The island eight years ago.
The sun was dazzlingly white in the summer of July. The island city was like this all year round. Some pedestrians on the street were shirtless, and vendors on the roadside were fanning themselves with cattail leaves to sell coconuts. Luan Yan wore a straw hat on her head, and the ordinary rough straw hat also made her face beautiful.
Many people noticed the beautiful girl from another place, but Luan Yan was unaware of other people's gazes and was concentrating on counting the buildings.
Ten years ago, this place was still a bungalow. When Luan Yan was a child, she often played here. Later, a high-rise community was built. After nearly ten years, the buildings were not new. Luan Yan counted the incomplete and faded house numbers and found the one she wanted for rent. She made an appointment with the person to discuss the matter under the building by text message.
A man was standing downstairs. He was wearing a pure black T-shirt and his hair was cut very short. He lowered his head and his face could not be seen clearly. He had a cigarette in his mouth. The orange light flickered and the light smoke was exhaled. He was very tall, and he could be seen even if he lowered his head and bent over.
Luan Yan walked up to him and said politely, "Hello, are you the one renting the house?"
Lu Sheng frowned when he heard the female voice, even though the girl's voice was very recognizable and pleasant, and he could remember it as soon as he heard it.
He looked up. The girl was wearing a white dress, with a thin waist and a full chest. What was more outstanding than her figure was her appearance. She was bright and charming, with an extraordinary temperament. There was still some baby fat on her face, which added a sense of immaturity to her overly beautiful facial features.
Their eyes met, and Luan Yan was stunned.
This man was much younger than she had imagined. He was undoubtedly handsome. His facial features looked good no matter how they were separated or combined. He was exquisite and had a man's fortitude. His contours were deep and angular, his eyebrows were prominent, his nose was high, and his eyes were slightly upturned. He was born with a bit of a ruffian look and was very aggressive, but Luan Yan inexplicably felt that he was a very decent person.
Seeing the pretty girl, Lu Sheng's brows didn't relax. He put out his cigarette and said calmly, "I don't rent to female tenants. I'm sharing the house with someone. It's written very clearly."
Yes, it was too clear. Luan Yan just sent a text message and didn't dare to reveal that she was a girl.
Luan Yan hurriedly said, "I won't break your things. I promise to be a good tenant. Can I rent to you? You are the only one renting a house in the whole community. I can pay double the rent, or even triple it..."
Lu Sheng knew at a glance that she must be a rich lady. Judging from the clothes she wore, they were not cheap. Even if she was not rich, she was spoiled by a rich family. And she was definitely underage. Letting her live here might cause trouble. No matter how relaxed he was in his heart, Lu Sheng didn't want to rent to her rationally.
"Living with me, aren't you afraid?" Lu Sheng said.
Renting here means living with a man.
Luan Yan hesitated for two seconds, and Lu Sheng turned to leave. Luan Yan anxiously grabbed the hem of his clothes and said hurriedly: "I am not afraid! Please let me live here, I really have no place to live..."
Lu Sheng turned around and looked at her jade-white and slender knuckles holding the hem of his clothes. Her short nails were light pink. Facing her clear eyes, she looked pitiful like an abandoned puppy, as if it was a heinous crime to not want her.
Lu Sheng suddenly felt dry in the mouth, and inexplicably softened his heart, couldn't help but curse: "Fuck!"
Luan Yan suddenly retracted her hand, thinking that she had offended him.
Lu Sheng pursed his lips and nodded gently, saying: "I'm not scolding you, let's go."
It was considered that he agreed to let her rent here.
Luan Yan dragged the suitcase and followed him with surprise.
Lu Sheng thought of something and turned back. Luan Yan's nose almost hit his back. She was not short, but Lu Sheng was at least nearly 1.9 meters tall and his legs were too long.
He took out an ID card from his wallet and handed it to her, saying: "The police station is across the street."
Luan Yan looked at it. His name was Lu Sheng and he was two years older than her.
Intuitively, Luan Yan thought he was not a bad person, and showed him her ID card. Lu Sheng curled his lips. The little girl was indeed underage. After reading it, he returned it to her and led her to continue upstairs.
Luan Yan was dragging a huge suitcase. The old-fashioned stairs, there was no elevator, and the corridor was narrow. She was indeed struggling to pull the heavy suitcase.
Lu Sheng took the suitcase from her without saying a word, and slowed down his pace as he climbed the stairs to make sure she could keep up with him. He carried the suitcase as if it was empty.
She paused, her eyes falling on his arms. His skin was a healthy wheat color from years of sun exposure, his muscles were bulging with veins from exertion, and his forearms were smooth, full of masculine sexiness.
Luan Yan's face flushed, and she whispered, "Thank you..."
Lu Sheng caught a glimpse of her flushed face, and his ears became hot. It was a rare moment for him to stammer, so he said "hmm" as a response.
Walking to the third floor, Lu Sheng led her in.
Luan Yan looked around, the house was very clean, and the clothes were not scattered around. The house was bigger than Luan Yan had imagined, with three bedrooms and a living room, which should be the size for a family to live in.
"You live in this room."
Lu Sheng pointed to her. Luan Yan walked into the bedroom. There was a basketball in the room. It looked like his room. There was an independent bathroom. The windows were spacious and bright. What attracted Luan Yan's attention was a string of wind chimes hanging on the windowsill. The emerald green sea glass was tied to a rope, and the shape was polished to be smooth. It was ordinary, but it still shone under the sunlight. It was simple and unique, and it tinkled in the wind.
