But now, the person who could sit in her passenger seat was no longer me. I sat in the back seat and saw Emily's slender hands on the steering wheel. She was not wearing our wedding ring.

Instead, she had an extra plain ring. It was very similar to the one on Louis's hand.

After sending Louis back, the atmosphere in the car suddenly became quiet.

When I got home, I hid in the study to check the work content. I didn't want to meet Emily again.

Suddenly, she walked in without knocking.

"You haven't given me the anniversary gift yet." Emily stood in front of me and spoke as a matter of course.

In the past, I would prepare gifts carefully on various special days. But now, I didn’t want to show my true heart to Emily anymore.

"I'm not prepared." I shook my head at her calmly.

Emily didn't expect me to reject her and her expression was very surprised. “Why? You weren't like this before. Are you still angry with me because of Louis?"

"No. I still have work to do. You go out first," I said lightly.

Emily's face was angry, but she didn't say anything. She just slammed the door and went out. I sighed, took out my phone to contact a lawyer and entrusted him to help me draft a divorce agreement.

***

The next day, Emily sent me a message to invite me to dinner. I wanted to refuse, but when I got off work, she was waiting for me at the company gate.

"Jeremy, I was wrong on the anniversary day. Let's go to your favorite restaurant tonight. Don't be angry with me!"

Emily dressed up beautifully today. She wore a light blue dress and her hair was tied up, revealing her white neck.

When she smiled and talked to me, I seemed to be back in the passionate period. I got into her car obediently. She leaned close to my cheek and left a kiss and then drove away neatly. My heart moved and became a little soft.

When I arrived at the restaurant, I was still reminiscing about the time I had just spent alone with Emily. After I walked in, a familiar figure walked towards us.

"Louis! We are here!"

Emily left me and ran to Louis like a girl. Louis hugged her and glanced at me with a proud look.

I understood everything in an instant and turned to walk out. Emily rushed over and grabbed my sleeve, her face turned cold.

"We agreed to have dinner together and you are going to leave with a cold face again?"

I looked at her and spoke lightly. "If you two want to be together, I won't mind it anymore. But don't drag me in again, I don't want to be your flirting tool."

Emily blushed and anger surged in her eyes. "Jeremy, don't look at us with dirty eyes! I called you here today just to ease the relationship, but I didn't expect you to not give us this face at all. Who do you think you are?"

I glanced at her lightly, said nothing more and turned and walked out.

The phone dinged and Louis sent a message, which was a picture. Emily leaned in his arms, with a slightly red eye.

[Brother, do you have to be so indifferent to Little Emily? She is a good woman. If you don't cherish her, there are people who will feel distressed! ]

I typed a few words into the chat box and sent it.

[I think you two are quite suitable to be together. Good luck. ]

There was no response from the other side.

I returned home, sat on the balcony, opened a bottle of wine and quietly looked at the moon.

Emily didn’t like breakfast, was very picky and had a bad stomach.

I took great effort to learn all kinds of nutritious meals and cooked them to her taste, which helped her develop a habit of eating regularly. But she seemed to take my efforts for granted. She would never sweetly praise me for my attentiveness and gentleness again and would only blame and complain when I was negligent.

Emily seemed to remember that she had left me behind last night and a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face.

"Forget it, just don't forget it next time." After saying that, she walked away on her own, not noticing my emotions at all.

But I didn't feel hurt in my heart, as if I had gotten used to it.

The busy work allowed me to forget Emily for a short time. After get off work, it was still early, so I came to the swimming pool I often go to by myself, wanting to exercise and relax.

Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance here.

In the swimming pool, Emily was wearing a purple swimsuit, with fair skin and a seductive figure. She was leaning against Louis beside her, her eyes smiling and full of love. After the two separated, they chased and played in the swimming pool again and Emily's face was full of shy smiles.

I thought I would be very angry, but I was calm. I just made a quick decision.

I turned and walked towards the dressing room, not wanting to stay here any longer.

Louis spotted me with his sharp eyes and shouted loudly.

"Jeremy! You are here to swim too!"

After I fell in love with Emily, I began to slowly approach her. As a result, I got to know her better and knew that she was humorous, cheerful and lively. Not only was she full of vitality, but she was also sincere to everyone.

