"Hearing you say that, it sounds like your relationship is a war!"

I laughed: "A war in which you kill a thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own."

Chen Jin remained silent, so I asked him again, "Do you have any cigarettes? Save me a pack."

...

After Chen Jin left, my depressed mood did not find effective relief.

I tried to calm myself down; I lay half-reclined in bed, closing my eyes and thinking about some things... until my phone vibrated several times by my pillow, then I opened my eyes again and faced the rainy world outside the window.

The call came from an unfamiliar number. I assumed it was someone trying to sell me a house or offering loans, and I didn't want to answer... but the other person kept calling back.

I answered the call, and the person on the other end sounded rather unfriendly. He asked me, "Are you Michael?"

"Who...who are you?"

"Never mind who I am... I've already added you on WeChat... Please accept my request, and I'll send you something."

I find it very inexplicable...

The other person continued, "I didn't expect Lu Jia to still choose to come back to China to find you... You're a fucking scumbag, how could you be worthy of her?... I'll tell you the truth, she's abroad, she's already slept with me, she's my woman... Don't think I'm bluffing you... Add me on WeChat, and you'll understand everything."

Before I could say anything, the other party hung up the phone.

...

I was stunned for a while, then quickly opened WeChat; sure enough, there was someone in the list of friends to add... The profile picture was a photo of Lu Jia, and the background of the photo was the Seine River in France, which must have been taken by Lu Jia during her studies abroad.

I have approved the request to add this item.

The next moment, the other party sent me a series of photos.

In the photo, Lu Jia is completely naked, lying between a man's legs; her expression is one of enjoyment, and her sensitive areas are blurred out.

Putting aside whether I still have feelings for Lu Jia... seeing my former woman sleeping in the same bed with someone else, enjoying sexual pleasure... still gave me the creeps...

...

I threw my phone back on the bedside table, then rubbed my face hard with both hands, forcing myself to calm down... I know how tough it is to be alone abroad, both physically and mentally... I can understand that she has a new lover, but these scenes really shouldn't be shown to me.

She shouldn't have played me and this man like that...

I've always believed that if there's no longer any affection, it's best to part ways amicably... but this outcome is so far removed from my beliefs that I'm furious!

...

The door was pushed open... Lu Jia walked in carrying a huge supermarket plastic bag... I looked at her coldly.

(End of this chapter)