Chapter 59
Chapter 59 – Swimming together
Gao Yu Lan pretended not to mind that both Yin Ze and her father were communicating in secret . Anyway, every day she is eating from Yin Ze, whatever she uses belongs to Yin Ze, sleeps with Yin Ze, but the only thing she has not agreed…… . is to marry him . The occasional display of helplessness and teeth-gnashing of Yin Ze made her extremely happy .
Yin Ze slowly blended into the life of Gao Yu Lan and she also slowly blended into his life . For example, Niu Niu and Yin Ning like to look for her if they have any problem and Mantou likes to stick to her and act spoilt . Even Yin Shu also took the initiative to make an appointment to meet her .
It turned out that the last time when Gao Yu Lan lost her temper and ran back to her parents, Yin Ze had told Yin Shu about the matter . Yin Shu thought over it for a long time and finally summoned the courage to meet Gao Yu Lan .
“Actually, I owed you an apology all this while . I didn’t know Wen Sha would do this but in any case, she did this for me and I’m truly sorry . ”
“Everything is in the past . ”
“My elder brother had already told me everything . Before this, I asked him not to tell you, for fear you will look down on me but I didn’t expect to be found out by you . ” Yin Shu’s head was lowered and she spoke in a whisper . “My brother has always encouraged me to be more open and also said since I have chosen this path, I have to hold my head high and straighten my back to walk down this path . But I don’t dare . In the past, he kept saying I didn’t do anything wrong, I didn’t harm anyone nor crave other people’s wealth, so why don’t I dare to hold my head high? But when I’m facing my mother, I wouldn’t dare to say anything . Then the matter regarding you happened . I have already caused harm to someone and now, I feel even more afraid to say anything . ”
Gao Yu Lan frowned and did not know what to say . She felt she had worked hard to get herself out of her lowest ebb and now she is living in happiness but Yin Shu was still talking endlessly about her past and reproaching herself . Suddenly she felt all this was very annoying .
“Then why did you come to look for me?” Gao Yu Lan asked honestly and bluntly .
With a pitiful expression, Yin Shu looked up to stare at Gao Yu Lan with her pretty eyes, “I, I……just wanted to say sorry . ”
“You’ve said you’re sorry, what now?”
“Ah?” Yin Shu was dumbfounded . After saying sorry, what else is there to do? “I, I……” She stuttered . “Wen Sha said that she can introduce you to a job but my brother said that you’re now working in my sister’s shop and you’re very happy . I… . I… . . ” She wrinkled her eyebrows and tried hard to think . “I don’t know what else to do . What else do you want me to do so that you are willing to forgive me?”
”Yin Shu, this matter had already happened and it’s in the past . Now I don’t even think about it and there’s nothing to be forgiven . A job will exist if one looks for it and one has to continue living . In the past, I whined over it, I was overcome with anger, I felt pity for myself and felt I was being wronged but nothing could be solved in that way . That day when I was angry with Yin Ze, it was not because of you but because of Yin Ze . I felt he didn’t attach any importance to me . But now I understand that importance is not about passively waiting for it but it is something one has to strive for and win by oneself . ”
It seemed Yin Shu did not understand and she looked at Gao Yu Lan without speaking .
Gao Yu Lan continued . “Yin Ze is right . You didn’t do anything wrong . You should straighten your back and hold your head high . As to the matter of Wen Sha framing me, I will remember it as Wen Sha’s deed and I hope you won’t think she was right for doing that . ”
“No, no… . . ” Yin Shu shook her head . “I only knew of this matter after it happened and I don’t agree . But I’m weak and I can’t do anything right…… . ”
“Yin Shu, you can’t live like this forever . Even if you don’t look for a boyfriend now but will your mother let you off? As you grow older, problems like blind dates, marriage, and having children will arise . ”
“Now my mother is making arrangements for me to go on blind dates but I love Wen Sha and I just want to be with her . ”
“Then go ahead and love!” Gao Yu Lan frowned and said . “You won’t feel happy being like this now . You’re hurting the one you love and hurting your mother as well . ”
“Maybe after announcing this, the damage will even be greater . ” Yin Shu twisted her fingers and felt very sad .
“Yin Shu . ” Gao Yu Lan held Yin Shu’s hands . “I don’t understand your world and perhaps, I am wrong . I just think life is so long and you are so young……you will never be able to keep this hidden for a lifetime . I really can’t help you . I think no matter who it is, they won’t be able to live your life or love for you . You are the only one who can help yourself . ”
Yin Shu tightened her lips, her eyes turned red and seemed like she was about to cry .
“Yin Shu, I think I will be your sister-in-law in the future . We are one family . I hope my family will be happy and lead a happy life . Don’t reproach yourself, don’t always mull over the sadness in the past and look ahead . ”
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“I don’t know what else I can do . If I can hide this for one day, I’ll gain a day and maybe I’ll have a chance in the future . ” Yin Shu’s tears started to flow . “I only hope to be with the one I like and this has nothing to do with gender . I only fell in love with the person I love but I’m so scared . Lan Lan, I’m not as broad-minded as you . I don’t dare to tell my mother . I know she won’t agree and once she disagrees, I’ll never be able to find happiness . I dare not tell her or she will force me to marry someone . What can I do?”
