The video shakes and then Lily appears in the frame. She seems to put the DSLR on the table and then steps back to sit in the sofa in the background.
Louis sees that she is wearing a thin pink long-sleeved knit dress. This video looks like it was recorded in the early autumn. She blinks her watery eyes, looking slim and beautiful.
Louis stares at her in a daze.
He realizes that love is very hard to explain. Even though they broke up a long time ago and he used his work to divert his attention, but even now when he sees her face, he can’t help but think about her. He still thinks about how is she living abroad, is she is still slim or has she gained weight. He still thinks about the times when she was around.
“Hi!” Lily in the video waves her hand at the camera and starts to talk to herself, “I am recording this vlog to keep a record of my current beauty before I turn old and ugly!”
She fixes her hair a bit, purses her lips and smiles slightly, “Of course, there are many things that have been buried in my heart and I want to use this opportunity to say them.”
“Hmm… I haven’t decided if I want to record such videos in the future or not.” She pauses on purpose and waves her hand in front of the camera.
“Even if no one sees it, I still want to share a happy piece of news. Yes, I am engaged!”
Lily wrinkles her nose and murmurs, “But this ring is only from the event. The young couple didn’t want it so they gave it to us. Alas! Louis hasn’t even proposed.”
Louis can’t help but laugh.
If he knew that she paid such attention to detail, he would have definitely prepared a romantic marriage proposal for her.
It’s a pity they broke up.
Louis regrets. In the video, Lily suddenly smiles brightly at the camera, her eyes lighting up beautifully, “But it doesn’t matter. I am very happy to be with Louis.”
“Louis, if you happen to see this video someday, I want to tell you that I love you a lot and I don’t mind that you are not completely perfect.”
After speaking, she raises her head and laughs, then says to herself, “No, no! I’m wrong! Louis, you just don’t pay attention to small detail, you are still perfect. You are a very qualified boyfriend.”
She repeats the sentence with certainty, “Really, a super qualified boyfriend!”
“Louis, you are not only a great boyfriend but also a great teacher.” Lily looks at the camera with a slight smile, “I learned a lot from you. You taught me to grow.”
“My parents got divorced when I was a child, so I didn’t feel much about love and I was a little scared of it. Although there were boys chasing after me when I was studying, I ignored them and focused on studying.”
She lowers her head as if she was reminiscing, and whispers, “I just wanted to make money at that time. The more the better, to help reduce my mother’s burden. Then I got admission in the Research Institute of Translation of University of Newcastle.”
“On my first day at the translation institute I met John. We became quite friendly. He asked me for a date and I agreed without thinking. He was my first love and taught me that not all men were the same. Not all men abandon their wives and children like my father did.”
She continues after a pause, “But we didn’t date for long. In order to get rid of the shadow he left around me, I hurried back here and found a nice man to marry. At that time, I still didn’t know what was love. I just wanted to have a safe space for myself.”
She smiled at the camera, “Louis, if you see this you will be so angry and jealous. You will think, I am going to marry you, why do you still remember your ex?”
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