Paris, France.
The handsome oriental young man spoke fluent French and patiently gave directions to tourists he met by chance.
Suddenly, a familiar singing voice came from behind.
It was a fountain square with a very French style. A girl with an oriental face was wearing a red dress, which was gorgeous but not tacky. She closed her eyes and sang loudly.
The sky was clear and blue, and the water from the fountain blew into his face with the wind.
He felt a little chilly, but was shocked by the beautiful sight before him.
The girl's ethereal singing voice was so penetrating that it touched the deepest part of his memory, those warm memories.
He couldn't help but listen to the song and gradually became absorbed in it.
When he came to his senses, the girl in the red dress was already standing in front of him, very close to him, looking him up and down.
She smiled at him, bright and flamboyant: "Hi, my name is Ye Qiduan."
"Oh, hello." Su Yan calmly took a small step back, keeping a certain distance from her.
Ye Qiduan seemed to notice his little action, but after smiling, he didn't care and asked, "What's your name?"
Su Yan looked at her strangely, his eyes distant: "We just met by chance, do we need to exchange names?"
"Originally, it's not necessary, but..." She deliberately kept it a secret, then said with a smile, "I like you, so I want to know your name, is that not okay?"
The logic seemed correct, but Su Yan didn't intend to pay attention to her. He turned around and walked towards the hotel.
The hotel where he stayed was not far from the square, only about fifteen minutes' walk away. He was alone when he went out, but he brought a little tail with him when he went back.
Ye Qiduan was really patient. She pestered him all the way and insisted on knowing his name.
Su Yan really didn't want her to follow him anymore, so he left two words and walked into the hotel lobby without looking back.
After telling him the name, Ye Qiduan really didn't continue to pester him, so he put this matter and this person behind him.
A few days later, in the evening, he was walking alone near the hotel. It was getting dark when he was on his way back. He put his hands in his pockets and was about to go back to the hotel when he heard a clear shout from behind: "Su Yan!"
Ye Qiduan suddenly came and tried to take his arm, but he dodged her.
She didn't feel embarrassed and followed him closely, as if she was obsessed with him.
Su Yan glanced at her indifferently, but Ye Qiduan still made a face at him.
As they walked past a corner where few people went, Ye Qiduan, who had been chattering nonstop, fell silent. A complex emotion flashed across her eyes, and she whispered, "I'm sorry."
Su Yan didn't hear clearly and subconsciously wanted her to repeat it.
The incident happened suddenly. Ye Qiduan grabbed Su Yan's arms and clothes and pushed him forward with force.
As a girl, she didn't have much strength in her hands, but with her full strength and Su Yan's unpreparedness, the two of them were two steps apart.
Su Yan staggered a step and left the blind spot of the north-south street. His vision suddenly opened up, and then he heard the sound of a sharp blade cutting through his skin.
At the same time, Ye Qiduan turned around and ran.
It turns out that when Ye Qiduan said she liked him, she meant that she liked him so much that he could be a scapegoat.
Su Yan covered the bleeding wound on his right waist, and the excellent adaptability he had developed since childhood helped him.
Fighting one against five, he naturally suffered some new injuries, and the other group was not having a good time either. Seeing that the situation was not right, they immediately evacuated.
Su Yan did not chase after him. The blood loss made him dizzy and he fell to the ground due to exhaustion.
In a daze, he recalled the first time he met the girl. At that time, Qin Su was sick and Qin Yue found the Cheng family.
He was also present at the last conversation, and after the two sides parted unhappily, he followed them as if possessed.
He stood at the corner of the stairs and heard Cheng Kou's still childish voice.
"Is that sister seriously ill? I'll give her half of my liver!"
It was this sentence that changed his life. His life took a turn from its originally predetermined trajectory and headed towards her direction.
As soon as he finished speaking, the red skirt fluttered past, and the bright color disappeared from his sight.
He couldn't see her appearance clearly, but he was impressed by the red dress she wore that day.
Qin Su still went to another world. Su Yan did not cry, but just hugged the heartbroken Qin Shan.
His background destined him to accomplish many things easily, and over time he felt that he was omnipotent. However, this was the first time he felt frustrated in the face of death.
One day after the funeral, Shen Wenzhou and Su Zhong mentioned that Qin Yue had once looked for relatives from Qin Su's mother's family, hoping to find a glimmer of hope for her.
Su Yan listened silently. His parents had already forgotten the name of the little girl from the Cheng family, but he was the only one who remembered it clearly in his heart.
Chengkou, the same as "kou" in "cardamom".
He would take a second look at anyone wearing red.
He thought he must be sick.
Only by finding the cause of the disease can we prescribe the right medicine.
