On the day of the divorce, my husband repented, and after my in-laws came to the door with a gift, I understood the truth behind it
It was late, and Wormwood carefully coaxed the three-year-old Pearl to sleep, and the little one always had to pull her hair to fall asleep. Wormwood carefully pulled a strand of her hair from between her fingers, tucked the quilt for her, and quietly left the room.
She opened the drawer, took out her ID card, marriage certificate, household registration book, divorce agreement and two **, and put them in her bag.
Tomorrow is the last day of the cooling-off period for divorce, and she can get a divorce certificate.
Maybe Xie Hui couldn't wait for the Civil Affairs Bureau, or Dong Jia, the wife who had been eyeing her, was also staring at this matter.
Although the divorce was not sudden for her, it was once a family after all. Wormwood looked at Zhu'er's ruddy little face and sighed.
After tidying up everything, she ** was ready to sleep, looking at Zhu'er's long eyelashes and pink lips, she couldn't help but kiss her cheek, and then ** sleeped.
During the night, she woke up from time to time. After the divorce, if Zhu'er asks about her father, how should she answer?Dad is busy with work?Dad is away on a business trip and will have to wait a long time to come back?
Either way, it's not quite appropriate. Thinking about it, I fell asleep again in a daze.
The next morning, after sending Zhu'er to kindergarten, Wormwood went to the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was already half past nine, and it was estimated that Xie Hui had already arrived, but when she arrived at the marriage registration office, she did not see Xie Hui.
Regarding her, Xie Hui never mentioned it again, and even the divorce he once longed for was no longer his pursuit. Wormwood thought that maybe they really should get divorced.
In desperation, Wormwood had to wait at the door. There was a lot of traffic around the Civil Affairs Bureau, and people came and went, but in this hustle and bustle, she couldn't find Xie Hui.
Half an hour passed quickly, but Xie Hui still didn't come.
Wormwood was a little annoyed, and called Xie Hui: "Doesn't what you said count?"The cooling-off period is over, and we can ***. ”
But there was only a beep on the other end, and no one answered.
She was even more angry and sent a WeChat message to Xie Hui: "You used to want a divorce, why don't you come now?"”
Still no reply.
It was already past ten o'clock, and Wormwood decided not to wait any longer. If Xie Hui really wants a divorce, he can, but he must go to the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau in person and call a car to pick her up, and she doesn't want to suffer any more grievances.
Hurried back to the library, Sister Li had been substitute for her for a while.
When Sister Li saw her coming back, she asked with concern, "Is everything going well?"”
Wormwood shook her head, "I didn't see him at all." ”
Looking at her expression, Sister Li didn't ask much and turned to leave.
Wormwood sat down at the table and caught a glimpse of today's newspaper, and the front page headline was a ** of a woman who was hit by a stone and died, with the headline reading: "Woman ran to Qingfeng Ridge at night and was killed by falling rocks." ”
Wormwood didn't look at it much, but sighed in her heart that the accidents in life were really unpredictable. How could she have thought that Xie Hui would be determined to divorce her, but disappear at the juncture of divorce?
Can't help but be angry.
Day by day, Xie Hui still did not hear from him.
Three days have passed, and Xie Hui still has no news.
A week has passed, and Xie Hui still hasn't moved.
This was far beyond Wormwood's expectations.
Ten years ago, Wormwood had just graduated from college and entered the university to work as a librarian.
One rainy day, she was getting off the bus when she saw a tall, thin man with a loose zipper on his backpack and a wallet falling out.
She shouted, "You dropped something!".But the crowd overshadowed her, and she had to bend down and pick it up. The man had long legs and a quick gait, and it took her a great deal of effort to catch up with him.
Hey, wait!”
He finally heard it, and when he looked back and saw that it was a young girl, he looked surprised, and Wormwood said, "Your wallet has been dropped." The man took it and thanked him repeatedly.
This incident once again proves the mystery of fate.
But a week later, Wormwood got off the night shift, couldn't wait for the bus, it rained again, and the rain in early winter was cold, and she forgot to bring an umbrella, so she had to take a taxi. Looking at the ten people in front of her, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and she was hesitating when a car stopped beside her.
