The Secret of Second Marriage

Shen Xing took a glass of red wine, clinked it against mine, and then downed it, saying, "Sis, I'll say it again, I don't regret it! I can't just stand by and watch those thugs hurt you!"

I suddenly realized that although Shen Xing was only a young man in his early twenties, he was really quite manly.

I couldn't help but wonder, if it had been President Jiang who accompanied me to the barbecue yesterday, and we had encountered some thugs, would he have been as brave as Shen Xing, risking his own safety to step forward?

I don't know why I had this thought in my head, comparing the two of them.

But I had a gut feeling that President Jiang wouldn't go all out like Shen Xing and fight those thugs. After all, it was four against one. What if he got injured, killed, or maimed?

He is a 30-something-year-old, calculating, and shrewd business-minded CEO.

Shen Xing is a kind-hearted, good cook, and talented young male celebrity.

Shen Xing blushed when I praised him and said, "When I was little, my mom often taught me to cook. She said that if boys learn to cook, they will be more likely to find a wife when they grow up!"

The year my mother passed away, she taught me to cook a lot of dishes. I thought she was cultivating my interests and hobbies, but it wasn't until after she died that I learned she was suffering greatly from depression.

She was actually afraid that after she left, I wouldn't know how to cook and would starve. That's why she taught me so many dishes before she left—”

Shen Xing always gets teary-eyed when he talks about his mother.

He said, "Man, ever since my mother left, I have suffered injustices, and no one can understand me anymore."

I know that the woman I love most in the world has left me forever!

I knew Shen Xing was thinking about his mother, and I vaguely understood why he liked me and why he saved me again and again.

Perhaps my experience reminded him of how his mother suffered from severe depression after being betrayed by his father, and how she couldn't bear it and jumped off a building...

Shen Xing always had a regret in his heart: he hadn't protected his mother, and the person who cared about him the most was no longer in this world.

He met me and wanted to help me, to help me leave that jerk and live a happy life.

Shen Xing raised his glass of red wine and said to me, "Man, you promised me last time that you would take me to see my mother when you had time. I planted her favorite purple lilacs on her grave."

I want to take you to meet my mom and tell her that I met a really, really nice sister here, and I'm finally not alone anymore!

I looked at Shen Xing with a complicated expression, and finally said, "Come on, let's have a toast!"

Shen Xing and I had a few drinks.

We talked about our dreams for a long time. After finishing our hotpot in Shen Xing's room, it was already past 11 o'clock when we got back to my room.

We spent over an hour eating hot pot.

I left Shen Xing's hotel room, swiped my room card, and returned to my own hotel.

To my surprise, President Jiang was already waiting for me downstairs at the hotel.

He came to find me, dragging his suitcase.

Mr. Jiang, dressed in a sharp black suit and pushing a suitcase, came downstairs to find me.

He was supposed to come this morning, but he had some urgent business to attend to at the company, so he postponed it until the evening.

I went downstairs and took him back to my room.

When President Jiang saw that I was safe and sound in front of him, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

There was a huge mimosa tree downstairs from the hotel. We stood under it, and Shen Xing hugged me tightly, kissed my forehead, and said, "Man, you've suffered so much following me this time. I know you were in danger because of me..."