Oscar and Penny had not met for many years, but they met again in prison, which made Penny
ashamed.
"Yes, I haven't seen you for years. I didn't expect to see you here."
Oscar felt very sad because of it.
Penny and Winnie had a conflict, but they had been on good terms since they were in school. She had
never done anything wrong to him, so he had no other opinion of Penny.
But she had made a mistake.
"What a shame, I..."
Once again, Penny choked up, not knowing what to say to make herself look nobler.
Since she went abroad, she had never seen Oscar once, but she always thought of the days when they
were together in college.
Penny had special feeling to Oscar. He was the first boy she liked, the only boy who had no
discrimination to her.
In front of him, she wanted to show the best, but after many years, the worst of her had been seen.
"Don't cry. It's done. Think of the future."
Oscar understood the mood of Penny, knew that she had self-esteem and that she cannot face such a
gap.
Penny calmed herself down.
"Are you still single?"
She asked Oscar, only keeping her head down and not daring to look straight into his clear eyes.
"Yes."
Oscar answered.
"How about your work? Why are you suddenly back in B?"
Asked Penny, who was as interested in all things of Oscar as ever.
"My job is good, but I came back because of the transfer. I'm going to stay here for a while, and then I'll
come and see you whenever I have time."
Oscar dared not comfort Penny, for fear that she would be sad and shed tears.
"Good..."
Penny continued with a long sigh.
"I wish you'd come back sooner."
If he had come back early, maybe things would be different. With his advice, maybe her mind would
change.
Penny believed that if Oscar had been by her side, she would not have ended up like this.
"I did come back late. If it had been earlier, you wouldn't have gone to extremes."
Oscar knew what Penny meant, even if he only said half of it.
If he had been there, he would have persuaded Penny, and if he had been there, he would not have let
Penny choose a wrong path.
But he did not expect Penny changed so much. She was materialized by life and sent to prison.
Since Penny wanted to say something, Oscar would listen to her. After all, the meeting time was
limited.
"I've heard all about you. Anyway, it's all over. After that, you should be all right. The road of life is still
very long. As long as you choose a straight road, you will have good results."
"You don't think I did it right, do you? Winnie and Daenerys must put me extremely unbearable."
Oscar's words made Penny sad, but her tone was not bitter or angry.
She was calm and thought Winnie and Daenerys must put all the fault on her and said she deserved it.
From Penny’s words, Oscar knew her mind had been distorted, otherwise she would not say so.
"Penny, you know who I am. No word from anyone can change my opinion of a person. I get along with
people with my heart, and I never differentiate between friends."
"There is a conflict between you and Winwin, but I don't fight on either side, I just talk about fact, so
don't think too much about it."
"I wish her well, I wish you even better. I hope you do well, come out early and continue to have a
wonderful life."
Oscar made friends with heart, but he did not expect the change of Penny.
Oscar's words made Penny speechless.
Oscar was right. She knew Oscar the best. He was upright, kind and just. Was she wrong? Had she
changed her life?
Seeing Penny bowed her head and said nothing, Oscar sighed and continued to say.
"Penny, it's over, but you have to look back and think about who was wrong and what was wrong. Only
when you know you mistakes, you can correct them and live a steady life in the future."
It was obvious who was wrong. But he just met her, and could not put the words too direct, otherwise
Penny must be sad. Her mind, her way of doing things had been distorted, and speaking too directly
would certainly had the opposite effect.
“I know you all say I'm wrong, but I've been pursuing my happiness. Is it wrong?”
Penny finally looked up at Oscar's clear and upright eyes.
"There is nothing wrong with pursuing happiness, but there can be nothing wrong with the way. Penny,
how do you define happiness?"
Oscar asked Penny, wishing to persuade Penny, but he could not force her.
"My happiness is not being discriminated against by others, my happiness is that I will have what I
want, my happiness is that the man I love must belong to me."
Penny was extreme. Her happiness sounded like jinx to Oscar, leading her to the final destruction.
