I had plans to meet my girlfriend for a movie, but when I got to the theater, I found her laughing and flirting with two foreign guys. “Hey beautiful, we’re influencers doing street interviews. Would you be up for participating in our kissing challenge?” Hearing that made my blood boil. I was about to rush over and put a stop to this bizarre game. But then I saw my girlfriend, Tina, blush and nod, leaning in toward them. “Sure, I’m game!” 1. “Get your filthy hands off her!” Seeing Tina willingly offer a kiss to this stranger, my mind was reeling, but I still charged forward. I landed a solid punch right on the guy's head, knocking the smirking blonde dude to the ground. The other guy, a redhead standing nearby holding a phone, didn’t look panicked when his buddy went down. Instead, he pointed the phone camera right at me, his voice dripping with amusement: “Hey man, chill out. We’re just doing a simple street challenge.” “Besides, this lovely lady already agreed to do it.” “You should respect her choice.” Respect my ass! Seeing the smug looks on their faces, I fought down my rage and pulled Tina behind me. “She’s my girlfriend. You need to leave, now!” Hearing me, the blonde guy I’d knocked down slowly got back up. He wiped a trickle of blood from his lip, putting on an innocent act. “Dude, what’s the problem? Don’t trust yourself? I was just going to kiss your girlfriend, not like I was doing anything extreme.” “You can’t even handle that? Doesn’t sound like a very secure guy. Have you even considered how she feels about you acting like this?” His redheaded friend burst out laughing, still filming. He kept shoving the phone closer to my furious face, like he wanted to capture every bit of my anger. “You got a real mouth on you, huh?” I was shaking with fury. I raised my fist to hit him again, but Tina grabbed my arm, stopping me. “Ethan, have you made enough of a scene?” “These handsome guys just wanted to film a quick video with me. It’s a really popular street challenge right now, don’t you get it?” “You’re so unbelievably old-fashioned…” Tina looked at me with disgust, then quickly turned back to apologize to the two guys. Like I was the one causing the problem. Seeing that, my heart sank into my stomach. She’s my fiancée! We were supposed to get married in a month, and she was saying kissing a total stranger was no big deal? “Tina, do you even realize what you’re doing?” I took a deep breath, looking at her with a complicated mix of emotions. “Let’s just go. I don’t want anything bad to happen to you.” At my words, the two foreigners laughed even louder. The blonde guy stepped forward, draping his hairy arm over Tina’s shoulder. "Miss, seems like your boyfriend here has some anger issues, huh?" 2. “Let’s go.” I decided to ignore these two jerks and took Tina’s hand, trying to head towards the theater auditorium. But she pulled away, looking annoyed. “Ethan, you’re hurting me!” My eyelid twitched. I tried to take her hand again, but she instinctively dodged away. My head was already spinning, and to make things worse, those two guys started following us like a bad smell we couldn’t shake. The blonde one called out, “Miss, if you need any help, I’d be happy to oblige.” I spun around abruptly, grabbing the blonde guy’s shirt collar, my eyes blazing. “Why don’t you crawl back to wherever you came from? Don’t bring your foreign pickup artist crap here. We don’t appreciate that kind of approach!” “If you two keep following us, I swear I’ll call some friends to beat the hell out of you, you hear me?” This time, I was furious, and I yelled it loud. Heads turned all over the movie theater lobby. Everyone was staring. Feeling the weight of all those eyes, Tina stopped whispering. Her face flushed red, then pale, and finally, she just stepped away from me, creating distance. “Ethan, I can’t believe you’re not just possessive.” “You’re also completely unreasonable! These two gentlemen were just politely asking to collaborate on a video. Not only did you attack them, but now you’re threatening them…” “Making a huge scene in front of everyone. Are you happy now?” Hearing Tina’s words, I think I actually laughed out of sheer disbelief. I stared into her eyes. “So, you’re not coming with me?” "I didn't say that. I just don't like you 'protecting' me like this. Yes, I'm your girlfriend, but I need my freedom too." I tilted my head back and chuckled humorlessly. “And the freedom you need includes making out with strangers, no problem?” The moment I said it, I knew. Tina and I were done. I could face assault charges for defending her, and this was the response I got. Looking at the two smug foreigners standing behind her, I felt like my pride, my manhood, had been completely stomped into the dirt. The worst part? The humiliation