Chapter 178: City
Ruan Wan didn't elaborate on when and because she knew about it, because it was too embarrassing to say ...... "being confessed by him holding his hand", she definitely didn't want it.
She would have liked to avoid the topic if she could, but as it stands, it was impossible.
If she could, Shen Ziyu would rather she never know about it, because he ......
"I'm sorry." Sitting across from her, he hung his head as if he couldn't bear any heavy load—he couldn't forget the hurt he had done her. It's okay to say when she doesn't know that "he was also born again", but when she does, he doesn't know how to face him.
“…… It's all gone. Ruan Wan sighed slightly. She didn't say things like "I never blamed you" because it was a lie. Once—how she hated him, especially after he said that about herself, and for a moment she wished that she had never been in the world, that she had never been in his eyes. Obviously, so many people had expressed disdain and even disgust for her at that time, why were they so impressed by him? …… Even if she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that she was indeed attracted to him in the first place. Actually, this is a normal thing, right?
The girl who coincided with the flower season was cowardly and unconfident in her heart, and she happened to meet a rebellious young man who was diametrically opposed to herself, as if nothing could bother him, and what was strange about her subconsciously yearning. The time she likes him most should be when she is knitting gifts with anticipation, and her heart is full of sweetness and unrealistic fantasies of being cared for. Then, a qiē is broken. Looking back now, maybe it was just a misunderstanding at that time, but it didn't matter anymore.
Those broken things have long since been annihilated with the passage of time to the point where there is no scum left, and she is no longer the same as she used to be, and the same is true for him.
She would no longer look at him with an upward posture, but he in front of her was so low-profile, it was difficult for her to overlap this Shen Ziyu with the proud young man back then.
It's all gone.
She said this calmly, and it may not be a little sad.
Shen Ziyu's hand on his lap clenched unconsciously, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say.
The corners of Ruan Wan's mouth hooked slightly, and she said sincerely: "The last life is the last life." Maybe it's because the people in front of her know most of her past, so she doesn't hide it and says very calmly, "We should all live in the present." ”
She didn't understand this until not long ago, and until then, she had been stuck in the affairs of her previous life, unable to extricate herself.
Now that I've finally broken free, of course there will be pain, but I still feel relaxed. It was only then that she felt that she had truly "relived".
She really hopes that Shen Ziyu can do the same and stop clinging to her. Even if he felt that he owed her in his previous life, then he had already paid it off in this life, and he was fine now and deserved a better life.
Shen Ziyu understood what she meant.
She felt relaxed and happy, and of course he would be happy. If he could, he was willing to do a qiē for her, but if she made him forget the past qiē and made them completely strangers, he really ...... Can't do it. For him, it's not called "living in the moment", it's "living in hell".
He admitted that his life was indeed still influenced by his previous life, but people are different, she may have loved the wrong person, but he didn't. He was willing, he didn't want to break free, he just wanted to look at her - but how could these words be spoken.
In the end, all he could say was-
"Can you give me some time?"
He still couldn't refuse her after all.
Ruan Wan was slightly stunned, her heart was complicated for some reason, she couldn't say whether she was relieved or a little lost, but she tried to show a smile on her face, and said gently: "Hmm...... Well, yes. "Nothing can be done suddenly, and it has taken her so much time to get out of the past, how can she expect him to do it in an instant?
He looked up and looked at her deeply.
Her heart jumped, and she subconsciously looked away.
Shen Ziyu asked, "Can you promise me one thing?" ”
"You say."
"Until then, don't refuse my help."
“…… Good. Ruan Wan nodded. Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered today's events, and couldn't help but laugh a little, and said, "Next time, if you encounter the same situation today, you can hand me the umbrella directly." "There's no need to make it look like an underground party, it's mysterious, it's so weird.
Shen Ziyu also smiled and nodded: "Okay." He still played a little trick on her, he said that he wanted her to give herself time, but he didn't say how long it would take. Maybe a year, maybe ten years, maybe a lifetime. Again, during this time, she wouldn't refuse help from him - that's all he wanted from start to finish, so nothing to lose.
In a sense, this is a good result.
Shen Ziyu was very satisfied with this, however......
