Chapter 1 — The Last Three Minutes of a Ten Year Marriage

Being Considered a Minor After Ten Years of Secret Marriage? Just One Phone Call from Me Shocked the Whole Company Ten years of secret marriage. On the occasion of our wedding anniversary, I silently brought a cake to the company, wanting to give my husband a surprise. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the main hall, a cleaning lady glanced at me from head to toe, her voice full of sarcasm:

“Oh, are you the mistress that General Manager Co kept outside?”

“The general manager's wife just got pregnant, are you already anxious to compete for status?”

I'm quiet. I'm the general manager's wife. So that pregnant woman... The next second, I burst into cold laughter. I took out my phone, called my husband and turned it on speaker.

“Within three minutes, bring your 'general manager's wife' down here to meet me.”

“Otherwise…”

The whole building immediately fell into absolute silence. I carried the box of cakes and walked into Co Ngan's company building. Today is our tenth wedding anniversary. Ten years of secret marriage. I wanted to give him a surprise. The large hall was as shiny as a mirror, reflecting the swaying of my skirt. The girl at the front desk saw me, her eyes carrying some scrutiny. As soon as I walked towards the elevator, I was stopped by a cleaning lady in uniform. The mop in her hand was still dripping water, leaving a long streak on the shiny tile floor.

“Stop.”

She spoke suddenly, her tone harsh. I stopped. Her eyes scanned from top to bottom of my body, like a ruler measuring every detail on my clothes and face, finally stopping at the cake box in my hand. In those eyes was contempt mixed with sarcasm, as if he had seen through everything. She elongated the last sound.

“New person?”

I don't understand what she is saying.

“Your liver is also really big.”

She used the mop handle to point upward.

“I have met many of the mistresses that General Manager Co raised outside, but you are the boldest.”

My heart immediately sank. The words she said kept pouring out, like a pile of smelly garbage.

“You still know how to bring a gift to the company, do you want to be officially promoted?”

“I advise you not to waste your efforts in vain.”

"The general manager's wife just found out she's pregnant and came to the company last week."

“The whole company is so excited.”

"Now that you're in such a hurry to compete for status, aren't you going to find your own way to death?"

My mind is blank. There was only a ringing sound in my ears. General manager's wife? I am the wife of Co Ngan, the person whose name is on the marriage certificate, On Tinh. So that pregnant woman... The surrounding air seemed to freeze. The eyes of the receptionist, the whispers of the staff passing by, all were like sharp needles piercing my body. It turned out that in their eyes, I was the one on the outside. And the other woman proudly assumed the title of "wife", became pregnant with his child and received all the blessings. Full ten years. Because of him, I gave up my career, regained all my sharpness, and willingly became a shadow that could not be exposed publicly. He once said:

“Wen Jing, the company is just starting up, if it announces the marriage, it will affect its development.”

“On Tinh, when everything stabilizes, I will organize a wedding for you The most solemn in the world.”

“On Jing, your parents are quite traditional, please wait a little longer and let me handle it.”

I waited. Wait until today, the tenth anniversary of marriage. But what I got in return was becoming a laughing stock. One person is blindfolded. A person always thinks he is happy. A fool. The bone-chilling cold spread from the heart to the whole body. I looked at the janitor's smug face and suddenly burst out laughing. The laughter was very soft. But it still made the expression on her face stiffen.

“What are you laughing at?”

I don't answer. In front of everyone, I took out my phone from my bag. Find the sequence of numbers you know by heart. Then turn on the speakerphone.

“Tut... tut...”

The phone is quickly connected. Co Ngan's gentle voice carrying a smile rang out from the other end of the line, so clearly that it spread throughout the hall.

“Wen Jing? Why are you calling me now? Miss you already?”

That voice was still gentle as always. Like a giant net. For the past ten years, I have always been immersed in it. But at this moment, I just feel extremely ironic. The entire hall held its breath. I raised my head, my eyes swept across each face that was silent in surprise. Then I turned to the phone and slowly said each word clearly: I heard my voice chill to the bone.

“I give you three minutes.”

“Take that pregnant 'wife of the general manager' and get out of the office.”

“If not…”

I stopped. The smile at the corner of his lips became deeper and deeper.

“Take the consequences yourself.”

On the other end of the line, Co Ngan's breathing suddenly stopped. The whole building instantly fell into absolute silence. The other end of the line was silent for ten seconds. I could even hear his forced, rapid breathing. In the hall, all eyes turned to the phone in my hand. The newest phone he gave me was like a hot potato right now. The cleaning lady's mouth was so open that she could fit an egg. His expression turned from contempt to surprise, then gradually turned into fear. The girl at the front desk nervously clenched her hands, her eyes avoided, not daring to look at me anymore.

“On Tinh...”

Co Ngan's voice finally rang out again, carrying panic and forced calm.

“Don't get excited. Where are you? Have you heard someone say something random? I heard you explain..."

“Explain?”

I interrupted him.

“Okay, I'll give you a chance to explain.”

“Two minutes and forty-five seconds.”

I looked at the call duration on the phone screen and coldly read out the remaining time.

“I'm in the lobby downstairs, waiting for you.”

“Explain it to me in front of everyone.”

After saying that, I immediately hung up the phone. Don't give him any chance to negotiate. I put my phone in my bag, then found a sofa opposite the elevator door and sat down. The cake box was placed on the tea table next to it. The pink box was tied with a very beautiful bow. It was a cake I made myself early in the morning, taking three hours. The Black Forest flavor that Co Ngan likes the most. Now that I think about it, it's really a great irony. Time passes minute by second. People in the hall today the more crowded.