First Marriage Then Love 《先婚厚爱》Chapter 45 Translation

045. The hickey on the neck 2


And it was only today that An Ran found out that Su Yi Cheng has a habit of getting up early to exercise, and this habit is a result of his military upbringing since childhood, as a result of being born into a household of soldiers. Ever since he was a child, Su Yi Cheng would, with his grandfather and father, go out for morning exercises ‘drill training’, so much that even after all these years, there is no need for his father’s compulsive attitude. This habit has already been cultivated, and continues to persevere.

After breakfast, due to it being a work day, Su Yi Cheng drives An Ran towards the downtown area.

In the car, An Ran was feeling that during breakfast earlier, everyone was looking at her strangely, as if wanting to laugh but couldn’t make a sound.

Su Yi Cheng sees that his passenger is wrinkling her eyebrows pondering over something, and once again looks at her snow white neck that has some of his own imprints left behind from last night. The corner of his mouth rises into a bigger smile.

Apparently sensing his gaze, An Ran turns around, to see him wearing a smile on his face. She can’t help but be suspicious, and asks, “What are you smiling about?” Saying that, she touches her face. Nothing seems to be on her face.

Su Yi Cheng just smiles, turns his head and looks serious as he concentrates on the road in front of him, only saying, “If you’re still tired you can go ahead and sleep a bit, I’ll tell you when we’re there.”

Hearing that, An Ran actually was still a bit tired. She was tossed around by him for the entire night and didn’t get that much time to sleep. Thinking about it, they’re still about an hour away, even if she stayed awake and the two don’t speak then it would make the ride a bit awkward and weird. At least if she went to sleep she wouldn’t have to worry about whether or not it’ll be awkward.

Thinking in that line, An Ran leans back, slowly shutting her eyes.

The vehicle slowly comes to a stop in front of the entrance of An Ran’s company. Looking at the figure leaning back and dozing off beside him, his heart actually has this inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

He looks at his watch, it’s 8:50. He knows that if he doesn’t wake her up she’d be late. Seeing her sleeping so soundly Su Yi Cheng suddenly felt regretful, that perhaps he had demanded too much. Two continuous nights, it really is quite tiring for her. But with a heart of jade (T/N: literally is jade but I’m guessing it’s like our equivalent of ‘heart of gold’) she really acquiesced his apparently demanding will. He doesn’t feel that he is a noble man, but at least enough of one that his heart isn’t evil. However he used to believe in his own ability to control himself, at the very least he wouldn’t be thrown left and right by his desire. But every time he embraces her, the longing in his body actually is so pressing, as if he has turned back into that impulsive young boy, satisfied by rampaging around.

Thinking about that, Su Yi Cheng couldn’t help but laugh.

His laugh woke up An Ran who was sleeping soundly. She bewilderedly opens her eyes, sees the familiar building outside, and gracefully lets out a yawn, asking, “We’re here?”

Su Yi Cheng laughs and nods. Seeing her dazed state of just being woken up, he only felt that it was adorable.

An Ran nods, rubbing her sore eyes. “Then I’m going to go first.” Saying that, she reaches out to open to door.

“An Ran.”

As she was holding the handle Su Yi Cheng suddenly calls out from behind her. An Ran turns her head, confused, and then turns her body, only to see him lean over, his lips precisely covering her’s, a hot kiss that can suffocate a person, hard and fast. The kiss was so ardent it didn’t even give An Ran a chance to prepare for it.

Not knowing how much time had passed, when An Ran was feeling out of breath from the kiss, Su Yi Cheng finally releases her, embracing her and caressing her back, being tenderly.

An Ran catches her breath in his embrace, but also greedily enjoying the incomparable tranquility and ease of being in his embrace.

“An Ran.” As Su Yi Cheng is hugging her, one arm is around her, while another arm is stroking her snow-white neck.

“En.” An Ran answers. Because he is stroking her neck it suddenly became ticklish, and she can’t help but let out a giggle, “Hehe, it’s ticklish.”

Su Yi Cheng also laughs, but doesn’t immediately release her, just says, “Do you still have that scarf from yesterday?”

