Fragile Love

s a swimmer wi

of the blue, he

imed I loved his l

n he dropped this bombshell, and I was ta

bling, earnes

remained unmoved. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hey, maybe you

lared, "I just thought you trained all day and work

slightly reddened eyes an

ha

h

e that you love more th

ders

anymore, trying to prove that I wasn't just lust

it, but the next day, Cayden

ery day, watched movies, and Ca

en a kiss, as if we were in a sw

ind him squatting at my doorstep, subtly

Cayden began with a m

Vance, cheating. I decisively packed my bags and mov

, I never imagined Vance a

k and moped around at

with empty bottles, Brielle fi

ver a cheating jerk? Do you k

bonus this month, and your salary

g, "Oh, and these bottles must

u still have a

ked down at the bottle in my hand,

away and dragged me off th

the we

hange clothes, and

r w

with a mysterious smile, a

fully made up, to the

hat by "fun," she

nstitute is full of muscular hunk

imming pool, and as I walked on the slippery fl

most fell into th

d asked with genuine conc

of huskiness, like the last trace

ked up and met a face with deep-

I barely reached his nose, only able to see his pale pi

morning vanished instantly, leaving on

y head. "

g a set of white te

quickly rushed to Brielle and

Cay

of the most promising candidates for the provin

d, Yolanda, I can se

nted.

n's Whatsapp, he changed into his sw

nch, our eyes busy with the

ood out in both looks

him pick up his phone, so I quickly sent a f

est promptly and polite

e at the pool

t count as sa

a smirk, "Yes

the pool, you might

es, Cayden paused his typing

ected off the water droplets on his body, c

ard my heart

and finally said, "Yolanda, it's fine to adm

ny of these athletes tend

away my pho

e adult world for years, I can distin

wim. By evening, her junior came over and said, "The team

among those

ly, "Wouldn't that

asual gathering, a few peo

clear eyes looked at

Cayden and the others to hav

ust expended a lot of ener

peared as soon as

kly grabbed several chicken win

eekend with no training, t

nks, Cayden was

ing, and the lights above reflected in his eye

trying to contai

dark. Brielle had something

in groups, while Cayden lingere

m. "Why aren't

r you to walk alone," he said so

't help

, he was already off

ning at the pool, I genuinely tho

tive meant neither of us

together until we reached a

d him inside and walked to the shelf with con

eemed ta

ha

d you're used t

considerately stepped aside. "I'll get a bottle

shing my milk before Cayden finally came over

ightly red ears and

across the street from

ed as he was, had

fresh scent of a young man mixed with a hint o

locked the door behind u

efore I knew it, Cayden had turned the tables, sw

chest, meeting his eyes, which were f

tivating enough, even pure desire can swiftly pull

ce; all I could see

m years of training and an abundance of energy,

nd he immediately softened, gent

sted because I couldn't re

daylight was

, propping his chin up a

overs and headed to the bathroom. "Al

eck out

ootsteps approached from behind,

eyebrow at Cayden's hesitant yet plea

rn glint in his eyes. "I do

nderstand the impli

interest. "Do you w

ne as outstanding as Cayden wo

last night, and he was in a free

, I had the

elongated at the corners, with iri

yes were focused on me,

es

his relationship was

his defined shoulders and chest, stopping at h

he boy in front of me shifted uncomf

ched out, tracing the contours of his

twice, his eyes darkening as

g as I said, "Since it's still early, w

rnoon that Cayden and I

urant, and I dropped him off at school. As I t

you be free

ome fi

urprise. "You have

star swimmer with

of grievance in his eyes. "I

young boys are

just flattering words, m

worry, I'll contact you when I'm

the living room with a feather duster.

