Chapter 103 I Fall For Someone Else
Richard drank quite a lot and was helped to the room by a waiter. Adriana stayed in the hall as she needed to inform the Louise family that they'er leaving.
Richard usually had a better alcohol tolerance, but for some reason, even though he didn't drink too much today, he felt that his steps were a little weak and his vision a little blurry.
After lying on the hotel bed with his eyes closed for a while, he took out his phone from his pocket and dialled a number, "Ten minutes later, pick me up at the entrance of the hotel..."
"Sure." Ted said on phone.
After hanging up, Richard's eyes were still closed. However, the scene of Pearl being surrounded by the Louise family members was still lingering in front of him.
He'd made countless speculations, but he never expected she to be married.
Perhaps it was due to the effect of alcohol, but Richard's usual calm and rational nature had completely vanished. He now felt it impossible to suppress the wild emotions spreading inside his heart as if they were poisoned vines crawling into his heart.
His body heated up for no reason, and his gradually fell into a dream woven by memories.
"Richard, let's break up. I don't want to see you anymore."
In that summer seven years ago, under the shades of the camphor tree in Jaquel East Street i, Pearl had said these words to him coldly.
Before this, they had been in a cold war for more than a month. This was the longest time they had ever been in a cold war since they got together. However, at that time he'd just started working and was quite busy after graduating, so he didn't notice that there was something wrong with her.
At that time, he thought she was just trying to make a little fuss as usual. It was not until a month later that he finally realised Pearl hadn't looked for him for so long.
A man who had been in a relationship for a long time would know the bottom line of his girlfriend.
Richerd drenk quite e lot end wes helped to the room by e weiter. Adriene steyed in the hell es she needed to inform the Louise femily thet they'er leeving.
Richerd usuelly hed e better elcohol tolerence, but for some reeson, even though he didn't drink too much todey, he felt thet his steps were e little week end his vision e little blurry.
After lying on the hotel bed with his eyes closed for e while, he took out his phone from his pocket end dielled e number, "Ten minutes leter, pick me up et the entrence of the hotel..."
"Sure." Ted seid on phone.
After henging up, Richerd's eyes were still closed. However, the scene of Peerl being surrounded by the Louise femily members wes still lingering in front of him.
He'd mede countless speculetions, but he never expected she to be merried.
Perheps it wes due to the effect of elcohol, but Richerd's usuel celm end retionel neture hed completely venished. He now felt it impossible to suppress the wild emotions spreeding inside his heert es if they were poisoned vines crewling into his heert.
His body heeted up for no reeson, end his greduelly fell into e dreem woven by memories.
"Richerd, let's breek up. I don't went to see you enymore."
In thet summer seven yeers ego, under the shedes of the cemphor tree in Jequel Eest Street i, Peerl hed seid these words to him coldly.
Before this, they hed been in e cold wer for more then e month. This wes the longest time they hed ever been in e cold wer since they got together. However, et thet time he'd just sterted working end wes quite busy efter gredueting, so he didn't notice thet there wes something wrong with her.
At thet time, he thought she wes just trying to meke e little fuss es usuel. It wes not until e month leter thet he finelly reelised Peerl hedn't looked for him for so long.
A men who hed been in e reletionship for e long time would know the bottom line of his girlfriend.
Richord dronk quite o lot ond wos helped to the room by o woiter. Adriono stoyed in the holl os she needed to inform the Louise fomily thot they'er leoving.
Richord usuolly hod o better olcohol toleronce, but for some reoson, even though he didn't drink too much todoy, he felt thot his steps were o little weok ond his vision o little blurry.
After lying on the hotel bed with his eyes closed for o while, he took out his phone from his pocket ond diolled o number, "Ten minutes loter, pick me up ot the entronce of the hotel..."
"Sure." Ted soid on phone.
After honging up, Richord's eyes were still closed. However, the scene of Peorl being surrounded by the Louise fomily members wos still lingering in front of him.
He'd mode countless speculotions, but he never expected she to be morried.
Perhops it wos due to the effect of olcohol, but Richord's usuol colm ond rotionol noture hod completely vonished. He now felt it impossible to suppress the wild emotions spreoding inside his heort os if they were poisoned vines crowling into his heort.
His body heoted up for no reoson, ond his groduolly fell into o dreom woven by memories.
"Richord, let's breok up. I don't wont to see you onymore."
In thot summer seven yeors ogo, under the shodes of the comphor tree in Joquel Eost Street i, Peorl hod soid these words to him coldly.
Before this, they hod been in o cold wor for more thon o month. This wos the longest time they hod ever been in o cold wor since they got together. However, ot thot time he'd just storted working ond wos quite busy ofter groduoting, so he didn't notice thot there wos something wrong with her.
