Chapter 64: Return (Part 3)
Zhou Chongwen was stunned, and then he understood what Su Luo meant. His face turned red, and he quickly said to Gan Lin: "I said I wanted to see your father to persuade him to marry you to the person you like. I didn't mean anything else."
Gan Lin's face turned even redder. She lowered her eyes and dared not look at him. She twisted her fingers, "The person Linlin likes... is Brother Zhou. Didn't Brother Zhou say... that he likes Linlin too?"
Su Luo's face turned even darker, and she killed Zhou Chongwen with her eyes. She turned around and lifted the curtain to go out. Zhou Chongwen quickly held her back, "Luo'er, don't get me wrong... I just said she was cute, I didn't..."
In fact, Su Luo didn't believe that with Zhou Chongwen's personality, he would say "I like" a girl he had only known for more than a month. It was just that he was too vulgar. It didn't take him long to come up with a cheesy love story of a crazy man and a resentful woman. It seemed that pretty boys did have advantages in this regard.
The two of them were arguing with each other, and Gan Lin also noticed something was going on. Her face gradually turned pale, and she lowered her head, pursed her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Brother Zhou... don't you like Linlin?"
"Of course not." This guy seemed to have never dealt with such a situation before, and was a little confused. "Linlin is so cute, there must be a lot of people who like you, but my liking for you is different from what you said, it's... it's..."
After a long time of talking, Gan Lin still couldn't make it clear. Hope rekindled in Gan Lin's eyes, and she looked at Zhou Chongwen expectantly. Su Luo became even more impatient. She didn't appreciate this kind of innocent young lady's first love. How long have they known each other? More than a month, and she has reached the point where she will not marry anyone but you? And this unlucky Zhou Si, no matter how you look at him, he looks like the male protagonist of a third-rate romance novel. He doesn't want to hurt this one, and doesn't want to ignore that one, but in the end, he gets entangled in several love affairs, and he still shouts that he is wronged. Shameless!
"He only likes you like a sister, not like someone who wants to marry you, do you understand?" Su Luo still couldn't help herself. Every time she saw this kind of plot in a TV series, she wanted to strangle the male lead to death, and then she wanted to strangle the female supporting role to death. She had no understanding at all. Couldn't she see that they were already being forced?
Gan Lin was obviously still unwilling to believe it. She kept looking at Zhou Chongwen, waiting for his final conclusion.
Seeing Zhou Chongwen's embarrassed expression, Su Luo was too lazy to watch any more. From this point of view, Yun Lang was the best. He said yes or no, and he would never play tricks. She went out and sat next to Yun Lang to sulk. Yun Lang was absent-minded and didn't notice her abnormality. After a while, Su Luo saw Hummer kicking the horse's butt left and right, busy and happy, and couldn't help but curious about this new way of driving. Hummer explained that during the horse race just now, Yun Lang threw away the whip, so now he can only move by foot.
She was really worried about both of them. The two working horses were obviously not satisfied with this driving method. They felt that it insulted their "horses". They either ran off the track or stopped to rest in protest. She didn't know when they would reach their lodging at this speed.
After a long time, Yun Lang finally jumped out of his world. He was shocked to see Su Luo and asked, "What are you doing out here? It's cold, go back home!"
Su Luo didn't want to go back to see the two people entangled, so she curled up her legs, rested her chin on her knees and kept silent. Yun Lang raised his eyebrows and put his ear into the car, but withdrew it after a while, and said in boredom, "Let's go back, I have explained everything."
Su Luo went back reluctantly. When she entered the carriage, she saw Gan Lin's eyes were red, probably because she had been crying. Zhou Chongwen sat aside, at a loss. He was relieved to see Su Luo come in, and pushed her to sit next to Gan Lin, and sat outside himself.
Su Luo looked at Gan Lin eagerly, not knowing what to say. The awkward atmosphere lasted until the evening. With the full force of the Hummer, they finally arrived at the small town where they were staying. They thought that after a night, everyone would calm down and everything would be fine the next day. But who would have thought that when they woke up the next day, they would find that someone was missing, needless to say, Gan Lin was missing.
