Chương 23: Chapter 23: Old Love and Confession
The water in the fountain pool gurgled along the huge sculpture, forming a series of water curtains and making a crisp sound. Su Ran, Xu Tianna and Lin Yue stood in the sound of running water, looking at each other, and no one took the lead to break the slightly awkward silence.
Finally, Lin Yue raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and whispered to Su Ran: "Long time no see, Su Ran."
"Yeah." Su Ran just responded simply. He tried his best to restrain his emotions, fearing that saying one more word would reveal his inner trembling, and even more afraid that Lin Yue would notice his nervousness and uneasiness.
Lin Yue didn't seem to care about Su Ran's brief response, just smiled, then turned his eyes to Xu Tianna and asked: "Is this your girlfriend?"
At this time, Su Ran was shocked to realize that his hand was still tightly holding Xu Tianna's arm. At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind: If Xu Tianna is really his girlfriend, then at least he can prove to Lin Yue that he has not been lonely and depressed in the years since he broke up with her, and his life is still acceptable.
With this instinctive thought, Su Ran nodded involuntarily and said, "Yes, she is my girlfriend." As soon as he said that, he looked at Xu Tianna nervously again, feeling uneasy, fearing that she would expose him on the spot and put him in an embarrassing situation.
Xu Tianna frowned and remained silent. There was a trace of entanglement in her eyes, as if she was hesitating whether to show mercy to Su Ran or seize this excellent opportunity to retaliate against him.
Seeing this, Su Ran hurriedly said to Xu Tianna: "Don't you have urgent matters to deal with at the company? Go quickly, I will explain to my friends later, and they will understand."
Xu Tianna struggled hard and shook off Su Ran's hand, as if she didn't want to stay any longer, and turned around and walked quickly towards her car. The red Audi Q7 roared, and it rushed past Su Ran with a strong airflow. The air seemed to be filled with Xu Tianna's anger. Obviously, Su Ran really annoyed her this time.
The fountain was still splashing, and only Su Ran and Lin Yue were left at the scene. Su Ran lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and complained helplessly: "Alas, she is busy, busy all day long."
"Really? But your girlfriend looks pretty good." Lin Yue said.
"What do you mean by looking pretty good? Of course she is!" Su Ran straightened up and corrected with some dissatisfaction.
Lin Yue looked Su Ran up and down, and said after a moment: "Su Ran, you are still the same."
"What do you mean?" Su Ran asked.
Before Lin Yue could answer, the best man Lu Chen waved at Lin Yue not far away and shouted, "Lin Yue, the MC is looking for you. There is a wedding session that needs your cooperation."
Lin Yue responded, looked at Su Ran again, and asked, "The lunch is about to start, aren't you going in?"
"I'll finish my cigarette." Su Ran said.
Looking at Lin Yue's departing back, Su Ran's heart was full of loss. His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the past, and the bits and pieces of being with Lin Yue surged into his mind like a tide. He remembered that day, he couldn't meet her family for various reasons, and could only hide in the corner silently, watching her go away. With tears in her eyes, she heavily wrote the word "wait" on the car window with lipstick. Su Ran looked from afar until the two words gradually blurred in her sight, and tears unconsciously slid down her cheeks, but she would never see her own sadness.
Su Ran was immersed in the whirlpool of memories, and an impulse surged in his heart. He wanted to rush over and hug Lin Yue regardless of everything, telling her that he had never stopped loving her. However, the reality was so cruel. They had just met again after a long time, and the conversation was so dull that they were not even ordinary friends. He knew clearly that the good times when they loved each other in silence were getting farther and farther away from them, as if they were ruthlessly washed away by the torrent of time. At this moment, if his heart was compared to a city, then the whole city was crying for this lost love.
The wedding banquet officially began, and everyone took their seats one by one. Su Ran and his colleagues sat in the back, while Lin Yue, Lu Chen, the bridegroom and the bride sat at the front table. Su Ran tried hard to restrain himself from looking at Lin Yue, but his eyes always drifted towards her uncontrollably. He felt ridiculous. A woman who had been missing him for three years and appeared in his dreams every night was now so close. How could he suppress the impulse of missing her?
His colleagues were talking to Su Ran, but he could only deal with them absentmindedly, but he was always looking for excuses to look at Lin Yue. However, from beginning to end, Lin Yue never gave him a look in response, but just talked happily with Lu Chen beside him from time to time. The two of them talked and laughed, and they seemed to be very speculative. Lin Yue seemed to be in a good mood.
The MC enthusiastically encouraged the groom Fang Yuan and the bride Yan Yan to interact intimately on the stage, and the guests in the audience cheered and laughed continuously. Su Ran remained silent, just drinking one glass after another. Under the anesthesia of alcohol, his thoughts became more and more confused.
In a trance, Lu Chen walked towards Su Ran with a glass of wine. Seeing this, Su Ran poured himself another full glass of wine, and then shouted to Lu Chen: "Brother Lu Chen, come and have a good drink with me!"
Lu Chen smiled and said: "It's not certain who will fall down! How much do you plan to drink this time?"
