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[Why are you feeling unhappy, did Armand bully you?]
Theresa glanced at her phone and said after being silent for a while: [No].
Her unhappiness was not caused by Armand; it was caused by the environment. After all, Armandâs grandmother was still blocking between Armand and her even though she stayed far away from Armandâs grandmother.
The child was the obstacle they could not overcome.
Oscar sent her an emoji of helplessness.
Oscar sent her a voice recording after a while, Theresa then clicked on it. She thought Oscar was going to tell her something, but to her surprise, it was a piece of music.
The music was from the classic scene in Journey to the West, where the Pig Monk carried his wife on his back, quite funny.
Theresa wore a wry expression in a moment.
A message appeared again on the screen: [The Pig Monk was so happy even though he carried the monkey on his back, but you are unhappy all the time even though you have a handsome husband].
Theresa couldnât help but laugh: [Man, your comforting words are different from everyone elseâs].
[Of course, I am who I am, the only one].
Theresa laughed and quickly replied: [Are you really getting carried away?]
[Haha, isnât the guy just trying to make you happy?]
Theresa replied, [I know.]
[Then please take good care of yourself since you know, being angry will make you older, so you should laugh more. You wonât want to look in the mirror one day when you have wrinkles on your face like me].
1@Ŧâ¬$â ¢#4â½Å¦â¬Â®$ 1⦠gÄ ânovels.cøm [There are no wrinkles on the guyâs face, there are only the marks left by time.]
[Youâre a good talker].
[Iâm just telling the truth].
[Itâs been a few days since Iâve seen you, now youâre very sweet].
[I have learned from uncle].
[Haha, am I so good at teaching?].
âYou look so happy, who are you chatting with?â Armand leaned against the door frame and gave her a glance.
It had been a while, and then he saw Theresa smiling as she looked at her phone, so he was curious and didnât bother her.
Theresa was so focused that she didnât notice he was back.
Theresa turned her head, looking at him in surprise, âDidnât you already come home?â.
Armand walked over to her and said, âI came back because Iâm worried you might be bored.â His eyes rested on Theresaâs phone screen as he spoke.
Theresa put her phone away when she realized Armand was looking at it, then got up from the hanging chair and said, âShall we go see a movie?â Armand was silent as he looked at her.
Theresa frowned, âWhy are you staring at me?â
Armand looked down and said, âNo reason.â
In fact, he wanted to ask, âAre you unhappy when you stay with me? If not, why have you never laughed so merrily in front of me?â.
However, when he had the words on the tip of his tongue, he realized that Theresa was unhappy because of pressure from her family.
If he put himself in her shoes, he wouldnât be happy either.
Therefore, he didnât ask her.
He knew Theresa was under great pressure to stay with him, but there was nothing he could do for her.
âTheresa, if you feel youâre too tired, Iâ¦â He paused when he meant to say he would let her go. It was easy to think in his mind, but he realized it wasnât so easy when he wanted to say it out loud, he looked up, âIâm not willing to let you go.â
Theresa seemed to realize the contradiction in him, looked him in the eye and said, âI know.â
âI will do good and accumulate the merits in the future, I hope the god will have mercy on us and let us have a successful child, so we wonât have to worry about the child again.â Armand took her in his arms.
Theresa leaned into his arms, âLetâs go out.â
Armand agreed, they went to eat and then to see a movie that was very popular lately, there were a lot of people.
Most movies nowadays liked to include some feeling scenes, so those who were sensitive would shed tears at the movies.
Theresa also considered herself sensitive, Armand told her that she would cry because she was a woman.
âMen donât cry?â Theresa gave him a dirty look.
Armand said, âMen cry too, but itâs harder, this kind of sentimental scene still canât make me cry.â
Theresa grabbed his arm and bit him hard, Armand didnât move, just frowned slightly, it was painful.
Theresa was unhappy and was venting on him, but she didnât realize his strength. She only noticed when his mouth was filled with the smell of blood, then she immediately let go of his arm.
There was a deep row of teeth marks, some places were bleeding.
âWhy donât you tell me itâs painful?â asked Theresa. Armand said, âItâs not painful, why should I say itâs painful?â.
Theresa was speechless.
âItâs not painful, is it? Okay, then Iâll bite you again!â. Theresa tugged on his arm, pretending she wanted to bite him again, but Armand still didnât move, she said, âIâll do it like the marks you left. Iâll go to the tattoo studio and get the teeth marks tattooed on my arm, okay?â
âAre you a freak?â Theresa couldnât understand his thinking at all. âYouâre a lawyer, having a tattoo on your arm will make other people feel youâre not a serious lawyer when they see you. Besides, teeth marks donât look good, what will it be like to have a circle tattooed on his arm?â
âYou can if you want to have a tattoo, just tattoo me on my heart!â Theresa pointed to his chest.
Armand laughed and grabbed her hand pointing to his chest; he held it tightly and kissed it. He put one of his arms around Theresa while with another hand in his pocket, then spoke as he walked, âLetâs go find a tattoo studio and Iâll tattoo you on my heart, Iâll let the tattoo artist use the best tattoo ink, that canât be removed by any method.â
âDo they have that kind of ink?â Theresa continued with her words and chartered.
âWe can go ask,â Armand said smiling.
Theresa was unwilling to go, âWill they think youâre crazy?â
Armand said, âDo I look like a crazy person?â.
Theresa looked him up and down and then curved her lips, âYou look like a raving lunatic!â.
She ran off quickly after saying this, Armand then chased after her, âDonât run.â
âNo!â Theresa turned her head to look at him as she ran.
Armand ran very fast and caught her finally.
âAhâ¦
Armand hugged her back, âYou canât run anymore, can you?â his lips touched her face as he spoke; Theresa then pushed his face away and said, âWeâre on the public road.â
âBut we havenât done anything.â
Armand slipped his arm around her waist, âLetâs go home.â
Theresa said, âLetâs walk back; I want to take a walk.â
Armand agreed, as her house was not too far away.
They arrived at the entrance of their housing development after walking for about thirty minutes; they could see from a distance that there were two familiar people walking in front of the entrance.
Theresa touched Armand, pointed to the entrance and asked, âIs that them in front of the entrance?â.
Armand glanced in the direction Theresa pointed, the people walking in front of the entrance, were his litigants. He had taken the case, so the mother and younger brother of the deceased were his current litigants.
Theresa looked at him, âTheyâre looking for you because they need your help?â
âMaybe.â Armand took Theresaâs hand and crossed the street, walking toward them.
âMr. Bernie.â The woman and her son stepped forward at the sight of him.
âWhatâs wrong?â asked Armand.
The woman looked dreadful, and her son didnât look good either, they looked at Armand and seemed to have trouble initiating conversation.
âHmm⦠Mr. Bernie, itâs becauseâ¦â
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