The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 72
byChapter 72
Things are different and people are not the same, everything is over. If you want to speak, shed tears first!
Lan Yuan couldn’t follow Shen Xian’s words, because Shen Xian was right and she couldn’t refute, her eyes were filled with tears.
When Chen Xian saw Lan Yuan crying silently, he didn’t want to talk any more and was about to leave, but Lan Yuan grabbed his sleeve——
“I owe you more than one cup of coffee, but I can start with one cup of coffee to make up for it.” Lan Yuan said softly and timidly.
Chen Xian lowered his eyes and saw the ring on Lan Yuan’s hand. It was not the one he had given as a gift, and felt that Lan Yuan’s move of pulling up his sleeve was even more ridiculous.
“Is Miss Lan trying to find something new again? Is she thinking of teasing again?” Chen Xian pushed Lan Yuan’s hand away and said coldly.
“No, I definitely don’t mean that now.” Lan Yuan quickly explained, looking at Shen Xian with a sad look in her eyes, and all the dirty words she had put on Shen Xian were thrown back.
“If Miss Lan doesn’t mean this, then I don’t understand. Do you want Hongxing to cheat on you now?” Shen Xian deliberately stared at the ring on Lan Yuan’s hand and said.
Lan Yuan noticed Shen Xian’s eyes and immediately put her hands into her coat pockets. She hated her status as a wife.
“I have no intention of provoking Hongxing to provoke you.” Lan Yuan explained.
Chen Xian couldn’t help but feel disappointed when he heard this sentence, and pretended to be indifferent.
“Is there a coffee shop in front of the school?” Shen Xian asked Lan Yuan in silence for a few seconds.
Lan Yuan didn’t want to provoke her, but Chen Xian planned to do the opposite.
“Yes!” Lan Yuan replied, “Just two hundred meters in front of the school.”
Shen Xian forced a smile and said, “Then Miss Lan, please lead the way.”
“Okay!” Lan Yuan agreed to Chen Xian with a bright smile.
After seven years, they finally walked side by side again, just like before, like a perfect couple.
But they no longer fight and fight on the road like before, talking to each other all the way.
The two chose a seat by the window and sat down. Shen Xian ordered American style, and Lan Yuan also ordered American style.
“Didn’t you not like coffee before?” Shen Xian asked.
“I love you now.” Lan Yuan replied nervously, crossing her fingers.
The table was too narrow and she was too close to Shen Xian. Lan Yuan could even see the pores on Shen Xian’s face and could clearly smell the perfume on Shen Xian’s body. After seven years, she still couldn’t help but feel moved.
“Mrs. Zhao, your coffee.” The waiter first handed a cup of coffee to American.
Lan Yuan is a regular customer, and the waiter is already familiar with her and knows that she is Mrs. Zhao Wencheng.
“My name is Miss Lan, and I will call her Miss Lan from now on!” Shen Xian corrected the waiter in a serious and even angry tone.
She doesn’t like Lan Yuan’s name taking her husband’s surname.
“Sorry, I’ll pay attention next time.” The waiter apologized to Shen Xian and handed her the cup of coffee that belonged to Shen Xian tremblingly.
Lan Yuan was very happy when she heard this——
Chen Xian is still the same Chen Xian, the same Chen Xian who respects women and does not allow anyone to treat women as subordinates of men.
“Have you and your husband been to this store?” Shen Xian took a sip of coffee and waited for the waiter to leave before speaking.
“I’ve been here a few times.” Lan Yuan said truthfully.
Zhao Wencheng brought her to this shop. The coffee was very good. Zhao Wencheng kept recommending it to her. Lan Yuan declined for a long time and finally came here reluctantly.
After hearing Lan Yuan’s frank answer, Chen Xian continued to remain silent and drank the coffee in a few gulps.
“I’m leaving, you can drink slowly.” Shen Xian took out his wallet, put the bills on the table, stood up and left.
“I’ll see you off.” Lan Yuan chased her out with her bag. She felt that Shen Xian was angry.
“That’s enough, Lan Yuan.”
