Chapter 121 The Wedding [Part 3] [VIP]

Chapter summary: "Perhaps it's because, at this moment, I am truly incredibly happy."

The waves crashed on the beach, creating sprays of water, before quietly receding.

The surroundings were eerily quiet.

Fu Xianyin squeezed Gu Linzhao's fingers, and when he didn't react, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.

She coughed lightly and said, "You...you still want to hear it?"

Gu Linzhao glanced at him, a mocking smile in his eyes: "What, feeling guilty?"

“I didn’t,” Fu Xianyin straightened her back and said, “Just listen, what do I have to be guilty about?”

She's always been incredibly stubborn, ever since high school.

Fu Xianyin wanted to say a few more words to prove that she was not guilty, but before she could open her mouth, she heard Gu Linzhao speak, his voice carrying a hint of pitifulness.

He said:

"I've never seen the version of you that Zhao Wei described."

"Fu Xianyin, I want to hear what you were like back then."

His stubbornness and attempts to argue were stuck in his throat.

After a while, Fu Xianyin glared at him with little intimidation and muttered, "When did you learn to play the victim?"

Gu Linzhao felt no shame whatsoever for his actions.

He even seemed a little proud.

He said, "Since we've found this trick to be effective, we'll have to use it all the time."

"Shameless," Fu Xianyin muttered under her breath.

Gu Linzhao nodded, accepting the assessment: "Yes, indeed."

These words softened Fu Xianyin's heart so much she almost melted. She couldn't bring herself to tell Gu Linzhao not to listen. She could only say he was faking his pitifulness, while simultaneously falling for it herself.

However, the topics of conversation changed very quickly.

Cheng Zhaozhao and Zhao Weiru's conversation had shifted from Fu Xianyin to something else entirely.

Fu Xianyin breathed a slight sigh of relief, but on the surface she still maintained a regretful expression.

She said, "You see, of course I'd be happy to let you listen, but what can I do if they refuse to talk?"

They were not far from Zhao Wei and the other two.

It's at a level where you can definitely be heard when you speak at a normal volume.

So Fu Xianyin practically hooked her arms around Gu Linzhao's neck, pressed her lips against his earlobe, and lowered her voice to the lowest possible level.

Gu Linzhao raised his hand and ruffled her hair, saying in her favor, "Okay, I won't listen anymore."

Fu Xianyin was led away by his hand, and as they walked, she couldn't help but declare, "Hey, it's not me who wants to leave."

Gu Linzhao smiled: "No, it's not."

Fu Xianyin emphasized: "It's really not."

Gu Linzhao said, "Yes, that's not true."

The path ahead led back to her room, and Fu Xianyin stopped halfway down.

She looked at Gu Linzhao and asked, "Are we going back now?"

Gu Linzhao said, "Go to sleep early, otherwise you'll be tired tomorrow."

He looked at Fu Xianyin and asked, "Still nervous?"

Even though she had already gone out for a walk, Fu Xianyin still felt a conditioned reflex of her heart skip a beat when the topic of tomorrow came up.

She sighed and admitted, "I'm nervous."

She asked Gu Linzhao, "Aren't you nervous?"

Gu Linzhao also sighed and mimicked her tone, saying, "Nervous."

It's actually quite strange.

The two of them had basically seen all sorts of ups and downs, and had given speeches on many important occasions. In particular, the wedding had been rehearsed in advance, and all the procedures had been repeated many times. Based on Fu Xianyin's understanding of her own and Gu Linzhao's mental fortitude, they shouldn't be nervous at all.

But I was just so nervous.

I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep, so nervous that I had to meet them in the middle of the night, so nervous that I had to see their face to be sure that everything was real and not just a mirage.

Fu Xianyin, holding Gu Linzhao's hand, suddenly asked, "Can you stay with me tonight?"

"Could you sleep with me tonight?" She mimicked Gu Linzhao's earlier manner, feigning a pitiful expression, "I can't sleep."

Gu Linzhao: ...

He sighed and said, "I can't go against your wishes."

Fu Xianyin narrowed her eyes.

Sure enough, this trick really works.

The makeup artist will come to her room very early tomorrow morning to do her makeup and then take a set of photos.

Fu Xianyin could sleep until the makeup artist arrived, but Gu Linzhao was determined to return to his room before the makeup artist came.

After all, the bride and groom usually sleep separately the night before the wedding.

The room was large and spacious. Fu Xianyin tossed her coat to Gu Linzhao and pounced on the bed. Gu Linzhao casually hung up the coat, turned off the main light, leaving only the bedside lamp on, and then scooped her up from the bed and tucked her into the covers.

"Go to sleep."

He said.

Fu Xianyin poked her head out from under the covers, pouting, and said, "I can't sleep."

Gu Linzhao had been worn down by her and had lost his temper.

He reached out and pulled the person into his arms, asking, "What else do you want?"