“Yeah, it’s in my bag.” An Ran becomes puzzled, although she doesn’t know why he was asking about that, but she still replied truthfully.

Su Yi Cheng releases her, takes the bag that she had put aside, opens it, and takes out yesterday’s scarf from the bag. Then he places it on his lap and folds it, turning his body and wraps it around her snow-white neck, and makes a sloppy-looking bow. Then he looks at her for a while, nodding his head, and says in a low voice, “Now you can’t see it.”

An Ran blanks, then immediately reacts to the meaning behind his words, and she can’t help but bulge her eyes out, “You-you-you-you’re saying that I have hickeys on my neck?”

Su Yi Cheng looks at her, but doesn’t say anything, and just laughs.

“Aiyah, why didn’t you say so earlier!” An Ran’s face blazes up, and only now does she understand her mother-in-law’s ambiguous smile from this morning. Dreading that everyone had seen it, she thinks about it, and can’t help but complain to him, “It’s all your fault, everyone saw it.”

“It’s fine, we’re all family. Mother and everyone else won’t laugh at you.” Su Yi Cheng says as he laughs.

“They’re already laughing at me.” An Ran grumbles. She takes out a compact mirror from her bag, and was about to take the scarf off to see how bad it was.

Su Yi Cheng catches her hand, raising it and turning to look at her wristwatch, and says, “No need to look, it’s 8:58, you should head up, or else you’ll be late.”

“Ah.” An Ran screams, “Why didn’t you say so earlier!” Saying that, she quickly grabs her bag and immediately opens the door and runs off.


In the car, Su Yi Cheng looks at her from behind for a while and couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head. Apparently he’s gotten worse, surprisingly he really likes to see her so frantic like this.

Just as Su Yi Cheng was about to start the car to leave, the cellphone in his briefcase rings at this time. It was Ye Zi Wen’s number, the brat who flew to Europe last week for vacation. Now that he’s calling, it appears that he’s back.

“Yes?”

“Ah Cheng, come drink with me tonight.” Ye Zi Wen says in lightning speed.

“Can’t.” Su Yi Cheng firmly declines. Things are different now, tonight An Ran will be home.

“Uh.” Ye Zi Wen was surprised, unable to come up with a reply. Because of his status, it was inconvenient to go to a nightclub or even a bar, so coming over to his place to drink was a common thing. “Why?”

“Inconvenient.” Su Yi Cheng says concisely.

“Is there something?” Yi Zi Wen gets the rough idea of what’s happening from listening to him.

“Yeah.” Su Yi Cheng answers, not denying it.

“Haha, baloney. Bring it out for us brothers to see.” Ye Zi Wen laughs out loud. Ever since Bai Ran, over the past few years he’s never heard him talk about his feelings. If it weren’t for the fact that he’s known him since childhood, practically growing up together and going through thick and thin, he all wouldn’t help but be sceptical over his disposition because of the shock from that time and had perhaps changed.

“Another day. I have to ask her first.” Su Yi Cheng laughs.

“Ah Cheng, the more you’re like this to me the more I’m curious about what kind of woman this is.” Leaving a person in suspense is actually an immoral thing.

“Hehe.” Su Yi Cheng simply laughs. Suddenly remembering something, he says, “Oh right, Zi Wen, about the Jing yuan house can you help me embellish the design another day, the sooner the better.” That house is a bit too small now, and according to the nature of An Ran’s job, it’s only right that he help her get a studio.

“Ah Cheng, I’ve only been in Europe for 2 weeks right?” Yi Zi Wen couldn’t help but wonder if he’d been away for too long, otherwise how could things change this quickly!

"Hehe, alright, I’ll tell you another day. I have to hurry back to the committee, still have a meeting this morning." Saying that, Su Yi Cheng ends the call, and starts the car to leave.

“Knock knock…..” Someone suddenly knocks on the window. He turns, only to see a middle aged man standing outside. If he remembers correctly, this man is Jing Cheng building’s head architect, An Ran’s direct superior, Huang De Xing.

---END OF CHAPTER--- 

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