A man poked his head out: "Get in the car!."”
She thought it was harassment and ignored it. The man said, "Hurry up, it's not convenient to park here." ”
She looked up and saw that it was the same person who had lost her wallet earlier.
Although I was a little embarrassed, the rain became heavier and heavier, and I finally got in the car.
He introduced himself as Xie Hui, and when he stopped by today, he saw her waiting for the bus in the rain, so he wanted to help.
Xie Hui is two years older than her and works for a sales company.
Wormwood doesn't talk much, but Xie Hui is talkative - a common trait of salespeople.
On New Year's Day, she received a pink postcard with candlelight and roses in the handwriting: "We will meet by fate, Xie Hui." ”
Very few people send postcards now. But for Wormwood, it's much more romantic than WeChat and text messaging.
Back then, she was a love fanatic. Recalling the encounter with Xie Hui, it seems to be fate. She remembered the theme song of Qiong Yao's drama when she was a child, "The first chance encounter was misty and rainy;The second chance encounter, misty and rainy".
There was indeed a sense of fate to their encounter.
After a year of dating, they got married.
They didn't dare to have children until Xie Hui's career picked up and they finally stopped renting — they bought a three-room house.
It had been two years since Xie Hui's anomaly was discovered, and Wormwood's life was still full of novelty and busyness. She trusted her husband in every way and never doubted him. Although their marriage was not perfect, in her opinion, the sincerity of the effort should be rewarded.
Xie Hui always works overtime, claiming to be teaching newcomers. He brought with him an apprentice named Dong Jia, a shrewd and capable sales star. Wormwood didn't pay much attention to this, because she had been involved in the trivial matters of life.
The contradictions in their lives are not without them, but under the pressure of survival, none of them seem to be worth mentioning. When they finally have their own house, it seems that everything should change for the better. However, this highlights the differences between them.
Wormwood loves literary life, likes to read books, movies, and enjoy the stars on summer nights. She longs for her family to come together and enjoy a sense of ritual.
Instead, Xie Hui is obsessed with money and career. His goal is to be a leader, and nothing else matters. He often forgets important anniversaries and always comes home late at night.
After each quarrel, Wormwood would see the information exchanged between Xie Hui and Dong Jia. The young apprentice seemed to have become an important player in his life. This made her suspicious.
Xie Hui's attitude towards her also began to become cold, and he attended the dinner more and more frequently, but never brought wormwood with him. He mentions other people's wages and lifestyles, making her feel disliked.
One day, Wormwood accidentally saw Xie Hui and a blonde woman walking hand in hand on the street. At that moment, she felt a sharp pain. She picked up her phone and filmed the scene by chance.
Erase the traces of heavy makeup, revealing the mugwort without makeup, and the temperament is still outstanding. That day, she was waiting for Xie Hui at home, but he didn't come home anymore, and she was the only one on the sofa.
When Xie Hui returned, Wormwood motioned for him to be quieter so as not to wake up the child, and then threw a ** at his feet. Xie Hui picked it up, his face was red for a while and white for a while.
Didn't you say I was suspicious?Wormwood asked softly.
Xie Hui began to intensify his efforts, accusing Wormwood of secretly following him. Wormwood sneered: "Maybe God favors you and doesn't want you to deceive me again." ”
Xie Hui's request for divorce was unexpected by Wormwood. She thought that he would admit his mistake in the face of ironclad evidence, but she didn't expect him to choose a dead end.
That night, Xie Hui spent the night on the sofa and disappeared the next day.
Wormwood was hopeful at first, but Zhu'er was always looking for her father, but she didn't allow herself to go to Xie Hui because of her pride.
One day, Dong Jia contacted her, hoping to meet and talk. In the café, Dong Jia confidently said that Xie Hui was looking for her because of marital problems.
Wormwood learned that Xie Hui was already the sales director. Dong Jia's words made Wormwood realize that Xie Hui's choice of her may have been more out of practical considerations than true feelings.
