Chapter 71 - Finale, A Lifetime of Peace and Care (2/2)

She bit her lip and couldn’t hold back her tears. As her eyes filled with water, she looked at him and said, “Okay. Then, let’s get married.”

After the decision was made, Gu Tingchuan was responsible for convening the people into groups. Meanwhile, Yi Ran went back to the tent to go through her things.

Although she didn’t bring much cosmetics, fortunately she brought a base foundation and lipstick. She also looked good enough that she didn’t need much makeup.

Yi Ran wore a long, white down jacket while Gu Tingchuan wore a black one. She also walked by the stream to pick some green grass and wildflowers to make a wreath, which she wore on her head.

The team members stood on either side of the aisle. Under everyone’s cheers and applause, the bride moved forward with a smile and walked step by step toward the man.

Gu Tingchuan’s eyebrows were clear and his handsome figure stood in front of the mountains and rivers like some kind of immortal. Under the blue haze of sky, he looked even more outstanding, like a water and ink painting brought to life.

Their wedding was not full of noise and champagne and wine. There was no sea of roses. But, there was the beauty of nature around them, which could not be exchanged for millions of dollars. This was the most priceless romantic place in the world.

Yi Ran laughed sweetly and her long, soft hair floated behind her. Her beautiful facial features were soft and pleasant.

This small wedding will be forever engraved in their memory, serving as an honorarium of their love.

Gu Tingchuan’s friend, who served as their key witness, cleared his throat and asked solemnly, “Gu Tingchuan, are you willing to marry Yi Ran as your wife, in old age, in sickness and in health, until the day you die?”

Yi Ran inexplicably felt somewhat tense in her heart. Gu Tingchuan glanced at the man, then he looked intently at Yi Ran, who stood in front of him, and said, “Yi Ran, the first half of my life was focused on work, obsessed with creation, and I was not interested in anything else. I had no hesitation and only used my eyes to look at the people and the world around me. But, it is my greatest blessing to walk with you in the second half of my life. I hope that you can accompany me throughout the rest of my life, no matter how many days or nights. The scenery in the world are so many but as long as we walk through the mountains and rivers together, to see the wooden jackdaws and the plum blossoms under the moon one by one, it would be the greatest honor.”

Yi Ran didn’t know what to say. Her heart felt like it was drenched in sweetness. His gentle voice hovered around her ears, encompassing all the love in the world, such that she could not even pine for it.

“Yi Ran, are you willing to marry Gu Tingchuan?”

She was already crying as she nodded her head and said, “Gu Tingchuan, I am willing. You have always been so precious and indispensable in my eyes…You’re like the night, holding all the silent stars in the sky.”

He laughed, pleasantly surprised, and his eyes were full of pride. “Nie Luda’s poem collection Twenty Love Poems and One Song of Despair.”

They had such a tacit understanding and can still make the other feel excited. Just like, not wanting a luxurious feast and wedding but instead this simple companionship.

The man held her hand tenderly and placed a ring on her finger. His eyes were filled with tenderness as he lowered his head to kiss her lips. All the feelings and love that could not be expressed in words were wrapped in this single kiss.

No matter what others say, in Gu Tingchuan’s eyes, Yi Ran had always been a charming girl. She wasn’t extremely well-read nor did she have dazzling achievements. But, she was humble and practical. Even without his protection, she would continue to resist all injustices, moving him with her distinctive vitality.

He would never be able to find another one quite like her.

At this moment, combined with the mountains in the distance, the flowing water in the stream, and all the undercurrents and gullies of the natural world around their wedding scene, this event became a beautiful, picturesque video under the cameraman’s magical lens.

No one could remain unmoved.

The tears that ran down Yi Ran’s cheeks gathered at her jaw and dripped onto the back of Gu Tingchuan’s hand in a shining arch, spreading like a silent and surging flower bud.

Gu Tingchuan lowered his head and spoke again with power, his words penetrating her bones and burning into her body. “Now did I only know how beautiful tears can be.”

He suddenly felt the little temperature on the back of his hand gradually spread, melting him all over. Unable to help himself, he leaned down and gathered Mrs. Gu into his arms, kissing her lips and drowning in her taste.

Yi Ran trembled with happiness. She was embraced by him, remembering all the events that lead up to his day. Life continued to flow like fire, inextinguishable.

The best love in the world could not be forced. It was difficult to imagine the feeling. But, love thrived in the knowing, in understanding each other’s dreams and understanding each other’s heart.

——Gu Tingchuan, if my company these days was not enough to make you happy, I will use the rest of my life to make sure that your days are filled with tenderness.

——Yi Ran, because of you, I will become an immortal film master.

There will be countless people who will applaud me loudly and turned my life into a kind of legend.

And you will be a constancy in the biography of my life, leaving no verses of regret.

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This lifetime of care was the most long lasting love.

Meeting in this life was a kind of gift. To be able to have children together, to be fortunate enough to spend this lifetime of a hundred years together, hand in hand. When you look back on the past, you will feel that you have spent an amazing lifetime of peace and care.

In this way, life became like a journey, making you unable to forget.