6

Ethan refused to sign the divorce agreement, but I did not argue and decided to file a lawsuit through a lawyer. Although I submitted a resignation report, Ethan did not approve it, so I applied for annual leave instead. Since I started my business with him, I have hardly rested. When I stood at the door of my house with my suitcase, hesitating whether to knock on the door, the door unexpectedly opened by itself.

My mother appeared at the door carrying a shopping bag. When she saw me, she was stunned for a moment and then her face darkened.

"Why did you come back alone? Where is Xiao Jiang?" she asked.

Seeing my silence, she snorted coldly and continued to hurt me with harsh words: "Others have returned home in glory, but you couldn't make it, so you ran back home."

" What's the matter? Did you have a quarrel with Xiao Jiang and are so angry that you went back to your parents' home?" She could tell at a glance that I was not in a good state, but still did not hesitate to criticize me with words.

"I am so unlucky to have such a useless daughter like you!"

"I can't get pregnant, and I can't keep my man. I haven't brought any money home in the past few years of marriage. What's the point of me giving birth to you?"

I couldn't help but retort, "Don't Ethan and I give you tens of thousands of dollars in red envelopes every year when we come back?"

She said with disdain, "A few tens of thousands of dollars is money? You slept with him for so many years and this is all you're worth? Are you cheap?"

" If I had known that you could only give me this little money, I would have paid for your education and let you sell your goods outside so that you could make a profit!" Her dirty words were endless. I looked at her quietly, and her mouth spitted out harsh words like a machine gun. I thought, maybe it was because she was hurt too deeply outside that she wanted to go home to find a little warmth.

When I turned to leave, my mother chased me out and poured a basin of cold water on my feet. "Your brother is going to have winter vacation soon, pour a basin of water on you to get rid of your bad luck!" she said coldly.

"Don't think I don't know. Xiao Jiang has a big business. If you don't bring home 1 million this year, don't come back for the New Year!"

After I walked away, I could still hear her shouting from behind: "Don't waste money when you have nothing to do. When your brother gets married, you have to buy him a school district house in Shanghai!"

I clenched my fists, but I didn't tell my mother about the divorce. I hadn't been home for so long, and I was so stupid that I wanted to hear a word of comfort from my mother. My pants were wet and cold and rolled up around my ankles, and my heart was like a icy cellar. Ethan was so sure that I couldn't live without him for the rest of my life, maybe because he knew that he was my only safe haven. I had nowhere else to go except by his side.