Complicated Love

Kay Lan

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Complicated Love

In high society, people spend all their

time socializing. All we care about is how

to gain the most benefits from people who

are wealthier than us. You are nobody, if

you have no money.

But April, the young girl in this story,

is different. She hates those social

activities the most and gets tired

attending them. Money means nothing to her.

She believes all men who approach her have

other purposes –to get the wealth from her

parents.

Suddenly, everything becomes strange, not

only with her family, but also the

intricate relationships between April,

Jerry, Leon and Gloria…

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About the Author

My name is Kay Lan. I am nineteen years

old and study in Wenzao Ursuline College

of Languages now, major in English and

minor in German.

It is my first time to write my own

novel. Honestly, it is really hard from finding ideas to finish the entire story.

In short, I hope all of you can enjoy

in this story.

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CONTENTS

STORY INTRODUCTION 2

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 3

1 Past and Present 5

2 Change 8

3 New Start 12

4 Confusion 15

5 Decision 18

6 Wound 21

7 A Car Accident 24

8 A Touching Reunion 28

Reference 32

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Chapter 1 Past and Present

In modern high society, people in

magnificent clothes were often seen at

social activities. We compared everything

to each other, such as achievements of

children, wealth, fame, apparel and so on.

However, April was different from others…

April

My name was April and I was twenty-six

years old. I was studying abroad in Germany.

I thought that I was a quite easygoing,

energetic, talkative, and optimistic

woman and sometimes people said that I was

innocent like a child. I had a good

relationship with everyone. Although I was

born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I

really hated social activities,

especially dinner parties! If not for my

parents’ demands, I would have no part in

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such a hypocritical setting. ‘How are you

doing?’ ‘When would you like to get

married?’ ‘You have become more

beautiful! I would like to introduce you

to my son.’ … I stood as far away as from

these types of people as I could and tried

not to be noticed. ‘It is really

uncomfortable to hear the same

conversations repeatedly during dinner

party. After dinner party, if I had known

earlier, I wouldn’t have returned from

Germany. I must find an excuse to leave!’

I thought to myself. However, this party

was a discreet scheme designed by her

parents in order to fix April and Leon up.

Leon was a mature, steady, hardworking,

charming man. He was born into a prosperous

family. He was young, but already had

worked in a big international business

company as a general manager. Leon

canceled all business appointments for

today’s attendance.

Leon

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Maybe April didn’t meet me before; it

wasn’t the first time I had met her. I had

paid heed to her for a long time. Our first

contact was in July, 2008. I just got the

promoted to manager. It was a bright

morning. And, I was on the way to work and

I was stopped in my car waiting at a traffic

light. When the traffic light turned green,

I drove. Suddenly, a girl rushed out into

the road. ‘squeal--,’ from my car. I

totally had no idea what had happened, and

decided to get out of the car to see what

had happened. It was a lovely girl

squatting in front of my car. ‘Are you

hurt? Do I need to call an ambulance for

you?’ I said. I saw a kitty in her arms.

‘It turned out that she ran out into the

road because she wanted to save this kitty.

What a brave girl,’ I thought. ‘No, thank

you. I apologize for my rudeness,’ she

replied, and she left with the kitty in her

arms. I fell in love with her at first

sight.

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Chapter 2 Change

After the dinner party, I was going to

return to Germany for my studies. However,

my parents had run out of money because of

the recent financial downturn. All my

parents’ friends refused to help them. If

you had no money in the high society, you

were nothing! Nevertheless, an anonymous

person donated money to us unconditionally.

‘I must give the money back to this kind

person in the future although I don’t know

who he or she is,’ I thought.

April

Luckily, I reached my best friend,

Gloria, in senior high school. She was now

twenty-five years old and was the most

popular English teacher in the cram school.

Although Gloria and I looked alike, our

personalities were quite different from

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each other. I was talkative. In contrast,

Gloria was a little quiet. I was the person

who did not bother about small matters,

while Gloria was considerate. The biggest

difference between us was our background.

Gloria was born in a destitute family.

Therefore, I always tried my best to help

her with everything I could. Because of her

background, she worked hard and tried to

return all the families loans. Many men

wooed her, but she declined all of them.

The reasons were not only due to no time,

but also due to a man she has loved for a

long time. She had never told me who he was.

