Chapter 12:
When I got off work, Lu Qingyu's car was already parked by the side of the road.
I thought for a moment and decided to get in.
'I fired him,' she said in a low voice.
I replied indifferently, 'You're capable of it too.
I thought you really liked him.' Lu Qingyu curved her lips.
'I wouldn't say I really liked him.
Just a little pet I kept by my side.' 'Then why did you protect him when I had arguments with you before?' As soon as those words left my mouth, I understood.
Lu Qingyu protected him not necessarily because she liked him, but because she didn't see me as a threat when we argued.
So what if we fought? It would only make me feel down for a few days at most.
I loved her so much, I wouldn't leave her.
But now that she realizes I really want a divorce, she's scared.
Lu Qingyu lit a slender cigarette, and the smoke filled the cramped space in the car.
Leaning back in her seat, her eyes were obscured by the white haze.
'Shen Jiayue, we've been through thick and thin together.
There's no need to make it so complicated.
No matter how many men I find outside, they can never replace you.
We're different from each other, aren't we?' 'Lu Qingyu, you're shameless.' I said calmly.
'What do you think of marriage?' 'Then what?' She exhaled a puff of smoke, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her eye, as if she was ridiculing my naivety.
'That's just how people are, Shen Jiayue.
It's human instinct as animals.
In the beginning, I wanted to be with you wholeheartedly, but later I found out that I couldn't refuse.
Those men would actively pursue me, and I could say no once, twice, but what about ten times, a hundred times?' She glanced at me, and cold light flashed in her frameless glasses.
'You think it would be different if you were with that little girl? You both would end up the same, Shen Jiayue.
No one can persist in loving only one person forever.
In the end, it's all the same.' I leaned back in my seat and whispered, 'No, Lu Qingyu.
Don't compare yourself to her, you don't deserve it.' Lu Qingyu was momentarily stunned, then she clenched her fingers, snapping the cigarette.
'What did you say?' I looked at her expressionlessly and said, 'Humans are different from animals.
The reason why humans are humans is that they can control their own behavior.
If they go around loving someone new every time like a female dog in heat, then what's the difference between humans and animals?'"
"I want to find someone who can be faithful to marriage, not an animal." This time, Lu Qingyu remained silent for a long time.
It wasn't until the orange cigarette butt burned her finger that she reacted.
"What if I don't look for other men in the future?" She lowered her head without looking at me: "Shen Jiayue, we have been together for so many years.
"I admit, I really can't be without you.
"I will try to change, will you give us another chance, okay?" It was really rare to hear these words from Lu Qingyu's mouth.
Before, she would only tirelessly brainwash me: "People are like this.
"No one can love only one person for a lifetime, the love hormones fade after six months of being in love.
"They won't affect you, why do you care so much?" She was certain that I would never leave, so she never needed to consider my feelings.
Her words tortured me in the midnight, making me agonize and hurt myself like self-inflicted pain.
And now, she is actually telling me that she wants to change for the future.
I believe that Lu Qingyu is sincere at this moment.
She is a woman who is disdainful of lying, and sometimes I even hope that she could deceive me, so I won't feel so pitiful.
A message came in.
I opened it, and it was from Song Yiyi.
"I have a graduation party tomorrow, do I have someone to bring along?" I couldn't help but smile.
Song Yiyi always tries her best to make our relationship public, especially after that day, she just can't help it and wants to stick to me for 24 hours a day.
She is so beautiful and outstanding, I don't even know how many pursuers she has around her.
Truly...
I'm starting to like her more and more.
I opened the car door and smiled at Lu Qingyu.
"No need, I have already found someone I want to be with." In the Rolls-Royce, there was a layer of glass between Lu Qingyu and me.
She sat in the lingering smoke, her expression gloomy and unclear.
It seemed like she said something.
Unfortunately, it was too far apart and I couldn't hear clearly.