What will he bring to you?Wormwood asked. She gradually understood that Dong Jia on the other side was as shrewd as Xie Hui, pursuing interests rather than feelings.
Dong Jia claimed that Xie Hui could bring her resources and glory, and praised him as a considerate man who could cook porridge, cook, and do laundry.
These words were like a slap in the face, which made Wormwood soberly realize that Nuan Nan was not the only choice.
Eventually, Wormwood agreed to the divorce settlement and insisted on an equal split between the property and the marital savings, while Zhu'er stayed with her and Xie Hui paid child support.
After the 30-day cooling-off period after the divorce, they were no longer in touch. Wormwood gradually adapted to this kind of life, and she had long lost interest in Xie Hui. Zhu'er rarely mentions her father's affairs again.
Wormwood no longer weases to dwell on the failure of this marriage and focuses on herself. She has always wanted to learn to dance, so she signed up for a dance class with Zhu'er to make herself even more charming.
One Sunday, as she was changing her clothes, her phone rang to reveal that it was Xie Hui's father — the first time they had been in contact since their separation.
Although Xie Hui and his family distanced her, the father-in-law on the other end suddenly announced that he was going to see Zhu'er at noon. This confuses Wormwood, as they have always been unhappy that Pearls is a girl.
When she arrived at the door, she was pleasantly surprised to find her father-in-law and mother-in-law already waiting there.
The two old men were eagerly looking downstairs, and when they saw Zhu'er and wormwood, a bright smile immediately appeared on their faces.
The mother-in-law actually praised: "My granddaughter is so beautiful, grandma misses you so much." But the father-in-law's expression was a little anxious. There were also two bags full of things on the ground.
Entering the house, the father-in-law took out the pickled goose, pickled duck and grass eggs from the bag. This arrangement made wormwood unable to grasp the meaning.
After so many years of marriage, Wormwood was not satisfied with the Xie family - they never gave any financial support, and the other siblings of the Xie family always thought of them when they needed help.
At first, Wormwood felt that this was the way it should be, but slowly, she began to hear the mystery in it, whether it was words or actions, it always hinted at Xie Hui's ability, which made Wormwood feel that she was not worthy of acceptance.
Therefore, it is really incomprehensible to see her in-laws so enthusiastic today, and she has a hunch that there must be something unusual, so she will strike first.
After Wormwood asked Zhu'er to bring tea and fruit to her grandparents, she let her go back to her room to play with the blocks.
Then she said, "Maybe you don't know yet, do you?"Xie Hui and I have signed a divorce agreement, and now we are just about to get the certificate. ”
The two old men looked at each other.
said publicly: "Wormwood, I know that you are wronged, and we understand it, but you haven't officially obtained the certificate after all?"The child is still so young, do you have to get a divorce?”
Wormwood responded: "It's not that I have to get a divorce, I also want to give my children a complete home." But Xie Hui has someone else outside, and that woman has found me, so this situation is irreparable. ”
The father-in-law actually stammered a little and said, "How can this be irreparable, that woman has ......."It's gone, you don't have any worries!”
On the day of the divorce, my husband repented and my in-laws came to the door with gifts, and I finally understood the truth behind it.
Seeing Wormwood's surprised expression, the mother-in-law said hesitantly: "On the day you were about to get the certificate, that woman had an accident and was stoned to death while jogging. ”
The news left Wormwood dumbfounded.
A wonderful force seemed to be manipulating all this - when she came back from the Civil Affairs Bureau that day, the first news she heard was that a woman had been stoned to death, but she never expected that woman to be Dong Jia.
The father-in-law said: "Fortunately, Ah Hui followed her that day and did not jog side by side with her. ”
The mother-in-law glanced at her father-in-law, who immediately closed his mouth and said to Wormwood: "So now you can rest assured, after all, you haven't officially received the certificate yet." Why don't you live a good life?If we have another boy in the future, we can help take care of it, isn't that good?”
Wormwood sneered in her heart. It seems that the parents-in-law knew about Xie Hui's cheating and also supported him, otherwise why did they keep silent before. She actually heard her father-in-law say that someone's son married the daughter of a big official, and as a result, he gained fame and fortune overnight.
