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.

In case Sean came back, then...

Oh, he said he would not

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

cup? I’ll take it back to him when I have

in my

He always seemed to know

I saw his face swollen. I thought Sean just hit him. I walked quickly and put my hand less than a centimeter from his face. I asked him with

studio had

of the fridge, and then I

sofa and I sat by. I applied the ice carefully.

frowned slightly and I quickly took it away. “I’m sorry. I’ll be gentle.”

I just want to see if you care about me.” Ming looked at me. His eyes

I blushed a little.

I slowly put the ice on

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

“I’ll change some.”

out the ice in my handkerchief. Then I went to the fridge and decided to get

and put his hands around my body. He put his chin on

“Ming…”

I was stunned

His voice came from my ear, “I used to humour Sean, but I will not humour him

His voice was as soft

it was firm.

and said,

It was time for me to forget the

“Happy broken pupa, gorgeous new

As he held me, my cell

call this

here. It must be Murray.

wrong with Lester?

I nervously broke away from his arms and went to pick up my cell phone.

“Mom.”

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

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

have a little cough today. Grandpa Moore

He pretended to cough twice.

to go to kindergarten and Murray doted on him, so he helped him cheat.

frowned and said, “if you

knew I

but he must be a little sincere. After

I frowned and said, “Mom will be back in two or three