When I was young, I would often climb trees on all fours and pick wild fruits to eat. After watching so many wuxia dramas, I felt that these wild fruits might be mysterious elixirs. Eating them would give me a certain chance of immortality.
When I picked the unripe green fruit and tasted it in my mouth, it tasted sour and bitter without any sweetness.
But this was my youth.
Some dreams are destined to remain dreams.
Some love is destined to be unattainable.
Some promises are like bubbles that burst at a touch.
Some lies are so realistic that they can deceive myself.
But Dongyu, the worst lie in my life was to lie to myself and say that I don't like you anymore.
I closed my eyes and thought that I could forget you, but the tears that flowed didn't lie to me.
*****
At the wedding, the church was decorated with fresh flowers and a white veil. It was holy and beautiful.
I tidied up the flowers on the arch and turned around to see the bride rushing to the venue with the help of the flower girl.
Dongyu was in charge of receiving the guests in the living room while the bride went to the dressing room to touch up her makeup.
I walked to the makeup artist with the flowers in my hands and placed a bouquet of roses in a vase.
When the bride saw me, she smiled in a friendly manner and pointed at me. "You're Yin Xiachun, aren't you?"
I turned around and nodded silently.
"Dongyu often mentions you!"
The bride tilted her head and said, "Sometimes, even in his dreams, he often calls your name."
My back stiffened, but I pretended to be nonchalant and went about my business.
"My name is An Ning."
"Mm. I know your name. "
"But you have to call me 'Sister-in-law' in the future."
I turned around and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, how did you and Dongyu meet?"
She was surprised for a moment that I had obediently addressed her as "Sister-in-law". When she realized my question, she immediately replied, "University classmate!"
Indeed.
I guessed that with Dongyu's cold personality, his social circle would only be limited to his classmates and colleagues.
I tidied up the bouquet seriously and asked tentatively, "You must love my brother very much, right? Otherwise, it would be difficult to tolerate his taciturn personality. "
"Is that how you describe your brother?" An Ning silently observed my actions and suddenly chuckled. "Haha! Marrying him was like a dream. It felt unreal! I love him very much … as much as he loves you. "
My hand froze as I stared at her in disbelief.
"Are you surprised? Why would I know about this? "
Anning stood up and walked to me.
There were only the two of us in the dressing room.
She walked to my side and suddenly bumped my shoulder gently. "You know what? He has never forgotten you. I know that your position in his heart is extraordinary and irreplaceable. "
"You …"
I couldn't help but feel puzzled. "If you knew, why did you marry him?"
"Because I love him as much as you do. I have no regrets!"
An Ning smiled, but the smile in her eyes was extremely pure. "If you love someone, you will be so humble that you fall into the dust. Even if his heart belongs to someone else, as long as you can protect him, you will naturally accept it."
"Don't you think it's unfair?"
I smirked. "If the man you love doesn't love you back, then this marriage must be very disloyal."
"I don't think so."
An Ning continued, "Feelings can be nurtured. However, I know that the only woman he loves deeply will never be with him. To me, isn't that the greatest loyalty? "
The stunned look on my face became even more obvious.
An Ning enunciated each word clearly. "I will work hard to make him fall in love with me. At the same time, I will be a good wife, a good daughter-in-law … a good sister-in-law."
I smiled calmly, but there was no emotion in my eyes. "Mm, I wish you all the best."
I tidied up the bouquet and put it aside before walking out of the door.
Behind me, she suddenly said, "I think I'm very lucky. At least, I can marry the man I love."
However, I didn't stop for even half a step and just left.
I knew that she didn't mean any harm by saying that. She was just trying to prove her love and loyalty to Dongyu.
But compared to these words, I had experienced a hundred times crueler torture.
…
Outside the church, I stood at the door and raised my head to look at the blue sky. White clouds floated gently.
I pinched a rose and played with it with my fingertips. Bit by bit, I plucked off the petals and let them fall to the ground, eventually crumbling into mud.
In the end, I still didn't have the courage to witness that scene with my own eyes.
I ran out of the door like a deserter, but the vows had officially begun.
In the church, the priest's serious voice rang out. "An Ning, are you willing to take this man as your husband and enter into a marriage contract with him? In sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth, will you love him, take care of him, respect him, accept him, and be loyal to him until the end of your life? "
I lowered my head and took out the ring box from my pocket. I opened it gently. A one-carat ring lay quietly inside.
"Brother, Brother! When we grow up, will you buy me a ring with a huge diamond inlaid on it like the male leads on TV and put it on my finger personally? "
When I was young, I made an innocent wish.
Every girl must have a dream about being a bride.
I dreamed that one day, I would be able to stand in a holy church and watch him put on my finger with a huge diamond inlaid on it. Then, he would elegantly put it on my ring finger and make a promise to me.
However, the ring didn't have to be a one-carat, and the wedding didn't have to be held in a church. But the man standing opposite me, holding my hand, had to be that person.
On the night before our wedding, he took out this exquisite gift box from his pocket and opened it. Under the moonlight, the one-carat diamond shone charmingly.
It was such an unintentional sentence from his childhood, but he remembered it seriously in his heart.
With my back against him, I held this small but exquisite box as if it was a treasure. With tears in my eyes, I smiled contentedly.
There were so many illusory dreams in life, and one of them had actually come true.
I gently took out the ring and carefully put it on my ring finger. My fingers were pressed together as I looked at the diamond ring. I couldn't help but smile and plant a gentle kiss on the diamond.
My lips parted slightly, almost in sync with the voice in the church, "I do."
Dongyu's voice still echoed in my ears.
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