A few months later, Ruan Wan reflected on that exchange and felt as if she had fallen into a pit.
How can someone "travel here" so often, and if she has the slightest problem, he will immediately appear what the hell!
But after all, he is here to help, even if she has doubts in her heart, she can't dislike the appearance of people in time, right? Say a little thanks, and you'll get a smile and a "we're friends" from him. Of course, he is not "stalking" her in the name of a friend, and his attitude towards her is really like a friend. The attitude, language and demeanor are very decent, keep an appropriate distance, and in all respects can be said to be "well done and impeccable", but why did she ...... Plug your heart!
Thinking about it, she felt like she was going crazy about something.
It's pretty simple.
The origin of the matter is that an old friend of my uncle and grandfather returned to China with his juniors, and the old friend must have wanted to meet. Seeing and chatting, naturally brought the topic to the younger generation. Uncle and grandfather's old friend is surnamed Tan, and the younger generation he carries with him is not his direct descendant but also a relative, named Tan Yuanzhou, who is about 30 years old, graduated from a prestigious school, and is now helping to take care of his own business, and he can be regarded as a young and promising handsome man.
The old man especially likes to play what "kiss and kiss", Tan Lao has long heard that his old friend has a beautiful, gentle, capable, kind and obedient (500 words are omitted here - yes, this is all his uncle's own ostentatious description) of the junior, and now he naturally wants to see him when he comes back. He thought about it again, his family's Yuanzhou has no girlfriend, and Lao Ruan's "Wanwan" has no boyfriend, isn't this very suitable? It's better to meet and get to know each other. If you match your eyes, you may have a good marriage, and even if you don't match your eyes, it's good to be a friend to continue the friendship of the previous generation.
Uncle and grandfather were not interested in arranging a blind date for Ruan Wan, mainly because he felt that the latter was still young and ...... He also vaguely knew something about the previous things, and felt that although almost a year had passed, she probably didn't have the heart to talk about it now. However, he has no objection to making a friend, one more friend is one more way, so he asked Ruan Wan tentatively.
Ruan Wan knew what her uncle and grandfather thought, so she didn't object.
In all fairness, Ruan Wan has a good impression of Tan Yuanzhou. Aside from other aspects, he is indeed a good man, although his appearance cannot be said to be particularly handsome, but he is also very attractive, and has such a rather elegant temperament. And the family background is not vulgar, the person is quite capable and polite, and he is a proper gentleman. When the two met for the first time, because neither side had any reluctant thoughts, the conversation was quite speculative.
Of course, this is from the point of view of being friends; If you look at it from the level of love, Ruan Wan can only give Tan Yuanzhou a negative review. Not to mention that she doesn't have the heart to talk about these things now, even if she does, Tan Yuanzhou's type is not her cup of tea at all.
But this is just her own idea, Tan Yuanzhou is quite satisfied with her. He was very calm, and when they met her for the second time, he said to her very directly, "To be honest, I just met you at the beginning out of politeness and the idea of making more friends, and I didn't have any superfluous expectations." After seeing you, this mind changed. I think we're in tune in every way, I'm not young anymore, I'm past the age of having fun, and if you don't object, I'd like to have a relationship with you on the premise of getting married."
Ruan Wan was only surprised when she heard his words, she had heard of "the blind date proposed to get married when they met for the second time", but she didn't expect this kind of thing to really happen to her. Her first reaction was that the other party was joking, but Tan Yuanzhou was very sincere, and it didn't look like he was joking or deliberately playing with her, so she answered very sincerely.
After being rejected, Tan Yuanzhou was not annoyed, he thought seriously for a moment, and then asked her: "So, are you disgusted with me?" ”
“…… No. Ruan Wan could only answer like this, on the one hand, it was indeed not, and on the other hand, saying "yes" at this time was simply not giving face to her uncle and his friends.
And then......
"Knock knock—"
"Come in."
The door was opened, and the assistant walked in with a bouquet of flowers, and there was an unstoppable gossip in his eyes.
"Miss Ruan, this is your flower today."
Ruan Wan: "What the hell is the flower of ...... today"! She resisted the urge to complain, nodded and said, "I'm sorry for you, let it go." ”