A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 7

There is a divine will at work…

Su Ang snapped out of his thoughts and clicked on Lu Anran’s profile picture. The smiling girl was holding a bouquet of daisies, which was very pleasing to the eye.

My personal signature reads: Habits shape character.

He scrolled through Lu Anran’s WeChat Moments one by one, silently admiring her: What a girl who loves life!

He simply couldn’t reconcile her with the girl who had cried and begged him to cooperate in acting four years ago.

It seems that she and her then-boyfriend have both moved on.

That’s good, then he has a chance. He can get to know her again, pursue her, and fall in love with her.

She loves growing flowers, reading, and making delicious desserts… The vibrant life she shares on her WeChat Moments deeply resonated with Su Ang.

His heart felt more at peace than it had been a long time.

He looked up again in Lu Anran’s direction, watching the busy girl, and a sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart for no reason.

He was always in a state of rage, and when he couldn’t control his emotions, he would punish his son with a meal of stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork.

Over time, the son became very afraid of him. He preferred to stay with the nanny rather than get any closer to him.

In the quiet of the night, he would feel guilty, thinking that no father would not love his child.

But he’s a grown man, and he’s not very patient with kids, who are such troublemakers.

For a long time, no woman he found attractive had appeared in his life. It wasn’t that no one had introduced him to anyone, nor was it that he didn’t want to start a new relationship.

He didn’t want to settle for someone he didn’t like.

Four years later, her son unexpectedly wandered into her flower shop.

It turns out, she’s always been so close to him! She’s always been right beside him!

Su Ang exited Lu Anran’s WeChat Moments, accidentally clicked on the chat interface, and sent a smiling emoji.

He looked up at the flower shop’s glass window and could clearly see the girl pick up her phone; she seemed to be considering what to reply.

A little while later, she replied with a smiling emoji.

“Thank you for helping me find my son today. Do you have time to have a meal together?” After sending the message, Su Ang felt inexplicably nervous.

“It’s nothing, no need to be so polite.” Lu Anran refused without even thinking.

As expected. Su Ang was not discouraged: “My son likes you quite a bit. Compared to him, I, as a father, feel like a complete failure.”

He didn’t know why, but he just wanted to talk to this girl more. Sure enough, the father and son were quite alike in this respect.

Lu Anran remained silent for a long time before replying, “Then you should spend more time with your son in the future. I have to get back to work.”

Then he sent a smiling emoji. The message to end the conversation couldn’t be clearer.

Su Ang smiled, pursing his lips. Interesting, quite direct. He carefully replied, “You’re busy. Let’s meet again when you’re free.”

Lu Anran glanced at the message, then set it aside and ignored it. Insignificant people don’t deserve much talk.

Su Ang watched the girl bustling about inside, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and drove away from Ranran Flower Shop.

…

Ding Shuyao sat in the waiting room when the HR assistant came out and called out, “Next, Ding Shuyao.”

Ding Shuyao walked gracefully into the interview room, her high heels clicking on the floor. Three people were sitting inside.

Ding Shuyao was interviewing for a front desk receptionist position. After the interview, the interviewers seemed quite satisfied with her.

Just as I was about to get up and leave, the man sitting on the far side, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, suddenly asked, “Do you know how to play video games?”

Ding Shuyao looked at him. He was wearing a white shirt with the cuffs rolled up to his elbows. Despite his handsome appearance, he had a serious expression.

Ding Shuyao’s heart skipped a beat for no reason. She hesitated for a moment before saying, “Uh, I… I know a little.”

What games have you played?

“League of Legends, Honor of Kings, Fighter of the Destiny, and Phoenix Legend.”

“Give it a try.”

The man gestured to the other two, and the HR assistant brought over a computer and opened the game interfaces that Ding Shuyao had mentioned.

“Choose one. Log in to your account,” the man said again.

Ding Shuyao was dumbfounded. She, a novice player, should probably stop embarrassing herself!

But in order to find a job as soon as possible, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it. Ding Shuyao chose Phoenix Legend, a game she had been playing recently.

After the game ended, Ding Shuyao was sweating profusely. She wanted to swear, but with three grown men standing behind her, she had to swallow her words.

“Yes, you’re hired!”