On the day of the divorce, my husband repented, and after my in-laws came to the door with a gift, I realized the truth behind it
After ten o'clock, Wormwood succeeded in soothing the three-year-old Pearl to sleep. Habitually, Pearls always tugged at her mother's hair before falling asleep. Wormwood carefully untied a strand of hair held by her little hand, covered Pearl's quilt, and quietly left the room.
She opened the drawer and took out her ID card, marriage certificate, household registration book, and the divorce agreement that had already been signed. She looked at the two **s and gently put them in her bag.
Tomorrow is the last day of the cooling-off period for divorce, and you can get a divorce certificate.
Imagine Xie Hui waiting for her at the Civil Affairs Bureau, or his wife Dong Jia staring at her with fierce eyes. Divorce was not sudden for wormwood, but the former family eventually collapsed. She looked at the sleeping pearl and sighed.
After packing up, Wormwood lay on the bed, looking at Zhu'er's long eyelashes and the smile on the corner of her mouth, she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant in her heart.
Perhaps subconsciously, she still feels a little unwilling to this divorce. During the night, she woke up several times, and every time she woke up, she thought, after the divorce, Zhu'er asked her father, how should she answer?Do you mean that Dad is busy with work, or is Dad on a business trip and will have to wait a long time to come back?
Either way, it doesn't seem to fit well. Thinking about it, she fell asleep again.
The next morning, after sending Zhu'er to kindergarten, Wormwood hurried to the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was already half past nine, and Xie Hui should have arrived early, but when she walked into the marriage registration office, she didn't see him.
In this place where her future is at stake, Xie Hui no longer shows positive intentions, and even the divorce he once thought about day and night seems to be a thing of the past. Wormwood thought to herself, maybe they really should get divorced.
Wormwood was a little annoyed, so she dialed Xie Hui's **. Said angrily: "Xie Hui, are you talking about it?"As soon as the cooling-off period arrives, it is time to ***
However, there was only a "beep" sound in **, and no one answered.
She was even more angry, so she sent Xie Hui a WeChat message: "Haven't you always wanted a divorce?"Why don't you come yet?”
Still no response.
It was past ten o'clock, and Wormwood decided not to wait any longer. If Xie Hui really wanted to divorce, he should at least wait for her at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau and call a car for her. She didn't want to be wronged again.
Hurried to the library, Wormwood saw that Sister Li had been substitute for her for a while.
Sister Li asked with concern, "Is everything going well?"”
Wormwood shook her head and said hatefully, "I didn't see him at all." ”
Sister Li looked at her expression, wisely chose not to ask more, and left.
Sitting at her desk, Wormwood's gaze fell on today's newspaper. The headline on the front page is a ** of a woman lying on the mountain road, with stones scattered on the ground, and the title reads: "The woman ran Qingfeng Ridge at night and was hit by falling rocks and died." ”
She didn't read deeply, she just sighed. There are always too many accidents in life, how could this woman think of being hit by a stone while running at night?And how could she herself have thought that Xie Hui, who had walked side by side, would actually let her go at the juncture of divorce.
She couldn't help but feel angry.
A day has passed, and Xie Hui still has no news.
Three days have passed, and there is still no news from Xie Hui.
A week has passed, and there is still no news from Xie Hui.
This was far beyond Wormwood's expectations.
Ten years ago, Wormwood, who was just starting out of school, applied for the university and became a librarian. One day, in a drizzling rain, she stepped off the bus and suddenly noticed that a tall man in front of her seemed to have a wallet that had not been zipped properly.
She shouted loudly, "Hey, your stuff is off!".However, her voice was quickly drowned out by the surrounding **, so she picked up her wallet. The man had long legs and a fast stride, and Wormwood had to trot a few steps to catch up.
Hey, wait!”
At last he caught the man's attention, and when he looked back, he saw a young girl, and with some surprise and joy, Wormwood said, "Your wallet has been dropped." The man took it and thanked him repeatedly.
This is called fate.
