He said he doesn't love me

After dinner, Sun Ran went back to his room to call Mr. Zuostien back, while Tang Lele stayed downstairs with the adults to chat and drink tea.

"Beep beep..."

Sun Ran looked at the words on the letter, imagining what kind of person this gentleman would be. No one answered the phone. Sun Ran frowned and looked at the phone number carefully. It was right, so why didn't anyone answer?

Are you busy?

He hung up and called back, and this time someone finally answered.

"Hello? Hello, who are you looking for?"

The voice on the other end sounded like a young girl, probably a secretary or something like that.

Sun Ran put down the letter in his hand and said, "Hello, I want to see Mr. Zuo Sitten, is he here?"

The secretary asked him to wait.

I should go call someone, Sun Ran thought. In the past, when I called my brother, most of the time it was the secretary who answered the phone. It seemed that they had a lot of work and were very busy.

"Ah..." Sun Ran yawned and couldn't help raising his hand to rub his eyes. He was so sleepy. He would never sleep so late next time.

When Zostyn heard from his secretary that someone was looking for him, and it sounded like a young man, he could not contain his excitement and stopped the meeting halfway and ran over.

"Hello, is that Zorn?!" Sun Ran frowned. Was it necessary to shout so loudly?

Sun Ran silently turned on the speaker of his phone, then replied, "Hello, uncle, I'm Zuo En."

Zuo Siten hummed and stopped talking. Since he didn't say anything, Sun Ran didn't know whether he should speak or not. The two of them stayed silent for a long time.

Sun Ran couldn't help laughing, "Uncle, don't you say anything else?"

"Ah...what should I say. Oh yes, you received the invitation, right?!" Zostyn rubbed his hands excitedly. This is his sister's child, and he was happy just thinking about it.

He is finally not alone anymore, he has a nephew!

"Got it. Sorry to bother you, uncle." Sun Ran stood up and walked to the balcony. He sat on the edge and swung his feet gently. "Uncle, you don't have to be so nervous. Just treat it as a normal chat. If you are like this... I don't dare to talk."

"Sorry, I'm so happy that I don't know what to say. Come to my house for lunch the day after tomorrow. I'll have someone pick you and your friends up, and I'll take you to the concert in the afternoon." Zostorn took a sip of water and eased some of his nervousness. "There will be a lot of people around the day after tomorrow, so add your contact information later. I'll send you a list and mark some of the people you can get to know. There's no need to make friends with everyone."

"Okay, thank you uncle. Has uncle eaten yet?"

"Not yet. I've been busy these past two days. How about you? Have you eaten?"

Sun Ran said he had eaten, and the two chatted for about ten minutes. However, Zostern was still busy with work, so he hung up the phone reluctantly.

After a while, a friend request appeared on Sun Ran’s WeChat interface, with the note "Zostern".

He happily agreed, and the other party sent him a document and a voice message.

"Those with red marks can be friends, but those without marks are not necessary. Uncle has to be busy, so we can talk about it when we meet."

Sun Ran replied with an emoticon of a kitten making a heart shape, and then sent another emoticon of a kitten nodding its head, before clicking into the document.

There were more than 300 people in total, but only eight were marked in red.

When Sun Ran saw this ratio, he immediately held his forehead with his hand. Does Zuostyn think that people who have no achievements are not worthy of Sun Ran making friends?

He is not exaggerating, but the eight people marked in red all have several awards in their hands, and one of them is a professor at a famous music college.

"Oh..." Sun Ran remembered for a long time, put down his phone, and gave up.

Why is the name so long? It’s a bit difficult to pronounce.

By then, Zuostern should introduce them one by one. He sighed and exited the chat interface between him and Zuostern.

Li Cheng sent him a message at around 3 o'clock last night. He didn't want to read it very much, so he decisively long-pressed it to delete the chat.

"But...what if he wants to explain to me?" Sun Ran thought about it and clicked on it.

Li Cheng: Sorry, I didn't make it clear to you. I didn't mean to say those things to you, Sun Ran, what about you? What is your view of me?

Li Cheng: Partner or friend? I admit that I was moved, but I'm not sure if it was love. Do you know what it feels like to like someone? I don't know.

Sun Ran pursed his lips. He really didn't understand. He longed to be loved and longed for someone to take his grandmother's place.

But is that love?

How can the person you truly love take the place of your loved ones?

Relatives and lovers are different after all.

He thought for a long time and replied: I don't understand what love is, Li Cheng, you gave me roses, I am very happy. But at the same time, I hope it was sent by my lover. You fell in love with me, why didn't you tell me?

As soon as he clicked send, Li Cheng called him, as if he had been waiting for his reply.

Sun Ran sighed and answered the phone.

"Sun Ran, I didn't tell you because I was afraid that I would become an obstacle in your pursuit of your dreams. I was worried that you would give up on yourself."

Sun Ran was stunned, then he could not help but argue, "Li Cheng, liking is liking, love is love. No one will be an obstacle to me. The only one who can hinder me is myself. Do you understand?"

Li Cheng was silent.

Sun Ran looked at the scenery in the distance and said softly, "Li Cheng, I'm quite curious about what it feels like to love someone, but I can't find the answer to this question by changing someone else. I want to find the answer to this question with you, are you willing?"

