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"Xu Xu, this time you be the dad, and I'll be the mother."
I always like to follow Xu Zhiran like a little tail, holding a doll in my hand, chasing after him to play games, but Xu Zhiran always looks disdainful and says, "This is a childish game for kids."
"But we are just kids."
At that time, I didn't understand what the word "immature" meant, but I always hoped to be with Xu Zhiran, so every time I played with the kids in kindergarten, I would try to be clever when playing rock-paper-scissors, waiting for the right moment to make my move so that I could choose my partner first.
Xu Zhiran Although I can hold a soy sauce bottle with my mouth, I know in my heart that if one day I really don't choose him, he will definitely be unhappy, because I noticed that he peeked at me cheating at rock-paper-scissors. Little Alpha not only didn't expose my shortcomings, but also turned a blind eye and foolishly helped me compare what the other side had thrown.
"I want to be with Xu Xu from now on."
Upon hearing my words, Xu Zhiran let out a proud hum, but his mouth curved into a smile for some reason.
"Deal."
He extended his pinky finger and hooked it with mine, saying, "If you dare to lie, I will lock you up in a place where only I can see."
Many years have passed, I broke my promise, but Xu Zhiran did not. And now, he has really locked me in a place that only he can see.
"Xu Chuye and his mother plan to take the house and car under their control on the grounds of your marital cheating. I heard from Lingxiang that they have been in contact with people to look at houses recently, so I had someone move your luggage and things from there."
I sat at the dining table, leaning against the chair, watching Xu Zhiran busily cooking for me, serving dishes and soup.
"You must hate me, otherwise why would you team up with your brother to mess with me, seeing me being abandoned by Alpha and having nothing left. Are you satisfied now?"
Xu Zhiran prepared a table full of dishes I like to eat, but I just smiled and dealt with it. Xu Zhiran picked up a piece of my favorite Coca-Cola Chicken Wings and replied softly, "Are you satisfied? After all, this is the only way to make you rely solely on me. Although I am an S-Class Alpha, my energy is limited, and I can't think of any other way."
"Get lost!"
I flipped the plate of Coca-Cola Chicken Wings and stood up, only to be pulled back to my original position by the chain on my foot.
"It's just a property and a car, I can give you all of these. You don't even want the villa I gave you, so why do you care so much about the house where the Alpha who cheated on you stayed?"
Xu Zhiran's casual remark was filled with obvious jealousy. He picked up the plates and chopsticks and returned to the kitchen, soon returning with another plate of delicious Coca-Cola Chicken Wings, as if he had already anticipated that I would vent my anger on this dish.
I feel like Xu Zhiran and I are fundamentally unable to agree on the topic of marriage. "This house is yours, not mine. My house and car are things I earned through hard work, can they be the same?!"
"No fighting, no grabbing?"
Xu Zhiran It's like hearing something funny, "Lin Xuanning, if I remember correctly, you have always been very competitive since you were young, always striving for the best in everything. From kindergarten to elementary school, middle school, high school, and then to university, you always wanted to be the top in every subject, striving for excellence. If you didn't come first, you would cry. Also, you always liked to compare yourself with those who wore designer Omega clothes. Are all these things that I remember wrong?"
Me: "..."
"Your temperament has always been strong-willed, concerned about face-saving, and unwilling to settle for mediocrity. Otherwise, you wouldn't have pursued further education after starting work. Although you claim to be against marriage, you have chosen a path influenced by those around you, one that not only elevates your social status in Omega society but also secures a stable job for you. I remember you seemed to have failed the entrance exam for postgraduate studies in the first year and ended up taking it for three years."
Xu Zhiran picked out a bone from the Coca-Cola Chicken Wings and gave it to me, but I didn't eat any. I listened to him recount my past experiences with embarrassment. Although they were all true, isn't it right for me to be strong-willed? Must Omegas rely on Alphas to live and not strive for independence?"
"At that time, your family urged you, saying that you were not young anymore and should settle down. I seem to remember that some relatives also introduced potential partners for you to meet. What did you say at that time?"
Xu Zhiran's words gradually brought back my memories. Due to working and studying at the same time in the previous two years, my attitude was not very serious, and naturally my grades were not ideal. Therefore, when I was preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam in the third year, I quit my job and put in a lot of effort and time. I studied day and night, but at that time, I was already past the best age for memorization, and my memory and physical strength were not as good as before. Although I eventually passed the exam, it was not at the top-tier city school I had hoped for, but rather at a remote school. It was from that time that my contact with Xu Zhiran gradually decreased.