However, a week later, at the end of the night shift, Wormwood could not wait for the bus, and the sky began to rain. On the night of early winter, Wormwood did not bring an umbrella, so she had to turn on Didi for emergency. She saw that there were still ten people waiting in line in front of her, and when she saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, a car stopped beside her.
A man poking his head out of the car window didn't say a word: "Get in the car!".”
Wormwood thought it was a stranger's teasing and ignored him. The man said, "Hurry up, you can't park here for too long." ”
Wormwood looked up, only to realize that the person was the one who had lost his wallet the other day.
Although it was a little embarrassing, the rain became heavier and heavier, and she had to get into the car.
The man introduced himself as Xie Hui, and said that he drove a friend's car to the airport today, and when he came back and passed by here, he saw her by chance, and he thought about returning the favor.
Xie Hui is two years older than Wormwood and is a salesman for a company.
Wormwood is silent, while Xie Hui is talkative – that's the job of sales.
At the beginning of the new year, Wormwood received a postcard with warm candlelight and roses printed on a pink background.
It reads: We will meet by fate, Xie Hui.
Such postcards are rare in modern social methods, but for wormwood, it is more romantic than cold WeChat and mobile phone text messages.
Back then, she was a love brain full of fantasies. Recalling the acquaintance with Xie Hui, it seems to be fate. She remembered a Qiong Yao drama she watched when she was a child, and sang in the theme song: "The first chance meeting, the smoke is cloudy, and the rain is cloudy;The second chance encounter, the smoke was cloudy, and the rain was cloudy."
Their acquaintance may really be a matter of fate.
After a year of dating, they entered the palace of marriage.
Having been worried about the stress of life, they postponed their plans to have children. It wasn't until Xie Hui's career improved that they were finally able to say goodbye to the days of renting a house - they bought a three-room house.
It's been two years since Xie Hui's anomaly was discovered.
At that time, Zhu'er was just one year old, but Xie Hui always worked overtime.
Wormwood never doubted him, and despite their marriage and house purchase, the Xie family never contributed a penny - Xie Hui came from a poor background.
Wormwood is simple and kind, she thinks about him and doesn't ask for anything. Therefore, she believed that she was so sincere to him, how could he fail her?In her heart, people should be equal in their mutual giving.
Once at dinner with some of Xie Hui's colleagues, Wormwood complained that Xie Hui often came home late from overtime.
A colleague smiled: "Ah Hui is busy training newcomers. Wormwood thought it was a joke and didn't pay much attention to it.
Xie Hui also told her that he had brought an apprentice named Dong Jia, who was very smart, sensible, very capable, and a very potential sales talent.
Wormwood didn't think much of it. But that's not to say that there are no problems with her marriage to Xie Hui — in fact, there have always been problems, but all the contradictions are less important than livelihoods. However, when the house was bought and life gradually stabilized, the differences between them gradually became apparent.
Wormwood is content with an elegant life, likes to read, watch movies, listen to **, and enjoy the stars in the summer. Family gatherings, there is a sense of ritual.
Xie Hui, on the other hand, is focused on making money, not just for the sake of making money, he aspires to be a leader, his goals are clear and firm, and everything else is not so important in his eyes. As a result, he forgot about Wormwood's birthday, wedding anniversary, and even forgot to welcome the New Year with his wife and children.
Always in the middle of the night, he came home drunk.
Wormwood inevitably complained, and the two inevitably quarreled, while Xie Hui never apologized, and never noticed Wormwood's hard work in taking care of the housework and children.
After a quarrel, Wormwood happened to see a WeChat message sent by Xie Hui to Dong Jia: "Between husband and wife, it is either a favor or a grievance." "It made her feel that something was wrong, at least not appropriate.
Xie Hui once told her that he had brought an apprentice named Dong Jia, a young girl. Wormwood didn't think deeply. However, when she found out that Xie Hui disliked her, she began to become suspicious.
She asked Xie Hui, but he said impatiently: "You are suspicious all day long, it's really boring." ”
Boring?All the things in the family are in charge of Wormwood, but fortunately, Zhu'er is in the kindergarten of the unit, except for the mortgage, Xie Hui has almost no contribution.
