沈明远其实天性并非花心.从头到尾,他唯一真正关心的女人就是乐香.
他的问题是他太执着于"面子".他无法忍受被看作"老婆管"的想法,所以从未拒绝过社交邀请,扮演富有花花公子的角色.他内心深处知道乐翔会厌恶他的行为,所以每次风流韵事后他都会仔细擦洗自己,拼命确保她从未闻到他身上有别的女人的气息.
但乐翔并非傻瓜.而且,她的婚姻里也没有扮演过一个"奖杯主妇"的角色.在婆婆徐岚的支持下,她从沈集团的基层做起.她花了三年的血汗才一路爬升至总经理的位置.她有自己的眼睛和耳朵.
即使一开始她浑然不觉,时间终将带着丑闻的气息.当她注意到社交圈中女性投来的怜悯和嘲弄目光时,她明白了.她没死;她怎么能永远失明?
说实话,当她第一次发现他的不忠时,她最主要的情绪不是心碎——而是厌恶.当她为下一步纠结挣扎时——离婚暂时不考虑;她只是在计算如何确保沈明远再也不会碰她——她发现自己怀孕了.
她的婚前体检显示她体质"难以想象".婚后,她的生活被工作占据.虽然沈明远足够愿意,但亲密的机会却很少.为了在公司站稳脚跟,乐翔每月有一半时间上夜班.即使她准时离开,也把办公室带回家了.在她的工作量和沈明远无尽的"社交"之间,他们的私人时间几乎不存在.
乐翔不能坦白说,她不是故意用工作作为盾牌,想把他拉开距离.
因此,怀孕让她完全措手不及.但还没等她决定如何应对,事故就发生了.
世界上永远不缺有抱负的女性——特别是那些把男人当成梯子的人.
沈明远留在一旁的女人,并不是传统意义上的"情妇".她们大多是"付费玩耍"的女孩或明星,寻找资源——短暂的邂逅而非稳定的关系.
此外,沈明远对避孕一向格外小心.他在生活的其他方面或许是个傻瓜,但他足够清醒,知道自己承受不起一个私生子的混乱.
自从成年后,他就被女性包围,十多年来从未犯过任何"错误".但俗话说,高手猎人最终会被鹰啄瞎眼睛.面对精心计算的计划,他的谨慎失败了.一个女人怀孕了.
这女人没有什么背景——她只是个酒吧女招待.但她大胆得令人难以置信.为了罢免乐湘,自封沈夫人,她绕过了纷争,直接雇佣了杀手.
乐翔幸运地活了下来.那天早上,她第一次出现晨吐,迟到了三十分钟.她没有自己开车,而是叫了司机.
坦白说,乐翔的反应一直都很迟钝.如果她当时正坐在驾驶座——这需要瞬间技术操作——她很可能会吓得僵住.然而,她的车手是一位经验丰富的老将,拥有精英直觉.多亏了他,乐翔没有在碰撞中遭受重大身体创伤.
除了失去孩子和生育能力.
一个正常的孕妇可能会因这种震惊而出现一些不稳定,但这不一定会导致流产.乐翔则不同.她患有前置胎盘;她的怀孕已经很脆弱了.恐惧和冲击让孩子毫无生机.随后的出血几乎让她丧命,也让她得知自己再也无法怀孕.
这几乎有点滑稽.乐翔确实心碎了.她在被窝里哭泣了许多夜晚.但比起悲伤,她感受到一种深刻的解放感.
她看到了自由的黎明.
像沈家这样痴迷于名望的家族绝不会容忍离婚的丑闻.即使婚姻内部腐烂,他们也宁愿掩盖伤口,保持表面光鲜.
但这种安排是建立在有继承人的基础上.沈家继承人绝不可能是私生子.
失去生育能力令人痛苦,但与自由的前景相比,代价几乎微不足道.
当她第一次提出离婚时,沈明远拼命反对.他像着了魔一样抛出"解决方案":试管婴儿是最合理的;最荒谬的是他建议收养那个试图杀害她的女人的孩子,把他当作自己的孩子抚养.
乐翔拒绝让步.幸运的是,医生表示即使做了试管婴儿,她的身体也要几年后才适合怀孕——即便如此,成功也远非必然.
沈明远依然不肯签字,但这一次,情况不同了.她的岳父母站在她身边.沈明远拥有的所有东西都来自父母;他无法赢得与他们的战争.
最终,乐翔如愿以偿.然而,沈明远依然执着,不断试图赢回她.为了避开他,乐翔随后多年出国旅行.她的摄影爱好逐渐发展成事业,最终成为著名的自由摄影师.
这些年来,沈明远尝试过各种小把戏接近她,但他最近的把戏终于越界了.
Having known him for so long, Le Xiang never viewed him as a saint, but she never associated him with the word "vile." Reality had finally shattered that illusion.
Flashback to one month ago—
When a friend from the photography circle begged her to cover a charity auction, Le Xiang's immediate reaction was a firm "no."
Since the divorce, she had done everything in her power to stay away from the upper-crust circles. She had no desire to run into old acquaintances, nor did she want to be the subject of their gossip.
That world was full of sycophants who loved nothing more than "trampling the fallen." Though she hadn't actively made enemies in the past, she knew those who once flattered her would now be delighted to kick her while she was down.
"Le Xiang, I'm begging you! If you don't help me, I'm genuinely screwed this time," Man Li pleaded, her hands clasped together as if she were about to drop to her knees.
Le Xiang frowned. "It's just a charity auction. You have a valid reason for not going. Is all this drama really necessary?"
"You don't understand," Man Li said, her face a mask of misery. "To be honest, I didn't want to take this job either. They asked several people to lobby me, and I turned them all down. But then, somehow, they got to my son's boss. He called me personally to ask for this 'favor.'"
She let out a bitter laugh. "What choice do I have? My son is at a critical juncture for his promotion. I don't care if I have to photograph a charity auction or a hail of bullets—I have to show up."