Chapter 180 Dark Star's Long Radiance [The End]
The day before the wedding, Lin Yao went to the cemetery with Xie Xingchen.
“They would be so happy to know you were willing to come,” Xie Xingchen said softly. “There’s no need to force yourself.”
“No pressure.” Lin Yao held the gold-embossed invitation in his hand. “Originally, they should have been our honored guests at the wedding, and should have... witnessed our happiest moment.”
The photo on the tombstone still shows Xie Hengzhi and Yun Qing holding hands, looking youthful and innocent.
Xie Xingchen cleared his throat, looked at them, and told them about his recent situation: "Lin Yao and I got married. The wedding is tomorrow. So today, I brought him here to see you all."
Lin Yao lowered his eyes, unfolded the invitation, and said softly, "Thank you, Father Xie, Father Yun, it's been a long time."
Xie Xingchen looked at him, her eyes instantly welling up with tears at his change of heart.
He knew, of course, how much pain and harm the experiment had caused Lin Yao, and now, his lover was willing to reconcile with him from the bottom of her heart for his sake.
It was this attention to detail and understanding that made his heart ache and ache. His Yao Yao was truly the gentlest and most beautiful being in the world.
Lin Yao sighed and said in a low voice, "I had a dream last night. I dreamt that... Xingchen and I grew up together, and you and Mom and Dad still have a good relationship. We often get together, and it's always very lively..."
The image in his mind was so beautiful that he paused before saying, "We fell in love naturally, and you were all very supportive. If it weren't for those things, we should have followed this path, right?"
No one could answer except the sound of the wind.
Lin Yao smiled faintly: "But thinking about it again, we've already done our best to make the best choices we could. I hope you will be safe, happy, and live a long life in your next life."
"Yaoyao," Xie Xingchen's voice choked with emotion, "They would be so happy to hear that."
Lin Yao hummed in agreement and smiled gently: "You'll come to our wedding tomorrow, right? Whether you become the wind, the cloud, the butterfly, or the falling snow, we'll know when we see you."
The sound of the wind swayed the shadows of the trees, as if in response.
The wedding venue was chosen on the star that had been bought. To surprise him, Xie Xingchen had refused to let him go, and he handled all the preparations and arrangements independently.
At seven o'clock in the morning, he led a large group of relatives and friends to the Pei family to pick up the bride.
Xie Yunhuai, as the only married person who has already held a wedding ceremony, has a lot to say: "No matter what questions they ask later, if you can't answer them, just slip them money. It'll definitely work."
"You guys, you'd better plead with your wives." Xie Xingchen had already anticipated this and was already starting to worry. "The most difficult ones to deal with are He Li and my sister-in-law. Those two will definitely make things difficult for me."
Cheng Boyan couldn't stop laughing: "After all, our Princess He Li is Lin Yao's biggest fan. Now that she's getting married, it's already a favor that he didn't stand guard at the door with a knife."
"Really, you go up there and hug him and kiss him, shut him up." Xie Xingchen came up with a brilliant plan. "If you ruin my auspicious day, don't say your brother didn't help when you get married."
Xie Yunhuai raised an eyebrow: "If you threaten me again, you can go by yourself, all by yourself."
"Brother, dear brother, please help me." Xie Xingchen immediately cowered.
Behind him, a large group of Dark Star's brothers were in high spirits: "Ten minutes, we'll take down Colonel Lin, let's charge!"
However, when they reached the door, the most terrifying person was not He Li and Jiang Qiran, nor Pei Xiang, but Pei Yizhong, who held a gun with a very stern expression.
"Why not just charge straight in?" Xie Xingchen looked at his teammates who all took three steps back in unison, utterly speechless.
"Captain, this is a general... I dare not charge..." the other party said weakly, instantly cowering, "It looks like you'll have to get through this by yourself."
Xie Xingchen forced himself to go up to him, putting on an extremely ingratiating smile: "Dad, what's wrong? On your big day, why are you carrying a gun?"
Pei Yizhong gets angry whenever he recalls the scene from earlier.
