After landing, I threw my old phone into a drawer and started using the new phone assigned by the company.

Finding a place to live, adjusting to the new team, I was so busy that my feet didn't touch the ground.

This American company had approached me long ago with a salary three times higher than what I earned domestically.

At that time, I thought it would be too difficult to live in a foreign country, so I politely declined.

Unexpectedly, they never gave up on me.

Now, my arrival could be seen as a mutual pursuit.

I suddenly felt a bit fortunate that Qin Shi chose his dream girl instead of me.

In just about three days, my work got on track.

Finally, I took a breather and dug out the old phone I brought from home.

It contained many photos I couldn't bear to delete.

I planned to delete those with Qin Shi in them.

As for my own beautiful photos, I couldn't part with even one.

But as soon as I turned on the phone, thousands of messages from Qin Shi flooded in, nearly crashing my phone.

"Lu Wei, what do you mean?"

"Where are those books in the study? And what about the clothes in the wardrobe? Weren't you just on a business trip? Please reply to me quickly."

"Lu Wei, there's really nothing between me and Su Yue. I admit we were together once, but that's all in the past. My heart is only for you."

"Weiwei, when are you coming back? Please reply, even if it's just one word, to let me know you're still there, okay?"

"Don't be mad. Please, I'm begging you."

There were just too many messages, and I didn't feel like scrolling through them all.

As I swiped through aimlessly preparing to shut it off, I saw a new message.

"Weiwei, do we have a child? Please, for the sake of the nine years we've been together, tell me the child is still here. Lu Wei, really, I'm begging you."

The word "child" deeply pierced me.

I tightly gripped the phone, and my parents came over and patted my shoulder.

Coming to America, the company had agreed to arrange reunification visas for my parents.

So, they came along with me.

Aside from that, only Xiaoyu knew the specifics of my resignation and move.

But she had already blocked and deleted all contact details for Qin Shi and had moved to work in Northern Europe.

Ironically, I hadn't had time to delete Qin Shi yet because of how busy I had been since landing.

But it didn't matter anymore.

I directly pulled out the SIM card.

While preparing to uninstall WeChat, my hand slipped and clicked into the system.

Surprisingly, it showed the surveillance system from when I lived with Qin Shi.

My parents had already gone out for a walk, leaving me alone on the sofa.

Since I rarely had time to rest, I took out a big bag of chips, opened it, and started watching the surveillance footage.

The first video was a playback from three days ago.

I thought for a moment; it was the day I had just landed in the U.S.

That was the day Qin Shi called my previous company, and I had HR tell him I was on a business trip.

Seeing that house again in the video felt like a lifetime ago.

For a moment, I really doubted if this was the home I shared with a man for nine years.

There was no trace of me in there, except for the photo of me and Qin Shi on the side cabinet.

Soon, the silent house began to show activity at the code-lock.

The face that appeared inside was all too familiar, Qin Shi.

He looked quite striking in a suit, resembling the handsome male leads in TV dramas. I stuffed a handful of chips into my mouth.

Delicious, essential for watching dramas.

Another person came in, wearing a red dress with her hair in an updo.

Yes, it was Su Yue.

I took a sip of cola.

She must be the new mistress of the house.

She really is beautiful.

When Qin Shi bought this house, he had fantasized about a mistress like Su Yue, no doubt.

I took a careful look at Su Yue; the broken look in her eyes ignited a strange protective feeling in me as a woman.

Unlike me, I handled things rapidly and decisively.

Everyone said my eyes were sharp and could slay a thousand enemies in the business world.

What a joke.

Otherwise, how could I have become the Executive General Manager of China Region at such a young age?

I stuffed another handful of tomato-flavored chips, my favorite, into my mouth.

Under the bright lights, Qin Shi led Su Yue into the living room.

"Lu Wei is on a business trip for a couple of days. I told her you just had a miscarriage and are emotionally unstable and need someone to take care of you.

"Stay here for a few days; she'll understand."

Qin Shi placed Su Yue on the sofa and poured her a glass of water.

Su Yue didn't take it; instead, her hand wrapped around Qin Shi's neck:

"I thought you kept her as a stand-in for me all these years."

My chewing paused.

"Yueyue, that's all in the past. The one I love now is Lu Wei."

He took out some pills: "Take your medicine and then go sleep."

Unexpectedly, Su Yue sat on Qin Shi's lap.

"Qin Shi, are you trying to provoke me on purpose? I don't believe you haven't thought about me all these years.

"Otherwise, how could you leave her to spend this time with me?"

"Su Yue." Qin Shi's voice was hoarse. Afraid Su Yue might fall, he reached out and encircled her waist.

"Don't do this," Qin Shi whispered.

I couldn't help but applaud the surveillance system I had installed back then.

How could the audio be this clear?

I looked around my current house.

I should set up a similar system here; it might come in handy.

After all, the security in the U.S. isn't that great.

"What do you mean by 'don't'? I love you, and I believe you love me too.

"Otherwise, why did you choose her? A woman who looks exactly like me."

Su Yue started taking off her top, her proud figure fully visible under the light.

Qin Shi couldn't hold back anymore. Their heavy breathing intertwined.

This live-action drama was much more thrilling than any TV show.

I cautiously glanced at the door; my parents hadn't returned yet.

It seems men can only pretend to be reserved for three seconds.

The two passionately rotated; I thought they would move to the bedroom, but they ended up in the study.

Just as Qin Shi was about to lift Su Yue onto the desk, he suddenly froze.

Su Yue's fingers were still exploring and entangling Qin Shi's body, but Qin Shi abruptly pulled back.

He circled around to the living room, then walked to the bedroom and forcefully opened the wardrobe door.

The entire wall-to-wall wardrobe had its right side half-empty.

Qin Shi approached, reached his hand into the closet, and pulled out a piece of clothing.

Red.

He threw it on the bed and took out another, also red. He threw it on the bed again.

One by one, every piece he pulled out was red.

But Qin Shi seemed to have seen a ghost as he kept taking out clothes from the closet.

Eventually, he threw all the clothes onto the bed.

"Lu Wei, what have you done?"

In the surveillance, he furiously loosened his tie, and his flushed face made it seem like the tie was about to strangle him.

He strode into the living room, ignoring Su Yue who covered her chest and called out to him:

"Qin Shi, what's wrong with you?"

But Qin Shi only focused on grabbing the phone on the coffee table.

At first, he spoke into it.

"Lu Wei, what do you mean?

"Where are those books in the study? And what about the clothes in the wardrobe? Weren't you just on a business trip? Please reply to me quickly."

Thinking that voice messages were inappropriate, he lowered his head and started typing.

I remembered the messages I saw earlier and realized Qin Shi must have sent them at this time.

I got up to get another bag of chips.

For everyone, chips are the best snack for watching dramas.

There's no comparison.

Opening my new bag of chips, I continued to watch.