She sat alone in the sand.
Holding a can of beer in her hand, surrounded by bottles of various sizes, I couldn't tell how long she had been drinking.
I always thought she was doing well.
At least better than when she was with me.
As I was thinking, Huai Jing wrapped her arms around my waist from behind and gently kissed my earlobe, "What are you looking at?"
I turned around and hugged her, "Nothing."
We kissed, our figures reflected on the glass.
In the cold night, it felt so warm and intimate.
Like a beautiful oil painting.
I opened my eyes and looked at the wooden cabin next door.
Wen Renlan was still sitting in the sand, motionless.
She looked so lonely, so helpless.
As if she had been abandoned by the whole world.
The next day I got up to get some water.
Subconsciously glancing out the window, I saw Wen Renlan still sitting in the sand.
She maintained the same position as last night, not even lowering her head, like a statue.
I quickly put on my coat and ran outside.
" Wen Renlan?"
She remained motionless.
I walked over to her, crouched down, and gently patted her shoulder. " Wen Renlan, are you still alive?"
She slowly opened her eyes and glanced at me.
Then, she reached out and hugged my neck, resting her head on my shoulder.
She was drunk, her voice laced with inebriation. "Lan Luo, can you hold me just once more?"
I gently pushed her away. " Wen Renlan, I’m already married."
She continued to hold onto me, her voice pleading. "I don’t believe it... I don’t believe you could let go of me so quickly."
"Lan Luo, I love you. Don’t you know that?"
I shook my head. " Wen Renlan, you don’t love me; you’re just unwilling to accept it."
"No..." she murmured.
"My love for you is something I wasn’t even aware of myself."
I pushed her away, took out my phone, and pulled up a photo to show her.
She stared at the photo with wide eyes.
It was a picture sent to me by Huai Jing.
The photo shows a used pregnancy test, displaying a positive result for pregnancy.
Wen Renlan widened her eyes at me, her lips trembling, unable to speak.
I moved my phone away and said to her, "Huai Jing is pregnant."
Wen Renlan pushed my phone away and turned her head.
I said softly, "Wen Renlan, it's over between us."
This sentence was once spoken by her to me.
At that time, she had just returned to the country, and Zuo Qiucong was back by her side.
She told me, "Lan Luo, it's over between us."
Now, I returned the exact same words to her.
12
Huai Jing gave birth to our daughter.
At the child's hundred-day celebration, Huai Jing held our daughter, her face radiating with uncontainable happiness.
I couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "Look at how happy you are."
She laughed and gently swatted my hand away: "There are so many guests today, don't mess around."
I smiled and sat beside her, helping her entertain the guests.
Huai Jing's parents sat down next to me and said with smiles, "Lan Luo, you and Huai Jing have finally found your happiness."
I nodded with a smile.
When Huai Jing said she wanted to marry me back then, they only asked one question: “Lan Luo, after marrying Huai Jing, will you still be the same as before?”
I shook my head and replied, “Of course not, I will love her even more than before.”
Thus, Huai Jing's parents agreed to the marriage.
Life after the wedding was always happy and lively.
We gradually forgot about those past entanglements.
I thought that my life with Huai Jing was probably like that of most ordinary people: getting married, having children, and staying together for a lifetime.
But an unexpected event still occurred.
Halfway through the banquet, a waiter brought over an exquisite gift box.
“A lady just asked me to deliver this to Mr. Lan.”
I took the gift box and opened it to find a gold lock and a men's ring inside.
That ring... looked somewhat familiar.
Tao Yue glanced at it beside me and suddenly said, “Hey, isn’t this Wen Renlan ’s thing?”
I looked at him in surprise and asked, “How do you know?”
“She showed it to me before, saying it was meant to be a wedding gift for you.”
I was stunned.
This ring... was given to me by Wen Renlan when I got married.
But I returned it to her.
I didn't expect that she would send it back to me now.
I rushed out with the gift box.
All I saw was a slender figure getting into a sports car and driving away quickly.
Tao Yue accompanied me as I chased after her and sighed, "It would have been better if this had happened earlier."
I shook my head, "There's no such thing as early."
I returned to the banquet hall and looked at my wife and my daughter, the two most important women in my life.
I think what I should truly be grateful for is that I did not miss them.
That is my true happiness.
Huai Jing noticed that I had been looking at her and curiously asked, "What's wrong?"
I smiled, "It's nothing, I'm just happy."
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