Chapter 1229
“What‘s the rush?” Claire interjected. She did not like the idea of having her daughter see anyone
unless it was a truly nice young man who had the makings of a wonderful husband.
Vanya smiled indulgently. “Well, Ruka‘s always been pretty, and I‘m sure she‘ll blossom in the years to
come. Men will be lining up outside your door just to ask for her hand!”
Blushing, Ruka lowered her gaze, and for some reason, Ren‘s silhouette surfaced in her mind. Will I
really marry him someday?
“She doesn‘t need men to line up for her hand; she needs someone who can really care for her,” Claire
argued.
Just then, Ruka‘s phone buzzed with a new message, and she glanced at it to see that it was from
Ren. ‘What are you doing now?‘ he asked.
She peered at the grown–ups warily over the dinner table, then quickly replied, ‘Family dinner. My
aunt’s trying to set me up with nice young men.
‘Say you‘re taken,‘ came his response.
‘I can‘t,‘ she objected.
‘Well then, tell her you already have a nice young man in mind, but leave my name out of it, Ren
countered, refusing to entertain the thought that his woman would go on a blind date with some random
guy.
A small smile curled on her lips as she read this, and she buried this happy secret in the midst of the
grown–ups‘ lively chatter.
That night, she could not sleep no matter how hard she tried. It was already past 10.00PM, and as she
lay restlessly in bed, she thought about all the warm and happy memories she had with Ren.
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