3. Forgive her for having once wanted to let go

Gu Ran immediately noticed the ring on his hand. The ring was quite distinctive, designed in the shape of a violin, with three small yet exquisite diamonds embedded in the body of the instrument, exuding an extreme sense of beauty

When Su Nan suddenly turned back, what she saw was the scene of her devouring everything like a glutton, with mist in her eyes, yet her expression clearly showed enjoyment

Gu Ran could only recount the entire matter from beginning to end. After finishing, she asked Qin Zhao, "Do you think he might be trying to take revenge on me?"

Gu Ran quickly took her phone, cleared her throat twice, and said: "Zhao Zhao, are you looking for me?"

She has already become fully aware, yet he pretends not to see. Therefore, she ultimately did not go.

The others in the café immediately turned to look in the direction of the sound, and Qin Zhao sat back down dejectedly, lowering her voice to ask: "Are you really married?"

"Gu Ran! How could you check out of the hotel? Where have you run off to? I tell you, if you dare to go missing for another six years, I will definitely chop you to death with a kitchen knife!" The frantic shouting from the other end of the phone was so loud that it startled Gu Ran awake.

"Honestly confess, what have you been up to?" Qin Zhao's eyes sparkled with a greenish glow. If it weren't for the presence of people in the café, she would have likely thrown herself onto Gu Ran without any regard for her image, and her volume would definitely be N times louder than it is now

It was her first time at a bar, and everything felt fresh and new to her, especially the peculiar names of the drinks on the menu, which were hard to identify in terms of their ingredients. Qin Zhao and the others ordered beer, but she did not like beer. After studying the menu for a long time, she finally ordered a glass of "Night's Surprise"

Qin Zhao appeared astonished: "I must say, Gu Ran, you are remarkably swift!"

Gu Ran is clearly an expert at being a hindrance. During that period, she was particularly restless, often picking fights with Su Nan every few days. Of course, most of the time it was Gu Ran who was arguing, while Su Nan merely frowned and listened, then offered a few summarizing remarks, such as "Gu Ran, are you looking for trouble for no reason?" or "If you have too much free time, go read a book; don't waste your time on meaningless things"

She stared at him blankly, remaining silent. He, however, sighed, reached out to cup her face, pressed a kiss on her lips, and then said: "You come here obediently, and I will pretend that all those misdeeds you committed before never happened"

Su Nan saw her expression and his mood clearly improved a lot. He pointed to the box in his hand and said helplessly: "Didn’t you say that the cake I made wasn’t tasty? So I had no choice but to go buy one for you"

She lifted her eyelids and saw that Su Nan had already taken the phone, so she closed her eyes again

Gu Ran was actually unable to come up with a rebuttal

Gu Ran's voice paused for a moment, and there was also a pause on the other end of the phone

After the concert, she called Su Nan, whose mood was evidently poor, and his tone was quite harsh: "Why didn't you come?"

Thus, she activated a "seeking to be broken up with" mode

Qin Zhao pondered for a moment, stroking his chin and said: "Speaking of which, it seems that you did a lot of foolish things back then..."

She did not say anything more and directly got to the point: "Let's break up."

That time, Su Nan was very angry, and the consequences were quite serious. After she sobered up, Su Nan did not speak to her for an entire week

When he left, Gu Ran stood in place for a long time, watching until his figure disappeared along with the afterglow of the sunset. Only then did she tightly clutch the item in her hand and turn back to her dormitory

Qin Zhao was taken aback: "Wait a moment, I didn't hear clearly. Did you say 'I am married' or 'I am going to get married'?"

Su Nan's expression immediately turned cold, and gritting his teeth, he said: "Have you been on your period these past few days? Why are you so difficult to please?"

Gu Ran was taken aback, and with a cry of "Wow," she began to weep, complaining as she cried, "Why are you so foolish?"

Her eyes suddenly became a bit moist

"Wife, don't say anything, let's sleep a little longer..." A long hand suddenly rested on her waist, accompanied by a deep voice

Gu Ran did not dare to think too much; she simply extended her hand in cooperation, allowing him to put it on her. She carefully examined the ring and discovered that their names were engraved on it—su & ran

There was a time when Ran was frustrated with herself, yet Su Nan remained indifferent. Feeling utterly disheartened, she decided to accompany Qin Zhao and his group to a bar near the school for some leisure.

At that time, she had just entered her senior year, and she was filled with anticipation for what Su Nan had said, "We will get married after graduation." Unfortunately, someone shattered her thoughts, making her realize for the first time the gap between them.

After a brief pause, she suddenly jumped up and exclaimed in realization, "Are you really married?"

It turned out to be quite a surprise, as it was concocted from several types of alcohol, resulting in a strong aftereffect. After just one glass, she became so intoxicated that she could not distinguish between east, south, west, and north. Thus, a group of people experienced her embarrassing state while drunk for the first time—tears and snot flowing simultaneously, unable to stop crying

Gu Ran nodded directly

Qin Zhao suddenly grasped her right hand, closely examining the ring on her ring finger, and then said: "Tsk tsk, Cartier haute couture!"

At that time, he was preparing to hold a concert in France, which he regarded with great importance, practicing almost every night

Gu Ran could not help but curl the corners of her lips, took the ring, and slipped it onto his ring finger

Waking up again, it was already afternoon. Gu Ran was awakened by the ringtone of her mobile phone.

