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Looking at the biopsy report,I heard the excited voice of that doctor.
"It's very rare.It turned out to be benign!You don't even need surgery.Conservative treatment can also lead to recovery."
I came back to my senses and showed the happiest smile in these days.
After leaving Mark,all kinds of good news came one after another,including the application for advanced studies in the UK that I had taken a risk to try.
In the three years after getting married to Mark,I once regretted giving up my further studies at that time.
Fortunately,God was on my side.
The only troublesome thing was that I needed to discuss the divorce with Mark.When I left the divorce agreement,I thought I didn't have much time left,so I cut off all my contact information.
It would seem a bit beneath me to go back and find him now.
Never mind,let's study first!
I began to pick up my studies.
My temporary residence was located in the suburbs,where there were few people.
During the breaks from studying,I would look out of the window at a huge plane tree.
Today,when I opened the curtain again,I saw an unexpected person standing under the tree.
Just in time.I needed to discuss the divorce matter with him.
Mark seemed very excited when he saw me,and at the same time,he looked relieved.
I also observed him.He had lost weight and looked haggard.Maybe there was a problem in his relationship with Lily.
I invited him upstairs,and he seemed a bit nervous.
We almost spoke at the same time:"About the divorce..."
"Let's go home..."
When he heard my words,a rare look of pain appeared on Mark's face.
I was confused and asked him back,"Home?"
It was like a joke."Mark,do you mean that place where you only come back occasionally when you remember?"
Mark showed a painful expression again.His dry and chapped lips trembled,and he said weakly,“It's not like that.”
“I've never had anything with Lily.I've always liked you.I've already informed everyone that I'm married to you.As long as you come back,we can have a wedding again...”
I interrupted him,“I'm going to study abroad soon.”
Looking straight into Mark's contracted pupils,I said bluntly,“Mark,I'll say it again.Let's get a divorce.”
Mark insisted on staying at my place.
It was okay,but my condition was that he had to start dealing with the divorce matters.
Mark had never pleaded with me so humbly before.“Can we not get a divorce?”
This Mark made me feel strange.I was used to his arrogant appearance,and his being so submissive only made me feel ridiculous and funny.
“No,we can't.”
The things that had happened between me and him were happening again,but this time,the positions of the two of us were reversed.
Mark pleaded with me in every way,but I was indifferent.
He leaned over me,his eyes red,“Let's have a child.A child who can run,make noise,and call me daddy.”
I smiled faintly at his pleading look at this moment,touched his face,as if saying goodbye to my youth.
No.
It would be better for us to break up more cleanly.
On the wedding day,I was full of spirit.If Mark hadn't coldly asked for a secret marriage,I would have definitely announced our marriage to the world.
But at this moment,when it came to the divorce,I was calm,with only infinite expectations for the future,because there was a broader sky waiting for me.
Mark,however,looked really terrible.
Lily came to apologize to me.I shook my head and said that I had already let it go.
Lily was not at fault.I had never held a grudge against her.
Even without Lily,this marriage would have come to an end soon,because if only one person was maintaining it,the fragile relationship would eventually break down.
I hoped that Mark could learn a lesson from this experience with me.
I said goodbye to my parents and Nicole and then boarded the plane.
Mark suffered from acute gastroenteritis due to his irregular diet over the past few days and was hospitalized the day before I left for the UK.
But I seemed to see him at the airport.
He was haggard and emaciated.The once tall man seemed to have shrunk,and he was as thin as a piece of paper.
Supported by his assistant,his pleading eyes pierced through the crowd and were deeply fixed on me.
I didn't look at him any longer.
The sky was high and the sea was vast.Mark,we will never see each other again.
On the plane,after ordering the wake-up service,I was ready to rest.
Suddenly,someone tapped on the back of my seat.
A pair of bright eyes came into my sight first.
They looked somewhat familiar.I frowned and tried to remember.
“How is your health recently?”
Ah,it was that young doctor.
Without the cover of a mask,his handsome and elegant face was fully revealed.
“Thanks to you,the research on the canceration of the cyst that gave me the most headache has made progress,and I'm going to study in the UK for two years.”
I had agreed to let him use my medical data at that time.
“I'm glad I could help you.”
I smiled faintly and was about to put on my eye mask,but he gently held my arm and stopped me.
The young doctor's face turned a little red.
“I know you're divorced.Can I pursue you?”
Leonard was a really nice person.
He insisted that since his surname had the same pronunciation as mine,it meant that we were destined to be together.
So he became my neighbor.
In the first year of studying in the UK,I encountered many difficulties.
The extremely poor water quality,the continuous rainy days,the troublesome drowsiness spell...
But Leonard's humor and his proper sense of proportion made all these things seem lovely.
He would help me carry pure water every week and change the filter element of the water purifier for me.At the same time,he would never disturb me after 8 p.m.
He would also carefully help me choose rain gear.When I was annoyed that the umbrella I left outside the door was stolen again,he would magically take out a folding umbrella and a raincoat for me to choose from.
Once we made an appointment to study in the library.I fell asleep again.When I woke up,I bumped into his gentle eyes.
When we left,the librarian joked,“How long you slept,your boyfriend watched you for that long.”
Leonard wanted to explain,but I took his arm,thanked the librarian,and led the stunned him out.
In the light rain,Dr.Leonard,who was regarded as a steady and elegant man by his students and colleagues,was like a happy golden retriever,running quickly in the rain.
He ran a long way and then came back quickly.
Then he picked me up and ran wildly again.
I screamed and slapped his shoulder,but I couldn't hide my smile.
I realized a truth.
Don't be with someone with the mentality that he will change for the better,because it will only be an endless consumption.
Instead,be with someone who is already a good person.
Epilogue:
Whenever Mark had some free time,he would go to the UK.
He bought a property in the same community.
The long flight made him physically and mentally exhausted,but at the thought that he could see Laura,all the tiredness seemed worthwhile.
Only when he saw Laura's figure could the slight pain in his heart be alleviated.
After Laura left him,she was like a rose that could absorb nutrients again and bloomed once more.
Her cheeks became rosy again,and the dimple often appeared on her cheek,just like when she was in college.
Loving someone is like raising a flower.
And he was the worst gardener.
So it was reasonable that the rose was transplanted.
Mark covered his heart,took a deep breath of cold air,and slowly squatted down.In an instant,tears filled his face.
It was just that it really hurt too much.
