Jiang Yuan rushed into the cold wind which could almost froze the tears on her face but she couldnât feel the cold at all.
It was different.
It was not the same as abandoning Chi Yan.
Her heart hurt.
It was killing her.
Why did it feel like the sky was falling apart?
It was just âŚ.just a man.
He made her a mistress, he made her a nobody for the rest of her life, he just played with her, he never really thought about her.
She didnât know how she got home.
She couldnât even recall whether she took the bus or a taxi, she just went home in a hurry.
She didnât know how long she cried in the living room without any lights on.
The doorbell rang for a long time before she stood up and went to open the door.
âMomâŚâ It was her mother who came over. Zhang Rong was
startled when she saw her pale face and her eyes swollen like peach with tears on her face, âYuanyuan, whatâs the matter with you?â
The reason why Zhang Rong came was because she was not sure about her daughterâs rich friend plus last night, a female acquaintance who came to the fruit store to buy fruit told her that there was a young girl in their neighborhood who went to college but did not study and was taken in by someone as a mistress. The whole neighborhood knew about the commotion. Her parents beat the child and recently they sold the house and moved outâŚ
She was worried, really worried that her daughter was being taken care of by an old man. She came here today to ask her daughter.
She didnât expect to see her daughter like this. .
Jiang Yuan let her mother into the door and wiped her face, âItâs nothing, itâs just that something went wrong at workâŚâ
Zhang Rong naturally didnât believe it, how could she be still like this if there was a problem at work? She grabbed Jiang Yuan, âTell mom, what happened?â
When Jiang Yuanâs mother asked her this question, her tears were about to flow out of her eyes again. She twisted her motherâs hand away and walked into the living room, âMom, Iâm really fine, itâs just that I did something wrong at work. Didnât I tell you before, I have a bad-tempered boss, I was scolded by him.â
The more she lied and avoided, the more Zhang Rong felt that there was something wrong and the more anxious she became, she followed and held her, âYuanyuan, tell mom honestly, you are taken care of by someone?!â
Facing her motherâs anxious eyes, Jiang Yuanâs tears fell like dropped beads.
Being taken care of? She wasnât.
Seeing her being so silent, Zhang Rong became more and more anxious thinking that she had really gone astray and pushed her hard, hating her with all her might: âJiang Yuan, how can you be so stupid!â
âDid we raise you to be a mistress? You want us to be criticised for the rest of our lives saying that our daughter is shameless to seduce married man for money? You might as well just take a knife and stab the two of us! How can we still have the face to live!â
Jiang Yuan was pushed by her mother and sat on the ground, listening to her motherâs heart-wrenching words, she cried and shook her head, âI donât, Mom, I donât, itâs not like this⌠ââŚâ
âYou still deny it! If you have a serious boyfriend, why are you avoiding us? You borrowed 600,000 without mentioning anything about repaying the money. Who can be so generous except the paramour? Tell me quickly who he is! Say it!â
Jiang Yuan didnât know where to start. Zhang Rong thought that she had acquiesced, her eyes were red and she said in a hoarse
voice, âI donât have a shameless and ignorant daughter like you! From now on, I will pretend that you have never existed!â
After saying that, her mother turned around and walked out.
Jiang Yuan was so anxious that she quickly got up from the ground and caught up to hold her mother and cried, âMom! Mom! Iâll tell you everything. I really am not someone elseâs mistress, I really am not!â
Zhang Rong looked at her and she didnât go out.
Jiang Yuan took her mother to sit on the sofa and told her everything from inexplicably crossing over to having a relationship with a man, to finding out that the man was the CEO of her new company, to her silently falling in love with him, to being an underground couple, to the exposure of the relationship, to the fact that he was getting married soon and wanted to hide her as a lover, she told her all about it.
When she told her, she trembled like a sieve. She remembered how they were before they had never met and how they got along after they met. Her heart hurt like being cut by a knife. She originally thought that it was no big deal if she lost but only at this point did she realize how hurtful it was.
After hearing what she said, Zhang Rong opened her mouth in surprise, âYou can go to that person after you wash your hair?â
Jiang Yuan nodded, âYes, yes.â
If she didnât know that her daughter was definitely not the type to who talk nonsense, Zhang Rong would never have believed that there were such strange things in this world. She thought for a while and said, âMom never wanted you to climb the ladder. Mom used to work for the Xuan family and I know best about the attitude of the rich people towards the poor. On the surface, they are decent but they actually looked down on them. You shouldnât be thinking about gambling, the only one who will be hurt in the end is you, silly girl.â
Her mother hugged her and Jiang Yuan shed tears in her warm and soft arms, âMom, I was wrong, itâs my fault⌠ââŚâ
âItâs your mother who misunderstood you, silly child, youâre not wrong, you just love the wrong person.â Zhang Rong touched her head and said lovingly, âForget him, just think of it as a dream.â
â⌠Alright.â Jiang Yuan choked and agreed.
Under the comfort of her mother, the very tired and sleepy Jiang Yuan fell asleep.
When she woke up, her mother was gone. On the table in the dining room, there were prepared meals and a note left by her mother.
It read: Mom has to go back to see the store and leave first. Yuanyuan, cheer up, you are momâs good daughter, mom believes you can handle your own affairs, mom loves you.
âSunday night.
Jiang Yuan took a bath, washed her hair and closed the doors and windows. She sat on the bed and waited.
Soon, she crossed over.
*Paramour: a secret or improper lover or partner
acquiesce :accept or agree to something, often unwillingly