It can also be guessed from Xie Hui and Dong Jia's words that Dong Jia's family may have some background, so the in-laws should support Xie Hui's divorce, after all, Wormwood's parents are just ordinary workers.
However, Dong Jia's death did not cause any sadness among her parents-in-law, they were just glad that their son had escaped the disaster. How suffocating is this selfishness and indifference?And now, they have come to beg her - this original match has become a spare tire. What's more, they asked her to have a boy.
Wormwood was silent. It happened that Zhu'er's friend called her downstairs, so she pulled Zhu'er downstairs, not planning to let the old couple stay for dinner.
The old couple waited awkwardly 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.
A few days ago, Wormwood met Sister Li on the way home from work and found that her eyes were red. She asked curiously, "What's going on?"”
Sister Li told her: "I just received a ** from Tian Tian's head teacher, saying that Tian Tian's situation has gotten worse, and the teacher found that she has new scars on her wrists. ”
This made Wormwood feel very sad. She remembered that Tian Tian used to come to the library with her mother when she was a child, and Tian Tian was a lively and cute little girl with big eyes and a face like melon seeds.
Sister Li and her husband divorced when Tian Tian was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and Tian Tian did not show any abnormalities at that time. But in the third year of junior high school, perhaps due to the influence of adolescence and the pressure of the high school entrance examination, Tiantian suddenly became completely different, no longer communicating with her mother, feeling afraid of various voices, and began to self-injure herself.
In order to support Sister Li, Wormwood decided to accompany her to pick up Tiantian. Thinking that he once had a special relationship with Tiantian, maybe he could give her more care and support.
Wormwood arranged for the neighbor's grandmother to take care of her children, and then waited early at the school gate with Sister Li.
They waited and waited, but Tian Tian did not appear for a long time. Sister Li's call was not answered, but the watch showed that she was still in the classroom. An hour passed, and I finally saw Tian Tian walking out alone.
But what is heartbreaking is that Tian Tian's face is expressionless, and her eyes are cold and confused.
Sister Li stepped forward and whispered, "I'll help you get your schoolbag." ”
Tian Tian instinctively took a step back and screamed, "Don't touch me!."His whole body trembled, one hand clenched into his trouser leg, and his fist clenched tightly.
Wormwood was overwhelmed at the sight of the new scars on her wrists. At this time, Tian Tian noticed Wormwood and nodded slightly, which was considered to be in response to her greeting.
This scene deeply touched the heart of wormwood.
Tian Tian ignored them and continued to walk forward. Sister Li kept a distance from her and followed behind, while smiling bitterly at Wormwood, and then waved her hand, as if to tell her not to intervene anymore.
Wormwood had no choice but to wave goodbye to Sister Li, and her heart was extremely heavy. She couldn't imagine that Tiantian, who was once so cute, would become like this. She was even more worried about her child.
Back home, Wormwood wants to pick up Pearl, but hears her laughing in the living room. It turned out that Xie Hui was back, and the father and daughter were sitting on the sofa playing with puzzle toys.
Zhu'er saw wormwood coming, and ran over happily: "Mom, Dad came back from a business trip and brought me toys." ”
These days, whenever Pearls asks about her father, Wormwood always says he's on a business trip.
Xie Hui also stood up, he had lost a lot of weight, and his face was disheveled—obviously he was also hurt, maybe he was really emotional. But can the truth last?If he meets someone who is smarter and has a more family background than Dong Jia, can he stay the same?
"I'm back," he said. ”
After her in-laws left that day, Wormwood made up her mind that this marriage must end.
Looking at Zhu'er's excited smiling face, Wormwood never couldn't let Xie Hui leave.
Resist once, and then it becomes routine. Wormwood keeps telling herself that he's just Pearl's father. They live in separate rooms.
Some time passed, calm and plain, polite.
At the end of the year, the company has a routine physical examination. When Wormwood did an abdominal ultrasound, the doctor examined it in extraordinary detail, looked back and forth several times, and then told her that she had found a tumor on her liver.
