Chapter 269: Tell the Truth
So far, Liu Lan has met three of Yu Zhan's friends, He Lushen, Song Junzhe and Tao Zhiwei. The three are tall, rich and handsome, each with his own characteristics, but all of them are dazzling and imposing, making people afraid to approach them.
Yu Zhan is an exception. His words, deeds and behavior are completely opposite to theirs. He is more down-to-earth and approachable. He can have barbecue with Liu Lan on New Year's Eve and drink beer with Ye Ziliang on the roadside. He can also go in and out of high-end restaurants where the average cost per person is thousands of dollars. He also lives in a mansion. He sends red envelopes of tens of thousands to netizens online. He is casual and unrestrained, with no sense of class distance at all. He does not make people feel hypocritical or feel hatred towards the rich.
Maybe this is the personal charm of a person. No wonder when pets see him, they even forget their owners and keep sticking to him, because both people and small animals like bright, warm and spring-like places.
"I have been different from them since I was a child, probably because of my personality," Yu Zhan said, "After my parents passed away, I read a lot of philosophy books and thought through a lot of things."
Liu Lan knew that modern philosophy was similar to Laozi, Zhuangzi and Buddhist classics in her previous life.
"Have you already comprehended life and seen through the mundane world?!"
Yu Zhan smiled, "If I had seen through the world, would I still pursue you?"
Seeing Liu Lan's embarrassed expression, he smiled even more. He didn't tell Liu Lan that it actually had some impact on him, so he had never been in a relationship before he met her.
When he was studying in the United States, many girls pursued him, including some rich daughters who were excellent in all aspects and were a good match for him, but none of them were his type.
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He thought at that time that he was almost 24 years old, but he had never met someone he really liked. What should he do if he never met someone in his life? He also didn't know what type of girl he liked. He even made a table and listed his requirements, such as appearance, figure, personality...
But after meeting Liu Lan, he completely threw all these rules and regulations out of his mind. His only requirement was that there was only one Liu Lan in the world.
He liked her strengths, but her weaknesses... no, in his heart, she had no weaknesses.
The way Yu Zhan looked at Liu Lan was the same as when he confessed his love to her after the ensemble concert, gentle but with a hint of possessiveness. He thought, if he could have met her earlier, how nice it would be. His monotonous life in the past would surely become colorful, just like now, every day made him look forward to it.
"When my parents died, I was only 10 years old. I didn't understand a lot of the content in those philosophy books. Maybe I can understand it now."
"Later, I lived with my grandparents. My mother was an only child, and her sudden death was a great blow to them. My grandmother suffered a relapse of heart disease and was bedridden. She also passed away a year later. My family has always had a dog named Xiaojie, which was picked up by my mother when she was unmarried. My WeChat avatar is the only photo of it. Xiaojie died of old age the year I went to the United States. My grandfather passed away when I was 20 years old. Later, I didn't have any particularly close relatives. I was alone, but I was free."
Yu Zhan narrated his life story in a calm tone, without any sadness in his voice.
Liu Lan looked up and looked into his eyes.
When Mrs. Xu died, she was also 20 years old, and she cried for three whole days.
Yu Zhan said with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not a cold-blooded person. I just learned how to heal myself from those profound philosophy books. My parents died in a plane crash. The plane disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean. At that time, I told myself that people will leave this world one day, sooner or later. Compared to some people who will eventually become a handful of ash or a pile of yellow earth, they can still sleep with me in the sea breeze and sunshine."
Liu Lan felt sorry for Yu Zhan.
A 10-year-old boy, who was pampered, loved by his elders, had many friends, and lived the happiest life, how could he accept the fact that both his parents had suddenly passed away?
When her loved ones leave, she can cry and vent.
But Yu Zhan's idea seemed to be open-minded, but in fact he completely closed himself off. The so-called self-healing was clearly self-numbing. He must be extremely sad to not be able to feel the sadness.
It would be better to just cry your heart out.
"These things are in the past. I mentioned them just to show you my background," Yu Zhan said, "I inherited my parents' estate. I can't spend all that money in several lifetimes."
“This is my story. Can you tell me your story?”
Yu Zhan asked this question suddenly and seriously.
Liu Lan panicked and lowered her head, not daring to look at Yu Zhan. "Don't you already know my story? My father killed someone while driving drunk, and I became an internet celebrity to make money to pay off my family's debts. Before that, my life was no different from that of an ordinary girl, unlike you who went through so many hardships."
Yu Zhan didn't believe a word of it.
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