My Boyfriend's First Love Provoked Me in Public

At my boyfriend Howard's birthday party, his first love Xanthis Stuart returned from abroad.

"Howard, I'm back. Does our two-year promise still hold?"

Xanthis' appearance instantly grabbed everyone's attention.

I was ruthlessly abandoned by Howard and had to leave in a mess. In my haste, I accidentally bumped into someone.

He bent down to look at me and said, "Zoe, it's been three years. How did you manage to end up in such a mess?"

My first love had also returned from abroad.

1

To attend Howard's birthday party, I spent two hours getting ready and even splurged on a dress.

I wanted to make sure I looked beautiful enough to be worthy of Howard before I could confidently attend his birthday party.

For the past two years, I had been carefully maintaining my relationship with Howard.

But it wasn't until tonight that I discovered there was someone else from Howard's past who still held a place in his heart.

At the party, guests filled the room, and Howard pulled me aside to a corner. "Zoe, can you stay in this area? It's less crowded, and I'll be able to find you easily."

I nodded and quietly took my seat, watching as Howard engaged in lively conversations with the other guests.

Then Xanthis appeared, wearing a red dress, her makeup was exquisitely done. She radiated brightness and confidence.

In front of everyone, Xanthis' gaze burned with intensity as she looked at Howard. "Howard, I'm back.

"Does our two-year promise still hold?

"I'm here to fulfill our agreement."

Howard was initially surprised, but he quickly made his way to her side, filled with delight. "Xanthis, you're back!

"It still holds, of course!"

Sitting in the corner, all I could do was watch helplessly as my boyfriend embraced Xanthis in the center of the crowd.

I listened as he expressed his longing for another woman. "Xanthis, all these years, I've been waiting for you."

How could Howard do that?

Didn't he say he loved me the most?

I suddenly remembered that in Howard's list of special interests, there was someone with a cloud icon as a remark.

Their chat box was completely empty.

When we first got together, I set Howard as a special interest and jokingly asked him to do the same. He looked at me with disdain and said, "Childish, who does that?"

Then he turned and smiled at me. "Zoe, you're not going to blame me, right? You know I'm not interested in these things."

Since then, I quietly turned off the special interest feature.

It was not until I discovered the existence of the cloud, and my intuition tells me that this particular cloud holds a special meaning for Howard.

"Howard, who is that cloud in your special interests?" I asked.

Howard impatiently snatched the phone away from me and replied, "Just a friend. Do you not trust me, Zoe? How can you doubt me when I love you so much?"

Feeling like Howard was getting angry, I quickly said, "I trust you, don't be mad. I was just asking."

Then that thing was dropped there.

It turned out everything had a traceable explanation.

That cloud was Xanthis, Howard's first love.

Throughout the entire party, I couldn't find a chance to talk to Howard. He was busy mingling with Xanthis, introducing her to every guest with a smile. "This is my girlfriend, Xanthis."

Howard had completely forgotten about my existence as his girlfriend.

Finally, during a brief moment when they went to the restroom, I found an opportunity. Howard was standing alone by the restroom door, waiting for Xanthis.

"Howard, what's going on between you and her? She's your girlfriend, then who am I?"

Howard maintained his composure and said, "Zoe, don't joke around. Aren't we just friends?

"Don't say anything inappropriate in front of Xanthis, or she might misunderstand."

Two years of a relationship seemed insignificant compared to Xanthis' simple words, "I'm back."

Xanthis came out of the restroom and naturally linked her arm with Howard's. "Howard, who is this?"

"She's my former college classmate who came to my birthday party."

Was I really just a college classmate?

Xanthis gently extended her hand. "Hello, I'm Xanthis, Howard's girlfriend."

I shook her hand and said, "Hello, I'm Zoe, Howard's... college classmate."