At a young age, I was hit and turned into a fool while trying to save my wife.
She often beat and scolded me, admitting that I was a substitute for her lover.
But as I became a normal person, she cried and begged me not to receive treatment.
I touched her face.
My dear, in fact, you always knew that the substitute had been you all along.
1
My name was Oscar Harper, and my wife was Daisy Francis.
Everyone praised that Daisy, my beautiful person, was gentle and kind, but she was only mean to me.
In her view, I was just a fool.
Even so, I still liked her very much, especially her sweet voice and her beautiful eyes.
In the private room of the hotel, everyone was proposing a toast to each other.
Daisy's best friend whispered, "Daisy, how about letting Oscar in? It would be embarrassing for him to stand outside."
I peeked inside through the crack in the door, finding that I recognized the people inside, who were all my high school classmates.
Someone suggested in a low voice, "Are you really not going to let him in? Daisy, there are so many people here."
Her arrogant voice came from inside. "Oscar, come in."
I pried open the door and stuck my head out, which made someone inside laugh.
The person couldn't help but laugh out loud. "How stupid he is."
I touched my face. It had been several years since people around me would always laugh and point fingers at me upon seeing me.
I was actually confused as to why they were laughing at me.
"As the guy cowers in the doorway with his head sticking out, he looks wretched. What a waste of that handsome look." Someone cleared up the doubts in my mind for me.
In an instant, Daisy's face turned red.
She stood up in anger and growled, "Oscar, get out of here!"
Seeing the scene in a daze, I quickly took a step back.
Some people couldn't stand it and started to criticize her.
"Daisy, you are going too far. Don't forget that Oscar became the fool he is now because of you!"
Daisy's anger was instantly aroused, and she sneered.
"What? Do you feel sorry for him? If so, then take him home. I do know that you had a crush on Oscar when you were in school."
The girl, who defended me, was speechless for a moment.
Other classmates around suddenly understood the situation.
A person suddenly whispered, "The school hunk, who was extremely arrogant and pursued by so many girls back then, has become like this."
"He wasn't with..."
"Oscar, get out!" Daisy suddenly yelled at me, and her voice suddenly raised, interrupting the whispers of people around.
I felt panic and anxiety in my heart, saying in a low voice, "Daisy."
The door was suddenly opened behind me.
"Oscar, it seems that the Harper family has been so good to you that you dare to bully Oscar!" The person's voice was full of resentment.
I turned around and found that it was James Newton, my best friend. I then said with a smile, "James, you're here. No, Daisy doesn't bully me. She treats me very well."
Daisy once promised that she would tell me stories as long as I defended her whenever others scolded her.
I really liked her voice.
James' face froze, and he was almost furious. He glared at Daisy and warned, "You'd better restrain yourself. Don't let me tell the Harper family about your deeds."
Daisy's face still looked bad, and James took my hand and took me away.
Before leaving, I leaned against the door and grinned at Daisy.
I was delighted while thinking that Daisy would tell me stories tonight.
Yet, I felt it strange that her face was darkened.
2
James took me to McDonald's, and I enjoyed the delicious food that I hadn't eaten for a long time.
He sighed. "Oscar."
With a smile, I handed him the Coke I had drunk and let him take a sip.
James took a sip helplessly.
While sending me to the door of my house, he whispered to me, "If she bullies you again, you must speak up, Oscar. You have to know that it is easy for the Harper family to give her a lesson."
I nodded in agreement, not actually hearing a word he said.
I walked in happily.
"Daisy, can you tell me a story tonight?"
Outside the door, James sighed deeply.
In the large flat, the lights were off, and the door of the room wasn't closed tightly.
A strange sound came from inside, and I heard my wife crying and screaming.
Feeling a little anxious, I rushed to the kitchen and rushed in with a knife.
"I will kill you if you dare to bully Daisy!"
The two on the bed hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover their naked bodies.
The man breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing it was me.
Noticing that it was me, she immediately flew into a rage and yelled at me, "Get out! You idiot! Are you crazy? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
The kitchen knife in my hand fell to the ground, and I quickly retreated.
