President's Substitute Wife

When I heard Ming say that, I felt very creepy.

I opened my eyes wide and said, “you...”

“I didn’t kill her.” Ming smiled bitterly. “She died before I graduated. She died before I killed her...”

I was relieved.

Ming’s face moved. I was finally sure he was looking at me. He looked at me and said, “then I went back to Jessop Family. At first I didn’t want Jessop Family destroyed. I tried to integrate with them, so I redoubled my efforts. I pretended not to hear their mockery of me. I wanted to be nice to them.

But I found that their view of me would never change. No matter what I did, I was just a wild dog begging for food in their eyes.”

Ming’s words touched me deeply.

He was talking about himself but I thought he was talking about me.

When I lived in Carter Family, I felt their attitude towards me, but I still tried to integrate with them.

I was just deluding myself.

I looked at Ming and nodded, “I understand you.”

“I know.” Ming raised his hand and wiped his face and woke himself up. He continued, “so I want to keep you with me. I know we have the same experience. I want to be nice to you. I love you as I love the one I used to be.”

He loved me as he loved the one he used to be.

I looked at Ming and seemed to suddenly understand a lot.

I shook my head. “You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll be fine. I have my son Lester. I have a good friend Daisy and a good partner Linda. I have a man who loves me. I’m fine. You don’t have to worry about me.”

I was really rich.

I was not the timid June anymore.

me step by step and said, “but if I don’t keep you with me, I will

should pursue your own happiness. I will really take care

I said.

said, including Marcia.” Ming came to me and looked down at me. “I said I love you. Can’t you stay with me? Am I worse than him? I can make it up.”

Ming’s voice was even a little imploring.

I had never seen

you. I just want you to stay with me. We both

held

I didn’t

I finally understood Ming’s attitude towards me.

been like an elder to me. When he cared for me, he was

to make up for anything for me. You should go

I just want to see you today. I know you’re not going with

“Why?”

I was

a bad

Ming said nothing. He just held me tight.

After a while, there was a car noise at the door. Then I heard someone open the door with

backed away. He looked at me and raised his hand. He touched my head with his big hand and said softly, “I’m sorry.”

face was still tender and he was

With that, he

the door was

were standing at the door.

When

Ming said nothing. He passed

He soon disappeared in the

sofa. He came up to me and nervously asked, “what did he do to you?”

shook my head.

was thinking about what Ming just said.

back and felt