After the groom ran away, I found
someone else.
Chapter 1
It’s been three years since I started chasing
after Alex Zhao, and finally, he proposed.
But on our engagement party night, he never
showed up. Not even until dawn.
When I finally found him, he was cozying up
to some girl, laughing and drinking.
He said, “That girl? She’s such a pathetic
puppy dog. I was using her as a joke; nobody
else would put up with her but me.”
Later, he made a ring himself, a ring with my
favorite jasmine flower, and came to my door
to propose. But the door was answered by a
muscular guy.
That guy had two scratch marks on his neck.
He smirked at Alex, who looked utterly
defeated.
“Proposing to a married woman? Shameless”
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“Proposing to a married woman? Shameless.‘
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Most of the gawkers had left. I was left sitting
there, stunned.
My parents wiped away tears, saying, “Lily,
it’s our fault. We shouldn’t have pressured
you to get married. Who would have
thought…‘
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My fiancé, Alex Zhao, had run off.
The man who was kissing my forehead last
night vanished without a trace.
I cried until my makeup ran, staring at the
ring on my finger, my heart aching.
I had a crush on Alex for three years, a crush
so obvious everyone knew about it.
I packed his lunch every day, made sure he
had hangover soup after his business dinners,
and was always available, rain or shine.
A week ago, Alex got drunk again. He leaned
against me in the backseat of the car,
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I pretended to be a comfortable pillow, my
heart fluttering with his closeness.
Then he said, “Lily, do you… like me?”
I nodded stiffly, then remembered he had his
eyes closed, so I quickly added, “Yes…”
Alex sat up, leaning close, his eyes sparkling.
He kissed my cheek, his voice low, “Then
marry me.”
In that moment, fireworks exploded in my
mind. I was overwhelmed with joy, my ears
ringing.
The next day, Alex sent the ring through his
assistant. It was a little big, but I treasured it
like anything.
Until tonight. I found him at a bar through his
friends‘ social media, cuddling with that girl.
My dream shattered.
“Dude, seriously? You just ditched your
wedding. What about your little… follower?”
Alex let the girl kiss his cheek, laughing
heartily. “She’s such a pathetic puppy dog.
I’m over it.”
“Besides, even if she’s mad, so what?
Everyone knows she’s my puppy dog. Who
else would want her?”
I stood at the doorway of the VIP room,
feeling as cold as if I were standing in a
snowstorm in the dead of winter.
Falling for Alex was easy.
He was my senior in college, handsome, kind,
the perfect image of my future husband.
But soon, I realized the huge gap between us.
Once, when I took Alex on a picnic, he
brought all his friends, all rich kids.
They arrived in multiple SUVs, and the picnic
spot was one of their family estates.
Feeling awkward, I hid my humble picnic
basket. But Alex saw it, took it out, and
praised my simple sandwiches.
Sunlight filtering through the leaves
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illuminated his face, his smile made me blush.
uncontrollably.
Because of those small acts of kindness, I
almost forgave his cold and harsh treatment
over the past three years.
