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I didn't take Bruce's drunken words seriously that night. He thought a couple of casual words about realizing his mistake would make him put the matter of infidelity behind them ? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Seven years was indeed a long time. Many of my first-time experiences in life were with him by my side . I remembered one time we impulsively set off at midnight to climb a mountain and watched the sunrise. In the end, I couldn’t keep going and had a hypoglycemic episode, but he gritted his teeth and carried me to the summit. He gave up a job in another city to stay here. I felt it was a pity, but he didn’t care: “No matter how good it is there, it’s pointless without you.” Those eyes filled with love clearly reflected my face. We loved each other, but he still cheated on me. Some friends spoke up for him, urging me to give him another chance. “How many seven-year periods are there in life? You’ve given so much for him—to part ways now would be