My boyfriend and I have been in love for 6 years now. He opened a media company, and I am in charge of external relations, meeting customers for his company. Over the years, we have been together smoothly, coordinating very well at work.
Last month was the company's 6th anniversary, we held a big party, inviting many important partners to attend. Originally, the plan was to decorate the ceremony completely with fresh roses, very grand.
My colleagues at work all teased me that the anniversary was just a part of it, and that maybe the boss would "kill two birds with one stone" by proposing to me right there. I said no, but I was really happy and looking forward to it.
However, about a week before the party, he told me to change all the red rose decorations to yellow orchids. When I questioned it because everything was already planned, changing it would affect the construction team, not to mention the cost of orchids is much more expensive than roses, he immediately got angry, told me to do it right away, no discussion.
He has always been decisive, and as my superior at work, I had to reluctantly listen and stay up all night to redo the entire decoration plan with the construction team. Actually, I wasn't too upset because I thought maybe he wanted to prepare everything more elaborately to... propose to me.
I thought I would burst into happiness at the company anniversary ceremony, but it turned out... (Illustration: TD).
The celebration went as planned, everyone was eagerly waiting for the most special scene at the end of the party as he had "pre-empted" from the beginning. When he represented the company to speak, everyone was ready to push me up, but unexpectedly, he called out the name of... his ex-girlfriend. She appeared out of nowhere as the new image representative for the company, accompanying the company in its new development steps.
I was so surprised that I fell backwards. Even though I was a senior staff member, I had no idea about this plan. Not to mention the feeling of waiting for my name to be called made me really freeze, not knowing what to do. Immediately after that moment of confusion, shame enveloped me, because the colleagues around me were all surprised, thinking that I was the main character of the party that day.
Looking at the two of them, "a handsome man and a beautiful woman" standing on stage laughing and talking, constantly making affectionate eye contact with each other, I couldn't hold back my tears so I quickly left the ceremony so no one could see my awkward appearance. My boyfriend then tried to find me to explain. But with him was his ex-girlfriend.
I just wanted to hear an explanation from him, not from her. "So you two are in love? Don't get me wrong, we just happened to meet again recently at a conference," she explained.
No matter what she said, my mind still echoed with the words she said on stage earlier: "I am honored to take on this new position. Thank you to the company for being so thoughtful in preparing the decoration with all orchids - my favorite flower."
It was funny, it turned out that his decisiveness and scolding me to change the entire decoration plan of the party was all because of his ex. I suddenly remembered that in the 6 years of our relationship, he had never even given me a bouquet of flowers, he had never looked at me lovingly or treated me as gently as he did her.
I felt like I was doused with a bucket of cold water, and I woke up. Only I was always like a moth flying towards him, accompanying him from the time he had nothing to the time he succeeded, giving up all my hobbies to support him in his work, and then what did I get?
I was always like his shadow, chasing after him every day to beg and "get" his domineering, constant scolding. I even had the illusion that he would propose to me on the company's anniversary.
To be fair, you two were once a famous couple in college, admired by many people, including me. The day you said he was poor and went abroad to study, making him extremely miserable, I came to you to share, comfort you, and was happy when you agreed to be my boyfriend.
But when she returned, he only had her in his eyes. I gave him one last chance, texting him: "In the end, now, do you choose me or her?". In response, he scolded me: "Stop being childish, you're an adult" and without any further coaxing, he went on a business trip with his ex-girlfriend.
So what do I regret about this relationship? I only blame myself for being foolish enough to believe that he would realize my feelings and turn towards me for the past 6 years. Tears rolled down my face, but I needed to make a decision once and for all so that I wouldn't have to suffer forever. I texted him: "Then let's break up!"
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