Chapter 121 Extra Chapter (6): A Code.
"They're here!"
Li Jingru, dressed as a bridesmaid, stood by the window looking down. She saw the lead wedding car slowly drive into view and shuddered. She quickly turned back to the others in the room and said, "Quick, quick, close the door and stop the dogs!"
Hearing her shout like that, Wen Xue couldn't help but feel nervous.
Nana had four bridesmaids. Besides her and Li Jingru, the other two were Nana's childhood friends.
Li Jingru stood guard, and Wen Xue and the two bridesmaids hurriedly closed the door, afraid that they would break it open. The three of them held their breath and were almost using all their strength to block the door.
"They stopped the car!"
Li Jingru squinted, observed carefully, and exclaimed, "Oh no! The groom and the four guys are all big men! We're doomed!"
Wan Nian goes without saying; he drives long distances year-round and is in his early twenties, a time when he is in his prime.
Moreover, today is his big day, and he's as energetic as if he's been injected with chicken blood, exuding an aura of invincibility.
The situation was really bad with four groomsmen: Wang Yuan, He Yan, Wu Yuejiang, and another tall and burly driver.
"What should we do?!" Nana sat on the bed, extremely anxious.
Li Jingru sharply scanned the other people in the room, her gaze settling on Wen Xue's unusually rosy face. She chuckled, "When soldiers come, we'll block them with our general. Our general is Wen Xue. Wen Xue, when they break down the door, just call for Inspector Yan!"
Wen Xue was stunned: "Me??"
Nana realized what was happening and her eyes lit up: "That's right, Brother Yan knows Wen Xue is here, so he definitely won't let them do anything reckless."
Wen Xue understood the subtext, her ears burned, and she stammered in agreement.
Today, and for at least the foreseeable future, there are no couples, only bridesmaids and groomsmen on opposing sides.
Of course, she would stand on the side of her own people.
A short while later, there was a commotion outside the door. Wan Nian came up with his people, and there was constant laughter and congratulations. It was very lively.
Li Jingru had attended many weddings and was experienced in this field, while Wen Xue was a bridesmaid for the first time and was quite unfamiliar with the role, so she could only follow Jingru's lead.
"Open the door!"
Wang Yuan shouted loudly from outside the door.
Li Jingru sneered: "Haven't you ever heard of giving a red envelope?"
Wang Yuan cautiously slipped a red envelope through the crack in the door. Li Jingru quickly opened it, glanced at it, and yelled, "Fifty, fifty?? Wang Yuan, get out of here!"
Nana, who had been sitting demurely on the bed, suddenly jumped up and yelled at the door, "Get out!"
Wang Yuan laughed heartily: "Don't rush, there's a big one, really thick, but it can't be squeezed through the crack in the door, what do we do?"
Li Jingru smiled with her arms crossed.
She knew this would happen.
"Okay, let's discuss it."
The bride, Nana, and her four bridesmaids huddled together, whispering to each other.
"Wen Xue, open the door, I'll snatch it. It's settled then." Li Jingru looked at Wen Xue with a smile. "Whether we can give them a good thrashing today depends on you, little sister."
Wen Xue was nervous, but couldn't hide her excitement, and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"Are you ready?" Li Jingru called out.
"Alright, alright."
"Then we'll open the door."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" the person outside the door exclaimed excitedly.
Both sides were scheming and pulling at each other. At this crucial moment, Li Jingru suddenly said, "Yan sir, are you there? How are you? It's Wenxue who opened the door. Are you happy?"
A sudden silence fell outside the door.
"elder brother……"
"Brother Yan, this isn't fair! Give us a way out!"
"Brother, have you forgotten today's mission?"
Wen Xue pressed her ear against the door and heard He Yan's low, helpless voice say from the other side of the door, "Make way, it's not safe to block this way."
She covered her mouth and chuckled to herself, her eyes full of smiles.
Worried that it would affect her performance, Nana kicked off her high heels and blocked the way, giving Wenxue a thumbs up, "You're amazing."
哢哒.
Wen Xue took a deep breath, exchanged glances with her sisters, her expression serious and earnest. After they all nodded to indicate that they were ready, she pressed down on the doorknob.
at the same time.
Several other people outside the door fiercely accused He Yan of having a woman in his heart—
"Brother Yan, is this okay? Will you be able to sleep at night?"