Regardless of being in public, Shen Xian lost his temper and spoke loudly——
“Are you choosing this store to show off to me your happiness after marriage?”
“Are you trying to prove to me how right you were to abandon me?”
Shen Xian hated Lan Yuan for choosing this coffee shop. In Shen Xian’s eyes, Lan Yuan brought him here deliberately to humiliate him again!
“I didn’t, please listen to my explanation!” Lan Yuan just thought this coffee tasted good and thought Shen Xian would like it.
“Didn’t I tell you to wait for me to pick you up at the door after sending Awen to school?” Xu Ziyu said with a smile, calmly got out of the car and walked to Shen Xian.
“Let’s go!” Shen Xian said to Xu Ziyu, opened the car door and went in, ignoring Lan Yuan.
“Lan Yuan, I heard that your son and my daughter go to the same school. If you have time, you can bring your children to play.” Xu Ziyu said sarcastically to Lan Yuan.
Lan Yuan directly ignored Xu Ziyu and stared directly at Shen Xian’s profile in the car!
“Don’t be wishful thinking about things that don’t belong to you. Once you’re married, don’t eat what’s in the pot and think about what’s in the bowl.” Xu Ziyu said close to Lan Yuan’s ear. She clicked as many as possible, believing that Lan Yuan was a smart person.
“She doesn’t belong to me, and it doesn’t mean she belongs to you.” Lan Yuan said into Xu Ziyu’s ear, her words unforgiving.
“She does not belong to me, but we are closer than a family, and she especially likes my daughter.” Xu Ziyu deliberately showed off.
Lan Yuan lowered her head and could not refute. Although she knew that Shen Xian only had friendship with Xu Ziyu, she saw with her own eyes that Shen Xian regarded Du Wenshu as her own!
“Goodbye!” Xu Ziyu stopped talking to Lan Yuan, got in the car and asked the driver to drive away.
In the car——
“I’ll tell you the ugly words first, don’t let a good horse turn around!” Xu Ziyu knocked on Shen Xian’s head. She felt that Shen Xian would reveal his feelings if she was a second late.
“Sister Ziyu, don’t worry, Yuanyuan won’t want me. She and her husband have also been to the cafe she brought me to. They have a very good relationship.” Shen Xian laughed at himself, and his heart began to hurt again.
Xu Ziyu felt uncomfortable knowing that Shen Xian had not let go of Lan Yuan in the past seven years. She thought that time would make Shen Xian let go, but she did not expect that Shen Xian’s heart would only become heavier, and her bond with Lan Yuan would only increase.
“Have you taken any medicine? You only drink coffee and don’t eat anything in the morning. I’ll take you to dinner!” Xu Ziyu complained about Shen Xian, but his mouth was too sharp.
“Awen doesn’t eat breakfast well, and you don’t eat well either. The big one and the little one make me worry!”
Xu Ziyu played cards too late yesterday and didn’t get up to send her children to school. Shen Xian did it for her. When she woke up and asked the nanny, she found that both of them had gone out without eating.
“I bought a box of meat buns for Awen on the way, and she said she didn’t want to eat bread or milk.” Shen Xian explained that she still knew not to starve her children.
“Just spoil her!” Xu Ziyu said helplessly.
After finding a breakfast restaurant, Xu Ziyu forced Shen Xian to eat, and Shen Xian barely drank half a bowl of white porridge, and could no longer eat the rest.
Half an hour later, Xu Ziyu quickly reminded Shen Xian to take the medicine. After all, there was only half a liver left. If he didn’t take good care of himself, his life would be short.
Lan Yuan did not remain silent in her heartbreak. She found Li Fangqing and asked about Shen Xian. She wanted to know why Shen Xian came back and how long Shen Xian would stay here.
At a restaurant with Li Fangqing, they exchanged pleasantries before Lan Yuan got down to business.
“How did you meet Chen Xian?”
Li Fangqing has always been grateful to Lan Yuan. Lan Yuan has helped him build several orphanages over the years, so he knows everything about her, “I happened to meet Shen Xian on the ship back to England four years ago.”
“Chen Xian actually came to China four years ago, so has she returned to Jinling?” Lan Yuan always thought this was the first time Shen Xian came back in seven years!
