When Jian Dan arrived at the hospital, Mo Mo was already there.
âMo Mo, you came so early?â
âXia Mengjiao, how are you feeling today? Does the wound still hurt?â
âIâm okay if I just stay put, but every time the nurse presses on my belly to help with the lochia, it really hurts like hell!â
âI feel you.â Jian Dan said in empathy.
âDoes it really hurt that much?â Mo Mo asked from the side.
âItâs indescribable. Youâll have to experience it for yourself one day!â
âAh? If itâs really that unpleasant, I think Iâd rather not experience it!â Mo Mo immediately waved her hands in refusal.
âThatâs probably not something you can decide for yourself in the future!â
âTalking like this is starting to scare me.â
âCome on! Youâre not even married yet. Itâs still early for that step!â
âIt might not be that early!â
âHuh? What do you mean by that?â Jian Dan immediately caught on to the point.
âYeah! Mo Mo, the way you talk, itâs as if youâre about to get married!â Xia Mengjiao joined in.
âWellâ¦â As Mo Mo spoke, she took out two gold-foil invitations from her bag.
Both Jian Danâs and Xia Mengjiaoâs eyes widened 180 times when they saw the invitations.
âMo Mo, whatâs this⦠whose invitation is this?â Jian Dan was too stunned to accept it.
âWho else could it be? Of course, itâs mine!â Mo Mo said with a smile to the two of them.
âYouâre getting married? With who?â Jian Dan and Xia Mengjiao asked almost in unison.
Xia Mengjiao even winced from touching her wound due to the excitement.
âXia Mengjiao, be careful, youâve just had surgery.â
âI wish I could! Itâs just that, this is so sudden from Mo Mo, I couldnât help myself!â Xia Mengjiao adjusted her position before continuing.
âExactly! Mo Mo, this is too sudden! You didnât even give us time to prepare ourselves mentally!â
âIs it that sudden? I think itâs okay!â Mo Mo said nonchalantly.
âSo the person you are going to marry, is it that guy you had a blind date with last time?â
âHis name is Meng Ran!â
âIt really is him!â
âAfter spending the past few months with him, I think he is a really good person, very gentle and attentive, and he also tolerates all my flaws and bad temper. Heâs suitable for marriage, so I think I will be very happy if I marry him!â
âMo Mo, are you really sure about this?â Jian Dan still remembered how passionately and intensely Mo Mo once felt about Ling Xiaoyang.
Jian Dan knew very well what Mo Mo looked like when she liked someone, and it wasnât like how she was now!
âItâs because Iâve thought it through, thatâs why Iâve decided to marry Meng Ran!â
âMo Mo, I just want to ask you one thing right now, do you love him?â
âLove? âLoveâ is too abstract, Jian. Not everyone is as lucky as you, to marry someone who loves them deeply, and whom they also love.â A trace of sadness flashed through Mo Moâs eyes.
âMo Mo~â
âLove is not the sole reason for marriage. What enables two people to stay together is compatibility!
Meng Ran and I, itâs like we came together at the right place, at the right time, so we became the right people to marry each other!â
âBut love is very important too!â
âMy relationship with Meng Ran went from initial acquaintance without any dislike, to familiarity, from familiarity to understanding, and from understanding to liking.
I believe going from liking to loving is just a matter of time.
So, after we get married and spend every day together, Iâm confident I will fall in love with him!â
Upon hearing Mo Moâs words, both Jian Dan and Xia Mengjiao showed a bittersweet look on their faces.
Mo Mo, seeing their expressions, continued, âCan you two not look like that? Iâm getting married, not going to the scaffold.
Fiery passion is for love, while a peaceful life embodies true living!
Iâve experienced that kind of passionate love, I strived for it, I gave it my all, and even if it ended without the result I hoped for, I have no regrets.
What I need to do now is to return to simplicity, and Meng Ran will accompany me as we continue on this path in the future.â
âMo Mo, youâ¦â
âIf you are my friends, at times like this, you should be blessing me rather than critiquing me.â
Xia Mengjiao and Jian Dan exchanged glances, confirming each otherâs feelings before slowly speaking, âOkay! Since youâve made up your mind, then weâll support you!â
âYes! Donât worry, I will be happy!â