She listlessly hung up the phone, feeling completely exhausted. Every time she finished her phone call with her family, she would feel as if her body had been hollowed out.
Before entering the house, she had felt that her life was like an urban idol play, but after taking the call, she had felt instantly that she had fallen into a family ethics play, one of those tragic family ethics dramas.
Nikki sat on the sofa blankly for a while until her cell phone rang. It was already past ten o'clock.
Gritting her teeth, she hesitated for a moment before she picked up her phone and sent a message to Su Huanhuan.
She wanted Su Huanhuan to find some time to return home the next day and see if Su Dong's health was alright. If Su Dong was really angered by her, then she would have to take responsibility for it, but during this period of time, both she and Su Dong should calm down, or else there would inevitably be another argument. Although they were family, they would always argue like this, and no matter how good their relationship was, it would always end.
Initially, Su Huanhuan thought that she had fallen asleep, but before she could put down her phone, her phone suddenly vibrated.
"Huanhuan!" "You're still awake?" She was surprised that Su Huanhuan, who was always looking forward to sleeping beauty, was still awake.
I just called and scolded you. I heard him speaking very angrily, you are doing fine outside, your big brother is useless, and I'm still at home, if anything happens, I'll call you. If I don't contact you, it means that my family is fine, but don't believe what big brother said!
"En, alright. I'm not at home. Huanhuan, please take care of yourself over at dad's side!"
After all, Su Huanhuan had a family of her own, and her family was very troublesome. Now that she was pregnant with a child, logically speaking, as an elder sister, she should have taken more responsibility. However, now that she had left, she pushed the responsibility to Huanhuan.
"Sis, what are you saying? Dad isn't responsible by yourself, I used to rely on you being at home, so I left everything behind. Now that you're not here, I'm going to go to the top, right? There's no need for us sisters to bother about this! "
Upon hearing this, Su Qingrou was deeply moved. In her entire family, the only person who would truly care for her, would probably only be Huanhuan.
"Sis …" Su Huanhuan's voice suddenly turned deep as she gently called out for Su Wen.
"Huanhuan, did something happen?"
She knew Su Huanhuan's personality very well. Something must have happened to her after she said those words. Recalling what Su Huanhuan had said before, saying that she had slept late during this period of time, she became even more certain of her guess.
"Sis, I don't know how to explain this matter, I …"
Su Huanhuan rarely had such moments of hesitation. The more she acted this way, the more anxious she became.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. She frowned and asked, "Huanhuan, is it that Jianhao …"
"En!" After a long while, Su Huanhuan's voice came over the phone, "A few days ago, I found a lipstick print on Jia Hao's collar …"
"Could it be that you accidentally printed it yourself?"
"No, I haven't put on makeup since the pregnancy check, and that lipstick is a color I would never use!"
"Huanhuan, have you asked Jia Hao about this yet?"
"No, Sis. How could we know the answer? Whether or not there is a woman outside, he will never admit it. There is no use in asking except for a fight!" I think I should secretly follow him, get the evidence first, then talk to him. Even if the conversation breaks down, I still have some evidence, but I'm only a few months pregnant, and my mother-in-law has me under her control, so I'm not allowed to go out at all! "
On the other end of the phone, Su Huanhuan paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "Sis, I didn't mean to tell you about this matter, but I know you have a lot of things to do, so I'm quite annoyed. Adding that, my dad and brother are still worrying, but ever since I got married, I don't play with my friends anymore, and now there's no one suitable to listen to me, so this matter has been stuck in my heart for so many days, it's too unbearable!"
"Huanhuan, we are sisters. You can't say anything to me. Don't worry, you'll still have me!"
"En, Sis, in fact, you're the only one I can listen to these words of mine. Now that you've said it out loud, I feel much better."
"Huanhuan, I'm talking about what if … if there really is another woman outside, what would you do?"