I lowered my eyes and calmly stated the truth, "I said that you and I are different. We both believe in not getting married, and we won't get married or have children in the future."
Xu Zhiran coldly snorted, "Yes, fortunately you still remember what you said back then. Otherwise, I would have thought you had gone crazy from studying and forgotten everything you said."
“Why don't you understand what I want by now?”
I looked at the arrogant Alpha in front of me and said helplessly, "Do you really think I married Xu Chuye just to enjoy a life of luxury?"
"You long for a high-quality life, but you made a mistake by choosing him instead of me," I slapped him directly and said, "But you never thought about giving me marriage at that time! Can we be childhood playmates forever? You and I, not getting married, not dating, unclear about what we are, you just want to play with me!"
Xu Zhiran frowned, "First, I never wanted to play with you. Second, if you want marriage, I've said I can give it to you now."
I turned my eyes away, "A good horse doesn't go back to old pastures. I'm not interested!"
Xu Zhiran put down the chopsticks and served a bowl of soup in front of me, "You don't need to worry about the divorce. Since you care about your assets, I will talk to Lingxiang. He has his own plans. Although you are his love rival, he won't hurt you. Besides, I am here, so he won't dare to. I can guarantee this. Have some soup and calm down."
"When did you get in touch with your brother?"
I know Xu Zhiran won't lie to me, so I took the spoon and started drinking the soup, spoonful by spoonful.
"The year I graduated from college."
Xu Zhiran added a serving of rice just right when I got tired of the soup, "My dad didn't want Omega to inherit his company, so he found me. But Lingxiang's mom disagreed. At that time, Lingxiang happened to be dating Xu Chuye, and I found out about this person."
"Are you saying they were in a relationship in college?" I put down the spoon, "But Xu Chuye said I was his first love."
"My Ningning, how much truth is there in what that Alpha said?"
Xu Zhiran rubbed my belly, "Baby, do you think your dad doesn't know people?"
"Don't mess around."
I knocked Xu Zhiran's hand away and gestured for him to move the plate of chicken wings over to me. "Continue talking."
"Okay, this plate is all Baby Ning Ning's."
Xu Zhiran smiled indulgently, delicious chicken wings naturally had to be accompanied by some gossip to whet the appetite. I became interested and handed the spoon to Alpha, casually wiping the oil from the corner of my mouth. "Here's the soup. By the way, why did your brother break up with Xu Chuye?"
"Lingxiang He still doesn't know until now."
The tone of Xu Zhiran turned cold, and I silently drank the soup, waiting for the other party to continue the story.
"When I heard that the two of them were already at the stage of discussing marriage, but after Lingxiang mentioned wanting to intern at a law firm, Xu Chuye's attitude suddenly became cold. Lingxiang also has integrity, so she initiated the breakup first, but didn't expect Xu Chuye to take advantage of the situation. It troubled him for a while."
As soon as I heard this, I could guess Xu Chuye's thoughts at the time. After all, I was married to him for five years, including interacting with his family. Based on my understanding of these people, it must be that this prospective daughter-in-law did not meet his family's requirements, which is why he treated her coldly.
"But didn't your younger brother end up marrying a pretty wealthy Alpha?"
I looked at Xu Zhiran's expression while holding my chopsticks. Although his younger brother was also a victim, he still couldn't escape the identity of the third party that destroyed the marriage, so he couldn't get a good reputation from me at all.
"He's just angry."
Xu Zhiran had a cold expression on his face. "His mother found out that my father only wanted me to inherit the company, so she wanted to divorce my father, divide the property, and wanted her son to climb the social ladder, preferably to retaliate against my father. Lingxiang was always proud. After being introduced to a wealthy businessman who had been married twice and was nearly twenty years older than him, they got together."
"Married twice?"
I took a bite of chicken wings and felt like applauding this shocking news. "Wow, your brother's really something, he's hit the jackpot. How could he dare to let his own son marry such an Alpha?"
"My younger brother's mother knew that my father had a previous marriage and had abandoned his wife and child, but she couldn't resist my father's persuasion and his small business dealings, so she followed him. Lingxiang and her ex-husband also each got what they wanted. As for the divorce, it was mainly because that Alpha was too old and his sperm was not very active. The two of them didn't have children, so they divorced. He paid a sum of money to Lingxiang and found another Omega."
"Well, it's a good ending after all. Since your brother has money now, why does he still want to find Xu Chuye? Could it be that he is still nostalgic for his old love?"
Xu Zhiran gave my hand a squeeze as he said, "I only found out later that Lingxiang's ex-husband mainly divorced her because he couldn't stand the fact that she had a sexual history before their marriage. Lingxiang also suffered from depression for a while because of this."