He transferred to Mingyuan High School, a key high school in City C with a very high admission rate.
He didn't go out of his way to look for Cheng Kou, even though he knew she was in the class across the street.
The new classmates were very enthusiastic, even towards him who looked cold.
The arts committee member named Shen Yang said that she wanted to accompany him to pick up the school uniform, but he refused and went downstairs alone. When he returned, he heard people laughing and one of the girls had a particularly prominent voice.
At least for him.
At first he just recognized the voice, and then his eyes always followed her unconsciously.
She loved to laugh, and every time he saw her, she had a pair of beautiful eyes and eyebrows. Over time, when he looked at her again, he felt the long-lost warmth passing through his heart.
Because of Qin Su, his dead heart began to beat again, and he could truly feel that he was still alive.
He was also nervous when Cheng Kou asked him to borrow a book, so he had a cold face and didn't talk to her.
A long time later, when she complained to him that the textbook was too clean and she couldn't answer the questions, he regretted why he didn't have the habit of taking notes in the book so that he could help her.
It's not like he hadn't thought about taking the initiative to get to know her, but the rumors about her and another boy were still ringing in his ears, so he gave up the idea.
There are some things he can't control. He has his pride, so how could he possibly interfere with other people's feelings
Xia Linchen also came into his sight. The two of them were always inseparable. Wherever Cheng Kou was, there would be Xia Linchen.
Every time, he turned away indifferently.
During the basketball game, he was motivated by her wholehearted cheering.
I don't want to lose, but I don't want to lose to this person.
In every aspect.
Ten years passed in a flash, and he gradually got used to missing the girl occasionally.
Sometimes I would hear news about her that she was admitted to graduate school and after graduation she interned at a fairly large magazine.
She was going further and further on the career path he longed for, and getting better and better.
He was sincerely happy for her, but sometimes he also felt regretful that he had never said a word to her.
Qin Shan, his most beloved sister, is in trouble. There are many ways to solve it, but he wants to choose one that will solve it once and for all and give them both a new beginning.
There was nothing wrong with marrying Qin Shan. It didn't matter who he married, except for one woman in the world. Qin Shan was the best choice. She needed his help, and marrying him was the best solution. But for some reason, she didn't agree in the end.
He received a call from Qin Shan on the morning of work that day, and then lost his temper with her. He was not angry because of the embarrassment of being rejected, but because she refused to choose to live under the protection of her family. But at the same time, he was also relieved that the little sister who always followed him had finally grown up.
At the same time, he also clearly felt the relief in his heart.
And when he saw that name on the same day, he felt fortunate that he had no responsibility involved with Qin Shan.
At the same time, he also found it funny that when he was about to give up and marry another woman, she appeared again.
She appeared in his life again, like an extra chance given by God, and he wanted to seize it.
But there was still Xia Linchen between them.
Ten years have passed, and we are back to the starting point.
Cheng Kou misunderstood that he liked men and that Little Moyu was his son. He was angry at her for being so credulous, but was secretly delighted when he heard that there were more than just her and Xia Linchen living next door.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
He randomly came up with a set of so-called owners' conventions, which were full of loopholes and were enough to deceive Cheng Kou.
The hush money was a meal, and Cheng Kou took him through many twists and turns and finally brought him to a small restaurant deep in the alley.
He had never been here before, but since he was with Cheng Kou, it didn't matter where he was.
She likes spicy food, and he didn't say that he couldn't eat spicy food. He just secretly drank a lot of water when she wasn't paying attention.
Later, he was angry because she went on a blind date and kissed her in a fit of passion.
Cheng Kou did not refuse and responded to him.
He seemed to understand a little bit that Cheng Kou did have feelings for him.
And when Cheng Kou mustered up the courage to say in front of him that she had liked him ten years ago, he wanted to laugh at that moment.
He clearly felt the same as she did, but he wasted so many years.
Fortunately, it’s not too late.
Su Yan once told Qin Shan about his feelings for Cheng Kou, but Qin Shan never gave in to him and laughed at him for being stupid on the spot.
Su Yan nodded. It was indeed stupid not to pursue someone you liked.
Qin Shan asked him again: "So you must have this deadpan expression towards others normally, right?"
Su Yan thought about it and realized that their eyes did not meet very often, and long-term eye contact was even rarer, so usually she would quickly look away before he could react.
Qin Shan laughed so hard that he continued, "You always treat her with such a cold expression as if she owes you money. It's strange that she would pay attention to you."
Expression is one thing, and heartbeat is another.
Su Yan thought, he was probably split, otherwise how could he do it—
Indifferent on the surface, obsessed in secret.