It was our fifth wedding anniversary.

My husband, unexpectedly suggested celebrating at a hotel.

Just as the candlelit dinner was starting, his female boss called him.

I knew it, the plumbing at her house was blocked again.

I was wondering what kind of old and dilapidated house it was?

On average, the drain would get blocked every three days!

Every time my husband went there, he had to struggle for a long time and could only come back in the middle of the night.

I asked him, "With your skills, can you really unclog it?"

He said, "I can do it multiple times! This is my boss showing appreciation for me, I have to perform well!"

I smiled and said nothing...

My husband didn't come back all night.

Early the next morning, my female boss sent me a big red envelope.

"Sorry, the situation was so bad last night that he had to do it a few more times and broke your home plumbing tool!"

I accepted the red envelope and replied politely.

"It's okay, that broken thing is worthless anyway, consider it as my gift to you!"

***

Just five minutes after I accepted the red envelope, Shaw came home.

Compared to his usual calmness when he came home, he seemed a bit flustered at the moment.

"Jane, why did you accept her money?"

"After you accepted the money, what does that make me in her eyes? Return the money and apologize! I'm helping and you're accepting money, don't you feel embarrassed? Is this the kind of money you can accept?"

"Take a look at yourself, how rude you sound?"

"You made such a fuss, and I worked all night for nothing! Fortunately, she didn't hold it against me! Can't you learn to be more tolerant like others?"

It turned out that his panic on his face was not because he felt guilty for staying overnight at his female boss's house, but because he thought I ruined his good thing.

Look how anxious he was, even his forehead was sweating.

I glanced at his chat records with Amy and didn't think I did anything wrong.

What are you talking about? How would I know who Huang Na is? Since you took the drain cleaner to her house, it has been there all the time, no different from giving it to her, right?

Shaw blushed and felt a little embarrassed.

"But you really shouldn't have taken this money. You should return it to her!"

"She willingly gave me the money. If I don't accept it, it wouldn't be right, would it? After all, it's the hardest thing to repay a favor! Or do you want to keep this hard-earned money for yourself?"

Once the money was in my hands, there was no reason to spit it out.

He didn't expect me to refuse to return the money, let alone that I would be so sarcastic.

The words of 'hard-earned money' broke through his defense.

The handsome face of him immediately turned cold.

"Okay! You're tough. If you're willing to accept it, then consider it as me advancing next month's living expenses. Don't come to me for money again later!"

"Didn't I just stand you up and not come back all night? How many times do I have to say it, we are not what you think..."

I didn't stop him from transferring money to Amy. After all, we didn't have next month anymore.

I took his words softly.

"I know, you have a pure superior-subordinate relationship."

In the past, when he came back after unclogging the toilet, I wouldn't give him a good face and would even grab him to smell his body odor.

Actually, every time he came back, there was no smell on him.

There was no scent of women's perfume, no smell of sweat, and no smell of the sewer.

The whole person was so clean that I felt like I had lost my sense of smell and I was in self-doubt.

The consequence of self-doubt was that I kept arguing and having cold wars with him.

And he watched my crazy behavior coldly.

I was left alone to heal in madness.

"Jane, you..."

My understanding attitude made him swallow all the reproaches of me being immature.

After transferring the money to Amy, he looked at me strangely.

"I've already paid back the money for you. If you accept her money again, I'll be angry!"

"I've already asked for leave with her when I came back. Today, I'll accompany you to make up for our anniversary."

"For breakfast, I want to have clear soup shredded pork noodles, and the meat should be stewed until tender."

After speaking, he got up and went to take a shower.

After washing up, he showed off by handing me a red velvet box.

"Happy 5th wedding anniversary!"

"I'm sorry for leaving you alone yesterday. I didn't expect her house to have such a serious sewer blockage. The situation was difficult to handle, you know..."

He actually explained the details of unclogging the sewer, which I used to not believe him and insisted on him telling me the details. He always refused me with a disgusted face.

Now that he was willing to tell, I felt really disgusted, and it seemed that he himself emits an unpleasant smell.

"Thank you!"

I immediately took the box to stop him from talking.

However, when I opened it, I saw a string of pearl necklaces.

Seeing that I accepted the gift, he stopped talking about the details and hurriedly took out the necklace, wanting to put it on for me.

"Jane, you said you had a surprise for me yesterday. What is the surprise?"

He had a smile on his face, with dimples faintly visible, but it no longer captivated me.

It seemed like he was looking forward to my surprise.

It was as if the confrontation half an hour ago had never happened.

I glanced at my abdomen and decided not to tell him that I was pregnant.

As for the 50 million dollars in the lottery, it had nothing to do with him.

"The necklace is nice, but I don't like it. It might be more suitable to give it to Amy."

I pressed down his hand that was about to put the necklace on me.

I had never liked pearls, and Shaw had always been aware of this.

On the other hand, Amy was particularly fond of collecting pearl jewelry. He had done a lot of research on pearls to cater to her preferences, and could be considered half an expert now.

His hand froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"Are you still angry? Is it necessary to celebrate an anniversary? I have carefully chosen a gift for you, what else do you want?"

It could be seen that this string of pearls was indeed carefully selected by him.

As for the intention behind the carefully chosen gift, I couldn't be bothered to reveal it.

I covered the box and pushed the gift aside.

"I don't want anything. It's just an anniversary. Whether we celebrate it or not, it's fine. You should make Amy happy and strive for a promotion. So, since it's still early, you should go to the company quickly and don't make it difficult for her. Among the dozen or so people under her, only you are useful."

