The next day, Mei Jin went to Wan Ru's house to clarify everything. Wan Ru was made to sit opposite Mei Jin, who, after a tense silence, finally spoke.
"Tell me, why did you hide it from me after you started dating?"
"It's not that I was hiding it from Jin, I was just waiting for the right time to tell you."
Wan Ru smiled ingratiatingly.
Mei Jin shook her head. "Lies. You couldn't find the 'right time' for over four months. Auntie, you must be trying to fool a child."
"Oh, come on, Auntie, please be kind to your niece, Jin!"
Mei Jin glared at the brightly smiling Wan Ru. She didn't object to her uncle dating Wan Ru, but she couldn't shake the feeling of why Wan Ru chose to hide it from her. Still, their relationship had nothing to do with her.
"Wan Ru, I want to go to the beach."
Mei Jin said.
"Oh, then Jin, you go!" Wan Ru replied casually, then asked about something else.
"There's beef in the fridge that Auntie gave me. Do you want to eat spicy noodles? I'll cook them for you, Jin!"
"Eat, eat, cook them." Mei Jin was excited, but didn't forget the main topic.
"Aren't you coming with me, Ru?"
Wan Ru was bustling in the kitchen but still answered Mei Jin.
"Who are you going with that you're asking me to come along?"
"Just the two of us!"
"Really? Why is it suddenly just the two of us?"
"Absolutely true."
Considering that she had some extra money this month and didn't have to worry about being short at the end of the month, she thought for a while and then agreed.
"But let me tell Uncle Jin first, okay?" Wan Ru said.
"Yes, yes, Ru, you tell him. But don't invite him along."
Li Wan Ru: "...?" Huh.
A few days later, the two of them set off.
Wan Ru thought Mei Jin meant going to Vung Tau when she said "beach," but who would have thought the beach Mei Jin wanted to go to was all the way in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh? It was only about a 14-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, not too long.
Wan Ru felt like she had been tricked. She sat absentmindedly in the back seat, her face indifferent as she looked at the two people in front.
Huang Ming Jian was driving, while her best friend Mei Jin sat in the passenger seat, laughing and chatting happily.
Wan Ru felt a complete loss of faith in life.
A trip for two people, was it still two people? She took out her phone to tattle.
"Uncle, your niece has turned me into the brightest light bulb in all of Vietnam."
Chen Jian Cheng: "...?"
They arrived in Quy Nhon in the late afternoon. The three of them checked into the hotel.
They rented two rooms, a single room for Ming Jian and a double room for the two girls.
By the time they arrived, Wan Ru was exhausted. Mei Jin pulled her into the bathroom to shower and get ready for dinner.
Wan Ru couldn't understand why the other two were still so alert and cheerful after such a long journey.
Was it because they were in love?
They ate at the hotel restaurant. Ming Jian and Mei Jin talked non-stop.
Occasionally, they would ask Wan Ru something, but Wan Ru refused to participate.
After dinner, they dragged Wan Ru to the beach.
"Can't we go back and rest first, and then go to the beach tomorrow morning?" Wan Ru asked tiredly.
"No, it's sunset right now, Ru."
Mei Jin replied cheerfully.
Wan Ru felt confused, tricked, like a light bulb, and exhausted.
Was Mei Jin using this opportunity to torment her? She had never missed her uncle as much as she did now.
The beach was deserted at this time, relatively quiet.
All around, only the murmur of the waves could be heard.
The vast space before them seemed endless.
The fiery red sunset seemed to want to display all the beauty of the sun to humanity.
Even her exhaustion couldn't stop Wan Ru from being mesmerized by the sky in front of her.
The vast space, the murmuring waves, the brilliant sunset, all seemed to want to cleanse the souls of those with too many worries.
Li Wanru took a long breath, smiling as if to praise the wonderful atmosphere.
Wanru took out her phone, opened the camera, and took a picture of the scenery in front of her.
After reviewing the photos for a while, she sent them to Chen Jiancheng.
She messaged:
"Such beautiful scenery suddenly makes me miss you."
Chen Jiancheng replied immediately.
"I'm also seeing a very beautiful view, do you want to see it?"
"I have the sea, what do you have?" Wanru replied.
"I have the sea, and the sky."
Chen Jiancheng sent a picture he had just taken, showing a sunset at the beach, with the silhouette of a girl in the middle.
"And I have you."
Chen Jiancheng sent another message.
Wanru was surprised when she saw the photo, and she turned around.
The image that met her eyes was a tall man holding a very large bouquet of roses, smiling at her.
To her left was her best friend holding a small cake, and to her right was the new friend holding two lit sparklers, waving them wildly.
A surge of emotions welled up in Wanru's heart.
Moved, she raised her phone to take a picture of the three of them, then walked towards them.
"What are you doing?" She asked shyly.
"I have two things I want to say. First, happy birthday.
Second, I hope you will officially become my girlfriend."
As Chen Jiancheng spoke, he took out a red box, inside which was a ring with a perfectly sized diamond set on top.
Wanru's mouth dropped open in surprise. They had been in love for over four months, but today he was proposing again.
Wanru looked at him with affectionate eyes, the sunset glow falling on his eyes. She smiled brightly and nodded.
Chen Jiancheng responded with a smile, and he placed the ring on her middle finger.
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday day, happy birthday, happy birthday to you."
The two friends on either side also sang loudly.
Because the sea breeze was too strong, they didn't light candles. They just made their wishes and then gave each other a big round of applause.
This was Wanru's first experience of this kind in her life, and it would also be her happiest experience.
She remembered all the images from today. Her wish was: "May it be like this forever!"
After sitting on the beach and finishing the cake, watching until the sunset faded away.
All four of them began to return to the hotel.
Wanru held Chen Jiancheng's hand, carrying the large bouquet under the admiring gazes of the passing girls.
Chen Jiancheng had booked a room in advance; he also stayed in a single room.
That night, after receiving goodnight wishes from the three of them, Wanru went to sleep.
Today was not her birthday, but the birthday of the original owner of the body.
No wonder she hadn't known anything, but she sincerely thanked the original owner.
No matter what kind of person she was, it was thanks to her that she had now found happiness that she had never had before.
But Wanru didn't know whether to be happy or sad. All these things were for the original owner, and it seemed they weren't specifically for her.
When she first transmigrated here, she truly thought that no matter what, she would return to her real world.
But now she had become selfish; she didn't want to go back at all.
She had truly fallen in love with Chen Jiancheng, had truly grown fond of Mei Jin and Ming Jian, and she didn't want to leave them.