“I don’t know, Yin Shu, I don’t know what you can do . I’m not as broad-minded as you say and I’m also a character that hides when I’m in trouble but I know I shouldn’t do that . I’m also trying to be brave . Yin Shu, you are also able to do it . Maybe not now, maybe not even tomorrow or maybe it will be a long time later but you will be able to . ”
“What if I really can’t do it? Maybe I really can’t do it……” When Yin Shu thought of her mother’s strictness and iron-fist, she lost her confidence completely .
“If you can’t then you will have to follow your mother’s wishes for you to get married and have children . Isn’t this answer clear enough for you?”
Yin Shu froze and bit her lips in silence .
Gao Yu Lan was silent for a while and then said . “At one time, I had asked Yin Ze a very stupid question…… . I asked him……if both of us were to fall into the river, who will he save first…… . ”
“Ah?” With tears in her eyes, Yin Shu opened her mouth in surprise and said . “Lan Lan, I can swim . My brother is sure to save you . ”
Gao Yu Lan’s face was full of black lines . Does everyone think this question of hers is meaningless? She cleared her throat and coughed twice . “I just want to say, Yin Ze’s answer is that before we fall into the water, he will first teach me to swim . ”
Yin Shu smiled and said . “This is exactly what he will say . He had also told me something similar to this . He told me that nobody will be around to help me every time I run into trouble and the person I can only depend on forever is myself . In fact, all along I have always lived well and it is only this matter . ”
“Well, I just wanted to talk about the matter of swimming . Actually, if we were to fall into the river, we can swim back together and disregard him . ”
Yin Shu laughed and clapped her hands . “Good, good… . . we will wait for him to jump into the river, and then we will swim back together leaving him to soak in the water . ”
Gao Yu Lan imagined the scenario and also laughed .
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“I feel very happy chatting with you, Lan Lan . ”
“I hope you can always be happy . What have you decided to do?”
“I don’t know, Lan Lan . Now I just want to conceal this from my mother . You’re right, no one can help me with this matter . ”
Yin Shu pulled Gao Yu Lan’s hand and said . “Lan Lan, if……if I want someone to talk to, can I look for you? You know, my brother is a man and sometimes he is unable to understand a woman’s mind . As to my sister, well she is simple-minded and won’t take this seriously . ”
When Gao Yu Lan thought of Yin Ning, she let out a laugh and nodded . “Yin Zhu, let’s make an effort together . I want to make a success of Suixin Yuan’s business . I don’t want to be a Bao Zi anymore . I want to manage my relationship and my life with Yin Ze well . You have to work hard too!”
Yin Shu vigorously nodded her head . Although she did not know what she should do, she felt encouraged . Maybe she will have a chance to be happy……maybe! As Gao Yu Lan had said, work harder and put more effort into it .
The work on Suixin Yuan was slowly getting better . The second cooperation with the magazine was also very successful . The magazine had expressed its intention to sign a long-term contract with Suixin Yuan . Gao Yu Lan also proposed marketing publicity cooperation for the ‘Gourmet Classes’ and after discussing with the magazine, they agreed .
Very quickly, the curriculum for the class activities was out . Renovation works for the shop had started and promotional materials were also ready . Niu Niu and Mantou were photographed with an array of bread and snacks, displaying their warmth and cuteness . The photo of Yin Ning as the beautiful bakery teacher was beautifully and elegantly done while Yin Ze’s photo was also very good . One of the photos showed him leaning against the work table in the fabulous kitchen of the Food Restaurant . He was supporting himself with both his hands placed behind him with a smile and an expression so gentle that could kill .
Gao Yu Lan was most satisfied with that photo of Yin Ze . At that time, she was standing in front, far away from him and she had tried very hard to make him smile . Eventually, she coaxed out this charming expression from him .
Gao Yu Lan gave this poster a provocative slogan and had the designer design a computer desktop wallpaper based on the poster . It turned out that Yin Ze’s desktop wallpaper was the most downloaded .
What to do when the majority of the potential customers in Suixin Yuan are females?
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Yin Ze expressed dissatisfaction with Gao Yu Lan’s use of his sex appeal and charms to sell the courses . “I am your husband, do you understand? You should keep me hidden . How can you share me with other women?”
“You think too much, Husband . ” Gao Yu Lan coaxed him .
“Quick, quick . ” Yin Ze’s face was full of anxiety . “Before any woman can stain me, you must put in more effort and stain me more often . Then you must protect me, don’t let anyone touch even a hair on me . ”
“Stop acting . ” Gao Yu Lan pushed away his face that had leaned close to her .
”You aren’t good to me . ” Yin Ze acted like a spoilt child .
“Then what do you want?” Gao Yu Lan sighed and continued to coax him .
He grinned and said . “I made your favorite picture of me as your computer desktop wallpaper, your mobile phone wallpaper, and also framed them up with one placed on your work tabletop and another placed on your bedside cabinet top . ”
Gao Yu Lan was surprised with her mouth agape . When was this done?
Then Yin Ze continued . “You must take good care of those photos of me . You can’t delete them or change them and every day you must think of me . ” He clenched his fists . “I won’t give you a chance to have a change of heart!”
Gao Yu Lan’s face was full of black lines .
This is so childish!
She absolutely surrenders!