When I was a sophomore in college, Wallace confessed his love to me.

He was sunny and humorous, handsome and sports-loving and had a particularly good-looking smile.

I had never been in love before and I couldn’t resist him, so I was quickly pursued by him.

Until our internship in our senior year, our relationship was considered stable.

He always said that he would marry me after graduation and I was actually looking forward to it.

But when I was invited to a banquet, I saw him gathering with many people and there was a woman who was particularly close to him.

Before I could ask, Wallace frowned and said, “Hayden, didn’t I say that today is very important to me? Why did you come here so rashly? You are too ignorant. This is what you can do. Where did you come from?”

The woman next to him frowned lightly and said with disgust, “Wallace, your girlfriend is average-looking, doesn’t know how to dress up and doesn’t have a brand name on her body. How dare she do this kind of embarrassment? Get rid of her.”

Wallace pointed at me and shouted, “Why don’t you get out of here?”

***

“Mr. Hayden, I am Obadiah, the manager of Lisset Pavilion. My boss just told me that you will come to Lisset Pavilion and ask if a car will be sent to pick you up?”

I just got up and was touching my underwear all over the bed when I received a phone call.

Ever since I came to another place to study at university, I had rarely heard the title “Mr. Hayden”.

If it had been placed in ancient times, it would have been natural. However, many people would know that nowadays, it was very rare to call them this way.

“That… Just send a car over in half an hour. Lisset Pavilion has my address. Thank you,” I replied and hung up the phone.

Lisset Pavilion in Yoln City was the cultural representative of this city and even the entire province.

In this city where the economy was soaring that it was about to reach the sky, words such as cultural connotation and heritage had become scarce.

When I came to Yoln City to study in college, the owner of Lisset Pavilion invited me there many times, but I just wanted to change my life, so I always declined.

This time, the owner of Lisset Pavilion asked for help from a man who was engaged to me, but whose engagement was unilaterally terminated by me.

That guy really liked me and was very nice to me, so I always felt indebted and agreed.

Since I was going to Lisset Pavilion, I couldn’t wear what I usually wore.

I found out about the custom-made clothes that were sent to me every year and especially chose the round fan, so I had time to eat something.

During this period, Wallace also sent me a WhatsApp message: [Hayden, today is very important to me. Don’t call me or look for me. Find something to do for yourself.]

I frowned.

He had always been like this lately.

But I didn’t think too much about it. It was a good thing for men to work hard for their careers.

Not long after, the car that picked me up arrived. It was a red flag national gift.

I got in the car and Obadiah, the manager of Lisset Pavilion, thoughtfully prepared snacks and even delicious dishes.

“Thanks.”

It had been a long time since I ate this. I used to think hamburgers were more delicious than this thing, but only after eating too much foreign garbage did I know what delicacies were.

Arriving at Lisset Pavilion, the car stopped outside the gate of the manor.

Obadiah said to me respectfully, “Mr. Hayden, we are quite busy right now. I will go get the shuttle bus in person. Please wait a moment.”

“It doesn’t matter, I’ll blow in the wind under the tree, you don’t have to be too hasty.”

I smiled and nodded.

Then, I stood quietly under the tree near the manor and waited.

“Hayden, didn’t I say that today is very important to me? Why did you come here so rashly? You are too ignorant. Is this a place where you can come?”

Wallace’s voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

I looked over blankly and saw Wallace and a group of people sitting on a bench near me.

Most of these people were Wallace’s friends, the rich second generation of Yoln City.

I didn’t feel much for them and they didn’t seem to like me very much.

But today was different. There was a woman sitting next to Wallace.

This woman was very gorgeous, dressed very aggressively, in very bright colors and wore a lot of jewelry.

She also hugged Wallace’s arm and pressed her chest against his upper arm.

She raised an eyebrow and said with a hint of disgust, “Wallace, your girlfriend is average-looking, doesn’t know how to dress up and doesn’t have a brand name on her body. She dares to be embarrassed like this. Get rid of her.”

Wallace pointed at me and shouted, “Why don’t you get out of here?”

So was I being cheated?

This was my first love, was it over like this?

My heart ached a little.

I was a little overwhelmed because I had never experienced this.

And I really liked Wallace. Although I hadn’t given everything to him yet, my heart had already been given to him.

For a moment, I was a little at a loss.

Wallace seemed to be a different person. He stood up suddenly, walked to me, pulled my arm hard, gritted his teeth and whispered, “I told you not to come to me, why did you come to me? Don’t you know how to dress up? What are you wearing, a shirt-like top and a horse-faced skirt? Do you know this is Lisset Pavilion?”

Wasn’t it appropriate to wear something like this if you were here to symbolize your cultural heritage?

