After being reborn, my husband crazily pursued me

A long lost gathering

"I'm serious，" I said， sitting upright， meeting those oppressive eyes head-on. "It's been five years， and you're never going to fall in love with me anyway. Let's just part ways."

In a month's time， the city will host a large-scale business symposium， where Horner will be present. He'll meet Enge， who's working as a part-time greeter， and fall in love at first sight. He'll stop at nothing to possess her.

I don't want to play the cannon fodder in their intense story anymore.

I've done what I wanted， what I could， what I should have done in my past life， and I've received the final outcome. In this life， I won't turn myself into a joke again， pushing my family into an abyss.

I've decided to step back before Horner and Enge meet， to give way on their tumultuous path of love.

Perhaps my gaze was truly serious because Horner's face immediately darkened. He's always had a bad temper， never showing mercy when someone rubs him the wrong way.

"Heh， am I just someone else's plaything now?" he laughed， but his eyes were cold. "Five years ago， it was you who insisted on marrying me， and now it's you who wants a divorce， Alice. Are you playing with me?"

Five years ago， our families were well connected， so they arranged our marriage.

Given Horner's personality， he wouldn't have been so obedient. The turning point came when his grandfather fell seriously ill， forcing him to marry me.

It was a very humiliating thing for Horner， but fortunately， he didn't have a beloved sweetheart. Plus， he was gradually taking over the family business and needed a competent partner， so he just made do with me for five years.

I sighed with sorrow. "Do you still want to continue this marriage of name only with me?"

"A marriage of name only?" Horner seemed to ponder these four words carefully. Then he raised an eyebrow mockingly. "Oh， are you feeling lonely and empty?"

"No， I just..." I hesitated in choosing my words.

But Horner had already risen and come over to my side. He leaned in， hands on either side of the couch， forming a circle with his embrace， trapping me inside. His voice was somewhat seductive. "If you're lonely， why don't you contact me? Getting a divorce， are your desires that strong?"

Horner enjoys smoking， always carrying a faint fragrance mixed with the scent of tobacco.

Of course， he never hugged me. I had secretly smelled his coat before.

Now， the complex and fascinating scent surrounded me. In theory， I should be excited and flushed， but in reality， I just felt suffocated.

I'm someone who's ready to leave， and anything that unsettles me feels ominous.

"I'm not doing this for that reason!" I tried to explain. After so many nights and days， I've already gotten used to loneliness.

"Is that so?" Horner straightened up. He never had any interest in me to begin with， and the teasing just now was only to embarrass me， so he wouldn't lose control.

"Alice， I know today is our fifth wedding anniversary， but I'm not interested in these things. If you want to use this as an excuse to divorce me， I advise you not to bother." Horner stood in front of me， looking down at me coldly.

"Anniversaries that we've never celebrated annually， I don't need to start fussing about them this year." I stood up too， looking up at Horner. "You should think about it. My usefulness to you should be almost exhausted by now. Compared to me， you need freedom more， don't you?"

With that， I headed upstairs to the bedroom without looking back， not wanting to say more.

There was a rough sound of the door closing downstairs， followed by the sound of the car engine outside the window. I knew Horner had left， but this time， I felt calm.

At that moment， my phone rang. It was my friend Brandi.

"Alice， come out and have fun! Let's go to Top 1!" Brandi's loud voice immediately dispersed my melancholy. She's around the same age as me but has been single all along.

I rarely went out to play after getting married. Brandi invited me ten times， and I could refuse nine times， but she was still very persistent.

"Sure!" I agreed readily， making the silence on the other end of the phone seem endless.

"Today is your wedding anniversary with Horner. Are you sure you want to go out?" Brandi finally spoke again， her tone full of doubt and shock.

I've used the wedding anniversary excuse to reject Brandi for four consecutive years.

"Yes， it's not a memorial anniversary， is it? I'll be there soon." I answered Brandi confidently before hanging up the phone.

Opening my wardrobe， I saw a sea of ​​white， black， and gray， with blue being a rare color. Behind every luxury brand， there are all kinds of exciting designs， but as a big fool， I spent a lot of money buying the most boring styles.

It took me ten minutes to choose a slightly less boring black halter dress. The silk texture， the deep V-neck extending almost to the navel， the elastic waist， outlining my overly slender waist， and the white arms were completely exposed， with only half of the back covered.

I remember buying this dress specifically to seduce Horner， but that month， he didn't even come home.

The only thing I was dissatisfied with at the moment was that my chest was too flat， which didn't quite match the charming style of this dress.

I'll make do with it. I comforted myself， thinking I'll just eat more in the future.

After changing clothes and putting on makeup， I went to the garage and drove a red Porsche straight to Top 1.

Top 1 is a nightclub with a wild and artistic name.

After parking the car， I went into Top 1 and found Brandi and the others at the agreed-upon bar.

During our university days， Brandi， Hamis， Oliana， and I were known as the four talented women of the music department. Everyone thought that after we graduated， we would make great achievements. However， I married early， Brandi became the queen of nightclubs， Hamis is now a vice manager in her family's company， and only Oliana remains committed to her path， participating in music competitions everywhere， swearing to become a singer.

"Rare guest， rare guest!" Brandi greeted with the air of a leader， leaping down from her high stool to shake my hand excitedly.

The others nodded in agreement， as I had virtually disappeared from the scene after getting married.

For Horner's sake， I had given up my social circle.

After a few drinks， Hamis sighed， "Alice， if you didn't show up this time， I would've wondered whether I attended your wedding five years ago or your funeral."

Completely gone.

"How strange， no candlelit dinner at home tonight?" Brandi asked curiously， prying my eyes open. "Come on， let me see if Horner， that scumbag， ignored you and made you cry?"

"Don't peel off my false eyelashes， okay?" I patted Brandy's hand open.