"Yinran, I won't always like Cheng Kou, so are you willing to wait for me?"
She once wanted very very much to believe this.
But the fact is, under the bed in the guest room of Lu Hanting's house, there was a notebook with Du Lanshan's name written on it.
She actually knew very well that Lu Hanting didn't like her, he was just giving them a possibility.
It's not that she doesn't believe him, but what's the use of having such trust without being put into practice
She liked Lu Hanting passionately and persistently, or it could be said that she loved him, but she did not understand his past and could not see through his future.
The moment she figured this out, she felt powerless. They were originally on different paths, so why should she force someone to walk with her
Lu Hanting came back from outside and politely knocked on the half-open door of the guest room. Shen Yinran was startled, grabbed the notebook on the table and put it back to its original place.
Just let it lie there quietly. As for the story behind it, she didn't want to explore it.
Although it was a little late, Shen Yinran responded and let Lu Hanting in.
He was holding a glass in his hand. It looked like a cup of hot water, but it was no longer steaming and there was a layer of mist on the wall of the glass.
Lu Hanting put it in Shen Yinran's hand and smiled gently: "I don't know when the kettle at home broke, and there is no ginger in the kitchen. I went to the next door to get a cup of hot water. Let's make do with it."
Shen Yinran looked up at him. His eyes were sincere and gentle, making people reluctant to look away.
The temperature from the palm of your hand is just right, not too hot, just right for eating.
Her heart seemed to be warmed by this series of actions.
At least he is a gentle person.
She lowered her eyes and drank the water clean.
The next day before work, Shen Yinran called Lu Hanting to ask for leave. Hearing this, he paused and asked with concern, "Are you sick?"
"No." Shen Yinran denied, but she couldn't hide her obvious nasal tone.
"You still say no." Lu Hanting generously approved the leave, and added at the end, "I'll come to see you after get off work."
Shen Yinran listened to the busy tone and had no way to refute the fact that she really didn't have a cold. She just cried for too long and looked sick.
She sighed, looked at the bluish sunlight outside the window, turned her head after a while, took out paper from the drawer, picked up a pen and started writing.
When it was completely dark, Lu Hanting really came. He parked the car downstairs and turned off the engine. Out of politeness, Lu Hanting half leaned on the car door and called her to say hello.
Shen Yinran didn't let him come up. She put on a coat, put the things she had written during the day in her pocket, and went downstairs in slippers.
Lu Hanting frowned when he saw her from a distance wearing only a nightgown and flip-flops. Good-looking people have privileges, and even actions like frowning can be more elegant than others.
Shen Yinran didn't give him a chance to speak and put something in his hand first.
The thing was thin, and it felt like nothing in the palm of his hand. However, Lu Hanting's brows furrowed even tighter, and even his face darkened.
He asked, "Resignation letter?"
Shen Yinran nodded generously and said, "Yes, I want to resign."
"Why?"
She made up a random excuse: "My parents are old and I want to go back to my hometown to take care of them." In fact, she has an older sister who stayed with her parents after getting married to take care of them nearby.
"What about us?" Lu Hanting straightened up and took a step forward in an oppressive manner.
Shen Yinran looked up at her, her eyes bright astonishingly bright, and she stood on tiptoe to kiss his cold, thin lips.
Lu Hanting was caught off guard by the kiss, and when he came to his senses, she had already pulled away.
"We—" Her cool fingertips slowly touched his heart, "I kissed you just now, how did you feel here?"
When her warm skin touched something cooler than her own body temperature, she felt a shiver. Lu Hanting endured the discomfort and looked at her calmly.
Shen Yinran has always been stubborn, and this was especially evident at this moment. Her eyes stared at him nakedly, as if demanding a real, genuine answer from him.
Finally, he avoided looking away and replied calmly, "No feeling."
This is the truth.
The truth always hurts the most.
"As expected..."
Her sigh-like sound reached his ears, and Lu Hanting had to turn his head again, and was immediately stunned.
At this time, she was still smiling, but unfortunately she was not as lively as usual, and her smile was pale and dazzling.
"This is the answer, Lu Hanting, I can't wait any longer."
After she said this, she turned around and walked forward without stopping, getting farther and farther away from him.
Finally, her figure disappeared from his sight.
Lu Hanting sat back in the car, without starting the car, and instead lit a cigarette.
Surrounded by smoke, his expression was indifferent and calm. He half-opened the window, and fresh air rushed into the car, replacing the smoke.
Lu Hanting turned on the ceiling light and used the dim light to open her resignation letter. There were not many words in it, and it just briefly explained the reason why she wanted to resign.
Lu Hanting looked at it for a long time, until one cigarette burned out, and then he lit up the second one.
Shen Yinran's handwriting is actually very beautiful. It was because of this that he recruited her into the student union.
It's a pity that such a beautiful handwriting is used to write such cold and cold words.
Of course, this is not the only pity.
Lu Hanting folded the letter and put it back into the envelope. He looked at the half cigarette left in his hand and put it out. Then he took out his lighter, lit a flame with a "click", picked up a corner of the letter and placed it on the flame.
Shen Yinran waited until the next day, but she didn't receive any news from Lu Hanting agreeing to her resignation. Instead, she received a transfer order just when she was about to get off work.
She called and there was a lot of noise on Lu Hanting's end. He said "sorry" and it took a while for the voices to quiet down.
Shen Yinran guessed that he had probably gone somewhere else, and the sound of his shallow breathing gently tapped on the microphone.
No one spoke, only the call timer was ticking up second by second. Lu Hanting suddenly chuckled and said, "Yinran, our friendship is always there, there's no need to be so reserved, right?"
"I submitted a resignation letter, why did it become a job transfer?"
"You are capable and can display your talents when you return to City S. I don't have to worry about us becoming competitors. This is a win-win situation." After a pause, Lu Hanting said, "Of course, your future work will not have any direct contact with me."
Having said that, Shen Yinran had no choice but to agree. She quickly tidied up her desk, checked out of the rented house, and went to the airport with her simple luggage.
Cheng Kou was staying at home to take care of her pregnancy, and Shen Yinran did not let her and Xia Linchen, who was also having difficulty, come to see her off, so only Lu Hanting showed up at the airport.
Before they parted, Lu Hanting took the initiative to hug her.
The embrace was very warm. Shen Yinran curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled without any regrets.
Goodbye, the person I once loved.
A year later, Shen Yinran got married. She met the groom through a blind date. He was honest, family-oriented and loved his wife. Cheng Kou went to S City to attend the wedding and was sincerely happy for his friend's happiness.
Lu Hanting was not present, but asked Cheng Kou to bring a generous gift.
When Lu Hanting was 33 years old, he followed his family's wishes and married the daughter of an uncle. The girl was gentle and virtuous, a rare sight among girls from aristocratic families. The Lu family was very satisfied, and even Lu Hanting himself could not find any fault with her.
This time, Shen Yinran asked Xia Linchen to send a gift. When Lu Hanting saw this long-lost name, he thought of this little junior sister whom he might never see again in this life.
Shen Yinran and Cheng Kou have different personalities, but they are very similar in nature. They are both completely kind and somewhat simple girls, girls that he rationally shouldn't get close to, but he can't help wanting to get close to.
They were in the light, which he had once sneered at but secretly longed for in his heart.
Shen Yinran's love for him is pure, beautiful and very precious.
She deserves a peaceful, stable life.