When Rong Xiaozhen returned to Beijing, she looked a lot more haggard. Her habits had also changed drastically. She didn't come back from Monday to Friday, but she would sometimes come back on Saturday and Sunday. Ding Nan had once asked him if he had been acting strangely recently. What was wrong? He repeatedly said that it was fine, it was fine, he was just a little busy.
Ever since they parted ways at the train station, she and Sun Guowei had not seen each other again. They only contacted each other via text messages every night. They only had a few short greetings and reminders. He told her to focus on preparing for the exam. This was a very rational man who understood the big picture and knew what was important. Many years later, Ding Nan still thought so, even after he left her.
On Saturday night, she was sitting on the sofa memorizing political matters when Rong Xiaozhen pushed open the door and walked in heavily.
"Crazy! Can't you knock first? I was scared to death. When did he become so unruly? What if I change my clothes or something?”She put down the book in her hand and scolded. They had lived together for a long time and were used to it. They were both friends and family. It was common for them to treat each other's harshness as intimacy.
"It's winter, what clothes can you change into? Didn't I see that your door was ajar? If you were to close it tightly, how could I not knock?”He didn't care and sat on her bed.
"Just returned? It's cold outside, isn't it?"
"It's quite cold. It seems to have frozen. Winter had come early this year. Revising again?"
"Yes, the exam is coming soon. It's been less than two months."
"Why did you think of the postgraduate entrance examination? You can calm down."
"If I don't take the postgraduate entrance exam, what am I going to do? Unlike you, who has a happy family and a loving lover, my future is uncertain.”
He smiled and was silent for a while. The expression on his face gradually became unfathomable.
" Perhaps, every one of us is fighting against this unchanging boredom in our hearts. Once the time is right and the conditions are right, we will live according to our own wishes. Happiness? Perfect? Kexin? I'm quite envious of you for being so calm and collected.”
"What do you mean by carefree? It was just that there was no one in your heart. You didn't like or love anymore. You didn't cry or make a fuss. You weren't in a hurry to save her. You weren't sad or resentful. Everything was naturally light.”She looked at him, then shifted her gaze to the window. The window glass was blurry, and because of the heat in the room and the steam from the kitchen, there seemed to be water droplets.
"Do you think I'm very happy?”he asked in a strange tone.
"Why is this so strange? Wasn't it? Are you going to tell me that you're not happy?" Thinking of Rong Xiaozhen's recent abnormal behavior, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"That's true. I used to think that I was very happy. Other than that family and her, I only thought about how to earn more money and bring her over as soon as possible. You all see that I don't spend money, don't play, and don't have any other social interactions, right? That's because my heart is small, simple, and easily satisfied.”As he spoke, the smile on his face slowly faded and was replaced by melancholy.
"Yeah, we all know that. Is there a problem now?”She had already expected him to continue, so she couldn't help but ask.
"I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy. On the second day of the one-month celebration, my wife wanted to divorce me.”He leaned forward and stared at her with wide eyes, looking as if he might go crazy at any moment.
Ding Nan was so frightened by him that she couldn't help but lean back, wanting to stay away from him.
"Did something make her angry? You're throwing a tantrum." she asked.
"I don't know, I don't know. I can't remember anything. She just insisted on getting a divorce.”He spoke very quickly and looked left and right from time to time as if there was something scary on the bed. He looked very uneasy.
"Which woman doesn't go crazy? He just had to coax her and let her go. If a woman allowed you to be quiet and happy every day without losing your temper or losing your mind, then this woman most likely did not love you and only wanted you.”She mobilized all the information about relationships that she had stored in her brain to help him analyze and comfort him.
"You don't know how serious it is now. On the second day of the one-month celebration, after all the guests left, she said that she wanted a divorce and didn't want me to touch her and the child. She didn't want me to stay at home and said that she would leave with the child. After that, I didn't leave. She left with the child. For a few days, I couldn't find her anywhere. Her phone was switched off. I asked her family, but they all said they didn't know. Later, when I looked at the house, the property ownership certificate, passbook, and card were all gone.”He stood up irritably and walked to the window.
"What? There was such a thing? Were there any signs before? Did anything special happen between the two of you? She didn't say why it was like this. Didn't I give you a reason?" She was stunned for a moment.
"She insisted on getting a divorce without saying anything. I suspect that she is having an affair. My nephew is in the same unit as her. He said that a few months ago, he felt that she and their unit's boss were very ambiguous and abnormal. At that time, she was pregnant for a few months and we were very close. When my nephew said it, I didn't even think about it and felt that it was impossible.”He walked back to the bed and sat down.