At that time, although the wormwood was angry, it was not desperate.
Gradually, however, she felt Xie Hui's indifference to her.
As he grew wealthier, he often attended various social occasions, but never brought wormwood with him.
He will casually mention whose girlfriend, whose wife's salary is high, and how much the provident fund is. It turned out that he disliked her for making less money.
Wormwood's salary is indeed not high, but she is well-off enough, she is not demanding of material things, her family is harmonious and beautiful, and her greatest wish is to have a happy family.
One day, Wormwood went out to run errands, and inadvertently looked up and saw two people holding hands on the street corner, very intimate. The man was wearing a black trench coat, and she recognized it as Xie Hui at a glance. The woman's long hair is dyed blonde, she wears jeans and sneakers, and her tight top looks youthful and attractive.
A sharp pain crossed Wormwood's heart, she didn't know if there was a psychological induction, the woman turned around, Wormwood had already taken out her mobile phone, thinking that she could only take pictures of her back, but she took pictures of her face and Xie Hui's back.
It was a face with heavy makeup, red and purple, dazzlingly white, with an unfinished smile on the corner of her mouth, as if Xie Hui had just said something that made her very happy.
Wormwood has always been without makeup, but she is recognized as having an outstanding temperament.
That night, Xie Hui came home late, but instead of entering the house, he sat on the sofa and saw the cold wormwood - normally, the wormwood should have fallen asleep with the child.
Wormwood reminded him to make a light voice, not to wake the child, and then threw the ** at his feet.
Xie Hui picked it up, and his face turned red and white.
Wormwood whispered, "Didn't you say I was suspicious?"”
Xie Hui was a little flustered, and first blamed her in turn, saying that she was following him.
Wormwood sneered: "It's just that God can't bear to see you deceive me again." ”
Xie Hui said: "Then let's get a divorce." ”
This caught Wormwood by surprise, she thought that in the face of ironclad evidence, he would admit his mistake and turn back. However, he broke the jar and broke it.
That night, Xie Hui spent the night on the sofa and disappeared the next day.
At first, Wormwood still had some hope for the future, but she couldn't ignore Zhu'er's dark eyes and looked for her father everywhere, but she refused to take the initiative to contact Xie Hui because of her self-esteem.
However, one day, she received a message from Dong Jia and wanted to meet and talk.
In a rose café, Dong Jia is really a delicate woman, young and fashionable. She ordered two cups of coffee for Wormwood and herself, and said, "Things must be reversed, Mr. Xie came to me because there was a problem in your marriage." ”
Wormwood learned that Xie Hui was already the sales director. She sneered and said: "When he has nothing, when we need the support of my mother's family to buy a house, when his relatives need help, our marriage is not a problem." ”
Dong Jia smiled even more proudly: "This can only prove that Mr. Xie doesn't love you, he is out of the mentality of not choosing food and choosing a wife when he is hungry." You should know that, you see, now you have no value, and I can bring him more resources. ”
These words were an understatement, but they were like a hard slap in the face of wormwood.
Yes, everyone is a "warm man", but "warm" does not necessarily exist for you.
Wormwood was desperate and agreed to the divorce agreement, but the house was not given up, and the marital savings were divided equally, and Zhu'er paid alimony with her and Xie Hui.
Since Xie Hui became a sales director, his income has increased significantly, and he has no hesitation in divorcing.
In fact, everything in life is a habit, the divorce cooling-off period is thirty days, they have never met or beaten ** again, and Wormwood has gradually adapted to it - in Xie Hui, she is already worthless, so why bother to be bored. Zhu'er rarely mentions her father anymore.
Wormwood stopped thinking about these worries, and she focused all her attention on herself except taking care of Pearl. She always wanted to learn to dance, so she went to the same institution where Zhu'er learned dance and enrolled in Latin dance. She already has an outstanding temperament, and after learning to dance, she seems to be full of charm in her gestures.
On Sunday, Wormwood and Pearls each went to their own dance studio. When Wormwood was changing clothes in the locker room, her phone rang, and it was actually her father-in-law - this was the first time they had called her ** after marriage.