‘Thanks for your help, Gloria. You are

really my best friend!’ I said. ‘Never

mind! I also want to thank you to fill in

this vacancy. Moreover, you helped me a lot

before!’ replied Gloria. We lay on

Gloria’s bed till morning and shared our

life after graduating from senior high

school.

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I was astonished when I heard the news

about her parents. I remembered nothing,

but her. I was worried and tried to gather

as much details as possible. I also tried

to find out what caused this consequence.

In other words I did my best to help her.

After I found out Gloria and April were

good friends in senior high school, I

called Gloria for her help.

Leon

Gloria and I were best friends in

college. I thought that our friendship eas

very marvelous. My first impression of her

was that she was quiet. She didn’t talk

so much. When I first saw her, I thought

that we wouldn’t remember each other

after graduation. However, I was wrong. I

loved to go to the library in our school

and borrowed as many books as I could when

I was in college. Although I liked to be

with my friends, books could offer me

substantial information. That was also why

Gloria and I met. I always saw her name on

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the book which I borrowed from the library.

It was really strange. Then, I had my first

talk with her. ‘Hi, do you know who I am?’

I said. She didn’t answer me, not even

look at me. ‘It is really difficult to get

closer to her,’ I thought. When I was

getting ready to leave, she said ‘Are you

Leon?’ I was startled by her and asked how

she knew my name. ‘You are a famous person

in our school. A lot of girls worship

you,’ she answered. After our first talk,

we always went to the library together.

Some people even thought we were a couple.

However, I treated her only as my sister

and my best friend.

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Chapter 3 New Start

‘It is the beginning of my new life. I

must be more optimistic, or I am not April!

Everything will be fine!’ I said to myself

when I was brushing my teeth in the

bathroom.

April

When I first walked into the classroom,

a mischievous college student was chatting

loudly with his friends. ‘Ahem’ I

uttered. ‘What’s wrong? There is a

vacant seat. Don’t stand there!’ he said,

and then began to laugh. ‘Excuse me; I am

your new German teacher. My name is

April,’ I said. ‘What? You are too young

to teach us!’ he retorted. ‘I had studied

in Germany for ten years. Do you still have

any problems with me being your teacher?’

I replied with a friendly smile. ‘Fine!

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You don’t look too bad. Would you marry

me?’ he asked. ‘WHAT?!’ I was really

scared of him. After this interlude, I

started today’s class. ‘Who is this

young student?’ He was still in my mind.

After work, Gloria and I went out for

dinner. I told Gloria about my first day

and that strange student. ‘Ha ha…’

laughed Gloria ‘Don’t laugh at me. I am

not joking!’ I said sulkily. ‘Sorry

sorry, it is really funny. So, did you

answer him?’ asked Gloria. ‘Of course

not! He is just a college student. Are you

crazy?’ I replied. ‘Okay, don’t get

angry. This is my treat, okay?’ said

Gloria. ‘Certainly! I will eat as much as

I can, ha ha,’ I smiled.

After asking the manager of the cram

school, I finally learned who this student

was. His name was Jeffery, and he was

twenty-two years old. His mother was the

chairwoman of a great and well-known chain

industry. ‘This is a four-year age

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difference between us!!’ I said to

myself.

After I returned home, my younger

brother told me what happened at cram

school. Although there was a nine-year age

difference between us. We still had a great

brotherhood and we shared everything with

each other. We were half-siblings. My

mother died when I was seven. My stepmother

was an elegant and genial woman. She bore

Jeffery when I was almost nine years old.

Leon

‘We have a new Germen teacher today. She

is really pretty, and I asked her to be my

bride’ he said happily. ‘Oh, really? Who

is the lucky girl?’ I replied. ‘April’

he said. This is such a coincidence! I

can’t believe that my brother had fallen

in love with my fiancée and asked her to

be his bride. However, I did not tell him

that April was already my fiancée because

I didn’t want to break his heart and I also

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didn’t think that he could affect

anything.

Chapter 4 Confusion

After the first class, Jeffery started

to woo me. Because I was living in

Gloria’s apartment, and it was near the

cram school, Jeffery always parked his car

near our apartment and walked to the

apartment with me after class. Then, he

drove home. I really had no idea how he knew

that I lived in Gloria’s apartment and

where it was. Although Jeffery was younger

than I was, I liked the feeling of being

with him. He always asked me out and I

finally agreed. We started to go out

frequently. Everything seemed great.

