- He crossed his legs, flippant. “She’ll have one
- eventually, what’s the hurry?”
- He hooked my chin, smiling and promising
- me, “Within ten years, I’ll put a ring on you.‘
- I smiled faintly, saying nothing.
- I suddenly missed Kai very much.
- Kai wouldn’t flirt with me and make promises.
- It turned out that even if faces were similar,
- they weren’t the same person.
- After that meal, I wanted to distance myself
- from Ethan.
- I didn’t answer his calls, didn’t reply to his
- WeChat messages, changed my door lock
- password, and stopped going to his place.
- But Ethan had a stomach ache a few days
- later, he sent me a video, his face pale and
- haggard.
- I suddenly remembered if Kai was also this
- haggard before he disappeared in the war
- zone.
- I couldn’t control myself, under Zoe’s scornful
- gaze, I still went to see Ethan.
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- Ethan’s apartment was full of empty bottles;
- in the week I avoided him, he didn’t know
- how much alcohol he’d drunk.
- I sighed, cleaning his apartment, cooking
- porridge, washing clothes, peeling apples,
- taking care of him until he got better.
- Ethan held my hand. “Don’t avoid me. Lauren,
- I didn’t lie to you, I really will buy you a ring
- within ten years.”
- He gestured. “A diamond this big.‘
- I smiled. “Then why not now?”
- Ethan was silent.
- After a while, he said softly, “I have an
- obsession I need to deal with.”
- He pulled me into his arms, lying down
- together, listening to his rapid heartbeat.
- “Lauren, I didn’t lie to you, wait for me for ten
- years.‘
- I looked at his face, saying nothing.
- Ethan hugged me tighter, as if afraid I would
- run away. “So it’s settled, ten years.‘”
- I leaned my face against his sturdy chest,
- listening to his heartbeat.
- Heartbeats don’t lie.
- Ten years later, on our wedding night, Kai and
- I didn’t sleep much.
- The next morning, while Kai was asleep, I
- blushed and went downstairs to throw away
- the used condoms.
- I saw Ethan downstairs.
- He was standing next to his Ferrari, with a
- stubble of beard on his chin, bloodshot eyes,
- and cigarette butts on the ground.
- He must have smoked a lot of cigarettes.
- He glanced at the transparent garbage bag in
- my hand, turned his head to avoid looking.
- His voice was hoarse, unlike himself. “Lauren,
- I waited all night, watching you two turn off
- the lights.”
- His former pride was gone, he avoided
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- looking at the garbage bag, but he couldn’t
- avoid the red marks on my neck.
- The proud young master of the Shen family,
- like he had lost his beloved treasure, stared at
- my neck, his eyes reddened.
- He was hoarse and desperate. “Lauren, I’m
- sick, I feel bad.”
- Before, when he said that, I would
- immediately drop everything and take care of
- him.
- Cook for him, peel apples, give him medicine,
- take his temperature.
- But now, I could only say, “You should buy
- some medicine.”
- Ethan staggered, his eyes even redder.
- Ethan’s family was rich, afraid he’d be
- kidnapped, so they sent him to learn martial
- arts since he was a child, he had suffered a
- lot and endured many injuries.
- His greatest pride was being the only son of a
- wealthy family, but he was never delicate.
- But now, a tear fell from his eye, he didn’t
- wipe it, just looked at me.
- “Lauren, actually, when I saw you smiling at
- Kai, I thought a lot. I can be like him to you,
- too.”
- He closed his eyes, gritting his teeth, as if
- saying something hard to say. “Even if I’m a
- replacement. Can’t replacements become
- regulars? Lauren, I can’t accept you doing
- this with someone else…”
- I was speechless, shaking my right hand.
- A wedding ring was on my finger.
- The diamond wasn’t big, but it was carefully
- designed and custom–made.
- Ethan’s face turned even paler. “Lauren, take
- it off, do you want to take it off yourself or
- should I help you?”
- He hoarsely begged me. “I’ll buy you any ring
- you want, any size, just take it off, please.”
- I shook my head. “No, Ethan, this is my
- wedding ring.”
- I looked down at the ring. “Kai bought it for
- me, I love it very much.”
- Ethan choked up. “Don’t say that, Lauren, I
- feel bad.
- Really bad.”
- I sighed.
- I didn’t have any resentment towards Ethan;
- after all, his face helped me through the
- hardest times.
- I also wanted Ethan to let go of the past and
- move on.
- I thought about consoling him, but when I
- looked up at him, I saw a surprising figure.
- Lily was here.
- The always exquisite and beautiful Lily looked
- terrible.
- She looked at me incredulously, then at
- Ethan. “Ethan, I wouldn’t believe anyone else,
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- but you broke up with me in the middle of the
- night, booked a flight back home, really
- because of her?”
- She looked at my wedding ring, as if she was
- humiliated. “She’s so ordinary, and she’s
- already married, you broke up with me for
- her?”
- Lily looked very angry.
- Before, Lily could say something angry, and
- Ethan would cross half the globe to chase
- her.
- But now, he didn’t even turn his head,
- ignoring her completely, saying to me,
- “Lauren, I can’t live without you, really, I can’t
- sleep, I haven’t slept properly for days.”
- He was haggard. “Come back, okay, Lauren,
- wife, I’ll change, I’ll change everything, I’ll
- never look at another woman again.”
- His voice was so hoarse it was unbelievable.
- “Replacements can become requlars,
- marriages can be dissolved, I’ll really change,
- please.”
Missed Happiness Chapter 5
Missed Happiness Chapter 5
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Missed Happiness English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
