Chapter 281 - Their Temporary Separation (1/2)
Chapter 281 Their Temporary Separation
Mu Tiannan walks towards Lin’s villa with a huge bouquet of roses in his hand.
It’s hard for anyone to believe that these dewy roses are neither a rare breed nor air-freighted foreign goods. If there is something special, that must be these flowers are planted by Brother Mu, once a total playboy, by himself. Mu Tiannan is just an ordinary person without the Taoist root and now he is already 35. He keeps exercising and practicing ancient martial arts, so he is in great shape and his skin is not loose at all. However, he still has a sense of crisis.
Because the woman he likes, with outstanding personal ability, looks in her early twenties. Time has not left any marks on her face. Whichever way he looks at her, she is much more attractive than they first met.
Thirty-five years old, remarkable family background, and high social status: all these factors make Mu Tiannan a golden bachelor in the eyes of unmarried women. But for the girl he likes, Lin Luoran, she already has enough money. She is also the most mysterious “Uncle Lin” among all unearthly pract.i.tioners in Huaxia. Mu Tiannan’s advantages only work for ordinary girls.
Now what he has is probably only his sincerity.
In the past year, he sent a rose to Lin’s house every day, putting it by the door and back home quietly. Mu Tiannan can hardly believe he has been doing such a silly thing. Xuan Yuanchen has mocked him about it many times.
“If one year can’t work, then I will keep doing it for the next ten years!”
That’s what Brother Mu has been thinking about. But the morning before, when he was practicing, he felt meridian blockage for the first time.
Shock struck him. It’s just a few days before his thirty-sixth birthday. He does not achieve the congenital realm so his meridians will be clogged when he grows older. To be straightforward, he can’t stop an age-related decline in his body. If he always can’t achieve the congenital realm, it means that his lifetime achievement can just be this much.
He is getting older, but his power does not increase. Is there really not much time left for him to pursue his happiness?
Mu Tiannan’s mind wanders back and forth on many problems. It is never his style to be just like a frog slowly being boiled while alive. Xuan Yuanchen also says that it can’t show the “Charming Brother Mu” at all. Mu Tiannan decides to give it a shot. Today, instead of just sending the flowers and walking away, he will make it clear and tell her what he thinks. He wants to know whether there is a chance.
Mu Tiannan carefully decides what to wear, and then he shaves, making sure every detail is flawless. He picks all the roses in the garden, even the half-opened ones can’t survive. Anyway, today is the day. If he fails, these roses will just be an eyesore in his garden. But if he succeeds, they all contribute to it.
Mu Tiannan felt that he has enough courage to head-on. His love adviser Xuan Yuanchen even thinks the confident Brother Mu, the master of his own destiny, is finally back.
“Brother Mu, you will definitely succeed!” Xuanyuan Chenxi barks.
The man in the mirror is in the most attractive age of his life, mature and charming. It is who he really is.
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He walks slowly to Lin’s villa. It is very quiet today. Usually, there were two children on their winter vacation, Li Xi’er watering the garden, and Mr. Lin fis.h.i.+ng. But today they are all gone.
“Okay, it’s a good chance to cheer me up. Take a deep breath. Don’t be nervous. From the stainless-steel doorplate, I can see my smile is still perfect.
Mu Tiannan, you can do it!”
When he is just about to ring the doorbell, the iron door entangled by flowers is suddenly opened and his dream girl’s face suddenly appears in front of him. Mu Tiannan is stunned.
Deep breath… Deep breath! This is probably a gift from G.o.d… But before he shows the flowers he hides, he sees Liu Zheng behind Lin Luoran without warning.
Expressing his love in front of his rival in love, this may fire him up. However, here comes the misery part. The lady of the hour only looks at him for just a second.
“Hey, you are here? We have something urgent to do and need to go out for a while. Please wait for me here. ”
The keyword is “We”. What’s worse, what she said is not a question, but an a.s.sertive sentence.
Mu Tiannan is stricken to the heart. Liu Zheng even adds: “It’s very urgent.”
So, it’s him who delays their schedule?
Mu Tiannan can’t think of any urgent thing that can make Lin Luoran become so fussy. He doesn’t say anything he has prepared before. He just hides the flowers and gives way to them.
Lin Luoran nods and smiles at him, and then walks out the door directly.
Just a few steps, they have walked to the sh.o.r.es of the lake. Mu Tiannan gathers his courage: “Luoran, I have something to tell you. Just give me one minute… no… thirty seconds! I want to clarify something between us…” He thinks if she suddenly turns around, then he will show the flowers, just like magic. It will make things more formal and romantic.
Lin Luoran turns around, but she does not stop.
She splits out one word gently: “Sorry…”
There are some other words behind “Sorry”, but Mu Tiannan can’t hear them at all. His hand holding the bouquet is completely stiffened, because he realizes Lin Luoran doesn’t even stop and just said sorry. The next scene he sees is she holding Liu Zheng’s hands and flying into the air.
Their clothes are fluttering. Watching them flying away really hurts Mu Tiannan’s eyes.
He suddenly realizes everything with grief. He can plant as many roses as he wants, but it’s impossible for him to fly with her all his life.
Just because he doesn’t have the Taoist root… Mu Tiannan’s confidence drains away all at once. His hand holding the bouquet fells down. The iron door closes right then and destroys the dewy flowers. The sprigs and petals are separated. All Mu Tiannan holds in his hands are sprigs with spa.r.s.e petals.
As for the fragrant and delicate petals, they scattered all over by the door, fallen on the ground and contaminated with dust.