Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

Erica dissolved into tears. The pent up emotions in her heart seemed to find an outlet. Erica threw herself into her husband's arms and cried bitterly.

Matthew took off his overcoat and wrapped it around her. He inhaled her scent and kissed her long hair gently. "Honey, don't cry," he said, trying to comfort her.

'You won't die without my permission!

If the King of Hell wants you, he'll have to defeat me first!' Matthew thought to himself.

Erica didn't say anything and kept crying.

They just stood by the river, holding each other tightly. The woman choked with sobs, while the man reassuring her.

Occasionally, when someone came near, they couldn't help but take a look at them. The sadness of the two people was replaced by warmth and happiness.

Ten minutes later, Matthew suddenly said, "You still have your test results with you? Let me see them again."

With swollen red eyes, Erica took out the crumpled piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to him.

Matthew straightened the paper out so he could read it. On top it said that it was the electronic endoscopy examination report of Y City First General Hospital. He was not in a hurry to read it. Instead, he asked her a question first, "Did they give you anesthetic before the exam?"

"Anesthetic?" The woman was confused.

"Yes!"

Erica thought for a while and answered, "No." They never gave her anything for the pain, nor did they sedate her. Nothing.

Matthew held her in his arms and asked in a trembling voice, "Silly girl, why didn't you opt for the anesthetic?" Usually, these kinds of procedures involve knocking the patient out using some sort of anesthetic. A tube with a camera is inserted in the throat so the doctors can look around the stomach. It's generally painful even when sedated.

Erica didn't know what was going on. They never offered her anything. She hugged him and said sadly, "It doesn't matter. They'll have to use it when I go under the knife!"

Sighing silently, Matthew continued to read the results.

middle consisting professional medical instructions. He could understand most of them. "Did the doctor say how

his arms shook her head. "I was too

the examination again. Do it right this time,

was still drowning in sorrow, and couldn't find a

abruptly. Things felt different

him, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

weird expression on his face. Erica couldn't describe it

examination results in his hand, and then shifted his gaze to her again. Finally, he asked, "So

of your mind?" Who was she if she

again, he gritted his teeth and asked, "I'm out of my mind? I think that describes you better than me. How carefully did

nodded like a chicken pecking rice. "I looked at every line. Why?" She kept reading the line "stage III cancer" over and over. It seemed like she'd read

carefully?" He really wanted to

Why can't I cry? Want me to laugh instead?" She suddenly let go of the man, feeling

Li? When did that happen?" Since when did she change her name?

"Are you insane?" How could

"You're not sick!"

Matthew said was a rhetorical remark, so she retorted angrily, "Maybe not! But you are!

level, pulled out his phone, and turned on the LED light. The exam

please. I'm not in the mood." Hands on her hips, Erica was now arguing with her husband.

was deliberately being obtuse. He put the report in front of her eyes, pointed at the name printed on the

doctor typed my name wrong. It's not my fault... Wait a minute!" Erica's eyes

he was trying to tell her. She

My name is Erica Li. These are not my test results!" She started laughing hysterically. She was so excited that she was about

his heart, Matthew asked her again calmly, "Look at the procedure. Did they jam a camera

She looked

arms. "They didn't do anything like that to me. These results aren't mine

rolled his eyes. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out, "Know