When I arrived at the restaurant, I found that Liam was also there, sitting next to Joanna and chatting enthusiastically with her parents.

It looked like they were a complete family, and I felt like an outsider.

Maybe Joanna wanted to use this opportunity to reveal everything.

Well, that's fine!

"Andrew."

Joanna's mom, Crystal Perez saw me and immediately stood up to wave.

I walked over with a smile, but Liam still sat next to Joanna, giving me a provocative look.

Another familiar scene.

With Liam's personality, he definitely wanted to provoke me into an argument so he could play the victim.

He would say they were just friends and tell me not to target him.

Joanna would feel sorry for him, defend him, and make me apologize.

I didn't want to do things that made myself angry anymore, and I was truly tired.

So I pulled a chair and sat alone on one side.

Joanna was visibly stunned.

Her parents' expressions became a bit strange, their eyes darting between Liam and me.

Eventually, the waiter served the dishes, breaking the silent atmosphere.

Crystal served me a piece of meat and said with a smile. "Andrew, you don't look well. Eat more to replenish your nutrition."

"Thank you, Auntie."

I smiled and lowered my head to eat, but I could feel Liam's jealous gaze.

To get back into my old profession and not mess up the interview, I had prepared for a long time last night and drank three cups of coffee in the morning to stay awake.

Now I was both tired and hungry.

"Andrew."

"Why are you eating by yourself? Even if you two are having a fight, you shouldn't sulk in front of the elders."

Liam couldn't hold back, speaking sarcastically to me while serving food to Joanna.

He tried to appear very considerate.

"Are you two fighting? What's going on?" Crystal asked anxiously.

Joanna's dad also stop eating and his expression becoming serious.

Before Joanna and I could answer, Liam interjected, "It's nothing, really. Just because Joanna didn't watch the sunrise with him."

Hearing this, Joanna's parents sighed in relief and started to persuade me not to get angry over small things and to go another day.

Joanna also chimed in.

"Uncle, Auntie, I'm not angry. I'm just tired from staying up late."

I forced a smile and said.

"That's good."

Joanna's parents nodded.

Then the atmosphere became awkward again. Only Liam tried to start conversations, but Joanna's parents didn't respond, so it quickly went silent again.

I just focused on eating. During this time, Joanna's parents served me more food several times.

But Joanna, apart from occasionally glancing at me, didn't mention anything about revealing the truth.

I was puzzled.

Clearly, Joanna brought Liam over to reveal everything, so why wasn't she saying anything?

Was it because she didn't want to be the bad guy in front of her parents and wanted me to be the villain?

The dinner ended.

Before leaving, Crystal pulled Joanna aside for a chat.

Meanwhile, Joanna's dad called me aside and said earnestly, "Andrew, Joanna can be quite difficult at times. Please be more tolerant and don't argue with her too much."

Be more tolerant?

I had always been doing that, thinking that one day Joanna would understand me.

But I was wrong.

After Joanna's parents left, Liam smiled and said, "Let's go sing and call a few more classmates."

"I'm not going. You guys have fun."

I refused.

After eating and drinking, I should go home and sleep. I didn't want to inconvenience myself because of others.

Besides, I always had a knot in my heart about going to KTV with Joanna.

Once, there was a heavy rainstorm.

Joanna texted me, saying she got beaten up at the KTV, so I rushed over in the rain.

At that time, we hadn't bought a car, and the weather was so bad that I couldn't get a taxi.

So I took my electric scooter, fell on the way, and got soaked.

But when I arrived, I found that Joanna hadn't been beaten up. She was just playing truth or dare.

I was drenched like a drowned rat and got laughed at by her friends.

And she didn't say a word for me.

As a result, we had a fierce argument.

Later, Liam often invited Joanna to KTV. I opposed it several times, but Joanna didn't listen and used the same excuse.

She said I was petty.

She said it wasn't just the two of them, so what was I afraid of?

But does having more people make it okay?

The answer is no.

Once, Liam posted a video on social media, showing him and Joanna singing a love song, gazing at each other with sweet smiles.

Even their eyes seemed to be intertwined.

Because of that, Joanna and I had another big fight.

This time, when Liam suggested going to KTV, he just wanted to continue his act.

But I wouldn't fall for it.

Then Liam said to Joanna, "Since Andrew isn't going, let's go."

"Forget it, I'm a bit tired tonight."

Joanna shook her head and refused.

"Huh?"

"Joanna, didn't you say you loved singing with me the most? You never refused me before! Why this time..."

Liam was both surprised and bewildered, then showed a pitiful expression.

Every time Liam did this, Joanna would comply.

If I acted pitiful, Joanna would just impatiently say I was being pretentious.

Maybe that's the difference between a beloved and a discarded lover.

However, to my surprise, this time Joanna still shook her head and refused, "Liam, stop it. I'm really tired. Let's go another day."

"Alright then..."

Liam frowned, looking very unhappy, and kept looking back as he walked away.

But Joanna didn't change her mind.

As soon as I got in the car, Joanna said, "I didn't invite Liam; we just ran into each other..."

Weird.

In the past, Joanna never explained to me. When I asked, she would accuse me of making trouble.

Why was she explaining now?

But I didn't care to listen or even bother. I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Whatever Joanna said had nothing to do with me.

I didn't know how long had passed when I felt someone gently pushing me and softly calling my name.

It was Joanna's voice.

I thought I was dreaming, but when I opened my eyes and gradually became conscious, I saw Joanna smiling gently at me.

"We're home."

"Go to bed."

Joanna said.

I hadn't felt such a gentle expression from her in a long time.

But I didn't care anymore.

"No, I still have things to do."

I shook my head and went straight to the study to start designing the game character poster.

After a while, Joanna brought a cup of warm milk into the study and placed it on the table, saying, "Drinking milk at night is good for your health."

I used to say the same thing and poured a cup of milk for Joanna every night.

Until one day, she was on the sofa playing games with Liam online, and accidentally knocked over the milk, affecting her performance.

So she threw the cup at my feet and scolded me harshly, then turned around and chatted softly with Liam.

Since then, I never poured her milk again.

Buzz buzz!

At this moment, Joanna's phone vibrated; it was a call from Liam.

"Joanna, I fell and twisted my ankle."

Liam said.