Don’t Tell Him About Me

The year was 1983. The sun had set. It was dark outside. Only one dim light was in the Foster family’s living room. “Dad, Mom, I’m willing to live abroad with you.”When they heard their daughter’s words through the phone, Philip York and Angela York were moved to tears of excitement. “That’s great, Joy. If it weren’t for that earthquake, we wouldn’t have been separated for so many years. We never abandoned you on purpose, really. We’ll come pick you up right now.”When she heard her biological parents weeping, Joy Foster felt her heart clench in pain. She sucked in a deep breath to calm herself down. “Give me another two weeks. I still need to take care of some matters here. Once I’m done, I’ll go over to where you two are and keep you company.”Her parents seemed to have been reminded of something. “You’re right. How silly of us. No matter what, the Foster family took care of you for years. I heard that your adopted brother has always doted on you, so you do need to say good

Once she was done applying for her visa, Joy walked out of the immigration department and headed to her dance troupe.One wall of the leader’s office was filled with the dance troupe’s achievements and photos. Joy touched them with great sentiment. She did not want to leave.She once thought she would spend her entire life in this dance troupe, but who would have expected her to leave so suddenly?“Joy.”Helen Quinn, the leader, came in and patted her shoulder.As she stared at Helen, she was reminded that Helen had guided her for ten years. Her reluctance to part filled her heart again, but she barely managed to suppress it.She clenched her fists and sucked in a deep breath.“Helen, I’m resigning. My birth parents found me, and I’d like to live with them abroad.”Helen’s eyes flew wide open. Her surprise was quickly replaced by happiness. She was delighted for Joy. “That’s great. Are you going to keep dancing after you leave?”Helen had watched as Joy turned from a timid and

Joy’s mind went blank. During that time, Samuel deepened the kiss, and he called out a name hoarsely, “Yelena…”So, he was drunk and thought she was Yelena?Joy snapped out of her daze and hurriedly shoved Samuel off of her before she ran out.Fortunately, he did not chase after her.The next day, after Joy left the guest room, she saw Samuel approach her with a scowl. “Why was I in your room?”The impatience and suspicion in his voice made her pause. When she saw that he did not remember anything that had happened last night, Joy wanted to tell him, but Samuel interrupted her coldly, “Did you get me inside? Joy, I already told you that it’s impossible between us. Besides, I’m about to get married. Haven’t you given up?”Joy was stunned before she ducked her head and said nothing.There was no need for it. Her love for him was a crime. To him, no matter what she did, she was in the wrong.When he saw her tear up and say nothing, Samuel’s breathing deepened for a bit. He wan

Ever since Yelena joined the dance troupe because of Samuel, the troupe had gradually split into two factions.One faction was centered around Joy and worked hard with her as their goal. The other was centered around Yelena and neglected practice. All they thought about was how to get on Yelena’s good side so that she would put in a good word about them in front of Samuel and bring them benefits.The two factions never spoke to each other face-to-face until the end of the practice session today.With a smile, Yelena blocked Joy. “Joy, I don’t understand a certain part. Could you teach me?”When she saw how unusually Yelena was behaving today, Joy instinctively frowned. Just as she was about to say something, one of Yelena’s lackeys suddenly pushed her.“What’s the meaning of this? Yelena is asking you nicely. What’s with your attitude?”The people beside Joy could not stand it, so they stood in front of Yelena. “‘What’s the meaning of this’? I would much rather want to know what

The Foster family was busy preparing for the wedding.It was night, but the house was still brightly lit. Martha had the nanny move the wedding items to the bridal room and decorate it.Joy was upstairs in her room. She only had one lamp lit.She sat on the carpet as she packed the presents Samuel had given her over the years into a box.Samuel had given her a teddy bear as a greeting on the first day she arrived at the Foster family.Back then, she was often too afraid to fall asleep at night. Samuel would sneak into her room. With the teddy bear in hand, he told her bedtime stories and told her that the teddy bear was a part of him. In the future, it would protect her in his place.The dance shoes were a present he got for her as motivation after she decided to learn how to dance. He hired a foreign shoemaker and customized them. He also said he hoped the shoes would shine with her on stage.The crystal shoes were a present he got for her on her eighteenth birthday. He put the