Undesirable Marriage - CH 2.1

“And he turned you down?” A few days later, Mo Chuan Ya met her old pal, Jian Yi An for dinner. While dining she relayed the story to her. Jian Yi An heard it and chuckled unceremoniously. Mo Chuan Ya pretended to squint her eyes in displeasure. “Woman, are you making fun of me?”

“I dare not, I dare not.” She stopped laughing and looked at her friend’s frosty face with a playful glint.

“What are you looking at?” Mo Chuan Ya glanced at her horizontally.

Jian Yi An smiled sweetly, “I was thinking that Dai Xingren must be very handsome, right?”

“Handsome?” Mo Chuanya snorted. “Not bad, I guess.”

“Must have a great body then?”

“Who knows?” Mo Chuan Ya shrugged, “He is always in a white robe, and I see him soaking in the hospital all day. I don’t think he gets any time to exercise much, maybe he’s not even very muscular.”

“Not handsome, not in great shape, so what do you see in him?” Jian Yi An asked with a puzzled look on her face.

“Ps R zssj yv y xyd, sdzu qsa bkp yrrlyaydnl?” Ys Ubwyduy alvsavle. “Gx R pwnb y pwrlaqknkyz duxrbs kd uswa blyav?”

“Xq nswapl dsv, R fwpv qkde kv pvaydtl.” Kkyd Zk Gd pwrrsavle bla nbkd okvb sdl byde yde pxkzle. “Mbkp pbswze cl vbl qkapv vkxl usw byhl clld alflnvle cu y csu lhla pkdnl usw olal y nbkze, aktbv?

“Fs obyv?”

“Mbl Ozelpv Ykpp sq vbl Ys Wyxkzu obs bye yzoyup valyvle xld zkjl pzyhlp yde lhld ekpeykdle vs vlzz vblx vs jsovso yde ryu alprlnvp, byp vyjld vbl kdkvkyvkhl vs pbso bla yqqlnvksd vs y xyd yde vbl xyd eslpd’v lhld yrralnkyvl kv kd ydu ckv.” Kkyd Zk Gd rywple, bla lulcasop aykple pvaydtlzu. “Flakswpzu, R’e zkjl vs pll obs vbkp twu kp. Gal bkp lulp sjyu?”

“Tl’p vbl akpkdt pvya kd vbl qklze sq nyaekshypnwzya pwatlau kd Mykoyd. Tl kp y xyd okvb y pnyzrlz. Tso nswze bl byhl ydu lul rasczlx?”

“Rq vblal’p dsvbkdt oasdt okvb bkp lulp, vbld vblal’p psxlvbkdt oasdt okvb bkp caykd. Xvblaokpl obu oswze bl alflnv pwnb y tsse yde clywvkqwz qaklde sq xkdl?”

“Tl’p hlau pxyav. Tl tayewyvle qkapv nzypp qasx xleknyz pnbssz. Ebld bl oyp yd kdvlad, bl sdnl srldle y ryvkldv’p nblpv qsa y blyav srlayvksd, pnyakdt y taswr sq pldksa esnvsap kd nbyatl!” Ys Ubwyd Zy’p vsdl oyp hytwlzu yexkakdt yde raswe, yp kq vbkp “bl” pbl oyp vyzjkdt ycswv bye psxl jkde sq nzspl alzyvksdpbkr okvb bla yde pbl oyp raswe sq kv.

Kkyd Zk Gd blyae kv yde nbwnjzle. “Ykpp, obyv yal usw cayttkdt ycswv? Tl bypd’v lmnbydtle bkp lktbv nbyaynvlap1 okvb usw ulv, yde usw yal valyvkdt bkx yp uswa sod rlapsd yzalyeu. Tl kp dsv uswa bwpcyde, dsv lhld uswa csuqaklde.”

“Me!” Mo Chuan Ya choked. “How can I be proud? I’m just… just stating a mere fact.”

