Sophia laughed, "You don't sleep until midnight, and you don't get up until eight in the morning.Your life
is so irregular.What are you talking about?"
"You make it sound like I'm useless” Fiona laughed as well.
"But you are very good at taking care of me” Sophia praised Fiona.
"Hmph, it's good that you know’' Fiona retorted, but she said it with a smile.
The two of them walked together into the mall.
The people in the car looked at Sophia's profile, their thoughts unfathomable.
In such a big city as Frostford, shopping malls were everywhere.
The competition was very fierce.
Even if there were no festivals, the store owners would still make many activities to stimulate
consumers to buy.
"What kind of activity is that? It's called 'Dear Husband’ this shopping mall is so unscrupulous.They
even have this kind of activity?"
Fiona pointed to the exhibition hall diagonally opposite them.
The activity slogan was written on the advertisement poster.
Sophia looked over and felt that businesses here were really having a hard time.
She had heard of the parent-child day but had never heard of the parent-in-law day.
"Isn't this obvious discrimination? What about the couples who aren't married yet? Are they not allowed
to buy?"
Fiona always liked to get on the wrong side of things and find out the truth.
It was her disadvantage.
"It's just an activity, Sophia said softly.Fiona shook her head, "It can't be so simple.Let's go.I want to go
inside and take a look."
Sophia couldn't resist Fiona, so the two of them walked in.
Inside were all-male products, the price was intermediate, but it could be seen that the target consumer
group was between the age of twenty-seven to thirty-five years old male.It was said that men were
animals who did not like shopping.
This was indeed true.
Sophia saw that the people who picked clothes were all women.
On the contrary, the men sat to the side to rest.
When the women chose the clothes, the men went to try them.
When the men were satisfied, they would buy them.
If they were dissatisfied, they would simply leave.
"The way the wife can choose clothes for the husband in this mall can enhance their feelings with each
other!" Fiona couldn't help but notice the intricacies behind what was happening.
Sophia nodded.
When she passed by a shirt, she couldn't help but stop.
It was a light blue shirt with a very stiff collar.
She didn’t know why, but she felt that the person who would wear this shirt would look excellent.
"How much is this shirt?"
Sophia stood on her tiptoes and asked the salesperson through the clothes rack that was taller than
her.
"After the discount, it's one hundred and fifty-two dollars’ The salesperson replied as she glanced over.
Fiona walked over.
"This shirt is not bad.But why bother asking when you have no one to give it to?"
Sophia did not say much.
"I just feel that it is quite nice, and the fabric is also of excellent quality."
"You want to buy it?" Fiona asked again.
Sophia thought for a moment, "No, I will not buy it, but I do like it."
"Then buy it! It is rare to see an item that you like so much!" Fiona's words somewhat encouraged
Sophia.
Yes, it was rare for her to take an interest in something.
She often suppressed herself, which included her desires.
As such, being monotonous seemed to have become part of her daily life.
Why did she always overthink and hesitate? When she liked or hated something, she should be sure of
her feelings.
It was supposed to be simple.Why did she have to put a different explanation for what she felt?
"Hey miss, help me pack one.I am going to buy this" Sophia told the salesgirl.
When the two walked out of the store, Sophia had a shopping bag in her hand.
She was delighted to carry it.She didn't know if it were because she bought a set of clothes that she
liked at a glance or because she spent her money without a second thought.
In the end, she regarded it as being willful.
If this had happened in the past, she would feel distressed.
The two strolled for a long time.
Fiona bought a lot of clothes.
Sophia felt that she already had enough clothes for the summer.
It would be a waste to buy more.
Therefore, her only purchase today was a man's shirt in her hand.
"Dear Sophia, I feel that whoever wants to marry you in the future will die of happiness" Fiona said.
Sophia didn't understand and asked, "Why?"
"Look, our monthly salary is almost the same.I have never saved up any money, but look at you."
Sophia pointed at her nose, "What are you competing with me for? I am my family's breadwinner, and
there is no pressure on you on that front.Women’s youth only lasts for a few years.You might as well
enjoy it’
"I did not know that you have the potential to be a philosopher!" Fiona said jokingly.
"Thank you for your praise" Sophia bowed, showing a gesture of thanks.
As they talked and joked, the day passed by quickly.
After Sophia and Fiona parted ways, she took the bus on the way home.She sat in the last row with the
bag of clothes in her arms.
Her eyes looked at the neon lights outside the window.
For some reason, she felt a sense of loneliness.
Was it because this city was too big, or did she feel no sense of belonging here? Then, how could she
move on from the past, and why was she only feeling the loneliness now? When the bus arrived at the
station, Sophia got out and walked into a pharmacy not far from where she lived and bought some cold
medicine.
After she was drenched in the rain last time, she had been coughing a little for two days now and even
experienced a loss of appetite.
She bought half a month's worth of medicine this time, and she hoped to eliminate the flu virus as fast
as possible.
On the way to her apartment building, the street lights were dark, but she still walked at a leisurely
pace.
Perhaps when people were preoccupied with something, they could not feel fear.
This was uncharacteristic of her, who was incredibly afraid of the dark.
If this had happened in the past, then she would have already run to the entrance of the building.
She turned a corner and walked a few more steps when Sophia stopped.She noticed a familiar car
stopped near the building entrance where her unit was.
The man in the car was smoking, his deep eyes hidden by the curling smoke.
Sophia continued to walk forward, and she had no intention of speaking or greeting him.
When she walked into the lobby, her ex-husband got of the car and grabbed her wrist.
"I guess you didn't see me?" Patrick asked.
Sophia stepped back and pulled back the wrist he was holding in his hand and said, "I saw you"
"I thought you didn't see me" Patrick said.
‘What he means was that he thought I didn't see him, so he especially got off the car to greet me?’
Sophia asked herself.
‘Or is this his new skill of striking up a conversation with women?’ Sophia asked herself.
Sophia had a heavy heart and an itch in her throat.She couldn't help but cough a few times.
"You haven't recovered from your cold yet?" Patrick asked again.
Sophia thought he had seen the medicine bag she bought and answered, "Much better.
It's just that I didn't take medicine on time.I bought half a month's worth of medicine.
It should eliminate the virus this time: When she finished speaking, she felt awkward.
Patrick did not speak, and she did not know what to say.
After a long while, he smiled and said, "It's just a cold.
Why are you talking about it like it's some incurable disease?"
"I don't like the feeling of having a cold or being sick!"
She answered but also hinted that she did not like his feeling right now.
It was as if he was pursuing her.
But, how could it be? It was a ridiculous thought.
"I called you today” Patrick said.
The man lit another cigarette.
His hands trembled with nervousness, but he concealed it well that Sophia did not see it.
"Oh, is that so? My mobile phone had been on vibrate.Maybe it was too noisy outside, and I did not
hear it."
Sophia denied seeing Patrick's call.She thought he was here because she did not pick up any of his
calls, but she felt that it did not seem right.
Then what was his purpose for coming here tonight? Could it be that he was trying to chat with her face
to face? Patrick didn't speak.
His expression and movements like frowning and smoking denoted impatience.
Sophia also saw it, but she did not plan on asking why.
She then said, "Then I will go up now.After walking at the mall all day, I feel exhausted."
"Wait..."
Patrick grabbed her wrist again, "Why did you buy a man's shirt when you went shopping earlier
today?"
In the end, he still found out.
Sophia smiled, "I just thought that it was pretty nice, so I bought it.The reason was somewhat lame and
absurd, but it was still an explanation.”
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