Beloved Old Lover

After Kevin left, Emily’s body’s strength was almost drained. She staggered and had to grip the edge of the table to steady herself.

He didn’t ask any questions, which made her even more worried. She wanted him to keep asking so she could explain once and then cut off all ties.

It took a while for her to be able to stand firmly, gathering the fabrics he bought and putting them in the glass cabinet.

Just now, she didn’t lie, she had a lot of unfinished orders, if she tried, it would take another three weeks before she started sewing clothes for him.

Although no one from her customers urged her to sew quickly, she had to follow the order of priority.

The afternoon passed quietly and when it was time to get off work, Emily rearranged her work space and left.

The afternoon wind caressed her hair and face, comforting and caressing her. Today, she didn’t want to cook rice so she bought two meat dumplings for dinner.

The dumplings on the north side of the city aren’t as good as the dumplings on the south side of the city, but can she choose?

The first thing she did as soon as she entered the motel room was to pick up Daniel’s photo and caress it for a while.

Now, she has no one by her side and can only talk to his photo.

Whether she was sad or happy or had any difficulties in life, she just whispered to him, she didn’t want her parents to know and be heartbroken. She believes that if she doesn’t tell them, they won’t know.

It’s different with Daniel, he is her fiance, and she has the right and obligation to share joys and sorrows with him.

“Daniel, do you want some dumplings? The dumplings here are not as good as the dumplings on the south side of the city. I… I want to eat dumplings from the south side of the city.” She took a bite of the dumpling, tears welling up in her eyes.

There was a very small cry coming from the room. Outside, the street lights were gradually lit, starting from the main road, then to the small alley, but inside the room was still dark, without any light.

Emily crouched in the corner. She feels much safer at night, she is afraid of dawn, afraid of sunlight, afraid of what is happening before her eyes, she is afraid of tomorrow.

But the rotating laws of the universe will not stop out of pity for her. The darkness quickly disappeared and the new day quickly came, bringing with it hurried sounds from outside that made Emily unable to close her eyes and go back to sleep.

She got out of the blanket, brushed her teeth, washed her face, took a shower, and changed clothes.

On her way to work, she stopped by a restaurant, ate a meatloaf, and drank a steaming glass of soy milk.

Fortunately, Kurt found her a room near work, so she had a comfortable time to enjoy breakfast on the street.

The moment she crossed the threshold, she caught strange looks from her colleagues.

She didn’t understand what happened until she entered her office. On the chair was the man who had just placed a large order yesterday, the president of the Unicons group, Kevin.

“Hello.” Kevin proactively stood up and spoke first.

“I won’t start sewing your clothes until three weeks later.” Emily tightened her grip on the bag’s strap, trying to force a smile.

“It’s okay. I will wait until you finish sewing.”

Emily nodded slightly then went inside and started working. She doesn’t understand what Kevin is doing anymore.

Is he not busy with work? Is he not angry with her anymore? Why is he still acting so gentle?

Outside Emily’s office, every time the seamstresses pass by, they secretly glance at her.

Kevin’s face was also covered in newspapers and business-related news, so some people recognized him.

And when they dug deeper into the relationships around him, they discovered that Emily was the fiancee of his younger brother who passed away a few months ago.

The space in the room fell silent, with only the sound of scissors cutting fabric and a few sounds of tools colliding.

Kevin was busy with his phone. Occasionally, he would raise his head to look at her but he never caught her eyes on him, her focus was on the cloth.

When lunchtime came, the man was still sitting there, it seemed he had no intention of leaving.

Colleagues passed by Emily’s office, as usual, they called out to her and she quickly followed them to the opposite restaurant, not caring about Kevin’s sad eyes watching her back.

“Emily, he came to urge you to make clothes, right?” A seamstress couldn’t hold back her questions so she asked.

“No.”

“Then why does he keep sitting there? Aren’t the presidents of large corporations always busy?”

When she finished speaking, a girl sitting beside her elbowed her, signaling to close her mouth because she saw Kevin crossing the street to enter the restaurant.

Emily also saw him but ignored him, bent down, and continued eating.

She can only treat him as an invisible person so that he can let go of her hand because he has not yet opened his mouth to say anything related to their unnamed relationship.

Kevin ordered a portion of rice and quietly ate it all, then left and drove to the south side of the city because, in the early afternoon, he had a meeting and then an interview appointment.

Seeing that he did not continue to go to the tailor shop, Emily felt extremely relieved. She didn’t believe he dared to neglect the entire corporation just for her.

Before, he could sit in the pub because it was nighttime, but the tailor shop only operated during the day.

