Tenant's Secret Love

Chapter 198: Be your own Cinderella

Violetta's words made me want to debate strongly, so I said to her, "If you could choose now, would you want the same man to be rich or poor?"

"It would be great if I could be rich, but if..."

I didn't let Violetta finish her sentence and interrupted, saying, "So Renee must also think the same way. Although we don't want to admit it, we have to say that a love with material security can indeed save a lot of trouble. It's not difficult for her to accommodate me for a while, but it's difficult to do so for a lifetime. Let's put it bluntly: everyone has good times and bad times. If she becomes poor one day, I will also have to have enough material to maintain her previous standard of living, right?"

Violetta was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "You're right to think this way. Once love returns to reason, it can't escape the trivialities of daily life. And after all, a woman also longs for her man to be the last safeguard in that cruel life...I'm no exception, and neither is Renee!"

"Right...so I really should do something."

"Have you thought about what you want to do?"

"It's not practical to start a business at this stage, so let's find a job with development potential first. At least we have a stable income, so in the future, if I want to buy her a bag or a dress, I won't have to worry about money!"

Violetta smiled and said, "You really love her, and your plans for the future are based on her.

"This is the attitude a man should have towards love."

"But the thing in the world with the shortest shelf life is love. Have you ever thought about what you'll do if she stops loving you one day?"

I froze for a moment, and then realized that although I had planned for our love far into the future, I had never imagined the day when we would stop loving each other. But it was indeed possible, and as Violetta had said, love had no expiration date, which was why there were so many breakups and reunions.

I was a little annoyed, so I took a cigarette out of my pack, lit it, took a long drag, and then said to Violetta, "If it doesn't work out with her, I really don't want to believe in love anymore, but... I definitely won't be as depressed as I used to be. I think I can continue to fight in life with the open-mindedness I've gained from seeing through love!"

"You promise?"

I nodded.

Violetta unexpectedly took out her phone from her handbag, pressed the record button and said to me, "Repeat what you just said."

"Fuck you... Are you cursing us?"

Violetta replied with a cold face, "Fuck you, do you dare?"

"My point is that you are cursing us, not fucking you!"

Violetta's face became serious again: "If you can grow old together, I will of course be happy for you. If not, I really don't want you to be like you used to be, because that would be too painful for you... So, as a friend, I want you to give me a promise, a promise that you won't live with pain!"

I looked at Violetta and finally said after a long time, "If one day Renee and I... break up, I will definitely continue to struggle in life with an open mind after seeing through love..."

Violetta nodded and saved the audio file, while I prayed in my heart, "I hope I'll never have the chance to hear this audio!"

...

After I parted with Violetta at the coffee shop, I immediately went to see A-ji and returned the 20,000 yuan I had received from Violetta. At this point, I finally had no debts, which made me feel that a new life was getting closer and closer, but I wasn't sure what that new life would be like. Maybe it would be more happiness than trouble, or maybe more trouble than happiness.

In the evening, I sent a message to Renee asking if she would be back that night. She said she had a banquet to attend, so I had a light dinner and then took a walk along the street, content with a full stomach.

During the walk, I kept thinking about what kind of job to look for. In a daze, I realized I had walked to the moat, and it had completely darkened.

I sat down to rest by the familiar riverside, and instead of recalling the bits and pieces of my time here with Brittany as I usually do, I remembered the day I got drunk and threw my phone into the river, and then Renee came to find me.

I think that this familiar riverside really does bring together the many different aspects of my life, because I have played the guitar here, smoked cigarettes, laughed, cried, and felt helpless.

I lit a cigarette as usual, enjoying the peace and quiet of being alone in the breeze. Yes, I was alone. I knew Brittany wouldn't come today because Robert was back, and I didn't have to worry about the embarrassment of a chance encounter.

When I got tired of standing, I sat down on the lawn, and when I got tired of sitting, I lay down. I felt so relaxed and free that I couldn't help but sing out loud, and the night deepened a little more with my singing.

The WeChat alert suddenly sounded, so I rolled over and took my phone out of my pocket. I felt a sudden sense of joy, because it was from Renee.

"I'm back, why aren't you home?"

"After dinner I went for a walk, and I ended up here by the moat... I'll be right back."

"You went all the way here! ... Don't come back yet, I'll come pick you up, and I want to go sit there for a while."

...

After a short while, Renee arrived at the moat, carrying the guitar I had given her. She came up to me and handed it to me, saying, "You're so relaxed, so sing me some songs."

"What about you?"

"I'll eat while you sing."

"Aren't you at a banquet? Why do you still want to eat?"

"I just didn't have an appetite, but now I do."

I laughed and asked, putting my arms around her, "Is it because you can't see me that you've developed an appetite?"

"Are you a hamburger or French fries?"

"Yes, it's up to you whether you dare to eat it or not!"

Renee shook her head to indicate that she didn't dare, and then took out a box from her bag and said to me, "Look, I brought it myself."

"Tiramisu?"

Renee nodded, opened the box, smiled, picked a piece with a fork and brought it to my mouth, saying, "Open your mouth."

I opened my mouth and took the cake, and she ate it herself, then urged me again, saying, "Sing quickly...sing 'Cinderella'."

"You're not Cinderella!"

"But I want to be your Cinderella...sing, sing!" Renee swung my arm and urged again.

I couldn't resist Renee, so I smiled, plucked the guitar strings, and then sang that song Cinderella.

"How could I fall for you, I ask myself, I can give up anything, but I can't leave today, you're not beautiful, but you're adorable, oh Cinderella... If this is a dream, I'd rather stay drunk than wake up, I've been patient, I've been waiting, maybe I'll wait for you to come again, maybe I'll wait for you to come again, maybe I'll wait for you to come again..."

As I sang, Renee leisurely ate her tiramisu. I couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and I just felt like I had experienced a similar scene before.

At that moment, a gust of wind brought the smell of night, and I finally remembered that a few years ago, I also used to sing to Brittany like this on the riverside. Back then, I sang "Elopement," and today it's "Cinderella." Mi Cai eats tiramisu, but Brittany loves mousse cake. It's just such a difference!

I ended the song with a long note, and Renee, like a girl in love, lovingly fed me her tiramisu and snuggled up to me. Her hair inadvertently brushed against my face, and I could smell the fragrance wafting from it.

I wanted to freeze this moment, but then I thought about the birthday party I was going to attend a few days later. If only we could still be in such a carefree and simple state, forgetting the complexities of human nature, and go to the appointment as usual!