Chapter 48 Storm No, I love you, Lu Wangshan.
May 28th is Lu Wangshan’s birthday.
Yun Tan thought for a long time about what gift to give him. Lu Wangshan had everything he needed, but she had too little, so it was really difficult to pick out a gift he really needed.
She considered clothes, sunglasses, and watches, but she felt that she would be leaving soon, and buying such personal gifts would be a nuisance.
So Yuntan decided to give him some time-limited gifts, a meal she cooked herself and a bouquet of flowers.
Food will be eaten, flowers will wither. Just like their relationship, everything will end when it reaches the point where it can no longer move forward.
Lu Wangshan and Leo finished their morning run early in the morning. Shortly after they got home, the doorbell rang. He opened the door and was surprised to see a large bunch of roses.
"Mr. Lu Wangshan?" asked the errand boy.
"Yes."
“Here are flowers for you. Happy birthday.”
Lu Wangshan wondered if it was a birthday gift from a bank or insurance company, but this huge bouquet of flowers, which he could barely hold, was too much of a fuss, and it shouldn't have been sent to this address.
He opened the card on the bouquet and was caught off guard by the blessing message on it:
"Happy 29th birthday, Mommy. I wish you all the best on your long journey."
Lu Wangshan turned around and found that Yun Tan had already gotten up and was leaning against the door frame with his arms folded, looking at him with a smile.
"You gave it to me?"
Yuntan smiled and said, "Happy birthday, Mommy."
This was the first time Lu Wangshan received real flowers.
Few people would think of giving flowers to a man.
Lu Wangshan felt that he had really been poisoned by Yun Tan.
When she gave him clothes, he thought she had good taste and vision, and he wanted to wear them every day.
She sent him flowers, and he thought she was unique and the flowers were exceptionally beautiful.
"Thank you." Lu Wangshan said with a smile, "Is this my birthday present?"
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and due to years of fitness, his physique almost blocked most of the bouquet of flowers he was holding.
"One of them," Yun Tan said as he put on his nightgown and headed to the kitchen. "I also decided to cook a meal myself as a reward for Mommy."
Lu Wangshan's heart was pounding. He placed the flowers steadily next to the sofa and followed into the kitchen. "Breakfast?"
"Chinese food."
It was half past eight in the morning. Yun Tan had not yet forgotten how Milan and Jiang Zhier almost blew up the kitchen, so he had specially set aside the entire morning to prepare lunch.
She had already made a menu in advance, and even bought some vegetables yesterday and secretly put them in the refrigerator. She started by preparing the food.
Lu Wangshan didn't know whether his heart was beating fast because Yun Tan was going to cook a meal for him personally, or because her movements of cutting vegetables were so strange.
"Be careful." Lu Wangshan frowned, but finally couldn't help but said, "Let me do it."
"Go away and don't get in my way." Yun Tan pushed the man out directly. "You keep staring at me and affecting my performance."
Yun Tan even closed the kitchen sliding door, and Lu Wangshan stood outside watching her cut, watching her cut all the potatoes and peppers.
Although the shredded potatoes were cut into potato cubes and the shredded peppers were cut into pepper segments.
When she started washing the vegetables, Lu Wangshan finally felt relieved.
He returned to the sofa, bent down and smelled the flowers carefully. It was a large bouquet of roses, and the color of the flowers changed from white to pink from the inside to the outside, in a gradient.
Lu Wangshan took photos from various angles and finally picked the best one to post on his Moments.
He never posts on WeChat Moments, but this time he even wrote a caption for the first time: "My first birthday gift at 29."
Many people immediately commented and liked it.
Jin Ci: "Whose birthday present? Yours???"
Zhong Xuzhi: "Aren't you exaggerating too much?"
Lu Shiyue: "...Happy birthday, brother."
Xiang Wu: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha I won't tell you who gave it to me."
Ruan Zhao: "The composition is good, you can tell I put a lot of effort into it."
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Many people were surprised that a grown man like him received such a large bouquet of flowers. Some even ignored the text and thought that these were flowers he was going to give to someone else.
Lu Wangshan was so angry that he wanted to take a photo of Yun Tan's greeting card as well.
Unfortunately, it’s not possible because there’s the word “Mommy” on it.
Lu Wangshan didn't mind people knowing that he had been gender-changed to become a mommy, but in his opinion, this title carried some erotic connotations that were unique to him and Yun Tan, implying their unique tacit understanding and harmony.
Lu Wangshan wanted to keep it as a treasure and didn't want to make it public.
A sudden "Ah" from the kitchen completely interrupted Lu Wangshan's thoughts.
He rushed into the kitchen and pulled Yuntan away from the oil splash, and took her hand to rinse under the water. Fortunately, she was only splashed a little and it was not serious.
"How is it? Does it still hurt?"
Yuntan shook his head.
Lu Wangshan poured the burnt potato shreds into the trash can and cut them into shreds again himself. His knife movements were extremely sharp and the shreds he cut were of even thickness.
