Alan was planning a candlelight dinner with me, but I didn't hear a word.

His purchase records and that reply always sting like a thorn.

It hurt my heart.

I couldn't figure out what went wrong.

Alan and I had mutual feelings since high school, and we got together when we were eighteen.

We'd known each other for ten years, and been married for eight years. We both believed that the other was a steadfast lover.

He once filled the university playground with roses and proposed to me in front of all the classmates.

"I, Alan Winston, will only love Donna Todd in this lifetime!!"

"Donna, will you marry me?"

Many people loved him. But Alan never changed and chose me firmly in the ten years.

But I didn't know why he actually cheated on me with Bailey, whom he used to dislike the most.

I was so upset that I trembled all over. I threw the rose with no interest, not even looking at the so-called gift.

Alan noticed my abnormality.

He knelt in front of me with one knee and asked me gently, "Honey, is there anything I didn't prepare well that made you unhappy?"

I stared at his eyes in silence, feeling cold all over.

I asked him, "You haven't mentioned Bailey for a long time. Is she still in your company?"

Alan was stunned.

Perhaps he didn't expect me to mention Bailey. He's a little unnatural.

...

Then he smiled and said, "She is just an ordinary colleague. What's worth mentioning? Besides, today is our wedding anniversary. Let's not talk about work, okay?"

I remained silent and didn't say anything.

But my heart was getting colder and colder.

Things that I hadn't realized before were becoming clearer in my mind.

Those cute emojis that Alan used more often during our chats.

More smiles when he looked at the phone.

More and more frequent overtime work.

It seemed that everything became traceable.

I had been married to Alan for eight years, and Bailey had been chasing after him like glue for eight years.

At first, I didn't care at all.

I even thought that Bailey couldn't be a threat.

Her appearance, figure, and abilities were all inferior to mine.

She was clumsy and had always been criticized by her friends for being a burden.

She had secretly loved Alan since college, sending him flowers, buying him meals, and running errands for him.

Even when mocked by others as "a toad wishing to eat swan meat". Bailey still ignored it and never gave up on loving Alan.

Alan was unconcerned when he saw her, and even publicly declared that he never wanted to see her again.

Bailey was sad for two days, but on the third day, she became like an undead cockroach, smiling and following Alan.

Bailey pursued Alan's company after graduation, just to become his colleague.

Bailey almost spent more time with Alan than I did every day due to the work.

...

I even joked at the party, "Bailey is so persistent. What if Alan falls for her because they are close?"

My friends all made fun of me, "You're kidding. Alan is not blind, he will never give up on you and choose that ugly duckling, Bailey."

Almost everyone thought that Alan would never fall in love with Bailey.

But he did.

Alan personally prepared a grand candlelight dinner at home because he saw that I was not in a good mood.

He also bought a big cake with 'Happy 8th Wedding Anniversary' written on it.

But I thought it ironic no matter how I looked at it.

Alan personally cut the cake for me and considerately placed it in front of me. I ate it without saying a word.

After Alan's phone rang twice, he frowned and set it to silent.

He tried to find a topic with me, but I didn't respond.

In the end, we stopped talking.

Halfway through the meal, Alan smiled and stood up.

"Donna, the cake is too greasy. I'm going downstairs to buy some fruit. I'll be back soon."

Perhaps the sixth sense that women were born with was too accurate.

At the moment he got up, I thought of his chat records with Bailey yesterday.

I nodded expressionlessly, "Okay."

Alan picked up his coat, kissed me on the forehead before leaving, and said gently, "Wait for me."

See. We looked like a loving couple.

But no one knew what Alan was thinking now.

After Alan left, I also put on my coat and went downstairs, taking a taxi to follow him.

Sure enough, he didn't go to the supermarket or fruit shop to buy any fruits.

Instead, he parked directly at the entrance of the hotel.

Then he walked hurriedly and a petite girl in the hotel ran into his arms.

I sat in the back seat of the taxi and saw him embracing Bailey at the hotel entrance.

Bailey hugged him excitedly, with a coquettish expression, as if whispering to him.

Alan didn't say anything with a calm expression, but let Bailey pull him upstairs.

I almost couldn't breathe.

I understood everything at that moment, .