Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Xie Xiao, You Were Part of My Entire Youth

Xie Xiao instantly lost interest in his computer, wanting to call Luo Yanran, but he was afraid her mother was still around.He could only reluctantly type, "Does my mother-in-law know? What did she say? Does she have a good impression of me?"

At this moment, Luo Yanran was lying on her bed, her mother had just left.

When she left, joy was on her face, "Honey, although I haven't met Xie Xiao yet, you've become a lot happier, and mom is really thankful to him. I hope you stay happy."

If it had been the old Luo Yanran, she would have found her mom's words cheesy and wouldn't really listen to her.

The Luo Yanran who seemed sensible and independent had a lot of resentment towards her parents before.

She didn't like her always busy parents.

From a young age, she felt they were not up to par, having children and then neglecting everything else.

This was too irresponsible towards their children.

So, when Luo Yanran was in junior high school, her dad teased her, "Does our Luo Luo want a little brother or sister?"

At that moment, Luo Yanran was angry about another broken promise.

She threw away the doll in her hand aggressively—it was a gift her mother had just brought back, a very exquisite and beautiful doll.

She glared at her parents with a cold face, "I don't want one! I don't want a child who would feel the same as me, having parents but feeling like having none!"

Then she cried and ran upstairs.

After that, the atmosphere in their house became very stiff.

To be precise, her parents began to tread carefully around her.

As Luo Yanran grew older, she realized her parents had actually helped many people.

Her mother frequently performed, mostly for charity shows, raising money for needy places.

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Her father was also busy, but he donated a significant amount of money the following year.

Luo Yanran understood the significance of their busyness.

However, there was still a thorn in her heart, and the distance between them and their parents continued to grow.

But since she had been with Xie Xiao, she had indeed changed a lot.

Xie Xiao was too gentle. He subtly permeated her life, then changed her view of some things.

He made her realize that reconciling with oneself was not as hard as it seemed.

Tenderness was all over Luo Yanran's face as she finally dialed Xie Xiao's number.

Xie Xiao, who had been really anxious waiting for her reply, didn't hesitate to answer as soon as he saw her call, "Ranran..."

Her voice came through with a hint of laughter, "Are you nervous?"

"Of course," Xie Xiao sighed, "My heart is racing late at night, don't keep me in suspense."

Indeed, it was racing. His own parents clearly liked Luo Yanran, but what made Xie Xiao anxious was her parents' opinion of him. Read chapters at M V L

And he truly had not met Luo Yanran's parents yet.

"My mom will like you because you've changed me," Luo Yanran's voice was soft.

She looked at the gift on the desk that her mom had brought back for her, "I've had a really bad relationship with my parents, and after my grandparents passed away, it got even worse..."

Her voice carried an uncontrollable sadness.

Xie Xiao's mood also sank, not knowing what had happened, even unsure of how to start comforting her.

Yet Luo Yanran chuckled on the end, "Are you curious why I repeated a grade? There were actually many reasons, but the main one was an argument with my family."

Luo Yanran's voice was surprisingly light and breezy.

Her college entrance examination scores were actually not bad, but Luo Yanran had an argument at home with her dad that year.

It was merely parents wanting to interfere with their child's choice of major.

Looking back now, it might not even be considered interference, but back then, Luo Yanran was unilaterally in opposition to her parents.

When her father offered suggestions, they were coldly rejected by Luo Yanran.

In some aspects, she was far from as mature as she appeared.

For example, she abruptly decided she would no longer learn to dance.

Likewise, the previous year she coldly said to her father, "What right do you have to dictate my life? You never bothered with me in the past decades!"

That statement now seems heart-wrenching.

So it seemed only natural for her to argue with her dad.

"Looking back, I think I was just too rebellious, and there were other reasons why I was already in a bad mood..."

"Do any of those reasons involve me?" Xie Xiao asked softly.

He held a pen in his hand, reflexively scribbling Luo Yanran's name on a piece of draft paper.

She laughed at that, "How narcissistic of you, but yes, you were indeed a part of it, Xie Xiao. Actually, you were involved in my whole youth, even though you didn't feel it at all."

The last sentence carried a slight complaint.

Xie Xiao's heart clenched sharply, his suspicions confirmed by her words. It really did involve him.

He took a deep breath, "Can you tell me because of what?"

"It was the night of the party after our college entrance exams; I saw you with Zhou Mianmian..."

Luo Yanran's voice sounded distant, as if those events were long past.

Yet it had only been a year.

Perhaps it was because the person she had long pined for now belonged to her?

The scenes she thought would be painful to recall seemed not so unspeakable anymore.

"That day, it seemed you two were out shopping, and I had just left another classmate who couldn't stand the smoking," she said softly.

"I saw her initiate holding your hand, and I saw you smile at her..."

Perhaps because of the alcohol she had drunk, that scene suddenly became glaringly vivid.

She heard Zhou Mianmian ask Xie Xiao, "Would you go to the same university as me, please? Although your grades are so good..."

Then Xie Xiao replied, "It's okay, I can go to the same university as you..."

"I was thinking, if you went to the same university as her, perhaps I would never see you again..." Luo Yanran's first choice had always been University B, inspired by a conversation she overheard between Lin Yu and him at the debate club.

The young man had boasted, "With my grades, of course I'll go to University B!"

Lin Yu had mocked him for being shameless.

Suddenly, the aimless found their direction.

But it seemed the person who had set her direction had changed his mind.

"I just thought, one more glance would be nice..." Luo Yanran laughed at herself. "Plus, after the fight with my dad, I just decided to retake the year. There's no special story, it all comes down to my own impulsiveness."

"But it's good that I had this impulse, Xie Xiao. I'm grateful for it because now I can finally go to the same university as you..."

Her tone was light.

Yet Xie Xiao felt a twinge of pain: no matter how nonchalantly she mentioned it, nothing could hide her initial hurt.

Xie Xiao said quietly, "I'm sorry."

For not being able to come back sooner, to be by your side.

I'm sorry.