Bab 38: Struck A Lottery

Editor: Larbre Studio

Song Ran reached out a hand to flag a taxi. She boarded the car and fastened her seat belt. She checked her watch... Right, it's half-past seven. Just in time.

Wen Huihui, have fun with yourself. I'm out.

Song Ran sat tight and suddenly remembered that all it took was 20 minutes for her to reach People's Park. But Gu Jinghang would take at least two and a half hours.

She had fixed an eight o'clock appointment with him, which was still too early.

On the way, she was on pins and needles. To reach People's Park by eight, Gu Jinghang would have to set off by half-past five and wake up at five. Oh no, the bus was not even operating at half-past five.

Gosh, why didn't he call and remind her?

While her thoughts were running wild, she did not notice that the cab was crawling up to the gates of the People's Park. From afar, she saw a man standing with an upright posture under the parasol trees. Song Ran paid her cab fare, took her bags, and sprinted over.

Gu Jinghang spotted her from afar. She was beautiful and attractive. The moment he saw her carrying many small lunch bags, he went to her and took them off her shoulder. "What are these?"

"Food. Our lunch."

Gu Jinghang felt a little lost. "You silly girl, are you afraid that I'll let you go hungry?"

After Song Ran passed the things to him, the weight she was carrying was relieved. "The food in the park is neither cheap nor delicious. Let's have this at noon, shall we?"

As Gu Jinghang swallowed his saliva, his heart seemed to be floating around his chest. His eyes were impenetrable with a complicated look in it. He knew that this girl brought these things all the way here just to save him money.

Song Ran was wrong. In fact, Gu Jinghang did nothing to deserve her concern or even for her to treat him so well.

The words stuck in his throat, and eventually, he swallowed it. Song Ran cared for him, and he knew it. She did not want to tell him that she was saving his money for him for fear of hurting his pride as a man. In that case, he should appreciate her thoughtfulness and be nicer to her in the future.

He freed out one hand and stroked her head. "Don't carry them anymore. It's quite heavy."

Song Ran looked up and smiled. Her eyes narrowed into a crescent while her millet-like teeth were straight and neat. Her smile was sweet. "Alright, I'll listen to you."

Team Leader Gu finally could not restrain his overwhelming emotions as he pulled her into his arms. In a deep and restrained voice, he said, "You silly girl..."

Early in the morning, many tourists were walking around at the park entrance as it was Sunday. Most of them were young couples who were staring at them. Song Ran's arms were around him. Softly, she said, "Aren't you afraid of others pointing fingers at us?"

Gu Jinghang was a very traditional and conservative man. He could endure all the tortures after he was drugged and drunk. Under that kind of circumstance, he managed to keep his rationale, refusing to touch her. Hence, one could tell Song Ran was touched by him hugging her openly.

Gu Jinghang had all kinds of thoughts. His worries were superfluous. After so many days, Ran had wholeheartedly thought of him and even went out of her way to save his money for him.

He did not deserve it. He was not worthy of her.

Song Ran could not stand the ambiguous looks from the passers-by, so she pulled away from him. "Jinghang, let's go and get our tickets."

Gu Jinghang finally came to his senses. "Okay, let's get our tickets."

He held her hand and headed to the ticketing booth, where a long line was forming.

"Jinghang, how did you get here so early?"

How? After she told him that her family arranged a blind marriage for her the day before yesterday, how could he sleep? It was a blind marriage. Hence, he got up at four-plus this morning and walked to town. He took the city bus and could not stop his mind from imagining all sorts of things along the way.