I put my hands behind my back, nervous and panicked, and stood in the living room to receive punishment.
About twenty minutes later, Daisy came out. She was wrapped in a bathrobe, holding a cigarette in her hand and puffing away.
I clenched my fingers tightly.
Daisy pinched my arm hard, and I cried in pain.
"Daisy."
She gave me a look of disgust, saying, "Don't call me! It's disgusting."
Then, she opened her mouth again.
I was nervous, thinking that she was going to scold me again.
It was all my fault. I always made her angry.
Seeing my expression, Daisy suddenly frowned and closed her mouth. She then turned around and walked straight into the room.
"I have nothing to say to you."
She said it casually, and I was so anxious that I stumbled forward and tried to catch her. However, I didn't notice that my shoelaces had been undone, and I fell to the ground awkwardly.
I wondered why she had nothing to say.
Pulling Daisy's trouser legs, I almost cried. "Daisy, aren't you going to tell a story today?"
When Daisy heard what I said, her whole body stiffened instantly.
I quickly explained, "You promised me before. As long as I defend and praise you when others scold you, you will tell me a story at night."
Daisy turned her head and looked at me in disbelief. She then shook my hand off, saying in anger and resentment, "Get lost! Are you really crazy?"
I reached out and grabbed her trouser leg again.
This time, she kicked my hand away with all her might and even stepped on my fingers accidentally.
I screamed in pain, looking at her who rushed into the master bedroom to avoid me. I was caught off guard and burst into tears.
She lied to me.
She didn't tell me a story.
Tonight, she was in a room with someone else, and she might be telling him a story.
I suddenly felt empty.
Fortunately, I didn't see the man in Daisy's room the next morning.
While eating, I was nervous and observed her expression motionlessly. She was looking down at the emails in her notebook with a frown.
I mustered up the courage to suggest, "Daisy, working while eating is not good for your health."
Being stunned for a moment, she frowned, put away the notebook, and instead lectured me. "Don't talk while eating or sleeping."
However, my heart leaped with joy.
It was because she really put away her notebook.
The next second, I stayed still.
Daisy closed her notebook and put it into her computer bag. She said while packing and organizing her stuff, "I'm going on a business trip. Anna will cook for you. Don't call me."
I carefully looked at Daisy's expression and asked in a low voice, "When will you be back?"
"It's none of your business!" She said coldly and then left.
I was left at the dinner table, watching her leaving figure.
She seemed to be very busy at work recently.
I'd better not disturb her anymore.
At the door, the man who had obviously left yesterday appeared at some point. He stood in the doorway with his arms around his chest. "What's the similarity between that idiot and me? You're using him as a stand-in for me, seriously?"
"When he was not stupid, he was decisive and handsome." I heard her say in my favorite voice, and then she stood on tiptoe and kissed the man. "Just like you."
Their conversation was heard by me clearly.
I wanted to cry, but I couldn't, for Daisy disliked people who would cry.
Meanwhile, I couldn't help but think whether I was really handsome when I was not stupid.
I took out my phone and called James.
"I don't want to be a fool anymore."
James was stunned for a moment after hearing what I said. He asked hesitantly and fearfully, "Oscar, are you sure?"
At this time, I hesitated.
Daisy said that she liked me the most when I was silly, and if I regained my memory one day, I would lose her.
However, she also said that my stupidity brought shame to her.
3
I excitedly took the lunch prepared by Anna to Daisy's company. I wanted to ask her in person and didn't want to be a fool who would embarrass her.
Arriving at her company, I didn't find her.
I asked a female secretary, "Miss, do you know where Daisy is?"
The female secretary looked me up and down, asking, "Who are you?"
"I'm her husband."
She looked at her colleagues in shock and then told me that Daisy had gone out to discuss the contract.
While turning around, I heard the secretary whispering to the colleagues next to her.
"The man doesn't seem to be in his right mind. He should not be the president's husband."
"But it is said that her husband is a fool."
As they were whispering to each other as if no one was around, I walked briskly to the stairs.
