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I wanted to make the atmosphere more relaxed,but deep down,I cared a lot.So I casually brought up a topic.
"How is Senior Amelia?Is she okay?"
Back then,he and Amelia were the recognized couple on campus.They were childhood friends,the campus belle and the campus heartthrob,the first and the second in school.They seemed like a perfect match in every way.
It was a pity that I,a latecomer,had disrupted their relationship.
Ethan glanced at me.
"Why are you asking about her all of a sudden?"
"Nothing.I remember that your two families have a good relationship,so I just asked casually."
I still remembered that when we had a misunderstanding,I wanted to explain it to him.
But I happened to see him with Amelia.
I didn't know what was going on that day,but Amelia was crying very sadly.
"Brother Ethan,do you really like that Emma?She's so arrogant and bossy.She even bullied others on campus in high school.What's so great about her that you like her?"
I felt my breath catch.
In high school,after reading a few martial arts novels,I did act like a tough girl for a while.
But that time wasn't like that.
I happened to see a female classmate being robbed of money and crying when I was going home.My good friend Ryan and I stepped forward to help and had an argument with the robbers.Later,that female classmate thanked us with red eyes and walked away while wiping her tears.
I didn't know how it spread,but it turned into a rumor that Ryan and I,along with a few gangsters,were the ones robbing the female classmate of money.
I didn't care much about it.I just thought that as a heroic girl,I would always be misunderstood.
Where did Amelia hear these rumors?Would Ethan believe them?
I carefully hid behind the corner,wanting to hear how Ethan would answer.
After a while,he frowned and said,"Yes,I do dislike her."
The faint look of disgust in his eyes shattered my heart.
I turned around and ran away.I didn't dare to listen to the rest.
I didn't want to hear a single word of his words that he didn't like me.
We had been so close before,but I couldn't even find the words to question him.
I turned off my phone and went home,planning to rest for a couple of days.But I didn't expect that my father would be reported for corruption by his mistress and be arrested,and all the family property would be sealed up.My mother couldn't bear the shock and jumped off the building.
Overnight,everything changed completely.
At that time,Amelia somehow heard the news and came to my house.
She was wearing an exquisite Chanel little dress and was as arrogant as a peacock.
"Emma,your father is in jail for corruption,your mother is dead,and you're now in a lot of debt.If I were you,I wouldn't pester Ethan anymore.Besides,he didn't like you in the first place.You were the one who clung to him shamelessly."
"He already has a hard life,taking care of his mother and earning money.Now that you don't have any money either,being with him will only add to his burden.If I were you,I would leave as soon as possible."
She was like an executioner,cruelly exposing the unspeakable thoughts in my heart.
I admitted that at that time,all these violent impacts made me not want to face reality.I fantasized about going to Ethan to seek shelter from the wind and rain and hoped to be comforted and taken care of by him.
But Amelia was right.He was already suffering enough.
Many times,I saw the faint dark circles under his eyes and the weariness between his brows.
But when he was with me,he rarely talked about these things.He would always hold me in his arms and sigh softly.
Now that I thought about it,it was probably out of helplessness.
After Amelia left,I sent Ethan a photo of me and Ryan and broke up with him.
After a long time,he finally replied with three words:"Why?"
I said,"This is the person my family found for me to marry.I was just playing around with you."
This time,he replied quickly:"Okay."
And he blocked me.
When I saw the message,I felt like I had lost my support.I sat there numbly,without shouting in anger or crying bitterly.I just sat there quietly,with tears silently flowing down my face and my eyes looking lifeless.
Of course,Ethan never came to find me again.
Not long after,I saw Amelia update her WeChat Moments with the caption:"After going around in circles,we will eventually meet again."
In the photo,Amelia was shyly leaning against the person next to her,and their fingers were intertwined.
I could recognize those slender and bony hands even with my eyes closed.
It turned out that a man's heart could change so quickly.
I blocked and deleted Ethan's and everyone around him's contact information.After handling my mother's funeral,I applied to transfer to another school,threw away my phone card,left my hometown,and went to an unknown small town in Suzhou.
After that,every time I wanted to contact Ethan,I would think of the words he said that day and that I was all alone.Then I would break down and cry.
Fortunately,as time passed and with the arrival of Lucas,I became much calmer about many things.
I took the initiative to pursue him at the beginning and managed to get this relationship.Later,I was the one who brought up the breakup,and then he got together with Amelia.
I could only say that a forced relationship was not sweet,but it couldn't be said that there was something wrong with this relationship.
Ethan seemed a bit surprised that I mentioned her.After a while,he said,"She's fine.She's also a doctor at the Second Hospital."
He added,"We had dinner together a few days ago."
I tried my best to suppress the faint jealousy in my heart and smiled.
"Then I wish you happiness."
Ethan was taken aback.
His tone turned cold again.
"I'm not happy.My wife is always throwing tantrums and doesn't even like the ring I bought for her.Do you know how to coax her?"
He looked at me as if he wanted to see through me.
I clenched my hands tightly,suppressing the surging bitterness in my heart,and honestly shook my head.
"I don't know."
In the past,as long as he tugged at my hand,I would forgive him.There was no need to coax me.
"But my wife seems really angry.
She doesn't want to talk to me...I don't know what to do.We've known each other for a long time.Can you help me?"
...
I remembered the photo of him and Amelia snuggling together in the WeChat Moments.
I couldn't help but think that she was really amazing,keeping Ethan firmly in her grasp.
What right did I have to say anything?
"I...I really don't know."
Ethan sighed and didn't say anything more.
It was only when he got out of the car and I watched the tail of his car drive away that I realized I was already in tears.
