Chapter 122 Homecoming

This blog post is not long, but it contains a lot of content. From the tone and between the lines, it can be seen that Katniss wrote this blog in a cheerful mood. The reason for her cheerful mood is because of the bracelet she mistakenly thought I gave her.

After reading her blog, I had mixed feelings. The things between Katniss and Nathan always make me feel bitter and stimulated. The contradictory emotions have been haunting me from beginning to end. If one day I am left with only excitement and no bitterness, wouldn't that be great? But can I really be so magnanimous one day?

The main topics of Katniss's blog today revolve around two things: her admiration and obsession with Nathan's sexual prowess, and her emotional dependence on me. It all revolves around Nathan's sexuality and her feelings towards me. Katniss has fully acknowledged Nathan's sexual abilities in her heart, even openly admitting in the blog that Nathan's sexual performance is much stronger than mine. Although Katniss did not belittle me, just praised Nathan's prowess, the discomfort in my heart is inevitable.

Feeling stimulated by Katniss's blog, didn't Katniss say that my sexual abilities are not as good as Nathan's? I have to surpass Nathan at least briefly, even if it's just once or twice. I remembered the person who sells sex drugs, took out my notebook and contacted him online. This time I didn't waste too much time chatting with him. The first time I bought from him, there was a shortage of supply, so I only bought one. This time there was enough supply, so I ordered two. I plan to use both of these drugs on myself. Although I can't keep taking them, just taking them twice will be enough for me. I refuse to believe that I will be inferior to Nathan even after taking the sex drugs. I filled in the company address as the shipping address, I dare not have it delivered to my home, what if Nathan and Katniss find out?

After doing all this, I continued to watch the video surveillance at home. Perhaps because Katniss wasn't feeling well tonight, Nathan also needed to replenish his semen, after all, he ejaculated three times last night, depleting his testicles of semen.

After Nathan finished tidying up, he went back to his bedroom to rest. Before entering the room, he glanced at Katniss's room with a hint of concern, as if he wanted to greet Katniss, but in the end, he hesitated and didn't go in.

After finishing writing the blog, Katniss stared at the bracelet on her hand in a daze, always smiling. Occasionally, she would look up at the wedding photo of the two of us. Katniss has always been like this, whenever I'm not at home and she misses me, she would look at the wedding photo of me in a silly daze.

A night of silence, waking up in the morning to continue a busy day of work. Today is also the last day of the business trip in this city. Originally, I planned to fly back tomorrow morning, but because of my concern for home, I decided to fly back tonight. I booked the plane ticket during my free time in the day. Walking in this city where I've been on a business trip for three days, I don't feel any attachment or reluctance, just the ups and downs of emotions these past two days.

Walking on the street, observing the business district and consumption level of this city, I happened to see a jewelry store. Seeing this jewelry store, I couldn't help but think of that bracelet. Although Nathan gave the bracelet to Katniss in my name, and the money was given to Nathan by me before, I still feel that the bracelet doesn't count as a gift from me, but from Nathan. Although the bracelet eased the relationship between Katniss and me, I always feel a bit resentful when I see it, even a bit jealous. While there was still time, I walked into that jewelry store, where a variety of jewelry and accessories were on display. As soon as I walked in, the salesperson started recommending this and that to me.

At that moment, I suddenly thought, why don't I buy a piece of jewelry myself and give it to Katniss? After all, the bracelet wasn't really from me. I decided to buy Katniss a real birthday gift, a gift from me. I had bought her a ring before, and now Nathan gave her a bracelet, so the only thing left for me to buy her was a necklace. With the help of the salesperson's recommendations, I started choosing jewelry. Salespeople earn commissions on selling jewelry, so they were recommending expensive pieces to me. Although the financial situation at home hasn't been great recently, I still have $2000. With the hard work at the company this month, my bonuses and commissions are very generous.

