Chapter 4
Category:
Urban
Author:
HelenWords:964Update time:25/05/26 19:56:34
Jaydin called just as I finished typing the last line and hit "format."
During my university years, I started writing magazine columns and achieved some success.
So after graduation, I went full-time with it.
Thanks to this talent, my income is pretty good.
My work is flexible; I can take my laptop and work from anywhere.
So after the breakup, I didn't need to stay in B City and wallow in sadness.
"Sonia, what do you want for dinner?"
Jaydin's voice came through clearly, and the busyness of the afternoon seemed to instantly calm down.
"My brain cells are dead by the millions, I'm so tired. You decide."
"Would you like to try some fondue? I know a place with amazing cheese fondue, and you can dip bread and vegetables into it. You'll love it.
When I eat fondue, I always order a side of garlic bread to dip.
But later on, Clayton said it looked disgusting, so I rarely had it.
But I vaguely remember that Jaydin usually eats very lightly.
"Jaydin, you don't have to accommodate me like this. I'm not picky anymore."
"I suddenly felt like eating it too. I remember during university, there was a place in the second canteen where the garlic bread were so tender and fresh."
Hearing him mention that, I couldn't help but crave it too, that place really was good.
I had it for four years in college and never got tired of it.
"Alright then, let's do fondue."
"I'll come pick you up now."
"Mm-hmm."
Jaydin took me to a fondue restaurant in H City that's been around for many years.
The place was old and small, but business was booming.
But Jaydin, dressed in a sharp suit, looked completely out of place in such a setting.
I watched as he carefully wiped my chair with a napkin.
Then, he expertly rinsed the pork and plate with hot water and poured me some juice.
For someone like him, these small tasks seemed surprisingly second nature.
"Jaydin, your ex-girlfriend really trained you well."
I couldn't help but sigh.
Unlike me, who spent seven years in a relationship that was on and off.
Only at the beginning, when Clayton was pursuing me, did I feel truly cherished.
After graduation, during the year we lived together, things changed.
I ended up feeling more like a housemaid.
Clayton had a bad stomach, so I learned to cook and make soups.
I took care of him like a little wife, tending to his every need.
But now I realize something.
I loved him so much that I lost myself, forgetting that you have to love yourself first.
How could I expect his love for me to never fade?
He was helping me pass around delicious food while glancing at me briefly, "Where did you hear that I had an ex-girlfriend?"