President's Substitute Wife

Ming looked at me. His eyes were cold.

He was rejecting me.

For Lester, I couldn’t care so much. I took him by the arm and said, “I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I won’t go to the bar again. Please forgive me.”

Ming looked at me and didn’t speak.

I didn’t know what he meant.

I stared at him quietly and didn’t know what to do.

What else did he want me to do?

Was he going to have sex with me?

OK, I could do anything for Lester.

I was fully prepared.

After a while, Ming put the ring in his pocket. He stood up and said to me, “let’s go.”

“OK!”

I thought he forgave me, so I followed him immediately.

I followed him out.

We sat in his car together.

Now there was a smell of wine in his car that hadn’t gone away.

I was a little embarrassed.

But I didn’t speak.

Ming started the car and drove it out of the community. I didn’t speak.

After a while, I noticed that we didn't seem to be driving to the Civil Affairs Bureau. I suddenly got nervous again and looked at Ming. “Where are we going?”

“Pick up Lester.”

He looked ahead and didn’t look at me as he spoke.

“Pick up Lester?”

What did he mean?

After a while, he replied, “treatment.”

“Treatment?”

because of drinking? Why do you

and

Maybe because he didn’t wear glasses,

immediately shook my head. “You said we had to...”

We had to get married before he

Before I finished, Ming sneered at himself, “why should I marry a woman who is drunk and cries in front of me and says she doesn’t want

What?

looked at Ming. I had been thinking about what he just said. I opened my mouth and said nothing!

did he mean? Was he treating Lester without marring

I couldn’t believe my ears. I asked, “really? Would you like to treat Lester

didn’t speak.

I looked at Ming. At this moment, I couldn’t describe my mood. What I had been looking forward to for a long

soon arrived at Sherry’s house.

downstairs. Let’s go to the hospital now. I’ll treat him.”

in the driver’s seat and didn’t even untie his seat

He didn’t want to

moment, he was totally different from what he used to

was more at ease!

And I was

went into the house. As soon as I got in, Doris said to me, “madam,

He will be all right soon!”

I talked and rushed upstairs without even changing my shoes.

I went in Lester’s room. He was

and it was

quickly picked him up and ran out. Doris followed me and asked, “madam, where are you taking

“Hospital!”

out with Lester in my arms.

Now he was six years old and very heavy.

I didn’t know if it was because he was sick and underweight or because I was too

from upstairs to the car

we were in the

fever. I touched his back. It was very

He was as listless as a boiled radish when he had a fever.

held him in my arms and watched the

much. I was sure this man

the car, Lester kept his eyes half closed and looked very pitiful.

Soon the car arrived at

door and didn’t plan to let Ming help me. I wanted to carry Lester

But as soon as I got off, Ming got out of the driver’s

Then he took Lester from my arms.