came directly from my own fiancée. “Tina, are you coming with me or not? Think about your parents. They wouldn’t want to see you like this.” I clutched the movie tickets tightly in my hand, waiting for her answer. “Ethan, how dare you threaten me? We’re over! Let’s break up!” As soon as the words left her mouth, the two foreigners moved in, flanking Tina, putting on concerned faces. “Miss, congratulations on seeing this guy’s true colors.” Perfect. Absolute snakes in decent clothing. “Tina, if you can ditch me today for two foreign guys, they can ditch you just as easily tomorrow.” “You made your bed, now lie in it.” Watching Tina start chatting with the two guys again, I turned and walked straight out of the movie theater without looking back. But once I was out of their sightline, I quietly doubled back and went to the theater’s employee office. I pulled five crisp hundred-dollar bills from my wallet and slapped them on the counter. “Hey man, do me a favor. Pull up the security footage for me.” 3. Back home, I smoked an entire pack of cigarettes and still couldn’t figure out where I’d gone wrong. Finally, I came to one conclusion: I’d been way too much of a doormat. In the year or so Tina and I had been dating, whatever she asked for, I gave her, no questions asked. If she was hungry, I’d order food for her immediately. If it rained, I’d drive across town to pick her up from work. If she felt sick, even late at night, I’d bring medicine right to her door. And what did all that get me? After over a year, we’d barely progressed past holding hands. All my effort, apparently worth less than two guys she just met! It was laughable. And I’d actually shelled out $30,000 in engagement money, dreaming of marrying this woman… I drank a lot that night, staring at the security footage I’d paid for on my phone before finally passing out. When I woke up again, it was midnight. I checked my phone. No messages from Tina, of course. Instead, there was a text from her mother: “Ethan dear, your uncle and I are planning to visit Tina tomorrow. Could you take the day off work and pick us up from the airport?” Seeing the message, a cold smirk touched my lips. Right, your daughter is so precious. Every time they visited, I had to take time off to be their chauffeur. Why not ask their darling daughter? Afraid of interrupting her work, but mine doesn't matter? “No problem, Auntie. I’ll be at the airport on time tomorrow to get you.” After hanging up, I made another call. The next day, after picking up Tina’s parents, I didn’t head towards her apartment. Instead, I drove the car to a hotel downtown. “Ethan dear, why are you bringing us here? We can just stay at Tina’s place.” I shrugged with a small smile. “No need to bother, Auntie. Tina’s staying right here.” 4. Tina’s mother’s expression changed slightly, a hint of disapproval in her voice. “Ethan, honey, I have to say something. Our Tina is a good girl.” “You two aren’t even married yet, and you’re already… involved like this. It’s not good for her reputation, you know. You really should give us a bit more for the engagement money!” I nodded seriously, leading Tina’s parents into the elevator up to the tenth floor. I smiled at them. “Uncle, Auntie, you’re right. We definitely need to sit down and talk properly about the engagement money.” When the elevator doors opened, two well-built men met us, along with another guy holding a video camera. “Ethan, boss, Tina’s in room 1004.” I nodded, letting the three guys lead the way straight to the room. Seeing the two men in suits leading the charge, Tina’s mother beamed with satisfaction. She glanced at the cameraman, then grabbed her husband’s arm. “Honey, look! Ethan is so thoughtful. I didn’t expect him to propose in a place like this.” Her smile was radiant, as if I were the best potential son-in-law she’d ever met. But Tina’s father remained silent, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper. Thirty seconds later, we stopped. I let out a cold snort and kicked the door to 1004 wide open. As soon as the door flew open, sounds—unpleasant, intimate sounds—drifted out from inside. Tina’s mother finally realized something was very wrong. “Chad, please, slow down…” “Kyle, my mouth is getting tired.” The moment I kicked the door in, the camera guy darted into the room like a pro, capturing everything with his high-end gear. “Holy crap! Damn, Ethan! Talk about a compromising position.” I lit a cigarette, leaning against the doorframe, not going in immediately. Stepping aside, I watched Tina’s parents with morbid curiosity. “Uncle, Auntie, your precious little Tina is right in there.” “Sounds like she’s getting her morning workout in. Why don’t you go take a look for yourselves?”
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