Dependent on each other (tragic story), translated by Zhang Bao, 2017.11.5

On a sunny day, a couple in their 70s walked into the law firm. Obviously, they are here to go through the divorce process. The lawyer was confused, and after talking to them for a while, he learned their reason.

The couple had been fighting for more than 40 years of marriage. Nothing seems to be right. The reason why the two of them have been able to live until now is entirely for the sake of their children, because they are afraid that divorce will be detrimental to the growth of their children. And now, the children have grown up and have their own families, so the two old people have nothing to worry about anymore. What they wanted was to get rid of the unhappy marital life they had endured over the years, so both parties agreed to divorce.

The lawyer felt very embarrassed, he felt that the two old men were both 70 years old and had been married for 40 years, so he never gave them their divorce materials because he really didn't understand why they wanted to divorce.

When they were about to sign the paperwork, the wife told her husband, "I love you so much, but I really can't go on any longer, I'm sorry......"

"It's okay, I understand......" said the husband.

Listening to the words of the two old men, the lawyer suggested having a meal with them. The wife thought, "Why not? because they're still friends." ”

sat down at the table together, neither of them spoke, and they looked somewhat embarrassed. The first dish on the serve is roast chicken. Immediately, the old man gave the chicken leg to the old lady and said, "You eat this, this is your favorite food." ”

Seeing this, the lawyer felt that there was hope for their relationship to be reconciled. But when his wife replied, he saw her brow furrowed. She said, "You're always like that, always thinking about yourself and never thinking about my feelings. You don't know that I hate chicken thighs the most?"

Little did she know that her husband had been trying to please her by all these years. She didn't know that chicken thighs were her husband's favorite food. He didn't know anything about her, and he didn't think he knew about her. He didn't know that she hated eating chicken legs, even though he wanted the best for her.

That night, the two of them tossed and turned, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep. After hours, the old man could not stand it anymore, he knew that he still loved her, and that he could not continue to live without her. He wanted her back, he wanted to tell her he was so sorry. He wanted to say to her, "I love you. ”

He picked up the phone and started dialing her number. However, the other party never answered the phone. So, he kept dialing.

And for the other party, the woman is sad. She couldn't understand why, after all these years, he still didn't know her at all. She loved him so much, but she couldn't stand it anymore. The phone kept ringing, and she knew it was him, but she just didn't want to answer.

"Now that it's all over, what's there to talk about? We're already like this, and we should keep it that way. Otherwise, I'll lose face. Thinking so, she kept the phone ringing, and finally she decided to unplug the phone cord. But there was one thing she forgot, he had a serious heart condition.

The next day, she got the news of his death, and she rushed to his apartment to see his body lying on the couch, still holding on to the phone. While trying to find a way to call her, he tragically suffered a heart attack.

Heartbroken, she began to pack up his belongings. As she cleared the drawer, she saw an insurance policy that was valid from the day they got married, and that she was the beneficiary. Among these materials, there is also a note.

"To my dearest wife,

When you read this letter, I was sure I was gone. I bought this policy for you. Although it is only $100,000, I hope it will help me to promise the promise I made to you when we got married. I may be gone, but I hope this money will continue to take care of you as I hope, if I can live a little longer. I want you to know that I will always be there for you. I love you.

The woman looked at the letter with tears in her eyes.

"When you fall in love with someone, let them know because you never know what's going to happen in the next minute. Learn to live together. Learn to love one another, because we are lovers, not heartless beings. ”