Rm 1008, Beijing Hotel
"Yue, turn your video on so I can see you."
"I ... I can't, Mama. It's...Internet is bad here."
A pause.
"You've seen him."
"Yes.."
"He refused."
"You were right..."
"Oh? Which part? That he'd raise hell? Or that you'll have a change of heart?"
"I am not going back to that...jerk, Mama!"
"Ah, so he did raise hell."
A sniff.
A sigh on the other end.
"You parted in anger. There are some wounds that no amount of time can heal. They can scab over but underneath they just fester."
"He wasn't just angry, Mama. It's like I didn't know him anymore. He said some things...some things that he never would have said..."
"I hope you showed him he couldn't just do that."
A bitter smile. "Maybe I did."
"On the other hand, that talk must have been a long time coming, Yue. You did leave without giving him a chance."
"He said something like that too."
"Well, festering wounds are always worse than fresh ones. And harder to heal."
"I'm not going back to him."
"Either way, you both have to heal. You won't move forward until you do. But you'll always have us. We're always here for you. No matter what."
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20th floor, condo unit in Beijing
"Come home." The phone screen glowed.
A heavy sigh.
A throbbing cheek.
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EVERGLOW
FanficA forced marriage brings together two actors already on the road to falling in love. But a misunderstanding tears them apart. Two years later, they are forced to face each other again. One needs freedom, the other needs a chance. Both need to face t...
