Marriage First, True Love Later Novel

The next day, by the time Anran had woken up, Su Yicheng had left already, and the other side of the bed was empty.

Anran lay on the bed, and, looking at the pillow on the other side, her face began to flush slightly. She thought that she would find it hard to get used to—hard to get used to sleeping in the arms of an unfamiliar man—but now it seems that this wasn’t the case at all. After all, she didn’t despise his embrace. In fact, being embraced by him brought her a sense of peace and tranquility that she had never experienced before.

After Anran finished her morning routine and opened the bedroom door, she smelled food cooking.

She turned her head to look toward the kitchen and saw Su Yicheng frying something with a pan while wearing an apron. Meanwhile, two slices of slightly burnt toast popped up from the toaster next to him. Anran stared at it, and without thinking, she walked toward the kitchen. Then, she saw that two poached eggs that appeared half-cooked were already placed on the counter. The egg yolk and the egg whites were clearly discernible from each other.

While Anran was still fixated by the eggs, Su Yicheng turned around with the saucepan in his hands and made eye contact with Anran. The corner of his mouth was curled up into a smile as he stated, “I see you have woken up just in time for breakfast.” Then, he poured the ham in the saucepan directly onto the plate.

“You…” Anran looked at him and opened her mouth to say something but didn’t know what to say.

“Do you want milk or juice?” Su Yicheng asked as he turned to take out the beverage from the refrigerator. Then he said, “How about milk, then? It’s better to drink milk in the morning.” Then, he turned around and caught Anran still staring at him. He asked in bewilderment, “What’s wrong?”

Anran shook her head, went around the kitchen wall, then sat down in front of the counter.

Su Yicheng passed her the warm milk, poured a glass of juice for himself, then sat across from her and handed the breakfast over to her while saying, “Taste it and see whether or not you like it.”

Anran nodded upon hearing him say this and bit into the poached egg. Then, she flashed a smile at him. “It’s delicious.”

Su Yicheng smiled as he took a piece of bread, bit into it, and washed it down with a mouthful of juice. “I’ll bring you to work after eating. Today I’m going to Qianxiantang and I probably won’t be able to make it back by tonight. You’ll be fine driving yourself back at night, right?”

Anran shot him a look and muttered with displeasure, “I’m not a kid.” She was 28 this year, and she had been heading to work by herself for more than six years, not to mention going home by herself!

Su Yicheng glanced at her, smiled, and took the keys out of his pocket, placing them on the counter. “This is the key to our home. I had it made yesterday, but I forgot to give it to you.”

Anran nodded, then took the key and put it into her pocket.

Having had eaten breakfast, Su Yicheng insisted on sending Anran to work. Anran couldn’t dissuade him, so she had no choice but to let him send her there. However, she made him drop her off when they were still a corner away from the company. She didn’t want to bump into anyone from the company because, if they were all as gossipy as Xiao Xiao, she would never hear the end of it.

What Anran didn’t expect was that Mo Fei would be standing there, waiting for her by the door of the company building. With his handsome face, perfect body ratio, and leaning slightly on his luxury car, Mo Fei captivated the attention of many young girls there—some from Anran’s company and some from other companies in the same building.

Anran always knew that Mo Fei was a handsome man. That was clear from the moment she had first entered college. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been known as T University’s school beau for four consecutive years, and Lin Li’s Cheng Xiang wouldn’t be lowered to the rank of second place. Anran admitted that she had also been infatuated with his handsome face for a long time, but this was also the very face that hurt her the most.

Anran took a deep breath. Meeting him, again and again, made her initial excitement change into feigned calmness, then to the current indifference that she felt for him. She had convinced herself that she had moved on from the man that she loved so deeply for 4 years, agonized over for 6 years, and had obsessed over for 10 years in total.

Now she started to see how problematic it was to stay friends with an ex after a breakup. She couldn’t see Mo Fei the same way she saw Lin Li, nor could she treat him like her colleague in the company. In the end, she had no choice but to treat him like a total stranger.

She took a deep breath and walked forward while keeping her eyes looking straight ahead. Her eyes didn’t land on him for a moment, not even 0.01 seconds. Since they couldn’t become the most beloved people to each other, nor did they want to become the most despised people to each other, perhaps becoming strangers was the best option for broken-up couples.

Mo Fei watched her pass in front of him without even glancing at him, and he felt his heart shatter into pieces like glass and fall to the ground.

“Anran.” He was unable to suppress the urge to reach out and grab her hand tightly as she passed by.

Anran didn’t turn around nor did she look at him, merely saying, “Please let go of me.” It was a tone reserved for strangers, and he couldn’t detect any ambivalent emotions from her tone.

“Anran, let’s talk. I have something to tell you.” He grabbed her hand even tighter now. He didn’t dare to let go of it. Although he knew he no longer had any right to hold her hand, he knew that if he let go of it at this moment, he would never be able to catch her again. The man yesterday appeared so outstanding that he made Mo Fei feel threatened.

Anran closed her eyes. She really had no intention for things to get too ugly. She took a deep breath, turned around, and tried to remain calm as she made eye contact with him, merely saying, “If you really have something to say, then say it out here, but please let go of my hand first.”

Mo Fei didn’t let go and looked at her earnestly, then said, “Let’s talk at another place.” He had something to tell her, but obviously this was not the right place since people came and went about.

“Sorry, but it’s time for me to start work,” Anran said without any expression and was about to snatch her hands away, but his grasp was too tight, and she couldn’t pull her hands out of his grasp. Anran was a little enraged now and looked at him furiously as she asked sharply, “What exactly do you want to do?!”

“I just want to talk to you.” Mo Fei looked her straight in the eye without letting go.

“Sister Gu?” Behind her, Ling Lin wore a new Chanel suit and carried a pink bag from the same collection. She looked at Anran and Mo Fei then smiled ambiguously. “Sister Gu, your boyfriend is so handsome.” She didn’t wait for Anran to confirm or deny it and turned her head to say hello to Mo Fei. “Hello, my name is Ling Ling, and I’m the intern for Sister Gu. ”

Mo Fei simply smiled at her but didn’t feel the need to explain. His hands still grasped Anran’s tightly. Today, he must clarify things with her, otherwise, he was afraid he would forever lose the chance.

“Ling Lin, please help me ask the director for an hour-long break.” After finishing talking to Ling Lin, Anran turned to Mo Fei and simply said, “The cafe across the road. I only have an hour.”