Li Cheng loosened his grip and the phone fell to the ground with a thud. Sun Ran was startled by the thud and asked hurriedly, "Hey, hey, hey, it's okay if you don't want to. The phone is innocent! Don't give it to me, you loser!"

Li Cheng quickly picked up the phone and shouted at him, "I do, I do!!"

Sun Ran opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

If he says now that he was just joking, will Li Cheng fly over and hit him?

"That... that..."

"Sun Ran, I'm not sure if I like you. Can you give me some time to verify it?" Li Cheng was waiting for Sun Ran's answer. Sun Li said that they both had thoughts but were unwilling to speak out, so he should start the conversation.

"I don't know what it feels like to like someone, or what it feels like to love someone. But I don't want you to be sad, and I don't want to see you get hurt... I guess this can also be considered love."

Sun Ran smiled and said, "Okay."

Li Cheng got a response, hung up the phone and continued to pack up. He did not tell Sun Ran that he came to Paris. He wanted to look at Sun Ran from a different perspective and support his dream.

Sun Ran probably doesn't want me to help him too much.

As for Tong Wangshu, as long as she can help Sun Ran, he is willing to pay any amount of money.

At this time, Sun Ran was in a daze. Why did he agree to it?

Li Cheng and this body will still be married for more than two years. If he really falls in love with Li Cheng...

Then where should I go?

Both of them are busy and they only see each other a few times throughout the year. So what's the difference between them and their original selves?

"Forget it...it's only about two years. Who knows what will happen in two years?" Sun Ran returned to his room, lay on the bed to rest, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

He was so sleepy.

When Sun Ran woke up, dinner was ready. Tang Lele brought a puppy that looked like it was not yet weaned from somewhere and ran over to show it to Sun Ran.

"Ranbao, look! This is what we just found in the bushes behind us. It seems the mother dog doesn't want it anymore." Tang Lele turned the puppy over and showed Sun Ran its bandaged belly and legs.

"What happened?" Sun Ran frowned. Tang Lele pointed out the window angrily. "Some kids next door did it. They said they wanted to see when its mother would come to rescue it."

But perhaps the mother dog thought that her child would not survive, so she never showed up.

Tang Lele sighed, "It's better that they didn't come. Who knows if they would do anything to the big dog. It's already been bandaged. You can give it a name!"

Sun Ran patted the puppy's head and said, "You picked it up, so you must give it a name. What do you want to call it?"

Tang Lele thought for a moment and said, "My name is Lele, and my brother's name is An'an... Then let's call it Xile! Peace and happiness, what do you think?"

"Very good, approved!"

Tang Lele's eyes widened, "Okay, you stole my line!! I'm the boss!"

Sun Ran laughed loudly, "I'm the boss, I'm the boss!!"

Tang Lele pouted, "Xile, grow up quickly, and let's bully him together!"

Sun Ran covered his mouth and took a few steps back, looking at Tang Lele in disbelief, "You...you actually want it to bully me!"

"I'm just kidding, it's really not a big deal! How could I bully my baby Ran? Hey, hey, hey, let me try the black coat you wore that day. I don't have anything nice to wear for my blind date tomorrow, it would be so embarrassing for you!" Tang Lele hugged the dog in one hand and put the other hand on Sun Ran's shoulder.

Sun Ran touched his chin and said, "Black doesn't suit you, so I brought a khaki suit. You can just wear an ordinary sweatshirt and jeans. You don't have to wear anything special." He took out a khaki suit jacket from the closet and picked out a pair of rose gold half-frame glasses.

"Here, wear this tomorrow."

Tang Lele's eyes lit up, "They look great. Can you give me a copy of all your clothes? Help! My clothes are colorful, like a peacock with its tail spread out."

Sun Ran nodded in agreement, "It does look like it."

"Too much!" Tang Lele snorted and took away the clothes and glasses.

Sun Ran shook his head helplessly and followed.

At dinner time, the guests had already gone home, and Aijero would not have come down unless he was hungry.

At eleven o'clock, Tang Lele kept chatting with Sun Ran, muttering about being afraid and nervous.

"Ranbao, I'm so nervous"

Sun Ran advised him for the 348th time, "It's okay. If you don't like her, just say so. It's just a blind date. I don't mean you have to continue the relationship."

Tang Lele nodded, "Okay, I'm feeling better now. I'm going back to sleep, Ranbao, go to bed early!"

Sun Ran nodded, watched him go out, closed the door and locked it, then packed up and went into the bathroom.

The next day, at 2:30 p.m.

Sun Ran and Tang Lele arrived at the blind date location - South Street Coffee Shop - in advance.

"Are we here too early?" Tang Lele looked at his phone. There was still half an hour left.

Sun Ran tapped the back of his hand, "Out of courtesy, it's better to arrive earlier."

"Then why didn't he come earlier? He is impolite and will be deducted points!" Tang Lele curled his lips, opened the game interface, and planned to play games to kill time.

Unexpectedly, before the game started, a man holding a rose sat down where they were.

The man had a slicked-back hair, a perfect smile on his face, and was wearing a well-tailored suit and shiny leather boots.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, I'm Han Junjiu, nice to meet you." He handed the flowers to Tang Lele and greeted her naturally.

It wasn't the greasy uncle as imagined, but a man who looked similar to himself. Tang Lele took the flowers at a loss and smiled politely.

"Hello Mr. Han, I'm Tang Lele." Tang Lele shrank back in the chair shyly, glancing around with a confused look in her eyes.