Fu Xianyin pressed her advantage: "Hold me."

Gu Linzhao patted her back and said, "Isn't this what you're doing, holding her?"

He gently patted her back, like coaxing a child, again and again. Before long, he felt Fu Xianyin's breathing become long and even, and her arms around him gradually loosened.

Gu Linzhao raised his hand and turned off the last bedside lamp. The slight movement made Fu Xuanyin hum twice.

He patted her back and coaxed her, "I'm here, I won't leave, go to sleep."

The next day.

When Fu Xianyin woke up, Gu Linzhao was already gone.

The makeup artist knocked on her door early in the morning. Fu Xianyin sat in front of the dressing table, yawning, her eyes barely open.

The blankets on the bed still faintly showed traces of another person, and Fu Xianyin had no idea when Gu Linzhao had left this morning.

She only vaguely remembered that when he left in the morning, she seemed to be clinging to him like an octopus, making a fuss for a while before letting him go.

Most of the guests arrived a couple of days ago. They didn't invite many people to their wedding; apart from Gu Linzhao's parents, they only invited a few relatively familiar friends.

Fu Xianyin had previously tacitly agreed to invite Gu Linzhao's business partners to the wedding, after all, President Gu's status was different now.

But Gu Linzhao refused.

He only invited close friends, and didn't invite any of his business partners.

There were few people, and most of them were familiar faces.

This can greatly alleviate Fu Xianyin's nervousness.

Of all the people who attended the wedding, Fu Yeyang was the last to arrive.

There's a slight time difference between islands and other places, so most of our friends tried to arrive a little earlier so they could have some fun on the island and adjust to the time difference, avoiding being too rushed and listless on the wedding day.

Fu Xianyin knew that Fu Yeyang was busy, so she didn't insist that he attend the wedding.

However, this kid was incredibly stubborn. When Fu Xianyin called him to tell him to focus on company matters, he said:

"Sister, I said I would go, and I definitely will."

Fu Xianyin sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want you to come, but you're already so busy, and flying all the way from China is such a long and tiring journey. I just want you to stop going through all that trouble."

Fu Yeyang said, "No more fuss."

They were determined to come.

Fu Xianyin understands herself, and naturally she also knows Fu Yeyang.

Once a stubborn person has made up their mind about something, no amount of persuasion will change their mind.

Just as she was about to tell Fu Yeyang that it was okay to be a little late, that everyone was in no rush, and that the wedding could be postponed for him if necessary, she heard Fu Yeyang say:

"Gu Linzhao's family will all be there, sister. I don't want you to be all alone."

Fu Xianyin opened her mouth.

Fu Yeyang said, "I know the Gu family is different from ours, and Gu Linzhao's parents and family are different from Fu Dongyuan's, but..."

He paused, his voice lowering several octaves:

"But, sister. I don't want them to think you have no family at all."

“You have at least one younger brother, and you still have me.”

Fu Xianyin seemed to hear him chuckle softly a few times on the other end of the phone, and then say:

"I'm going to be your family."

Fu Yeyang didn't get off the plane until the early hours of this morning, and it was already dawn when he arrived at the island.

He quickly took a shower and then came over to help Cheng Zhaozhao and the others with the preparations.

Fu Xianyin's makeup was almost finished. Looking at Fu Yeyang, whose hair was still damp, she sighed and called out:

"Fu Yeyang".

Fu Yeyang jogged over, looked at Fu Xianyin, his throat tightened, and then he called out:

"sister."

Fu Xianyin said, "Go get some sleep first, the wedding is still a while away."

Fu Yeyang shook his head and said, "I slept on the plane, I'm not sleepy."

Stubborn.

Fu Xianyin cursed inwardly, but there was nothing she could do.

She said, "The staff will take care of all the preparations and arrangements, so you don't need to bother. Go and have something to eat and rest for a bit."

Fu Yeyang looked at her.

This is his blood-related sister.

He was also the only person in the world he could call family.

She is now wearing exquisite makeup and standing amidst a scene of joy.

In a few hours, she will marry Gu Linzhao.

Or perhaps, she had already married Gu Linzhao long ago.

Fu Yeyang suddenly remembered many years ago in Beichuan, when he was standing in the stairwell of the school and Li Chan slapped him hard across the face.

Fu Xianyin dismissed everyone and went to buy a bunch of ice cream and frozen drinks, then ran all the way to find him.

Fu Xianyin held up the still-chilling ice pack and pressed it against his burning face.

In that instant, Fu Yeyang felt as if his heart had been warmed by a hot water bottle and then gently stroked.

He and Fu Xianyin were not actually very familiar with each other.

They were not only unfamiliar with each other, but strictly speaking, they were also open competitors.

Given the relationship between Chen Huimei and Li Chan, and considering what Fu Dongyuan had done, they should actually be fighting each other to the death.

Fu Yeyang initially thought so too.

