“No, I’ll leave alone. I promised Sean I will leave on my own.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I just told Sean that. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I wanted to reassure him. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming was reluctant. I went on persuading him. At last I convinced him. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It rained that night on this island where it didn’t often rain. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean stood with me in the cabin on the dock. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was raining all the time. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A sailor ran in from the outside. “Mr. Jessop, I think it’s going to rain for hours. It will be dangerous if we go by boat.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Then don’t leave.” Sean looked at me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was too dark for me to see his expression. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He reached out and wanted to put his big hand behind my back. I took a step forward and took out my cell phone and said to Sean, “President Jessop, it’s past twelve. In a sense, you are Miss Lewis’s husband today.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Yes.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean responded to me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought for a moment, “since God doesn’t want me to leave, I won’t leave. I really want to see President Jessop as a groom. The last time I married you, you just walked the red carpet.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“June…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“President Jessop, please call me by my full name.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With that, I took my luggage and was about to walk out in the rain when I saw a man coming with an umbrella under the dim yellow light not far away. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He went to the cabin and looked at me, “it’s been raining. I don’t think you’ll leave, so come to pick you up.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“OK.” I felt warm when I saw Ming. I smiled and said, “thank you. I was just thinking about how to get back.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With that, I went directly to Ming’s umbrella. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked back at Sean and smiled, “President Jessop, go back, or you’ll get married with dark eye circles tomorrow.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean stood there without saying a word. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The light didn’t shine on his face, but I could feel his sadness. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
By the time Ming and I left, he said nothing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It rained all that night. I stood at the window and seemed to see a man standing in the rain. But I didn’t seem to see it again. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I drew the curtains and stayed up all night in bed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The next morning, Jessie came to make me up as usual. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Today, he tried his best to make me beautiful. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But the face he adjusted for me today was most like my original face. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I put on the dress I had prepared before and went to the wedding. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When we arrived, there were already many people at the wedding site. Ming was with me. As soon as we arrived, a middle-aged couple greeted him. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought they were familiar at first sight. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Ming.” The man came up and looked at me. He smiled mysteriously. “When did you have a girlfriend? You didn’t tell me.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“No.” Ming smiled and introduced to me, “they are my brother and sister-in-law, and also Sean’s parents.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean’s parents, Simon and Monica. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I just remembered that I gave tea to these two elders at the wedding. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They didn’t seem to recognize me. I quickly respectfully said, “Hello, I am…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Aren’t you Sean’s ex-wife?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Monica recognized me before I introduced myself. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I froze and didn’t know what to say. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming explained, “no, it’s her sister Molly. She’s June.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Is that so?” Monica looked at me in disbelief. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming’s parents had been doing business abroad for many years and rarely came back, so they didn’t seem to know what happened to Sean and me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Yes, they are twins.” Simon reminded, “we met her then. Her experience is similar to Ming’s. She lived in an orphanage as a child and didn’t go home until she went to college.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Oh! Yes.” Monica remembered, but her eyes were still unfriendly, and she said, “why do you sisters keep pestering Jessop Family?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What Simon and Monica said made me a little confused. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming said quickly, “we have to leave first. See you later.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“All right.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Monica said. I walked a long way and looked back to see that she was still looking at me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Her eyes were strange. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming pulled me and apologized, “I’m sorry. I don’t have a high position in Jessop Family so they don’t pay attention to my feelings. They hurt you.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“No.” I quickly shook my head and smiled, “I’m almost like you, and I was sneered at every day in the Carter Family. I’m used to it.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming patted my hair, “I won’t take you to such an activity in the future. I’ll only take you where you want to go.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked up at him and didn’t understand what he meant. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It sounded like we were not just friends anymore. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Because it was a western wedding, there were only a few rows of chairs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The elders and some important relatives sat in front, and Ming and I stood in the back. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Time flied. When I felt bored, there was a commotion in the crowd. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I saw Sean in a black suit. Cindy in a white wedding dress was by his side. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They stood side by side. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Cindy’s wedding dress was beautiful and pure white as snow. It had beautiful lace on its shoulders and sleeves and a long hem. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
All the people present surrounded them. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Only I stood still and even wanted to escape. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I always thought I could accept it, but when I saw them standing together, I knew I couldn’t. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The band played a lovely piano piece. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They were guided by the staff to the venue of the ceremony. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I stood in the corner and looked at them. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Cindy was holding Sean’s wrist. At that moment, a strange emotion rose in my heart. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew it was jealousy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I looked at Sean, I found his eyes were bloodshot. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I saw him, he was looking at me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
We looked at each other. I was a little flustered! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I quickly lowered my head. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The guests sat down in succession. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After about ten minutes, one of the staff shouted, “the ceremony begins.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The wedding march began to play. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At this moment, I finally looked up. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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