She suddenly changed her expression.
“If it weren’t for you, Jake and I would have been back together!”
“Why are you faking it? You know Jake likes
you!”
If this was the past, I would tell her that I was
the one that Jake liked.
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But in this life, I could see, Sarah is still in his
heart.
“I will say it again, Jake is my brother.”
“Now and forever, we will be siblings.”
“If you like Jake, go get him, don’t waste your
time on a stranger!”
Sarah was speechless.
In the end, she left the gift and just walked out.
After she left, I didn’t feel happy, I felt more
annoyed.
In the past life, after Jake and I went public with our relationship, Sarah came looking for
- me.
I thought she came to create drama, but she
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was surprisingly calm.
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She pulled out her phone, showed me their chat history from the start to the current moment.
From when they first added each other, to the
small talk, getting to know each other, becoming close.
To their first date, first confession, becoming a couple…
Even when they broke up, even when Sarah went abroad.
They were keeping a friendly but also a flirty relationship.
She watched as the light in my eyes slowly faded.
“See? Jake truly loves me.”
“Even if you marry him, his heart will not be
with you.”
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“He married you out of responsibility only!”
I didn’t believe it, saying that cold messages couldn’t replace people who spent time together.
But it was true. Her words came true.
I couldn’t sleep well, until the sun came up.
Until my brother came banging on my door.
“Riley, didn’t you say you want to find a
boyfriend? A friend of mine is back from
abroad.”
“He is a doctor like you, you want to meet
him?”
I suddenly became very excited. “Okay!”
Out with the old, in with the new. I needed
something to change my mind.
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Seeing me being so excited, my mom said I’d
finally grown up.
I laughed and said, thank you, Jake.
My brother’s friend was very straightforward,
we decided to meet up soon.
He asked for my number and had my brother
give him my WeChat.
I saw that his picture was of a black cat.
I suddenly felt so familiar, since my profile pic
was also a British Shorthair.
He said we would meet at the spicy restaurant
near my house.
“How do you know I like spicy food?” I was
surprised.
“Asked your brother.”
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I became very impressed with him doing his
homework beforehand.
As I was going to the meet up, Jake was still
calling.
I hung up annoyedly.
He started sending messages.
“Riley, where are you?”
“I’m coming to find you, let’s talk.”
“Riley, please reply? I don’t want us to grow
apart.”
I turned on DND.
When I arrived, the restaurant was in front of
me, I saw him.
He was wearing glasses, sitting near the
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window.
