"So—" She opened the box, revealing a dolphin-shaped diamond ring. "Ten years ago, you and I marked the beginning of our story with a divorce agreement. Today, I want to mark the end of our story with an engagement ring!"
"Lin An, I like you and I want to marry you. Can you bring me happiness?"
Lin An's eyes instantly turned red. With trembling hands, he took out the dolphin ring from the crystal box. He carefully held up Jian Shui'er's left hand and said in a low and firm voice, "Maybe our meeting ten years ago was a mistake, but now..."
The ring slowly slid onto her ring finger: "I will bring you happiness, and I will use my whole life to prove it."
"Jian Shuier, I like you!"
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"This restaurant's mapo tofu is the most authentic." Lin An pushed open the glass door of the Sichuan Restaurant, and the copper bell rang crisply: "I searched for three months before I found it."
Ye Ju followed behind him and could already smell the aroma of peppercorns. The red oil on the wooden table glowed attractively under the light, and rows of peppers hung on the wall.
"How spicy would you like it?" After the two sat down, the waiter looked at their southern faces and said, "I recommend mild..."
"The hottest," Ye Ju interrupted, her voice firm, "the kind that makes you sweat."
"Miss, this is the spiciest..." The waiter gestured hesitantly, "It's so spicy that even people like us from Sichuan would have to go to the anorectal department for three days..."
"I want this one." Ye Ju interrupted again, tapping the chili icon on the menu with his fingertips, making a light clicking sound.
The waiter had no choice but to serve the food.
Lin An smiled nostalgically but did not stop.
When the bright red tofu was served on the table, Ye Ju couldn't wait to scoop a big spoonful and put it into her mouth. The moment the peppercorns exploded on her tongue, the tips of her ears immediately turned red.
But Ye Ju said defiantly, "Well, it's just averagely spicy. I thought it was that spicy!"
Lin An looked at her nose tip that had turned red from the spiciness and her eyelashes that were trembling slightly, and silently pushed the warm milk that had been prepared long ago to her. He then gently pressed a tissue on her forehead that was covered with sweat and gently wiped away the sweat.
"You're still so stubborn." He whispered, his fingertips carelessly brushing across her burning cheeks: "It's so spicy that tears are coming out."
"What is it to you?" Ye Ju glared at Lin An in a girlish manner, but still took the milk obediently and drank a big sip.
There was a milk stain on her lips. Lin An naturally reached out and gently brushed the corner of her lips with his thumb.
"You try it too..." Ye Ju scooped a large spoonful of spicy mapo tofu and placed it in front of Lin An's mouth.
Ye Ju is a very scary person most of the time, but occasionally she shows the emotions of a little girl, which is very cute.
Lin An took a big bite of it. The moment the spicy taste exploded on his tongue, he frowned exaggeratedly on purpose, which made Ye Ju chuckle.
She reached out to poke his face, but Lin An grabbed her wrist halfway. The moment their fingertips touched, time seemed to stand still for a second.
After a while, both of them laughed, and time seemed to go back to the day when they first ate Mapo Tofu in the cafeteria of Ocean University. Just thinking back to that time would bring a sweet smile to their faces.
The atmosphere between the two of them is very good at the moment.
But suddenly, Lin An's eyes flashed with obvious sadness: "Ye Ju, this should be the last time I come to see you, because..."
Lin An's voice became firm: "I'm getting married."
Ye Ju's hand suddenly froze, and the warmth of Lin An's fingertips still remained in his palm.
"It's three days from now." Lin An continued, "Originally, I shouldn't have told you. I didn't want to put pressure on you, but if I didn't tell you, I'd be deeply betraying you. But as you said, a happy ending where no one gets hurt is impossible, but by sacrificing a few people, we can achieve a happy ending for the majority."
"I still remember during the campus cultural festival, the playful Jian Shui'er wanted to form a band to perform on stage. We went to Jian Shui'er's private island to practice together. At the end of the practice, we agreed to come to this island again in ten years to set off fireworks, and no one would be absent."
"Ye Ju, I really like you, but just like you told me, the reason we can't be together is 'I can't become a bad person', I really can't become a bad person. Fei'er and Hai Lian's daughter is already 8 years old, and she is old enough to understand things. I have to take responsibility and give them a real identity. I don't want my two daughters to be without a real father. And Gu Ying's daughter is in kindergarten, Sister Gong Ya is pregnant, and Theresa and the others have been waiting for me for ten years. I can't wait for you any longer and let them down."
"I can't be a bad person. We can only be missed first loves."
On the day of the final choice, Ye Ju told him that the solution to all his troubles was simple. He just needed to be a bad guy. As long as he was a bad guy, he could be with her without caring about the lives of other girls. But he couldn't be a real bad guy, so she couldn't be with him.
He wanted to prove to Ye Ju that he could be a bad guy, so he acted recklessly with Gu Ying and the others.
Later, after Ye Ju and Li Ren'an's conspiracy was completely exposed, he took another path and decided to cooperate with Xu Yaoji to get Ye Ju back.
But for more than nine years, he and Xu Yaoji tried every possible method, including countless dates like today, but they still couldn't get Ye Ju back.
As time went by, his bond with other girls became deeper and deeper. He really liked Ye Ju, and Ye Ju was his true first love. Unfortunately, he couldn't give up others for Ye Ju, nor could he continue to let other girls wait in vain for Ye Ju.
Three days later, when the ten-year agreement comes, he must make the other girls happy.
He really can't be a truly bad guy.
The curse of kindness will accompany him for the rest of his life.
"Goodbye, my missed first love." Lin An didn't look into Ye Ju's eyes, got up and left, and Ye Ju didn't say anything to keep him.
After Lin An got married, with his responsibility, his story with her was completely over.
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The joys and sorrows of the human world have no effect on the existence of time.
Three days passed in a flash, and it was the ten-year appointment on the southern island, which was also the day of Lin An's wedding.
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PS: An unexpected event still occurred. This chapter has more than 6,000 words and my brain cells have been used up. I will write the next and final chapter tomorrow.
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