The next day, when An Ran woke up, Su Yi Cheng was already gone. The other side of the bed was deserted.
An Ran lies back down on the bed, and rolls over to the side of her head to look at the pillow on the other side of the bed. Her face slowly begins to redden. She believes that she won’t be able to get used to this. She won’t be able to get used to being hugged by a strange man as she sleeps. But looking at it now, it seems as if it’s not completely the same thing. She isn’t repulsed by his hugs at all. Being hugged by him, she even got this novel feeling of security and peace.
When An Ran was done showering and had changed her clothes, she opens the door. Right away, she smells something appetising. She turns to look at the kitchen, only to see Su Yi Cheng in an apron, his back towards her as she sees that he is frying something. The toaster beside him dings and pops out two small toasts. An Ran looks at this in surprise, not aware of herself walking towards the kitchen. She only sees that there was already two plates of poached eggs on the counter, which looked like it was made five minutes ago; the egg yolk and egg whites were sharp and defined.
When An Ran seemed like she was lost in thought, Su Yi Cheng had turned around with a pan in his hand, and meets An Ran’s eyes. The corner of his lips rise, “You’re up. Just in time for breakfast.” As he says this, he transfers the ham on the frying pan onto the plates.
“You….” An Ran looks at him, her mouth still opened, thinking of saying something yet she doesn’t know what to say.
“Do you want milk or juice?” Su Yi Cheng asks. He turns around and goes to the fridge, taking out a drink, adding, “Milk is probably better. It’s good to drink milk in the morning.” He turns around to look at An Ran, only to see her staring at him. Puzzled, he asks, “What’s up?”
An Ran shakes her head, walks around the kitchen wall, and sits down in front of the counter.
Su Yi Cheng hands her the milk, as he pours himself a cup of juice. He seats himself across from her, passes her the breakfast, and says, “Give it a taste, see if it’s to your liking.”
Hearing this, An Ran nods, takes a bite of of the egg, and smiles at him. “It’s good.”
Su Yi Cheng smiles, takes a bite of the toast, takes a sip of his juice, and swallows it. “When we’re done eating I can drive you to work. I have to go to Qian Xian today, probably won’t make it back on time. It should be fine if you drive your car home.”
An Ran looks him in the eye, and mutters, “I’m not a kid.” She’s 28 this year, has been out in society on her own, has been going to work and knocking off work for 6 years already. Of course she can get back home herself!
Su Yi Cheng looks at her in the eye, smiles, and takes out a key from his pocket and puts it on the counter. “These are the home keys, I made a copy yesterday, but forgot to give it to you.”
An Ran nods, and takes the keys and puts it in her pocket.
After finishing breakfast Su Yi Cheng insisted on driving An Ran to work, and An Ran couldn’t reject it. Without any other choice she had to let him send her to work, yet when they were almost at the company, before turning the last corner, she asks him to stop. She doesn’t want any other people from the company to see her. If everybody was going to be like Xiao Xiao, she really has no idea how she’ll be able to survive.
Only, there was something that An Ran was not expecting. At the entrance of the company building, Mo Fei was waiting for her there. Standing at the entrance, his handsome face, his perfectly proportioned body, with that image he was leaning against a flashy high-end car. It attracted the gazes of the young ladies passing by, both the ladies working in An Ran’s company as well as the ladies working at the building next door.
An Ran had always known that he was an outstanding man, it was something that was clear to her ever since she’d entered university, or else the position of T Dalian’s most-handsome-face wouldn’t have been occupied by him for 4 whole years, and even Lin Li’s Cheng Xiang was pushed down to number 2. An Ran admits that she was also bewitched by that handsome face for a very long time. No matter how much you look at it, you won’t get tired of it. No matter how much you look at it, it’s still very good-looking. But it’s also the face that gave her the biggest wound.
An Ran takes in a deep breath. They have run into each other again and again. It’s made her heart that was originally stirred up, to yesterday’s feigned indifference, and now, to regard him as if he were nothing. It let her convince herself that she had already held onto that love for 4 years, couldn’t let go for 6 years. Adding it up, 10 years of that man was slowly fading from her memory.
Seeing each other after a break up would revert them back to being friends. This kind of saying, in An Ran’s point of view, is an unreliable error. She’s unable to treat Mo Fei the same as she does to Lin Li, and she can’t treat him as if he were a colleague in the same company. Thus, the only other option is to be strangers.
Taking in a deep breath, walking forward, eyes glued to the front, her line of vision does not stop anywhere near his body, not even for 0.01 seconds. Since they can’t be each other’s most loved one, neither could they be each other’s most hated person, perhaps, being strangers is more suitable for couples who break up.
Mo Fei sees her passing by him, she didn’t even give him a glance. His heart fell down like glass, shattering to pieces.
“An Ran.” In the end he couldn’t help it, when she had passed him he had reached out to hold her hand, grabbing it tightly.
An Ran doesn’t turn around, doesn’t look at him in the eyes, and only says, “I’ll have to ask you to let go.” She spoke to him as if he were stranger, not even a drop of mixed emotions was detected from her tone.
“An Ran, let’s talk. I have something to say to you.” Mo Fei’s grasp on her hand tightens even more, he doesn’t want to let go. Even though he knows that he doesn’t have the right to come and pull her away, but he knows, right now, if he lets go, he really wouldn’t be able to hold her hand anymore. That man from yesterday made it clear to him that he should be feared.
An Ran closes her eyes, she actually inadvertedly made an embarrassing scene. She takes another deep breath, turns around, and calmed herself down as much as possible to look at him, simply saying, “If you really do have something to say to me then we can get it straightened out here. But, first would you please let go of my hand.”
Mo Fei doesn’t let go, looks at her profoundly, and ays, “Let’s go somewhere to talk.” He does have something to say to her, but obviously here isn’t a good place, there are people passing by.
“Apologies, it’s almost time for me to work.” An Ran says expressionlessly. As she says this she pulls her hand back, but he was grasping it tightly. No matter how much she swung her hand it wouldn’t go free. An Ran was angry, she glowers at him and sternly asks, “Just what do you want!”
“I just want to talk to you.” Mo Fei looks at her with determination, his hands not letting loose at all.
“Gu jie?” From behind, Ling Lin, dressed in a new outfit, carrying a pink bag of the same set, looks at An Ran and Mo Fei and smiles ambiguously, “Gu jie, your boyfriend ha, is really good looking.” As she says this she didn’t even wait for An Ran to say whether he was or not, and just turns to Mo Fei and gives her greetings, “Hi, I’m Ling Lin. I’m an intern under Gu jie.”
Mo Fei simply smiles at her, not explaining or even thinking of explaining. His hands were still tightly grasping onto An Ran’s. Today, he has to get it straightened out with her, or else, he fears that he really won’t have any other opportunities.
“Ling Lin, could you help me ask the director for an hour break.” An Ran directs the request to Ling Lin, turns to face Mo Fei, and only says, “The coffee shop across from here. I only have an hour.”
---END OF CHAPTER---
Look at her being so generous towards her cheating ex...sometimes i wonder what made ppl so dumb that they can't forget the person who cruelly hurt them years ago
ReplyDeleteMe too. I really don't get it.
DeleteShe ashamed of her husband dropping her to work. But not ashamed to be seen with her ex and not even correct the girl when she thought he was a boyfriend.
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