Wormwood was a little embarrassed, if it weren't for Xie Hui's dragging, she would have cut off contact with his family a long time ago.
However, on the other end of the **, before she could speak, her father-in-law informed her that she was going to see Zhu'er at noon, and she had already got on the bus.
Come and see the pearls?Somewhat inexplicable. Didn't they always dislike Zhu'er for being a daughter?
Walking to the door, Wormwood found that her parents-in-law were already waiting.
The two old men stood downstairs and looked around, and when they saw Zhu'er and wormwood, they immediately smiled on their faces.
The mother-in-law actually said to Zhu'er: "Our granddaughter is so beautiful, grandma misses you so much." The father-in-law looked a little nervous, and he was still holding two bulging bags in his hands.
After entering the house, the father-in-law took out the salted goose, salted duck and fresh grass eggs from the bag. This left Wormwood very confused.
After so many years of marriage, Wormwood has always complained about the Xie family - they have never given any support, and the other siblings of the Xie family have always thought of them when they need help.
At first, Wormwood felt obliged, but then she gradually heard that it was because Xie Hui had the ability to say it, and she was considered to have climbed the Xie family. This made her heart gradually turn cold.
Therefore, when she saw her in-laws so enthusiastic, she was very surprised, and secretly thought that there must be something catty, so she decided to strike first.
After Wormwood asked Pearls to bring tea and fruit to her grandparents, she asked her to go back to her room to play with blocks.
Then she said: "Maybe you don't know yet, Xie Hui and I have signed a divorce agreement, and we just need to get the certificate." ”
The old couple glanced at each other.
The father-in-law said, "Wormwood, I know that you are dissatisfied, and we understand, but you haven't received the certificate yet." The child is still so young, why rush to divorce?”
Wormwood responded: "It's not that I have to divorce, I also want to give my children a complete home." But he has someone else outside, and the woman has found me, and there is no way to undo it. ”
The father-in-law stammered and said, "Why can't it be recovered, that woman has passed away, you don't have to worry about it anymore!."”
Passed away?Wormwood was taken aback. It turned out that the reason why Xie Hui had not gone through the formalities was because the woman died unexpectedly.
On the day of the divorce, Xie Hui repented, and after her in-laws gave her gifts, she learned the truth behind it.
Seeing Wormwood's shocked expression, the mother-in-law said hesitantly: "On the day you were about to get the certificate, the woman had an accident and was stoned to death while running. ”
This made Wormwood even more dumbfounded.
As if fate really has unpredictable powers, the first news on the day she received her certificate was that a woman was stoned to death. She never expected that the woman would be Xie Hui's affair partner.
The father-in-law said: "Fortunately, Ah Hui ran behind her that day, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." ”
The mother-in-law gave her father-in-law a blank look, he quickly shut up, and said to Wormwood: "So you can rest assured now, after all, you haven't officially received the certificate yet." Live your life well and give your children a complete home. In the future, there will be another boy, and we will help take care of it, okay?”
Wormwood sneered in her heart. It seems that the in-laws are aware of Xie Hui's affair and even support, otherwise why did they keep silent before?She once heard her father-in-law mention that whose son married the daughter of a great eunuch family, his career was smooth sailing, and the whole family lived a superior life.
And judging from the conversation between Xie Hui and the woman, the woman's family may not be simple, so the in-laws probably support Xie Hui's divorce, after all, Wormwood's family is just an ordinary worker.
However, the woman's death did not cause grief for her parents-in-law, but only glad that her son escaped. This selfishness and indifference chilled Wormwood's heart. And then, they actually came to beg her - it's ridiculous, her original partner actually became a spare tire. And I hope that this spare tire will give birth to a boy.
Wormwood didn't speak. It happened that Zhu'er's friends were downstairs calling her to play together, so Wormwood pulled Zhu'er downstairs, not planning to let her in-laws stay for dinner.
The old couple waited for half an hour, and when they saw that the mother and daughter were no longer coming back, they felt bored, so they also left.
Not long after, when Wormwood came home from work, she found that Sister Li's eyes were red, and she couldn't help asking, "What happened?"”
