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

Daisy said, “June, think about it. You may get

“I have made up my

replied decisively.

I had convinced myself.

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

“Really, really! I really want to marry him!”

agreed and booked a wedding

He was very kind to me. How could I break his heart?

stand it at last. She took off her gloves and put her hands on my shoulders and said seriously, “I don’t agree!”

“Why don’t you agree with my marriage?” I pretended to glance at her and smiled unwillingly. I said, “he’s very kind to me, and you know

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, cars and clothes. Why do you have

don’t just

“So you have to marry the one you love. A lifetime is too long. If you live with someone you don’t love, you will

Daisy’s words had deeply shaken the faith I had already instilled in myself.

my mood was complicated. I couldn’t

After a long time I said,

what? You have to marry someone you love. If you marry Ming because he is pitiful, he is pitiful indeed!”

Daisy grabbed me by the shoulder. Her words shocked me.

could

“He’ll pick you up later, won’t he? I’ll tell him for

Daisy seemed to have made up his mind.

she put on her gloves and continued to

at her and froze.

it with

couldn’t do that.

stared at

even say a word.

When we finished the housework together, Daisy pointed to the second bedroom and said, “there are things you left in my house before. I think

I didn’t know what she meant.

in and opened the box. I saw a sketch book lying on the top of the painting

I knew what was inside.

It was a painting I drew for Sean when I was

At this moment, I didn’t even have

of my heart so that the wound would not bleed or hurt.

was only a few months after I came back that the wound festered again.