My trip started with a fight.
That day, my wife Han Li and I were planning a hike, and we woke up early, packed our bags, and got ready to embark on the trip. Han Li is a woman who loves outdoor activities and will carefully prepare for every outing. I opened the car door, Han Li got into the car and sat in the passenger seat, smiled at me and said, "Let's go, I will definitely have a lot of fun today!" I nodded, started the car with a smile, and just like that, we drove to the mountains.
However, on the way, our conversation slowly became angry. What was supposed to be a small thing suddenly erupted into a big quarrel. Han Li was like a child, coquettish and angry, while I was indignant. Before we knew it, we were once again locked into an argument over some trivial matter.
Suddenly, Han Li said, "Let's get a divorce, I don't want to live with you anymore." "I stopped the car and looked at her, her eyes were full of tears, and I suddenly felt a pang of heartache, I didn't expect our quarrel to come to this point. I shook my head, got out of the car and came to her, shook the window and said, "Lili, listen to me, it's just a fight, we can't make a decision because of a moment of anger." But she was unmoved, just staring silently ahead.
"You're already an ex-wife. She said coldly. These words pierced my heart like a needle, and I felt a pang of despair. Putting down my hand, I looked at Han Li a little weakly, and after a long time, Han Li said, "You give me a minute, let's start again." I nodded and got back in the driver's seat.
Along the way, I felt a little lost and regretful. Perhaps our quarrels have penetrated deep into each other's hearts and separated us. This quarrel had a serious impact on our relationship, and I don't know if we'll ever be able to get back to where we were.
As we restarted the car, Han Li and I fell silent. The car bumped along the mountain road, and the surrounding trees and mountains seemed to tell the gap between us. I tried to enlighten her and tell her that there was always a solution to the problem between us, but Han Li was silent. I felt helpless and didn't know what to do next.
Finally, we arrived at our destination. After getting out of the car, Han Li walked straight towards the mountain road, and I could only follow behind her. The mountain breeze blows, and the leaves glow in the sunlight, but the beauty of it all becomes blurred in my eyes. I caught up with her and gently took her hand. She turned her head, her eyes still resolute.
Suddenly, a scream shattered the silence of the valley. We hurried to it, and it turned out that it was a little girl who had lost her way in the mountains, crying and screaming that she couldn't find her way back. Han Li picked up the little girl and gently comforted her, and I helped find her parents on the side. When the parents found the little girl, they thanked us gratefully and deeply.
Back in the car, Han Li suddenly approached me and said, "This little girl reminds me of our daughter, what should she do if we get divorced?" At this moment, I decided to have a good talk with Han Li. We can't make decisions out of the heat of the moment, which will only lead us to regret it for the rest of our lives.
We continued to drive in silence, and the scenery around us no longer seemed so beautiful. I felt distraught and my whole being was caught in endless contradictions. Perhaps, this quarrel was not a momentary anger, but an explosion of problems that had accumulated between us for a long time.
Finally, the car stopped in the parking lot of a tourist attraction, and I stopped the car and stepped out of the car with Han Li. We walked down the path, and both fell silent. Suddenly, Han Li's mobile phone rang, she picked up the phone, and the voice on the other end of the phone made her face change greatly. After hanging up the phone, she told me that she had received an urgent notice from her employer and needed to rush back immediately to deal with work problems. She looked at me and waited for me to speak.
I understood that her work was very important to her, but I was also immersed in our contradictions and could not understand the importance of her work. I shook my head and didn't speak. She smiled bitterly, turned and walked back. I stood there with mixed feelings.
She walked back quickly, and I followed her, and my mind was in turmoil. The trip turned out to be chaotic. We stopped again, she looked at me and said, "I'm going to take care of the work stuff, you wait for me around first." She hurried away and disappeared from sight. I stood alone in the mountains, looking at her in the distance, my heart full of loneliness and loss.
