Chapter 49: The truth is revealed and nowhere to go
Fang Yuan opened the personnel file of Zhuomei Shopping Center with full of doubts. As soon as his eyes fell on the first page, his expression was like the changing sky, and his shock was no less than Su Ran's when he first saw him.
Yan Yan, who was beside him, noticed Fang Yuan's abnormality and asked softly, "What's wrong?" Then she also cast her eyes on the file. She was so shocked that she quickly covered her mouth and stared at Su Ran with wide eyes. After a long while, she said, "Oh my God, the CEO of Zhuomei Shopping Center is your girlfriend? This is too outrageous. Am I hallucinating?"
Fang Yuan put down the file and looked at Su Ran with the same astonishment as Yan Yan: "Su Ran, what's going on? I've never heard you mention Xu Tianna as Zhuomei's CEO before."
"I only found out after reading this personnel file this morning. Like you, I feel like I'm dreaming." Su Ran explained helplessly.
Fang Yuan and Yan Yan looked at each other, still looking shocked, and asked in unison: "How did you meet her?"
"Remember I told you that the old house I lived in was bought by a woman who drove a luxury car?" Su Ran said.
"Yes, you did." Fang Yuan replied.
"That woman is Xu Tianna, and that's how we met." Su Ran continued.
Fang Yuan nodded, as if he suddenly thought of the key point, staring at Su Ran with a sharp gaze: "In less than a month, she became your girlfriend?"
Su Ran still wanted to cover up: "There's nothing I can do, fate is here and I can't stop it."
"Zhuomei's CEO was pursued by you, Su Ran, in less than a month? Even novels don't dare to write this!" Fang Yuan said in disbelief.
Yan Yan also echoed: "When you introduced Xu Tianna to us at the beginning, we all thought you had been dating for a long time, but just kept it a secret from us. I didn't expect that you had only known each other for less than a month. Su Ran, your ability to pick up girls is really the best."
"Can you two stop talking to me in such a sarcastic way?" Su Ran finished, glaring at them.
Fang Yuan and Yan Yan asked in unison: "Then tell me the truth, what is your relationship with Xu Tianna?"
Su Ran knew that the moment he showed Xu Tianna's file to Fang Yuan, the truth was doomed to be revealed. Who would believe that the CEO of a top shopping mall would fall in love with an ordinary clerk? It was all fate that made Xu Tianna the CEO of Zhuomei. Even if she was the daughter of a small township enterprise owner, or had a mediocre background, she would not have fallen into such an embarrassing situation of being exposed now.
After a while, Su Ran impatiently said to Fang Yuan and Yan Yan who were staring at her: "Don't look at me like you're interrogating a criminal. Isn't it okay for me to say it?"
"Hurry up, if you don't say it, we won't be polite to you." Yan Yan raised her fist and pretended to threaten.
Su Ran lay on his back on the chair, looking at the ceiling, and said with a determined heart: "She is not my girlfriend. That day at your wedding, I felt empty inside, so I called Xu Tianna and lied to her that I would treat her to dinner, and tricked her into attending the wedding banquet. As a result, when I met Lin Yue, I impulsively said that she was my girlfriend, and then I could only cover it up with one lie after another until you all believed it."
"Oh my God, Su Ran, does this mean that you still can't forget Lin Yue?" Yan Yan asked in surprise, regardless of the other people in the restaurant.
"Fang Yuan, give your wife an injection of tranquilizer quickly, it's too noisy." Su Ran teased calmly.
Fang Yuan gave Yan Yan a look, signaling her to be quiet. Yan Yan looked at Su Ran embarrassedly, then shut up, leaving the space for communication to Su Ran and Fang Yuan.
After a moment of silence, Fang Yuan said to Su Ran: "Su Ran, why do you use such a childish method to deceive yourself?"
Su Ran smiled bitterly and said: "Childish? I just want to make myself feel better, and make Lin Yue and Lu Chen feel less awkward. At least we can talk to each other like friends."
Fang Yuan sighed and fell silent. The most helpless thing in this world is the love between men and women. It is difficult to control the coming and going, and no one can save the past of Su Ran and Lin Yue. Fang Yuan chose to remain silent because he knew this truth.
Su Ran was also silent, his heart was full of helplessness and sadness, but he could not find a boat that could take him away from the sea of suffering on this late autumn night. He could only suppress his inner desire, his soul wandering in pain, looking anxiously at the future.
After dinner, Su Ran walked alone on the street. Although he was not in a state of despair, he did have the idea of leaving the city. In fact, he had thought about leaving a long time ago. This city had carried his fantasy for two years and also exhausted him for two years.
