Source: New Family
Before I met Rose, I should say that I was still a well-behaved man. But since I met her, my life has changed.
It was no accident that we met. She is a beautiful girl who works as a receptionist in a star-rated hotel. I often arrange clients to live there, and I get to know her in the long run. She is called a rose because she is like a rose in my heart. It looks beautiful, and it will sting my heart if I am not careful.
We just got married at that time, because my wife and I were college classmates, so our passion was exhausted before we got married. The arrival of roses is like a cool breeze, which brings a lot of happiness and vitality to my life. I admire her for her quick thinking, hitting the nail on the head, more self-restraint and depth than ordinary women, and more understanding. She is aloof and indifferent to everything. Sometimes, I really think she is an out-of-touch fairy.
When I first met Ross, I was in a terrible situation. Business is always stagnant and the economy is tense. Sometimes it is roses that spend money when going out to eat. When I express my guilt, Rose always waves: Don't be so vulgar, okay? The money earned is spent by people. Yours and mine are just a meal. From then on, I thought that if I made a fortune one day, I would repay Ross's friendship first. In such a realistic society, there are really not many girls like Rose.
At first, Rose lived in a dormitory. After we had a further relationship, she moved to a small hotel From then on, I went straight to the hostel as soon as I got off work, which was smoother than going back to my home. Rose is from Qingdao and goes home once a month. I can't say how much I love her. Anyway, if I haven't seen her for a while, I feel something is missing. I am a generous person, and I hate it when men talk about my mother-in-law, but since I met Rose, I found myself a different person. As soon as Ross packed up and went home, I couldn't help nagging. Remember to call me when she comes back early. Rose and I didn't even call home once when we went back to Qingdao. Stay for a week. If an informed brother hadn't gone to Qingdao to find me, my family would have thought I was missing.
You may not believe it, but it was five years later. The funny thing is that my business has not improved at all in the past five years, which means that I have lived with Rose for free for five years. Ross has an easy-going personality, and we never quarrel. Five years later, Rose is almost 30 years old, and I have always been ashamed of her. Sometimes I will persuade her to find a suitable partner to get married as soon as possible. She always smiles and says, don't worry, if there is, I will definitely fly away. Although the words are casual, I really don't like them in my heart. I love Ross more than my wife. I know Rose really loves me, but I can't give her anything, including marriage.
Once Rose was hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. I didn't have any money at that time, and Rose certainly didn't have any savings. In desperation, I went home to my parents and asked for 5000 yuan to pay the hospitalization fee. I was really embarrassed at that time. A man in his forties, who has been muddling along with nothing for so many years, really has no face to see her again. After Rose was discharged from the hospital, she gently advised me that I should concentrate more on my career, otherwise my future life would be even more sad. I know Rose is doing it for my own good, and I know that she has long wanted to say these words, but because of my self-esteem, I don't know what to say. I'm such an asshole now. I lost my temper with Rose and left. My cell phone was turned off. Actually, I just want to reflect on myself, not alienate her. When I went to see Rose again half a month later, I saw that she had lost a lot of weight. She cried when she saw me. For the first time, she told me like a little woman that she really missed me and couldn't find me anywhere. She doesn't want to find someone to marry, even if it's just to accompany me for a lifetime. At that moment, I had the idea of divorce. Unexpectedly, after I told Rose this idea, Rose strongly disagreed with me. She said that my wife is also a kind person, and she can't allow herself to destroy other people's families. In fact, my parents are old and my wife is very virtuous. It's really hard to take the step of divorce.
After this little contradiction, I pulled myself together and began to take care of my business wholeheartedly. With my efforts, I finally turned the tables. My business is snowballing, and roses always encourage me and praise me. The double harvest of career love makes me more like a duck to water. I always bring roses when I socialize, and I always proudly introduce this is my woman in front of my familiar brothers. Rose also helps me entertain guests like a little wife, and her words and deeds are very decent. We became the envy of our friends. In fact, my relationship with Rose is known to almost everyone except my wife. This kind of thing is often the last thing the authorities know, but I am glad that my wife has been busy with work and taking care of the elderly. Until now, she didn't know that I had such a widely circulated love story.
Two years have passed. Rose is 30 years old and I am five years older than her. Rose cried again on my 35th birthday. This is the second time in seven years that she has shed tears in front of me. She was drunk that day and leaned in my arms and talked a lot. I know, in fact, she has been waiting for me to marry her. I know that she has been very painful and contradictory for so many years, and she often struggles between morality and feelings. She even said that she always wanted to have a baby for me, because she knew my wife was in poor health and couldn't have a baby. After listening to Rose's words, I, an open man, couldn't help crying. I knew I shouldn't take a good girl so shamelessly, it would ruin Rose's life.
So, I began to alienate Rose through work, and sometimes I didn't go to see her for a week. Although I know she is in pain, I have to think rationally. Seven years, do you know what the concept is? In seven years, Rose has changed from a little girl who has just entered the society to a dissatisfied housewife. In seven years, I became a successful entrepreneur with a net worth of millions. For seven years, Rose gave me her most brilliant season without any regrets. I know what I should do for Ross.
After repeated comparisons, I bought a house for Rose in Qingdao. After the renovation, I gave her the key as a birthday present for Rose's 30th birthday. That night, we sat on the carpet in front of the French window and looked at the lights outside. We all know that this emotional feast is over.
Rose lay quietly in my arms and whispered to me: What would you do if I disappeared into your world one day? I know Ross is hinting at me that she is leaving. I don't know why I cried. I said, Rose, don't go anywhere. Don't let me find you. Even if one day you get married, let me see you from a distance. Let me know that you are doing well. Ross nodded gently and fell asleep.
I kept my eyes open that night until dawn. In fact, I'm afraid that roses will leave me when I'm asleep. Later, Ross resigned. One day, when I packed some gadgets that Rose left in the hotel and wanted to give them to her, I happened to see Rose and a tall boy with glasses get off the taxi, and they were very close talking and laughing. My mood was very complicated at that time. I don't know if I should stop Ross, so I just sat in the car all morning without knocking on Ross's door. I love roses, but I can only treat them as love. I will always leave myself a pure feeling and a memory of love in my heart.
Ross is getting married. Ross told me himself. I smiled and blessed her. We spent a wonderful evening in the hotel. In the morning, I saw Ross get up gently to wash. She thought I was still awake, so she put something under the pillow and left. At that moment, I really wanted to jump up and hug Rose and tell her that I wanted a divorce. I can't push my favorite woman into someone else's arms. My heart is crazy, but I didn't do that. I know that if I love her, I will let her go.
I felt a pain when I heard the rose closing the door. I reached under the pillow and felt what Ross had left. I was shocked. That's the key, the key to the house I bought for Ross. Rose just left, and even I didn't give her any compensation in the end. When Rose left, our relationship happened to be the eighth year. I haven't contacted Rose since then in order not to affect her life. Sometimes I wait near Rose's house, just to see her from a distance. I can't forget the rose, and I know that I am also a scar in the heart of the rose forever.
I know there are many ways to treat love in this world, such as profligacy, indulgence, escape and collection. Put love where you can see it, look at it, but don't touch it. Love shines like a star, and a moment is a lifetime.
In this way, my favorite rose finally bloomed in someone else's garden. (Text/Lan Yu)