Jiang Ciyou sat in front of the window, holding a cup of cold coffee tightly in her hand, staring out the window with a dull look. Her friend's advice was still echoing in her mind, and her husband's pressure was like a mountain that made her breathless. Her heart was like a sea after a storm, turbulent and chaotic.

She began to think carefully about the choice of returning to her husband. They had many beautiful memories in the past. Those afternoons when they walked together under the cherry blossom trees in spring, the sun shone through the petals on them, and her husband gently brushed the fallen cherry blossoms from her hair; and those early mornings when they waited for the sunrise at the seaside, they cuddled together and quietly watched the white on the sea surface gradually turn into brilliant golden yellow. These memories are like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, she has some nostalgia for the past relationship, but on the other hand, she is reminded of the betrayal on the wedding night and feels heartbroken.

She thought, maybe her husband really regretted it. His various behaviors after returning seemed to indicate that he wanted to make up for the mistakes he had made. He would send her a bouquet of her favorite lilies every day, with a card full of apologies; he would wait silently on her way home from get off work, just to see her and say a few words to her. These actions made Jiang Ciyou feel that he might really want to start over and regain their lost love.

However, Lu Jingchen's figure always appeared in her mind involuntarily. His smile, his gentleness, and his meticulous care were all deeply engraved in her heart like a brand. During the days with Lu Jingchen, he always appeared when she needed him most. When she was sick, he would cook porridge himself and feed her mouthful by mouthful, with his eyes full of heartache; when she was troubled by work, he would listen to her patiently and then use his clever mind to give her advice. The love that Lu Jingchen gave her was so pure and warm that she felt the taste of being truly loved.

Jiang Ciyou knew that if she returned to her husband, it would be a huge harm to Lu Jingchen. She seemed to be able to see the desperate look in Lu Jingchen's eyes when he received her decision, which was the pain of being abandoned by the person she loved most. Her heart was also tightened because of this thought, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, and the pain was unbearable.

However, her husband's threats frightened her. She didn't know what extreme measures he would take, and she was afraid that her life would be completely disrupted and that she would fall into endless trouble. She felt like a bird trapped in a cage, and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't find a way out.

In this contradictory mood, Jiang Ciyou's heart began to waver. She thought, maybe giving her husband a chance is also giving herself a chance. Maybe they can rebuild trust and regain their former love. She felt that she had been drifting on the road of love for too long, and she longed for a stable life and a harbor to rely on. Although she knew that her husband had betrayed her, she couldn't help but want to believe that people can change.

So, she began to deliberately distance herself from Lu Jingchen. She stopped replying to his text messages and stopped answering his calls. When Lu Jingchen appeared in front of her, she would deliberately avoid his gaze and leave in a hurry. She felt that she was being cruel, but she also felt that this was to allow Lu Jingchen to forget her as soon as possible, and to allow herself to better think about the direction of the future.

Lu Jingchen soon felt the change in Jiang Ciyou. He found that Jiang Ciyou's attitude towards him became cold, and she no longer opened her heart to him like before. His heart began to sink little by little, and a sense of uneasiness and fear spread in his heart. He didn't know why Jiang Ciyou suddenly became like this, and he tried to find the answer, but Jiang Ciyou's avoidance made him feel helpless.

While Jiang Ciyou was distancing herself from Lu Jingchen, her heart was also suffering. Every time she deliberately avoided Lu Jingchen, her heart would hurt as if it was torn apart. She often cried alone in the middle of the night, her tears soaking the pillow. She missed Lu Jingchen's company and every moment they spent together. But she kept telling herself that this was for a more stable future, for a so-called responsibility.

She began to try to spend more time with her husband. They went to the movies together, sitting in the dark cinema, but Jiang Ciyou was always absent-minded. Lu Jingchen's face kept appearing in her mind, and she didn't know whether it was right or wrong. When she was having dinner with her husband, she watched him trying to please her, but she didn't feel too moved. She knew that her heart was no longer with her husband, but she still wanted to try to accept him and get her life back on track.

During this process, Jiang Ciyou's heart became more and more conflicted. She felt as if she was trapped in a quagmire from which she could not extricate herself, and the more she struggled, the deeper she sank. She didn't know whether her decision was correct, nor did she know where her future would lead. She could only continue to move forward in this inner turmoil, waiting for the judgment of fate.

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