When I discovered that there was another woman in Lu Xun's life, I was already carrying his child.
Standing at our doorstep, I stared blankly at the pair of red high heels, disoriented by the voices seeping out from the inside of our house. The vegetables I bought earlier were scattered all over the ground. I stood there dazed for a long while until the door finally opened, and my mind returned to reality.
Frantically, I started to pick up the groceries, wiping my tears away as I stammered, “Xun, I bought your favorite vegetables, planning to make you an egg and mushroom soup.”
At that moment, my head was bowed; I did not look at him. In my daze, I even thought to myself that if that woman left immediately, I could pretend as if nothing had happened.
The woman was tall and slim, her eyes bewitchingly seductive like a fox. She didn't even bother to get dressed properly, wearing only a towel around her body as she stood behind Lu Xun, her eyes filled with arrogance and sarcasm.
But Lu Xun seemed indifferent. His face held the afterglow of their passionate encounter.
Coldly, he passed me a file, “Sign it.”
Suddenly, I felt extremely nauseous, covering my mouth as I started to heave.
I was already four months pregnant; morning sickness was only natural. Yet I was foolish enough to live in a dreamy bliss, thinking that ever since I got pregnant, he had hardly been home either due to work or business trips. It never crossed my mind that he had been indulging in an affair with this vixen and was even planning to divorce me for her!
I felt as if all the strength was siphoned out of me, leaving me weak and helpless.
“I’m pregnant with your child, and you dare to … to treat me like this …”
I leant on the table, pointing at that woman, “What does she provide that I don’t? Didn’t we agree when we got married that you would never betray me? I’ve been with you since college, and after graduation, I devoted myself to help you dig your way out for three years …”
“You told me you disliked women who work outside the home, okay, I quit my job to be a devoted housewife. You told me you disliked food from outside, fine, I washed my hands to become your personal cook. Later … do you still remember, you told me you wanted a child …”
My hand trembled as I held my stomach, “How can you do this to me, to our child?”
Perhaps recalling the past, Lu Xun's face showed a brief moment of remorse, but it quickly disappeared, “That’s why I can give you financial compensation after the divorce.”
But before I could utter a word, the woman burst into laughter again. "Look at you, this haggard hussy, possessing neither beauty nor shape. Look at your ugly face. How could you possibly be a match for Ah Xun?"
"Isn't that right, Ah Xun?"
As she spoke, her hand caressed Lu Xun's chest and kissed him on the lips.
Indeed... since becoming pregnant, I've been putting on weight, not missing a bit to ensure the health of our baby. Back in college, I was considered attractive enough with a pretty face and good figure. But now ...
Controlling the tears welling up in my eyes, I stepped forward and questioned, "Lu Xun, you're betraying me. If you let her go, I can forget all about this! For our child's sake, I can forgive you."
"Forgive?" The woman seemed to have heard some big joke, holding a hand to her bath towel, she pointed at me with the other, "Look at your pathetic self, no man wants you and you're begging. Isn't that cheap? Don't think just because you are carrying a child you can dictate everything. I too am carrying Ah Xun's child. Ah Xun, why won't you tell her?"
She's pregnant too?