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,

Oh, he said he would not come again.

didn’t know whether to pick it up or to put it down.

take it back to him when I have time.”

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

He always seemed to know what

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

The refrigerator in the studio had ice

took some ice out of the fridge, and then I took Ming’s

sofa and I sat

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

“No, I just want to see if you care about me.” Ming looked at me. His eyes were soft and

I blushed a

the ice on for him.

because it was summer, the ice soon melted and soaked the handkerchief, and the cold water drops came down from

“I’ll change some.”

the ice in my handkerchief. Then I went to the fridge

Ming suddenly came up 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

voice was as soft as ever.

But it was firm.

I hesitated and said, “OK,

It was time for me to forget the past and

“Happy broken pupa,

held me,

would call this

here. It must be Murray.

Was something wrong

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

“Mom.”

childish voice as soon as the phone was

Today was Thursday. Lester was

unhappily, “I have a little cough today. Grandpa Moore asked for leave for me.”

He pretended to cough twice.

I knew he didn’t want to go to kindergarten and Murray doted on him, so he helped him cheat.

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

knew I was going to teach him a lesson. His voice was a bit weepy.

I knew he was pretending, but he must be a little sincere. After all, I had never been away from him so

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