Chapter 65: Sister Monet Garden, I bet you ten dollars that this marriage is off. ...
After finishing the phone call with Fang Qingzhuo, Guan Siqi was confused.
It was truly bizarre that this ancestor would actually take the initiative to care about the wedding. Before he could figure out what was going on, Gu Qin pestered him again, like a dog-skin plaster: "What was your relationship with that woman last night?"
Guan Siqi searched for Li Xiang's wedding while dodging Gu Qin's entanglement: "Well, what woman? Are you talking about Luo Shu?"
"So her name is Luo Shu." Gu Qin jumped up from the sofa. "Did you have any grudges?"
Guan Siqi turned over and continued playing with his phone: "Ask your brother."
"I asked." Gu Qin followed closely behind, rubbing his legs and back attentively. "Last night, after you two separated, I kept asking him questions, drinking for each question. In the end, I couldn't get a single word out of him."
Guan Siqi still ignored it: "Anyway, I have nothing to say."
Gu Qin started to make a fuss: "Brother, you are closer to me than my brother. I swear, if you tell me, I will definitely treat you as my brother from now on."
"Thanks." Guan Siqi refused to budge, "I have a sister."
"I don't care." Gu Qin sat down on the carpet and hugged his thighs tightly. "If you don't tell me, I'll stay at your house and won't leave. I'll follow you wherever you go. If I can't stop arguing with you, I'll make you sick to death."
Guan Siqi was really fed up with the unreasonable talk and threw his phone away. "Luo Shu is Azhu's ex-girlfriend. Are you satisfied?"
Ex-girlfriend?
After learning the truth, Gu Qin immediately changed from a Husky that was biting pants legs and destroying the house to a quiet golden retriever, with his head drooping and feeling sad. Suddenly, the word "front" echoed in his ears. Before he could feel happy, he frowned as he thought of something strange.
"No, why does my brother look so distraught? Could this be a cheesy love triangle?"
The unbearable past of five years ago was like a poisonous sting soaked in alcohol, deeply embedded in his heart. Fang Qingzhuo had refused to pay any attention to them until now. Guan Siqi pressed his temples with a headache: "Curiosity kills the cat. Knowing too much will not do you any good."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Unable to get an answer from Guan Siqi, Gu Qin patted his butt and stood up. "If you don't want to tell me, then I'll check it myself. It's just a matter of time."
"return."
Since the matter concerned Gu Yang, Guan Siqi didn't dare to let it go. He waved his hand helplessly to call back the troublemaker in front of him and told him the general situation.
Half a minute later.
"You...you are such bastards." Gu Qin was so angry that he stuttered and put his hands on his hips. "A few grown men teamed up to bully a girl, especially Brother Zhuo, bah, especially Fang Qingzhuo."
"You bastard, keep your voice down." Guan Siqi instinctively said stubbornly, "We are victims too. Besides, Azhu is helping your brother vent his anger. You have seen how guilty Yangzi is because of this. So, you are not allowed to give him any advice. Most importantly, you must not let Anqi know about this."
"If my sister knew that something was wrong, I would use you two brothers as a snack."
Gu Qin sneered, his tone extremely righteous: "Oh, just because An Qi is your sister, your precious child, she deserves it?"
Guan Siqi almost threw a slipper at him: "Hey, don't stand and talk without hurting your waist."
"I'll stand with whoever is right." Gu Qin was not affected at all.
Faced with such a stubborn person, Guan Siqi regretted bringing this up again. His tone slowly changed to pleading, "Alright, we're evil, our crimes are unforgivable, but An Qi is innocent. You insist on letting her know about her future husband's past. Is that fun?"
There is another reason, which Guan Siqi didn't say explicitly, but it's also amazing. It's just a matter of time before Liang Anqi likes Luo Shu so much that she keeps calling her "sister". She even felt sorry when she heard that she and Fang Qingzhuo broke up.
"Stop." Gu Qin realized that his explanation was not making sense and waved his hand to stop. "I don't want to hear those meaningless arguments. Anqi, I will keep it a secret, but that doesn't mean that what you are doing is right."
As he said this, he took a step forward angrily to leave. When he turned the handle, he unexpectedly ran into Angela Leong who was standing at the door.
"Angel, you..."
"Are you leaving now?" Liang Anqi was holding a fresh fruit plate with a gentle look on her face. "I cut some fruit. Let's eat it first."
"Oh, no need." Gu Qin was slightly startled. "It's getting late. I should go home."
"Goodbye." Guan Siqi rushed over after hearing the news, pushed Gu Qin, the outsider, out of the house, and then welcomed Liang Anqi into the house: "Brother is choosing a wedding planning company for you. You won't know until you see it, there are so many things to know about holding a wedding. I just did some intensive review. Lawn style, Korean style, European style, new Chinese style, which style do you like? If you can't choose, we can do all of them..."
Liang Anqi put down the fruit plate and sat down to twiddle her fingers, now absentmindedly listening to the mumbling in her ear: "Hmm... not bad."
Guan Siqi noticed that she was acting abnormally and stopped on his own accord.
