Chapter 23 Indulging Your Arrogance: "Are you more handsome than me?"
Liang Jingzhuo went back to his room to take a shower. Xie Qingci was no longer in the room. As he stood in the dressing room getting dressed, his thoughts paused for a moment.
Remembering the names of the two male celebrities she mentioned last night, I put my tie on my shirt collar, but before I could even tie it, I took out my phone and searched for them on a search engine.
Comparing the two before and after, it can be seen that they are somewhat similar from certain angles, both having a more understated appearance.
They also came from different countries, one from South Korea and one from Japan.
He held his phone, frowning slightly. "Are there no women in China who like her?"
Then he looked up at his face in the full-length mirror in front of him.
For 28 years, he has never paid attention to his appearance, but judging from the frequency of the affections he has received from the opposite sex since he started school and started working, he should be pretty good-looking.
However, it seems that they don't belong to the same category as the two that Xie Qingci likes.
Uncle Zhong walked in carrying a freshly ironed suit. He glanced at the man standing in front of the full-length mirror, frowning and looking dazed, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the clothes?"
Liang Jingzhuo paused for a moment, then turned around and looked at him. "Do you know Song Joong-ki and Yamazaki Kento?"
Uncle Zhong looked surprised for a moment, completely unprepared for the question. After a moment's thought, he replied, "I know, two handsome guys!"
He's old, but he's also a 5G surfer, and he knows a little about everything, big and small, from all walks of life.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Jingzhuo looked straight into his eyes and asked, "Are you more handsome than me?"
"..."
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When Liang Jingzhuo came downstairs, Zhuang Shuying and Liang Junshi were already seated at the dining table.
After the meal service ended, Aunt Ali and her maid came out of the restaurant and bumped into him. She glanced at him in his sharp suit and complimented, "You look very handsome today, Jingzhuo."
He glanced back and said simply, "Thank you."
Hearing the noise outside the door, Xie Qingci turned her head and saw Liang Jingzhuo walk in.
The suit and tie were both changed to a new style, a very formal dark-colored combination.
He glanced at her, called out to Zhuang Shuying and Liang Junshi, and sat down beside her.
I also said "Good morning" to her.
The awkward memory of last night resurfaced in her mind. Xie Qingci didn't look him in the eye, but tilted her head slightly and replied, "Good morning."
After breakfast, Zhuang Shuying went to get her camera to take a picture of Xie Qingci and Liang Jingzhuo in the garden.
While waiting in front of the lush flower bushes, Liang Jingzhuo spoke up: "I told you, my mommy is a real pain."
Since he was a kindergartener, the first thing he did every year at the start of the school year was to take a photo in his school uniform at the school gate.
His protests were ineffective, and this has been happening year after year. Now, even at his wedding, she insists on taking photos to commemorate the occasion. He even wonders if she'll still be dragging him to take pictures when he's in his seventies or eighties and has grandchildren.
His thoughts suddenly paused here, and he turned to look at Xie Qingci beside him.
Grandchildren.
Xie Qingci smiled and replied, "Aunt Zhuang is very cute." She didn't notice his sudden pause.
Liang Jingzhuo's gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he slowly turned his head back and murmured, "Mm."
Zhuang Shuying brought out the camera. The weather was great today, sunny and bright. The two of them, dressed in suits and elegant skirts, looked incredibly well-matched in front of the camera.
Aunt Ali, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say to Uncle Zhong next to her, "Seeing such handsome men and beautiful women standing together makes me feel better!"
Zhuang Shuying, holding her camera, directed the stance, "Jingzhuo, move closer to Xiaoci. What are you doing standing so far away?"
Behind them was a cluster of brightly blooming flowers, blue sky and white clouds—a beautiful scene, except that the two main characters looked a little unfamiliar with each other.
Xie Qingci glanced at the gap between them; it was only a few fists' distance, their shoulders almost touching.
How much closer can it get?
Liang Jingzhuo had already understood Zhuang Shuying's meaning. He reached out and put his arm around Xie Qingci's shoulder, pulling her closer to his side.
A broad, strong palm rested on his shoulder, and his arm was close to his side. Xie Qingci was startled for a moment, but quickly recovered and, at Zhuang Shuying's prompting, smiled and looked at the camera.
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On the way to the law firm, Uncle Zhong drove Xie Qingci and Liang Jingzhuo, while Zhuang Shuying and Liang Junshi rode in another car.
As the car drove down the mountainside, Xie Qingci received a message from Zhou Mingzhen, asking if she had set off yet.
She replied: "It's already on its way."
