Honorable Hubby Behind Me

Chapter 5

"Hey shopkeeper, one pack of cigarettes."

"You're so punctual every day." i

The shopkeeper lamented over at one of the small stores across the street from the Sue family's company.

Since that one day three years ago, that young man always appeared at the shop very punctually. He came every day for three years, whether rain or shine. The shopkeeper felt strange at first, but he gradually realized that the young man would leave whenever Yvonne left the company.

The shopkeeper could guess Samuel's identity, but it was never mentioned. Every family had experiences that were heart-wrenching to think about. The Sue family's son-in-law was treated as a good-for- nothing by the entire Cloud City, and perhaps the young man did not want others to know about his identity. 2

"I have nothing to do anyway," Samuel said with a smile.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man, and he admired Samuel's persistence very much. For three years, Samuel appeared on time at 4:30 every day and guarded Yvonne silently like that. 1 "When do you plan to pick her up when she gets off work? Watching from afar like this every day isn't the solution." There were no customers in the store, so the boss chatted with Samuel.

Samuel looked at the company entrance and smiled faintly. "It's not time yet."

"I have a question, my friend, though I'm not sure if I'm in any place to ask it," the boss asked.

"Ask away."

"I don't think you look like an ordinary person. Why... How did you come to live with the Sue family?" Although the shopkeeper's eyes were not that discerning, he still met plenty of customers every day. From what he could tell, Samuel was different from the others. It was difficult to describe it, but the shopkeeper had the feeling that Samuel was probably not the good-for-nothing that everyone said he was.

"I have flesh and blood. I eat, drink, sleep, and go to the toilet as much as anyone else. I'm definitely an ordinary person," Samuel said.

"You know that's not what I meant," the boss hesitated for a while but continued, "You've endured so much criticism. If I were in your shoes, I would've crumbled."

Crumbled?

Samuel smiled. He was a trashed and abandoned son who went and lived with the Sue family. If Yvonne did not collapse, he had no right to do so.

A bystander would feel that Samuel endured too much humiliation.

From Samuel's point of view however, the humiliation that Yvonne received was far more serious than what he went through.

"What I've endured is nothing compared to what she had to go through," Samuel said.

The shopkeeper sighed and said nothing more.

After Yvonne got off work, Samuel bid farewell to the shopkeeper as usual and rode away on his small electric bicycle.

Yvonne stood at the door of the company until Samuel disappeared.

years, Samuel waited for Yvonne to get off work every

Samuel to leave before

home, Lydia seemed to have gone berserk after

how we'll

you. Didn't

"He doesn't want us to get a

face turned blue with anger and she roared, "If you

did you have to agree? If they can't deal with it, what makes you

in Samuel, but she did not know whether

would still get a bit of money when the old lady died. If Yvonne was driven

Samuel, but was she going to make

do you really have such little trust

you? None of our Sue family's relatives managed to get anywhere

why exactly. She agreed to that matter because of the

to Lydia, "Mom, you should trust her. Yvonne will definitely be able to

at Samuel

said coldly," What does

with you?

her to marry a rich family. You ruined us. What right do you have to

went to

trust you?" Yvonne

head and said with a smile,

that something was not quite right and asked Yvonne quickly. Could it have been that useless man who induced Yvonne to make

here and make everything clear. Have you interfered with this matter too? Did

mother found out about the text message, she would definitely embarrass Samuel and even drive Samuel out of

who decided to do this. It has nothing to

good-for-nothing. Can you believe anything he says? Yvonne, you've gone crazy." Lydia grabbed Yvonne's shoulder, hurting the young

Yvonne can do it or not. Why

You have no right to speak in this

relent. It was the first time he showed

little guilty when she looked at Samuel's eyes. It felt as if he was about to kill himself.

up to try and make peace. "All of you should just

of it. What

a way to help

now

succeed in this." 1