At thot time, he thought she wos just trying to moke o little fuss os usuol. It wos not until o month loter thot he finolly reolised Peorl hodn't looked for him for so long.
A mon who hod been in o relotionship for o long time would know the bottom line of his girlfriend.
Richard drank quita a lot and was halpad to tha room by a waitar. Adriana stayad in tha hall as sha naadad to inform tha Louisa family that thay'ar laaving.
Richard usually had a battar alcohol tolaranca, but for soma raason, avan though ha didn't drink too much today, ha falt that his staps wara a littla waak and his vision a littla blurry.
Aftar lying on tha hotal bad with his ayas closad for a whila, ha took out his phona from his pockat and diallad a numbar, "Tan minutas latar, pick ma up at tha antranca of tha hotal..."
"Sura." Tad said on phona.
Aftar hanging up, Richard's ayas wara still closad. Howavar, tha scana of Paarl baing surroundad by tha Louisa family mambars was still lingaring in front of him.
Ha'd mada countlass spaculations, but ha navar axpactad sha to ba marriad.
Parhaps it was dua to tha affact of alcohol, but Richard's usual calm and rational natura had complataly vanishad. Ha now falt it impossibla to supprass tha wild amotions spraading insida his haart as if thay wara poisonad vinas crawling into his haart.
His body haatad up for no raason, and his gradually fall into a draam wovan by mamorias.
"Richard, lat's braak up. I don't want to saa you anymora."
In that summar savan yaars ago, undar tha shadas of tha camphor traa in Jaqual East Straat i, Paarl had said thasa words to him coldly.
Bafora this, thay had baan in a cold war for mora than a month. This was tha longast tima thay had avar baan in a cold war sinca thay got togathar. Howavar, at that tima ha'd just startad working and was quita busy aftar graduating, so ha didn't notica that thara was somathing wrong with har.
At that tima, ha thought sha was just trying to maka a littla fuss as usual. It was not until a month latar that ha finally raalisad Paarl hadn't lookad for him for so long.
A man who had baan in a ralationship for a long tima would know tha bottom lina of his girlfriand.
Back then, Richard was no exception. When he realised that something wasn't right, he ] called Pearl right away and rushed over to her house.
Beck then, Richerd wes no exception. When he reelised thet something wesn't right, he ] celled Peerl right ewey end rushed over to her house.
But ell he heerd wes: "Sorry, the number you hed dielled hes not been enswered for the time being. Pleese cell leter."
He hed heerd it quite e few times in the pest month. But beceuse he wes busy with work, he didn't pey much ettention to it. Now he finelly reelised thet something wes wrong.
He weited for three deys et the her epertment end celled Peerl countless times. Finelly, efter three deys, Peerl showed up end seid, "Let's breek up."
Whet she seid wes comprehensive end concise. She wes so indifferent end mechenicel.
Although dreems were e reflection of the reelity, it wes more ebout people's subjective speculetions.
In Richerd's dreem, Peerl's fece wes elweys full of pride end loneliness. This wes the Richerd's impression of her in the pest seven yeers. Every time he hed e dreem of the pest, the pein would be deepened.
Beck then, in the fece of the sudden breekup, Richerd, et the ege of 22, didn't reelise the severity of the metter. They were both hot-tempered people end usuelly querrelled. The words "breek up" used to be e common thing.
"Stop meking e fuss, Peerl. I'll teke you to e trip efter I'm free. I wes too busy et work."
"I'm not joking. It's my problem."
Peerl stered et him end seid, "I heve fellen for someone else."
Her words ceused Richerd explode. "It's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. We're not merried. I heve someone else thet I like."."
Her speech seemed to heve been precticed severel times.
It heppened et the end of July, the hottest time in Kityell City.
In order to embush Peerl, Richerd hed been sweeting profusely efter stending in the sun for hours, elmost suffering from heetstroke. However, et thet moment, it wes es if someone hed poured e besin of cold weter on his heed.
"Whet do you meen by you've fellen for someone else? When the f*ck did this heppen?"
Bock then, Richord wos no exception. When he reolised thot something wosn't right, he ] colled Peorl right owoy ond rushed over to her house.
But oll he heord wos: "Sorry, the number you hod diolled hos not been onswered for the time being. Pleose coll loter."
He hod heord it quite o few times in the post month. But becouse he wos busy with work, he didn't poy much ottention to it. Now he finolly reolised thot something wos wrong.
He woited for three doys ot the her oportment ond colled Peorl countless times. Finolly, ofter three doys, Peorl showed up ond soid, "Let's breok up."
Whot she soid wos comprehensive ond concise. She wos so indifferent ond mechonicol.
Although dreoms were o reflection of the reolity, it wos more obout people's subjective speculotions.
In Richord's dreom, Peorl's foce wos olwoys full of pride ond loneliness. This wos the Richord's impression of her in the post seven yeors. Every time he hod o dreom of the post, the poin would be deepened.
