Chapter 20 - In Captivity (1/2)

Chapter 20: In Captivity

“Actually, I’m already married.”

After saying this, Yi Ran saw the other person’s stunned expression.

She never wore a wedding ring, and she hadn’t even taken a wedding leave, much less host a banquet. Of course, no colleagues would know about it.

Yi Ran scratched her ear and said, “Aside from my family and good friends, you’re now the only one from the school who knows about it. You should not say it out for a while.”

Yao Juan had a bad premonition. He reluctantly asked, “Who did you marry?”

“He’s Gu Tai’s uncle, Gu Tingchuan.”

His heart dropped like a stone, and he couldn’t say half a word for a long time.

Yi Ran had some feelings in her heart. Just now, Yao Juan words made her a bit suspicious, but she was afraid of being arrogant. Now that he was so slow to respond, she felt that she wasn’t overthinking matters after all.

She could only blame Yao Juan for being slower to act. When she first came to Haben International School, she also had some thoughts on the handsome male teacher. However, after not getting any reactions from the other party and considering that they were getting along as friends, she also put down the thought.

Well, now that things might develop, it would go no further than this.

Yi Ran looked straight at him and said very generously, “So, I can’t just leave it alone.”

Yao Juan understood and furrowed his eyebrows into a frustrated line. After thinking for a while, he said: “How long…How long were you together? You got married so soon?”

“The time wasn’t very long, but everything has been normal so far.”

Yao Juan still had some traditional ideas about the marriage process. This, combined with his feelings for Yi Ran, caused his tone to be slightly heavy. “Why did you get married in such a hurry? Was it….Did your family have some difficulties?”

“Hey, don’t think too much. This is not a TV series with forced marriages and such hardships,” Yi Ran said very easily. “Why can’t I have a flash marriage with him? He looks so good. ”

Yao Juan was completely stunned speechless her words.

Seeing his expression, Yi Ran smiled and laughed, “Just kidding. Of course, he is very handsome, but there are other reasons as well.”

Yao Juan smiled bitterly, his fingers subconsciously tightening into fists. “Mr. Gu has good looks and an outstanding family situation.”

Yi Ran’s expression turned serious, and her eyes looked passed him to the children taking physical education classes not far away. The sounds of the playground were endless.

She said, “The most important thing is that he gives people a sense of trust worth relying on.”

She understood in her heart that she was not normally someone who tend to act rashly. But, Gu Tingchuan had such a heart-warming charm.

What’s more, the words that he said to his parents that day only made her more determined that she had not chosen wrong. Gu Tingchuan was usually very cold to others, not only in the entertainment circle but also to the rest of the world. It was probably very difficult to find men like him…loyal to art and loyal to one’s heart.

Yi Ran licked her dry lips and thought of the weekend’s entanglement. Suddenly heat bloomed across her face. In fact, she had behaved very shamefully. Afterward, she went and took a shower.

As for Gu Tingchuan, after he did a lot of unspeakable things, she dared not think about whether the man was satisfied.

“Oh…” Yao Juan’s sigh pulled her out of the memory. The male teacher in front of her said with a smile, “A good flower is thus being kept in captivity.”

Yi Ran squinted slightly and agreed with a nod. But, she unexpectedly said, “I like your analogy, but that ‘good flower’ probably refers to my husband.”

……

The whistling autumn wind was gradually rising and the plants in the school were starting to show a withered color, unwittingly presenting layers upon layers of yellow with mottled hues.

In the cold air that was slowly blowing, Yi Ran wrapped the cardigan sweater tighter around herself. She was holding the lesson plan that had just been used in class, and the children who came and went when they saw her called “Good teacher.” She smiled and nodded. When she turned to the stairs, she heard a sharp female voice.

“Since you absolutely insist that I need to make a trip to the school, then go ahead and lay out this matter!”

Yi Ran was dumbfounded and looked across the distance at the other woman. She was unexpectedly younger that Yi Ran had imagined. On her head was a short curly perm dyed the color of linen. She was wearing a tight-fitting hip skirt and a blouse with low neckline. The way she was dressed made her appear as if she was only twenty years old.

In the end, Yi Ran wasn’t sure what to say, particularly since the woman’s eyebrows were furrowed so unhappily.

Yi Ran wasn’t sure if she was Hao Ziyue’s mother. After thinking about it, she turned to Yao Juan.

In the vacant conference room, the bright afternoon sun streamed through the four windows, the lighting making everything looked very lazy and relaxed.

But, obviously the indoor atmosphere was not as good.

The sun gently fell on Yi Ran’s head. She raised her eyes to look at Yao Juan, who sat next to her. Sitting opposite them was Hao Ziyue’s young mother, Zou Qiyun.