In the fifth year of marriage, I asked Ethan Stone for a divorce. The reason was that I found potato chip crumbs on his passenger seat. And he never let me eat in his car. He was dismissive: "Just for this little thing?" This time I didn't lower my head like before. I just looked at him and said seriously: "Yes, just for this little thing." 1 When I went to wash the car, the staff frowned and asked me: "Ma'am, there are snack crumbs in your car. I think we should do a deep interior cleaning?" I was stunned and subconsciously retorted: "Impossible." Ethan couldn't stand anyone eating in his car the most. He had fallen out with me several times because of this. How could there be snack crumbs in his car? The staff gestured for me to look. I leaned into the car and actually saw yellow potato chip crumbs on the passenger seat. Still with seasoning powder, scattered in the corner. ... When driving the car home, I sat in the underground garage for a long time. Finally, I opened the dashcam. After rummaging for a while, I quickly found the segment from when he got off work yesterday afternoon. After a moment of silence, the sound of the door closing rang out, and a familiar female voice laughed: "Quite on time today!" That voice was very pleasant, with the unique delicate softness of a young girl. However, my heart turned cold at this moment. Ethan said briskly: "Why did you come out so early? Didn't your supervisor scold you?" Sophia Lin laughed: "They all know my relationship with you, who dares to stop me?" If a mature woman like me said this, it would only make people feel snobbish and pretentious. But if a young girl who just graduated said it, it makes people feel boldly cute. Sure enough, Ethan chuckled and said nothing more. I suddenly remembered when we first got married, at that time I was still working in his company. Once I met him on the road and wanted to say hello, but he walked past me as if seeing nothing, as if he didn't see me at all. When I mentioned this at home, he just frowned and said: "I don't want people in the company to know our relationship. What would they say about me, arranging my own wife in for personal gain?!" After that, his parents also hoped I could take care of his daily life at home, so I simply resigned and became a housewife. But it turns out, he doesn't mind his relationship with others. He just minds his relationship with me. The sound of puffed food packaging tearing pulled me back to reality. Sophia chewed potato chips "crunch crunch". Ethan said nothing. "Oops," Sophia said: "I dropped potato chip crumbs on the car, sorry." "It's okay." Ethan was calm: "Just wash it when we get back." Paused a bit, he continued: "Don't eat so many snacks, I'll take you to eat something good later." There was nothing more after that. In the dim garage, I sat in the car silently for a long time. I wanted to control myself not to think about those things before, but my mind couldn't help but recall two years ago, when I rushed to work without breakfast and brought two buns into Ethan's car. He roared at me to get off: "Get out, don't eat in my car!" I explained anxiously: "I won't drop it in the car, this is mushroom filling, no smell." But he just looked at me with disgust, stepped on the gas and drove away. Leaving me alone holding the buns, standing stunned in the garage. 2 It was raining that day and hard to get a taxi. My high heel broke when I ran out anxiously. I was in a sorry state when I arrived at work and was scolded badly by the supervisor. I had low blood sugar and didn't eat breakfast. My vision went black when standing and I almost fainted. It was a colleague who stuffed me a pack of biscuits that I survived. But now, he allows someone to eat in his car. It turns out his principles are not unbreakable, just haven't met that special person yet. I closed my eyes for a long time and took out the divorce agreement from my bag. This agreement had been printed out for half a year, but I never had a chance to take it out. To put it bluntly, I was reluctant myself. I have liked him for so long, this person occupied my entire youth. From the first day I liked him, I was waiting, waiting for him to see me. Then I waited until he fell in love with the school beauty. He was with the school beauty. His mother didn't agree with him marrying the school beauty, they broke up. He was desperate, under family pressure, he chose to be with me indiscriminately. But after waiting for so many years, I didn't wait for him to fall in love with me. Actually, the moment I saw Sophia, my sixth sense as a woman sounded the alarm. She was too much like Ethan's first love. Both have bright looks, passionate personalities, spicy and cute. I noticed his eyes stayed on her for a few seconds, then passed her resume. Even though her education didn't match the company's recruitment requirements. What made me feel wrong at first was once Sophia called. Actually, it was all business, but it is unreasonable for an intern to call the president