The so-called "falling down" between Su Ran and Lu Chen is a kind of "competition" left over from college. At that time, they were young and frivolous, and every time they drank, they had to drink each other down before they would stop. In the four years of college, Su Ran, Fang Yuan and Lu Chen had all experienced falling down after drinking. They took turns to be "losers" but never really admitted that the other party was a "winner".
In fact, since entering society, Su Ran has rarely drunk as much as he did in college. But today, whether it is Lu Chen or others, as long as they hold up a glass with him, no matter what kind of wine, no matter how many glasses they drink, he is willing to accompany him to the end. Because on the one hand, he is happy for the happy union of Fang Yuan and Yan Yan, and on the other hand, he is deeply saddened by his current miserable situation. In this complex emotional interweaving, wine seemed to be his only comfort and relief.
Su Ran changed to a large-sized goblet, poured almost a full glass of white wine, and then held up the glass and said to Lu Chen: "Just like before, one glass per person, if you can't drink it, just lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, don't beg for mercy, don't explain."
His words caused a burst of laughter from everyone, and everyone thought they were just joking. However, Su Ran looked serious, really picked up the glass, and drank the full glass of white wine in two gulps, and then turned the glass upside down to indicate that he had finished drinking.
Seeing this, everyone exclaimed one after another, and everyone's eyes shifted from Fang Yuan and Yan Yan to Su Ran and Lu Chen, including Lin Yue who also cast a concerned look.
"Su Ran, you are still so generous after so many years of graduation. But I will definitely drink this wine, because I am very happy today." After Lu Chen finished speaking, he also drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then subconsciously glanced at Lin Yue.
Su Ran keenly caught this detail, and it seemed as if a string in his heart was suddenly tightened. He realized that the happiness that Lu Chen mentioned might have a lot to do with Lin Yue.
During college, Su Ran and Lu Chen both pursued Lin Yue, and Lin Yue finally chose Su Ran. After that, Lu Chen and Lin Yue were brother and sister, but he still cared about Lin Yue silently. At that time, this seemed to be a free and easy release, but now Su Ran and Lin Yue have broken up, and Lin Yue has returned to China. If Lin Yue is still single, then Lu Chen has every reason to pursue her again.
Su Ran thought to himself in his heart, silently. Lu Chen poured another full glass of white wine and said to Su Ran: "Brother Su Ran, have another drink with me."
Su Ran nodded and poured himself a glass of white wine. When he was about to drink it all, Lu Chen reached out and pressed his glass, saying: "I'll drink first this time."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he raised his head and poured a whole glass of white wine into his stomach, then put the glass on the table and walked straight to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue looked at Lu Chen with a trace of concern in his eyes and blamed him: "Drink less. Aren't you afraid of hurting your body by drinking like this?"
"With the help of this alcohol, I want to tell you something from my heart." After Lu Chen finished speaking, he raised his head, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then took the microphone from the emcee. At this time, he seemed to be immersed in a deep atmosphere, his eyes locked tightly on Lin Yue.
Su Ran suddenly had an ominous premonition. He felt that what was about to happen next would be like a sharp blade, deeply hurting his heart.
The whole place suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Chen. He had a sincere expression, and his eyes were full of tenderness and affection. He slowly held Lin Yue's hand, stared for a long time, and slowly said: "Today is a day full of joy and happiness, and it is also a moment I have been looking forward to for a long time. Lin Yue, I have loved you for five years, and this love has never changed. Even when you were with Su Ran, I always loved you silently in my heart. Once, I thought Su Ran could give you happiness, so I chose to bless you silently. But later you broke up. I don't want to judge your past, because love is free, and let the past go. Now that you are single, I hope you can give me a chance to stay with you. I am willing to give everything for you. Whether you plan to stay in China or return to the United States, I am willing to go with you. No matter where you are, I will never leave you, just like the time when I went to the United States to accompany you two years ago. I just hope to see your happy smile and give you happiness." Lu Chen's words were like a heavy bomb, exploding in Su Ran's heart. His heart ached as if it was about to break apart. At the same time, Lu Chen's words reminded him of one thing: Lu Chen did go abroad for a while one month after he broke up with Lin Yue. At that time, Lu Chen did not tell them which country he went to, but now, everything is clear. It turns out that he went to the United States to accompany Lin Yue after she broke up. It turns out that Lu Chen has been in contact with Lin Yue all these years.
At this moment, everyone is waiting for Lin Yue's response, and Su Ran seems to have completely understood something at this moment. He thinks that Lin Yue in college may just be pursuing a feeling of love, and after graduation, she may pay more attention to being well-matched. No matter from which aspect, Lu Chen and Lin Yue seem to be a more suitable couple. Su Ran thought to himself that maybe he could already guess the answer that Lin Yue was about to give Lu Chen.
In this tearing pain, Su Ran's eyes reappeared the scene of seeing Lin Yue off that day, the tears in her eyes, and the two words "wait" written in lipstick on the car window, which seemed so ironic at this moment. He didn't know where to go, he just stood there blankly, holding the unfinished glass of wine in his hand, as if he had been forgotten by the whole world. And whether Xu Tianna would really have no more contact with him after leaving, and how Lin Yue would respond to Lu Chen's confession, all these unknowns were like a fog, shrouding Su Ran, making him fall into deep confusion and pain.
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