- Chapter 1
- When Ethan chased after his white moonlight
- overseas, I begged him not to go, but he
- didn’t even turn around.
- A year later, I got married, and Ethan flew
- back.
- Seeing my wedding ring, the always spoiled
- Ethan broke down.
- He forced a smile. “Lauren, do you want to
- take it off yourself, or should I?”
- His voice trembled. “I’ll buy you any ring you
- want, just take this one off, please.”
- My wedding was small, just a dozen close
- friends and family for dinner.
- My husband, bless him, didn’t let me lift a
- finger, taking care of the guests while I
- chatted with my best friend.
- Zoe, my best friend, was quite emotional
- seeing me married. “I thought you’d wait for
- Ethan forever.”
- I smiled faintly. “I thought so, too.”
- She said, “Does Ethan know you’re married?”
- I shook my head. “No. And he doesn’t need to
- know.”
- She paused. “I heard Ethan booked a flight
- last night, went crazy, flew back from
- America overnight.”
- I said nothing.
- Probably because his white moonlight ran off
- again.
- Just like before, she had a fight with Ethan
- and ran to America, and he booked a flight
- right in front of me to chase after her.
- I was on my period that day, even wrapped in
- a blanket, I felt freezing cold.
- I sat shivering in front of him, watching his
- long fingers tap decisively on his phone,
- booking a flight that night.
- I gritted my teeth and tried to keep him
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- “Ethan, can you not go?”
- Ethan’s bright eyes looked at me, a careless
- smile on his face. “Stay home, I’ll bring you
- back a gift.”
- He lifted my chin, lightly kissed my lips, and
- tucked the blanket around me. “Necklace or
- bracelet?”
- I didn’t speak.
- Ethan loved giving people jewelry; he’d given
- me tons, but never a ring.
- He didn’t give Lily many gifts, but every one
- was a ring.
- I took a deep breath, looking at his lean,
- handsome face, his pale skin, and still tried to
- hold him back. “Can you really not stay?”
- The smile faded from Ethan’s lips. He patted
- my head. “You know what kind of relationship
- we have.”
- I stood there, speechless.
- I was the one who pursued Ethan.
- He had only one condition: our relationship
- couldn’t be public, especially not in front of
- Lily.
- Simply put, I was a backup.
- I had no right to stop him.
- Even though we were living together and he’d
- even brought me to family gatherings.
- Seeing I wasn’t going to say anything else, he
- smiled and kissed my forehead. “Be good, I’ll
- bring you a gift when I get back.”
- I lowered my head. “When will you be back?”
- He stood up, slowly buttoning his shirt. “A
- few days, maybe.” He probably didn’t expect
- that this time, his white moonlight wasn’t just
- going abroad for a break, she went to study,
- and he ended up staying for a year.
- I watched Ethan’s tall, broad back as he left,
- sighing.
- As if sensing my displeasure, Ethan turned
- around. “Before I leave, think about anything
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- you want me to do, I’ll do my best.”
- Looking at his face, I thought for a moment.
- “Can you help me look for someone? His
- name is Kai, he’s a war correspondent.”
- Ethan’s face darkened. “What’s your
- relationship with him? If it’s unclear, I won’t
- help.”
- I pursed my lips. “My brother. My aunt’s son.”
- Ethan’s expression softened slightly, he
- nodded. “Wait for my news.”
- He turned and left.
- I watched his disappearing back, pulling out a
- photo from my wallet.
- The photo showed a lean, handsome man,
- very similar to Ethan.
- I stroked the photo.
- Ethan was such a forgetful person.
- I told him I grew up in an orphanage; I didn’t
- have an aunt.
- Lalso told him about the broth
- care of me in the orphanage; we grew up
- together.
- But he listened and forgot.
- He never suspected why I liked looking at his
- face so much.
- Only his face.
- Ethan really loved Lily.
- Even though Lily’s attitude was wavering for
- so many years, unwilling to settle down.