Once, Emily and I were walking on the street and ran into an old lady. The old lady grabbed my sleeve and accused me of deliberately bumping into her. She wanted me to take her to the hospital for a check-up, as if she had blackmailed me.

I was a silent person and not very good at speaking, so it was difficult for me to get away. Emily rolled up her sleeves and argued with the old lady for half an hour and finally the old lady ran away in anger.

At that time, Emily smiled with her eyebrows curved, saying that she would always stand by my side and would never leave me alone.

At that moment, I was completely dumbfounded. I knew that Emily had a memorable and vigorous love. But I thought I could impress her with my sincerity and we could be together forever. But in the end, it was just my wishful thinking.

I opened my phone and saw the picture that Louis posted. In the picture, Emily was smiling and her eyes were shining. They went to their old school, the bookstores and cafes they often visited and the park where they left beautiful memories.

[Reliving the good old days with Little Emily, when we were young and loved passionately and bravely.]

I laughed bitterly, but my heart was already numb. Emily and Louis, they left a deep mark in each other's youth. It was not something that an outsider like me could break into.

I clicked a thumbs up, then clicked delete on Louis's WhatsApp.

I was drunk, I blew the cool breeze and went back to my room to rest. I had a high fever in the middle of the night. In a half-awake state, there was a pair of gentle hands holding me to drink water and feeding me medicine. That hands also brought a cold towel to cover my forehead.

But the smell was the fragrance of Emily's body. I couldn't help but want to get closer, closer.

When I woke up in the morning, I suddenly found that Emily was sleeping soundly beside my bed. The morning sun shone on her peaceful sleeping face and the picture was beautiful.

I gently woke her up.

"You're awake, Jeremy. When I came back last night, I found that you had a fever. I fed you medicine. Are you feeling better now?"

The concern in her eyes was real and I nodded gently.

"That's good." She finally smiled.

The ice in my heart seemed to have melted a little.

When I was sick, she took such good care of me and I was touched. My throat was still a little hoarse and I suddenly remembered that I hadn't given Emily a gift yet.

"The anniversary gift is in the drawer of the study, it's a..."

I was just about to tell her that I secretly went to the jewelry shop to learn for a long time and it took a lot of hard work to make a unique gold bracelet with our initials and designed petal patterns on it. I wanted to give her a surprise.

But suddenly Emily's phone rang at an inopportune time, interrupting me abruptly. She put her finger to her mouth to signal me to be quiet and I clearly saw that the caller ID was Louis.

"Louis... watching a movie? Okay! Wait for me for a while, I can go out after I put on my makeup!"

I listened expressionlessly and saw Emily's smile brighten up.

"Okay, then it's settled! You wait for me to pick me up!"

Emily hung up the phone and looked at me with her smile gone.

"Louis asked me to go to the movies and I have nothing to do today. You take your medicine and have a good rest. Ask for leave from the company today."

As she said that, she was about to get up and leave.

I felt an impulse in my heart and reached out to grab her arm.

"Don't go..." I spoke with difficulty, my voice hoarse.

Perhaps because of my illness, I was psychologically fragile and now I was eager for Emily to stay with me.

"Let me go." Emily's face darkened. "I don't like you to interfere in my affairs."

"Please, don't go." I looked at her pleadingly.

She shook me off.

"If you leave today, we will get divorced!" I blurted out in desperation.

"Jeremy, who do you think you are? You chased me desperately at the beginning and now you are threatening me with divorce? Do you want to be like your mother, who took the initiative to file for divorce and then shamelessly begged your father to get back together? Don't dream, divorce is not a bargaining chip!" Emily stared at me, with a chill in her eyes.

My blood suddenly turned cold and the hand holding her fell down weakly. My parents' unhappy marriage had always been a pain in my heart.

At that time, I revealed my inner scars to her and she hugged me and kissed me. She said that she would protect our love and never let me get hurt.

But when we fell out, she used the sharpest words to hurt my most hidden wounds.

Emily sneered and turned to leave the room. I lay back on the bed and slowly closed my eyes. I felt extremely sad and the seven-year love with Emily suddenly disappeared.

After Emily left, the house returned to silence. I got up and packed my luggage, took back the divorce agreement to sign and then put it on the table.

Emily did not return that night.

The next day, I picked up my luggage, took a last look at the house and then walked out.

From then on, I took the initiative to end my seven years with Emily and chose to withdraw gracefully.