After Five Years

It was evening time. The town looked very lively and cheerful. The bicycle, scooter, and some cars occupied the road. The children were playing in the playground. In this liveliness, a man sitting on his scooter was continuously using the horn. He seemed to be in his forties. The vehicle rider who was standing ahead glared at him. He glared back and accepted the fact that he will not be able to get out of this traffic in the near time.

He took his scooter in a street corner and locked it with the key. Putting the key back in his pocket, he raised his head and made his way ahead among the road full of cars, scooters, and bicycles. He seemed so energized that the way that usually was covered in half an hour, he covered it in twenty minutes.

When he finally reached his destination, his whole face was red and sweat was rolling down his temple.

In front of him, There was a large shop with a large board. The words written on it were ‘Sweet Escape’. Opening the door, the aroma of the delicious food invaded his nostrils. A large number of customers were inside the restaurant eating food with relish. He swallowed down his saliva and went inside further in the direction of the kitchen. A man was sitting on the way to stop someone unfamiliar to come inside. He seems to know him and nodded at him.

Seeing a waiter, he impatiently asked him.

“Where is the owner of this restaurant?”

The waiter looked at him skeptically but raised his chin to indicate the direction. Ignoring his rudeness, the man went in the direction he pointed. He soon found the person he was searching for. With a wide smile on his face, he shouted

“Sister Qianru”

Lin Qianru turned around. She looked younger than her age. Since she was cooking, there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. She looked confused on suddenly seeing the man.

“Brother Zhifan, what are you doing here? Is there any letter for me?”

This was the only thing she could think unless he came to have a meal in the restaurant. But then he would have sat outside instead of coming here. The thought that there was a letter for her brought hope in her heart. But would they write to her? Especially after what she had done.

Sure enough, the letter was from someone else.

“Sister Qianru, I am here to get a treat from you. You know…. Our Mo Roulan got the first position in the College entrance examination. Hahaa..”

Stunned Lin Qianru took a second to let his words sink down in her mind and then she screamed like a child with happiness.

” My daughter topped the entrance exam. My daughter…”

All the waiters and waitresses looked towards her with a smile and congratulated her. Qiu Zhifan took out a letter from his pocket and passed it to her. With trembling hands, she opened it and read it again and again. Tears of happiness flowed out through her eyes.

Then she stuck it with her chest and took a deep breath as if to calm down herself. Then she called a waitress asked her to serve the best dishes of her restaurant for Qiu Zhifan. She also asked them to not take even a penny from him and serve whatever he wants to eat. Suddenly she murmured

” Roulan, I need to inform her. She worked so hard for this exam.”

While the subject of her happiness that is our Mo Roulan was in a different situation at this moment.

Outside a big library, a young boy was kneeling on her knees. He has a bouquet of red roses in his hand. In front of him stood none other than Mo Roulan with a dumbfounded reaction. Even in the simple pants and shirt, she looked very beautiful. The girl who was standing behind Mo Roulan snickered at her reaction. She told Mo Roulan many times that the boy Liu Sheng likes her but she decisively refused it and said that it was her illusion.

“Mo Roulan, I like you a lot. I hope that you can accept my feelings and become my girlfriend. I promise that I will always treat you well and …love you.”

The last sentence made his ears red. His eyes were filled with love and nervousness. His words seemed very sincere. But the thing was that it didn’t shake Mo Roulan’s heart. They just passed through her ears. She knew the answer she was going to give.

” I respect your feelings but I can’t accept them. I’m Sorry. I hope you can find a girl to your liking in the future who loves you a lot.”

Li Sheng lowered his head in disappointment. A layer of tears emerged but he blinked his eyes furiously to hide them. Lifting his head, he looked at Mo Roulan with a small smile.

” It’s okay. It is not your fault. You don’t need to feel bad.”

He stood up and turned around to walk away from there.

Mo Roulan looked at his back with a complex expression.

In fact, she was scared to disappoint him. Because she had also been at the same place once in her past life. She had also kneeled down like this in front of the man she had loved. The difference was that she had not accepted the rejection nicely like him. She became more desperate to hold that so-called love like she could not breathe without it and then….

Her trance was broken when her friend, Qin Nuan tapped her shoulder. She turned around to look at her. In reply, Qin Siran mischievously wiggled her eyebrows at her.

” Haven’t I told you already that Li Sheng likes you? But you..you never agreed.”

Mo Roulan rolled her eyes at her best friend. She was about to reply when her phone started to ring. When she saw that it was her mother who was calling, she hurriedly connected the call with a frown.

“Mom, what hap…..”

Mo Roulan didn’t complete her sentence because it seemed like her mother cut her off and started talking. A few seconds after a wide smile made her lips curve upwards.

Hanging up the phone, she looked at the sky. The sun was about to set. Her heart that was feeling low because of remembering those memories was now peaceful and happy.

‘Who said that only love can make you happy? I can live without it very happily.’