You Yearn for Freedom, I’ll Grant It

"Bernny, I told you before, you two are not suitable for each other at all. Shawn is obviously unreliable."

"Such an idiot deserves to be single for the rest of his life."

"Let's go. You are tired enough today. Let's go to my home and rest for a night."

……

I was five years older than Bernice. We used to work in the same company.

I was a designer, and she was a receptionist.

As a receptionist, young and beautiful were the basic conditions.

Therefore, when she first entered the company, she had a lot of pursuers.

With my sincerity and a little luck, I finally won the beauty's heart.

We had been dating for two years. I had devoted myself to her, and I had given in to all her requests.

She said that she was too tired to work, so I let her quit her job, and I worked part-time on the internet to make money.

She said that she liked shopping. So I took her to mall to buy whatever she liked every weekend without hesitation.

She said that she liked camping, so I spent a lot to buy a whole set of equipment to accompany her.

However, she refused. She said that it was enough to have her best friend to accompany her. The reason was that I was too tired at work and weak. It was better for me to rest at home.

I agreed. It was not until I saw her get on a red off-road vehicle yesterday that I knew that the so-called best friend was a man.

At that moment, I felt uncomfortable as if there was a stone stuck in my chest.

I called to her and questioned her. But she said that the man was just her best friend. Ryan was just a brother to her, and they were just friends.

Moreover, they slept separately in tents several times. How could there be any differences?

I was speechless and could only hang up the phone helplessly.

I even comforted myself, "Bernice is a good girl. She just likes camping. What's wrong with that?"

But today, I found that I was too naive to believe in human nature.

How could I believe that there existed pure friendship between men and women.

Even if Bernice admitted her mistake and cut off contact with Ryan, I would not marry her.

Because such things only happened once or more, and a paper that had been stained would never be clean again.

After telling my parents about it, they expressed their understanding and support. They also reminded me that I must keep my eyes open when I find a girlfriend in the future. Not only did I need to care about the appearance and figure, but the character was actually the most important thing.

……

The next day, as soon as I canceled the wedding ceremony, Bernice came to the company.

She had put on light makeup today and was wearing the white dress I liked most. She was like a princess. When the male colleagues saw her, they looked at me with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

I took her to the reception room. I frowned to her and asked: "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to apologize to you. I'm sorry."

We had known each other for two years, and this was the first time that Bernice had apologized to me.

Her makeup couldn't hide the tiredness on her face. The dark shadow under her eyes showed that she didn't sleep well last night. She might even cry.

But what does these have to do with me?

I looked into her gem-like eyes and said indifferently: "I accept your apology."

"Really?"

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore. It doesn't matter whether I accept it or not."

Bernice bit her lip and asked: "You... you still won't forgive me?"

"What matters is not that I don't want to forgive you, but I don't love you anymore. You say that you love freedom, I'll give you then." I said coldly, "From today on, you can camp with whoever you want. You can find a few bromeo. It has nothing to do with me."