Luan Yan has been learning music since she was a child and was very interested in things that could make sounds. The wind chimes in her home were much more delicate than this one, but not as interesting as this one. She never thought that the sea glass she picked up when she was a child could be made into wind chimes.
"Lu Sheng, is this your room?"
Originally, Lu Sheng wanted to rent out the other room, but he didn't expect that it would be a girl who would rent it. He couldn't let Luan Yan live in that small, stuffy studio without a bathroom.
"Well, I'll come and pack up later." Lu Sheng didn't want to say more, so he took out a key and gave it to her, saying, "This is the only spare key to this bedroom. Keep it well. I won't keep another one. You can't enter a locked room. We share the water and electricity bills, so you don't have to pay double the rent. If you break anything, you'll have to pay the price."
Luan Yan nodded obediently and smiled, "Okay."
As she thought, he looked like a gangster, but he was very upright.
It was obviously a very beautiful little face. Just looking at the facial features, you would feel gorgeous. But the voice was so soft. Lu Sheng
Not daring to look anymore, he turned his head awkwardly and walked out of the room.
After a while, he returned with a suitcase and packed up his own belongings. He did not take the wind chime away. He could see that Luan Yan liked this wind chime very much, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. After packing up, he said without much nonsense, "Call me if you need anything."
"Thank you."
Luan Yan was surprised at his thoughtfulness and attentiveness. He actually left the hair dryer and electric fan for her.
Most of the things in the suitcase were clothes. Luan Yan put her clothes in the closet. After she sorted them out, her cell phone rang.
Luan Ran's name jumped on the screen, and Luan Yan picked up and said, "Ran Ran, did you find a place to live?"
"Yeah."
Luan Ran breathed a sigh of relief. She was almost worried to death about her "stupid sister"! Her sister has been a good girl with excellent character and academic performance since she was a child. This is her first time traveling far away alone.
Luan Yan sat on the windowsill and made a phone call. She was upset and fiddled with the wind chimes. She asked, "Is my mother still angry with me?"
As if she were a spy, Luan Ran was hiding in the storage room and making a phone call. she covered her phone and whispered, "Nonsense, you ran away from home, so of course my mother was mad."
Luan Yan was born in the capital. Her father was unknown, but her mother was Luan Suqing, the president of Luanshan Group. Maybe it was because she was a single parent, or maybe Luan Suqing was used to being a leader. Her control was so strong that it was suffocating. She had to control everything about Luan Yan and Luan Ran from childhood to adulthood, from dressing to studying and working, and what kind of friends they made. If they didn't meet her expectations, she would use cold violence to force them to compromise.
Seventeen-year-old Luan Yan didn't make her own decisions for a single day or a single thing.
Luan Ran listened to her mother and agreed to do business in the future, but Luan Yan learned piano. She liked music and wanted to go to a music college in college. Luan Suqing never agreed to her studying art. The mother and daughter quarreled many times about this matter. After countless quarrels, Luan Suqing was so extreme that she locked Luan Yan up. With the help of Luan Ran, Luan Yan ran away from home.
"Mom wants you to suffer a little outside and learn a lesson. She has frozen all your bank cards. Fortunately, I gave you that card." Luan Ran had foresight and opened an account with the identity of a friend.
When Luan Ran was young, she was the most likely to cause trouble. she was naughty and decisive. On the contrary, Luan Yan was much more obedient. Luan Yan was soft-hearted. She would obey her if she said a few more words to her. Luan Suqing never thought that her well-behaved daughter would disobey her and even run away from home when she grew up! What's more
unexpected is that the younger daughter would help the older daughter run away from home.
"Sister, is the island fun?"
"It's almost the same as when we were kids." The streets have changed a lot, but the customs are still the same.
Luan Suqing and her two daughters suffered from depression when they were born. Since they can remember, their grandmother has been taking care of them. Their grandmother's hometown is on the island. She is very gentle and kind. She can cook delicious dishes, sing to coax them to sleep, and always protects them in front of their mother. If it weren't for her grandmother, Luan Yan would never have learned to play the piano.
Grandma is a very nostalgic person. She would return to the island to live for a long time every year, bringing Luan Yan and Luan Ran with her. Many of Luan Yan's childhood memories are on the island, but after she was seven years old, her grandmother died of illness, and she never returned to the island.
This time when she quarreled with her mother, Luan Yan always thought that if her grandmother was still there, it would be great. Grandma would definitely protect and support her, so she wanted to come to the island.
Grandma's bungalow has been demolished and rebuilt, and the community where Lu Sheng lives now has been built. This is why she insisted on renting Lu Sheng's house. She missed her grandmother very much, so that she could be closer to her grandmother.
Luan Ran also thought of her grandmother and sighed, "Then you can have fun on the island. I will notify you if anything happens. Keep your phone turned on at all times and wait for me to contact you. Don't get sick, don't eat food from strangers, and don't pay attention to men who approach you. They all have bad intentions. And, and, and..."
They are twin sisters who grew up together and have a very good relationship. Luan Ran has a violent temper. If it weren't for her mother's stability, she would have run away from home with Luan Yan. She was really worried that Luan Yan would be bullied. In fact, Luan Yan was not as stupid as she thought. She was just too concerned and had a hidden super-sister control.
If Luan Ran knew that she shared a house with a man, she would definitely scold her. Luan Yan was born earlier than Luan Ran, but Luan Ran's temperament was like her mother's. She was strong and arrogant. Sometimes she regarded herself as a sister, controlling Luan Yan and nagging endlessly.
After Luan Ran kept nagging for a long time, Luan Yan said softly, "Okay, Ran Ran, I got it."