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...

he said he would not come again.

cup was hanging in the air. I didn’t know whether to pick it up or to put it down.

“Is this Sean’s cup? I’ll take it back to him when I have time.”

in my hand and

know what I was

hand less than a centimeter from his face. I asked him with concern, “does it hurt? Let me help you with some ice.”

in the studio

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

and I sat by. I applied

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

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

I blushed a little.

put the ice on

soon melted and soaked the handkerchief, and the cold water drops came

“I’ll change some.”

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

came up and put his hands around my body. He

“Ming…”

stunned and

His voice came from my ear, “I used to humour Sean,

His voice was as soft

But it was firm.

I hesitated and said,

me to forget the past and embrace the future.

broken pupa, gorgeous

As he held me, my

would call this mobile number

He was here. It must be Murray.

Was something wrong with Lester?

his arms and went to pick

“Mom.”

as

don’t you go to class?” Today was Thursday. Lester was supposed to go to kindergarten.

a little cough

He pretended to

go to kindergarten and

I frowned and said, “if you really have a

I miss you so much.” Lester, of course, knew I was going to teach him

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

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