My name is Ma Li, I am 28 years old, I originally had a happy family, a husband who loved me, a smart and lovely son, and a stable job. My life seemed to be going according to plan. However, beneath this seemingly calm surface, my heart was full of exhaustion and stress.
My husband had an accident at the construction site two years ago and lost both legs because he fell drunk in the snow due to drinking. As I was busy taking care of my paralyzed husband and young son, I felt like I was running out of breath.
My friends around me have advised me more than once to find someone to marry again, and not to delay my life like this. But every time I see my husband lying on the bed, I can't help but think of the scene when we met, and my tears can't stop flowing, and I don't have the courage to run away from him.
In this way, I spent two years of suffering, but fortunately, my work was more effective, I was promoted to management, and my salary increased a lot.
I am running around at three o'clock every day, getting up early to prepare a day's meal for my husband and keep it warm with a rice cooker, so that when my husband wants to eat, it is hot. After doing everything for him, he went to send his son to childcare, and then went to work again. At night, I had to rush to pick up my son after work, and then go home grocery shopping.
After a long time, I was also deeply tired, and in order to relieve the pressure, I decided to use the vacation to go back to my parents' house to rest for a while. My mother was a gentle and considerate woman, she always understood my inner pain and struggles, and she asked me to take my son home for two days, and they also wanted to meet their grandson.
My mother is also not in good health, she has high blood pressure all the year round, and the medicine does not leave her body, and there is no way to take the car, so I can only go back to visit her every time.
Before I left, I hired a young nanny named Lily to take care of my husband. Lily was introduced by my colleague and said that she was young and lively, about the same age as me, very responsible, and said that she would be a good helper.
As we parted, I hugged my husband tightly and told them I would be back soon. And my husband smiled and nodded, holding my hand tightly, reluctant to let go. I told them not to worry and that I would be back as soon as possible.
When I got home, I immediately felt an inexplicable sense of unease. Although my colleagues said that Lily was a responsible nanny, I couldn't help but worry about my husband, after all, this was the first time I had left my husband's side in two years, and I didn't know if he was alone or irresponsible when I wasn't there.
At night, I tossed and turned in my mother's room, unable to sleep, and the worries in my heart kept me at ease. In the end, I decided to take a look at the surveillance and check what was going on at home.
The reason why there is monitoring is that it was installed when my husband had an accident, so that I can check my husband's movements at any time when I am at work.
I turned on the computer and opened the monitoring software, and there were two screens, one showing the living room and the other showing the bedroom.
I saw Lily sitting on the couch watching TV while my husband was playing on his phone in the room, and seeing that my husband was unharmed, my worries eased a little.
However, just as I was about to turn off the surveillance, I suddenly saw a dark shadow coming out of the toilet in the living room. I was shocked and immediately zoomed in. I saw the black shadow slowly walking towards Lily, and I suddenly felt bad in my heart, could it be that the black shadow was going to do something to Lily?Who is the Dark Shadow?And how did he get in?
As the shadow got closer, I finally saw the face of the shadow clearly, it was a man about 30 years old, his eyes were full of malice and made me shudder.
I watched the surveillance footage in horror, filled with doubts and fear. Why would the man be so hostile to Lily?What the hell is he trying to do?Will it be bad for my husband?I had to figure it all out, or I wouldn't be able to leave the house with peace of mind.
I wanted to call Lily and ask, but I looked at the scene in the picture and I hesitated.
The footage shows that although the man was unfriendly to Lily, he did not hurt Lily. On the other hand, although Lily's face is full of anger, she acts as if everything is under her control.
The man sat in my living room for a while, ate a lot of my snacks, and then prepared to leave, and when he left, he packed a lot of it and took it with him, and even took the leg of mutton from my refrigerator.
I saw that Lily sent the man outside the door before he came in, and I knew that Lily must have known the man, and the relationship was not simple.
The next morning, I called Lily and told her I was going home. She seemed a little surprised, but she said yes.
When I got home, I went straight to Lily. I asked her if anything had happened to herLily's face turned pale when she heard my words, maybe she didn't know that I still had surveillance at home. She stammered, "No, nothing happened, I went to bed early after taking care of Mr. Yang yesterday!."”
I stared into her eyes and tried to get her to confess herself. Her eyes were filled with fear and nervousness, which made my doubts even deeper, to see what her purpose was.
But Lily doesn't say it, and I can't ask directly, I don't know what the man is going to do now, and even if I put the evidence in front of Lily now, she will find an excuse to prevaricate me.
I asked Lily to go grocery shopping on the grounds that I was buying groceries, and when I asked my husband, he looked confused and asked me when another man would come to my house.
It can be seen that my husband's heart is really big, and I really don't know what I fell in love with him.
I searched at home, except for some unimportant snacks, I didn't find any missing valuables, my jewelry, cash was still there.
Despite this, I still didn't worry about Lily, and I wanted to dismiss her, but after all, she had only been here for two days, and if a colleague asked, it would show that I didn't trust her. For the next few days, I spent the next few days secretly observing Lily's behavior.
But for the next few days, Lily was all right, except for cooking for us and helping me, and she was in her room when she was fine.
The more this happens, the more terrified I become, what the hell is Lily's secret?What is the relationship between that man and Lily?Another thing I'm also curious about, she is the same age as me, this age is usually just married, with her own children and family to take care of, why did Lily come out to be a nanny?
I have to figure it all out, or I won't be able to live in peace.
Soon my annual leave was over, and I didn't dismiss Lily, and I had to figure out who the man wasSecond, Lily is really attentive, and the food she cooks is also delicious, and I can relax a lot with her.
Just when I was at work, I vaguely felt in my heart that the man might be coming to our house again, I took out my mobile phone and opened the monitoring software and put it aside, while working, while keeping an eye on the situation at home.
In the afternoon, the man appeared. However, this time Lily did not let the man in, and the two stood in the doorway not knowing what they were talking about, but it was obvious that the man was very emotional.
My heart tensed up and I prayed that they wouldn't move. I hurriedly found a few male colleagues in the company and asked them to go back with me and block the man.
However, by the time I returned, the man had already left, and Lily was the only one sitting on the couch crying, with a visible five-finger print on her face.
When Lily saw me suddenly appear with a push, she pursed her lips and told us what had happened.
It turned out that the man was Lily's husband, a bastard who didn't do his job. According to Lily, she and her husband have no relationship at all, and the two did not know each other before they got married.
Lily originally also had a boyfriend who loved each other, the two were very affectionate, and they were about to get married, but his boyfriend's family background was very ordinary, and her father started with a lion and asked for a 200,000 dowry, but her boyfriend couldn't take it out at all. Later, her father wouldn't let her see her boyfriend.
Then not long after, her father led her current husband to their house, and her father gave her a lot of wine, and the two had a relationship, and then they got married in a daze.
After getting married, her husband's family treated her well, and the family also had money, but his husband played cards and drank all day long, and beat her at every turn, making him angry, and she couldn't stand it and ran out.
As for divorcing and marrying her husband, she didn't think about it, but it was impossible at all, not only her husband didn't agree, but even her father didn't agree.
Listening to Lily's crying, I didn't know what to do, it turned out that Lily's life was so miserable, and I couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.
But if this matter is not resolved, the man will come to the door again and again, which is also a potential threat to my husband.
After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to fire Lily, although it was not satisfactory, but I also had to think about my husband and our family.
In the end I gave Lily a month's fee and let her go. Do you think I'm doing the right thing?
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