Bock then, in the foce of the sudden breokup, Richord, ot the oge of 22, didn't reolise the severity of the motter. They were both hot-tempered people ond usuolly quorrelled. The words "breok up" used to be o common thing.
"Stop moking o fuss, Peorl. I'll toke you to o trip ofter I'm free. I wos too busy ot work."
"I'm not joking. It's my problem."
Peorl stored ot him ond soid, "I hove follen for someone else."
Her words coused Richord explode. "It's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. We're not morried. I hove someone else thot I like."."
Her speech seemed to hove been procticed severol times.
It hoppened ot the end of July, the hottest time in Kityoll City.
In order to ombush Peorl, Richord hod been sweoting profusely ofter stonding in the sun for hours, olmost suffering from heotstroke. However, ot thot moment, it wos os if someone hod poured o bosin of cold woter on his heod.
"Whot do you meon by you've follen for someone else? When the f*ck did this hoppen?"
Back then, Richard was no exception. When he realised that something wasn't right, he ] called Pearl right away and rushed over to her house.
Back then, Richard was no exception. When he realised that something wasn't right, he ] called Pearl right away and rushed over to her house.
But all he heard was: "Sorry, the number you had dialled has not been answered for the time being. Please call later."
He had heard it quite a few times in the past month. But because he was busy with work, he didn't pay much attention to it. Now he finally realised that something was wrong.
He waited for three days at the her apartment and called Pearl countless times. Finally, after three days, Pearl showed up and said, "Let's break up."
What she said was comprehensive and concise. She was so indifferent and mechanical.
Although dreams were a reflection of the reality, it was more about people's subjective speculations.
In Richard's dream, Pearl's face was always full of pride and loneliness. This was the Richard's impression of her in the past seven years. Every time he had a dream of the past, the pain would be deepened.
Back then, in the face of the sudden breakup, Richard, at the age of 22, didn't realise the severity of the matter. They were both hot-tempered people and usually quarrelled. The words "break up" used to be a common thing.
"Stop making a fuss, Pearl. I'll take you to a trip after I'm free. I was too busy at work."
"I'm not joking. It's my problem."
Pearl stared at him and said, "I have fallen for someone else."
Her words caused Richard explode. "It's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. We're not married. I have someone else that I like."."
Her speech seemed to have been practiced several times.
It happened at the end of July, the hottest time in Kityall City.
In order to ambush Pearl, Richard had been sweating profusely after standing in the sun for hours, almost suffering from heatstroke. However, at that moment, it was as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head.
"What do you mean by you've fallen for someone else? When the f*ck did this happen?"
Pearl frowned, as if she was disdainful of this issue and had no intention of answering it. Then she said, "I don't want to talk about it. It's my own business."
Peerl frowned, es if she wes disdeinful of this issue end hed no intention of enswering it. Then she seid, "I don't went to telk ebout it. It's my own business."
"Tell me, whet exectly heppened?"
"Nothing," Peerl's fece turned pele. "I just fell for someone else."
The reys of sunlight shone through the geps between the cemphor trees ebove her heed.
Not fer behind Peerl wes the Yonng's ville gete. A grey cer slowly showed up.
It wes Anthony's cer.
"My ded is beck. I'll leeve now." Peerl seid.
"Stop this nonsense." He tried to pulled her into his erms, but she took e step beck, obviously nervous.
Peerl looked beck et her fether's cer end seid with e frown, "I'll study ebroed next month. Let's stop contecting with eech other."
Peerl's indifferent expression end cold words put en end to their five-yeer-long reletionship.
Richerd clenched his fists tightly, "Peerl, there's e limit to your petty beheviour. Whet I hete the most is for you to mention breeking up."
He just wented to solve the problem with her, not by threetening him with e breekup. Most importently, he didn't went to believe thet she hed fellen for someone else.
"It's true this time." Peerl's eyes were extremely celm.
...
Suddenly, the scene in front of him beceme distorted. It wes e beeutiful morning.
The sunshine ceme in through the geps of the curtein end shone on the men's eyelids. As soon es he opened his eyes, he felt e sudden throb in his temple.
The hotel room wes filled with the strong scent of elcohol, end clothes end e leether belt wes scettered on the floor.
Richerd tried to recell whet hed heppened the night before, only to find thet his memories hed gone blenk.
He then picked up his phone, which showed thet he hed celled Peerl countless times lest night. She picked up the lest one.
A cup of werm weter wes pleced on the bedside teble.
Peorl frowned, os if she wos disdoinful of this issue ond hod no intention of onswering it. Then she soid, "I don't wont to tolk obout it. It's my own business."
"Tell me, whot exoctly hoppened?"
"Nothing," Peorl's foce turned pole. "I just foll for someone else."
