Second Chance At Love | RuanLin | GuangJie

4.

Ruan Nanzhu and Yu Liang both got out of the airport and as they stepped out, they heard someone calling them.

"Yu ge, here.. Yu ge.." Yu Liang looked at the guy with glasses waving at them and smiled.

"Chen Fei, how are you? Long time. You've grown taller now. Nanzhu, you know him, right? Xiao Chen?" And he looked at the guy who looked as if he was mesmerized by the world in front of him.

"Was it always so busy here? Ge, I want to go home." Ruan Nanzhu said while looking at the two men in front of him.

Chen Fei was an easy going guy. He really didn't mind about Ruan Nanzhu's attitude, because he knew about everything. So he let him be.

"Xiao Chen, sorry, I was just... How have you been?" Ruan Nanzhu asked with a poker face.

"I'm fine, Ruan ge. Let's go home first. Boss and Boss Lady are waiting for you at home. Everybody's waiting.." he said the last two words in almost a whisper.

After an hour's drive, they finally drove into the gateway and came to a stop right at the door.

Unexpectedly, there were a lot of people. His mom, dad were at the front. Ruan walked to his parents and hugged them.

Chen Fei took all the bags inside, while Ruan and Yu Liang walked in with the parents.

"Ruan ge..."

"Ruan Nanzhu, how are you?"

"Xiao Ruan..."

All people greeted him. And then he saw some familiar faces. He remembered them from yesterday's video, the live broadcast.

"Maa, Paa, aren't these people from the broadcast yesterday?" Ruan Nanzhu asked in his deep voice.

"Broadcast? What broadcast?" Ruan's father asked and looked at Mr. Lin and his assistant, Xiao Wei.

"Boss, it's probably when both the Lin family and yours all got together when that actor Lin Qiushi came to your office. Some reporters must have broadcasted it live.

"Xiao Wei, go to the office and take Chen Fei with you. There's a lot of work to be done. GO!" Ruan's father rubbed his temples and sighed looking at Mr. Lin.

"Ah, let me introduce myself, I am your Paa- ah, I mean your Paa's best friend." Mr. Lin almost faltered.

They shook hands and then-

"Paa, are you listening to me. I am going back to get my stuff from Shanghai. I will be back tomoro. Please tell Ruan's mom dad as well. They will keep worrying if they don't me. Alright my car's here. Bye. I love you."

The whole house fell silent. How long was the phone on.. They had forgotten that they were on call with Lin Qiushi..

"Who is he?" Ruan Nanzhu asked.

"Nanzhu..." A voice came from the other side of the call which made a Ruan Nanzhu freeze.

That voice, where did he hear that? It seemed so familiar, did he know that person? Why did that feel like one lover calling his love? A familiar warmth wrapped around Ruan Nanzhu's heart.

"Nanzhu, is that you? Paa, what's going on? Is Ruan Nanzhu back? Maa? Say something you guys. Fine, I am coming home, now." And the line went dead.

"Who is he?" Ruan Nanzhu asked again, no one had the courage to answer.

Everybody was silent. Ruan Nanzhu was very confused.

5 minutes... no one spoke.

15 minutes... everybody changed the topic.

25 minutes... Everybody heard the screeching sound of brakes being applied hurriedly. A car came to stop and a man came running in.

He was tall, handsome, his eyes filled with tears, there were tear stains on his cheeks, his face was red, eyes a bit red and swollen.

He stopped when he saw Ruan Nanzhu who had his back towards him. Everybody stood up slowly. Seeing everyone react so weirdly, Ruan Nanzhu slowly turned back to meet the person and his world stopped.

Lin Qiushi stared at the man in front of him. His love, his husband, Ruan Nanzhu. Qiushi still had the ring on his finger, his eyes went to Nanzhu's hands and saw the ring was still there. 10 years. It had been 10 years. And he was alive the whole time. Qiushi's heart raced wildly. He wanted to hug his man, crush him in a tight hug and kiss him senselessly.

While Ruan Nanzhu, who although didn't recognize the man in front of him, his heart pained for him. He felt pain and longing as soon as he saw him. Who was he? Why did he look at me like a lover? Why did his eyes scream I missed you?

Qiushi carefully took a single step at a time towards Ruan Nanzhu, who started to walk on his own as well. They only stopped when they so close to each other.

"Baby..." Qiushi called Ruan Nanzhu by his nickname.

Ruan Nanzhu felt as if he had known this person all his life, abd even without realising, he held his hand against Lin Qiushi's face and said,

"Lin Lin..."