On the first day of work, He Sicheng was very busy, and before he knew it, it was afternoon, Wang Jianguo called and asked a few friends to bring his family to dinner in the evening, He Sicheng was a little evasive in his heart, and wanted to refuse, but thinking about his troubles, he still had to face the circle of friends, and the long pain was better than the short pain, so he agreed.

After answering Wang Jianguo's call, He Sicheng made a call to his wife: "Jiayi, Wang Jianguo invites you to dinner in the evening, specially let me invite you, let's go together at night?" "Let's go together, the wives of several of their families will go, I haven't had a party for a long time, go to the lively and relax, you are not in a good mood for a long time, let's go together!" "I said, I won't go, I'm afraid I'm going to be in a bad mood, you go by yourself, but please drink less." After saying that, his wife hung up the phone. He Sicheng was stunned, thinking that his wife might still be angry, don't mess with her first, he has already promised Wang Jianguo, it's not good to miss the appointment, go by yourself after work.

After getting off work, He Sicheng thought that he would definitely drink at night, so he first drove the car back to the community where he lived, parked it, and then called "Didi" to go to the place to eat. Although He Sicheng's G district is more strict in the investigation of drunk driving, but the original He Sicheng occasionally drunk driving, luckily after drinking to pick some secluded paths to go home, so many years to Xiang'an without incident, after this experience, He Sicheng is completely awakened, dare not be lucky with the system but full of awe, he will conscientiously fulfill his own promise to himself: never give the police another chance to catch himself!

When I came to the dining place, several other families had already arrived, and some friends, wives, and children were there, waiting for He Sicheng's family. Seeing that only He Sicheng came alone, Wang Jianguo asked, "What about your wife and daughter?" "Oh, my wife has a reception in their unit, but the exam is about to be reviewed at her grandmother's house, and I am alone." He Sicheng lied, he didn't want his friends to see that his wife was still messing with him. "Zhao Jiayi and they are very busy with work, let's sit down, I'll wait for you." Wang Jianguo didn't doubt it, and only beckoned everyone to the table.

At the dinner table, friends took turns to toast He Sicheng, and because of his wife and children, everyone kept silent about He Sicheng's detention, as if it had never happened. He Sicheng is very grateful for the thoughtfulness of his friends, a real friend is a cup of hot tea in the cold winter, a real friend is a basin of cold water when you get carried away, and a real friend is something you don't say, I don't ask. He Sicheng was grateful and raised his glass frequently, letting go of a lot of burdens in his heart, and he was relieved first, and others would be relieved.

He Sicheng thought to himself: In the past two days, he has been facing his family, neighbors, colleagues, and friends non-stop, no matter what others will think of him, he has forced himself to start a normal life again, but the mistakes he made are huge, and it will not be so simple to start over, He Sicheng knows very well that his father-in-law's gloomy face, his mother-in-law's tears, his wife's coldness, his sister's anger, his mother's trembling voice, and Wang Dong's entrustment are all due to a common reason: they are all worried and doubtful, can He Sicheng completely stop smoking*? He Sicheng understands this issue: It is useless how many mouths and swears on the body, for things that only God knows, the earth knows, and he knows, only time can explain everything!

Because it happened to be a weekend, after eating, his friends asked He Sicheng to call his wife to sing together, He Sicheng knew that his wife would definitely not come, he politely declined the invitation of his friends to sing K, he wanted to go home earlier, there was still a piece of ice waiting to melt at home, He Sicheng wanted to make the process of melting this ice faster, faster, this ice was tormenting himself, and he was also tormenting his wife Zhao Jiayi.

When he got home, it was eight o'clock, and his wife was not at home, so He Sicheng called his wife, and his wife told him that she was still at her parents' house and would be back in a while. He Sicheng felt exhausted, poured himself a cup of tea and sat on the sofa waiting for his wife, tonight he wanted to have a good talk with his wife, he sorted out the ideas of the conversation, but the more he thought about it, the more chaotic it became.

About an hour later, his wife came back, He Sicheng greeted his wife warmly, and asked his wife to sit down, he washed his hands and peeled an apple for his wife. His wife still had a gloomy face, smelling the smell of wine on He Sicheng's body, she glared at He Sicheng fiercely and said, "How much wine have you drunk?" He Sicheng said to his wife with a smile on his face: "Not much, not much, my friends' wives are here, we are not allowed to drink more, just order until we stop." Jiayi, I know that I have caused you great harm, and I don't dare to expect you to forgive me so soon, I just want to make you feel better as soon as possible and get out of the haze as soon as possible. Today I mainly want to express two points of view with you, the first is to believe me, I said that I will never touch that thing again, you can let me do a urine test at any time, if there is any problem, you will call the police; Relatives circle, I don't know how many people know about me, I don't know what they think of me, all I can do is live a normal life like before, the more I escape, the more they will think I am abnormal. The basis and premise of resuming a normal life is that the husband and wife must first return to normal, and anyone will think: His wife will not forgive him, and he must be hopeless! These things will only be let go if we people let go first, and the bystanders will let go! Like today's party, I originally wanted the two of us to go to the event together, so that others would know that our life has returned to normal and that the family has accepted me. Everyone is asking you today, and I have to say that your unit has a reception, and there is no way to participate. In the future, we will inevitably have to participate in the activities of friends, relatives, and colleagues. I really hope that you can let go, let go of the torture that my affairs have brought you, let go of the entanglement that you pay too much attention to what others will say and think, and let go of your sadness and disappointment with me. Of course, I let you go is not to say that my mistakes are over, this incident has hit my whole life very hard, I have always thought that I am an excellent person, but when I wore a yellow vest and was locked up with people of all religions, my self-esteem and self-confidence were all destroyed, and I even felt that my soul was also branded with shame, I don't want to tell you too much about my experience in the detention center, I am afraid that you will be sad, and I am afraid that I will be more undignified in front of you. These experiences are deeply imprinted in my mind, and they will always remind me of self-discipline and prudence, and if I do not repent after this kind of thing, then my life is really over. I still have a lot of responsibilities in my life, and there are still many meaningful things to do, I will work hard, really! I hope you have confidence in me, and I hope you will be happy as soon as possible, don't punish yourself with my mistakes, you must understand that the most important thing is not what kind of mistakes I have made, but my determination to change and future performance, I told you that life is in the future, not before. Okay, okay, let's let go of the past and start a normal life?"