6

That night, my phone kept ringing like it was out of control. Even though I had set it to silent, the screen kept flickering on and off. Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore and simply pulled out my SIM card to get some peace and quiet.

After the call could not be connected, Wanda Smith turned to ask me questions through WeChat. She asked me if I had planned to divorce long ago? Was it just because of the million-dollar watch? She claimed that she had apologized and didn't understand why I was still entangled. She thought that I shouldn't give up our eight-year relationship easily because of other people's small mistakes. She also mentioned our young son and thought that I shouldn't be so cruel to let my son lose a complete family.

I pondered for a moment and replied to her: "You need to calm down." This sentence is the most common saying that Wanda Smith has used in recent years when I was emotional. I know its power very well. Sure enough, not long after the message was sent, Wanda Smith calmed down.

For the next week, Wanda Smith did not contact me again. But I know that she had quietly driven to the vicinity of the old community where I lived. At that time, I was standing on the roof watering the flowers. When I saw the familiar license plate number, I just stretched lazily and turned back to the room.

Although the divorce has not been officially completed, I have started a new life. I found a job in a convenience store next to the park near my home. The long-term unemployment has almost made me lose the ability to communicate normally with people, but fortunately, most of the customers I met were very patient and tolerant.

Among them, there was a young female student who took a walk with her golden retriever every day. She sometimes asked me to help take care of the dog tied outside the store. As the contact increased, we gradually became familiar with each other. It turned out that she and I were from the same community and were considered half neighbors. Sometimes I met her walking the dog downstairs, and we would chat and walk together. Sometimes, she would invite me to taste the food she made, and we became ordinary friends with a good relationship.

One day near the weekend, I finally received a WeChat notification from Wanda Smith . She asked me to go to the company to deal with the divorce agreement. In the past, she didn't like me to go to her office, probably because she didn't want her husband, who had no achievements, to be an eyesore in public. When I received the message, I had just got off work, so I went to her office in my convenience store work clothes.

When I arrived, Wanda Smith was on the phone. She glanced at me and motioned me to sit and wait for a while. I found that Lucas was not there, so I gave up the idea of drinking coffee and started playing a small game on my phone. When I ran out of life points, I realized that Wanda Smith had been standing behind me, watching me play quietly.

" Sign it." She retracted her gaze and threw a divorce agreement on the coffee table.

I did not sign immediately as she wished, but carefully examined the terms. The conditions she offered were much more generous than I thought. However, I have read a lot of popular science about divorce lawyers on the Internet during this period, and it is not easy to fool. I asked her to give me several overseas properties that she bought in the past two years. In exchange, I can give up the original shares of the company. Wanda Smith was stunned for a while, but soon contacted the legal advisor and sent a revised agreement.

Just before I was about to sign, Wanda Smith suddenly covered the signature column with her hand. "Look carefully," she said with a gloomy face, "the custody of the child is mine. After signing this agreement, you will have nothing to do with him from now on."

Of course I understand this. I also know that although the law stipulates that I have visitation rights, as long as the Smith family does not agree, I am afraid that I will not be able to see my son again. It would be a lie to say that I am not sad, but no matter how sad I am, I have to divorce.