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I don't even know when I fell asleep. I felt a gentle pat on my shoulder, and when I opened my eyes, I could still feel tears welling in my eyes. I wasn't sure how long they had been there, but it felt like the area around my eyes was swollen.
I reached out to wipe them away, but my hand was firmly held by Wang Xu in front of me.
"Why are you back? Didn't you have to work overtime?" I blinked a few times, trying to let the tears out; otherwise, it was very uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Wang Xu reached out and wiped my tears away, his eyes filled with concern. "How can I focus on work when you're like this? I took a leave and came back."
I just nodded without saying anything. Wang Xu looked a bit surprised; he probably thought I would encourage him to go back to work, but I didn't say a word.
I used to think that Wang Xu's efforts were for our family, that his struggles were for our future children. But now it seemed that everything he had was divided into two parts, and I could only have half of it. With a child now, would I even get a third?
"Dear, you know how Mom is—tough on the outside but soft on the inside. She actually cares about you. She called me and said she was worried about you being upset and told me to come back right away. Don't overthink it; just think of it as something for me."
Before the incident, I might have been willing to believe what Wang Xu said. I should accommodate him and take care of his feelings as a considerate daughter-in-law. But what about my mother-in-law? She bosses me around and secretly checks on other women behind my back. Has she ever treated me as her daughter-in-law?
"Look at you, so stubborn. This matter will just pass like this. Don't hold a grudge against Mom. Later, go out and apologize to her; we'll just leave it at that," Wang Xu said, patting my back and speaking softly in my ear.
I was fed up with it and pushed him away forcefully. I truly regretted what I had promised Miao Miao earlier; I couldn't act like nothing had happened.
"Wang Xu, just go out."
"What do you mean? What's wrong with you today? Why are you being so unreasonable? Mom is getting older; shouldn't you give her some leeway? I'm working so hard every day to take care of the whole family, and you're still acting like this. Zhuang Jun, you're going too far today."
Wang Xu looked as if he had been through a lot, his face suddenly showing signs of exhaustion. How did I not realize before that Wang Xu had talent as an actor?
Now that he said this, I felt even more furious. But Miao Miao was right; I had to endure. I had no evidence at the moment, but I really wanted to ask him how he saw me. At this very moment, did he still consider me his wife?
Thinking of this made me start to cry again. Tears streamed down my face like a malfunctioning faucet, continuously flowing without stopping. I raised my hand to wipe them away, but no matter how much I tried, I couldn't clean it up.
Wang Xu might have been startled by my extreme reaction; a look of fear flashed across his face but quickly disappeared. He then sat beside me on the bed and wrapped his arms around me, trying to comfort me: "Oh my dear wife, what's wrong today? It's okay, don't cry. Your husband feels heartbroken; please stop crying."
Wang Xu's affection felt like a charm to me. Whenever I was angry or sad, he would patiently soothe me. He usually held me in his palm and cared for me, hardly ever losing his temper with me. At that moment, I suddenly had a strange illusion: could it be that there was such a coincidence in the world? That Wang Xu was still the husband who loved me and that there was no Deng Xiaomei standing between us?
Was it all just a misunderstanding?
I thought about it; with such things happening, before confirming anything, I still wanted to believe in him, believe in the love we once had, and believe that Wang Xu was truly working hard for our family.
If it weren't for my momentary impulse, if it weren't for my blind fear, would I still be a good wife at home? Wouldn't everything I feared have happened?
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