est, where were

the entrance, I changed my s

at Cayde

es

a long moment before finally squeezing out, "Do you

half-empty bottle of wine from the coffee

neither was he. We bot

ng as if she had led me astra

e, she leane

how w

a, very handsome, pleasing to the eye,

ny as Vance for so long, I didn't know that pe

y the way, Vance contacted me last night. He wants to

nc

ld laugh, find

to our new bedroom, and I caught him r

im, just

and found several

get hom

know whe

le avatars. See which one you l

is superficial relationship so se

tars he sent and finally chose a pair

Cayden's profile, only to find he had already cha

es c

the cat avatar I

was an especially

Facebook post was prob

arded straightforwardness

had unknowingly moved to

dang

n of a young man is the ea

of society for four years, seen all kinds of people and frag

ute avatar, I found myself thinking of Cayd

s probably either r

sage from Cayden popped

rki

nt to meet

immediately, he quickly added in a

, I switched back to our chat, pausing slightly

rly today and don't h

address, and I

ese past few days, but our W

here could be such a c

my phone, there were

sionate days with Vance

lies were often perfunc

ponse would he say, slightly aggrieved, "Sist

d out and immediately spotted C

young boys, and just standing there,

, he seemed a b

crowd was dense. It took me a w

iately beamed, showing

ilk and lowered his head to ask

mentaril

ance knew I liked

I've known for just a

n't you

arton, examining it closely. "Isn't this the same b

experiences could shape a young boy t

ibly grateful that my relatio

otions, there's no r

the milk from his hand and shoo

want to eat?

miliar male voice, laced with sup

lan

, I saw Vance'

from my face to Cayden, where cl

a, who

ed in front of me protectively and

, and you've already

sly. "In that case, what right

g figure before me, I

nine-to-ten workdays, I f

ovely dinner with a young charmer at a restaura

s together, the moment I discovered

here to bot

a fight. You cheated before the wedding, and I

her I have someone new, and who this person is, that's all a

nce's reaction, I took

e young boy beside me looke

If you have somethi

d what Cayden wo

o Vance was and how

hich I understood, and I had already prep

after a moment of hesitation,

through the soft fabric of his T-shir

r voice whispered in m

so good

instantly understood why women

derate, and espe

eight years of emotion, s

st love, Vance appeared and

ed to be with him. I even stayed in this city aft

as only eight thousand yuan. In this high-c

y, I moved i

r finances separate. Everything, including

ether, he still avoided

d substantial bonuses, which I used along with three yea

immediately accused me of

ffee table and looked at hi

ing that it wasn't that he didn't want to marry me, but he wanted

ad a vague premonition bu

his parents to marry, Vance re

ceremony, I agreed, but my

ht him with another woman in

aining his feelings for me but also l

Cayden's embrace, and patted his fluf

dinner at a pop

, so he could only eat some vegetables and beef in a plain

corn in his bowl. "W

ritted h

c

of fatty beef. "

c

ut the ri

c

then muttered, "I'll just run

m playfully. "We can burn s

is Adam's apple bobbing twice as

ed it i

as something I couldn't affo

stable relationship, after din

new place near my office a

bright as he looked around, telling me, "Bi

ame. It used to hold a picture of

hile, then turned to me. "Big sist

taken out his phone, wrapped an arm around

lips into a smile, and Cayd

nted and bring i

ofa, tapping aw

ayden had posted a photo of us on social media with th

d fresh, his face full of vitality,

pale and weary despite the meticulous makeup,

office drone like me be a match for a young

ide him, scrolling through my phone with one hand whi

nder my hand increased, and my wri

eyes, dark under the light, smili

e, and in the heat of the moment, he whispered

ch words seriously

le, pretending to be enthusiastic as I responded,

r lunch, Cayden r

and yawned widely, "I have work to d

ka

ned over to plant a kiss on my cheek,

ut I'm not as young anymore. Yet, I

me a lot lately. I'll co

bit disappointed, and left with

inued with a mutual,

d, from nine to ten, with

off. I was so busy that I often skipped meals and n

stepped out of the elevator, I saw Cayden squatting at my door, engros

was me, jumped up in surprise, "You're back-I s

lanced at it. "I was busy finalizing co

on

grabbed a half-eaten piece of toast fro

peeked out, "Have a little something to ea

.Ok

were average, but

een cold and unused for a long time, and it was only to

r. I leaned back on the sofa, chewing on the dry

, "I've reviewed the c

to come to the

good

" then continued lazily

ip, all these messages passed by

it like this, each absorbed in our phon

ne on for years, ev

while cooking in the kitchen and the aroma of f

oy came out of the kitchen with two wh

th cheese, glistened under the li

e on the dining table and pinching his ear

p an eye

out a small pot o

t he had such culinary skill

n his smile, "My parents are busy with work, so sometimes I have to fend for

could make you lunchboxes

that

w, "So, you want t

lightly red, as if shy, but his gaze wa

care

while Cayden was washing the dishes, I went to the

hted eyes, I smiled and said, "Yo

mpulsive decision I, usually

nown each other for a month and

und Cayden leaning against the bed, chi

nnocently under his suddenly intense gaze, "

..

ou move your things

d is quite

gorously, "No, I want to

t low, but the young boy's

and sleepiness vanished. On

red, called

e with a hint of grievance, "Didn'

, murmuring, "...