"I'll put it in the wok first, and you can stir-fry it later, okay?" Lu Wangshan asked.
"Um."
It was amazing that the shredded potatoes and chili peppers were extremely obedient in Lu Wangshan's hands, making sizzling sounds without splashing any oil.
Lu Wangshan handed the spatula to Yun Tan and skillfully poured in oyster sauce, aged vinegar, light soy sauce and a little salt.
Yuntan was responsible for using the spatula to stir-fry the seasonings and shredded potatoes evenly.
You can take the potato out of the pan when it changes color. The shredded potatoes have turned a beautiful golden color and are garnished with green and red peppers and minced garlic, which is very appetizing.
He picked up one with chopsticks and asked Yuntan to taste it: "How is it?"
Yun Tan gave a thumbs-up repeatedly: "Delicious!"
Lu Wangshan laughed: "It shows that Xiao Tan is very talented in cooking."
Yun Tan was amused by him: "Lu Wangshan, I think you are really suitable to be a kindergarten teacher."
The following dishes were cooked in this way. Lu Wangshan was responsible for putting the ingredients into the pot and adding seasonings, while Yun Tan was responsible for shoveling the rice with a spatula. If oil splashed occasionally, Lu Wangshan would act as a meat shield.
His cooking skills are truly innate. He doesn't feel any pain when splashed with oil, and there's not even any visible mark.
Just like that, at 11 o'clock in the morning, five dishes and one soup made by Yuntan "personally" were served on the table.
She also specially prepared a low-salt version for Leo, and Leo was very considerate and finished it in no time.
Lu Wangshan even ate three bowls of rice for the first time and finished them all.
Yuntan felt extremely satisfied, thinking that cooking was not that difficult after all, and he could try it again in the future.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she was stunned. There was no future. This might be the last meal she and Lu Wangshan would have in this house.
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After dinner, Jin Ci called Lu Wangshan and invited him out in the evening to celebrate his birthday.
Lu Wangshan leaned lazily on the sofa: "Not coming."
"You can't forget your brothers when you have a girl. Aren't you afraid of kidney damage if you stay at home all day?"
Lu Wangshan chuckled softly, and gently picked at the rose petals with his fingertips: "I'm enjoying the flowers at home."
“…”
Jin Ci simply couldn't stand him, cursed him as "you're sick" and hung up the phone.
Lu Wangshan would never celebrate his birthday with that group of men. His family originally wanted to celebrate his birthday specially, but he found an excuse to refuse.
In the afternoon, Lu Wangshan and Yun Tan took Leo to play frisbee outdoors.
The sun was shining brightly, and they were wearing sunglasses and hats of the same brand. Just standing there they looked like a perfect match.
Many people were watching them, which greatly satisfied Lu Wangshan's vanity.
After playing frisbee, they went to a nearby cafe and bought a cinnamon latte each, and a cup of sugar-free ice cream for Leo.
Yuntan likes Beijing's alleys the most in spring. The shadows of the trees are swaying, and the new buds on the trees are full of vitality. Roses, roses and hydrangeas are in bloom. There are old men sitting at the intersections to bask in the sun or play chess. In the evening, the eaves are dyed honey-colored, and children are squatting under the big locust tree playing games.
She and Lu Wangshan were walking aimlessly in the alley.
Lu Wangshan was holding Leo's hand, with the black leather leash wrapped around the back of his hand, and holding a cup of coffee in the other hand. His posture couldn't be more seductive.
Yuntan looked at his reflection through the window, wanting to deeply embed this scene in his memory.
Dinner was at a restaurant that Lu Wangshan had booked in advance, and after dinner they went to the lake to drink together.
The lights on the lakeshore reflected ripples on the water, and the evening breeze was gentle. It was rare for them to have a chance to have a drink together alone like this.
The evening breeze is just right.
The moonlight is also extremely gentle.
Yun Tan looked at Lu Wangshan almost greedily.
After a whole day of dizzying joy, Lu Wangshan suddenly felt alarmed again when he met Yun Tan's gaze.
This was not the first time he had seen Yun Tan's gaze like this. It was full of longing and attachment, and it was not concealed at all. It was very unlike Yun Tan, and more like the prelude to a farewell.
"Mommy." Yun Tan looked at him and said softly, "Do you have any other birthday wishes?"
"No, that's it. It's fine."
Leo was lying at my feet. He had done a lot of exercise today and was now drowsy.
After a few delicious cocktails, Yuntan finally mustered up the courage and determination.
"Lu Wangshan."
"Um."
He suddenly felt a little flustered. At the same time, his phone vibrated and he received a new text message. It was almost instantly drowned out by birthday congratulatory messages from various institutional platforms and brands.
But Lu Wangshan still saw it, it came from a vice president of LH.
"Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. I just received Ms. Yun's application for a transfer to Guangdong. I'm not sure if you're aware of this, so I'm letting you know before the process is finalized."