"We agreed to split the red envelopes equally, but they've brought out their younger sister. Fine, I might as well just declare bankruptcy."
He Yan: "What's the rush? It's on me."
The door opened.
With He Yan blocking the way, no one else tried to squeeze in; they all stood properly, sighing and complaining.
Wen Xue raised her eyes and met He Yan's gaze.
She curved her lips into a smile, but Li Jingru snatched the large red envelope from his hand with lightning speed. Before she could even show a victorious smile, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. No one expected that He Yan would suddenly step forward, grab Wen Xue's hand, and pull her into his arms.
Suddenly, the world spun around, and Wen Xue was carried from inside the door to outside by him.
She suddenly lost her footing and was lifted up in his arms. She exclaimed urgently, "Hey! What are you doing!"
He Yan tightened his arms around her, tilted his head, and said to Wang Yuan and the others, "Alright, you can do whatever you want."
The groomsmen shouted, "Awesome!!"
Li Jingru was speechless: "Yan sir, you're cheating!"
The soldiers outside simply kidnapped their general.
As the saying goes, all's fair in war. No wonder Inspector Yan is so cunning!
He Yan looked down at Wen Xue, "Who exactly is cheating?"
Wen Xue: "..."
She glared at him angrily.
In the end, Nana and her three bridesmaids inside the door fought back with all their might, creating all sorts of difficult problems. They successfully obtained several red envelopes. After dividing them up, Wen Xue got an extra fifty yuan, which was the small red envelope that Wang Yuan had given her at the beginning.
Li Jingru said with a serious expression, "It's a fee for your hard work."
Wen Xue suppressed a laugh.
She really worked very hard.
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The wedding was lively and heartwarming.
Nana wasn't having a good time with her family, so she didn't choose to walk down the aisle with her father like other weddings. She didn't want that; she hated it. The emcee was very funny, like playing hopscotch from childhood. He asked questions on stage, and the bride and groom would try to answer. Whoever answered correctly would take a step forward until they reached the other person.
The answer to all these questions, in fact, points to love.
Without love, how can you know what the other person likes to eat, what they dislike to eat, or when they last cried?
The foundation of marriage is love.
On stage, Nana, recalling the years of their love, broke down in tears.
Wen Xue, who was in the audience, also shed tears, and her makeup was almost ruined.
He Yan hugged her, resting his chin on the top of her head, his eyes fixed on the happy newlyweds on the stage. In a way, Wan Nian was practically his younger brother. He had many friends and had attended many weddings before, and he hadn't felt anything special before, but today was different.
He thought that these differences were what Wen Xue had brought to him.
As the ceremony drew to a close, the emcee enthusiastically invited the unmarried women to come up on stage and catch the bouquet. Wen Xue didn't like joining in the fun, but she couldn't resist Li Jingru and the others pulling her up. She whispered, "Jing-jie, didn't you say you'd never get married?"
Without hesitation, Li Jingru replied, "I don't want to get married, but I want flowers. Nana's bouquet is quite beautiful."
I heard a bunch of them costs several hundred.
Not getting married and liking flowers are not mutually exclusive.
Wen Xue chuckled silently.
Whether Nana deliberately gave Wen Xue special treatment or she was just lucky, the bouquet landed safely in Wen Xue's arms. Wen Xue's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at the people around her, then subconsciously glanced at He Yan, who was staring intently at her from below the stage.
He Yan thought she was very capable, chuckled softly, and gave a perfunctory clapping.
As Wen Xue came down from the stage with her bouquet and sat down to eat, the employees of Changya Transportation joked, "Does this mean we might have to eat at a banquet again soon?"
Sister Cai laughed too, and then seriously scared her: "Old Liu and I are an example. We attended my classmate's wedding, caught the bouquet, and got married the following year."
"real?"
Wen Xue knew that Sister Cai was teasing her, so she played along with her surprise and said, "Really?"
He Yan, who was sitting next to her, chuckled: "What a coincidence, whoever picks up the bride gets married. Is Nana the bride or the matchmaker?"
Wu Yuejiang scoffed: "Give it to me if you don't believe me."
Wen Xue looked at Li Jingru.
Li Jingru immediately shook her head: "Sister Cai's example has successfully scared me."
"Then, Yuejiang, this bouquet is for you," Wenxue said sincerely. "I hope it really works."