- He loved her wholeheartedly.
- And I really loved Ethan-
- His face.
- A face similar to Kai’s.
- I was always grateful to Ethan.
- He saved me from a desperate situation.
- When I met him, I had lost contact with Kai
- for three years.
- Many people said Kai was dead.
- I was like a living corpse, lifeless.
- Until I saw Ethan, my junior in college, one
- year younger than me.
- When I saw his face, so similar to Kai’s, I
- cried.
- I tried every means to get close to Ethan,
- unconditionally kind to him.
- Everyone knew I was Ethan’s shadow,
- carrying his bags, his coat, buying things for
- him, relaying messages when he fought with
- Lily, helping him home when he was drunk.
- Maybe because I was so good to him, so
- good that he couldn’t ignore me.
- So one night, after a fight with Lily, drunk, he
- pulled me into his arms. “You like me?”
- Looking at that lean, handsome face, I
- nodded.
- From that day on, I became Ethan’s secret
- girlfriend.
- If a backup could be considered a girlfriend.
- This went on for years.
- Ethan and Lily didn’t work out, but we ended
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- Sometimes Ethan would hold me and sigh.
- “Lauren, you’re the best woman to me. You
- don’t even like my money.”
- I smiled. “If you wanted to give me money, I
- wouldn’t refuse.”
- “But you don’t spend it,” Ethan’s bright eyes
- stared at me. “You don’t wear my jewelry, you
- don’t pressure me to go public.”
- He said, “Sometimes I even feel like you’re
- using me as a backup, too.”
- I scratched his nose and buried myself in his
- arms, laughing.
- Backup or not, it didn’t matter.
- People aren’t trees, we had already spent six
- years together.
- Those six years were important to me.
- But Ethan didn’t think so.
- Ethan still loved Lily so much, if Lily called
- him late at night after a drink, he would
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- him late at night after a drink, he would
- immediately get dressed and go pick her up.
- Before, Ethan would leave without
- explanation.
- But later, he started to explain, showing guilt.
- I thought it meant I was starting to become
- different in his heart.
- But I was wrong.
- He still chased Lily overseas, without giving
- me a chance to hold him back.
- He was gone for a year.
- Ethan actually came back once during that
- year.
- He was drunk, and he asked me to pick him
- up.
- When I picked him up, he was sitting in a
- nightclub VIP room, video chatting with Lily.
- Seeing me, he waved. “Lauren, come here.”
- He showed me to Lily. “Let me introduce you,
- this is my girlfriend of six years, Lauren.”
- Lily still had a cold expression.
- But her eyes scanned me, pausing on my face
- for a few seconds.
- Then she smiled. “Ethan, you’ve changed your
- mind?”
- Ethan also smiled. “Yeah. Why would I leave
- my gentle and virtuous wife to chase after
- your cold shoulder?”
- Lily saw Ethan hugging me and asked how
- long we’d been together.
- I answered honestly, six years.
- Lily hung up the video.
- The always proud Lily, lost her composure
- without even saying goodbye.
- Ethan’s arm around me stiffened.
- That night, Ethan was hugging me to sleep.
- He took a call in the middle of the night,
- came back and kept kissing me, didn’t sleep
- all night, just kept looking at me.
- In the morning, his voice was hoarse. “Lauren,
- it’s over between us.
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- I didn’t sleep all night either.
- I guessed it.
- I heard Ethan’s phone call.
- Lily lightly told him to break up; she said she
- would get back together with him immediately
- as long as he did.
- I knew I wasn’t as important as Lily.
- I nodded, not wanting the scene to be too
- ugly, turning my back and wiping my eyes.
- Ethan hugged me from behind, so tight!
- could hardly breathe.
- He whispered in my ear, “Your aunt’s son, I
- have news. He’s not dead, he just has
- amnesia, he’s overseas.‘
- My whole body froze.
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- I turned around. “Can you bring him back for
- me?”