"My father handed over all the overseas businesses to me at that time, just when you were admitted to the doctoral program. Coincidentally, Lingxiang had just divorced and came to find me, telling me about this matter. It was then that I got to know Xu Chuye."
Me: "..."
"Perhaps it's fate. When I hurried back to find you, you had already married Xu Chuye."
Xu Zhiran's expression showed a moment of loneliness, "I've never seen you in a suit and tie before, and I didn't know you liked wearing gemstone rings..."
Upon hearing this, I suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly went to the bedroom to rummage through boxes and cabinets. The chain on my ankle jingled as I searched. Xu Zhiran crouched in front of me, puzzled, and held my hand, "What are you looking for?"
"Cell phone."
I couldn't be bothered to answer him any further. "Did you see an old cell phone when you moved my luggage over?"
Xu Zhiran stood up, walked to the safe, entered the password, and handed me the old cell phone inside. "No need to look for it, use mine," he said.
I gazed at the old cell phone with its scratched back cover and shattered screen for a long time, then gently pressed the power button.
"password……"
"Your birthday."
Xu Zhiran lifted me up and held me on the bed, wrapping my feet in his hands and tucking them into his embrace. "The floor is cold."
Trembling, I opened my contacts list, just like my old cell phone, there was only one contact - me, an Omega. Then, I fiddled with the keys to open the text message inbox, aside from notifications, it was filled with messages I had sent to Xu Zhiran, nearly a hundred in total.
At this point, the phone screen showed that the storage was full. I looked at Xu Zhiran suspiciously, then half-believingly closed the inbox, when suddenly another notification appeared on the screen.
"Message sending failed."
"Message sending failed."
The prompt messages of failed SMS sending kept coming, and the phone started to lag. After fiddling for a long time, the outbox was finally opened. As the progress bar on the right side shrank smaller and narrower, one unsent message after another popped up.
"Ningning, wait for me, I'll be back soon."
"Don't marry him, wait for me to come back and talk about it."
"Answer the phone, why is it off? Answer the phone!"
"Answer the phone!"
"Ningning, the plane has just taken off. I'll come find you as soon as I land."
"That Xu Chuye is deceiving you. He used to be my brother's boyfriend and he deceived my brother's feelings. He can't possibly be sincere to you. Answer the phone!"
"I called your home and your parents didn't answer. Where did you all go?"
“Why are you unwilling to give me a chance? Why not wait for me?”
“Ningning, are you not going to come back to me anymore…”
"Ningning, I saw you in a dress today, very beautiful and handsome. I saw you smiling so happily, so I thought it's better not to take you away from the wedding scene. The people below are your friends and colleagues. If I forcibly take you away, it will definitely embarrass you. You care a lot about your face, I know."
"Ningning, it's our first wedding anniversary. I hope you will always be happy."
"It's the second year now. I have included my new contact information in the email. When can we reconnect?"
"It's been three years, and I've shifted the focus of my business to the domestic market. Just wait a little longer, I'll be back soon."
"My younger brother told me about his encounter with Xu Chuye. Lingxiang has always been a persistent person. According to his description, your current husband believes that as long as he doesn't actually sleep with her, it doesn't count as cheating. Ningning, sometimes I really don't understand. What's worth marrying an Alpha like that?"
"Lingxiang won't let Xu Chuye off the hook. He's simply not worth it, so this time I will definitely take action. I'm sorry Ningning, I hope you can forgive me."
I read through each line, and during this time, Xu Zhiran sat quietly beside me, massaging the area where the chain was rubbing against my ankle, without saying a word.
Unconsciously, I read the last text message, edited a month ago, on the night before Xu Zhiran and I checked in.
Reading this, the tears that had been welling up in my eyes could no longer be controlled. I bit my lip and glanced at Xu Zhiran with a look of grievance. Xu Zhiran hugged my shoulder and licked the tears off my face.
"Lin Xuanning, sometimes I feel like you're tougher in love than I am."
He grabbed my lips and bit down on them, not too lightly, not too heavily.
"Five years, 1,826 days and nights, 520 text messages. I hate you, and I hate myself, but I hate that I love you more."
I trembled as I read out that last text message, and at that moment, I truly understood what kind of marriage I wanted.
"Ningning, perhaps the future developments will make you dislike me more and more, but I just hope that you can believe, even if I cannot give you the marriage you want due to my family background, there will always be an Alpha by your side, secretly liking you in the name of childhood playmate love."
From the lover of childhood playmate, Baby Ning Ning.
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