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.

to eat and said nothing.

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

have made up my

I replied decisively.

I had convinced myself.

heard my answer and turned to

“Really, really! I really

I agreed and booked a wedding party.

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

stand it at last. She took off her gloves and put

glance at her and smiled unwillingly. I said, “he’s very kind to me, and you know that.”

you don’t love.” Daisy took me. “Who said women must

“Men don’t just pay.”

you love. A lifetime is too long. If you live with someone you don’t love,

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

and my mood was complicated. I couldn’t even laugh.

After a long time

someone you love. If you marry Ming because he is pitiful, he is

me by the shoulder. Her words shocked me.

could he be

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

Daisy seemed to have made up his mind.

put on her gloves and continued to wash the dishes.

at her

it with ease.

But I couldn’t do that.

at Daisy and hesitated.

I didn’t even say a word.

second bedroom and said, “there are things you left in my house before. I think you’d better go

didn’t know what she meant.

box. I saw a sketch book lying on the top of the painting tool, and my heart hurt

I knew what was inside.

a painting I drew for Sean when I was at

this moment, I didn’t even have the courage to

years to bury it in the bottom of my heart so

it was only a few months after I came back