Sister Li sighed and said, "I just received a ** from Tian Tian's head teacher, saying that Tian Tian's state has become very bad again, and the teacher found that she has new scars on her wrists. ”
The news weighed on Wormwood's heart. Tian Tian often came to the library with her mother when she was a child, she was a beautiful little girl, everyone liked her very much, and her smile was a source of happiness for everyone.
Sister Li and her husband divorced when Tian Tian was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and Tian Tian didn't seem to show anything abnormal at that time. However, in the third year of junior high school, perhaps because of puberty, coupled with the pressure of the high school entrance examination, Tiantian suddenly became like a different person, she no longer communicated with her mother, was afraid of all kinds of voices, and began to harm herself.
Wormwood hugged Sister Li and said, "I'll accompany you to pick up Tiantian." She thinks that a little more love might make Tian Tian better.
When Wormwood arranged for the neighbor's grandmother to pick up her son, she and Sister Li waited early at the school gate.
Time passed minute by minute, but the child did not appear for a long time. Sister Li tried to call, but no one answered, but the watch showed that Tian Tian was still in the classroom. An hour passed, the crowd at the school dispersed, and Tian Tian appeared alone at the door.
However, the scene was shocking. Tian Tian's face was lifeless, and her eyes were cold and erratic.
Sister Li stepped forward and said softly, "I'll help you get your schoolbag." ”
Tian Tian instinctively took a step back and screamed, "Don't touch me!".She began to tremble all over, and one hand was on her trouser leg, clenched into a fist.
Wormwood saw the new scars on her wrists, and her heart became heavier. At this time, Tian Tian noticed Wormwood and nodded to her, which was regarded as a hello.
This scene made Wormwood's heart tug.
Tian Tian ignored them and walked forward on her own. Sister Li kept a distance of one meter from her and followed behind, then smiled bitterly at Wormwood and waved her hand. It means to tell her not to come.
Wormwood had no choice but to wave goodbye to Sister Li, her heart was extremely heavy, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that the sweet little girl would become like this, her heart was very heavy, and she couldn't help worrying about Zhu'er.
Pearl, pearl, the pearl of her palm. If she and Xie Hui were separated, would Zhu'er become like this?
When Wormwood arrived home, she wanted to pick up Zhu'er, but she heard Zhu'er's laughter, and she came into the living room to see that Xie Hui was back, and the father and daughter were playing with puzzle toys on the sofa.
As soon as she saw wormwood, Zhu'er ran over excitedly and said, "Mom, Mom, Dad came back from a business trip and brought me toys." ”
These days, as soon as Zhu'er asked her father, Wormwood said that her father was on a business trip.
Xie Hui also stood up, lost a lot of weight, and his beard was unshaven - it could be seen that he was really sad, maybe he was really moved. But the truth, who can say for sure - if you meet someone who is smarter and more capable than Dong Jia and has a better family background, how can you guarantee that Xie Hui will not change his heart?
Xie Hui said: "I'm back." ”
After her in-laws left that day, Wormwood made up her mind that this marriage must be divorced.
However, looking at Zhu'er's excited red face, Wormwood couldn't be ruthless to drive Xie Hui away.
The first time I didn't get rid of him, he came back every day. Wormwood just insists that he's just Pearl's dad. They stayed in two different rooms.
A month has passed, everything is calm, and everyone respects each other.
In December, a routine health check was carried out at the unit. While Wormwood was doing an ultrasound of her abdomen, the doctor examined her several times with great detail and then told her that she had a tumor on her liver.
Wormwood was shocked, she had always felt that she was in good health, and she had been practicing dance consistently, believing that she was living a regular life. She was scared.
At this time, she felt compelled to share this fear with others, so she instinctively dialed Xie Hui's mobile phone.
Wormwood said in a panic: "I just had a physical examination, and the doctor said that I had a tumor on my liver. ”
She thought he would be as worried as she was, but there was a long silence on the other end before he finally said, "Oh, I'm in a meeting." ”
It was a bitter cold wind that day, which ruffled wormwood's hair, and her heart seemed to be covered with cold. She tried to comfort herself, forget it, forget it, he was just Pearl's father, but deep down she was still hurt.