Wormwood seemed to have been shocked suddenly. She has always felt that she is in good health, and she often Xi dance, which can be regarded as a regular exercise. She was terrified.
She needed to share this fear with others, so she instinctively dialed Xie Hui's **.
Wormwood said in a panic: "Just now, the doctor found 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 she said, "Oh, I'm in a meeting." ”
The cold wind howled, ruffling wormwood's hair, and her heart was completely frozen. She had to tell herself, forget it, forget it, he was just Zhu'er's father, but her heart was still painful.
She went to a bigger hospital for a check-up, and the doctor's words reassured her a little, it was a tiny hemangioma, no big problem, and there was no need to worry too much.
That night, she breathed a sigh of relief and was busy cooking. But Xie Hui was depressed when she came back, and she didn't want to deal with him.
Xie Hui said: "Life is full of uncertainties, and I had the hope of being promoted to vice president of the company. Wormwood didn't respond, but Xie Hui continued: "It would be nice if Dong Jia was here, her uncle is the secretary." ”
This angered Wormwood, and she said, "Then you go to her!."”
Xie Hui no longer controlled himself, and said loudly: "You are useless, and you don't let me improve." ”
The angry faces and vicious expressions of the two frightened Pearl, and she covered her ears and began to cry.
Wormwood immediately stopped arguing, picked up Zhu'er, wiped away her tears, kissed her, comforted her, and Zhu'er gradually calmed down. But at night, Jewel cried again in her dreams, and even jumped up from the bed and cried all the time - Wormwood realized how frightened Pearls were.
The quarrel broke the peace that had been going on for more than a month. Xie Hui always had a displeased expression when he returned home, and Zhu'er became timid. Feeling down, Wormwood bought an orange-pink coat online with matching stud earrings – for her, putting on a new outfit was a way to get rid of her pain.
When she came to the unit in new clothes, everyone on the road cast strange glances, but this made her feel a little better.
On the way home to pick up Zhu'er, Zhu'er saw her and kept saying, "Mom is so beautiful, Mom is so beautiful." ”
At dinner, Xie Hui came back, and Zhu'er said, "Dad, Mom is so beautiful today." ”
Xie Hui glanced at Wormwood and said, "It's ugly." ”
Wormwood was enraged by his words and wanted to argue, but after one look at Zhu'er, she bit her lip.
She understood the fact that she and Xie Hui were two completely different people.
She focuses on supporting and cherishing each other in daily life, while Xie Hui is full of ambition, and official fortune and wealth are his ultimate pursuits. In the face of this goal, her kindness and sincerity are not worth mentioning to him.
He has his own opinion, so no matter how good-looking and brilliant she is, he can't see it. After all, it's only because the two have completely different values.
After Sister Li took Tiantian to see a psychiatrist, Wormwood made up her mind to divorce.
Sister Li bluntly said that she regretted that she used to quarrel with her husband when she was a child. The child was scared, and she told the psychiatrist that her mind was filled with the angry faces of her parents, and her voice became terrifying, in fact, because her parents' angry yelling had always been an unforgettable shadow for her.
These emotions were deep in her heart before her third year of junior high school. But when she faced the pressure of the high school entrance examination in the third year of junior high school, she couldn't bear it anymore, and all the fear and resentment surged like a volcanic eruption.
Fortunately, after several times of help from a psychiatrist, Tian Tian has gotten a lot better.
This reminded Wormwood of the crying scene in Zhu'er's dream when she quarreled with Xie Hui.
Because of different concepts, she and Xie Hui have different values. Even if she endures, Xie Hui will not. It's too hard not to quarrel, and she'll get sick if she keeps it in her heart, but quarreling will scare the child.
So she made up her mind to divorce, at least so that the child would no longer see the frightening appearance of her parents. Anyway, in the same city, Xie Hui can come to see the children at any time.
The divorce agreement is still quietly in a drawer.
Xie Hui initially objected, but seeing that Wormwood had already decided to leave, he no longer insisted. This time they went to handle the formalities together, and it was done quickly.
The winter sun is warm and warm, and the wormwood does not have much joy and sorrow, this is just a stage in life, which has already been turned.
Life still has to go on.