At first, Fang Qingzhuo didn't like their family, and the old man was sad and quiet for a while. But in the past two years, when the overall environment was not satisfactory, he became interested again and extended olive branches to one rich young man after another.
顶着挨揍风险，他这个当哥的宁可壮士断腕也要为妹妹谋个选择权，万万没想到，还没等他张这个嘴，他这个向来在父亲面前没什么主意的妹妹居然撂下狠话，此生非顾扬不嫁。
It was also from that moment that he began to reflect on whether he cared too little about An Qi, and he didn't even realize that the person she liked was Gu Yang.
Sighing helplessly, Guan Siqi picked up an apple with a fruit stick and handed it to the baby to feed.
The cool touch brought back her scattered consciousness, and Liang Anqi suddenly regained consciousness. She looked back blankly: "What's wrong?"
Guan Siqi smiled and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to know what kind of wedding you like."
"Oh." Liang Anqi took a few seconds to quickly adjust her expression, "Brother, you decide, I'm fine with it."
The Guan and Gu families prepared their weddings in an orderly manner, while the Shen and Zou families hastily chose the local famous Royal Hotel for their weddings.
After a whole night of construction, a Monet garden wedding took root.
Before daybreak, Luo Shu went to the site in person to monitor the progress and do the final acceptance and handover work.
Because there was no bride-picking ceremony, the newlyweds entered the venue at 10 o'clock in the morning, but the groom did not show up. At 10:10, the bride's bridesmaids complained frequently. Zou Jing looked gloomy, and her anxiety could not be concealed even by her exquisite makeup.
"What's going on with the man? It's fine if the best man didn't come, but why didn't Shen Qianshu show up?"
In front of the makeup mirror, Zou Jing glanced at her silent phone and said, "Wait a little longer. Maybe something has delayed them."
"What could possibly happen?" Zou's mother said, loving her daughter anxiously. "He's already trying to intimidate us before we even enter the Shen family's gate. What will happen if he actually enters the gate in the future?"
Then he turned to Zou's father, who was sitting on the sofa drinking chrysanthemum tea to relieve internal heat, and said, "Old Zou, please say something."
Zou's father was indifferent, and Zou's mother was even more furious. Just as she was about to scold him, someone shouted "The groom is here", temporarily stopping the farce.
Zou Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Holding the hem of her wedding dress and dragging it on the ground, she strode towards the inner court in her high heels to confront Shen Qianshu. When she saw Shen Qianshu dressed in casual clothes, the anger she had been suppressing for a long time suddenly erupted: "Shen Qianshu, what do you mean? I can ignore your unreasonable behavior at other times, but what day is it today? Please, can you have some sense of time? All the guests are here, and you are the only one who is being treated specially. Where is my face, and where does it put our family?"
Seeing this, Zou's mother scolded him without any reason: "It really fits the old saying, 'A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes.' The old ones don't come, and the young ones are uneducated. Do you really value us, your in-laws? How can we trust you to leave our daughter to you?"
The mother and daughter's wanton shouting, regardless of who was watching, attracted many curious eyes.
"Are you done scolding?" Shen Qianshu raised his eyebrows indifferently, "Isn't it just that I'm a little late, it's necessary to greet our whole family."
In addition to family and friends, there were also some business partners attending the wedding. Zou Jing felt embarrassed and reached out to pull him away, whispering, "With so many people watching, stop making trouble. Go change your clothes now, and I'll let it go."
"Sorry!" Shen Qianshu drew his voice and raised his arm to avoid it, his voice rising instead of decreasing as he spoke word by word, "I simply don't want to get married today."
This means breaking off the engagement in public.
As soon as these words were spoken, ripples spread out with the two of them as the center, and everyone they saw was whispering to each other.
Zou Jing was embarrassed and bit her red lips: "I'm asking you again, are you getting married today or not?"
"No."
"That's simply going too far." Zou's father, who had previously remained silent, turned livid. In a rage, he grabbed a glass of champagne from the top of the champagne tower and neatly splashed it on Shen Qianshu's face. "Call that gigolo Shen Guanghan over here and show him what kind of crooked creature he's become. It was your Shen family who asked for my hand in marriage, and now that I've achieved some success, you're turning your back on me, right?"
As soon as the wine was poured, the guests gathered around to join in the fun.
The wine flowed down along the strands of hair on Shen Qianshu's forehead, the tip of his nose and his jawline. If it were anyone else, they might look a little embarrassed, but he was an exception. His advantage was that he didn't have the slightest expression of overexerting himself. He tilted his head and curled his lips slightly, with a sense of composure that came from accepting the fate of being splashed. He raised his wet face calmly and opened his eyes. Seeing that everyone was almost gathered, he shook off the excess water on his face and winked at the control console. In a moment, a clear audio came out from the LED screen. It was the content of Zou Jing's call in the reception room that day, which he had recorded.
"How many times have I told you not to call me during this special period?"
"I know, I only like you. The old man said it was just a formality. As long as I marry into the Shen family, I will have the final say in the entire Zou family after marriage."
"Don't worry, you are the only one in my heart. Let's leave it like this for now. Shen Qianshu will be back soon."