“A fact…” Jian Yi An picked up the coffee and took a sip, taking a moment to admire Mo Chuan Ya’s blushing shy expression. She remembered that her best friend, who was like a sister to her, had always been sassy, sometimes more heroic than a man, but she never expected to see her in such a delicate and daughterly state, which made her more and more curious about the young doctor. “You seem to have got a pretty good idea about that guy’s past experience and achievements?”

“Of course… to be clear.” Mo Chuan Ya’s eyes tilted back, as if trying to escape Jian Yi An’s meaningful gaze.

“Have you forgotten what my line of work is?”

“Yes, reporter Mo.” Jian Yi An teased. “I think this is the first time you’ve used your skills as a journalist in pursuing a man, isn’t it?”

When Mo Chuan Ya heard this, she almost choked. “What pursuit? I didn’t pursue him!”

“Didn’t you ask someone out? Isn’t this a pursuit?”

“It’s just …… a normal date.” Mo Chuan Ya clarified, slightly embarrassed, “Just having a meal, chatting and getting to know each other a bit more. This… how can it be called a pursuit?”

“Well, this is not a pursuit then.” Jian Yi An agreed with her good sister’s excuse, but there was a nasty smile on her lips. “It’s just an ordinary date. I understand it. It’s just as normal as you usually meet with your other interviewee for dinner. It’s nothing.”

Mo Chuan Ya bit her lip secretly. Even a foolish person can also hear the teasing in Jian Yi An’s voice, not to mention her quick witted nature. “Enough of you! Jian Yi An.” She stretched out her hand and traced the shell of her friend’s ear warningly.

“Don’t do this, it hurts!” Jian Yi An dodged it, knowing she was annoyed, and couldn’t help but laugh again. “Chuan Ya, what’s so great about doctor Dai Xingren? There are so many talented and distinguished men chasing after you, why do you only have your heart set on him? What is it about him that makes your heart move?”

Her heart skipped a beat.

Mo Chuan Ya chewed this subtle word carefully. She was actually not sure if she was really moved by Dai Xingren. Her heartbeat was a bit stronger and more deadly feeling, right? Perhaps on the spot, she felt a kind of dizzying sensation as if the world was revolving around her. She admits that she has a good impression of him, but …… was it really a crush?

“I just like him a little bit.” She analyzed her heart and confessed frankly. “He’s a great doctor, he’s not afraid of power, he’s got a passion and a vision. He’s really considerate of his patients, but I think he must have a big personality problem. I feel he’s a very difficult man to get along with.” After speaking, she couldn’t help but complain a few words.

“Even if he’s difficult to get along with, you still want to take the initiative to ask him out, don’t you? “Jian Yi An smiled meaningfully. “You want to know him more, to learn a little bit more about him.”

“That’s right, but it’s just that.”

“You mean, you haven’t fallen in love with him yet?”

“Of course not!” Mo Chuan Ya declined abruptly. “This is too fast, isn’t it? I’m not that kind of irrational woman.”

“So he is not ‘TheOne’ yet?”

“You mean the right one? Of course not.” If he was, she should have been able to feel it. Mo Chuan Ya pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised her eyes and looked at her friend. “Yi An, haven’t you always had a crush on Xia Yu Mo? Don’t you think he’s the one?”

“Senior…” The man she had secretly admired since college. Jian Yi An released a sigh faintly at the mention of the man. Swirling her coffee cup with her jade like hand, she said, “The senior is the senior. Although I like him very much, I don’t think he is the one for me.”

“How do you know he’s not? Don’t you have a crush on him?”

“Of course I do, why else would I like him?”

“So, I think so too.” Mo Chuan Ya confirmed her thoughts with the example of her good friend. “If it was that kind of serious heartbeat, I would have known.”

“Well, that’s true.” Jian Yi An nodded in agreement. “By the way, do you remember what you told me before? You said your brother used to tease you by saying that you would fall in love with a man with ideals and ambitions, just like your mother did.”