It didn't matter, and I wouldn't be a fool soon.
I took out my cell phone and called Daisy.
She answered impatiently, "Didn't I tell you not to call me?"
"I-I bring you lunch."
There was a pause on the other end. "Alright, I know. I'm going to hang up!"
I knew she didn't go on a business trip. It looked like I guessed right!
I didn't care that she lied to me but joyfully walked into her office to put the meal on her desk.
According to the case planning on the computer interface, which was modified repeatedly and wasn't even closed in time, I could guess the computer's owner was in a mess.
For some reason, as I was looking at the land planning proposal, an idea suddenly flashed in my head. I sat in front of the computer with a smile and started to make changes.
It would be better to change the cemetery into an amusement park, which could attract people to the surrounding area.
After a while, the female secretary came in from outside. She was surprised and hurriedly said, "Leave here now. How could you touch the president's computer?"
I felt a little wronged when she forcibly pulled me up. "Miss, I'm revising the plan."
The secretary was indifferent and questioned, "How do you know all this?"
As she pushed me out, I thought over what she had said.
The secretary must have thought that I was a fool, who shouldn't cause trouble for my wife.
With this in mind, I felt very wronged.
However, I could indeed change the plan.
I was squatting downstairs of the company waiting for Daisy and accidentally fell asleep on the side of the road.
A familiar voice came into my ears.
"Rowan Smith, did you revise my plan? It's so good! The Newton Group will definitely agree to this plan!"
I was so sleepy that I almost fell to the ground, but it was not a big deal. I got up and rushed over excitedly.
When my eyes fell on the man next to Daisy, I gradually became hesitant.
It was the man who was in Daisy's room that night.
I felt a little sad.
My wife would never let me get close to him.
At this time, I could only watch them from a distance.
Rowan was shocked for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "Well, I saw your computer was on, so I made some changes."
I was a little angry.
"Liar!" I couldn't help but rushed up to him and shouted.
Rowan frowned the moment he saw me, and it was obvious that he was disgusted and looked down on me. Besides, he took a step back at this moment.
I shouted at him, "Lying means your nose will grow long!"
It shocked Rowan for a moment, then he looked back at Daisy and laughed out loud. "Your husband is really interesting."
Looking unhappy, Daisy walked up to me and pulled my sleeve.
"Oscar, what are you crazy about?"
I looked at her and insisted, "I changed it."
Daisy wanted to laugh but felt embarrassed. People around us were staring at her. Her face turned red, and she really didn't want to embarrass herself in public.
She could only echo, "Yeah, okay. It was you who changed it."
I immediately laughed out loud.
"Will you tell me a story today?"
Daisy suppressed her anger and comforted me, "Yes, I will. You go to the underground garage and get in our car first, okay?"
I nodded with joy.
At this time, I thought I was really awesome, for she praised me.
But when I turned around, Daisy kissed Rowan's forehead soothingly.
All of a sudden, I felt empty again.
I rushed to the underground garage in a panic.
"I don't want to watch."
In my opinion, as long as I didn't look at it, my heart wouldn't ache anymore.
But even so, I wanted to cry so much.
Daisy arrived late, and I couldn't help but lean forward when she sat in the driver's seat with an expressionless face.
"Daisy.
"Who is he?"
Everyone could know who he was, but only I didn't understand.
Daisy would never say it to me before.
At this moment, she turned her head and looked into my eyes. "Who is he? I'll tell you who he is.
"His name is Rowan Smith, and he's the person I like!"
I cried.
She was talking nonsense.
Everyone said that the couples were the ones who would love each other the most, so I didn't understand why she would fall for another man.
"Daisy, I will try hard to change and get better."
"So what? You'll never be better than him. You're just his substitute!"
In an instant, my heart-wrenching cries echoed in the empty underground parking lot.
Daisy drove out of the parking lot without looking back.
I cried until I was shaking, then called James. "I've made up my mind."
I didn't want to be a fool anymore.
Being a fool would only make Daisy dislike me for the rest of her life.