"I really want to thank you. Whether it's the past six months or the year and a half before, the best luck in my life has to be meeting you."
Yun Tan looked him in the eyes, her voice already hinting at a farewell. "But the more I enjoy your kindness, the more I feel like I'm wearing you down. Now that Grandma is gone, my last reason to stay in Beijing seems to have disappeared."
Yun Tan didn't dare to look Lu Wangshan in the eye. He lowered his head and held the wine glass in both hands: "I have applied for a transfer to Guangdong for work. If it's fast, I will go next week."
Lu Wangshan understood.
Yun Tan didn't simply want to transfer to another place in exchange for a broader career space, nor did she want to start a long-distance relationship with him. She wanted to sever ties with him completely.
From now on, the bridge is the bridge and the road is the road.
Never see each other again until death.
Lu Wangshan suddenly felt ridiculous.
When he told his family, "Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, as long as she is willing to marry me, I will be more than happy to do so," Yun Tan was planning to leave.
Repeat the same mistakes.
She could still easily choose to leave in the end, just like she had five years ago.
"What about me?"
Lu Wangshan's voice suddenly became hoarse. He stared at Yun Tan stubbornly, and the wind blew a layer of mist into his eyes.
Everything was so good today that it felt like a real blow at this moment.
"Am I a dog that comes when you want it and leaves when you wave goodbye? Yuntan, why are you always like this! Always like this!"
After feeling extremely wronged, Lu Wangshan fell into extreme anger and unwillingness, and his voice became louder.
"Oh, that's different now. Five years ago, you flew abroad without a word, but now you've told me at least two days in advance. Yuntan, how can you be so comfortable in this relationship? You don't understand at all! You don't understand me at all..."
At the end of his words, he lowered his voice again, choking with sobs that he could hardly suppress.
You don't understand at all how much I love you.
Yun Tan spoke at this time: "Lu Wangshan, I saw the birthday present you prepared for me in your car."
Lu Wangshan's black eyelashes trembled slightly.
On Yuntan's birthday, when Yuntan reached out to take the gift, he realized that this might not be appropriate, so he held her hand again at that moment.
"Yes, I love you."
Lu Wangshan finally surrendered, "I have always loved you. I have only loved you for all these years! So you want to leave because you discovered my love? Yuntan, you are not even willing to try to open your heart to me? Do you hate me that much?"
"No, I love you, Lu Wangshan." Yun Tan said.
Yun Tan never planned to tell Lu Wangshan that she loved him.
She would rather Lu Wangshan hate her and dislike her, and never want to remember her again in this life.
But when she saw the tears flashing in Lu Wangshan's eyes and the grievance revealed in his frown, she suddenly couldn't help it.
I'm not leaving because you're not good enough.
You are so nice. I think everyone who gets along with you will be willing to love you.
But not everything in life has a beginning and an end.
Even though I love you too, we don't necessarily have to have an ending.
"Lu Wangshan, I've always known that I can't enter into an intimate relationship. I can't manage a relationship well. I hate that because of me, you were forced to get involved with Yuan Qinrong and Yuan Hongren. I hate that those people constantly eroded our relationship. I hate that I can only bring bad things to you. All these disgusts make me feel extremely bad."
"But I don't care. I never care about those things." Lu Wangshan frowned. "I said from the beginning that I don't mind being used as long as you are by my side."
"But even if I use everyone else in this world, I don't want to use you!"
The tears flowed without any warning, and Yun Tan looked into his red eyes with tears in her eyes, with a resolute and lonely courage.
"I never believe that love can overcome all difficulties. Most of the time, people just overestimate their love."
Even if love can really withstand all difficulties, Yun Tan doesn't want Lu Wangshan to really go through all the "difficulties" for her.
Why?
Why should he bear all that for himself?
Leo noticed that his parents were in a bad mood and hummed anxiously.
"What about Leo? Are you going to abandon it again?"
Compared to Yun Tan, Lu Wangshan's voice was very soft, so soft that it didn't sound like a question, but more like a beg.
"Maybe I am just that kind of person. I gave it up once five years ago, didn't I? Lu Wangshan, don't have any more expectations of me. You should meet new people and live your own life."
He was silent for a long time, and finally pushed the phone in front of Yun Tan.
He was still thinking about the text message that Vice President LH sent him.
"As long as I refuse, your transfer process will not be approved."
"You are not that kind of person."
"How do you know I'm not?" Lu Wangshan chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Xiao Tan, if I don't let you leave Beijing, you won't be able to leave, even if you resign."
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The author has something to say: Ahhhh, I’m so afraid that Xiao Tan will be scolded, and I’m also afraid that Jiang Jiang will be scolded [poor]
In fact, Yuntan has always been an avoidant personality. Not only as a partner, but also as a friend and family member, she has a habit of avoiding others. Especially when faced with troubles caused by herself, she will want to escape.
In her opinion, this may be more of a wishful thinking of "for your own good".
Just give Xiao Tan a little time, she will take the initiative to pursue her husband!
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