Seeing his best friend in a sweet relationship, it would be a lie to say that Wu Yuejiang wasn't envious. Otherwise, why would his temper have become increasingly irritable? He had always been a top student since childhood and was always very proactive in handing in his exam papers. He wasn't in a hurry to date or settle down before, wasn't that because he had a comparison point with someone around him?
He Yan, a bachelor who has never been in a relationship, is standing right next to them.
These lonely days, seeing my brothers makes them less painful.
Who knew that He Yan fell in love and became infatuated, and their life together became sweeter and sweeter, leaving him all alone and feeling extremely lonely.
Wu Yuejiang's lips twitched, but he still honestly accepted the bouquet of flowers, "Sister, you're the one who cares about me the most."
He Yan glanced at him, too lazy to say anything, and pulled Wen Xue's hand under the table.
…
Whether this bouquet will bring fate, Wenxue doesn't know.
But a few hours later, it took Wu Yuejiang to the hospital. After the wedding banquet, Wu Yuejiang and Li Jingru sat down at a mahjong table and played cards with great enthusiasm. Suddenly, the skin on his neck became itchy, and the itching seemed to spread to his heart. It was so uncomfortable. At that time, He Yan was watching TV with Wen Xue. When he got a drink of water, he noticed that his friend was restless and frowned, asking, "What's wrong with you?"
When Wu Yuejiang looked up, He Yan was startled.
My buddy's eyes are red.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he had been crying his heart out.
Why do I feel so uncomfortable?
"Stop playing cards!" He Yan snapped. "Go to the hospital right now!"
Everyone was stunned.
Wen Xue reacted quickly, "Brother Yuejiang, are you having an allergic reaction?"
There was no need for everyone to accompany them to the hospital, so He Yan made a quick decision and drove Wu Yuejiang to a nearby hospital with Wen Xue. After a preliminary diagnosis by the doctor, it was determined to be a pollen allergy.
Wu Yuejiang: "?"
Wen Xue exclaimed "Ah!" and apologized repeatedly, feeling very embarrassed: "Brother Yuejiang, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to pollen."
Wu Yuejiang waved his hand dismissively, "Don't tell me you don't know, I don't know myself either."
Upon careful recollection, similar symptoms seem to have occurred before.
However, it was relatively minor at the time, so he didn't take it to heart.
The doctor wrote out a prescription, and Wen Xue and He Yan accompanied him to pay the fee and head to the infusion hall. There were quite a few people at the hospital on National Day, and they waited for quite a while before it was their turn. Wu Yuejiang was still trying to suppress the itch when he inadvertently looked up and glanced ahead. He suddenly froze, unsure, and looked again. After looking at it several times, he exclaimed in surprise, "Xin Lu?"
The nurses were busy preparing the medication when they heard the noise and looked around.
Across several patients, Wu Yuejiang and his disheveled face locked eyes.
She was stunned, and it took her a long time to come to her senses. She was taken aback and said in surprise, "It's you."
…
Half an hour later.
He Yan took Wen Xue, who was still in shock, and left the hospital by car.
It wasn't that he didn't want to care about Wu Yuejiang; it was just that his eyes were practically twitching from blinking so much that he wanted them to leave quickly and not be a third wheel, interrupting his reunion with his ex-girlfriend.
I figured by the time he finished his IV drip, his ex-girlfriend would be off work, and if they had a good chat, they could have dinner together.
"Was that nurse really Yuejiang's ex-girlfriend?"
As soon as she got in the car, Wenxue couldn't wait to ask.
He Yan leaned over to fasten her seatbelt and patted her hair. "It should be."
Wen Xue: "What do you mean by 'should be'?"
"I've only seen her twice, and it's been many years, so I really don't remember her."
Wen Xue remained silent. "Are we really going back to the hotel and leaving him alone?"
He Yan leaned back, and his phone vibrated.
He unlocked it, glanced at it, and handed it to her directly, saying, "See for yourself."
Wen Xue accepted it.
A message from Wu Yuejiang popped up on the screen: "I think I'm all better now. Xinlu gets off work at 5:30, I'll treat her to dinner."
Wen Xue: "..."
The two had originally planned to return to their hotel, but after leaving the hospital, He Yan changed his mind and turned the steering wheel in another direction. Every place has its unique charm; perhaps they would only come here once in their lives.
He Yan had also come here in his previous life, and after having a wedding banquet with Wu Yuejiang, they left in a hurry.
With Wen Xue by his side this time, he hoped things would be a little different.
