Chapter 6: Forced into Marriage
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Gu Nuan locked herself in the room, feeling a sourness in her eyes. She lowered her head and the cold tears silently wet her face. In the past three years, she was most afraid of someone mentioning his name and recalling the moments they spent together. She thought she could completely forget about him, but at this moment, she realized that she was only deceiving herself."Xiao Nuan, are you in the room? Mom has something to tell you." Gu Nuan heard the knocking on the door and quickly wiped away the tears on her face before opening the door.Gu's mother noticed the redness around Gu Nuan's eyes and looked at her daughter with pity. She softly said, "It's all mom's fault, making you think of unhappy things...""Mom, I don't blame you, I'm really fine!" Gu's mother let out a sigh and hugged her daughter, comforting her, "Xiao Nuan, it's all mom's fault today. Mom shouldn't have forced you to go on a blind date and make you feel upset... We won't go on any more blind dates. Even if you never get married, mom won't force you, I can support you."
Gu Nuan was moved to tears by her mother's words. She lifted her head from her mother's embrace and saw tears in her mother's eyes.She stood up from her mother's embrace and wiped away the tears from her eyes, making a promise to her."Mom... I'm fine! I have to go on a blind date tonight, I must get married this year, I won't let you and dad be laughed at by our neighbors, and I won't let you both feel sad and upset because of my marriage.""But... can you really forget about him?""I can... Mom, just trust your daughter! I will definitely be able to do it!"Gu's mother saw her daughter making a solemn promise to her and smiled with relief, holding her daughter's hand."I knew it, my daughter has grown up and become sensible!"She suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead. "Oh, right, the blind date is scheduled for 7 o'clock tonight. I'll make dinner right away, you can eat and still make it in time!""Okay!"Hearing that her daughter was willing to go on a blind date tonight, Gu's mother hummed a tune and left Gu Nuan's room with a smile.
Gu Nuan saw Gu Mama leaving, her smile turned into a bitter one. She took out the postcard from her bag and opened the bottom drawer of the bookshelf. She clipped the postcard into an old album and locked the drawer.What needed to be let go, must eventually be let go. She wouldn't let her parents struggle over her marriage. She wanted to step out of the world that Lin Jiancheng had built in her heart.Gu Mama was in a good mood and prepared a table full of dishes that Gu Nuan liked. She served the dishes for Gu Nuan while chattering in her ear, telling her about the man she was going to meet, his job, his family, and reminding her to pay attention to her appearance during the blind date.Gu Nuan listened absentmindedly and before she could finish her meal, Gu Mama stopped her, telling her to eat less so she could fit into the new white dress she had bought.She could only watch as the dishes were taken away by Gu Mama. She went back to her room and put on the new white dress that Gu Mama had bought for her. In front of the mirror, her fair skin and delicate features were accentuated by the white dress, making her look like a graceful white lotus on a lake.It had been a long time since she had dressed up like this. She never thought that she would do it for a blind date.At that moment, her phone rang in her bag. She furrowed her brows and took out her phone, seeing an unfamiliar number.She hesitated for a moment before answering the call.
"Where are you now... I saw him!"
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