Chapter 2: He does not recognise me

She heads toward the bathroom to clean her body. After that, she goes to her closet and chooses what to wear. The peach-coloured long sleeves dress that is one inch below her knees attracts her attention. She grabs it and wears it. As she is going down the stairs, she sees Gu Yusheng downstairs. He is having a call.

The thought that her husband is calling his mistress begins to crawl inside her head. Gu Yusheng feels someone is staring at him from afar, so he turns his head toward Qin Zhiai who is standing on the stairs. He puts down the phone.

“Mr Gu, the car is ready”, said the butler.

“Okay”, Gu Yusheng replies.

Suddenly, he stops walking and turns toward the butler. He calls the butler to come near him.

“Wait a minute. Go to buy birth control pills. Don’t forget to mix the pills in her drinks. Tell her to drink it”, Gu Yusheng whispers to the butler. Gu Yusheng walks toward the main door and goes to his workplace, leaving no single word to Qin Zhiai.

However, Qin Zhiai can hear the conversation and it totally shatters her heart. Tears begin to fall again. She starts to monologue. “Maybe he really hates me that he can’t see me bearing his child”.

She runs toward her room and locks herself in the room. She feels pain in her chest. She begins to cry again. The thought of meeting him two years ago starts to hit her memory.

* Flashback *

Two years ago, she was invited to a formal party at a luxurious hotel in the capital city. She is the niece of a chairman that organised the party. Her uncle told her to ask Gu Yusheng about the reasons for his absence in the last general meeting.

“Why don’t you come to the last appointment?”, she said.

Gu Yusheng turned toward her. A woman who was standing beside him asked him why he ignored Qin Zhiai. He said, “Who is she? I don’t know her”. Qin Zhiai was so embarrassed because he said that right in front of her face. The woman beside Gu Yusheng was puzzled. Qin Zhiai was so shocked that he pretended he didn’t know her. They used to be classmates, but he said he didn’t recognise her. What did he mean?

* Back to the reality *

But, this time it is worse. She can accept if Gu Yusheng says he does not recognise her at the party. Maybe because they have been apart for many years since she goes to further her studies. However, she cannot accept the same feeling as they are now husband and wife. She leans toward the door. Her legs become weak and she sits down in front of the door to her room. She lifts her head up.

“Why he doesn’t like me?”.

She covers her face with her hands. Her clothes are wet with tears. She cries loudly although she knows nobody will come to comfort her.

* to be continued *

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