Chapter 1: The Contact Name
Zhou Xuchuan and I were the model couple of our university circle. For eight years he crossed half the city to bring me breakfast. When I was sick, he canceled contracts worth millions to sit by my bed. Our classmates used to joke that if we ever broke up, they would stop believing in love. At a reunion, we played truth or dare. The loser had to show the contact name they had saved for their partner. I laughed and held up my phone. Beside Zhou Xuchuan's photo were the words "My Mr. Zhou." Everyone cheered. Only my best friend Xia Ning clutched her phone and refused to show it. "Seven years of secret marriage and you are still shy? Let us see your mysterious husband who is always abroad!" She smiled stiffly. "He does not like being public. Choose another punishment." I thought she was embarrassed, so I teased her and snatched the phone. "You have hidden him for seven years. Let me see who you married." The words died in my throat. Beside the name "Husband" was Zhou Xuchuan's face. Xia Ning went pale and grabbed the phone back. "It is not what you think." Then her phone rang. In her panic she answered on speaker. Zhou Xuchuan's voice filled the room. "Wife, why are you not home yet? I picked up the child. He keeps crying for his mother." A small voice asked, "Dad, when is Mom coming back?" The laughter around the table stopped. I looked down at the engagement ring on my finger. In eight years of love that everyone admired, I was the only one who did not know he already had a family with my best friend.