A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 15

“Of course, if you want to have more children, that’s fine too. We can have another daughter. That way, you and Su Ang will have both a son and a daughter!”

“No, no, you should have another pair of twins, a boy and a girl. That way you’ll have both a son and a daughter. Su Zheyan isn’t your biological son, after all, you need to be careful he doesn’t become unfilial!”

Ding Shuyao rested her chin on one hand, seriously planning Lu Anran and Su Ang’s future.

As her ramblings became increasingly outrageous, even involving childbirth, Lu Anran suddenly gave her a sharp rap on the head. “Thank you so much, Ding Shuyao! With such great planning skills, why don’t you become a planner?”

“It’s easy for a woman to pursue a man. Since he’s a high-quality man, you should take the initiative.”

“I don’t want to, he’s not my type~” Ding Shuyao pouted, looking completely indifferent.

But Zhou Yichen’s image kept popping into my mind.

Ding Shuyao held her head in her hands and shook it gently. She was truly bewitched. Why did she think of that bespectacled man again?

“Hey, Ranran, what kind of guy do you like? You’ve never talked to me about your dating history! A beauty like you, don’t tell me you’ve never been in a relationship!”

Ding Shuyao still posed the question to Lu Anran.

Lu Anran casually peeled off a piece of dark chocolate and stuffed it into her mouth. “Want to know?”

“Yes, yes, of course!” Ding Shuyao nodded repeatedly, looking like a little chick diligently pecking at rice.

Lu Anran slowly chewed the chocolate, then slowly took a sip of water.

In truth, she was already in a state of panic, feeling a pang of guilt and a touch of longing.

After the breakup, she never mentioned that past to anyone. Only in the quiet of the night would she lick her wounds alone, and at dawn, she would still be the same Lu Anran who loved life.

Lu Anran’s dawdling was driving Ding Shuyao crazy. “Sister, why don’t you just say something?”

“I did have a boyfriend, but we broke up four years ago when I was in college. He was an online friend of mine and also my first love.”

Ding Shuyao’s mouth dropped open in surprise, “Online dating!”

Lu Anran nodded. “Yes. He added me first. He goes to university in Huicheng, and I go to university in Yancheng.”

Ding Shuyao exclaimed incredulously, “My God, this is unbelievable! You actually have an online relationship, and a long-distance one at that! Huicheng and Yancheng are quite far apart, right? Aren’t there any handsome guys at your school that you like?!”

Lu Anran smiled and said, “Who knows? Fate is a complicated thing. Sometimes I think it might just be destiny.”

“In those years, whenever his social media profile picture flashed, my heart would flutter. Even though we were thousands of miles apart, our hearts were together.”

“So what was it like when you first met?” Ding Shuyao asked with great interest.

“It was during the May Day holiday of my freshman year. I went home for the holiday. He suddenly asked me if I wanted to meet. I hesitated for a long time and only changed my train ticket the day before I was to return to school. We agreed to meet in Nanjing.”

“I remember that day, the sun was shining brightly. I was standing in front of a coffee shop near Xuanwu Lake waiting for him. Actually, he was also standing in front of that shop, but we just happened to be back to back.”

“When the phone rang, we turned around at the same time, looked at each other, and smiled. From that day on, we officially became a couple.”

“Wow, I can picture it now~” Ding Shuyao imagined the two of them looking at each other.

“Sometimes he comes to Yancheng to see me, and sometimes I go to Huicheng to see him. We have so many wonderful memories together. He is truly a very good person.”

How long did you talk?

“It took a little over three years, less than four. We broke up the year we graduated.”

“Huh? Why did you break up? Didn’t you just say he was a good person?”

Lu Anran buried her head in her chest and sighed deeply, “It was me who wanted to break up.”

“Why? Don’t you feel insecure in a long-distance relationship?” Ding Shuyao pressed.

Lu Anran shook her head. “Many reasons.” When she looked up again, two long tear tracks trailed on her face. “Yaoyao, don’t ask anymore, I don’t want to talk about it…”

Ding Shuyao stroked Lu Anran’s back tenderly, “You must have some kind of trouble.”

“He has his reasons, but they don’t matter anymore. It’s been four years; perhaps he’s already married.”

“You still have feelings for him, don’t you? Why don’t you tell him? Haven’t you been in contact since?”

Lu Anran shook her head. “May everyone be well, which may not be a bad ending.”