All Chapters of The Absurdity of It All: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

While I was still standing there in a stupor, Bianca stepped past me and opened the door herself.A fair, thin boy walked in, dragging a suitcase in his left hand and carrying a huge stack of books in his right, swaying under the weight.Bianca quickly took the books from him. "Let me."The face in front of me overlapped with the face in the photo.It was Mason.Bianca dragged Mason's suitcase toward the guest room. As she passed me, she started explaining awkwardly. "Mason is still my husband in name, after all. I asked him to move in with us so his family wouldn't get suspicious. I'll tutor him myself from now on, and you'll have to cook something nutritious for him. I'm sure he'll succeed next year.""Thank you, Professor Bianca," Mason thanked Bianca, his face flushed. When he looked up and saw me, the blush vanished at once. He rolled his eyes and muttered reluctantly, "Thank you too, Professor's…husband."Husband?Bianca and I weren't even married. What kind of husban

I spent some money on a metal cot and moved into my shop.Bianca came by several times to talk me into going home, but I threw her out every time.I reported the missing jewelry to the police, but without enough evidence, they couldn't open a case at all.I was so anxious that I could barely function, and sores formed in my mouth.While I was sending Mason another message, I saw his latest social media post. [Admitted through a direct admit slot. Stay mad!]The attached photos showed an acceptance letter from Alpaca University's graduate program and a patent certificate for a new nanomaterial. Mason's name was on it.That nanomaterial had always been Bianca's research project. She had spent six years funding the research herself, and she had finally made some progress not long ago. Yet on the patent certificate, she had willingly put Mason's name. All so this young man, who had failed to gain entry three years in a row could get admitted through a direct admit slot.I thou

Bianca never got Alan's answer.He had gotten too emotional. The doctor was afraid something might happen, and so quickly sedated him.Alan was asleep now, but he still didn't sleep peacefully even under sedation. His straight brows were drawn tight, and he would murmur from time to time. His voice was hoarse and full of despair.Bianca could hear what he was saying.Sometimes, he called for his mother. Sometimes, he called for his grandmother. They had been the closest people in Alan's life. Now, neither of them was left.Looking at Alan's sleeping face that was still full of pain, Bianca felt a sharp ache in her heart.She gently pressed her face against Alan's cold cheek and repeated what she had just said. "Alan, I'm going to marry you."It was at this time that her phone vibrated. Bianca glanced at the message, and she could feel the irritation rising inside of her. She tiptoed out of the hospital room.As soon as she stepped outside, she ran into Mason, who was holdin

I quietly stayed by the bed, wiping the back of my grandmother's hands and dressing her for burial at the funeral home together with the staff.Jessie asked why I had come so late. After thinking it over, I decided to keep the heart surgery a secret."Alan, I know about you and Bianca. You two got together in college. How could she register a marriage with someone else? She lied to you, didn't she? I'll call your cousins right now, and we can go find her together. Bianca owes an explanation!"I calmly told my aunt about Bianca and Mason. Her mouth widened in shock, her eyes full of bewilderment. She couldn't understand how anyone could be that insane.Bianca had married some man to help him and completely disregarded her boyfriend of eight years."Alan..." Jessie wanted to comfort me, but she did not know what to say.I buttoned the shirt's last button for my grandmother, then calmly looked up at my aunt. "I broke up with Bianca. I should've seen her for what she really was muc

The evidence was obvious, and the university administration took the matter very seriously. They formed a unit within the research misconduct committee to look into the entire case.The truth soon came out.Bianca had been the one researching the new nanomaterial all these years. As for Mason, he couldn't even explain the relevant technical terms properly. On top of that, the two had once been married.The university could almost determine Bianca's motive from that alone. To get her husband admitted without going through the proper admission routes, she had deliberately handed Mason her research results.As soon as the investigation notice was posted on campus, the students were furious. They had studied bitterly for years and barely managed to get into that university, but Mason had relied on a woman to get admitted without an exam so easily. It was too unfair!The students spontaneously cornered Mason and Bianca, holding banners and demanding that the university expel them bot