Due to the hidden sense of competition with Nathan in my heart, the item I buy must not be cheaper than what Nathan bought. I focused on necklaces around $2000. In the end, I was attracted to a special necklace because it was a gold-set gemstone pearl agate necklace, priced at nearly $3000. Its color and style were very similar to that bracelet, and they matched well. I felt regretful for not personally giving Katniss that bracelet, but when I encountered a necklace with a similar style, I couldn't let it go. And it was much more expensive than that bracelet. I was a little short on cash, so I had to call a colleague who was on the business trip with me. I waited in the jewelry store, and finally, the colleague arrived with the cash, enough to cover the cost of the necklace.

Leaving the jewelry store, holding the heavy necklace in my hand, I finally bought it, but I owed my colleague some money. I'll have to repay them next month when I receive my bonus. If Katniss finds out that I went into debt to buy the necklace, she won't let me off easily. Looking at the necklace in my hand, am I a vain person?

The flight was at six in the evening, and we finished all our work at five in the evening, giving me an hour to get to the airport, which was plenty of time. Since I was going home early, my colleagues didn't leave with me, they were all going back the next day. I arrived at the airport alone and boarded the plane. On the plane, I felt happy, imagining Katniss's joyful expression when she sees the necklace, closing my eyes to imagine it.

I would be able to get off the plane around eight o'clock, and if I took a taxi directly home, I would arrive around eight forty. As time passed on the plane, my eagerness to return home grew. In order to surprise Katniss, I didn't tell her that I would be home tonight, she thought I would return the next day.

Actually, when I decided this morning to come back tonight, I suddenly thought of a question: will Katniss and Nathan make love tonight? If I suddenly come home and Katniss and Nathan are in the middle of making love, and I walk in on them, everything will be exposed, right? But thinking carefully, Katniss is not feeling well, still taking medication, and even when I called her this morning, she sounded congested. Nathan loves her so much, how could he make love to Katniss while she's sick? And Katniss's thoughts have returned to me these past two days, she wouldn't have the intention to make love with Nathan, right? So because of all these reasons, I dared to return home confidently.

Upon getting off the plane, I immediately turned on my phone. Since I wanted to surprise Katniss, I decided to call her and tease her. I got off the plane, got into a taxi, and it was about a half-hour journey home. While in the car, I took out my phone and called Katniss.

I called to joke with Katniss and also to check on the situation at home. In case Katniss and Nathan were planning to make love tonight, I wouldn't be able to go home and would have to stay in a hotel. So, the call was also a kind of probing. The call went through, but it rang for a long time until it hung up automatically, and Katniss didn't answer. Had Katniss already fallen asleep? Or was she in Nathan's bedroom making love, with the phone left in our bedroom, so she didn't hear it?

After one unsuccessful call, doubts started creeping into my mind. Could it be that unexpectedly, Katniss was making love with Nathan tonight? Should I still go home? What if I go home and catch them in the act? The first two times I called, Katniss didn't answer, was it because she was making love with Nathan, and the sounds of their intimacy drowned out the ringing of the phone? So, the unanswered call was quite likely.

Just as I was pondering, my phone suddenly rang, and I saw it was Katniss calling. Seeing Katniss returning the call, I felt a heavy sigh of relief, knowing that I wouldn't have to stay in a hotel tonight.

"Honey." As soon as I answered the phone, I heard Katniss sweetly calling me by my special nickname, but after calling me "honey," she suddenly added a soft tone, which, although sweet, felt a bit too sweet. This sudden tone change made me feel strange because Katniss had never used this tone with me before.

"Sweetheart, what are you doing? Is everything okay?" Despite feeling nervous and strange, I kept my tone steady and talked to Katniss.

"Honey, I'm tidying up the room. When I picked up the phone just now, I almost knocked over the milk cup on the cabinet, it startled me." Katniss sounded a bit tired on the other end, her breathing uneven, indicating that she was really doing housework and had indeed been startled just now.

"Why are you cleaning up so late?" Hearing Katniss's call, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that my worries were unfounded. My heart also relaxed, as her answering the call meant she wasn't in Nathan's bedroom and nothing had happened. Whenever she was making love with Nathan before, she never answered my calls.

