11A few days later while I was working on a tight deadline, I received a call from an unknown number."Lillian Cheslin, we need to talk..."I frowned. "Xander Harris?""Yes, Lilly, your parents contacted me last night, and they didn't want you to break up with me either." Xander had purposely softened his voice on the phone, but there was still a lingering pride in his tone. "I was just doing silly things. I have made it clear to Scarlett that I won't contact her again. Let's get married next year, okay?"I held the phone more tightly without saying anything.I could imagine how my parents belittled me in front of him and even begged him for forgiveness last night.From their point of view, that was how the world worked. Even if Xander had cheated on and betrayed me, I could only marry him because I had lived with him for four years."My parents' views don't represent mine. We have broken up," I said coldly, "and I have work to do. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."Xand
13I knew I had been tricked. Stunned briefly, I pulled a long face and intended to leave.But my father shouted from behind me, "Stop right there!"So he pretended to be sick and asked me to go home. His purpose was to make me go on a blind date.According to them, one guy was the son of my mother's high school classmate. He had just finished his postgraduate study and became a local civil servant in our hometown, which gave him a promising future.My parents knew Xander and I couldn't get together again, so they made great efforts to persuade this civil servant to meet me. The latter had agreed to have a meal with me and give us a chance to us to know each other.I leaned against the wall and looked at my parents coldly. "I have a boyfriend."My father slammed his chopsticks on the table."Xander has told me about that. Your boyfriend is a college student, too much younger than you. Lillian Cheslin, you're so shameless. Your mother and I feel ashamed for you!"I felt a sharp
15After dealing with such an emergency, I was physically and mentally exhausted. My talks with Zaid came to an ending.We went to a hotel nearby and decided to spend the night there.When I came out of the bathroom, Zaid had been sitting upright on the chair and waiting for me with a serious look. "Miss Cheslin, we need to talk."I thought he was going to break up with me.I walked over and sat opposite him, waiting quietly for his decision.Unexpectedly, Zaid started talking about the first time we met. "I carried my ID card with me because I had an information registration that morning, not because I took girls to hotels often."He mentioned the detail I cared about. I realized that Yuna had betrayed me.His ears turned slightly pink as he coughed unnaturally to hide his shyness. He turned his head away."I just want to clarify the misunderstanding. Miss Chair, I was serious from the very beginning.""But Zaid, that was our first meeting.""No." He shook his head. "The fi
My boyfriend was a stand-up comedian.I blocked his phone number after we broke up, but I didn't expect that he would approach me on Twitter with a strange account.Him: [Hey, bro, do you want to be a millionaire overnight?]I was a little confused when I saw the rose emoji [Who are you?]Him: [Sorry, I'm David from New York...]Me: [You'd better delete your bio the next time you're about to do an internet scam on someone, Joel Williams.]1The first time I met Joel was at a stand-up comedy show.He was the comedian and I was the audience.He came out last and spent ten minutes on stage telling jokes about single people.His script was so well written that the audience was amused by him. And I was the only one sitting upright with a stern face.The day before I came to the show, I had just broken up with my ex-boyfriend who I had been in love for almost six months.He told me that I was too "tough". He said his ideal girlfriend should be a girl who knew how to act cute.I
3Although he was caught in disguise by me, he was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he asked me directly, "Why do you block my number?""You know why, don't you?" I was being sarcastic. "Because I was still contacting my ex at that time and I just took you as a second line. Now I've lost interest in you so it's time to break up."Joel sent me a meme.It was a duck picture with words on it, "You're just mad at me. You still love me."I stared at the picture and couldn't help laughing out loud.Then Joel sent me another text.[I'm sorry, Carolyn, I shouldn't say that earlier. But there must be another reason why you broke up with me. Just tell me why you blocked me and didn't even give me a chance to explain to you.]My fingers trembled a little. Feeling a sharp pain in my heart, I almost drop my phone.When I came back to my senses, I had tears in my eyes.I wiped my tears with my hands and then texted him back. [I saw you get into that woman's car that night."It was a viole
6I texted Julia to invite her to come to my house and have a drink with me.We drank beer. But I drank a lot and got a little drunk.Julia rested her head on her hands and asked, "Is there a possibility that Joel has an affair with that Maserati woman?""To be honest, I had doubts about it too. But after I saw him several times later, I didn't think so."Julia was surprised. "Then why did you break up with him?""It's a sooner-or-later thing."I shook the bottle gently and watched the light reflected by the bottle."Joel has now entered the entertainment industry. He and Selena's ship "Jolena" is very popular on the show and has a particularly large fan base. This is something that everyone wants to see, and it will keep him further away from me."Julia just stared at me, trying to say something. It took her a long time to say what she wanted."Have you ever thought about telling him all your concerns? You can tell him what you want exactly."I was silent for a long time.
9The next morning when I woke up, I just thought of one thing. I had already moved to a new place, so how did Joel find me?And how did he know about my two shitty ex-boyfriends?I texted Julia. [I think you have something to confess.]Julia sent me a screenshot. [I didn't intend to tell him but the reward was too much...][Besides, Carolyn, although you won't admit it, I still believe that you like Joel with all your heart. You'll be regretting it in the future if you broke up for no reason.]Julia knew me very well.In fact, I regretted it after I said those harsh words to Joel.Joel sat in the restaurant sadly and his eyes, which used to be full of hope and happiness, were filled with frustration.No one knew how hard I tried not to hold him tightly at that time.Joel was a brave and stubborn man. I took the first step in our relationship, and it was he who made it last.After Joel told everyone he was a rich second generation at the show, the news that he hired people t
I spent half a month with my Prince Charming in a tour group, and I thought he had a thing for me."If I had a younger sister, I would definitely introduce her to you," he sighed, punching me on the chest playfully.I was rendered speechless for a moment.I desperately realized that my Prince Charming had mistaken me for a man based on my crew cut, braces, and baggy shorts.Three years later, I met my Prince Charming again at university.He was a popular handsome hunk, and I, a girly girl with two ponytails, had a long-time crush on him.I knew he didn't recognize me.(A girly girl versus a hunky boy)1Since hearing that Trevor Wright would be attending the basketball game this afternoon, I'd been preparing for my dressing three days in advance.Riley Larkin, my roommate, refused to walk with me because I attracted too much attention with my two ponytails, JK uniform, and bright makeup."It's just a friendly competition between different departments. Don't you think it's a