The waiter happened to appear at this time and said that the girl who was with you left early in the morning and said that she didn't need you to see her off and was going to her aunt's house by herself.
It was normal to leave without saying goodbye after a setback in love. Su Luo was not too worried. It was only two days' journey from here to Fengyang, so there shouldn't be any problem. However, Zhou Chongwen was extremely worried. He said that this place was unsafe, and that Gan Lin was young and needed someone to take care of her. In a word, he probably felt a little guilty, thinking that he had hurt the pure heart of a pure girl.
This plot is really getting more and more vulgar. Su Luo rolled her eyes and said, "Why don't you go find her? Send her home safely and then become a son-in-law or something like that." This guy actually packed his things and told Su Luo, "You guys go first. I'll go to Fengyang to see. If Gan Lin really arrived at her aunt's house safely, there's no need to worry."
Su Luo was furious and said loudly that she was not a three-year-old child. If she dared to send the servants to follow us everywhere, she could go home safely by herself. She was very strong inside and did not need your comfort!
Zhou Chongwen said, "How do you know she is strong? She is still a child."
"People who lack maternal love are strong inside! That's how I got through it!" At the end, Su Luo didn't know what he was angry about.
Yunlang pointed at Su Luo and said, "You are wrong to say that. Aunt Su treats you well."
Zhou Chongwen knew that Su Luo had nothing to do with the Su family. Hearing her say that, he thought that she must have had a sad past. He couldn't help but feel distressed, but he was even more worried about Gan Lin. He had to go to Fengyang this time. Su Luo stared at him, said "whatever", and turned around to ask the Hummer to go out and harness the car.
Zhou Chongwen left anyway, saying goodbye to them at the fork in the road leading to Fengyang. Su Luo did not come out of the carriage, and Zhou Chongwen stood outside the carriage and whispered, "Gan Lin's father originally wanted her to participate in this year's selection, but she pretended to be sick to avoid it. Then he wanted to marry her to the son of the local county magistrate. She didn't want to get married, so she wanted to go to her aunt's house to take shelter. She happened to meet me, but she might not really want to marry me, but the good feelings she had over the past few days made her think that I could be her lifeline."
Su Luo didn't want to answer. She waited for a while, and when she heard no movement outside, she thought he had left. She lifted the car curtain and saw that he was still outside. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She pouted and said, "You think you understand. Why do you still want to go? It's such a long road. Are you afraid that she will get lost?"
In fact, considering Su Luo's current status, this statement was without any basis and even carried a bit of sourness. Zhou Chongwen was very happy to see Su Luo show up, and sighed softly, "I just thought of Miss Xie. She also obeyed her parents' orders to participate in the selection. Her future is no longer under her control."
Su Luo snorted, "Yes, if she didn't go, she would have been Mrs. Zhou by now."
Zhou Chongwen was embarrassed for a moment. "I just think that Gan Lin is such a naive girl. I don't want her to follow the same path as me. At the very least, I want her to make her own choices instead of unwillingly succumbing to her father's pressure."
"So you want to persuade his father?" Su Luo really didn't know what to say to him, "There are so many girls who obeyed their parents' orders to marry strangers. Are you going to help them pursue happiness one by one?"
"At least fight back so she won't have any regrets."
"You are so great!" Su Luo threw down the car curtains, knocked on the car and shouted, "Go away, go away, don't let me see this guy again."
After receiving the order, the Hummer waved the whip he had just bought from the market, and with a "snap", he left Zhou Chongwen far behind the car.
Su Luo was very upset, so she quietly lifted the car window curtain and looked back. She saw that the guy was still in a daze and it took him a long time to remember to wave goodbye. Seeing him all alone, Su Luo felt sad and almost wanted to turn around and go to Fengyang with him. However, she was unwilling to do so and felt even more depressed.
Yun Lang lifted the curtain and sat in. Seeing Su Luo looking a little uncomfortable, he turned around and wanted to leave, but finally sat next to Su Luo. Su Luo asked sullenly, "Why are you walking around?"
"If it were me, you wouldn't be so angry, right?"
Su Luo was stunned, "What?"
Yun Lang curled his lips, "If I were to leave you for some girl, you wouldn't be so angry, right?"