“That’s what he often says.” Mo Chuan Ya gave a start and suddenly realised. “You don’t think I have a crush on Dai Xingren because he has ideals, do you?”

“I can’t think of any reason other than that.” Jian Yi An shrugged. “If we follow what you said, that is, he’s not very handsome, he’s not in great shape, and his personality is so fierce that it’s hard to get along with him. So usually no normal woman would be attracted to such a man, right?

The corner of Mo Chuan Ya’s eyes shrank. “Yes, I am not a normal woman.”

Jian Yi An was taken aback, only then did she realize that her remarks might have hurt her friend’s self-esteem, and she stuck out the tip of her tongue apologetically.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to mock you, you know what I mean.”

“I know, I get it.” Mo Chuan Ya said, graciously dismissing the situation. “Actually, I think it’s my brother who thinks too much. He never understood my mother’s past, so he’s afraid I’ll follow in her suit, right?”

At that time, her mother Mo Li Yi, regardless of her family’s opposition, fell in love with a young man full of ideals. In that era of white terror, the young man had to flee to a foreign land in order to escape capture,and she, who was already pregnant, could only obey the arrangements of her parents and commit herself to marry a man who had been close to her since childhood. That man who fled away was her biological father, Qi Yun.

“Yes, my mother had a painful first love, but she is still very happy with her life right now!” She smiled lightly. “My grandmother has now entrusted her with the entire responsibility of the Mo family, and she is also very happy to be chosen for this. Now she is the real head of the Mo family who has the power to tell off wind is wind and rain is rain. My step dad also loves her very much. Not only does he assist her in her career, he also takes care of her in every possible way at home – I don’t see any regrets if a woman can live like my mother.”

“If you think your mother is good like that, why don’t you follow her example?” Jian Yi An asked with a smile. “You can take up the family business and find a good man to support you.”

“I don’t want to!” When it comes to inheriting the family business, Mo Chuan Ya was quick to avoid it. “You know I’m not cut out for it, or I wouldn’t have studied to be bad with you in the first place.”

Speaking of the story of the encounter of two women, it can be regarded as a legendary story that makes people talk about it. Both of them were 16 or 17 year old girls when they first met. Jian Yi An was bored with the rules of life. While Mo Chuan Ya was frustrated when her cousin Mo Chuan Fen ran away from home and the whole family suddenly put their expectations on her. She was overwhelmed and ignored the fact that she was underage and spent her days in dance halls and pubs.

The two girls drank and danced together, sharing the same smell all day. Later, they learned how to manage heavy automobiles together. On the road track, they were known as the undefeated goddess and were popular among impulsive and dopey teenagers. Had it not been for a bike accident involving Jian Yi An afterwards, perhaps the two would never have gotten back on the right track, but life always takes a big turn at the most amazing times. The two rebellious girls were now back on the right path. Jian Yi An now insists on playing nice, being a good daughter in front of her parents and a dignified secretary in front of her boss. While Mo Chuan Ya, although still resistant to inheriting the family business, has now become a serious journalist, working hard on the front line and trying to bring back first hand reports to the public.

They were not the same young girls as they used to be before, but they were still naive when it comes to love.

“I’m not the same as my mother or my grandmother. They have a sense of purpose to carry on the family legacy, but I don’t have any.”

Mo Chuan Ya smiled and sipped her scented tea. This shortcoming was once a painful knot in her heart, but now she has learned to look past it.

“And I don’t think my love life will follow in my mother’s footsteps. Come on, times are different now, so what if I fall in love with a man with ideals? I believe that ideals and love can co-exist.”

“Don’t say it like that.” Jian Yi An spat wryly. “What if your brother is right and that man turns out to be loving his ideals more than he loves you?”

“I’m not afraid.” Mo Chuan Ya was still confident. She has been raised with love, love was too much for her, too full for her to be lacking. “Besides, you’re too nervous, aren’t you? I’m not in love with that guy yet!”