Chapter 94: Another Possibility

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The car climbed up a high bridge, crossing the streets; occasionally passing through gaps cast by tree shade and European-style buildings, with dappled shadows flickering uncertainly on its exterior. Such scenery should be as heartwarming as this southern autumn.

But Lin Luoran's reddened eyes, her moistened gaze like rising lake water, her disheveled hair, the perfection of every inch of her figure and the sorrow she displayed made Su Can’s heart inexplicably sink.

Life is not as dramatic as theater, where each person's entrance doesn't necessarily have to be splendid or leave an indelible impression. Yet Lin Luoran was that sharp girl who had entered his life. Her pride, her restraint, and her panic and hesitation, her composed yet helpless demeanor, all of which were deeply imprinted on Su Can’s soul from both lifetimes.

He had once clumsily played basketball in front of her and been ruthlessly mocked. He had shared a room with her and seen her disheveled appearance. They had together watched a rudimentary ball game in the stands, drinking canned beer until the sun set behind distant mountains; back then, there was no ambition to change the world, only thoughts about how to change their own lives. They once skipped class together, ate barbecue at night, went online, and played games so enthusiastically that everyone else in the internet cafe was excited.

Back then they were still young; even Su Can with his aged soul had just begun to be young again.

Su Can didn't know how to respond to her words at this moment and fell silent for a while.

Lin Luoran turned her body slightly, her gaze falling outside the window. "Do you remember our first meeting"

Su Can nodded, "What I remember is you scolding me." But then he thought it might have been because on his first encounter with her appearance, his gaze had lingered too long in admiration, making him feel rather awkward when recalling it.

"Back then, you were really foolish. Who else would I scold if not you" Lin Luoran smiled.

Since the rebirth, that small city hadn't developed much yet, but he had run into the originally out-of-place Lin Luoran in a corner of it. Those gem-like eyes once kept Su Can up for several nights, igniting his motivation to venture further.

"I remember when I was hospitalized, you guys came to visit me. Although smiling with my abdominal injury wasn't allowed, you maliciously told me a bunch of cold jokes by my bedside." Su Can narrowed his eyes.

One year after the rebirth, Su Can got injured and had to be hospitalized due to preventing someone from stabbing another person. When in the hospital bed, even drinking water or swallowing became extremely difficult because of the abdominal muscle strain, but he only wanted to see two girls: Tang Wu and Lin Luoran. Fortunately, both these girls appeared at his bedside that moment. His heart, previously anxious due to his injury, finally calmed down; he could now rest assured and recuperate.

"But you didn't seem to laugh once. It was a waste of my efforts. At the time, I thought how tasteless you were as a person. Telling so many cold jokes yet not cracking a smile at any one of them really hurt my dignity," Lin Luoran had eloquent debating skills and a pleasant voice that was pleasing to listen to. However, her cold jokes were simply childish for someone like Su Can who had lived multiple lifetimes.

They sped in the Bentley; even though the interior space was well-designed and spacious, it felt cramped talking about their past while sitting next to Lin Luoran inside the car. The distance between them seemed narrow, allowing him to smell her fragrance from the breeze blowing into the vehicle.

Su Can felt like he had been transported back in time.

These five years have passed like a white steed by a crevice, yet life manages to make one feel the ups and downs in its mundanity, with destiny shifting unseen.

From waking up early every morning when it was still dimly light and taking a bus around the city to get to school, where the coldness would fog up the windows, making everyone involuntarily shiver, to now cruising down Huaihai Road in Shanghai, overlooking the European-style buildings on both sides.

Back then, the sky was still blue, and the world seemed unchanging. For most people, their future after leaving that small city was a blank slate. But suddenly it's already college time; this financial hub of China is bustling with construction like a massive building site, attracting talents from all over the country to dedicate their youth and years here.

From being that girl in the city’s key high school who would make people smile unconsciously every day she walked by, stirring romantic feelings among many boys. To this increasingly captivating young woman standing beside me now.

All these changes in growth and circumstances; within just five years, things have changed so much.

Recalling the good old days while inside a car is indeed an extraordinary feeling.

Lin Luoran gave Su Cen a bright glance, her eyes drying up. "Actually, I've always been curious about that time when Wang Weiwei's family was in trouble; you were even more composed than adults. At the time, Wang Weiwei felt very gloomy, Lin Zhouwu was depressed, and I was scared too. But you still managed to calmly direct us to act according to plan. I have to admit, back then I looked at you with new respect. Do you know how Zhang Aye (Aunt Zhang) later told me about you"

During the second year of his rebirth, when Wang Bo was at his most stormy and uncertain time, he secretly met Lin Luoran and others in a monitored environment within the Wang family’s apartment complex to scheme for Wang Bo's exoneration. The tense atmosphere back then felt as if it were still right beside him. This also laid the groundwork for Wang Bo later regarding Su Cen as an equal.

Su Cen turned his head in surprise and asked, "Oh, what did she say"

Lin Luoran's face flushed slightly as she said, "She... She checked for me. If you have any feelings towards me... I can agree to it."

Su Cen smiled sincerely and heartily remarked, "Wang Weiwei’s mother has great taste."

Lin Luoran frowned and said, "Can't you be less self-inflated"

Su Cen grumbled, "This is clearly an objective view." He thought back to last year's debate at Nan University where he had experienced Lin Luoran’s sharp tongue. Would she really challenge him again today

"When I was little, many of the aunts around me would tease me about liking certain boys in our compound. I told them that I didn’t have any preferences and that I wanted to become a nun when I grew up. So what Aunt Zhang said means that if there’s no choice, there’s still one last option."

"So you’re saying I’m the bottom choice" Su Cen turned to look at her with exasperation and asked, "Can’t you stop finding ways to subtly insult me"

Back in the past, this girl would have gloated happily if she had seen through Su Cen’s intentions. But today, Lin Luoran's smile seemed somewhat forced. At that moment, her phone rang; it was a call from some friends who wanted to meet up temporarily. She gave Su Cen an address and told him to drop her off there. After the call, Lin Luoran smiled again and said, "I can’t play the guqin, I don't like chess or painting, and I hate doing housework. Besides being lazy, I’m also not virtuous; I doubt I’ll follow the three obediences and four virtues after getting married in the future. Probably no man will put up with me.". Su Can's appearance was unexpected for her, but this kind of chance had disrupted the peaceful university life she had planned to spend with her best friends.She added one more thing, "But I do want...