Narrator: Tingting
Photo: Tachibana
Wang Tingting sat in the corner of the dimly lit bar, her eyes revealing a hint of complicated helplessness. A quarrel with her husband Zhang Wei wei, like a heavy stone pressing on her heart. Driven by anger and heartache, she chooses a bold and extreme way to get revenge: she goes out for a drink with her male classmate from college, Liu Ming.
Liu Jie was her best friend in college, a confidant and a bosom friend. Although he hadn't seen each other for many years, after a phone call, he still agreed to meet Wang Tingting. He could feel the helplessness and struggle in the voice on the other end of the phone.
The music reverberates through the bar, and the drunkenness rises. While chatting happily with Liu Jie, Wang Tingting's heart was mixed. The alcohol fermented in the blood, but the bitterness in her heart became more and more difficult to dissolve. She looked at the flickering lights, imagining her husband Zhang Wei's reaction at this time, and her heart was no longer in the search for fun.
After all, alcohol still prevailed, Wang Tingting was too strong to drink, and Liu Jie had to help her go to his house so that she could have a safe place to rest. In this haggard and chaotic night, Wang Tingting lost herself and sank into the fruits of revenge.
The morning light was faint, and Wang Tingting, who woke up from drinking, woke up on the sofa in Liu Jie's house. Recalling last night's recklessness, her heart was torn apart by pain. This act of self-punishment dealt a blow to her heart and made her realize that revenge did not make her feel good, but only made the problem worse.
She thanked Liu Jie for his kindness and care, and realized that her actions could have a profound impact on Zhang Wei, her marriage, and even Liu Jie. For a time, she was surrounded by remorse and self-blame. She understands that revenge is never the solution to problems, and that evasion and mistakes only complicate the relationship.
Wang Tingting silently washed the tears on her face, put on her clothes, and decided to go home and confess everything to Zhang Wei, and try to find the right way to solve the marriage crisis between the two. She knew that the conversation on the way home might be full of sharpness and pain, but through this layer of oozing pain, she might be able to clear the clouds and see the dawn of sincere communication and understanding.
Wang Tingting stood at the door of the house, her eyes were red and swollen, and her mood was like a mess. Zhang Wei sat on the sofa in the living room, his face solemn, as if he could feel the tension behind the closed door outside. Wang Tingting took a deep breath and slowly pushed the door in, every footstep was extremely heavy.
When Zhang Wei saw Wang Tingting's appearance, his heart suddenly lifted, "Tingting, where have you been? Do you know how worried I am?" Zhang Wei's voice was mixed with worry and anger.
Wang Tingting didn't look at Zhang Wei directly, but sat on the other end of the sofa and lowered her head, "I was drinking outside with Liu Jie last night, and I... Later, when I got drunk, he let me sleep at his house. Her words were almost soft, and she was afraid that this sentence would immediately detonate Zhang Wei's anger.
A trace of mixed emotions flashed in Zhang Wei's eyes, anger, disappointment, and doubt, "Why are you doing this?" his voice was suppressed, trying to keep his composure.
"Because we quarreled, I... I was angry at the time and wanted to do something to get revenge on you, but I know now that I was wrong, it would only make things worse, and I regret it. Wang Tingting explained, her voice choked.
Silence enveloped the room, and both men fell into deep thought. After a long time, Zhang Wei calmed down, "I'm also at fault, in our quarrel, I was too rigid and didn't listen to your voice." I get it, we're all hurting each other in the wrong way. ”
Wang Tingting raised her head, with tears in her eyes, and when she saw Zhang Wei's outstretched hand, she suddenly felt a warm current surging through her heart, and slowly, she put her hand in his palm.
They decided to go to marriage counselling together to learn how Xi deal with conflict and how to communicate more effectively. As time passed, the relationship between the two slowly improved, and although the process was full of challenges, they both understood that only by facing the problems and finding solutions together could their marriage be stronger and more satisfying.
Wang Tingting's inner pain gradually alleviated with the reconciliation with Zhang Wei. She learned that true reconciliation comes from inner courage and forgiveness, not any external act of revenge. Harmony and balance are the goals of their joint efforts. And that helpless night, those stupid choices, are just a bump in the road of their common growth, because in love, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome.