the day she confessed to Ethan, she got
rejected!”
“But I heard she broke her leg, ending her dance career. It’s a pity; let’s be kind.”
“Broke her leg? I heard she couldn’t make it abroad so she came back to marry. She
couldn’t get into that circle, no matter how
hard she tried.”
“I have to say, Ethan’s taste is great; he
rejected her in college.”
“Am I the only one who noticed the hand
Ethan was holding? Could it be the rumored
sister–in–law?”
“Not sure, waiting for an update…”
11
I saw the news of Chase’s broken
engagement while on my way south.
Ethan said he had something to take care of
and would meet me in the town.
As soon as I arrived at the guesthouse,
Summer called.
She was excited, “Taylor, look at Ethan’s
Weibo!”
My heart sank; I quickly opened Weibo.
Ethan was trending.
#Ethan’sSecretLove#
#Ethan’sTen Years#
#Doudou, will you marry me?#
Doudou was me.
The nickname Ethan gave me.
A nickname that only existed in his journal.
With trembling hands, I clicked on his latest
Weibo post.
It was a confession video.
From our meeting twelve years ago to our
wedding.
I realized he had collected so many photos of
me over the years.
During the time we weren’t in contact.
During my marriage.
He still kept my photos from those ten years.
At the end of the video, he said, “I originally
He still kept my photos from those ten years. At the end of the video, he said, “I originally
planned to propose at the end, but I couldn’t
film it properly. Fortunately, she proposed to
me.”
The video included our marriage certificate.
“We’re married!”
The Weibo post was filled with blessings. The top comment was: 【I no longer feel that
thrill, but I always envy others‘ love.】
Ethan replied: [I once thought I would never
fall in love again, but she was unexpected.】
This reply received many likes.
I liked it too.
Soon, Ethan called.
“Arrived?”
“Yeah, just now.”
“Saw the trending topic?”
I smiled, “No.”
“little liar. I know you used a secret account
“Little liar, I know you used a secret account
to infiltrate my fan group.”
I was embarrassed, “When did you know?”
“Guess?”
He sighed heavily.
“I started missing you as soon as we parted.
What should I do?”
I couldn’t suppress my smile, “Then come
over now?”
“Okay, wait for me!”
I thought he was just saying it.
Unexpectedly, he appeared at the guesthouse
that evening.
I stared at him in surprise.
He smiled and approached me, “Stunned?”
“You… how… are you done with everything?”
“Yeah, all done.”
“Then, when are you leaving?”
Ethan was amused, “I just got back, and you
want me to leave?”
“I’m not leaving, never again.”
I thought he was just trying to appease me.
Until three months later, Chase appeared at
my guesthouse.
He looked haggard.
He had been through a lot in the past three
months.
For instance, Sarah refused to cancel the
wedding and went to the Chase family
constantly to cause trouble.
Chase avoided her, so she went to his
company.
Then she suddenly stopped.
Last month, Sarah went to the Chase family
with a pregnancy test report.
Chase was an only son; he and I were married
for three years without children, so the Chase
family used this child to force him to marry
Sarah.
ween’t stupid
Chase wasn’t stupid.
He persuaded Sarah to have an
amniocentesis, revealing that the child wasn’t
his.
From then on, Sarah and Chase were over.
My mother called me a few times, implying
that I should help Sarah.
I pretended not to understand and hung up
quickly.
She never contacted me again.
Summer said that Sarah gave birth to the
child and then ran away; no one knew where
she went.
The child was blond and blue–eyed.
My parents were raising it.