Why is this question so awkward? Su Luo said sternly, "First, that guy didn't 'leave me'. I haven't been with him yet. Second, I'm angry because I hate his self-righteous sentiments. It's not what you think!"
"You know it in your heart if it's different."
Yun Lang threw down a sentence and sat outside again, leaving Su Luo in a daze.
She actually has feelings for Zhou Chongwen... right?
Due to the sharp drop in the number of people returning, the atmosphere was less lively and time seemed longer. Yun Lang seemed to be thinking about something the whole day and even looked a little depressed. Without his playfulness, Su Luo almost got sick from the more than ten days of journey.
She figured out Yun Lang's problem. If it was Yun Lang , she wouldn't be so angry. Although both of them showed affection to her and she was not averse to both of them, she did have a deeper relationship with Zhou Chongwen. But this was not the only reason. Compared with Zhou Chongwen, Yun Lang was more independent and strong. Although he laughed all day long, he knew how to protect his heart better and would not lose his direction because of a moment of weakness. So Su Luo would be more worried about Zhou Chongwen.
When Su Luo told Yun Lang these words, Yun Lang didn't say anything for a long time. Su Luo smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Are you shocked or are you surprised that I actually know you?"
Yunlang admits that there are both, but the latter accounts for a larger proportion.
Su Luo leaned her head against him and chuckled. She had not noticed it before, but the silence during this period made her feel that Yun Lang was actually the same kind of person as her. They would only talk about their own thoughts when they thought no one else could see them.
"Because... we are the same kind of people." She said, "I don't want others to show sympathy for my misfortune, I don't want others to think I am pitiful and extend a warm hand to me. I smile and tell others that I am living a good and happy life. I am not pretending to be strong, but I think I should handle my own troubles. There is no point in letting sympathy put myself in a more miserable situation." Su Luo turned her head to look at him, "Your childhood... was not very good, right?"
Yun Lang was silent for a long while before he hummed softly. The dim light in the carriage prevented Su Luo from seeing his expression. "For an orphan, staying alive is the most important thing."
One sentence is enough. Su Luo also doesn't like to talk about the past. However, unlike Yun Lang, he is a real orphan, while Su Luo has closed his heart and turned himself into an orphan.
"Strong on the outside, but lonely on the inside." Su Luo defined them both.
"Why?" In Yun Lang's opinion, Su Luo had no reason to be lonely.
"There are many reasons. Maybe I will tell you in the future." Su Luo raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. "Not now. I don't trust you very much yet."
Yun Lang smiled, a very understanding smile. Su Luo suddenly felt that Yun Lang had subconsciously understood her for a long time, so he looked at her differently. The attraction between creatures of the same species is always stronger.
Yun Lang suddenly grinned in a sly way and put his arm around Su Luo's shoulders, "While Lao Zhou is away, do you two lonely people want to get together?"
"How are we going to make it?" Su Luo glanced at him and asked tentatively about his future plans, "You're going to apply for military school and leave me at home for three years?"
Yun Lang was not surprised at all, and smiled a little scoundrelly, "Three years is still a good thing, it's better than being an old maid for the rest of your life."
Su Luo told him seriously: "I am very popular now."
Yun Lang's smile faded a little, "If you think Lao Zhou is not good, just wait for me to come back."
Su Luo rolled her eyes at him and stood up to go out for some fresh air, but Yun Lang pulled her back unexpectedly and hugged her from behind. His warm breath sprinkled on her neck, causing countless saliva to ooze out of her body.
"Actually..." He paused for a long time, "I really like you." After saying this, Yun Lang got up and left. He never came back until the evening when he was heard shouting, "Hometown, I'm back."
"Your hometown is really changeable." Su Luo lifted the car curtain and kicked him, then looked up at the faintly visible Zhuxian Town, feeling like it had been a long time since he had been there.
"Isn't your home my home?" Yun Lang snatched the whip from Hummer's hand with a grin, and whipped it with a loud "snapping" sound.
Su Luo smiled with relief and sat back in the car. If it was Zhou Chongwen, he would not be able to make a choice so readily. It seemed that one of her few admirers would be missing. Dreams were nothing!
