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As I walked out of Jason’s company building, I
heard Lily’s voice from behind.
“Ms. Shen.”
She walked a few steps to me.
Affectedly stroking her hair.
“Thank you for letting us be together, for
letting Jason go.”
I saw the bright smile on her face and in her
eyes.
Like a victorious winner showing off.
“You’re welcome. I hope you won’t end up like
me.”
I chuckled.
A warning from someone who’s been there.
The smile on Lily’s face changed slightly, but
quickly returned.
“How could I end up like you? Don’t you know
how much Jason loves me?”
She reminded me.
She reminded me.
She was referring to something a long time
ago.
At that time, Jason took Lily to a gathering
with his friends.
At the gathering, Jason’s friends inadvertently
mentioned Jason and me.
One of them revealed,
“Once, Jason worked late and came back
very late, and Sarah slept outside waiting for
him, and she was harassed by a homeless
man.”
Lily was nestled in Jason’s arms at that time.
Upon hearing this, she frowned, looking
disgusted.
“Isn’t that very dirty?”
I didn’t know if she was referring to my
sleeping in the garden.
Or the fact that I was harassed by a homeless
man.
She reminded me.
She was referring to something a long time
ago.
At that time, Jason took Lily to a gathering
with his friends.
At the gathering, Jason’s friends inadvertently
mentioned Jason and me.
One of them revealed,
“Once, Jason worked late and came back
very late, and Sarah slept outside waiting for
him, and she was harassed by a homeless
man.”
Lily was nestled in Jason’s arms at that time.
Upon hearing this, she frowned, looking
disgusted.
“Isn’t that very dirty?”
I didn’t know if she was referring to my
sleeping in the garden.
Or the fact that I was harassed by a homeless
man.
Anyway, the private room erupted in laughter.
I was standing outside at the time.
I intended to catch them in the act.
Unexpectedly hearing these words, I felt like
an ice cube falling into hell.
Both cold and hot, suffering.
What made me even more immobile was
Jason’s attitude at that time.
He sat on the sofa, loosely holding Lily.
He smiled silently amidst everyone’s ridicule
and laughter, his expression nonchalant.
As if they were laughing at a stranger.
Not at me, whom he once cherished with all
his heart.
And in the final game, Jason enjoyed swallowing the alcohol Lily fed him.
Following her playful command, he uttered
the words “Sarah, dirty.”