April

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One day, I discovered who that kind

anonymous person was. It was Leon. I

reached him and asked if we could meet for

dinner together. ‘Finally, it is the end

of class,’ said Jeffery. ‘Du liebst

nicht meinen Kurs? (Don’t you like my

teaching style?)’ I asked in German.

‘Natürlich nicht! Aber Deutsch sehr

schwer ist! (Of course not! But, German is

difficult for me to learn.)’ he replied. ‘Wow, you speak German well!’ I said.

‘Thank you, I credit it all to you. So,

let’s go home!’ answered Jeffery.

‘Sorry, I have another thing to do. I

cannot go with you today,’ I said. ‘I

hope that you are not going out with

another man. Be careful when you go home.

See you tomorrow!’ he replied.

When I arrived at the restaurant, Leon

was already there. ‘Sorry, I am late.’

I said. ‘It is okay. So, what do you want

to eat tonight?’ he asked. ‘Anything is

fine with me. The purpose I came here is

to tell you that I will return the money

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which you lent me. However, I need some

time to do so’ I said. ‘It doesn’t

matter to me if you don’t return it.’ he

replied. ‘No, I insist that I must return

the money!’ I answered. ‘Okay, if you

must’ Leon said. That night, we had a

great conversation and I discovered that

we were a good match. He was really gentle

and charming. He was also different form

others in the high society. I thought I was

attracted by him and hoped that we could

keep in touch.

After I returned home, I was too

impatient to wait to tell Gloria what had

happened tonight. ‘I think that you are

falling in love with Leon,’ said Gloria.

‘I am not sure, but he is an attractive

person,’ I replied. ‘So, what to do with

Jeffery?’ she asked. ‘I don’t know, but

I don’t want to think about it now!’ I

replied. And I still haven’t dealt with

those missed calls from Jeffery.

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When I got home, I recalled what

happened during our dinner. April promised

me that she would return the money, even

though I insisted not to take back the

money. It seemed that she definitely

wanted to return the money. However, The

reason why I helped her wasn’t for her

appreciation. I only wanted her to have a

better life and overcame those setbacks.

I thought she was really different from

other women. We were a good match and I had

a crush on her.

Leon

Chapter 5 Decision

After a few weeks, Jeffery had gone

abroad to study. I went to the airport to

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see him off. ‘Das ist sehr schade dass du

nicht meine Freudin warden kannst. (What

a pity that you are not my girlfriend.)

Kannst du auf mich warten?(Can you wait for

me?)’ said Jeffery. I said nothing, but

‘take care’. Before Jeffery went abroad,

he asked Leon, his older brother, to take

care of April for him. He didn’t know that

April was Leon’s fiancée.

After Jeffery left, my parents told me

that Leon was my betrothed. I was shocked

and confused. I knew Leon was more suitable

for me, in terms of both age and status.

It was very nice to talk to him. However,

Jeffery was also a great guy. The only

problem was that he was too young. I

thought I knew what the best decision for

me was. Leon had been responsible for

taking care of me as his fiancée. Day by

day, I had found myself falling in love

with Leon, but also I felt sorry for

Jeffery. Leon and I had become closer and

even planned to get married. On the other

hand, Jeffery still continued to write an

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e-mail to me everyday from abroad. ‘Hey,

how are you recently?’ ‘Germany is very

cold, and I miss you a lot.’ ‘Is

everything okay?’ ‘Why haven’t you

written back?’ ‘Please reply to me if you

have received these e-mails. I am worried

about you.’ However, I felt bad and did

not answer those e-mails. Because April

didn’t reply to Jeffery, he wrote to Leon

and asked him what happened to April.

That day, I received an e-mail from

Jeffery. He asked me why April hadn’t

replied to any of his e-mails. He wanted

me to check if everything was okay with

April. However, I did not reply to this

letter. I didn’t want to tell Jeffery the

truth that April and I was going to get

married. I did love April, but I also loved

Jeffery. I didn’t want to hurt him. At

that time, Leon didn’t realize that this

was going to hurt Jeffery even more.

