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Finally,I made up my mind and unlocked his phone.The password was correct.
I easily opened his WeChat.
He had a lot of things to deal with,and there were many messy group chats.
But I still saw the name"Lily"at a glance among those messy messages.
Actually,when I was about to look at their chat history,my heart was in a state of confusion.
I was worried that I would see something that would make me sad.
So after making mental preparations for almost twenty minutes,I finally opened the chat window between the two of them.
The chat background between the two of them was a photo of Lily.
Just realizing this,my heart already started to ache.
I still held back my thoughts and scrolled through the phone screen bit by bit.
Finally,I scrolled the chat record to the day after Ethan and I got together.
"I'm in a relationship now."
"That's good.Talk to me less in the future.I'm afraid your girlfriend will be annoyed by me."
"She won't be."
"I'm just annoyed by girls causing trouble for me.I'm afraid it will waste my time."
"Then are you going to cut off contact with me?If so,I won't be in this relationship anymore."
"I just want to ask you one thing.If she comes to fight with me or asks you not to talk to me,will you break up with her or what?"
My fingers seemed to be trembling,and I desperately scrolled down the phone.
I tried my best to control my emotions.
It was with great difficulty that I scrolled to their chat tonight,only to see message after message sent by Ethan.
"Where are you?Are you drunk?Send me your location,and I'll come pick you up."
At the top,there was a video call from Lily,but Ethan had hung up on it.
Below Ethan's messages,there was a message from Lily,"It's okay.I just wanted to scold you.Since you're not available,forget it."
As if worried that something would happen to Lily,Ethan sent several messages in a row.
"Don't drink too much.If you want to scold me,wait until you come back.You can scold me face to face when you're back."
Actually,by this point,I had no strength left.
It was only four o'clock in the morning.
I didn't know how I managed to endure until Ethan woke up a little after eight o'clock in the morning.
Those more than four hours seemed really long.
But if I was really asked how long it was,I couldn't tell.
When Ethan woke up,I just stared blankly ahead.
I was thinking about how to bring up the topic of breaking up.
I had always been a proud person.I wanted to be the only one in someone's heart.
I don't know if he sensed something,but Ethan hugged me tightly and asked me over and over again:
"Honey,are you angry?I suddenly think I was so stupid yesterday.You're my wife.Why should I care about Lily?"
Looking at Ethan who was apologizing,I just felt a bit tired.
I gently patted Ethan's arm and said with a bit of weariness:
"I'm not angry.Now I need to go wash up first."
I avoided Ethan and stood in front of the sink.
An indescribable feeling welled up in my heart again.
I didn't know why the relationship between Ethan and me had suddenly become like this.
Clearly,we had gotten along so well before.
Finally,the tears welled up in my eyes again and fell down my cheeks.
The silent sobs eventually spread.
Just as I couldn't control my emotions,the bathroom door suddenly opened.
I saw Ethan's flustered figure rushing in,and he just stood there staring at me.
"Do you want to break up with me?"
His voice was a bit harsh,and there was extreme sadness and surprise on his face.
There was a flash of restraint in his eyes.
Finally,at this moment,I managed to control my expression and shook my head with difficulty.
I forced a smile that looked uglier than a cry.
"No."
"I saw it all.The message you sent to your best friend.You said you wanted to break up with me."
He looked like a poor kitten that had been abandoned by its owner.
He looked at me with those tearful eyes.
It was like a silent accusation.
I was stunned for a moment.
Clearly,I was the one who had been wronged.Why did he have such an expression?
I walked out of the bathroom,and he followed me closely.
It was as if he was afraid that I would disappear if he didn't keep an eye on me.
I opened my mouth,and finally,I gently hugged him.
"Ethan,I know you and Lily are very good friends.But I want to be someone's only one.Can you understand that?Since yesterday,there has been a rift between us."
"Sophia,please don't.I really know I was wrong.Don't say you want to break up,okay?I really lost my mind yesterday.Why did she have to call me out of the blue?I really know I was wrong."
Ethan's voice already had a sob in it.He looked at me with a bit of pleading.
It was as if he regarded me as his only hope.
I didn't know what I was thinking.I just felt that my thoughts were all in a mess now.
Finally,the tears welled up in my eyes again and flowed down.
I said:
"Everyone knows how good your relationship is,Ethan.What do you want me to do?"
"Sophia,don't cry.It's my fault.It's all my fault.No matter when you bring this up,it's my fault.Can I delete Lily's contact?I really can't live without you."
As Ethan said this,he took his phone and was about to delete Lily's contact.
I patted Ethan's shoulder and said in a hoarse voice:
"Ethan,do you think we can still go on?"
Ethan hugged me tightly and kept repeating:
"Yes,we definitely can.I only want you."
In the end,we still didn't break up.
I knew that I couldn't bear to leave Ethan.
Lily really disappeared from my sight after that.
It was as if there had never been such a person between Ethan and me.
Ethan also really kept the promise he made to me.He never said a word to Lily again.
Even when they met,they acted as if they didn't see each other and left in a hurry.
For a while,many people knew that Ethan and Lily had broken off their friendship.
The two people who used to have a very good and inseparable relationship had broken up.
Only I knew in my heart that this time,I was the winner.
Lily wanted to arouse Ethan's feelings for her by pretending to be drunk.
Why couldn't I take this opportunity to put myself in the so-called disadvantaged position in the eyes of others?
After all,if I didn't make good use of my skills,it would be a pity,right?
At this moment,I was lying in Ethan's arms.
Looking at the way Ethan had eyes only for me,I smiled even more brightly.
Let those irrelevant people fade away like smoke in the wind.
Isn't it also a kind of beauty to leave each other alone and not disturb one another?
The story belonging to the two of us was slowly unfolding like a scroll.
I raised my head and looked out the window.It seemed that the sunlight had become even brighter.