As the dusk gradually fell, Emily took a few pieces of fabric that Kevin had bought, put them in a bag, and brought them back to the motel room.

She wants to take advantage of the evening to cut them, then sew them when the orders dwindle.

It wasn’t until ten o’clock at night, when she heard the sound of rain falling on the roof, that she yawned and spread out the blanket to sleep.

She was afraid that if she was still awake, she would feel sad again when she suddenly looked through the window.

The following days, if not in the morning then in the afternoon, Kevin would be on the chair in Emily’s office.

Both male and female customers who came to make clothes all admired his flashy appearance.

Some people recognized him as the president of the Unicons group, so they took the opportunity to shake hands, say hello, and even ask for his phone number and hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate with him.

Kevin also seemed quite friendly towards them. Just like that, a week has passed.

“Emily, why? Why did you change your phone number, and change your residence and job without telling me? You quit your job at the pub right after I left but you still lied, why?”

The scissors in her hand stopped, not completing the cut line she had drawn.

Finally, he opened his mouth to question her. That’s good, she thought she was about to die in the silent space with invisible pressure created by him.

She pursed her lips, then took a deep breath, looked straight into his eyes filled with sadness, and smiled.

“Because I don’t want to see you anymore. Kevin, I don’t want to waste both of our time anymore.”

“What? What are you talking about? Our relationship is very good. I don’t believe you don’t understand my feelings.” He stood up from his chair and asked urgently.

“Yes, I understand, it’s because I understand so well that I made this decision. Kevin, I also allowed myself to be close to you and feel your feelings for me but I realized, I no longer love you, I have no feelings anymore. Perhaps, the love of the past is no longer there.”

She lied with wide eyes, her face extremely calm even though inside she was screaming and her heart was bleeding.

Kevin can’t force someone who doesn’t love him to be with him, right?

She believes he is not stupid and stubborn enough to keep a lifeless body with him.

He is a businessman, he has many ideals to live for, not just love.

“Lie.” His hands clenched tightly, his whole body trembling.

“It’s up to you what you think, but that’s all I feel.”

After saying that, Emily continued to hold the scissors and cut, not paying attention to the angry man in front of her.

Yes, she lied but this lie was good for him, for her. She doesn’t want him to be stuck between her and his family and public opinion.

She doesn’t want him to regret it if something happens to his mother because of this relationship.

After nearly ten years, she and he should end this relationship.

Hearing the footsteps fading away, she raised her head to look up and could only see his back disappearing behind the large glass door in front.

That’s right, he should just keep moving forward and don’t look back, she will not appear in his sight, she will always be behind, as long as he doesn’t turn around, everything will be fine.

“What’s wrong, Emily? Is that customer angry with you? I found his face very scary.” The tailor shop owner quickly ran to Emily’s side and asked.

“Nothing. Maybe the corporation has something to do. I didn’t do anything to make him angry.” Emily smiled and replied gently.

“Okay, let’s try to please our customers. I know you’re under a lot of pressure, but you have to try.”

“Yes.”

When the tailor shop owner left, Emily realized her hands were shaking. Just now, she gathered all her courage to talk to him.

It seemed like that sentence had successfully crushed his hope. She hoped he wouldn’t come back here again until she called.

However, life was not like a dream because the next day, as soon as she entered the workplace, the scene from a few days before was repeated.

Kevin was still sitting there, the phone in his hand, his eyes glued to the screen, his hands continuously working.

Moving closer, she smelled the fragrant smell of dumplings and when she looked at the desk, she saw a large paper bag containing dumplings.

Could it be that Daniel told Kevin that she craved dumplings?

“Excuse me, this is my desk, leave your food here.” She picked up the bag of dumplings, placed it on the small table next to him, and said.

“I bought them for you, you like this shop’s dumplings. I lined up early to buy them for you.”Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Although emotional, she still acted normal, smiled, and said that she no longer liked dumplings.

She knows that if she accepts this today, tomorrow he will buy another one, just like that, unable to stop.

“Anyway, I bought them. Please help me share them with everyone.”

After speaking, he stood up, turned and walked away. This morning, he had an appointment with his partner here, so he tried to get up early and buy dumplings for her.

After all, why did she suddenly become so strange and heartless? He couldn’t explain it.

Inside, Emily raised her face, stopping the tears that were about to flow.

She knows that in the future, there will not be any more men who love her as much as Kevin and Daniel, but she knows what else to do.

The distance between the two places is not close and if he keeps running back and forth, he won’t have the strength to handle the work, and he will be exhausted.

She didn’t know how to make this stubborn guy let go of her hand. Is her attitude still unclear?

She also cannot use another man to act with her in the love play. Kevin will make them miserable.