You're My Belated Happiness - Chapter 38 Part 3

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.

You’re My Belated Happiness

Chapter 38 Part 3

Ruan Yu should have blamed him for keeping her in the dark for so long, for keeping silent for so long.

But after she had finished reading the three hundred plus messages, crying and laughing like an idiot all the while, it no longer seemed to matter to her.

Being deceived or set up, everything was in the past. Nothing was more important than the fact that “he is coming back now.”

He was coming back. She didn’t have to live in tomorrows that he couldn’t see.

That was the most important thing to her now.

Ruan Yu circled around her home and finally made up her mind to call Xu Huaisong on the phone.

Then, a ringtone sounded in a place quite nearby.

Startled by the sound, she subconsciously disconnected the call.

The next second, someone knocked on her door. Xu Huaisong’s voice mixed with the sound of knocking: “What’s wrong?”

“......”

Ruan Yu went to open the door while patting her chest. She spoke with a grimace: “You scared me to death. Why aren’t you making any sound while you’re at the door, are you shooting a horror movie……”

The unexpected episode eased the weird atmosphere between the two.

But Xu Huaisong’s quietness very quickly pulled Ruan Yu back to a feeling of apprehension.

The two of them, one inside the door and the other outside, looked at each other and didn’t know what to say.

After half a minute had passed, Xu Huaisong opened his mouth: “Sorr……”

“Xu Huaisong.” Ruan Yu abruptly interrupted him and said after a short pause: “Let’s reacquaint ourselves with each other.”

Let’s stop acting.

He didn’t have to be overly cautious while wearing a mask and she didn’t have to play tricks in order to be the one who took the initiative.

They should reacquaint each other with their real, frank faces and reveal all of themselves.

Xu Huaisong didn’t quite get what Ruan Yu meant at the moment and didn’t know how to respond.

Ruan Yu briefly closed her eyes, then after mustering the courage she had tried to build up the whole day, she stretched her hand out and said: “How are you, I’m Ruan Yu, who graduated from Room 9, 12th grade of Su City First High School. I used to like you very much and now……”

“Wait.” Xu Huaisong interrupted her.

Ruan Yu was a little taken aback.

Then she saw that he had relaxed his tense expression and smiled suddenly: “I should be the one to say those things first.” As he was talking, he stretched out his hand: “How are you, I’m Xu Huaisong who graduated from Room 10, 12th grade of Su City First High School. I used to like you very much, and now, I like you more than before.”

Ruan Yu felt the lump coming back to her throat again. She stood there with a pouting mouth without moving.

Xu Huaisong looked down at his hand in the mid air and asked: “Are we going to shake or not?”

Ruan Yu was about to say “yes,” but heard Xu Huaisong continue: “If not, let me hug you.” After saying that, he held Ruan Yu’s hand and pulled her into his arms.

Ruan Yu gave a cry of surprise. The next moment, they heard a thud from the corner of the staircase. It sounded like someone had bumped their head on the wall.

The two of them turned their heads to take a look at the same time while still embracing each other.

From the corner, the young lady who had screamed and cried when they were stuck in the elevator with them stretched her upper body into view: “So sorry. I came back from my night exercise and I heard you two rehearsing as I was coming up the stairs and became curious. Sorry, sorry for intruding……”

Xu Huaisong, Ruan Yu: “......”

Ruan Yu’s body stiffened and slowly released herself from Xu Huaisong’s arms. She tidied up her clothes, smoothed her hair, and smiled at Sun Miaohan: “We’re rehearsing for a play. We’ve just finished and are going inside to discuss the details of it.” As she was talking, she grabbed Xu Huaisong’s sleeve and pulled him through the doorway.

She couldn’t blame Sun Miaohan for eavesdropping on them since it was at a public place.

After closing the door, Ruan Yu covered her face with her face pointing upwards: “It’s so embarrassing……”

Xu Huaisong came closer from behind and asked earnestly: “We’re inside, what details are we going to discuss?”

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.