Chapter 13

On the day of our nineteenth wedding anniversary, I suggested to Duan Qinghong that we return to our alma mater.

Mainly because I missed Duan Tao so much.

We went to California together.

When Duan Tao saw me, she joyfully embraced me.

Dinner was delightful, and both Duan Qinghong and I drank quite a bit.

As the night grew merrier with wine, Duan Tao pulled me to sleep with her.

Duan Qinghong understood and staggered to another bedroom.

He had always been busy with work, and Duan Tao had clung to me more since she was little.

Duan Tao hugged me with a face full of happiness: “Mom, why don’t you come to Irvine to stay with me? That way, Zhaodi and I won’t be lonely.”

“Zhaodi? Is she in Irvine too?”

“Yes, we bumped into each other while shopping last time, and Zhaodi is pregnant, she said she’s here to have her baby.”

A terrifying thought suddenly rushed into my mind.

Almost instinctively, I connected the dots to her.

“You go to sleep first, I have something to do, I’ll be back soon to stay with you.”

I don’t know how I got up or how I got out of bed.

When I came to my senses, I had somehow ended up beside Duan Qinghong.

It was 11 o’clock at night, and the phone lay on the bedside table.

Duan Qinghong was drunk and fast asleep.