"Other people's happiness is different from yours. In those days, Winwin's family was ruined by
misfortune. At that time, her happiness was to pay off the debt and lead a plain life."
"Daenerys’ happiness is simpler. Being happy every day is her happiness. Even when things are not
happy, she looks down on them."
"No one despise them and they live a happy life."
"You said your happiness is to have the man you love. You loved me but didn't get me, and now you
live very well, don't you?"
Oscar did not want to mention himself, but Penny’s definition of happiness was too extreme. She was
sick and had a possessive disease.
She could never recover on her own. He had to give an example. And it was one of Penny's
experiences.
"Penny, with that mind to see the present things, you must be able to figure it out."
"I..."
Oscar continued to talk, but the prison police suddenly interrupted him.
"The time is up, talk next time."
The prison police walked to Penny and pulled her up.
"Penny, I'll come and see you often. Think about what I just said."
Oscar added, afraid Penny did not attentively listen to him.
Looking at that Penny left, Oscar had mixed feelings.
She had become so paranoid and so outwardly focused, forgotten her own nature and only cared
about the opinions of others. It was no surprise that Penny would end up like this.
Winnie's birthday finally arrived. She did not receive a blessing message, or a gift, it was quiet.
Brian had been thinking about Winnie's birthday since morning. He had already prepared his gift, but
he didn't know if he could give it to her.
Brian came to kindergarten at noon, took two children to his car to discuss Winnie's birthday.
"Mommy doesn’t celebrate birthday. On her every birthday, I can only secretly say happy birthday. If I
mention it to Mommy, she must be unhappy and very sad."
Megan said in a low mood.
She knew Mommy did not celebrate birthday, but she always forgot and made Mommy sad.
"But Mommy is poor, she can't even celebrate her birthday."
This was her first birthday that Luke stayed with Mommy, but he could not wish her a happy birthday,
which was a kind of regret for Luke.
"I brought you out to discuss this matter. We don't talk about birthdays, since Mommy doesn’t want to
celebrate it, but we can say our best wishes in heart."
"Try to get Mommy out after school. Then we can have dinner together to secretly celebrate Mommy's
birthday. But remember not to say a word about her birthday while you are eating."
That was the only way Brian could think of. He told the children not to make mistakes, for fear of
making Winnie sad.
"Ok, I see. But what shall we eat?"
Megan agreed and then asked.
"Choose what you like. If you choose what Mommy likes, Mommy will be suspicious."
“You decide what to eat, let Mommy choose the place, and then send a message to Daddy."
Brian arranged very carefully for fear of being found by Winnie.
Hearing that, Megan laughed.
"Is Dad trying to make a chance encounter?"
"Yeah, but Mommy's so clever, she'll probably find out."
Brian said with a smile. Megan was the most clever, and she always could guess his heart.
"Daddy, do you love Mommy? Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered so much about Mommy."
Luke did not smile, he felt that Daddy’s practice was warm. This should be love.
"Friends, Daddy and Mommy are friends. I can do that even if there is no love."
Brian was perfunctory.
He loved Winnie. Even if everyone knew, he could not let the children and Winnie know. It hurt them
even more if they knew but they could not be together.
Winnie received a phone call from her aunt before she got off work. Her aunt was about to meet a
friend. Vanessa had an evening class, and she could only pick up her children from work.
Winnie was late from the company, there was traffic jam. When she arrived at the gate of the
kindergarten, the two children were already standing there with their teacher waiting for her.
Winnie quickly ran to them.
"Sorry I'm late."
"It doesn't matter. It's only been a while."
The teacher said politely.
"Thank you, teacher. Megan, Luke, let’s go home."
Winnie and her children said goodbye to their teacher and got back to the car.
"Mommy, it's just the three of us have dinner tonight, why don't we go out to dinner?"
Luke spoke first.
"Good, I want to eat hot pot and steak, and.."
Megan acted according to what Daddy said, but she was interrupted by Luke.
"We can only eat one today."
"Hot pot then, Auntie Vanessa said, hot pot is the best for winter."
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