Zhou Musheng's disappearance on the wedding day seemed to be within Xiaohua's expectations.

She wasn't particularly surprised.

Everyone except the bride was completely stunned.

Guest A: After traveling all over the country for so many years, this is the first time I've seen a groom run away on his wedding day.

Guest B: Good heavens, the groom ran away! Is the banquet still going to proceed? I started fasting last night in anticipation of this grand meal at the hotel.

Guest C: The groom ran away, are we still supposed to pay back the wedding gift money?

Guest D: We'll only serve if there's a banquet; after all, nobody's money grows on trees.

Guest E: That makes sense, but I reckon there will be a banquet.

Guest D: Why?

Guest e: Restaurants prepare food in advance. Whether the banquet is held or not, the restaurant still has to pay.

Ye Xiaohua: The groom ran away, but the bride didn't. The wedding ceremony can't be held, but there will still be a wedding banquet. Everyone, eat and drink well. If you can't finish, ask the waiter for a takeaway box to take home and continue eating. I, Ye Xiaohua, will pay for the whole thing!

Guests: We don't care whether you love each other or not, and we have nothing to do with whether the groom runs away or not. As long as your food is good enough, we'll talk less about you behind your backs.

He Yu was completely dumbfounded and pulled Xiao Hua aside: "The groom ran away, and this is your attitude? You still have the mood to joke with the guests on stage."

Xiaohua said, "So what should my attitude be? Should I lift my skirt, cry and wipe away my tears as I run out to chase after the groom? If I run away, I just run away."

He Yu: "Everyone's laughing at you. You're a boss, after all."

Xiaohua: "Precisely because I am a boss, even if they gossip about me, they will do so behind my back. They certainly won't say it to my face. If they don't say it to my face, I will pretend it never happened."

He Yu: "You have a good attitude."

Xiaohua: "The banquet has started. Let's go eat. Today's dishes are all high-quality. I've already accepted your wedding gift and don't want to return it. If you eat at the banquet, we'll be even."

He Yu: "Who paid for this banquet?"

Xiaohua: "The groom who ran away took it."

He Yu: "That's alright. Although I lost face, at least I didn't lose money."

Xiaohua: "That's right, compared to money, face isn't even worthy of carrying money's shoes!"

He Yu: "Should I call He Yan now?"

Xiaohua: "Should we let him laugh at me too? There are enough people laughing at me today, one more won't make a difference. You can tell him the same thing tomorrow, let him laugh at me then, it's not too late."

He Yu: "Why do you think so badly of me!"

Xiaohua: "Anyway, you didn't have any good intentions."

He Yu: "Aren't you worried about your parents? They'll be driven crazy by you."

Xiao Hua: "It wasn't me who ran away, so how come it's me who made you so angry that you died?"

He Yu: "It wasn't you who ran away, but the groom you found ran away is the one who did."

Xiaohua: "Don't worry, I have a backup plan. I've arranged for a cardiologist to be watching my parents from a hundred meters away, and I've also spent a lot of money to buy a defibrillator."

He Yu: "You did such thorough preparations, did you expect the groom to run away?"

Xiaohua: "No, it's just a precaution."

He Yu: "What will you do if Zhou Musheng regrets it and comes looking for you again?"

Xiaohua: "He carefully prepared a joke for me, and I kept my promise. So I insisted that we were even."

He Yu: "You used this forceful method very well, but don't use it again next time."

Xiaohua: "Okay, I'll take your advice and won't use it anymore."

He Yu: "I still want to call He Yan to let him know that the groom ran away, and let him have some fun too."

Xiao Hua: "I think you'd better not hit it. This joke will definitely interest the gossip newspapers. They'll most likely give me the most obvious spot. The banner is in a very obvious position. He Yan loves reading newspapers, so he'll see it at a glance. Let him see it in person. Don't you think the effect will be maximized?"

He Yu: "He's my younger brother. When he found out you were getting married, he almost cried. The groom ran away from this wonderful thing—oh no, what a joke! I still want him to be happy sooner rather than later."

Xiao Hua: "With a sister like you, He Yan can die without regrets in this life."

He Yu: "Then I'll go get it."

Xiaohua: "Go ahead, and when you speak, try to make it as vivid as possible, and maximize the effect."

(By the way, the countdown to the end is on! If you're going to miss this, just skip it! This is terrible, you might as well not read it!)