Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

"Who needs your apology now? It's all in the past, and although it still feels a bit sour to talk about it, knowing you are mine now makes it all better," her voice relaxed. "Also, I talked about you with my mom tonight, we haven't had such a relaxed chat in a long time."

Xie Xiao's lips slightly curved up. "I haven't done much, yet you've liked me for so long, I suddenly fear, what if the filter breaks one day, and you stop liking me?"

"I won't stop liking you, if there were a filter, it would have broken by now, I just like you," Luo Yanran said with conviction, which hit Xie Xiao's heart hard.

Actually, liking someone is something elusive and indescribable.

Just like the moment he saw Zhou Mianmian feeding a cat, his heart fluttered.

The moment Luo Yanran looked at him as he pushed open the door when he was isolated.

It was also the moment he lay in the hospital bed and watched the young girl walk into the ward, undeterred by wind or rain.

It always seemed to happen without reason, suddenly, his heart would flutter.

Yet, to treasure such a flutter alone, letting it take root and grow wildly in his heart.

That eventually trapped him in place.

It seemed that Luo Yanran was the only one capable of doing so.

Xie Xiao knew he couldn't match her.

He thought he hadn't matched her in the many years of their past lives.

This lifetime, starting a bit earlier, he treated her a bit better, and then even better, hoping to finally match up.

But it was still not enough.

Xie Xiao felt delighted but also heartbroken for the girl who had followed him for so long.

"What great deeds did I do in my past life to have met you?" Xie Xiao sighed, "Ranran, I really want to see you."

Luo Yanran chuckled on the other side, "Maybe you saved the world? You can't though, it's very late now, you need to sleep."

Her voice was soft, "I just wanted to hear your voice, didn't I also promise to tell you the reason why I repeated the year after the college entrance exam?"

Xie Xiao chuckled, "I thought you had forgotten, and I was thinking about finding an opportunity to remind you."

"I remember, I remember everything I've told you." Those are all beautiful memories, I remember them clearly, she added softly.

"Including dancing for you, I remember that too," Luo Yanran murmured.

Xie Xiao: !!!

Normally, he wouldn't bring this up; it would ruin the mood!

But now, Luo Yanran brought it up!

So Xie Xiao asked, "When?"

Luo Yanran laughed, "When do you want?"

"During the trip?" Xie Xiao tentatively asked, "Or after we get back?"

"How about on your birthday?" Luo Yanran suggested, glancing at her closet where she had stashed the things she bought.

She felt too embarrassed to look at them more than once.

Xie Xiao's birthday was easy to remember. July 1.

But it was only the beginning of June, Xie Xiao felt a bit disappointed, "That's a bit long, isn't it?"

"But the anticipation of receiving a gift will make it even more delightful," Luo Yanran this time didn't give in.

Xie Xiao sighed, "Alright then, the real-life version?"

"Hmm."

"So where shall we go?" Xie Xiao asked tentatively,

This time, this topic, it was hard not to let his thoughts wander.

Then he heard Miss Luo casually say, "Let's book a hotel."

Xie Xiao was shocked!

He took a deep breath and straightened up a bit, "Just, like, book a room?"

"Where else could we go?" Luo Yanran's voice was calm, but her face was flushed.

She grabbed a pillow and held it close, pretending to be composed as she asked, "Where would you want to go? Your house?"

After saying it, she regreted it, closed her eyes, about to say something.

Then she heard Xie Xiao laughing on the other side, "I'm afraid you'd be shy at my house, so let's go to a hotel, shall I pick one?"

Luo Yanran felt even more embarrassed hearing his laugh.

She clumsily hummed, "You pick it, I need to shower, I haven't showered yet."

It was just awkward, I had already showered, but the conversation couldn't continue! If we kept going, the topic would definitely go off track!

Xie Xiao was really in a good mood, and for once, he didn't tease her. He agreed with a simple, "Okay, go ahead."

The other side said goodbye and hung up.

After hanging up, Xie Xiao belatedly realized that he still didn't know what his mother-in-law's attitude was.

But it didn't matter, he had other things on his mind now.

Xie Xiao started searching for hotels on his phone.

However, the smile on his face slowly faded.

He sighed deeply, knowing that Luo Yanran had deliberately changed the subject so he wouldn't feel guilty about the past.

He too wanted to shift his focus onto other things,

as he looked through the ratings for each hotel.

Yet, he couldn't help but think about how many times Luo Yanran had been hurt when he was with Zhou Mianmian.

It wasn't exactly Xie Xiao's fault, but he still felt heartbroken.

Heartbroken that he hadn't realized it sooner.

And he blamed himself for being somewhat love-struck.

Lin Yu wasn't wrong in hurling insults; his past love-struck self seemed like a fool, thinking everything Zhou Mianmian did was right.

Lin Yu had said that, in ancient times, he would have been a foolish ruler whose country would be doomed to collapse...

I digress. At that moment, Xie Xiao just wished he could go back further in time.

If only he could return to their first meeting, he certainly would have pursued her from that point onwards.

Then there would be no Zhou Mianmian involved...

And he wouldn't have allowed her to be upset for so long...

Xie Xiao rubbed his face and put down his phone, opening up his laptop.

Thinking about these things now was pointless.

All he could do now was to be better to Ranran in the future.

Of course, what he needed to do now was to work hard at making money!

His girlfriend's family was really wealthy, and he genuinely felt the pressure.

Lin Yu had even suggested that he might as well marry into her family.

Xie Xiao thought that wouldn't be a bad idea; his family probably wouldn't object.

The fear was whether Ranran's family might look down on him, right?

So working hard and making money was still essential!

So the next day, when Xie Qingxiao asked him what he planned to study,

Xie Xiao said, "Finance."

Xie Qingxiao: ???

"I thought you might go for something like medicine? Considering the family influence," Xie Qingxiao knew his son had no interest in becoming a teacher.

But he hadn't expected him to choose finance.

This wasn't something he had shown interest in before either.

Xie Xiao heaved a sigh, "Dad, did grandpa agree when you married Mom?"

Xie Qingxiao also sighed, "Of course not, everyone in your mom's family studied medicine, and here I was, a teacher. They didn't look down on me per se, but they thought I was busy, and your mom was busy... what kind of a life is that…"

Xie Xiao sighed again, "That's a minor issue, my problem is bigger, Ranran's dad is a businessman."

Xie Qingxiao raised an eyebrow, "No wonder that thermos wasn't cheap, eh?"

Luckily, they had also secretly stuffed a big red envelope into the young girl's bag.

A not-so-small red envelope.

"It wasn't cheap, her father is a businessman, her mother is a dancer, and I, well, am really short on money," Xie Xiao said with a worried frown.

Isn't it funny how different folks can be?

Another set of parents might lament their own inadequacies.

But dear old Dad said, "If all else fails, just marry into her family, just afraid they might not consider you good enough."

Xie Xiao: ....

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