The entire way to the hotel entrance was smooth sailing. A light rain began to fall from the sky, and An Ran who was wearing only a long skirt felt the cold chill in the air.
Su Luo Chen's assistant walked up to the car door and opened it, holding up an umbrella. An Ran walked out of the car and took two steps forward. A shirt was draped over her shoulders and the familiar scent of perfume drifted to the tip of her nose. An Ran's heart, like her body, suddenly felt warm.
Unfortunately, this dress still had to be draped over the shoulders of other women and no longer belonged to her.
Su Luo Chen looked at the dazed An Ran, and furrowed his brows once more. What was wrong with this girl? The two families were waiting inside. Without hesitation, he took her by the hand and led her into the hotel.
When they finally reached the private box, An Ran got rid of Su Luo Chen's hand and stood beside his parents.
Many times along the way, she had wanted to throw herself at him and act like a spoiled child, but she had resisted. The closer they wanted to be, the more afraid they were to be.
An Ran's parents were both overseas Chinese and had settled abroad for a long time. His younger brother, An Ziyu, also lived abroad with her parents and had come back together with them.
Back then, when the family was preparing to emigrate, they had planned to bring An Ran away as well. However, at that time, she just stuck to Su Luo Chen and refused to leave. In the end, she had no choice but to leave, and An Ran stayed in Su Luo Chen's villa.
Now that Su Luo Chen was going to get married and An Ran had grown up, the two of them would eventually have their own lives. Therefore, the purpose of An Ran's parents coming back this time was to bring her away.
The two families had a good relationship to begin with, and this time, their meeting sounded very friendly. An's mother's tone was filled with gratitude, "We were not here all these years, thanks to you taking care of An Ran, we have caused you trouble!"
An Ran stood at the back and did not say a word as she secretly glanced at Su Luo Chen who was standing at the window. Her face did not reveal any obvious expression, but her gently knitted eyebrows unintentionally exposed the panic in her heart.
"There's no trouble!" Our two families are like a family, the An Ran is our daughter, "the Su's mother laughed as he replied," Moreover, the An Ran has always been very obedient, especially listening to Luo Chen's words. "
An Ran's heart trembled when she heard Su's mother's words, and she hurriedly covered it up. "That was when I was young! I've grown up now, and I only listen to my own words! "
Her voice was thick with childishness, and the way she deliberately concealed it made both families laugh uncontrollably.
Su Luo Chen, who was standing in front of the window, had his back facing An Ran and the corner of his mouth twitched a few times.
An Ran hadn't seen her parents for a long time now, and when she saw the happy smile on her parents' face, she was very happy in her heart. She scratched the hair of An Ziyu, who was sitting beside her, "Little guy, speak! Don't you know your sister? "
An Ziyu dodged the hand on his head that was causing trouble, narrowed his eyes at her, and replied with a very lazy voice, "I know," and then added in a low voice, "Idiot sis!"
"Hey —" The An Ran slapped the back of An Ziyu's head as he said angrily, "Isn't your answer a little too perfunctory? "He has no sincerity at all!"
"Everyone has their ways of coming and going. Sometimes, one has no choice but to hide their tears and let go, even though one's heart can't bear it." An Ziyu coughed lightly, and his expression immediately became serious, "Idiot sis, what do you think about this?"
An Ran was shocked when she suddenly saw An Ziyu approaching, then his words were deeply ingrained in her heart. She did not think that this little brother that she had not seen for a long time, was actually the person who understood her feelings the most.
After staring blankly for a while, An Ran suddenly bared her fangs and brandished her claws as she punched An Ziyu a few times.
An Ziyu cried out in alarm, running away while shouting for help. He said that he would ignore this big sister who was using brute force without saying a word.
Seeing the siblings disregarding their image, the two families laughed. These two hadn't seen each other for years, but once they saw each other, they started fighting. This made everyone unable to hold back their laughter.
An's mother reprimanded An Ziyu a little and explained to everyone, "This child has been infatuated with romance novels. He would say a few unfathomable things every now and then, and isn't afraid of being laughed at!"
Su's mother shook his head, "No one is laughing! Zi Yu is truly talented, and will definitely shine even more in the future. "
"It's aunty who is wise!" An Ziyu humphed in a serious manner, indicating that he was actually very powerful, and that it was best not to underestimate him!
Su Luo Chen liked being quiet, so he did not participate in the discussion between the two families. He turned around and leaned on the window;
This little girl had been with him for so many years, but he had never been tired of her. He had looked at this little face countless times, but still felt that it was never enough.
Knock knock knock knock knock. The door was opened and a woman walked in. "Sorry, uncle and aunt, I'm late …"
Su Luo Chen, who was staring at An Ran, suddenly realized that An Ran's hands were trembling a little as she clenched the cup even more tightly.
Su Luo Chen moved his gaze, looking at the well-dressed and decently dressed Qin Qi, he walked over and introduced her to everyone, "She is my fiancee, Qin Qi. Everyone should have seen her before."
The An's mother laughed, "We have met. We saw it all at the engagement banquet that day."
After everyone exchanged a few words of greeting, Qin Qi naturally sat next to Su Luo Chen. The atmosphere was harmonious, and only the An Ran still had not raised her head, as she only stared at her own finger in a daze.
When most of the banquets between the two families were held, the topic finally shifted to An Ran.
An's mother saw that An Ran was not paying attention to everything, and asked worriedly, "An Ran, do you have someone you like now? Why is my mind always wandering? "If you meet someone who's satisfied, bring him here so that Mom can have a look."
The others also looked at An Ran, waiting for her to speak.
Su Luo Chen thought about how An Ran had been soulless for the past few days, as if there were many secrets hidden in his heart. Maybe he really did meet someone he liked, and only the word "love" could cause such a huge change in an instant.
An Ran raised her head, looking at the looks of anticipation in everyone's eyes, but her heart suddenly calmed down, "I'm waiting for someone who will make me fall. When he appears, I'll definitely bring him to everyone to see."
However, only she knew that person would forever be an illusion and would never appear. No one could take over the position that the Brother Chen had in her heart, and there would never be one.
After the family banquet ended, Su Luo Chen's driver was in charge of bringing the entire family of An Ran back.
Su Luo Chen stood beside the carriage and instructed the driver, "Be careful on the road, you must be careful." The driver quickly nodded in response.
The An Ran in the carriage sat beside her parents and brother, deliberately avoiding Su Luo Chen's gaze and never raising his head. Her reaction made the haze in Su Luo Chen's heart grow even heavier.
Su Luo Chen watched as the carriage slowly drove away, the words of the An Ran resounding in his ears: She's waiting for someone to appear, she's waiting …
"Sometimes, I really wish that I would be the An Ran. Regardless of whether you love her or not, she will always have a place in your heart, and no one can take her place." Qin Qi walked over and stood beside Su Luo Chen.