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In the past, I would have argued with him endlessly to prove that I was not the useless person he said. But now, I had lost all desire to communicate with him and just wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest as soon as possible. So, I nodded perfunctorily.

"I understand. She is a hero and it is right to reward her. I have nothing against her. I just don't like wearing necklaces."

River stared at my expression seriously, and was a little surprised to see that I really didn't look angry. After a long while, he finally said, "That's good. I'm tired enough from work every day, and I don't want to argue with you when I get home. It's best if you can figure it out yourself."

After saying that, he paused and looked at me with a strange expression. "You didn't think I gave you the ring to propose to you, but you found out that you were overthinking, so you got so angry this afternoon?"

I didn't say anything, but he thought I agreed. He immediately became impatient, tugged at his tie, and said in an irritable tone: "How many times have I told you that I am not a marriageist and will not get married! Don't you understand what I'm saying? Who can you blame for having thoughts that you shouldn't have? And you turned your back on me."

When I heard the word "not a marriageist", I was a little dazed. I still remember that not long after we started dating, River told me that he was not a marriageist. I struggled with whether to break up with him, but at that time he had just started his business and the conditions were difficult. Even so, on my birthday, he still gave me a gold ring and promised that he would only give me a ring in this life.

At that time, I naively thought, with such a love, what difference does it make whether we get married or not? Moreover, what if he changes his mind and wants to get married one day? So I held on to my courage and continued with him. Until today, eight years later.

The ring originally made me think that eight years of love had changed his view on marriage and he was going to marry me. But I didn't expect it was just trash that others didn't want. Looking back now, although the days of starting a business were hard, they were our sweetest time. Two people who depended on each other squeezed on a 1.2-meter single bed, with two hearts tightly together.

But I don't know when River started to be impatient with me and belittle me. Was it when I resigned? Or when the company went public? Or when Ivy joined? I can't remember. I only remember telling myself over and over again: He was not like this before. I tried to deceive myself with expired love until those two rings shattered all the illusory filters and told me clearly: He had long forgotten the promise made eight years ago, and he was no longer the River eight years ago .

Nowadays, the best option is to stop loss in time.