The Billionaire's Hidden Affection

Liu Daqing stayed silent.

Maybe that’s how it is.

That was her exclusive way of calling me. From now on, no one is ever going to call me that again.

"Hahaha... I really thought that once she graduated, the two of us would get married and have kids... hahaha, I even went as far as contacting doctors for IVF... and in the end, turns out we don’t need it... don’t need it at all..."

He beamed, as if he’d really come across some great happy event: "Mom... tell me, isn’t this ridiculous?"

"..."

"Last month, on a whim, I saw this hotel that was really nice, and I even asked someone specifically to help me keep an eye on it as a wedding banquet venue... haha, I even looked at invitation cards, some of them were designed really cleverly... I even thought about who we’d invite... hahaha... and now look, so this is how it ends..."

He took a big gulp of liquor, muttering under his breath: "Mom, has she called you these past few days?"

"!!!"

"She must be pissed because I didn’t pick up her call, so she’s just scaring me on purpose... Mom, don’t worry, she’ll definitely call you..."

Liu Daqing’s voice sounded even older: "Sigh, Donglin, you’re drunk. Go get some rest."

He put down the bottle, and suddenly burst out angrily: "How am I drunk? I’m perfectly clear-headed... Mom, you have no idea, Yan Xixi is a completely selfish woman... she doesn’t have a shred of gratitude in her..."

"..."

"Look at it: I paid for her college, and as soon as she graduated, she took off; then I paid for her to go to Harvard. Fine, Harvard, that big deal, right? Same thing, she graduated and took off again... she’s always been like this, a heartless piece of work... sigh, from now on, no matter how she begs me, I won’t let her study anymore... women, studying is totally pointless... the more they study, the more ungrateful they get..."

"..."

"These past two years, when have I ever neglected her? No matter how busy I was, I’d go see her every semester, I spent every Spring Festival with her, never once missed Valentine’s Day gifts... as long as I wasn’t in some closed-door meeting or some special situation, I’d call and text her every single day... what exactly did I do wrong???"

"..."

"And her? What has she ever done? I’m always the one calling first, how many times has she taken the initiative? Just that one damn time... just that one time... so what, that’s supposed to be amazing?"

"..."

"I’m a man... I have my own things to do... am I supposed to keep her stuffed in my waistband every single day??? What the hell does she think she’s doing? It’s not like I cheated, it’s not like I messed around, it’s not like I’m some other guy screwing around with three or four women... how is that wrong? Are the other men in this world really that much better than me? Is Huang Xiaojue really better than me?"

A short separation sweetens the newlyweds; a long separation just ends in divorce.

Bystanders see clearly; it’s not only a third party that can break up a relationship.

Liu Daqing said slowly: "Donglin..."

He flew into a rage: "You’re blaming me too? All I did was not pick up one phone call, right? Just that one time, and you’re all blaming me... just because I missed one call, is that some kind of capital offense? You’re all on her side, pointing fingers at me... why don’t you ever stop to think that maybe she’s the problem?? In my whole life I only missed her call that one time, and she completely stood me up, took off, disappeared... am I really so unforgivable?? Does she want me dead before she’ll be satisfied?"

Liu Daqing didn’t respond to him at all.

His eyes bulged, bloodshot, terrifying to look at.