“How could you do this to her when you haven’t even thought things through? I’m so mad at you. How could you do this to such a nice girl?!” Liang Yahe was furious so she yelled, “Let me tell you, Xiao Su; if you can’t be responsible for doing this to her, you’re no longer my son.”
She’s leaving me with no choice. Feeling annoyed, Xiao Su threw a glance at Liang Yahe. “Mom, Xiaobai left.”
“What?” Liang Yahe was not able to process it the moment she heard it. A few seconds later, she tried connecting the dots before she widened her eyes and asked, “Left? Why? Is it because of what happened yesterday? Xiao Su, did you force her to do it?”
Force? Xiao Su was able to recall what took place yesterday because he was still somewhat sober when it took place. He could only blame himself for letting that happen. Even though he did not coax her into it, he considered himself to have taken advantage of her by sleeping with her while she was completely wasted. So, Xiao Su closed his eyes and did not respond.
“Look at what you’ve done!” Looking at the look on his face, Liang Yahe was able to tell what was on his mind. She angrily smacked him on his shoulder and yelled, “I don’t know who taught you this, but even though it’s good to take the initiative, you can never force anyone into this. Now that she’s gone, how are you going to find another fine lady like her?”
Xiao Su pursed his lips. “Mom, that wasn’t coercion. We were just—”
“Listen. You don’t sound too convincing to me. How couldn’t it be coercion? I remember now. Last night, Xiaobai was drunk, and you took advantage of her while she was tipsy, didn’t you? That was why she left as soon as she woke up this morning. As such, how can you still be down here eating breakfast?”
Xiao Su tried to explain, “I’m not here to eat breakfast. I’m here to—”
“Go and find Xiaobai. Don’t sit around anymore, you little b*stard!” Liang Yahe had no intention of waiting for him to finish his sentence. She kept hitting him on his shoulder until he stood up. “Mom, stop it. I’m not here to eat breakfast. I’m here to tell you something.”
“Tell me something? What? How can you still be talking now? Go and bring Xiaobai back!”
Finally, Xiao Su had no choice but to leave and Liang Yahe angrily fell back into her chair. When she was done yelling, she realized that everyone around her was staring at her. Damn it. I might have lost my cool. Hopefully, they didn’t hear what I said. She commented with a smile on her face, “The little couple was having a small fight, so I’m asking my son to bring his girlfriend back. I hope I didn’t disturb you all. Please, carry on with your food.”
Xiao Mingzhi, who was sitting next to Liang Yahe, drank way too much last night, so he was still having a hangover. His plan to sleep in was disrupted by Liang Yahe when she asked him to come downstairs to eat breakfast. Still feeling out of it, he simply sat there idly. The first thing he saw when he regained his consciousness was his wife beating his son like a madwoman until Xiao Su had to leave. He was utterly confused as to what just happened.
…
Jiang Xiaobai was stunned as soon as she opened the door to her place. She could vividly recall the first time she was here—the place was almost empty. However, ever since she moved in, this place had gradually become a place she called home. After all this while, she began to have a false sense of feeling that this was her home; this was where she belonged. But now, she realized that this was all an illusion; she made it all up.
As soon as she removed everything here that belonged to her, she would no longer have anything to do with this place. All of a sudden, she felt sad. She wiped off the sparkling tears in her eyes and let out a smile. “This is the vicissitude of life. This was never real anyway, so why am I even sad?” She then closed the door behind her and placed her phone and handbag by the side as she started to pack her things.
As she bent over, her sore legs and waist kept reminding her of what took place yesterday. That was something out of her expectation. If she knew that this was going to happen, she would not have drunk so much. But at that time, she was upset at Xiao Su. Thus, on the spur of the moment, she somewhat lost control. Alcohol does ruin people!
The thought that she had just lost her virginity enraged her. At the same time, she tried to console herself. “It’s okay. I’m a modern woman. What’s the big deal? I was pretty satisfied anyway, so I’ll just take it as I’ve gained something.”
After that, she began to slowly pack up while getting ready to call a removalist to help her move out. The first thing she did on her phone was block Xiao Su’s number before giving the removalist a call. After confirming with her the price and address, they told her that they would be there in an hour and proceeded to hang up.
Jiang Xiaobai began to feel calm after the call. I guess after today, we’ll no longer have anything to do with each other, right? What was his reaction when he woke up? Did he already explain everything to Liang Yahe, telling her that we’re only a fake couple? Gosh. Why am I still thinking about this? We had a plan, but how did we let it fall apart?
Jiang Xiaobai shook her head, told herself to stop thinking about it, and continued to pack up. Not knowing when Xiao Su got up, her only hope was that she could finish packing things up before he came home. By that time, he would come home to an empty place, and she never had to see him anymore.
Unfortunately, when Jiang Xiaobai was almost done with packing, the removalist was not there yet. After giving them a call, Jiang Xiaobai was told that they had a punctured tire and would require half an hour more before they could get there. She was rather upset, but she understood that this was not the workers’ fault as they would still have to pay to fix the punctured tire. Since she had to wait anyway, she tried to calm herself down. “I understand. Please come over right after you’ve got it fixed.”
“No problem. Thank you for your understanding, Miss Jiang.”
After the call, Jiang Xiaobai went to sit on the couch. She looked through her phone, noticing that she had stopped receiving calls from him as soon as she blocked his number. She also had not heard from him on her WeChat. Apart from the messages from her bestie, Fang Tangtang, her WeChat was quiet, as if nothing had happened. Honestly, what am I afraid of? Xiao Su might not even be bothered by what happened. The nervous feeling that she had might just be one-sided.
