Kerry looked at her confusedly and said: “Fine.” Then the color of his eyes gradually turned to blue.
“Now it’s much better.” Venus held a wine glass, but she didn’t drink. “So, why are you so upset? Is it because of Xinyou?”
Kerry laughed dryly and said: “Yeah. It is because of her. You know, when I first met her at the hotel, I was so happy. I had never felt such ecstasy as I felt that night. No woman has ever made me feel the way she made me feel. But now, she is dead. I will never find it ever again.”
“You will never find what ever again?” Venus was confused.
“I’ll never find anyone like her ever again.” Kerry looked up at the moon, and sadness was written all over his face. “This is such a big world. But there is no one like her in this world.”
Venus looked at him. She didn’t feel angry over what he said. Actually, she didn’t feel anything. “If you love her so much, why don’t you marry her when she is alive?”
Kerry shook his head. “No, I can’t. Because I have married you. And also, sometimes I feel like she is not that woman I met in the hotel....” Kerry dropped his head and looked at Venus. He stroked her face gently and said: “What’s even more strange is that I sometimes find you are a lot like that woman in the hotel.”
Venus slapped his hand off her face and laughed coldly. “Kerry, you are so freaking drunk. We have never met each other before we married, remember?”
Kerry felt dizzy. He leaned against the bench. A few buttons on his shirt were undone, and his strong chest was exposed.
“Kerry, Xinyou would be very happy if she knew you are feeling so sad for her. But it is too late. Keep drinking if you want to. I need to go to sleep.” Venus put her wine glass down.
Kerry grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms and said: “Don’t go. Don’t go.”
“Let me go! I am Venus. Not Xinyou!”
Kerry placed his arms around her waist and pushed her up. Her forehead touched his nose, and her nostrils were filled with the smell of wine. She felt her face was burning.
Kerry looked at her intently with bleary eyes and said: “I know who you are.”
When he finished, he leaned forward and kissed her on her lips. Maybe it was because he was drunk, his kiss was very soft, as if he was tasting a delicacy. The kiss lingered for a long time, and when Venus was finally freed, she breathed heavily and said: “Kerry, aren’t you feeling sad for Xinyou? Then why are you doing this to me? Don’t you think Xinyou would hate you if she knew?”
Kerry seemed to have found that feeling back. He pulled Venus into his arms and wanted to make love to her.
Kerry was lying on the ground. He was too drunk to get up. Venus kicked him hard and cursed him. “You freaking bastard! Liar!”
Her anger was still not thoroughly vented. She then grabbed a bottle and poured the wine onto him.
She went back to the bathroom, took a shower, and washed all his smell off.
Sadness and anger came over her. She squatted down and burst into tears.
“Why? Xiaozi, why would you do this to me? Am I really a sex partner to you? I like you so much. Why do you have to be Kerry? How should I face Kerry in the future? I hate you, Xiaozi!” She thought.
She cried bitterly, as if she wanted to cry all her tears out. The sound of water drowned out her voice.
Kevin had been standing in a corner of the garden. The light on the second floor was turned off, and he walked towards Kerry, who was still on the ground.
Kevin had never seen Kerry in such a pathetic state. He looked dishevelled and alcohol was all over him. He reminded one of the drunkard who appeared so often in the neighborhood.
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