All Chapters of She Dodged My Parents, I Changed the Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1

Just as my food arrived, my girlfriend, Shirley Lake, called me. I declined the call without hesitation.A second later, she texted, "Stop being jealous for no reason, okay? Joshua and I grew up together. What's wrong with that? You have a dirty mind, so you think everything is dirty!"Josh had something come up here, so I came to help him. It suddenly started pouring. He's not in good health, and I was afraid something might happen, so we got a room to wait out the rain."…Messages like that kept coming one after another. But the only thing she avoided mentioning was that she had promised to have dinner with my parents that day. I stopped reading her messages. Mostly, I just felt bad for my mom and dad.I looked up at them, my stomach twisting with guilt. They were getting older, and they had flown in just to meet my girlfriend. But Shirley didn't show up—again.After so many broken promises, my parents were already unhappy with her. But because I loved her, they kept trying to

Chapter 2

"I was even planning to take tomorrow off so I could properly spend time with your parents," Shirley said as if she was doing me a favor.I looked at her calmly. "Shirley, don't force yourself. Let's break up." I threw out that sentence, grabbed a pillow, and left the bedroom for the guest room.She was stunned for a few seconds, then slammed the door hard behind me to show how angry she was.…The next day, just as I was about to ask for a day off to take my parents around the city, Mom texted, "Dad and I are heading back first. Focus on work, and come home when you can."I froze, then quickly called her. "Mom, why are you leaving so soon?"Mom replied gently, "Your dad's in a hurry to get back and go fishing with your uncle. Alright, we're about to board. Talk later."Listening to her hang up, I was filled with shame toward my parents. The city I was working in was barely an hour away by plane from home. But these past few years, I'd revolved my life around Shirley and hardl

Chapter 3

I didn't want to argue with Shirley at first, but her words were getting more and more out of line. I couldn't take it anymore. I shot up from my seat and smashed the beer bottle in my hand on the floor."Shirley, that's enough! Don't go too far."Glass shards scattered and hit Joshua, which only made Shirley angrier. She reached out and shoved me to the ground.I winced as blood instantly filled my palm. I couldn't even tell how many cuts I had.Seeing me injured, Shirley panicked a little and came over to check on me. The moment she leaned in, I caught a strong scent. It was the cologne Joshua always wore.I could practically picture her hands wandering all over Joshua's body, with that gentle smile on her face.As I shoved Shirley away in disgust, my gaze landed on a red spot on her neck. She noticed me staring and quickly covered it with her hand. "There are a lot of mosquitoes in my office lately. You know how sensitive my skin is."Joshua shot me a smug look and chimed in,

Chapter 4

"I'm hungry. Make me something to eat. And cook an extra portion of seafood chowder. Josh wants some. I'll bring it over to him later," Shirley demanded."Hey! Are you deaf?"I hadn't slept all night, got soaked in the rain, and my head was spinning. My patience had run out, and I snapped, "Are you out of your mind? We already broke up! You don't get to order me around."Shirley stared at me in disbelief. "What did you say? You're breaking up with me?""Yeah. I told you yesterday. Who's the deaf one now?"Shirley reacted as if I had just told the funniest joke on earth. She actually started laughing, eyes watering. "Chester, did I hear that right? You're breaking up with me? How many days—no, hours—until you come crawling back? I hope you can at least hold out for 24 hours."I looked at her calmly. I didn't even blame her for reacting this way. Because of Joshua, I had broken up with Shirley several times before. But a few hours later, I'd always pathetically apologize to her and