"Then this woman is too irresponsible. She should at least give you a reason. Then…then is it possible that this child isn't yours?”She thought for a moment and asked. This kind of question was more sensitive. Ordinary people might be taboo, but their relationship was considered close. Other than the matter that Liu Fang mentioned last time, they basically talked about everything, so they did not avoid it.
"A lot of people have asked me this question. I've thought about it too, but my sister and the others said that the child looks quite like me.”He laughed, as if he found it funny.
"Are there any other signs? It was impossible for her not to leave any traces of such a big incident.”she asked again.
"You know, I'm in Beijing and don't go back often. Besides, I'm a simple and slow-witted person. I thought that after marrying her into the family, earning money and letting her live a good life, there would be nothing else. Who knew that there would be such complications?”He looked puzzled.
Ding Nan really wanted to ask him if his wife knew about his bisexuality, but he thought about it and held back. No matter how he analyzed it, he still felt that it was impossible. Even if a woman knew about this kind of thing, she would persuade him many times before giving him an ultimatum. Only if it didn't work would she leave. However, judging from Rong Xiaozhen's calm expression, it had nothing to do with this matter.
"Oh right, I was so angry that I forgot to mention that her name is on the property ownership certificate, and the loan for the house has just been paid off. I now suspect that she had planned this all along.”He became agitated again and paced up and down the room.
"Why is there only her name? Did she buy it herself before she got married?”She asked as she looked at her phone. It was almost ten o'clock.
"It was the down payment from our savings before we got married. At that time, she said to write her name, and I agreed without thinking. Who knew that something like this would happen?"
"And then? You never saw her again? She didn't ask anyone to bring you any message?”
"No, it's just that on the day she left with the child, she said that she wouldn't see me again. If I didn't get a divorce, she would get a lawyer to tell me.”
"I was wondering why you've been acting so strangely recently. When your wife came, I noticed that she was left-handed. People say that left-handed people are smart. Maybe she was really playing tricks on you.”
"Yes, that's what the old people say. The property ownership certificate, passbook, and card were all in her name, and she had taken them all. This woman must have planned this long ago. I only thought that my wife would take care of the family's finances. Who knew that it would turn out like this? I really have nothing now. I'm really going crazy."
"Ask a lawyer or check the relevant laws. Maybe the situation won't be so bad.”
"You said that I treated her wholeheartedly and wanted her to live a better life. What mistake did I make? Why did she do this to me? I really can't figure it out." Anger and confusion made his face contort. His brows were tightly knitted, and a faint "Chuan" word appeared between his eyebrows.
"This woman owes you both emotionally and financially. I know that you must be in pain and hate her very much now. However, if we hate someone, we won't be able to hurt the other party. We will only hurt ourselves, hurt ourselves, and hurt our bodies. If we change our way of thinking and feel that the other party is not worth it, will we be free? Come on, try it. Think about it. This person is really not worth it. I've already wasted so much time and energy on her previously. Why should I continue to waste it? With this time, let's think about what to do in the future.”She thought about it for a long time and comforted him.
"Yeah, that's true." He sighed and stopped talking.
After that, Rong Xiaozhen didn't go to the house anymore. She often didn't see him for more than ten days. When she came back occasionally, he would either say that he was on a business trip or that he was staying at his male colleague's house.
After a few months of hard work, Ya Jing and Fang Yuan finally settled on a one-bedroom house not far from their current address. They were just waiting to move in after the renovation was completed. Not long after that, the two of them registered their marriage, invited their friends to gather, and held a ceremony in their hometown.
On a weekend in December, Ding Nan took a day off and went to a famous political sprint class in Haidian for three days. Previously, she had consulted the seniors who had already passed the exam in previous years and asked them how to review English and politics. They all said that it was useless to take the postgraduate entrance exam in English and that they could only rely on their usual accumulation. However, politics was different. It mainly relied on the teachers of the key classes and the sprint classes to highlight the key points. Therefore, she only chose the politics class.
The night before the National Master's Entrance Examination, an hour earlier than usual, Sun Guowei sent her a message, telling her to go to bed early at night and rest up to prepare for the next day. However, she suffered from severe insomnia before the exam. She almost couldn't fall asleep on the first day of the politics exam and handed in the paper in a daze. She didn't grasp the time well for English, so she had two big questions left.
On the night after the exam ended, she had just walked out of the school gate when the phone in her bag rang crazily. She took it out and saw that it was Sun Guowei's.
She pressed the answer button and cried. After a while, she sobbed and said,"I'm sorry! I didn't do well!"
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