I wanted to explain, but I didn’t know where to start. I couldn’t speak for a while.

Wallace gritted his teeth and said, “Why don’t you drive a car if you have one at home? Didn’t I just buy you a Martha? It’s pink that girls like. Even if you don’t drive it, why are you here in a domestic car? Not ashamed?”

But that Martha was not as valuable as the national gift?

Suddenly, I felt as if I no longer knew Wallace. His cognitive level seemed to be very different from mine.

Wallace handed me the car keys and said, “Drive away by yourself!”

I looked at the car keys in my hand and suddenly wanted to laugh.

And, I was not sad anymore.

Because I suddenly realized that he was not worthy of me.

At this time, the woman also came over.

She was very frivolous and put her hand on Wallace’s shoulder, like a talk show actor holding a microphone stand with one hand.

“Hayden? Haha, a woman named after a man is so stupid.”

She smiled sarcastically. “Oh, by the way, you may not know who I am, right? Then let me tell you, my name is Ashley, I am Wallace’s fiancée and we will get married when he graduates. You know what is marriage?”

Marriage?

I looked at Wallace and said calmly, “We have been together for two years and you have never said that you have a fiancée.”

“Okay, Hayden, you don’t understand the rules of the game in a family like ours and I’m too lazy to tell you now.”

Wallace pushed me and said, “You drive away now and I will explain to you when I get home!”

I was almost pushed down by him, staggered and then stood firm.

“All right.”

I nodded and didn’t intend to pester him any further.

It was very rude to be rude in front of others.

I planned to break up peacefully and come back another day.

But Ashley pulled me back and said mockingly, “Don’t leave. You will only have the opportunity to come to this kind of place in your life. Since you are here, stay and experience it.”

I pulled my hand away and ignored her.

But Wallace pulled me back. He pulled me to a place where no one was around and whispered, “Ashley’s family is a very important partner of our family. I can’t offend her and you shouldn’t let her be unhappy!”

“But if I stay, you will be embarrassed.”

I meant something.

But Wallace said, “You have already thrown away everyone who deserves to be thrown away, so stop talking later! If anyone asks, don’t say you are my girlfriend, just say you are my assistant.”

Wallace thought for a while and then said, “Besides, Ashley and I have no relationship. Even if we are married, we will each have our own way. You are still the one I love most, but there is no wedding or marriage certificate.”

That was it?

I almost laughed. When did marriage become so worthless?

But I was too lazy to say more. Since they wanted to keep me here, I would just stay.

Wallace hugged Ashley and sat back on the bench.

There was a coffee table in front of them with snacks on it and they chatted.

It was like I didn’t exist, like I was not Wallace’s girlfriend.

I didn’t say much, stood quietly aside, looking up at the light filtering through the leaves and I felt inspired to write a poem.

“Wallace, you and Ashley are getting married and you still need a bridesmaid, right? Okay now, let your girlfriend be your fiancée’s bridesmaid.”

A woman named Thea said.

I had been in contact with her several times and she always said bad things about me and she said it in front of me, but I didn’t care. It was not that I was too generous, but that she was too shallow and didn’t want to care about it.

It was like an ant crawling on my hand and I would probably just wave it.

When Wallace heard this, his face looked a little ugly and he gave me a guilty look.

Ashley said, “What, Wallace, are you feeling distressed? Don’t worry, as long as you agree to let her be my bridesmaid, I won’t care about your affairs after we get married. Just don’t have children.”

Wallace became happy instantly and said to me in a commanding tone, “Did you hear that? When Ashley and I get married, you will be the maid of honor!”

I had an uncle who was considered the least educated university professor in our Buckley family. He often said some vulgar but very reasonable things.

One of them being said, “You can ride on my neck to shit, but you can’t make it loose.”

Their current behavior was shit.

I sighed, looked at Wallace and said, “I didn’t want to say it in front of so many people, but you really don’t know how to restrain yourself, so let’s make an agreement now. Wallace, we break up.”

As soon as this sentence came out, the collective fell into silence.

Then, exaggerated laughter broke out.

Ashley sneered, “You are just a canary who was raised outside. Are you still qualified to break up with him? Don’t you know that someone like you who was raised outside was not even as good as a concubine in ancient times?!”

Wallace also glared at me and said, “Hayden, I’m just too spoiled to you and too kind to you. You actually dare to threaten me with breaking up. Apologize immediately, otherwise, I will really break up with you. If we break up, what you won’t have is you and your whole family’s happiness for the rest of their lives!”

“I’m sorry, I never knew that a family like yours could be so dirty, otherwise I wouldn’t have accepted your pursuit at all. And now that I know, I’m glad I never let you touch me, otherwise I’d feel sick just looking at myself. Wallace, listen carefully, I, Hayden, have broken up with you.”