Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Reunion in Time
That night, Su Ran lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time. His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the past, and those times when Lin Yue was still affectionately accompanying him were played in his mind like a movie. At that time, they strolled on the moonlit path, without words, just holding hands gently, they could feel the overflowing joy in each other's hearts.
However, now he can only be trapped in the cage of reality. Lin Yue's departing back was like a deep scar engraved in his heart. Every time he recalled it, his heart was mixed with feelings, both nostalgia for the past and resentment for her decisive departure.
The night gradually faded away, and the morning light shone through the gap in the curtains, like a thread in the room. The soft light stayed on the glass bottle with flowers, reflecting a colorful halo, as if trying to add a touch of beautiful breath to this morning. Su Ran knew that no matter how gloomy his heart was, this would be a special morning. Because his good friends Lu Chen and Yan Yan were about to enter the palace of marriage today. He told himself that he must not use his negative emotions to ruin this beautiful moment. He wanted to send them blessings with the most sunny and sincere attitude.
Su Ran carefully selected a neat suit from the closet and carefully arranged every wrinkle. He stood in front of the mirror, carefully shaved his beard, then picked up the hair dryer and carefully took care of his hairstyle until he saw the energetic self in the mirror with satisfaction. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile, trying to make himself look as sunny and cheerful as he expected in his heart. After everything was ready, he took a deep breath, turned around and left the room, heading for the wedding site of Lu Chen and Yan Yan - Ya Ming Hotel.
Near noon, Su Ran and a group of guests were looking forward to the arrival of the wedding convoy outside the hotel, and in his heart, he was still looking forward to seeing Lin Yue accompanying Yan Yan as a bridesmaid. Time passed by, but the wedding convoy was still not there. It is said that there was a serious traffic jam on the road, which made Su Ran feel extremely tormented. He found that at this moment, he actually hoped to meet Lin Yue earlier, but the anxiety of waiting to meet her tortured him. He thought, since he would have to face it sooner or later, he might as well be more straightforward. Maybe after meeting, they could both treat each other as strangers, which might be good for everyone.
Su Ran silently squeezed out of the crowd and sat down on the stone bench opposite the hotel. He was getting more and more anxious, and this anxiety was hard to express. He couldn't help but compare his current situation with Lu Chen in his heart. They graduated from the same school and once stood at the same starting point, but now Lu Chen has a successful career and a happy love life, while he lives so poorly. He was exhausted from his homeless life, and the pressure of borrowing money everywhere was even more like a shadow. In this self-torture, loneliness and loss surged into his heart like a tide, and he almost couldn't breathe. At this moment, he longed for a warm figure to accompany him, even if it was just to help him cover up these fragile emotions, so that he could bring a seemingly happy smile and sincerely bless Lu Chen and Yan Yan.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Ran took out his cell phone from his pocket and called his female tenant Xu Tianna. After a while, Xu Tianna answered the phone, and Su Ran hurriedly said: "Tianna, are you up?"
"Is there something wrong?" Xu Tianna's tone was a little wary.
Su Ran smiled lightly, trying to ease her guard, and said: "Actually, I want to invite you to dinner."
"There is no need for that, we are not very familiar with each other." Xu Tianna refused without hesitation.
"It's necessary. You lent me money and took me in before. This is a great favor to me. If I don't treat you to a meal, wouldn't I really become the kind of ungrateful person in your eyes?"
Xu Tianna was silent for a moment, and Su Ran struck while the iron was hot: "Come on, I have chosen a place, and I sincerely hope you can give me a chance to completely get rid of that bad reputation."
Xu Tianna was silent again for a moment and asked: "Where is the place to eat?"
"Yaming Hotel."
"Yaming Hotel? Did I hear it right?" Xu Tianna's voice was full of doubts.
"Of course I heard it right. Only a five-star hotel can show my sincerity in treating you to a meal. So you must come. This meal is equivalent to my weekly salary." Su Ran emphasized his tone, with full sincerity, and deliberately pretended to be "painful".
"Got it. Wait for me for 20 minutes." After a pause, Xu Tianna added, "Don't be so extravagant in the future. It doesn't matter where you invite me to dinner."
Su Ran didn't expect Xu Tianna to be so considerate of his financial difficulties. He was stunned for a moment before answering, "Got it. I'll wait for you outside the hotel." After that, the two hung up the phone. Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that with Xu Tianna by his side, he might not look so lonely and downcast when facing everyone later.