If Shen Xian had returned to Jinling at that time, wouldn’t it be possible that they had passed each other four years ago.
“I have no way of knowing this. I only met her on the boat.” Li Fangqing said.
“But she was very ill at that time, and her overall condition was not very good. She felt like she had been through something.” Li Fangqing added.
How could he be so sick? Shen Xian should have graduated three years ago, and his smile was so bright in his graduation photo, so why was he sick again? Lan Yuan was worried.
“You guys should have a good relationship. You can pay more attention to her.” Li Fangqing remembered that Shen Xian had taught Lan Yuan how to play the piano.
“Okay, I will.” Lan Yuan dodged her eyes and said politely, “Then have you kept in touch since we met?”
“There is no contact. It was just a casual encounter on a boat four years ago. The relationship was very shallow at that time.” Li Fangqing explained.
“But -” Li Fangqing continued bluntly, “we became like-minded friends two years ago. At that time, I met her on the train to France. She and Lisa were on a charity tour, almost all over Europe.”
“There was a great economic crisis in Europe and a war broke out. They went around performing charity performances to raise funds to help displaced children. Later, I heard in the UK that the war was going on in China, so I invited them to come to charity performances to raise funds to fight against Japan, and they readily agreed.”
“Then are you going to go to other places to raise funds for charity performances?” Lan Yuan asked.
“We have performed in many places in Beijing and Tianjin, and the next stop is Yangzhou.” Li Fangqing took a bite of the food and continued, “We will leave tomorrow and take the train there.”
“How long will your charity performance last?” Lan Yuan asked, he needed to know how long Shen Xian could stay in the country.
“It will take at least four or five months. We have planned many places.” Li Fangqing thought for a while and answered.
After the meal was over, the two said goodbye to each other, but Li Fangqing suddenly stopped Lan Yuan——
“Miss Lan, this is a photo of Shen Xian four years ago. We took a group photo on the boat. I think you may need it.” Li Fangqing gave the photo hidden in her wallet to Lan Yuan. He felt that the two of them had an indescribable feeling.
“Can I take the liberty of asking you about your feelings for Teacher Shen?” Lan Yuan didn’t think that hiding a girl’s photo in her wallet was out of friendship.
“I liked her from the first sight in the orphanage many years ago, but she didn’t give me a chance, and I knew she didn’t like me, so it was good to just be friends.” Li Fangqing smiled with relief.
“Yeah, it’s not bad to be friends.” Lan Yuan sighed.
Now, she envied Xu Ziyu and Li Fangqing. They got out of their relationship in time and could occasionally chat with Shen Xian. Unlike herself, they could no longer talk to her quietly.
“Goodbye, Miss Lan. By the way, we will perform at Yangzhou Hotel at nine o’clock tomorrow night!”
After Li Fangqing said the last words, she put on her hat and left the hotel.
He knew that Lan Yuan was embarrassed to ask about the performance time, so he took the initiative to tell her.
Lan Yuan looked at Shen Xian in the photo. The gray-white Shen Xian had a thin face and dry eyes, like a piece of hay. What had she experienced?Lan Yuan is curious about the story behind it.
When Lan Yuan got home, she started packing her luggage to go to Yangzhou. She bought a ticket for tomorrow morning——
“I want to go back to my hometown to see my mother. Sister-in-law Su Wan said that she has become seriously ill again recently.” Lan Yuan said to Zhao Wencheng, using her mother as an excuse.
One month after marrying Zhao Wencheng, Lan Yuan’s father died of illness. In the next six months, Lan Yuan’s mother became ill.
Zhao Wencheng knew about Lan Yuan’s mother’s situation and felt sorry for her. “Okay, then go back quickly. You don’t have to worry about Xiaojing.”
“Okay, thank you.” Lan Yuan smiled at Zhao Wencheng, the smile was very shallow, and her eyes were as distant as they were seven years ago.
Zhao Wencheng has always hoped that the iceberg of Lan Yuan can be slowly melted by him, but over the years he has also found that Lan Yuan has not wavered or changed at all.