A Warm Wedding and A New Bride of Young Master Lu

Chapter 22 - Moved By Lu Boyan

On the way to Orchid Gardens, Su Jianan was bubbling with excitement.

"Lu Boyan, you must feel very happy to have a mother like Auntie Tang."

That was one thing about Lu Boyan that she was most envious of.

From the moment they got married until now, Su Jianan had kept addressing Tang Yulan as 'auntie' like she used to. But in truth, Tang Yulan was waiting for Su Jianan to start using a different honorific.

Lu Boyan frowned. "Su Jianan, we're already married. My mother is your mother too," he reminded.

To Su Jianan, who had lost her mother at the age of fifteen, maternal love was something extremely precious? Lu Boyan's words... was he expressing his willingness to share his mother's love with her?

"Aww, Lu Boyan. I'm surprisingly touched by your words... Even if it's just for two years, I'll treat Auntie Tang like my own mother!" said Su Jianan sincerely. "Thank you!"

"..." Lu Boyan had only intended to get Su Jianan to start using a different honorific when addressing his mother. As for those complicated meanings behind his words, Su Jianan had read into them on her own. But just like that, she was satisfied?

He suddenly did not have the heart to correct her for reading too much into his words.

Tang Yulan had been anticipating their arrival from this morning until now, when she finally saw Su Jianan. She waved her hand cheerfully at Su Jianan. "Jianan, come on in."

Su Jianan walked towards Tang Yulan and stopped in front of the old lady. She pursed her lips. "Mother, I'm here to visit you," she said in a serious tone.

Tang Yulan had been waiting to hear the word 'Mother' from Su Jianan for far too long. Now hearing it all of a sudden, Tang Yulan had begun to doubt her own ears. Tang Yulan's eyes grew wide as she stared at Su Jianan. In that moment, it was as if she felt an overwhelming urge to turn back time by a few seconds just so she could hear it again.

Su Jianan seemed to be at a loss under Tang Yulan's gaze. "Mother, what's wrong?"

This time, Tang Yulan could confirm that she had heard it. In a split second, she pulled Su Jianan into her arms forcefully. "Good girl."

Su Jianan returned the embrace gently, smiling as she did so.

A mother's embrace. To Su Jianan, it was a long time coming. In this world, only Tang Yulan could make Su Jianan relive the feeling of being embraced by a mother.

After a long while, Tang Yulan's emotions calmed down and she remembered her son. "Where's Boyan? Didn't he come with you?"

"He's behind."

Lu Boyan walked in just as those words left Su Jianan's mouth. Overjoyed, Tang Yulan said, "Today I'll be preparing lunch for you two! And Jianan, I've picked up all my culinary skills from your mom too."

Su Jianan nodded in anticipation. "Okay!"

"Did Boyan tell you that this place is actually our old home?" Tang Yulan's gaze went around the house in a circle. "Boyan had lived here since he was born until that incident happened. We were forced to leave the country..."

In everyone's hearts, there would always be unspoken scars. For Tang Yulan, those scars were caused by the incident that had happened fourteen years ago. Su Jianan had no intentions of digging up the unhappy memories from Tang Yulan's past. Smiling, Su Jianan asked, "Really? Then which room did he stay in when he was young?"

Tang Yulan placed Su Jianan's hand into Lu Boyan's. "Boyan, why don't you show Jianan your old room? I'll go prepare lunch."

Su Jianan felt a little uncomfortable and was about to withdraw her hand. But it was as if Lu Boyan had seen through her intent and had been one step ahead when he squeezed her hand tight. "It's on the second floor. Follow me."