Exposing a Boyfriend's Betrayal

On New Year's Eve, my boyfriend of five years sent me a 40-dollar red envelope.

I accepted the red envelope, but his mother inexplicably sent me an 800-word essay accusing me of being materialistic.

After returning to his hometown with my boyfriend, I found out that he had spent 400 thousand dollars on his another girlfriend.

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"Wendy, what are your plans for tonight?"

"Oh, why bother asking her? Wendy and her boyfriend have been dating for five years, of course they're going on a date!"

In the WhatsApp group, a few friends were discussing tonight's plans.

I forced a bitter smile.

Everyone thought that as someone like me who had a boyfriend, I would definitely go on a date on New Year's Eve.

Except for my boyfriend, Troy Shaw.

About a week ago, I had already hinted to Troy several times that I wanted to watch the fireworks with him on New Year's Eve.

Troy always used the excuse of being busy with work and having to work overtime to brush me off.

We had been in a relationship for five years, I naturally knew that he was a workaholic, so I didn't say much.

But when the clock struck midnight, I sat alone in the house we rented, feeling a bit disappointed as I saw sweet photos posted on other people's social media and heard fireworks exploding outside the window.

A few friends who care about the sense of ceremony sent me New Year's greetings at midnight. After replying to them, I opened the WhatsApp chat box with Troy.

The chat records made me feel a bit dazed.

In the past, we used to share everything with each other, even if it was just a beautiful cloud or a cute dog we saw on the way to work.

When did we stop having endless conversations?

I still sent a New Year's greeting to Troy first.

Troy didn't reply to me until the next morning at 10 o'clock.

[Baby, I worked overtime yesterday and slept at the office. Happy New Year!]

Troy sent me a red envelope.

I received it, there were 40 dollars inside.

After graduating for many years, we have long lost our youthfulness.

He earned 7000 thousand dollars a month, which was similar to me.

For us, such a 40-dollar red envelope was really like a joke.

But I didn't say anything, it was Troy who explained as if he was afraid that I would think too much.

[We need to save money to buy a house for marriage, so I won't give you more this time.]

Yes, we were already preparing for the wedding.

In Atlanta, the housing price was high, and we were not locals, nor did we have strong family support.

After saving for several years, we have only saved a little over 400 thousand dollars, just enough for a down payment on a small house.

I replied to Troy.

[I know, are you not coming back today?]

Troy didn't send a message until a long time later.

[Resting today, I'm going out with friends first.]

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

Troy rarely took a break, but he didn't mention anything about his breaking day. He choose to go shopping with friends.

This made me feel uneasy.

But Troy quickly dispelled my uneasiness.

[I'll bring you a small cake when I come home later.]

When I saw this message from him, I relaxed.

Maybe it's just me overthinking.

We all had our own friends, and no one had ever said that couples must always stick together.

But I didn't expect that Troy hadn't come back yet, and I received a short essay from his mother first.