She chose to go to a bigger hospital for a check-up, and the doctor's words reassured her that it was just a tiny hemangioma, which was fine and could not be worried.
That night, she breathed a sigh of relief and cooked herself a sumptuous dinner. However, Xie Hui came back with a sad face, and she didn't want to pay attention to him.
Xie Hui said: "Life has destiny, and this time I was promoted to vice president of the company, I thought I had a good chance." Wormwood didn't respond, but Xie Hui continued: "It would be nice if Dong Jia was here, her uncle is the secretary of the municipal party committee." ”
This angered Wormwood, and she said, "Then you go to her!."”
Xie Hui couldn't bear himself anymore, and shouted: "You know that you are in a daze, and you won't let me have a little bit of fun." ”
The intensifying argument between the two frightened Pearl, who covered her ears and began to cry.
Wormwood immediately stopped arguing, picked up Zhu'er, wiped away her tears, kissed her, and said sorry to her, and Zhu'er gradually calmed down. However, at night, Pearl's dream cried again, and even got up from the bed and kept crying—and Wormwood realized how frightened Pearl's was to be.
This time the quarrel broke more than a month of silence. Xie Hui always looked unhappy when he came home, and Zhu'er became timid. Wormwood was in a depressed mood, so she bought a new orange-pink coat online with earrings of the same color - Wormwood has an excellent figure, and wearing new clothes is a way for her to get rid of the pain.
Wearing a brand-new dress of wormwood came to the unit, everyone on the road cast strange eyes, but her mood was much better.
When she went home to pick up Zhu'er, Zhu'er saw her new outfit and kept saying, "Mom is so beautiful, Mom is so pretty." ”
Wormwood happily made a sumptuous dinner, Xie Hui came back, and Zhu'er said, "Dad, Mom is so beautiful today." ”
Xie Hui glanced at the wormwood and said, "It's okay." ”
Wormwood was shocked in her heart, she was really angry, and she wanted to quarrel, but after taking a look at Zhu'er, she finally swallowed her anger.
However, she understood that she and Xie Hui were actually two completely different people.
She values companionship and care for each other in everyday life, while Xie Hui is ambitious, with power and wealth as the ultimate goal. She seemed insignificant in the face of this goal, and her kindness and duty were useless manifestations in his eyes.
He has formed such an opinion, so no matter how good-looking and excellent she is, he can't see it. At the end of the day, it's just because the two have different values.
Wormwood made the decision to divorce, a decision made after Sister Li accompanied Tian Tian to see a psychiatrist.
Sister Li bluntly told Wormwood that she regretted that she used to quarrel with her husband when Tian Tian was a child. The child was scared, and she told the psychiatrist that her mind was filled with the two angry faces of her parents, and she was afraid of the sound because the sound of her parents' roaring had always been a shadow that she couldn't get rid of.
Before the third year of junior high school, all this was buried deep in her heart. In the third year of junior high school, the pressure of the high school entrance examination made her unable to suppress it anymore, and all her fears and resentments burst out like a volcano.
Fortunately, after a few sessions of help from a psychiatrist, Tian Tian has gotten a lot better.
This reminded Wormwood of the scene when she and Xie Hui quarreled that night, and Zhu'er cried in her dream.
Due to different values, she and Xie Hui can't reach a consensus, even if she can bear it, Xie Hui won't stop, it's too difficult not to quarrel - she will get sick herself if she holds it in her heart, but quarreling will scare the child.
Therefore, she made the decision to divorce, at least so that the child could no longer witness the vicious appearance of her and Xie Hui. And in the same city, Xie Hui can visit his children at any time.
The divorce settlement still lies quietly in a drawer.
Xie Hui was resistant to this at first, but in the face of Wormwood's firm will, he no longer insisted. This time, they went to the formalities together, and it was quickly completed.
The winter sun was extraordinarily warm, and Wormwood was in a flat mood, and she had turned the page of life.
Life will go on.