Her husband suddenly came home and wanted a divorce, but it wasn’t until five years later that she learned the truth and was left speechless.
That year, she married him, a taxi driver.
Apart from his smoking habit, he had no other vices. Sometimes, she felt sorry for him and urged him to quit, to which he joked, “You want me to quit smoking? Sure, if you quit eating.” Knowing her persuasion was futile, she stopped pushing him. Sometimes, she would buy expensive cigarettes for him because she heard that cheap ones were made from leftover parts of good cigarettes, containing more tar and nicotine.
A friend invited him to Guangzhou to set up a freight company. After some thought, he agreed. Before leaving, he said enthusiastically, “Honey, I’m going to make a lot of money and take good care of you and our son.”
Looking at his tall and handsome figure, she teased him, “Alright, but can you control yourself? I don’t want you losing yourself while chasing money.”
“I absolutely can!” He immediately held her tightly, “My good wife, don’t worry. When I miss you, besides smoking, I won’t do anything else.”
She smiled through her tears.
On countless lonely nights, he restrained his growing desires and resisted one temptation after another. When he missed her deeply, he smoked heavily, then carefully saved the white and yellow cigarette butts, placing them in separate boxes.
That year, when he came home and placed two large boxes of cigarette butts and bundles of cash in front of her, she cried, hugging him excitedly. She thought, marrying him was the greatest blessing of her life, and she vowed to love and cherish him forever.
Just when their financial situation was improving rapidly, an unexpected event struck suddenly. One night, he brought a beautiful woman home, and out of the blue, he hit and scolded her, insisting on a divorce. He gave her all their assets, including custody of their son. His expression was unusually cold and determined. She couldn’t understand how he had changed so much in just a few months. Refusing to sign the papers, he threatened her entire family’s lives.
Helpless, she tearfully gave in.
Five years later, they accidentally met on a street in a foreign land. She was leaning happily against her current husband, while he looked dejected and unkempt. Someone passing by greeted him, “Brother, when did you get out?”
He awkwardly smiled, “Just a few days ago, yeah, just a few days ago.”
After he walked away, she secretly approached the person who greeted him. The person said, “You don’t know? He’s a good man. A few years ago, he accidentally killed someone and was sentenced to ten years in prison. To ensure his wife and son’s happiness, he divorced under the pretense of having an affair.”
She stood frozen, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She recalled the box full of cigarette butts he sent her two years before she remarried. At that time, she had thrown the entire box into the trash, cursing, “That man is crazy, crazy!”
It turned out he loved her so deeply. She didn’t realize the profound love and dedication behind each extinguished cigarette. He had used those cigarette butts to remind her of his longing and hope for a future together, but she had forgotten it all.
Thinking of his words, “When I miss you, besides smoking, I don’t do anything else,” she realized it was the most beautiful love confession she had ever heard in her life.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
