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

Oh, he said he would not come again.

air. I didn’t know

take it back to him

and took the cup in my hand and put

He always seemed to know what I was thinking.

quickly and put my hand less than a centimeter from his face. I asked him with concern, “does it hurt? Let me help

in the studio had ice

I took some ice out of the fridge, and then

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

frowned slightly and I quickly took it away. “I’m sorry.

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

I blushed a

I slowly put the

summer, the ice soon melted and soaked

change some.”

I got up and went to the sink. I pour out the ice in my handkerchief.

around my body.

“Ming…”

stunned and

humour Sean, but I will not humour him about you from now on.”

was as soft as ever.

But it

and said, “OK, Ming.”

for me to forget the past and embrace

“Happy broken pupa, gorgeous new

held me, my cell phone rang.

this mobile number except Ming.

He was here. It

wrong with Lester?

broke away from his arms and went to pick up

“Mom.”

voice as soon as the phone was connected.

Today was Thursday. Lester was supposed to go

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

pretended to cough twice.

didn’t want to go to kindergarten and

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

I miss you so much.” Lester, of course, knew

be a little sincere. After all, I had

said, “Mom will be back in two or three weeks at the latest.”