Zhou Mingzhen sent a message: 【Happy wedding, my darling, may you be happy forever.】
Overwhelmed with blessings and joy, Xie Qingci felt a warmth welling up in her eyes and replied, "Thank you, Mommy."
[Everything went well, we'll talk again when you get back, your dad's going to cry!] Zhou Mingzhen sent a laughing emoji to end the conversation.
In Xie Qingci's memory, Xie Mulin had always been a dignified and serious figure, making it hard to associate him with the act of "crying".
She smiled and replied, "Okay."
After driving over the speed bump, the car jolted for a while. Uncle Zhong coughed lightly and looked up at the rearview mirror.
Xie Qingci and Liang Jingzhuo sat on opposite sides, still appearing somewhat unfamiliar with each other.
Remembering that he had important matters to attend to, he broke the silence and called out to Xie Qingci, "Miss Qingci."
Xie Qingci looked up when she heard this. "What's wrong, Uncle Zhong?"
Uncle Zhong glanced again at Liang Jingzhuo in the rearview mirror.
Hearing the voice, he looked up.
Uncle Zhong cleared his throat. "I have a question for you."
Xie Qingci put down her phone. "Please ask."
Uncle Zhong felt nervous. After considering his words for a moment, he asked, "Is Jing Zhuo the kind of look you like?"
Liang Jingzhuo: "..."
He glanced at the rearview mirror and met Uncle Zhong's gaze, which was fixed inside.
Just now in the dressing room, after Liang Jingzhuo asked whether the two male stars were more handsome than him, Uncle Zhong used his clever brain and guessed that it was very likely that Miss Qingci liked these two male stars.
After thinking for a long time, he asked, "Shall I ask for you?"
Liang Jingzhuo didn't say anything at the time, only glanced at him, and then turned around to continue tying his tie.
Based on Uncle Zhong's understanding of Liang Jingzhuo over the years, silence is tantamount to acquiescence, while disagreement is expressed directly on the spot.
He considered it all the way and felt that this was the only convenient time for him to ask; at other times he had almost no time to be alone with Miss Qingci.
Moreover, it would be even stranger if he inexplicably went to talk to Xie Qingci and asked this question at the Liang family mansion.
Now is a golden opportunity; asking the question during a casual conversation will make it seem less deliberate.
Xie Qingci was taken aback upon hearing this, and turned to look at the person beside her.
Liang Jingzhuo didn't speak, but glanced at her with her lips pursed.
His expression seemed to suggest he was also waiting for her answer?
She paused for a moment, then said, "Hmm...it's fine."
Liang Jingzhuo has a striking and deep-set appearance, with thick eyebrows, prominent double eyelids, long eyelashes, and a straight nose. His facial features are also strong and distinct, which is completely different from the conventional or plain-looking faces.
It has a slightly oppressive and visually striking feel.
Although he doesn't look like the type of man she usually likes, he's still handsome, that's for sure.
Hearing the affirmative answer, Uncle Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, and then looked up and met Liang Jingzhuo's gaze before casually looking away.
The process doesn't matter, as long as the result is achieved.
I just need to avoid a certain person for the next couple of days.
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When I arrived at the law firm, the previous procedures had already been arranged, and all I needed to do today was submit the documents and sign the oath.
Notarization by a lawyer is more convenient than going to the registry office; it's processed much faster.
After the law was read aloud, both parties took an oath together.
Xie Qingci paused for a moment before signing the marriage certificate.
After everyone took turns signing, the officiant and the lawyer signed, and this important event connecting two families was completed in a very ordinary way.
Zhuang Shuying was recording the whole time. When Xie Qingci and Liang Jingzhuo swore, "In good times and bad, in sickness and in health, I will love you forever, for all eternity," she covered her mouth, almost in tears, and said to Liang Junshi beside her, "Why didn't we take this step back then?"
Liang Junshi glanced at her indifferently, "At the time, you were only thinking about how to escape the wedding. Did you pay any attention to the procedures?"
"..."
It seems there really isn't one.
Leaving the law firm, looking at the marriage certificate in her hand, Xie Qingci still found it somewhat unbelievable that a marriage certificate was truly just a piece of paper.
Nothing dramatic or special happened; it was just an ordinary day when I began my married life.
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Back at the Leung family mansion, tomorrow is National Day, a holiday for the whole of Hong Kong. Leung King-chuk and Leung Kwan-sik have to go to the company to finish up their work before the holiday.
Before leaving, Liang Jingzhuo glanced at Xie Qingci, as if he had something to say, but after their eyes met, he seemed unsure of what to say.
