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Chapter 304 The Most Romantic Thing with You
All these years later, deep in Chu Zihang's heart, he still hates himself for not having the courage to die with his father on that rainy night.
Therefore, he hates the word 'powerlessness'.
That's why he risked his life on the roller coaster at Six Flags Park.
He wouldn't allow himself to fail.
He cared so much about Lu Mingfei because he knew that he harbored a deep loneliness in his heart and was constantly running away in a daze.
He couldn't stand Lu Mingfei giving up without doing anything, because he had run away before and knew that running away would only lead to regret.
Regret is the most useless emotion in the world.
There are two kinds of lonely people in the world: one kind hopes that the whole world will be as unlucky as him, that his family will be destroyed and his wife and children will be torn apart as well.
Another type hopes that others can be happy, because seeing happy people makes them feel a little warm.
Chu Zihang is the second type of person.
……
The next morning.
On the two-meter-wide bed in the hotel suite, Gu Ran woke up first and turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang sleeping next to him.
She lay on her side like a cat, her smooth, fragrant shoulders exposed outside the blanket, a white arm draped over his chest, her long, soft, black hair loosely covering her fair and delicate face, her high, straight nose twitching occasionally like a cat's.
Yesterday afternoon, the two started playing games together in the bathroom, and because there was no anti-addiction system, they played until dark.
After dinner, Gu Ran originally planned to spend the evening leisurely, watching TV, chatting, and then going to bed.
Su Xiaoqiang felt sleepless during the long night and asked Gu Ran if he was alright.
Of course, a man can't say no, so the two of them studied English together until the early hours of the morning, realizing that they didn't know the importance of studying hard when they were young, and regretted not studying harder when they were old.
Later on, Gu Ran clearly sensed that she was having emotional problems.
Just now, her brows were furrowed, as if she were having a nightmare.
Gu Ran reached out and gently pressed her forehead.
The slight movement startled her awake. She opened her sleepy eyes, saw Gu Ran's face, and immediately reached out to hug him and gently kissed his lips.
"Good morning." Gu Ran lay there, stretched out an arm, put it behind her neck, hugged her cool shoulders, and pulled her into his arms. "What nightmare did you have?"
Su Xiaoqiang habitually stretched out one leg and put it on his waist and abdomen, saying, "I dreamed that you went to a very far place."
"how far?"
"So far away that I can no longer find it."
She still hadn't let go of the dangers of slaying dragons; she just didn't say it aloud, but in reality, she kept thinking about it.
Gu Ran gently stroked her face and kissed her soft hair: "It's okay, I'll come find you when the time comes. I'm super capable, no matter where you are in the world, I can find you!"
"Mmm." Su Xiaoqiang responded, hugging Gu Ran even tighter. As their skin touched, she could feel his warmth even more, as if she wanted to confirm his presence.
Gu Ran gently stroked her smooth back and whispered, "Actually, I have thought about our future carefully, not just the next two or three years, but five, ten, twenty, thirty years... a lifetime."
Su Xiaoqiang listened quietly. When you meet someone you like, of course you want to spend your whole life with them.
When she first got together with him, she had also fantasized about it.
At that time, she didn't know about dragons or hybrids. She only thought that after graduating from university, she would return to Binhai City, inherit her father's mining business, and manage the company. Since Gu Ran liked dinosaur fossils, she decided to open a dinosaur museum in the area.
Back then, she was still that little girl who always asked, "Does your family own a mine?"
Later, Gu Ran gave her start-up capital and made her an investor, investing in various emerging internet companies. As a result, her vision was no longer limited to Binhai, but extended to the whole country.
Later, after learning that he was of mixed race, she didn't know how to think about the future.
Even though she had read a lot of information about hybrid races from Nuwa, the things in the other world didn't feel real to her, so she couldn't imagine what the two of them would do in the future.
In particular, knowing how dangerous slaying a dragon was, she dared not even think about it, for fear that her future would be without him.
What can we do then?
Gu Ran gently pinched her delicate cheek and began to softly describe his imagined future:
“I didn’t really think it was too complicated. We have plenty of money. After graduation, you can do the job you like, and I’ll do odd jobs in the executive division of Huaxia. We’ll spend every day together and have fun for a few years. If you like to travel, we’ll travel. If you want to manage the company, we’ll start our own business. If you want to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree, that’s fine too. I’ll stay home and read with you, cook you delicious food every day, and fatten you up like a little pig.”
"When we've had enough fun, we'll have children. Two will be enough; we can't manage more than that. Boys or girls are fine, but it would be best to have one boy and one girl to make a perfect family. Then we'll educate the children and be there for them as they grow up."
"Once the children are independent, we will continue to do our own things and not play with the two kids. Or, when the children have children of their own, we will take care of our grandchildren together."
"Then, we'll grow old together like that, until we die. That's the most romantic thing I can think of with you."
A sweet smile appeared on Su Xiaoqiang's face as she pressed her cheek against the skin of his shoulder blade, dreaming about the future he had described.
After a long while, her thoughts returned to reality, her smile faded, and she asked softly, "What about the dragon race?"
"After graduating from university, I won't interfere much in the affairs of the dragon race." Gu Ran counted the days. The year after next, he would be a senior in college, which would be Christmas 2012, the day of Ragnarok.
There are still two years left.
As long as he can prevent all of this from happening, then there is no end of the world.
If he can't stop it, he will do his best to save the people around him.
"I never thought of myself as a savior, so I never thought of such a noble thing as saving the world. On the battlefield of slaying dragons, I only thought about doing my best, and I never thought about risking my life."
Looking into Su Xiaoqiang's charming and bright eyes, Gu Ran said, "If I risk my life, how can I come back to see my little wife? After all, I've only just begun to make my woman more alluring..."
