My Disloyal Boyfriend

stumbled upon two message

everyone else i

ll be by your s

, yet they weren

hone slipped to the floor a

e on the chat screen, una

ove so deeply is just

for as long as h

before our engagement, he would tell

, sleeping soundly,

ant, my hear

ing after him

popular girl on campus, Jordyn, had gently r

nionship while he drowned his sorr

through the window despite the dorm's c

ake, a drunken Greg hugged me tightly, hi

eat you

d, and I nodd

ll that Greg d

ed a little harder, I could win him

rdyn and I joined the

and only managed to join a sm

been the one paying for our rent

t.

trembling hands and scrolle

g would send Jordyn money and gifts,

oney and gifts but ne

eg ever gave me was a chea

that no matter how hard I tried, I co

scrolling through the cha

ay off from the company, packed all my things, and had

message on Whatsapp

ours later: "Sto

ave to pay the rent yours

r a while before he finally replie

d be the one throwing a tantrum and e

oking incredulous, "Sisi, are you sure

odd

t as hard as I th

ere planning to meet each other's paren

spered, "I told my mom, and she s

mom, had seen how desperately I chased after Greg

ow humble I was in

I made this deci

I've long been unhappy w

with an industry-leading company just to be with him at the

me up from work every

late, and I found h

rdyn and her indifferent expression

eeling humiliated

eg was furious with me: "I told you I'd pick you up, but

ally, I said in a choked voice, "Yo

ever came to pi

t, and it was pouring rain outside. The ri

g, but he ne

urn to the office and slee

way downstairs to buy coffee and saw

re to drop

is. Eventually, I was too exhausted t

accumulated over the years had al

ecame the final straw th

arah's place, not as difficult as I imagin

y, my boss informed me abo

the client side would come over to disc

oon meeting, I went to the restroom and found Jordyn meticulously touching up he

uzzled

eting room and locked eyes

se eyes had a ve

for the Spring Brook project. I loo

ng the meeting, and his gaze followe

d sat down, my eyes inadver

in, her eyes filled wit

chased after Austin, ca

to say something to her, h

enly r

eg because she had som

d and crazy idea fla

stin's heart, the man Jo

ustin in the project

later, he accepte

l modifications discussed in the afternoon meeting, I have a f

ief silence on

o have dinner. Why don't you join m

tre

ab to the restaurant

n restaurant ne

ved a table and came to

handed me the menu, "Take a look

ulness I never received from

after we got together, I stopped

hoose a restaurant he liked, find a spot

, casually placing a cup

ed I actually d

liked milk t

aptop from my bag and confirmed a few key p

crinkling, "Yes, jus

your proposal, and I tr

hts before coming here. I casually asked, "Mr. Marsh

ation Engineering. I should

, "You're actually a senio

s smile brigh

was much easier to con

ilitary training to the newly built swimming pool, and ev

should definitely go back

himed in from across the tab

an to get closer to him

e, unlike when I was with Greg, where I constantly had to gauge his exp

in naturally offer

, a bit embarrassed, "Austin, as a client, not only did

y too much

as just a normal work cha

and smiled, "I'm just giving my junio

tence, he defined

project collaboration, I found myself v

r work, and we'd grab dinner t

was in the same c

who's that handsome guy wh

hing

's a c

Austin was partly driven by a des

m, the more I realized he was gen

ked spicy food and disliked cilantro

sugar but no milk, he would always have a cu

edia, Austin messaged me within five minutes, patiently and kindly talking m

felt that the years I spent chasing after Greg

eelings for him had faded to t

olleague from the operations department called

ordyn to take the credit with a single sentence: "Senior, this is the latest version t

forward, and said, "I'm jus

t Jordyn explain the mid-te

ould react, I g

sing, "Tricia, is it fun to l

Greg, do you have to bring yo

thodically drying my hands,

d a much prettie

, a place for project co

ant to delay the project, do what you'r

nted to show off i

ed, but during lunch, she casually brought up,

taking advantage of

s and mild reproach, as if I were the

rom us, Austin s

chopsticks, trying to keep my tone cal

ed Jordyn's eyes, seemingly

front of me, relishing in my struggle

I was the one

p, "Are you free this af

with the branch, and as the main person in c

ds were abru

agreed,

e, "You stay here and coordinate

strange

-aggressive comments, Greg would always

and she's naive. Some thing

on't be s

un

a w

gotten used to ignoring Jordyn

revising proposals, just to reg

ompany at the same time, she remained a team

Austin for just a month, he would

the company branch, he routinely drove me home,

company entrance, someone s

ave you ha

en aback, only to

s tantrum for a month now

parents are coming next week, an

ssly, "I'm not throwing a ta

you were the one who cried and begged to be with me. Now, ove

d and continuing to watch you as a cl

t Greg in

worn away, all that w

ng the car, not sparing Greg a glance, a

th a look of sudden realization

me just to find another ma

y face; otherwise, I wouldn'

d, devoid of any of the warm

a bit embarrassed, "

nything wrong.

ish, Austin suddenl

fingertips spread ge

to Greg. "I've always been th

breeze brushing past m

hear my heartbeat quickening-a feelin

from heatstroke. Greg, who was standing behind me, scooped me up and

ch, to the library, and even accompanied me to

m grew stronger, Greg's at

d he had caught a glimpse of his tr

was just his f

at university, other guys

verage family, and had nothing going for me except good grades. He insiste

just trying to keep m

with someone as outstanding as Tricia," Aust

Different people ha

ricia go, giving me the

car, I instinctively

s Greg, stood Jordyn, he

who had always been indifferent to m

e been Jord

Thank you for helpi

he paused

st helping you out.

on was genui

my head,

, I couldn't deny m

at my initial approach to

..

no rush t

ime to think it over. I

r by the roadside, g

e. Let's go have

a popular hotpot

m-spicy pot, which made him sweat at the nose

d soy milk. When I returned, I saw Austin looki

of him, I picked up my phone and aske

he screen, my hand trembled

ed a personal s

blic confession page on social media back whe

ave some self-re

who doesn't like you; it

ven two phot

ken in the

le, looking at his

m, my eyes filled wi

d given him, its petals slightl

it later, he impatien

keep

Greg treated it like a treasure, tending to it for months.

ion page, I felt my dignity was shatt

contacting the page as the person inv

dinner, comforted me,

time I had ever

found out the bouquet was original

es brought by the p

ust can't believe someone would be so persistent in being my doormat's

someone might b

e meant by "s

in front of Greg that he was pursui

s pani

's voice suddenly broke through,

has a bad impact. Sh

I know, but... she posted it

led dismissi

even more

didn't appreciate your feelings

ew words calmed

w I feel about you or my admira

remember, but w

at him, s

ago, at Golden Peak University's r

ntire session and ev

n on-the-spot interview, yo

memb

Spring Brook, where Austin worked

n a corridor corner to call Greg, u

old me he had an u

tantly skipped the interview a

out the urgent task was

tea shop had opened its

try it, so I waited in line

e bubble tea end

out it in a persona

ping X Tea in my ai

ppy.