Chapter 5

I was a little surprised. Why was Shirley home so early? Was her night out not fun?Perhaps because I didn't respond, she called out again. There was a hint of panic in her voice. Or maybe I imagined it."Yeah. We broke up, so we shouldn't live together anymore.""Did I agree to break up? Come home right now. Where are you? I'll pick you up.""Shirley, don't. I'm serious this time." I kept my voice calm.Her tone turned furious. She snapped, "Fine, fine, fine! Don't regret it, Chester." Then, she hung up.Regret? The only thing I regretted was not breaking up sooner. Now, I could eat all the blue cheese or garlic dip I wanted without worrying about her thinking it was "stinky".And I didn't have to make three meals a day anymore. That extra time could go into working on myself. I realized I had been falling behind at work. After being with Shirley, I had wasted so much time. Now, I had to make up for it. So, the first thing I did was enroll in an online course.The first week

Chapter 6

Later, I asked Shirley more than once why she suddenly decided to date me. Every time, she said it was because I was stupid. I thought she was being playful. It turned out she meant it literally.I didn't regret everything I gave up for Shirley, because I loved fiercely. Thinking of that, I let out a bitter laugh and shook my head. For Joshua, Shirley would give up anything, even herself.Just then, my phone suddenly rang. It was Shirley. I hesitated for a second but still answered. A weak voice came through the speaker, "Chester, my stomach hurts. Chester, my stomach hurts. Come back. My stomach hurts. Come massage it for me. I want you to cook for me. When you're not here, there's no one to make me hangover food. No one to…"Annoyed, I cut her off, "Shirley, I'm not your babysitter. If your stomach hurts, go see a doctor. If you want hangover food, cook it yourself. I'm not so pathetic as to learn the truth and still give you another chance to hurt me. That's it. Don't contact m

Chapter 7

Back then, I spent ages planning that Berlund trip. I booked the flights and hotel, but the night before we were supposed to leave, Shirley said a friend had an emergency, and she had to fly abroad at the last minute.That plan had stayed shelved until now.After finding a place to stay in Berlund, I wandered all over the city. On the first day, I got up early to watch the sunrise at the harbor and then tried a local fermented tea that was the city's specialty. I had to say, it was disgusting.After that, I walked through an old fortress steeped in culture, hiked a coastal trail covered in fresh snow, explored the ruins of an estate with a tragic history, and finally watched the sun set over the lakefront.On the last day of the trip, I organized all my photos and posted them to Instagram with the caption, "Saying a proper goodbye to my youth."…When I got back to San Haron, I started packing my things to move out.Just then, the doorbell rang. I opened the door and saw Shirley

Chapter 8

Shirley took me to a place we used to frequent when we first started dating. I kept watching her, telling myself that if she showed even the slightest hint of guilt, I'd let her off the hook. But she didn't.In the afternoon, a message popped up on her phone. She didn't even look at it before standing up and saying, "Chester, thank you for accompanying me today. The firm needs me for something. I have to go."She hurried off before I could even respond.I knew without a doubt that it was Joshua who had just texted, letting her know the job was done.I took my time finishing my coffee, then headed home. All I had to do now was reel in my catch.…Two days later, a new software hit the industry. And its designer, Joshua, was praised as a prodigy. Leveraging his newfound title, he soon landed a job at Silverstone Tech as the development manager.I watched his interview clip that he had posted to Instagram, a cold smirk tugging on my lips. "Laugh while you can, Joshua. The show's ab

Chapter 9

In no time, Joshua's reputation wasn't the only one to take a hit. Shirley was dragged into the dirt with him.People started calling her names, and she was suspended from work. Even the cases she had handled in the past were dragged out and examined carefully.That digging uncovered something big. On the same day Shirley was supposed to meet my parents for the sixth time, someone had pushed Joshua down a staircase.Shirley had been the attorney on that case. With no cameras near the scene and no solid evidence, she relied on her years of courtroom experience and somehow managed to sue the victim for 150 thousand dollars in damages.But then, someone released a video. It was a random clip taken by a bystander near the scene, showing that Joshua and the other person had been arguing. It was Joshua who tried to shove the other guy down the stairs, but he missed and fell himself.Shirley was cyberbullied into oblivion. Her law license was revoked.Once the dust settled, I packed my

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