The change in his status made him suddenly more uncomfortable, and in the end he only said, "I'm leaving."
Xie Qingci originally thought he had something to tell her, so she nodded and replied, "Okay."
He glanced at her again, hesitated for a moment, and then turned and left.
Just past mid-morning, Zhuang Shuying asked Aunt Ali to prepare morning tea so she could have some tea and chat with Xie Qingci.
There were too many relatives and friends yesterday, so she didn't have a chance to have a proper talk with Xie Qingci.
Xie Qingci, not wanting to disappoint her kindness, went to the flower room to have morning tea with her.
When Liang Jingzhuo walked out of the Liang family mansion, Lu Li had already arrived. Seeing him come out, Lu Li got out of the car and opened the back door for him.
As they got into the car and left the Liang family mansion, Lu Li looked up and said, "Happy wedding, boss."
As his close subordinate, he should offer his congratulations.
Liang Jingzhuo nodded and replied, "Thank you."
When he was taking the oath at the law firm, his hand holding the oath couldn't help but sweat.
This was a situation he had never experienced in his twenty-eight years of life; nervousness and stage fright were absolutely not words in his vocabulary.
But at that moment, it must be admitted that he was indeed nervous.
Yu Guangzhong felt Xie Qingci standing beside him, her arm gently resting on his body, and her refreshing scent filling his breath.
Driven by both touch and smell, my heart rate steadily increased.
I will Always Love You.
Unwavering for life.
Recalling this point, his thoughts paused, and after a moment, he smiled faintly and chuckled softly.
Hsieh Ching-Tzu and Chuang Shu-Ying were having morning tea in the flower room. They talked about how Leung King-Cho received a love letter during his secondary school years, but his sharp tongue made the girl cry. They also mentioned that nowadays, there are very few young ladies in Hong Kong who would like him.
Xie Qingci finally understood why Liang Jingzhuo had told her to talk less with Zhuang Shuying, as she had only talked about his embarrassing moments.
"Do you think he deserved it?" Zhuang Shuying asked, taking a sip of red tea as if seeking an ally.
Xie Qingci laughed, "It's alright."
Having only work and studies in mind and no romantic feelings for one's children shouldn't be considered a flaw.
Zhuang Shuying smiled and glanced at her, "It's good that you can accept it. I was worried that he might accidentally make you angry. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep well for several days after you two met!"
These are all the truth. During the few days that Liang Jingzhuo went to Jingzhao, she wanted to ask again, but she didn't dare to ask too much.
After meeting with Uncle Zhong and getting some information, which was quite good, I called Liang Jingzhuo to ask for more details.
She wasn't completely at ease until the two of them came to Hong Kong Island.
Xie Qingci put down her teacup. "Liang Jingzhuo... is quite good."
Although he seemed cold and unapproachable at first meeting, I found out after spending time with him that he was just not very good at socializing.
Their emotional nature is very simple.
She didn't find it difficult to approach.
Zhuang Shuying smiled. Hearing the confirmation from Xie Qingci, she finally felt relieved and said repeatedly, "That's good."
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The boss's marriage was a joyous occasion that caused a stir throughout the entire group, mainly because the news was truly shocking.
The boss, who spends almost 24 hours a day at the company, actually has time to date!
Liang Jingzhuo received countless "Happy Wedding" wishes throughout the day, and he had never replied to so many "Thank you" messages in a single day.
He has never liked doing the same meaningless thing over and over again, but today was different.
This feeling seems pretty good.
On my way to a meeting in the afternoon, I overheard my subordinates in the CEO's office discussing tonight's Victoria Harbour fireworks.
He paused for a moment, turned around, and surprisingly, the conversation he had with them wasn't about work.
"The fireworks show in Victoria Harbour?" The two had just finished work and were relaxing with their water glasses when they heard this and immediately fell silent, replying softly, "Yes, it's National Day tomorrow, and there's a fireworks show tonight."
Then, worried that chatting during work hours might upset the boss, she immediately explained, "We will definitely go after get off work, boss, and we will never leave early!"
That solemn and determined look showed that he was genuinely afraid of angering his boss.
Liang Jingzhuo paused for a moment, then said, "Could you... please send me a copy of the schedule to my email address?"
The two were taken aback again upon hearing this.
The boss wants to go see fireworks?!
He quickly realized what was happening and replied, "Okay."
Liang Jingzhuo nodded, said "Thank you," and turned to leave with the documents needed for the meeting.
The two employees were left staring at each other in bewilderment.
The boss actually wants to go see fireworks?!
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Author's note: Boss Liang: More handsome than me? No way.
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