Leon

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As usual, I went to the cram school to

wait for April. And then, we walked home

and he held my hand sweetly. However, we

didn’t notice that Jeffery had come back

to Taiwan and was standing not very far

away from us…

Chapter 6 Wound

I can’t forget that day when I was on

the way home with Leon. I won’t ever

forget the anger and disappointment on

Jeffery’s face. He ran farther from me,

and Leon tried to catch up. I can’t think.

Everything happened too quickly and was

out of control

April

I can’t remember how I got home. The

only thing that I did remember was his

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countenance. ‘Ring--,’ rang my cell

phone. ‘Hey! What’s going on? Is he

alright? What did he say?’ I asked

anxiously. ‘Calm down, April. Jeffery is

fine. I have talked to him before calling

you,’ Leon replied tiredly. ‘Don’t

worry! Everything is fine. I will tell you

all about it tomorrow, okay?’ ‘Okay,

goodnight,’ I answered.

I didn’t sleep well that night. All I

felt was sorry and remorseful. The next

morning when I left the house for work with

Gloria, Jeffery was standing outside our

department. It really scared me. ‘See you

later in cram school,’ Gloria said and

left us alone. ‘Hey, how’s everything

going?’ I said. ‘Why haven’t you

replied to my e-mails?’ asked Jeffery.

‘I am sorry, Jeffery,’ I said. ‘Do not

say sorry. I only want you to answer my

question. Do you love him sincerely,’ he

asked suddenly. ‘Yes.’ I heard my voice

answer him without thinking. ‘Okay, I

understand. I am going back to Germany

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tomorrow. Can you give me a hug as a gift?’

said Jeffery. Then, I gave him a big hug

and wished him luck in finding his Ms.

Right in the future.

‘Wait, Jeffery!’ I yelled. ‘No! Both

of you are liars! I don’t want to listen

to you! Get away from me!’ shouted Jeffery.

After a few blocks, I caught up with him.

Jeffery turned back and hit me. ‘If this

will make you feel better, then do whatever

you want,’ I said. Jeffery struck me and

cried sadly. Gradually, Jeffery stopped

hitting me. ’Will you bring her

happiness?’ asked Jeffery. ‘Yes, I

promise you that I will do my best to love

her,’ I promised. Then, we went home. I

knew that Jeffery still couldn’t accept

this consequence.

Leon

After I got home, I called April first.

She asked many questions and sounded

nervous. I was really tired, so I promised

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her that I would tell her tomorrow. I felt

that April seemed a little bit strange, but

I thought it wasn’t important. Therefore,

I didn’t take it seriously.

Everything seemed to be fine and would

have a happy ending. I couldn’t believe

that April and I was going to get married.

It seemed like a dream to me. I was on the

way to pick up our marriage ring with

Gloria. At that time, I didn’t notice that

everything would totally change after

soon.

Chapter 7 A Car Accident

When I received a phone call from

hospital, I couldn’t understand what had

happened. The phone call really confused

April

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me. I rushed to the hospital. ‘Excuse me,

I received a phone call from your hospital

says that my friend and fiancé has been

sent here. Are they okay?’ I asked

nervously. ‘Are their names Leon and

Gloria?’ said a nurse. ‘Yes!’ I replied.

‘Please follow me,’ said the nurse. When

I walked into the emergency room, I saw

Leon sat there. ‘What happened?’ I asked.

‘A car accident,’ he replied impotently.

‘Is Gloria okay? Will she be fine? That

won’t cause any serious consequence,

right?’ I asked agitatedly. ‘I don’t

know. Calm down, April! The only thing that

we can do now is to wait!’ Leon held me

in his arms and I cried sorrowfully. I

didn't remember how long it had pasted, a

doctor walked out from the emergency room.

‘Is she okay?’ I asked anxiously. ‘We

try our best to save her life, but she

won’t be able to walk anymore in the rest

of her life. I am sorry! She also needs to

stay in the hospital for observation for

a while,’ the doctor replied. I didn’t

know what I could do, so I just cried.

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Everything seemed to be fine and would

have a happy ending. I was on the way to

pick up our marriage ring with Gloria. ‘I

am so excited and look forward to see April

become my wife in law!’ I said. ‘So am

I! I remembered that even though you were

the most popular man in our college, you

didn’t fall in love with any girl. I even

suspected that you were gay. I don’t mean

being gay is wrong, but you know that you

really broke many girls’ hearts,’ said

Gloria. ‘Really? I didn’t notice that,’

I replied. ‘That really surprises me!’

