I didn't have to shorten my sleeping time to prepare breakfast or give up lunch break to rush home to make her a fresh lunch and then deliver it to her.
With enough sleep, the dark circles under my eyes had faded a lot and I looked more energetic.
When I was at work, I no longer recalled the quarrels with Stella or found fault with myself. I no longer sent her messages frequently. Even my work efficiency had improved a lot.
I got off work on time, so I finally had time to attend gatherings with colleagues and manage interpersonal relationships.
I used to rely on Stella and never attended any gatherings. My colleagues all said behind my back that I was dominated by my wife.
Without cooperating with my colleagues, I couldn't finish many tasks, which made my performance being bad.
Last year, my manager told me that I was capable, but I didn't focus on my work. If I could try my best, he would consider giving me a promotion.
At that time, I only thought about the fact that if I got promoted, I would not be able to cook for Stella and take care of her, so I never expressed my opinion.
Now I worked very hard, and my manager saw it and did a big project with me.
The project was successfully completed and my manager said that unless something unexpected happened, my promotion would be announced by mid-year.
I was overjoyed and traveled.
Lying in the hotel at night, I checked my social media that I hadn't looked at for a long time, and then I remembered David.
For some reason, I checked his account.
Sure enough, during the cold war between Stella and me, she always appeared beside David.
They went hiking together and ate in popular restaurants. David even attended a party of Stella's friends.
In every photo, he was smiling happily, and there were traces of Stella in every photo.
Sometimes she showed half of her face, sometimes she showed her hand.
If it were in the past, I would have called Stella repeatedly or gone to find her.
But I humiliated myself every time.
She would explain and get annoyed when she thought that I was jealous.
Then, Stella would not come home for several days.
But when I saw these photos now, I felt calm and was even interested in the restaurants they went to.
My manager told me that the new position was in the next city. He remembered the crazy things I had done for my wife in the past and spoke carefully.
"I want you to focus on your career."
"Okay, I'll go."