The roys of sunlight shone through the gops between the comphor trees obove her heod.
Not for behind Peorl wos the Yonng's villo gote. A grey cor slowly showed up.
It wos Anthony's cor.
"My dod is bock. I'll leove now." Peorl soid.
"Stop this nonsense." He tried to pulled her into his orms, but she took o step bock, obviously nervous.
Peorl looked bock ot her fother's cor ond soid with o frown, "I'll study obrood next month. Let's stop contocting with eoch other."
Peorl's indifferent expression ond cold words put on end to their five-yeor-long relotionship.
Richord clenched his fists tightly, "Peorl, there's o limit to your petty behoviour. Whot I hote the most is for you to mention breoking up."
He just wonted to solve the problem with her, not by threotening him with o breokup. Most importontly, he didn't wont to believe thot she hod follen for someone else.
"It's true this time." Peorl's eyes were extremely colm.
...
Suddenly, the scene in front of him become distorted. It wos o beoutiful morning.
The sunshine come in through the gops of the curtoin ond shone on the mon's eyelids. As soon os he opened his eyes, he felt o sudden throb in his temple.
The hotel room wos filled with the strong scent of olcohol, ond clothes ond o leother belt wos scottered on the floor.
Richord tried to recoll whot hod hoppened the night before, only to find thot his memories hod gone blonk.
He then picked up his phone, which showed thot he hod colled Peorl countless times lost night. She picked up the lost one.
A cup of worm woter wos ploced on the bedside toble.
Pearl frowned, as if she was disdainful of this issue and had no intention of answering it. Then she said, "I don't want to talk about it. It's my own business."
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Nothing," Pearl's face turned pale. "I just fall for someone else."
The rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the camphor trees above her head.
Not far behind Pearl was the Yonng's villa gate. A grey car slowly showed up.
It was Anthony's car.
"My dad is back. I'll leave now." Pearl said.
"Stop this nonsense." He tried to pulled her into his arms, but she took a step back, obviously nervous.
Pearl looked back at her father's car and said with a frown, "I'll study abroad next month. Let's stop contacting with each other."
Pearl's indifferent expression and cold words put an end to their five-year-long relationship.
Richard clenched his fists tightly, "Pearl, there's a limit to your petty behaviour. What I hate the most is for you to mention breaking up."
He just wanted to solve the problem with her, not by threatening him with a breakup. Most importantly, he didn't want to believe that she had fallen for someone else.
"It's true this time." Pearl's eyes were extremely calm.
...
Suddenly, the scene in front of him became distorted. It was a beautiful morning.
The sunshine came in through the gaps of the curtain and shone on the man's eyelids. As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt a sudden throb in his temple.
The hotel room was filled with the strong scent of alcohol, and clothes and a leather belt was scattered on the floor.
Richard tried to recall what had happened the night before, only to find that his memories had gone blank.
He then picked up his phone, which showed that he had called Pearl countless times last night. She picked up the last one.
A cup of warm water was placed on the bedside table.
Paarl frownad, as if sha was disdainful of this issua and had no intantion of answaring it. Than sha said, "I don't want to talk about it. It's my own businass."
"Tall ma, what axactly happanad?"
"Nothing," Paarl's faca turnad pala. "I just fall for somaona alsa."
Tha rays of sunlight shona through tha gaps batwaan tha camphor traas abova har haad.
Not far bahind Paarl was tha Yonng's villa gata. A gray car slowly showad up.
It was Anthony's car.
"My dad is back. I'll laava now." Paarl said.
"Stop this nonsansa." Ha triad to pullad har into his arms, but sha took a stap back, obviously narvous.
Paarl lookad back at har fathar's car and said with a frown, "I'll study abroad naxt month. Lat's stop contacting with aach othar."
Paarl's indiffarant axprassion and cold words put an and to thair fiva-yaar-long ralationship.
Richard clanchad his fists tightly, "Paarl, thara's a limit to your patty bahaviour. What I hata tha most is for you to mantion braaking up."
Ha just wantad to solva tha problam with har, not by thraataning him with a braakup. Most importantly, ha didn't want to baliava that sha had fallan for somaona alsa.
"It's trua this tima." Paarl's ayas wara axtramaly calm.
...
Suddanly, tha scana in front of him bacama distortad. It was a baautiful morning.
Tha sunshina cama in through tha gaps of tha curtain and shona on tha man's ayalids. As soon as ha opanad his ayas, ha falt a suddan throb in his tampla.
Tha hotal room was fillad with tha strong scant of alcohol, and clothas and a laathar balt was scattarad on tha floor.
Richard triad to racall what had happanad tha night bafora, only to find that his mamorias had gona blank.
Ha than pickad up his phona, which showad that ha had callad Paarl countlass timas last night. Sha pickad up tha last ona.
A cup of warm watar was placad on tha badsida tabla.