"The sky had cleared up. I was leaning, sick, at her doorway. She was a doctor, you know. Just one look and she knew something was wrong with me. In her own words, my face was flushed red, my lips were pale, my eyes were unfocused…"
"She dragged me to the hospital, and I said, let's get the marriage certificate first. Once we get it, I'll go to the hospital."
"But she still wouldn't agree. She said, a marriage that parents don't approve of will never be happy."
At this point, Xiao Anhe suddenly fell silent; the smile on his face vanished.
Su Xiaomeng had been propping her chin up, listening like it was a story. Seeing Xiao Anhe's expression change so abruptly, she couldn't help straightening her back.
"Dean Xiao…"
Xiao Anhe suddenly gave a faint laugh, and tears followed, rolling down.
"How could I listen to her? I had my own ideas, my own mind. When I was young, the elders all said I was a freak…"