They wandered around outside until dusk before driving back to the hotel. On the way back, Wenxue was fast asleep in the passenger seat, breathing evenly.
She was catching up on sleep.
She hadn't slept long, only going to bed at one or two in the morning and being woken up by a phone call before six. She was exhausted after a long day. He Yan took her for a walk around the food street, but she fell silent after only a few words in the car. He turned his head and saw that she had fallen asleep.
He Yan couldn't help but chuckle.
When the car arrived at the hotel parking lot, he didn't wake her immediately. Instead, he rolled down the window a crack to let in a cool breeze.
When Wen Xue woke up, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
She sat up sleepily, the suit jacket draped over her slipping off, and turned her head to look at He Yan in the driver's seat.
The interior of the car was dimly lit.
He stared at her intently, as if he had been looking at her for a very long time.
She immediately came to her senses. "Why didn't you call me?"
“I can’t wake him up,” he replied seriously.
"How is that possible!"
"If you don't believe me, look at your hands."
Wen Xue looked down and was surprised to find jasmine flower bracelets on both of her wrists. Without a doubt, he had bought them for her, and he had put them on her wrists.
She must have been sleeping so soundly that she didn't wake up even after all this commotion, but he was the one who started it all.
"You bought it?" she asked, puzzled.
He frowned slightly instead, "I said I'd buy it for you this morning."
Wen Xue had long forgotten about this incident, but he still remembered it.
"Are you hungry?" he asked.
She had just woken up and was still groggy. She raised her hand to gently smell the jasmine scent, then shook her head after a moment. "I'm not hungry."
I ate a lot of local snacks while shopping in the afternoon, and I'm still very full.
"Then let's get off the bus."
"Um."
As Wen Xue stepped out of the car, a gust of cold wind made her shiver. Before she could fully feel the chill, He Yan, who had gotten out of the car and come to her side, hugged her. He shielded her from the wind with his tall frame. She looked up and met his sharply defined profile, and her heart burned.
He carried me all the way back to 3005.
Li Jingru and the others in the group were still inviting them to go out and have fun.
Wu Yuejiang didn't reply, and neither did He Yan.
Feeling bad about it, Wen Xue quickly typed a reply after entering her room: 【Sister Jing, we won't go. You guys have fun! [spinning around]】
She also replied to messages from other friends.
Suddenly, a bottle of mineral water was handed to her, and she looked up at He Yan.
He coughed lightly and asked, "Are you thirsty?"
"I'm not thirsty."
"Um."
Wenxue continued chatting with Siyi. This National Day holiday, Siyi finally didn't have to work overtime, but he didn't go back to Haicheng either. Instead, he stayed in Xicheng to have fun and feed the stones every day at a set time.
A few minutes later.
A sudden rustling sound caught her attention. She looked up and saw him pulling back the curtains, asking, "The view is pretty good tonight, want to see it?"
"don't want."
"Um."
With a whoosh, the curtains were drawn again.
"Want to watch TV?"
"I don't want to watch it."
"Um."
Wen Xue was not a slow-witted person. For half an hour, He Yan was busy in the room, which was only a few dozen square meters. He would ask her for water, ask her opinion on adjusting the room temperature, and he would open and close the curtains several times.
Her eyelids drooped.
The phone screen remained on the chat window with Siyi.
Si Yi was still enthusiastically sharing: "[It seems there's an 80% chance you and Boss He will grow old together. I can't steal the stone anymore, so I need to find a way to make money, buy a house, and raise my own dog [sunglasses]"]
Wen Xue stared intently at the words "eighty percent".
She felt it was 100%.
She typed with a smile: 【Good luck, I have something to do, let's talk tomorrow [kiss]】
Siyi: [What's up? Okay.]
What's up?
It's urgent, it's very important.
She had to deal with another stone that was tearing the house apart.
If she ignored him, he would tear all the hotel curtains, and she would definitely have to pay for them when she checked out. She had to stop him.
Wen Xue put her phone away and placed it on the table. The sound wasn't loud, but it was enough to make the person who was torturing the curtains turn around.
He Yan asked calmly, "Are you hungry?"
“A little.” Her voice was very soft.
He paused slightly, barely managing to compose himself. "How about I go out and buy some food?"
It seemed to be some kind of code.
A code that only she can receive.
Her gaze darted around, her face slightly flushed, "Okay."
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