Just then, the phone rang suddenly. Han Li glanced at her phone, and her face changed greatly. She received a text message from an unknown number, I glanced at my phone, and the content of the text message made my heart suddenly rise to my throat.
"Lili, I love you and will never give up. "This is the text message.
"What's the matter with you?" I looked at Han Li, and a faint sense of foreboding rose in my heart.
"Please, don't think about it, it's a misunderstanding. Han Li hurriedly explained, but the panic in her expression made me feel that things were not simple.
A wave of anger and uneasiness welled up in my heart. There are enough questions between us, why should there be a third party? I asked her loudly, "Are you hiding something? What do you want?"
Han Li's face became complicated, and she obviously didn't know how to explain it. The atmosphere inside the car suddenly became tense.
I pressed the window button, breathed in the fresh outdoor air, and tried to calm myself down. Han Li's emotions became more and more excited, she slammed her mobile phone on the seat, and shouted in tears: "We are not suitable at all, there is no future between us!" Her crying tore through the silence of the entire carriage.
For a moment, I felt like I couldn't breathe, and all the emotions were almost unbearable for me. This man, the person I once loved so much, was so desperate and so strange before my eyes at this moment. I don't know what else can be done, or if there is still salvation between us.
My poor wife, she looked out the window without saying a word, her expression a little indifferent. I had mixed feelings in my heart, and because of my stubbornness and impulsiveness, there was a huge rift in our relationship. On the way, we walked into a deserted town with no tourists and no commercial atmosphere. Han Li suddenly said, "Let's go down and take a walk." I looked at her, still full of guilt, and I nodded, stopped the car, and followed her out of the car.
In this small town, we regained our old tacit understanding, walked the streets together, and resolved the conflicts between us with the old buildings and quiet streets. As the sun set, we went to a local eatery and ordered a steaming stew. We ate and occasionally looked at each other, and our eyes were full of guilt and reluctance for each other. I can't help but think of when we first met, we met in the library of the university, and Han Li smiled at me, and I really felt so lucky.
Suddenly, a long-standing problem resurfaced between us. Han Li said: "The conflict between us is not just caused by this quarrel, but has accumulated for a long time. She began to recall some old things, "You always took care of yourself and never thought about my feelings. "I felt a pang of regret in my heart, and the rift in our relationship had been building for years. I tried to explain, but I found that words could not fill those invisible gaps, and the hearts of two people could no longer be as close as they had been at the beginning.
We got back to the car, but we were actively discussing these issues on the streets of the town in the dead of night. Thinking back to the bits and pieces of what we went through together, I suddenly felt tired. Perhaps, our relationship has long deteriorated, and we can no longer find the original relaxed and happy time.
Soon we followed the car into the depths of the mountain forest, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. For a moment, the cloudy sky seemed to reflect my mood. I kept replaying the scene of our quarrel in my head, filled with guilt and uncertainty about the future.
Not long after, a sudden rainstorm mixed with strong winds struck the trees, the leaves rustled in the wind and rain, and the mountain paths became even more muddy. I was worried, but I had no choice but to continue driving.
Suddenly, the car made a strange noise, and my heart tightened. I immediately pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car to check. It turned out that due to the muddy road, the tires got stuck in the mud and could not move. I was so anxious that I had no choice but to push the cart and try to move forward.
At this time, Han Li screamed in the wind: "You useless thing, why is it useless?!" My heart was stabbed, and such cynicism made me feel that the whole world had changed. But I know she's just venting her frustration with me.
After a difficult walk, we finally came to a homestay. I asked my boss for help and he kindly took us to his house to borrow tools and helped us fix the car. I silently helped clean up the car and pack my luggage.
Back in the room, Han Li was silent for a long time before she spoke, "Maybe we need to calm down." I nodded, full of remorse and helplessness. The trip was a perfect failure, and the conflicts between us seemed to mount, and I began to wonder if we would be able to salvage our old relationship.