Is he out of his mind? Qin Zhao rolled his eyes

Gu Ran bit her lip nervously, and the more she thought about the foolish things she had done, the more she felt that her thoughts were justified

Are you doing this on purpose?" Gu Ran glared.

Qin Zhao lowered her voice, but no matter how low it was, it could not conceal her high-spirited curiosity: "Are you still together with Su Nan? He hasn't treated you badly, has he?"

She was taken aback; just how much had he prepared?

Gu Ran touched her nose, feeling somewhat troubled. If she directly said that they were married, would it scare her?

After some thought, she decided to take it slow, so she chuckled twice and said, "What can he do to me? Is he going to eat me or something? We're just chatting and such..."

"The certificate has already been obtained, how could there be any fakes?" Gu Ran said somewhat helplessly

What is the gap? The gap is that he, at a young age, is able to hold a concert in the most famous concert hall in France, while she cannot afford the concert ticket and the plane ticket to France

At first, Qin Zhao regarded her as a joke for quite some time, even taking photos and videos as evidence. Finally, seeing that she could not stop and unable to endure any longer, he called Su Nan. Gu Ran only vaguely remembered Qin Zhao's voice, filled with helplessness: "Brother, come quickly to save your girlfriend... I really can't handle her anymore... Yes, we are at..."

I am married Gu Ran scratched his head and got straight to the point

After a while, Qin Zhao's excited voice pierced through Gu Ran's eardrum: "Ah ah ah ah! What did I just hear?"

"What are you daydreaming about? It's your turn." Su Nan abruptly dispelled her mood, extending his hand in front of her.

She still remembers that on her birthday, Su Nan unexpectedly made a cream cake for her by hand, and she was deeply touched. However, she only took one bite before throwing the cake to the ground, expressing her disdain by saying, "Why is this cake so terrible?"

Gu Ran shrugged and said, "Will there be anyone else besides him?"

Every time she barely hardened her heart, it ultimately ended in failure, making her heart, which originally wanted to let go, even more reluctant to part...

Gu Ran never expected that Su Nan, having endured such great anger, would actually return. Therefore, she was momentarily taken aback and began to cough violently. She coughed so hard that she could hardly catch her breath, pointing at him and asking: "What are you back for?"

Why should one treat her so well? Why should one lower their pride and endure her unreasonable tantrums?

Gu Ran thought that this time Su Nan would definitely break up with her, but she did not expect that a week later, Su Nan instead gave her round-trip tickets to France and concert tickets

Meeting Qin Zhao again was two days later, and the two arranged to meet at a café in the city center

She quickly turned over to grab her phone, but before she could reach it, Su Nan had already spoken up for her: "The hotel reservation was canceled by me, she is with me."

"It is not the future tense, but the perfect tense." Gu Ran twitched her lips

Then Gu Ran saw Su Nan come to the bar with a stern expression and directly pulled her out.

A sudden silence fell on the other end of the phone

The other end of the phone fell silent for a long time, as if the person was trying to restrain their emotions. She could clearly sense him taking a deep breath, and then he coldly said: "Gu Ran, you better not let me see you again in this lifetime!"

What do you mean by making such a terrible cake? Do you want to break up with me?

Qin Zhao chuckled, "He wants to take revenge on you? Then marry you? Buy a house, give you a ring? He even prepared pajamas and cream puffs for you?"

During that period, his patience towards her was nearly at its limit, while she, on the other hand, became increasingly relentless

Who is heartless enough to say it doesn't taste good? It is clearly very delicious, isn't it!

"And Su Nan?" Qin Zhao asked calmly

During that period, she did everything that Su Nan disliked, such as not answering calls, not replying to messages, ordering dishes that Su Nan did not eat, and deliberately going west when asked to go east... Of course, these were all trivial matters. What was remarkable was that she brought out the most troublesome side of girls to the extreme. In the past, Su Nan could say anything and she would agree, but during that time, she opposed everything Su Nan did, nitpicking and deliberately trying to drive herself to the brink.

Sunan pressed her head back, kissed her on the lips, and asked, "Aren't you my wife?"

The thought that this should be the last time in her life to taste the cake made by Su Nan filled Gu Ran with sadness, so she transformed her sorrow into appetite and devoured half of the cake in one go

I will explain it to you later. Gu Ran decisively dropped this line and then hung up the phone

It was an evening, and the afterglow of the sunset had not yet faded. Su Nan stood downstairs at her dormitory, telling her: "I will go over first tonight, and I will have the driver pick you up at the airport. You can come directly to the concert hall."

She stared wide-eyed, realizing how unreasonable she was at that moment, so she anxiously awaited his response of "yes," but he merely took a deep breath and slammed the door as he left

At that time, they were at a restaurant near the school. In order to celebrate her birthday, Sunan had specially reserved a private room. After he left, Gu Ran immediately crouched down, flustered as she picked up the cake from the floor. She carefully removed the soiled parts and then, with tears in her eyes, picked up a fork and began to eat it in large bites.

"But we haven't seen each other for so many years... Moreover, it was I who initiated the breakup..." Gu Ran said

Su Nan smiled gently, suddenly turned over, and pulled out an exquisite box from the bedside table. He opened the box, took out two matching rings, and then turned to look at Gu Ran

When did the preparations begin again