President's Substitute Wife

“Yes.” I replied without hesitation.

It was a little sudden for me, but now that I had agreed, I had to do it.

And I had convinced myself thousands of times.

Now no matter who asked me, I would answer “yes” without hesitation.

Daisy put the chopsticks in her mouth and frowned. She looked at me and said, “but I don’t think you’re happy when you mention it. You lived with Sean that year, but...”

“Stop talking.” I interrupted Daisy decisively, “it’s all over. He married Cindy. Don’t talk about him.”

“But...”

“I’ve got good news.” To stop Daisy, I said to her, “Inez and Marlin are not my biological parents, so my biological parents are others.”

“Really?” Daisy was shocked.

I told her what had happened recently.

Daisy was surprised. “You had an accident but you didn’t tell me! Have you treated me as a friend?”

“I’m fine. Ming has been taking care of me.”

Ming had been taking care of me for two weeks.

He was meticulous and thoughtful.

Sacred Heart Hospital belonged to him and he gave orders. So even if he wasn’t there, the nurse came to see me three times an hour and was afraid that something might happen to me.

When I mentioned Ming, Daisy pouted, “is Ming so good? I think his smile is just his mask.”

“Why?”

When I said that, I felt guilty.

In fact, I didn’t think I really knew Ming. He never really opened up to me.

What he let me see is what he wanted me to see.

But he was really nice to me.

Daisy continued to eat and

the garbage, Daisy said, “June, think about it.

“I have made

I replied

I had convinced myself.

Daisy heard my answer and turned to look at me. “Really?”

“Really, really! I really want

booked a

He was very kind to me. How could I break

gloves and put her hands on my shoulders and said seriously,

with my marriage?” I pretended to glance at her and smiled unwillingly. I said, “he’s very kind to me, and you know

are not happy. It’s better not to marry for a lifetime than to marry someone you don’t love.” Daisy took me. “Who said women must get married? Now you have the ability to make money and buy houses,

“Men don’t just pay.”

one you love. A lifetime is too long. If you live with someone you don’t love, you will be miserable!”

had deeply shaken the faith I had already instilled in myself.

and my mood was

After a long time I said, “but...”

“But what? You have to marry someone you love. If you marry Ming because he is pitiful, he is

by the shoulder. Her words shocked me.

I was guilty and bowed my head. “How could he be pitiful? He will be happy. I...”

“He’ll pick you up later, won’t he? I’ll tell him for you that you don’t like him and don’t marry him!”

Daisy seemed to have made up his mind.

gloves and continued

I looked at her

She said it with ease.

But I couldn’t do that.

stared at Daisy and hesitated.

didn’t even say a word.

we finished the housework together, Daisy pointed to the second bedroom and said, “there are things you left in my house before. I think you’d better go and have a look.”

I didn’t know what

saw a sketch book lying on the

I knew what was inside.

for Sean when I was at The Best Home.

didn’t even have the courage to open it.

took me five years to bury it in the bottom of

few months after I came