President's Substitute Wife

“I’m fine.” I lowered my eyes and looked at the wound on my hand.

My heart hurt.

So I couldn’t even feel the pain in my fingers.

Ming took a band aid out of his pocket and put it on me. He accused me, “you’re a designer. The designer’s hand is as important as the face.”

I looked down slightly.

Ming seemed to realize my frustration. He patted me on the head. “Can’t you forget him?”

I didn’t speak. I didn’t even change my face.

But my heart couldn’t fool me.

Ming held me in his arms and patted me on the back. “I know I’m not him, and I can’t be him, but I will do my best to you. There will never be a third person between us.”

This was the best promise for me.

There would never be a third person between us.

It was like a sarcastic remark about Sean and me.

There was always a third person between him and me.

So our relationship was so crowded and awkward.

Ming could always find a good point and let me persuade myself to let go.

I was in his arms.

The warmth of Ming was like the sunshine at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. It was warm but it didn’t burn me.

Maybe this was the best.

I made up my mind and hugged him, “give me time. I will certainly forget him.”

“Take your time.”

With that, I felt a kiss fall on my head.

It was very light.

I shivered a little, but I didn’t refuse.

When Ming was cleaning up the debris underground, I looked at the black coffee cup. I thought about it for a while and decided to put it aside on the cupboard.

Sean came back, then...

Oh, he said he would not

My hand holding the cup was hanging in the air. I didn’t know

it back to him when I have time.”

came up and took the cup in my hand and put it

always seemed to know what I was thinking.

face swollen. I thought Sean just hit him. I walked quickly and put my hand less than a centimeter

The refrigerator in the studio had ice making

I took some ice out of the fridge, and then I took

He sat on the sofa and I sat by. I applied the

He frowned slightly and I quickly took it away.

if you care about me.” Ming looked at me. His eyes were soft

I blushed a little.

I slowly put the ice on for him.

But because it was summer, the ice soon melted and soaked the handkerchief, and the cold water drops

“I’ll change some.”

to the sink. I pour out the ice in my handkerchief. Then I went to

put his hands around my body. He put his

“Ming…”

was stunned and stopped.

His voice came from my ear, “I used to humour Sean, but I will not humour him about you from now on.”

as soft as ever.

But it

hesitated and said, “OK, Ming.”

It was time for me to forget the past

“Happy broken pupa, gorgeous new impulse...”

As he held me, my cell phone

would call this mobile number except

He was here. It must be Murray.

Was something wrong with Lester?

his arms and went to pick up my

“Mom.”

I heard Lester’s childish voice as soon as the phone was connected.

go to class?” Today was Thursday. Lester was supposed to go

cough today. Grandpa Moore asked for leave for me.”

He pretended to

didn’t want to go to kindergarten and Murray doted on him,

frowned and said, “if you really have a cold, just...”

knew

be a little sincere. After

back in two or