15 minutes later, the wedding convoy was still nowhere to be seen. It seemed that the traffic jam was particularly serious. However, Su Ran was no longer as anxious as before. He secretly felt lucky to have called Xu Tianna.
After another 5 minutes, a red Audi Q7 slowly drove over. Xu Tianna really arrived as promised. After she parked the car in the open-air parking lot, Su Ran immediately went to meet her.
The two stood by the fountain in the hotel square. Su Ran spoke first, "I was worried that you wouldn't come. I didn't expect you to be so punctual, exactly 20 minutes."
"I'm not like some people who take breaking promises as a common occurrence." Xu Tianna took the opportunity to tease Su Ran.
Su Ran smiled indifferently, "Is the person you are talking about me? It's okay. You can just say it. I won't be angry."
"You're not angry because you're thick-skinned." Xu Tianna choked him mercilessly again.
Su Ran just smiled and didn't respond.
Xu Tianna looked at the hotel opposite and asked, "Can we go to dinner?"
"Of course, but we have to wait a little longer. We have to wait for a few more people."
"Are there others?"
As soon as Xu Tianna finished speaking, the crowd that was waiting quietly suddenly became noisy. Eight cars with wedding characters and ribbons on them slowly drove over and parked in the hotel yard in a straight line. The wedding convoy finally arrived.
Su Ran's eyes were instantly attracted to the wedding car carrying the bride, and he knew that Lin Yue was in the car. His breathing became rapid and his heartbeat began to accelerate.
Lu Chen, dressed in a groom's suit, walked out of the wedding car first, then walked quickly to the other side of the car, opened the door for Yan Yan in a gentlemanly manner, and then hugged Yan Yan down from the car with a deep affectionate princess hug. This scene caused warm applause and cheers from the crowd, and the overflowing happiness was like a surging tide, instantly drowning Su Ran.
In the surging crowd, Su Ran finally saw Lin Yue coming down from the car. She was holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand and wearing a sapphire blue dress. Under the shining midday sun, her arms seemed to emit a crystal luster. Her face was still beautiful, with a pair of willow-leaf thin eyebrows and peach-like eyes. In Su Ran's heart, her eyes were the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Lin Yue handed the flowers in her hand to Yan Yan, who was held in Lu Chen's arms, and then followed the crowd to applaud and cheer. From beginning to end, she did not even look at Su Ran, as if she did not notice his presence at all.
Su Ran was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and said to Xu Tianna, who was a little confused beside him: "My friends are here, let's go in and have dinner."
Xu Tianna's face turned cold: "You are here to attend a friend's wedding, and you are not sincerely inviting me to dinner, right?"
"I am sincere, but there are too many people."
"Liar!" Xu Tianna cursed angrily, took out the car keys from her handbag, turned around and walked towards the car not far away.
How could Su Ran let Xu Tianna leave like this? He admitted that he did fool her, but there was no malice, and she could enjoy a sumptuous wedding banquet if she stayed. Since she was already here, it was really unreasonable to leave like this.
Su Ran hurriedly raised his hand to hold Xu Tianna's arm, and his voice unconsciously became heavier: "Why are you so serious? I invited you to a friend's wedding banquet, what's wrong with that? Just eat and drink to your heart's content, and you won't lose anything."
Xu Tianna slapped Su Ran with her bag, and said while struggling: "I emphasize again, I hate people deceiving me the most. From now on, I don't want to have anything to do with you, a liar. Please move out of my house immediately after you go back."
Although Su Ran did not expect Xu Tianna's reaction to be so intense, he still held her arm tightly and refused to let go. Just as the two were in a stalemate, a familiar figure appeared opposite them.
Su Ran's hand was still holding Xu Tianna's arm tightly, and he slowly raised his head and looked at the person opposite. At that moment, his heart seemed to be hit hard and began to tremble violently and uncontrollably. Because the person standing opposite them was Lin Yue. Three years later, at this moment, they finally stood face to face. At this moment, Su Ran felt mixed emotions. He didn't know how to face Lin Yue in front of him, nor did he know how this reunion would change their fate. He just held Xu Tianna's hand tightly, as if it was his only support in this chaotic mood. Xu Tianna looked at Su Ran angrily. She didn't understand why Su Ran had such a big reaction after seeing this woman. She just felt that she was involved in an inexplicable entanglement. She was full of grievances and dissatisfaction. She decided to make Su Ran give her a reasonable explanation, otherwise she would never give up.
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