Shaw couldn't help but frown.

Because I said everything he wanted to say.

After listening to my calm and familiar long speech, he scrutinized me displeasedly for a while.

When he realized that I was not really angry and not playing tricks on him, he grabbed my hand tightly.

"I was unclogging the sewer all night yesterday. Look at how heavy my dark circles are! This time, I should have solved the core problem. Even if it gets blocked again, it won't be as serious. Moreover, she promised me that I will be in charge of the latest project!"

"Oh, then congratulations in advance."

"Shaw, let's get divorced."

Just the thought of him going to Amy's house every few days to unclog the sewer makes my stomach churn.

"What did you just say?"

"What divorce?"

Shaw widened his eyes and stared blankly for a while before saying.

"Jane! What are you causing trouble for again? Are you divorcing me just because I helped a female boss with a favor? I've never heard such a ridiculous reason for divorce!"

"I've already apologized to you and specially took leave to accompany you on our anniversary. If you don't like the gift, I can choose another one for you. What are you unsatisfied with? Why do you make such a fuss?"

"If it weren't for wanting you to live the rich life, would I need to stoop so low as to unclog the sewer for a female boss?"

"I owe all my achievements today to her guidance and promotion. Without her, we wouldn't have a worry-free life. Now you want to divorce me over this trivial matter. Where does that leave her?"

"She said I shouldn't spoil you like this, and she was right! Look at how ugly you look now, being jealous and suspicious all the time."

I looked at him in disbelief.

Every time Amy called, he was so happy that he wanted to rush to work on a flying wheel.

I could recite his perfunctory explanations for three years.

Didn't that high-end residential area have property management? Couldn't she call professional plumbers?

I even enthusiastically found several reliable and cost-effective plumbers for him, just because I was worried that he would not handle things well and affect his future.

But he told me that Amy was a woman, and it was not safe to have the male plumber come to the door so late at night.

But he forgot that on the night when the water pipe burst, he impatiently asked me to find someone to fix it myself.

At that time, he didn't worry at all about his wife being alone at home.

I took a deep breath and swallowed all the past grievances.

"How can you call helping her a stupid thing? If she knows you think like this, she might not call you next time."

"Divorce is for your own good, so that you don't have to suffer so much for me. It's better for me not to be your wife."

Since I was willing to endure hardships with him, I am not someone who sought wealth and status. If he truly found his superior difficult to work with, he could simply resign and not work there anymore.

He insisted on claiming to do things for my own good, but he had done nothing but harm me along with his female boss.

"Nonsense! Unreasonable!"

My words were like ignited gunpowder, which made Shaw angrily slam the door and leave.

After he left, I tidied myself up and went to the company.

Just downstairs, I ran into David, my boss.

"Jane, why did I hear from HR that you are going to resign?"

Yesterday I found out that I was pregnant using a pregnancy test. Thinking that I had won fifty million, I confidently submitted my resignation letter to my employer.

"It was nothing. I just got confused for a moment yesterday."

David immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought it was that project that scared you away. It's okay if you don't want to challenge the difficulty. There are also many new projects that suit you."

David was my senior, and he had always been grooming me for higher positions. But I resigned to become Shaw's wife.

"I want to try the project in France."

David immediately stopped and looked at me with joy.

"Jane, are you serious?"

I nodded.

"Can your partner agree to it?"

I knew that my previous thoughts of being a housewife have caused David a lot of headaches.

But he also respected my choice and did not interfere too much.

"My career is more important. Besides, I'm planning to get a divorce."

David tried to comfort me, but didn't know where to start.

Because he witnessed the ten years of my love and acquaintance with Shaw.

"David, don't worry, I will definitely focus on my career in the future!"

"Good! I believe you!"

He no longer mentioned Shaw to me.

We had a whole day meeting for the project in French, and basically determined the team's travel plan and project development policy.

By the time I finished my work, it was already time to get off work.

Picking up my phone, I realized that Shaw had called me more than ten times.

In the past, even if he called me once, I would be happy and spinning in the office.

But at this moment, I felt no joy, but rather a bit annoyed.

This was the feeling of him being constantly bombarded by phone calls from me.

Indeed, it was very annoying.

"After a busy day, let's go eat together and discuss the details?"

Today's meeting still had many details that I was not sure about. Faced with David's invitation, I did not refuse.

I didn't answer Shaw's call and went directly to the restaurant with David.

When the waiter took us to the seat, coincidentally, Shaw and Amy were sitting next to us.

David coldly glanced at them and asked the waiter to change our seats.

I knew, as smart as he was, he had already guessed why I wanted a divorce.

"Jane, you don't reply to messages or answer calls, but you have time to have dinner with the boss?"

When we were leaving, Shaw quickly stopped us.

"I was busy, I didn't check my phone."

Shaw's face immediately turned black.

"Then how do you have time to accompany him for a meal?"

"Don't you know that Amy and I have been waiting for you here for a whole hour?"

I was a little stunned.

Amy explained with a smile.

"Last night's incident caused trouble for you two, it's my fault. I wanted to invite you to have a meal together, clarify the misunderstanding, and make up for your anniversary yesterday."

I couldn't help but laugh.

Whose anniversary was celebrated by three people together?

"You are exaggerating. Shaw helped you all night, and I also received money. Where is the misunderstanding from?"

David suddenly hugged my shoulder, separating me from Shaw.

"Do you mind if I join? After all, it doesn't sound right for three people to celebrate an anniversary."