Chapter 15 first quarter

The next day, Mariko didn't get up until early in the morning. Her husband was not in the studio or bedroom. When she came to the living room, she found a letter on the table. I was invited by the magazine to go to Izu for a sketching trip. Since you slept so sweetly, I couldn't bear to wake you up. I can come back the day after tomorrow. Please think about what I said last night. I really don't want to lose you.I hope you can understand my heart. The blank space has the name of the hotel where he stayed in Izu. Mariko breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter.She was happy to delay making a decision a little bit because she wanted more time to think about it.

In the afternoon, when Mariko and Iseki met at the ice cream shop in Ginza, they told Iseki about her husband's trip. "It might be better to have more time to think about it," said Iseki. "I think so too, because I think it has to be considered in many ways." "Many ways?" "Now I have to pay attention to my husband's affairs. I feel that the three years of married life have been muddled, and I have not paid attention to my husband's shortcomings." "Please wait a moment." Iseki quickly interrupted Mariko's conversation, and said, "It's dangerous for you to think too much. At present, you think that Tajima-kun is deceiving you. If you look at him with this mood, everything will feel wrong. Something is wrong."

"I'm very calm!" "But……" "I will calmly observe my husband's shortcomings. Although I have gradually lost confidence in my husband, I still want to know if he still loves me in his heart?" "Of course Tajima-kun loves you, and because he loves you deeply, he begs for your forgiveness. If he doesn't love you anymore, he won't beg for your forgiveness." "Really? Maybe there's still a little love, but it's not the kind of love I had three years ago. My husband did confess to me about his relationship with that woman, and begged me to forgive him, saying that he didn't want to lose me, but, I don't think it's a sign that he still loves me, he doesn't want to lose me, maybe it's just out of face."

"Don't always think of the bad side." Jing Guan said with a look of embarrassment. "Because it will not only hurt Tajima-kun, but also yourself." "I've been hurt all over my body." Mariko watched the night view of Ginza through the glass window, her eyes filled with anger. "What's more..." Mariko continued. "My husband doesn't reflect on himself, but suspects that there is an affair between us. I will never forgive such a selfish husband." "You and I..." Jingguan was shocked at first, and then said with a sad expression: "Because I also loved you before, it is only natural for Tajima-kun to be suspicious."

"Why is it a matter of course? Isn't there an untouchable secret between us?" "The two of us really didn't do anything to be ashamed of our conscience. I loved you before, no, even now, I still like you very much. Therefore, if it's just me with you, it's easy to be suspicious, especially when Tajima-kun When I am afraid that I will lose you, it is easier to think that I will snatch you away, so I said that it is only natural for Tajima-kun to be suspicious." "I don't care." Mariko stared at Jingguan with sharp eyes. "Does my husband have the right to blame us? Doubting us instead of reflecting on himself is enough to show that he is a selfish person. I knew before that my husband is a selfish person. He is lenient to himself and tolerant to others." Harsh..."

"You say Tajima-kun is selfish, I admit it, but most artists are like this..." When Jingguan was halfway through speaking, he suddenly let out a soft "ah" and said, "Isn't that person Tajima-kun?" Iguan looked at the building across the road. There was a cafe just at the same height. There was a man wearing a dark blue coat sitting in the corner. Mariko looked up and quickly covered his face with the curtain. It was her husband Tajima. Mariko's face became very pale. "Did Tajima-kun go to Izu?" Iseki asked, as if puzzled.Mariko feels angry because she thinks her husband is cheating on her again.

"He must have wanted me to believe he was going to Izu so he could follow me." "Tajima-kun shouldn't be so insidious..." Jingguan said in embarrassment while wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, maybe the heater is too hot? "Perhaps the people from the magazine asked him to meet up at that cafe so that we could go on a sketching trip to Izu together." "yes?" Mariko said with a suspicious expression on her face, and then glanced at the cafe again, but Tajima had disappeared.He must have seen both of us.Mariko thought so. "I'm going to call." Mariko said suddenly.

"Who are you calling?" Jing Guan asked with a surprised expression. "Ask him to go to the magazine of the sketching trip. I want to ask if the people from the magazine have made an appointment to meet him in that cafe?" Mariko ignored Iseki's dissuasion and left her seat.She borrowed the phone from the counter to call the magazine, and the person who answered the phone was the editor who had met Mariko two or three times. "I was the one who asked your husband to sketch in Izu," said the editor. "I entrust your husband with full authority to paint freely. The deadline is twenty-five days. Has your husband set off yet?"

"Have you agreed with my husband where to meet today?" "No, as I said just now, I have entrusted you sir with full authority. Is there any inconvenience?" "No, no." Mariko whispered, hung up the phone, and gritted her teeth angrily. Her husband really suspected that she had an affair with Jingguan, so he followed behind. He lied to her that he went to Izu just to make her feel at ease and go on a tryst with her boyfriend. Isn't this kind of approach very despicable and insidious?Mariko returned to her seat angrily.