In countless sleepless nights, Su Ran fantasized that Lin Yue could come back to him, but the fantasy was shattered again and again, and he became more and more tired. Now Lin Yue has someone in her heart. The moment Lu Chen put on the engagement necklace for her, Su Ran was already sober.
He really wanted to leave all his fantasies, loss and loneliness in this city, and then leave freely, let the cold autumn wind blow it all away, and have nothing to do with him from then on, how refreshing it would be.
Su Ran wanted to leave and return to his hometown where he grew up. When it was cold, he had a sweater knitted by his mother, and when it was hot, he had herbal tea brewed by his stepfather. But he couldn't leave this city, and his soul had already taken root here. There is a guitar playing loneliness, an empty city full of memories, and an old house that once brought him comfort.
Su Ran sat on a bench at the bus stop, looking blankly at the buses carrying passengers to every corner of the city, but he seemed to have nowhere to rely on this night.
The last No. 32 bus slowly stopped at the platform. Su Ran woke up from his dream, hurriedly got on the bus, and threw in a coin. At this moment, he had the identity of a "passenger". This night, he will follow this No. 32 bus, cross six streets, and return to the old house.
Subconsciously, Su Ran didn't want to leave the old house, so this morning, he ventured into Xu Tianna's room, found a bunch of house keys, and naively thought that Xu Tianna would never come back.
Su Ran took out the key to open the door, but heard the sound of washing in the bathroom. He looked at the shoe rack, there was a pair of Chanel crystal sequined women's leather shoes on it, there was no doubt that Xu Tianna was back.
Su Ran stood quietly at the door of the bathroom, looking at Xu Tianna who was washing, and suddenly said: "You're back."
Xu Tianna didn't seem to be scared, maybe she had heard the door open a long time ago, but she ignored Su Ran, probably still angry at his rogue behavior yesterday.
"Did you rinse your mouth just now?" Su Ran asked again.
Xu Tianna subconsciously glanced at her toothbrush and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"I got up late this morning and didn't have time to buy toiletries, so I used yours." Su Ran replied.
Xu Tianna's expression became complicated in an instant, and her breathing became rapid: "You..."
"You left so decisively yesterday, I thought you wouldn't come back, otherwise I would definitely tell you in advance, or buy you a new one." Su Ran explained.
Xu Tianna's face showed a disgusted expression as if she saw a cockroach, and she angrily said, "Are you disgusting!"
"You are so beautiful, how can I feel disgusted? Just use it." Su Ran told the truth. In his opinion, this was just a trivial matter. It was common for brothers to share a cigarette in college. In comparison, using a toothbrush used by a beautiful woman was nothing. Besides, he originally planned to buy Xu Tianna a new one, who would have thought that she would come back tonight.
"I mean your behavior is disgusting!" Xu Tianna said angrily.
Su Ran looked innocent: "I don't feel disgusted when I use your toothbrush, don't worry."
Xu Tianna became even more angry, and threw the toothbrush, towel and even cosmetics into the trash can. She walked to Su Ran who was blocking the bathroom door, pushed him hard, and cursed for the first time: "Get out!"
Su Ran grabbed Xu Tianna and pretended to be enlightened: "Oh... So I used your toothbrush, and you think it's disgusting. Your ability to express yourself is really terrible, and it's hard to understand."
Xu Tianna struggled to break free from Su Ran's hand and glared at him: "Su Ran, don't make trouble here. How can you use my things casually? Do you have any basic respect?"
Seeing that Xu Tianna was really angry, Su Ran also put away his playful attitude and said seriously: "Xu Tianna, I know it's wrong for me to do this, but I really didn't mean to offend you. Today's situation is special. I really have nowhere to go and I'm in a hurry to go to work, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
Xu Tianna snorted coldly: "You always have a reason. You Do you think this is your home? You can do whatever you want? "
Su Ran sighed helplessly: "I know this is not my home, but I have lived in this house for more than two years, and I have some feelings for it. And I am also trying to find a house, but I haven't found a suitable one yet."
Xu Tianna looked at Su Ran, and the anger in her eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a trace of helplessness: "You can't go on like this. You have to solve your accommodation problem as soon as possible, and you can't always rely on others."
Su Ran nodded: "I know, I will as soon as possible. I'm sorry about what happened today."
Xu Tianna didn't say anything else, turned and walked into her room, and closed the door with a "bang". Su Ran stood there, with mixed feelings in his heart. He knew that his relationship with Xu Tianna had become more complicated, and his life in this city was still full of uncertainty. He didn't know how to face Xu Tianna tomorrow, nor did he know whether he could cope with the challenge that Zhuomei was about to launch at work. Everything was like a fog, waiting for him to clear it.