However, after meeting Fu Xianyin for the first time in Beichuan, Fu Yeyang suddenly realized that if Fu Xianyin could be his sister, it would actually be quite nice.

This might be the strange bond in our blood.

That was also the first time Fu Yeyang couldn't help but admit the innate closeness brought about by blood ties.

Snap

Fu Xianyin snapped her fingers in front of his face and said, "Snap out of it, what are you thinking about? Sleepy? Go to sleep if you're sleepy."

"I'm not sleepy," Fu Yeyang said. "Neither do I need to rest."

He said, "My family members don't get any rest at this time."

Fu Xianyin was amused by him and said, "How do you know that your family members don't rest at this time?"

Fu Yeyang said in a serious tone, "I searched for it."

"Whatever."

Fu Xianyin couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she simply stopped insisting that he do anything.

The wedding preparations were very thorough, and Fu Xianyin didn't need to worry about anything anymore; almost everything was happening in an orderly manner.

She went up on stage step by step according to the rehearsed procedure. When her eyes swept over the familiar faces on and off the stage, Fu Xianyin suddenly felt a little sore.

She saw Cheng Zhaozhao crying while holding Chen Nianke, and Zhao Weiru wiping away tears on the side.

She also saw a clear glint of tears in Fu Yeyang's eyes.

When Gu's mother spoke, she was all smiles. She said with a smile that she had a daughter again from today onwards.

When it was Fu Yeyang's turn to speak, Fu Xianyin saw him raise his hand and wipe his eyes.

Fu Yeyang held the microphone, seemingly trying to calm himself down. After several seconds, he turned his head to look at Fu Xianyin, and then suddenly smiled.

He said:

"My sister looks really happy right now."

His remark amused the audience.

The skirt of the wedding dress fluttered in the breeze. Fu Yeyang's voice was steady, but a barely perceptible tremor and sob were revealed at the end of his words.

He said, "Fu Xianyin is the most important relative I have in this world. I am happy to see her healthy and happy, and to see her become happier and happier every day."

He looked at Fu Xianyin and said, "Be able to do everything you want to do."

Fu Yeyang lowered his voice, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:

"I'm very happy too."

His speech was brief; he only said a few words before putting the microphone back.

But Fu Xianyin noticed that his hand holding the microphone was trembling slightly.

Compared to Fu Yeyang, who was able to keep his emotions in check, Cheng Zhaozhao was crying so hard that she could barely speak.

Holding the microphone, tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string. Fu Xianyin couldn't help but smile and reach out to wipe her tears.

"My makeup will be ruined if I cry any more."

Fu Xianyin said.

Cheng Zhaozhao choked back tears, saying, "I...I just feel like everything is perfect, sob sob sob sob."

She cried as she recounted her high school days with Fu Xianyin, describing how difficult things had been for Fu Xianyin and Gu Linzhao, until she became incoherent by the end.

“I…I’m not sad,” she emphasized, “I’m happy, I’m so happy…”

The audience burst into laughter.

After all the relatives and friends had finished speaking, the microphone came to Fu Xianyin.

She held the microphone, looking at the familiar faces on and off the stage.

Those were her friends, her family, her teachers, and her classmates.

It's someone you might not see again for a long time after the wedding.

Fu Xianyin suddenly realized that love can soften a person's heart completely.

In the past, she wouldn't have been sad about graduating, nor would she have been upset about not seeing Andrew, and she wouldn't even have been able to understand those sorrowful feelings of parting.

Her heart was beating, but it seemed to have stopped, as if it were silent.

But now, looking at these people, she felt her heart pounding violently and powerfully in her chest.

It's a sign that she's still alive.

She heard herself say, "I used to think that something as ethereal as love, invisible and intangible, was something I didn't need and was utterly useless."

"Later, when I was truly loved, I realized that it was precisely because of this intangible thing that I was able to live."

"I have always felt that in my life of more than 20 years, regrets have outweighed happiness."

"I have lost a lot, missed a lot, and have never had anything in my life."

"I regret their departure. I feel sad, upset, and reluctant to let them go."

Tears welled up in her eyes, Fu Xianyin blinked, and suddenly smiled.

She said, "But now, I suddenly feel that there are many years to come, so there's no need to dwell on what I've lost or never gained in the past."

They truly missed each other for six years.

But their future is uncertain, with countless six-year periods ahead.

“I never thought that I would be able to say such things about looking to the future, especially looking to a bright future.”

The gentle sea breeze lifted the layers of the wedding dress, and petals swirled and flew up, circling around Fu Xianyin's feet.

She laughed, and heard herself say:

"Perhaps it's because, at this moment, I am truly incredibly happy."

[Author's Note]

Let's congratulate our little Yinyin on being able to say these words from the bottom of her heart in front of her family and friends, holding the microphone.

"I am incredibly happy."

After writing one more chapter from the perspective of the secondary couple and one more from the male protagonist's point of view, this story will be complete!