"You're coming back tomorrow, so I want to tidy up the room nicely to welcome you. It's a big cleanup tonight." Katniss playfully joked on the other end, and hearing her words, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart. Having such a diligent and thoughtful wife, who wouldn't be happy?

"Why didn't you answer the phone earlier?" Although I no longer doubted anything at this moment, I still asked the small doubt in my heart.

"I was mopping the floor just now, my hands were wet, and the phone was in the bedroom. By the time I heard the phone ring, dried my hands, the call had already ended, so I quickly called you back. What's up? Just because I didn't answer your call that day, and now I didn't answer your call, you're feeling suspicious?" Katniss couldn't resist teasing me at the end. Yes, that night I called her more than ten times, and she didn't answer, and today when I called her, she didn't answer either. My first thought was that she was making love with Nathan, and I did feel a bit suspicious.

"Nothing, once you're back, I'll reward you properly. Is Dad asleep?"

"Dad, he's already asleep. He's feeling very tired now, getting sleepier."

"That's good, nothing urgent, just missed you, so I called my wife."

"Honey, I miss you too. What are you doing now?"

"I'm out shopping with my colleagues."

Outside the taxi, the honking continued. If I said I was in a hotel, Katniss wouldn't believe it, so it was better to say I was out shopping. Clearly, I was alone with luggage in the taxi, but saying I was out shopping with colleagues made the taxi driver turn around and look at me with a puzzled and ambiguous look, as if to say: "We're both men, I understand." Hopefully, he wouldn't mistake me for a man cheating on his wife. Ignoring the taxi driver's strange look, I continued chatting with Katniss.

"Don't stay out too late, go back and rest early, honey. I still need to finish cleaning up, so let's hang up."

"So soon? I haven't chatted enough yet."

"Honey, I still need to tidy up the house, it's late already, are you not letting your wife sleep? Hang up, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, sweetheart, rest early, don't tire yourself out too much, goodnight." Seeing Katniss eager to hang up, I had to bid her goodbye.

After hanging up, about fifteen minutes later, the taxi finally arrived at the apartment building. Getting out of the taxi, standing in the square in front of the apartment building, under the light of the street lamps, I quickened my pace. Soon, I arrived at the entrance of the apartment building, looking up at the floor where our room was located. The living room light was still on, indicating that Katniss hadn't finished tidying up yet. Next to the living room was the window of our bedroom, and at this moment, the light in our bedroom was also on.

Imagining Katniss tidying up the living room and our bedroom so meticulously to welcome me, my mood suddenly became joyful. I reached the entrance of the apartment building, reached out, and the door opened. The entrance doors of the building were usually locked and required either ringing the doorbell or using a key to open. The lock on the main door of my apartment building had been broken for the past two days, and I hadn't expected it to still be unfixed when I returned from my business trip. I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed in the property management's efficiency.

Carrying my bag, I climbed the stairs. Inside the bag was the necklace I bought for Katniss. Imagining Katniss's surprised expression when she saw the gift, I couldn't contain my excitement and almost ran up the stairs.

Finally, I reached the door of our apartment. It was only then that I remembered the house key was in my backpack. Due to my habit of being forgetful, I often misplaced keys when I put them in my pocket, and there was no need to carry them around while on a business trip. To take out the key, I had to take off my bag, which was troublesome. So, it was more convenient to knock on the door, especially since I was already at the entrance.

Thinking about Katniss's surprised expression when she saw me suddenly return, I lightly knocked on the door. The knocking couldn't be too loud, in case it disturbed Nathan, who might be sleeping. Katniss was in the living room and our bedroom, so a light knock should be enough for her to hear. I wondered what expression Katniss would have when she saw me back so suddenly.

However, after knocking a few times, no one came to open the door. I had to knock a few more times, but still, no one opened it. Could it be that my knocking was too soft? The door of the house was quite thick and soundproof, so it seemed that Katniss hadn't heard me. I couldn't help but increase the strength of my knocking, and after waiting for a while, still, no one opened the door.

Forget it, to avoid disturbing Nathan, I decided to use the key to open the door myself. Just as I was about to put down my bag and search for the key, the door suddenly opened.