In an inconspicuous corner, Zhai Xiaowen's eyelids, which had been fighting each other due to sleepiness, suddenly stopped fighting, and she watched this "cuckold defense war" in peace and without blinking.
"Sister, I bet ten dollars that this marriage has to be called off."
Luo Shu drank refreshing coffee, and the greasy feeling she had at five in the morning was forced back into her body bit by bit with the rich aroma of coffee.
"That's not right." Zhai Xiaowen was shocked. "If they break up, what will happen to our balance? Will they refuse to pay?"
Fortunately, she still had half a brain left, and she was really worried about the right thing. Luo Shu comforted her with words: "We signed the contract in black and white, and we have submitted the work. You can't deny it."
When Zhai Xiaowen thought of the small amount of money that was deposited into her salary card, her working blood was awakened. She clasped her hands together and prayed to God for a smooth payment.
Not far away, what was shocking was far more than just the phone call. There were also photos of private meetings and explicit chats.
The wedding scene instantly turned into a scandal. Zou's mother was extremely anxious and kept pulling Zou Jing's arm: "Hurry up and explain to your father that this is all a misunderstanding. This is not you."
Seeing his daughter crying out of guilt, Zou's father felt ashamed. It would be better to make up for the loss if he continued to investigate.
"Don't you think it's shameful? Apologize to Qian Shu right away. We can talk about it when we get back."
Zou Jing took two steps forward hesitantly: "Qian Shu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I was confused for a moment."
How could Shen Qianshu appreciate this? He struck while the iron was hot, leaving his family of three behind, and quickly stepped onto the center of the stage. He then snatched the microphone from the dull emcee, and in an instant, his cadenced statement resounded in every corner.
"Who is going too far? I believe that everyone present here knows the answer. Justice is in the hearts of the people. You, Zou Jing, are unfaithful, and I, Shen Qianshu, am not a magnanimous person. I would like to ask everyone to be witnesses. From now on, marriage has nothing to do with each other."
The victim's identity was confirmed, and he easily won all the sympathy. Zhai Xiaowen couldn't help but applaud: "I don't know if it's the pity filter, but Mr. Shen's image in my mind has suddenly become much more handsome. The same goes for Miss Zou. How can she cheat on her husband with a face that is no less than that of a celebrity?"
"Okay, stop sighing. We're here to work, not to attend a friend's wedding. Once the designated time comes, we'll be busy again."
Before Luo Shu could look away, the humiliated Zou family had already run away with their tails between their legs.
Zhai Xiaowen took a final look around the meticulously crafted custom scene and said, "What a shame to have to fly in all these flowers overnight."
The evacuation work was planned by its own planners. After Luo Shu finished her instructions and prepared to return to the company, she walked out of the hotel's revolving door and saw a tall figure leaning against a big tree and kicking stones in the distance. The moment their eyes met, Shen Qianshu smiled and waved at her, as if he was waiting for her.
Although Luo Shu wanted to ignore it, she still gritted her teeth and greeted him.
"Mr. Shen."
Shen Qianshu put his hands in his pockets: "Why do I feel like you have something to question me?"
He took the initiative to bring up the topic, and Luo Shu stopped hiding it: "Did you know it a long time ago?"
"How early?" Shen Qianshu asked knowingly, "Could it be earlier than you?"
Because someone deliberately slowed down their pace, the two of them walked side by side at a leisurely pace.
Luo Shu stopped and looked sideways at him. Her eyes behind her sunglasses were as bright as flawless white jade. Aside from a small wet spot on her collar, there was no trace of the wine spill. "Then why did you wait until the wedding banquet to expose her?"
There is a way to have the best of both worlds, and they could have come clean and parted ways amicably before the wedding, but they chose to take this step of tearing each other apart.
Shen Qianshu lowered his eyes: "We have an appointment. See you at the wedding."
The rising tone at the end of the voice makes people feel comforted for no reason, creating the illusion that there is a deeper meaning in the words.
Luo Shu said seriously, "Mr. Shen has really been abroad for a long time. I don't understand this reason unless I listen carefully."
"But I did it for you."
Shen Qianshu spoke seriously, squinting his eyes and staring at her for a while. Because of the dusk, the halo of light dyed her eyelashes a warm yellow. The corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a smile, "If I don't expose her true face in public, embarrass her Zou family, and slap my Shen family in the face, this marriage will not be over, and I won't be able to give an explanation to my future wife. What, do you think I'm too cruel?"
"No, Miss Zou and you, to be more precise, are a willing couple. Whether it's cruel or not is not something I, an outsider, can judge. Also, there's absolutely no need for you to explain so much to me..."
Shen Qianshu suddenly bent down and interrupted her: "Luo Shu."
A burst of wine aroma was delivered to her nose, and Luo Shu responded unnaturally: "Hmm?"
Shen Qianshu stared at her without blinking, his eyes as if he wanted to see the color of her pupils.
"You're much cuter now than when you were a kid."
Luo Shu's brain suddenly short-circuited. What does childhood mean?
The next second, he heard Shen Qianshu show off his English without any context: "Honey, it's time to wake up the kids."
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