"You're being indecent again!" Su Xiaoqiang looked up and glared at him, then gently tapped his head with her little pink fist.
She leaned on Gu Ran's shoulder and asked, "So, this is your promise to me?"
“Yes, it’s my promise.” Gu Ran looked into her eyes and said earnestly, “I will definitely come back alive from the battlefield and grow old with you.”
"Mmm." Su Xiaoqiang smiled and responded with a soft nasal tone.
Gu Ran looked down and saw that her eyebrows and eyes began to relax, and she stopped frowning.
His hand, which was around her waist, began to slide down, patting her shapely buttocks. He chuckled, "So... from now on, some things can just be said; there's no need to do anything so crazy..."
Su Xiaoqiang knew he was implying something, and remembering how she looked yesterday, she immediately covered his mouth with both hands: "Don't say it!"
"I'll say it!"
Gu Ran reached out to her waist and tickled her.
Su Xiaoqiang let go of her hands because of the tickling, and Gu Ran took advantage of this moment to grab her hands and wrap one leg around her waist to prevent her from escaping.
"Yesterday you seemed afraid I'd really disappear, frantically trying to sense my presence." Gu Ran pressed his forehead against her burning cheek, nudging her to look at the bedside table. "Are you crazy or not?!"
Su Xiaoqiang blushed, the blush extending from her cheeks all the way to her neck.
"You started it all...you got my clothes all wet...but...you indulged me! Yes, it's all your fault, you spoiled me, you big bad guy!"
"...Trying to shift the blame, huh?" Gu Ran hugged her, resting his chin on her fragrant shoulder with a mischievous grin. "How about I show you what 'Legend of the Hungry Wolf' really means?"
"No...no!" Su Xiaoqiang curled up, her body trembling slightly, pleading and begging, "I..."
"I don't care about that, you weren't understanding towards me last night!"
"Okay, Ranran, please let me go. I promise I won't do it again!" Su Xiaoqiang continued to feign pitifulness.
"you mean.......
"Yes..." Su Xiaoqiang also regretted it. She blushed and thought about it. She realized that she had indeed gone too far yesterday. She had not been considerate of her boyfriend, nor of herself.
Gu Ran pinched her soft cheek and asked with a smile, "I told you, there's no need to cut all the chives at once, and there's no need to eat so much delicious food that you're stuffed, right?"
"yes……"
"It's not like there won't be a next time, right?"
"Hmm..." Su Xiaoqiang pouted slightly, seemingly a little unconvinced, and retorted in a low voice, "But you also have a responsibility. You could have refused, but you still indulged me, so it takes two to tango."
"That's because I love you so much, that's why I indulge you," Gu Ran said matter-of-factly. "Why don't you indulge me a little now? You love me so much anyway..."
"No, no, no, I was wrong, I shouldn't have interrupted, please let me go..." Su Xiaoqiang pleaded in a soft, nasal voice.
"Well..." Gu Ran wanted to tease her some more, but just then, there was a knock on the door outside the suite.
"Someone's...someone's coming!" Su Xiaoqiang finally found an opportunity and began to struggle in his arms. "Let's get up, it's already past nine o'clock..."
(This chapter was fine when it was first published, and the initial review was also fine. There were a few minor changes to the wording, and I respected the reviewers' attitude and cooperated with the revisions, trying to make it compliant with the review while ensuring the text flowed smoothly. However, later, several reviewers kept making random changes, even going so far as to make more and more changes. Some sentences that were originally fine were blown out of proportion, and not only were they completely changed, but the sentences also became incoherent and the context was broken. To be honest, many writers do this in dialogue, and some writers' characters' dialogues are full of suggestive content, and it's all displayed as usual. I'm having writer's block today and I really don't feel like making any more changes, so please bear with it.)
Chapter 305 Next Action
"It's okay, just ignore it." Gu Ran teased her again, "Come on, have fun, we have plenty of time!"
Just then, the phone on the bedside table rang. Su Xiaoqiang quickly broke free from Gu Ran's hand, grabbed the phone, and answered the call.
Actually, it was Gu Ran who gave her the concession, giving her a way out; otherwise, how could she have broken free?
"Hey, Auntie, are you outside our door? You've been knocking for ages! Sorry, we were watching a movie until 3 a.m. last night and just woke up. Excuse me, wait a minute, I'll have Gu Ran open the door. Just one minute!"
After hanging up the phone, Su Xiaoqiang said shyly, "Hurry up and get dressed to open the door, your aunt is here!"
"You're lucky." Gu Ran then lifted the blanket, exposing her snow-white body to the air, like a flawless jade sculpture.
Unable to resist, he slapped her soft, white, pert buttocks.
"Ah!" Su Xiaoqiang snorted and glared at him, telling him to hurry up and get dressed.
A minute later, Gu Ran stretched and opened the suite door.
"Auntie, you should at least come at noon. It's really inconsiderate of you to come so early in the morning and disturb my sleep."
Zhang Wanjun was already used to Gu Ran's witty remarks, so she didn't waste any more words with him and walked straight in.
This hotel is owned by the Zhang family and is a five-star hotel. Gu Ran's suite is the best presidential suite, so the living room is very large.
Zhang Wanjun sat down casually, and Su Xiaoqiang, who had just finished dressing, hurriedly came out to greet her.
"Good morning, Auntie!" she said obediently.
Zhang Wanjun glanced at Su Xiaoqiang, who was wearing an obviously ill-fitting black sports hoodie and loose-fitting sweatpants.
In other words, all the clothes she was wearing belonged to Gu Ran.
This is because Su Xiaoqiang's clothes got wet in the bathroom last night, and her backpack containing a change of clothes was still in the front trunk of the Lamborghini, which she forgot to take out.
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