directly. We were eating at that time, Ethan suddenly put down his chopsticks, almost scrambling to answer the phone. His voice was tight, as if a bit nervous: "Don't be afraid, I'll call Minister Li later, he won't blame you." After hanging up, he was stunned for a while, and the corners of his mouth uncontrollably rose slowly. That night, he was in a good mood and even sang a song when he went to take a shower, which was unprecedented. And I felt like falling into an ice cave. Initially, Ethan probably didn't want to cross the line. He didn't communicate much with Sophia, and occasional calls were all business. Just that liking someone can't be hidden, it will run out of the eyes even if the mouth is covered. He started coming home later and later, holding his phone typing all night, like a hairy boy falling in love for the first time. No matter how I cried or made a scene, he just blocked me back with one sentence: "If you can't go on, you can divorce." Then I died down. Actually thinking about it, what defeated me was not him, but my love. But now, I don't want to love him anymore. Divorcing for a little potato chip crumb sounds ridiculous. But, this is the last straw that broke the camel's back. 3 When I handed the divorce agreement to Ethan, he was typing, took it impatiently and threw it aside. "What is it, you want to buy a house again? "How many times have I said house prices now—" I interrupted him: "It's a divorce agreement, you'd better take a look. "There are some property divisions inside that I still want to discuss with you." Ethan was stunned, then he took the document and flipped through it casually, sneering: "Mia Jiang, when did you learn this crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide routine? "I support you, provide you with food and clothing, isn't that enough, still have to accompany you to act in idol dramas?" I looked at him and said: "If you don't have Alzheimer's, you should remember that I had a job originally. It was you and your parents who insisted on me resigning to take care of you at home. "Now live-in nannies in Hangzhou start at 8000 a month, completely enough for me to support myself, so you didn't provide me with food and drink, instead I am taking care of you, don't think too highly of yourself." Ethan looked up at me in surprise, seemingly unexpected that I would talk to him like this. Immediately after, he threw the divorce agreement aside with some anger from embarrassment: "What madness are you suddenly having?!" I said calmly: "I saw the potato chip crumbs on the passenger seat." Ethan frowned tightly: "Just for this little thing?!" I nodded. "Yes, just for this little thing. "It doesn't matter if you don't agree, I will sue. It's just that if this kind of thing gets big, it won't look good on you either." Ethan stared at me deadly. After a long time, he snatched the agreement, took out a pen, signed his name on it and threw it back to me, sneering: "Are you satisfied now?! "Mia, I tell you, don't come crying and begging me like before." He said contemptuously: "Like a dog." My heart instantly felt a tightening pain. I had mentioned divorce when I was angriest before, only I was always the one who admitted defeat in the end, swallowing my pride to beg him for reconciliation. He knows my weakness best. And knows best how to hurt me. Only now I won't. I picked up my coat: "Let's go, get the certificate by the way." Ethan didn't mock me again this time. His expression gradually became serious, stood up and looked at me steadily: "Mia, are you serious? "You know the house you live in, the car you drive, your quality of life and conditions are all because of me. "You have to think clearly, without me, you are nothing." I glanced at him: "Don't dawdle, the Civil Affairs Bureau closes at five, won't make it if later." "Fine!" Ethan frowned: "Mia, don't regret it." 4 Getting a divorce certificate is much more troublesome than a marriage certificate. There is also a one-month cooling-off period. After going out, Ethan didn't even look at me, drove away directly, leaving me alone at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. I took a taxi back to pack things. Under his livid face, I only took a few clothes and left. Most of the things I added these years were his. Now I found that my own things were only a small part, a 28-inch suitcase could pack them all away. Didn't have time to rent a house, I stayed in a hotel first. When lying in bed, I realized belatedly that leaving Ethan was actually not that difficult. Before I never dared to imagine what it would be like leaving him. I thought I would die of sadness. But now, it's not as uncomfortable as imagined. On the contrary, there is a feeling of relief, as if a big stone pressing on the body was completely moved away. Maybe, I didn't love him as much as I thought long ago. I just got used to loving him, unaware that in this messy marriage, my love had already been consumed bit by bit.
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