Memories under the Cherry Blossom Tree

Ch 42 Nineteen years ago...

Kanya Suthiluck Ruangroj was a well known professor of Art at Peiking university, in China..She was married to the famous Thai businessman, settled in China, Somwang Ruangroj. Sole heir to the Ruangroj empire, a huge franchise of multiple companies . Kanya and Somwang's marriage had been arranged by their parents..The Suthiluck family was also an equally well to do business enterprise, having their base in China. After the marriage the two empires had been merged to form a Business Giant under the new name of R.S enterprises...

Kanya was least interested in business and management. She loved nature and enjoyed traveling in her free time..she shared her knowledge of arts with the students in the university in a very friendly way, which made her a favorite among her them..She opened herself to new techniques in art and never let up an opportunity to explore new genres..

Her marriage with Somwang was satisfactory, as he never interfered in her work nor stopped her from pursuing her interests. Romance had been there in the beginning of their marriage as a novelty to her husband. Kanya failed to conceive for three years and the elders were desperate for a heir..They were forced to consult a Doctor, during which it was proven tat Somwang had issues with fertility thereby making it difficult for her to conceive..

Kanya breathed in relief when the report stated that she was healthy..She wouldn't put it past the Ruangroj family to throw her out if they had found out tat she was not capable of producing children..Being a traditional family they had to shut up, now tat her husband was at fault.

Following the tests and results the romantic novelty tat Somwang had for Kanya started to fade. They became more of bearable companions who drifted futher apart from each other each day...They lived their own lives, followed their own likes, not as much as knowing wat the other s doing. They made a name for themselves in their respective fields. Their fame reached international levels..

Following her fame, Kanya was offered a chance to be a visiting professor to teach in Kasetsart  University, Fine Arts department for two years and share her knowledge with the Thai students.. Wanting to visit the land of her ancestors and explore its beauty, Kanya accepted the offer..

With permission from her husband and in-laws she traveled to Thailand. The first time she set foot on thai soil, she felt like she had come home..she fell in love with the people, the sights and sounds of the bustling city of Bangkok. When she saw the beauty of nature in the outskirts of the city she was hooked..

One day she had taken her students to the university garden for a lesson on painting still life in different natural light settings. The students had set up their easels and were going about their work as she walked around supervising and giving them hints of techniques they could use..After sometime she felt as though someone was watching her.

She looked around. In the distance she saw , the Dean with a few distinguished looking people walking around the place, looking  around some buildings..It was in this group that a handsome man in his middle thirties was staring at her..

As Kanya looked at him their eyes met and he smiled, and gave her a wink..she blushed turning away to hide it and concentrated on her students.

After a few minutes the group had reached the garden where she was. The Dean introduced her to all the people in the entourage. She found out tat the handsome gentleman was Khoo Qin Shi , the campus director and close fren of the other gentleman Jack Rojnapat, who was a trustee of the college..

Jack was so welcoming when he spoke to Kanya, telling her that she can ask Qin shi if she needed anything during her stay..infact Qin shi was her neighbour, he said. Kanya just nodded her head and smiled politely..

Qin shi was quite taken by the exchange professor..she was a stunning beauty just like her work..he had read about her conquests in the field of art, but seeing her in person he had lost his heart..