09
A colleague from work.
We’d already broken up, so naturally, I couldn’t impose the boyfriend status on Zack anymore.
Zack clearly couldn’t accept this introduction and was about to speak with a hurt expression.
At that moment, the door of another private room opened, revealing a familiar delicate face.
“Zack, the soup is getting cold…
Her coquettish voice paused when she saw me, then became even more syrupy.
“Melody, you’re here for dinner too? Why don’t we join tables? The more the merrier
Seeing Zack’s pitiful expression, I suddenly felt like laughing
Fortunately, I had just introduced him as a work colleague. If I had introduced him as my boyfriend, wouldn’t I have had to explain his relationship with Claire to Ryan?
Moreover, the first time I caught Zack with Claire, he introduced me to her the same way.
At that time, we were already engaged, and I thought he would say I was his girlfriend.
Unexpectedly, he pointed at me with an extremely impatient attitude and told Claire that I was just a work colleague.
He refused to say I was his fiancée.
After I turned away with a gloomy face and stinging eyes, I even heard him carefully explain further to Claire.
“Although we’re work colleagues, we’re not that close.”
After returning home, we inevitably had a big fight over this…
Seeing me lost in thought, not answering Claire’s question, Ryan politely declined, “No, thank you. I’m not comfortable dining with strangers.”
Claire, who had always been invincible due to her beauty, was rejected so bluntly by a man for the first time. Her face flushed red, looking somewhat
unsightly
1, however, felt secretly pleased
Ignoring Zack’s hurt gaze, I led Ryan back to our private room.
As soon as we sat down a message came through on my phone
It was from Zack
“Melody, let’s go home together after you firish eating ”
I certainly didn’t ward to sit in his back seat agains
So I replied, “No, thanks Someone’s already giving me a ride”
He replied instantly. “Lets go together”
I couldn’t be bothered to respond to hum
After dinner, Ryan drove me back to the hotel.
As soon as I entered the room, Zack called.
“Melody, where are you? | ask
1 finished early and came back a while ago.”
He was instantly enraged. “You finished early? Why didn’t you tell me? Didn’t I say we’d go home together?”
“Do you know I’ve been waiting for your message? I was worried about disturbing your dinner, so I didn’t dare call to rush you. How could you do this. to me?”
He was full of grievances as if I had done something terribly wrong.
1 already told you someone was giving me a ride. I didn’t ask you to wait for me.”
He didn’t expect me to speak like this and was displeased. “But I already said we’d go together,”
1 didn’t agree, did 17”
He had no rebuttal, only muttering, “Well, you go to sleep first, I’ll be home soon.”
I hung up the phone, thinking how interesting this all was.
In the past, when he went out drinking, I’d worry about him getting drunk and always wait for him at the entrance.
Not daring to call and disturb his gathering. I could only watch the guests coming out anxiously.
I was walking on eggshells, afraid to blink lest I miss him.
I never thought there’d be a day when he’d be the one waiting anxiously for me.
I shook my head, shaking off the past, turned off my phone, and went to sleep.
The next morning when I turned on my phone, I found sixty–nine missed calls, all from Zack.
At that moment, he called again.
I didn’t answer.
He kept calling.
I put it on silent
After packing up, Ryan was waiting for me at the hotel entrance
We went to the airport together.
My phone kept ringing. Before boarding, I finally answered Zack’s call
“Melody, you didn’t come home last night. Where did you go? Why did you turn off your phone? Don’t you know how worried I was when I couldn’t reach you?”
Zack, let me remind you one more time, we’ve broken up. We don’t have a home together anymore. Don’t call me again in the future”
1 said I don’t agree to break up. We’re supposed to get married.”
I chuckled lightly. “And then on the day of the proposal, you leave me alone in a couple’s restaurant, not coming home all night to accompany another