Su Huanhuan laughed bitterly, "What can we do?" What else could they do other than endure? Since I was with him, I haven't worked outside, I don't have any savings, and then the children won't be able to give me any, and now I'm pregnant, I can't bear to give it away, but if I keep it, I won't be able to make money while I'm pregnant, I can't support myself without money, the family might even stand up for my daughter, but do you think Dad will stand up for me? He must be trying to persuade me to bear with it, to go back and live a good life with Jia Hao, and with the big mouth of his sister-in-law, this kind of shameless thing, she would definitely want to spread it to the rest of the world, how can I ever raise my head and live in our village again? "
"But don't you feel aggrieved in your heart?"
She knew that if this matter were to fall upon her head, even if she risked her life, it wouldn't be easy for this damn man who betrayed his marriage to get away with it. But now, it all happened to Huanhuan, even if she was Huanhuan's elder sister, she didn't have the qualifications to make the decision for her.
"So aggrieved. Why not? But what can you do no matter how aggrieved you are?" "I only want to get my marriage certificate with Jiaju as soon as possible, even if we end up getting a divorce, I can still split half of my family property. I've followed him for so many years, I can't possibly do nothing!"
"Huanhuan, according to the new marriage law, even if you have a marriage certificate with Jianhao, all of his property can still be considered as his pre-marriage property. If you were to divorce him, you still wouldn't be able to share any of it!"
"What?" "Also, what kind of shitty marriage laws are these? Aren't they encouraging men to cheat?"
Huanhuan, I suggest you to have a good talk with Jianhao first. If Jianhao is really like this, you better think carefully whether this man is worth it for you to be together with him, if you decide to separate from him, you don't have to worry about nowhere else, I will welcome you here at any time. With me here, at least you won't be lacking food and clothes, and now there are so many job opportunities, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can rely on yourself to get a foothold in this society.
"I …" Su Huan Huan hesitated for a while, "I'll think about it a little more, Sis, you keep this a secret for me. Don't tell anyone else, okay?"
"Alright, don't worry!"
Of course, she knew that this was not an easy choice to make. Moreover, this matter concerned Su Huanhuan's life, so naturally, she would not tell anyone about this.
"Huanhuan, no matter what choice you make, I will always support you by your side. Therefore, don't be afraid!"
"Un, Sis, I know!"
After hanging up, he saw that it was already ten-thirty. In order to adjust his schedule, he made sure that he would be able to get into bed at eleven o'clock at night.
After washing her face and rinsing her mouth, it was true that Nikki was lying on her bed before 11 o'clock. However, she was still awake until 2 in the morning. Su Dong's, Su Bin's, Zhou Jing's and Su Huan's faces kept popping up in her mind.
The people and things at home were like the string that pulled the kite so it wouldn't fly away. She felt like she was the kite that didn't fly very far away. She didn't have the ability or the determination to cut the string.
It was unknown what she dreamt. She only knew that when she sat up from the bed, her face was covered in tears, and the heart in her chest was also beating very fast. However, when she tried to recall the dream, she was already unable to think of anything.
After sitting on the bed for a while, he finally felt less flustered. After washing up, he went into the kitchen to cook something for himself. However, the moment he opened the fridge, he saw the exquisite cake box that he had put in last night.
The layer of mirror-like chocolate wrapped around the cake had long since lost its original luster due to the low temperature inside the refrigerator. The layer of chocolate clothing that could be distinguished was now wrapped in a thin layer of frost.
Nikki let out a long sigh and warmed a glass of milk for herself. She then placed the two pieces of cake on a small porcelain plate and carried it to the small table by the window.
Bathing in the sunlight, he sat on the floor and stuffed the two pieces of cake and a glass of milk in front of him into his stomach bit by bit. Only then did he feel alive.
She leaned against the wall behind her and faced the sun outside the window. She raised her head slightly and took a few deep breaths. When she opened her eyes again, they were filled with fighting spirit.
"Yessie, today we must work hard to revise the ending of the first half!"
He stood up, washed the empty plates and cups on the table in the kitchen, then made himself a cup of hot tea. While he turned on the computer, he imagined the scene he was going to write.
The story itself had other settings, just that in order to finish it earlier on, she had forcefully added on an unsuitable ending. After calming down, Nikki quickly thought of the plot. When the computer was turned on, her fingers quickly started beating on the keyboard.