‘Come on, you are not good at love,’ said

Gloria. ‘You are lucky to have met

April.’ I didn’t know why she seemed a

little sad. ‘Maybe it is all in my

imagination,’ I thought. ‘There is the

accessory store. You wait in the car,

okay?’ I said. ‘Okay,’ replied Gloria.

At that time, I didn’t notice that

everything had totally changed after soon.

Leon

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If I had known this, I wouldn’t let her

in the car alone.

‘Leon, you forget your wallet!’

shouted Gloria from the window. I turned

back. A car had just run the red light and

collided with my car. ‘Bang--’

‘Gloria!!’ I ran to my car as quickly as

I could and called 911. ‘We have a car

accident at Caron Street in front of the

accessory store, Holiday at no.167,

Ming-chuan road. Please speedily dispatch

an ambulance. A girl is hit by a car!’ I

said hastily and anxiously.

When we arrived at hospital, a doctor

and three or four nurses came. ‘We can’t

wait. Please sigh OP and anesthesia

consent,’ the doctor said. Then, I signed

it. ‘Please save her life.’ That was the

last sentence I remembered that I say. I

forgot to call April; I just sat there

until April came. I had made a decision in

my mind when I heard the outcome of Gloria.

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Chapter 8 A Touching Reunion

After Gloria woke up, we hesitated to

tell her what had happened. However, she

insisted to know it. She said nothing, but

accepted the news silently after we told

her. I usually went to the hospital to take

care of her after the car accident. She

usually looked outside of the window and

became quieter. She only spoke when Leon

was in the room. I finally realized who the

man that Gloria had loved for a long time

was. It was hard for me to make this

decision. However, I had decided to give

up my dream to get married with Leon,

although I did love him. That was the only

thing that I could do for Gloria. They were

more compatible. After a few days, April

returned the money which Leon had lent her

before and went to Germany without saying

April

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a word.

I was very sad about April’s decision

but there nothing I could do. If she really

loved me, why could she leave without

telling me? It was selfish! After April

left, I finally realized that Gloria had

loved me since we had that first talk.

However, I still loved April and regarded

Gloria as my sister.

Leon

_Two Years Later_

Since the car accident, I hadn’t

returned home for a long time. There were

so many questions in my mind. ‘Are they

okay?’ ‘Has Leon married Gloria or some

else?’ I wanted to know the answers, but

also afraid to know the truth.

April

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I met Jeffery when I was in Germany. We took

care of each other as brother and sister

there. He was shocked by those things that

I had experienced in Taiwan. ‘So was I,’

I thought. Jeffery became more mature, but

still boyish sometimes.

It was really good to see familiar

landscapes. After we left the airport, I

saw Leon stood there. I was afraid to face

him and tried to escape. ‘Don’t be afraid.

I am by your side,’ said Jeffery. He held

my hand tightly. He relieved my

nervousness. ‘Hi, long time no see,’

Leon said. ‘Yup, it had been really a long

time,’ I replied. When I first saw him,

I realized that I couldn’t forget him. I

still loved him. After going home, I saw

Gloria was there. ‘They had gotten

married,’ I gave Gloria a hug agitatedly.

‘I miss you,’ we both said. ‘April, I

want to have a moment with you,’ said

Gloria. ‘Okay,’ I answered. Then, we

went to the backyard. ‘What do you want

to tell me?’ I asked. ‘I admit that I had

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loved Leon for a long time. However, I

finally realized that Leon would not love

me because of you. I tried to hate you, but

I couldn’t because you were my best

friend,’ said Gloria. ‘Gloria…’I said.

‘The car accident wasn’t your fault!

Please don’t misunderstand us. He takes

care of me as his sister. Leon still loves

you deeply. Can you come back to him?’

said Gloria. I was astonished.

After dinner, Leon invited me to take

a walk in the garden. The atmosphere was

a little bit embarrassing in the beginning.

I didn’t know when, but held my hand

during the walk. ‘Did you fall in love

with another man in Germany?’ he asked.

‘No,’ I said. ‘Do you still love me?’

he asked. ‘I do.’ I answered without

thinking. ‘So do I,’ he replied. And then,

he kissed me and held me in his arms tightly.

‘I won’t let you go. Never!’ he said.

I smiled and kissed him. After all this,

we finally were together. It is engraved

upon my heart.

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