Originally, he was helping Lin Yao change into a suit, but his son didn't hide anything and took off his shirt right in front of him, revealing the deep and shallow marks on his body, which were quite eye-catching against his fair skin.
Seeing that scene was so shocking that the father immediately flew into a rage: "He abused you???"
Lin Yao's eyes widened before he belatedly realized what was happening and lowered his head, trying to cover himself with his clothes: "No! Of course not!"
After saying that, he muttered to himself, "If it really comes down to a fight, he can't beat me."
"How can it not be?" Pei Yizhong grabbed his shoulders, turned him over, and leaned closer. The more he looked, the more something seemed off. "Um... he... hit... no, he has thorns in his lips. How could he kiss like this?"
Lin Yao was extremely embarrassed and raised his hand to cover his face: "I don't really want to discuss this kind of issue with you."
“I understand that young people are passionate.” Pei Yizhong frowned, his expression serious. “But if he goes too far, you’ll be the one who gets hurt. I have to warn him.”
Lin Yao quickly buttoned up his clothes and whispered, "Don't make things worse. It's a matter of mutual consent."
As a father, Pei Yizhong was already reluctant to let his son get married. These words made his heart clench, but he still reminded him repeatedly, "Don't spoil him too much. This guy might become more and more unruly in the future."
Lin Yao simply reached out and pushed him outside: "Hurry up, get out, the wedding procession is coming soon."
So Pei Yizhong took out his gun, adopted the image of a stern father, and warned in a low voice: "I've seen Yao Yao's outfit. You're pretty ruthless, kid."
Xie Xingchen: ""
He never expected it was because of this. He was genuinely guilty: "I was on vacation during this period, so I was a little... less restrained... I'm sorry, Dad, I was wrong."
Pei Yizhong made a click, sounding like the gun had been cocked, and the muzzle was pointed at him.
The young members of the Dark Star squad had never seen anything like this before and were terrified: "Wait, Captain, is this marriage even legal? Why did your father-in-law pull out a gun?"
Xie Yunhuai saw through everything and remained calm: "Father is just giving us a show of force. Xingchen, just bear with it and it will pass."
Xie Xingchen was very cooperative and made a firm promise: "If I ever bully Yaoyao in the future, just take this gun and shoot me."
Pei Yizhong, who had just struck a very cool pose, twitched at the corner of his mouth: "...You've already said everything, what am I supposed to say?"
Xie Xingchen smiled: "I know Yaoyao is your precious child, and also mine. I will treat him well, don't worry."
Pei Yizhong coughed lightly, feeling it would be undignified to take it back so quickly, so he pointed his gun at He Li, who was standing inside: "Hey He, didn't you say you were going to ask some questions to block the door? Go ahead and ask."
"Hey, here it comes." He Li was so happy to see Xie Xingchen get his comeuppance that he grinned from ear to ear. "Xie dog, you've finally met your match."
"Go easy on them." Xie Xingchen remembered his elder brother's words and quickly handed over a large red envelope. "Just ask a couple of people."
He Li straightened his back and said seriously, "No, I don't want to. This concerns my brother Yao's lifelong happiness."
Xie Xingchen then handed the red envelope to the side, attempting to bribe the recipient.
Jiang Qiran crossed her arms, looking quite arrogant: "Money bombs are useless against me, my husband is rich."
Xie Xingchen turned to Xie Yunhuai: "Isn't your sister-in-law on my side? What were you two talking about in bed last night? How did you betray me?"
"I don't know either." Xie Yunhuai shrugged slightly. "I can't control him. Sorry. Good luck."
Xie Xingchen: ""
Okay, none of them are reliable, so I'll have to come myself.
He sighed softly, adopting a state of heightened vigilance: "Come on, ask."
"Let's start with something simple: Yao's military unit, birthday, and ID number. If you miss a single digit, you get a hundred push-ups."
“A3732348, July 20, 1233X32X070720213380.”
“I just told you this easy question,” Jiang Qiran said. “The date you two first met, what he was wearing, and what he said.”
Xie Xingchen smiled and said, "October 12th, school uniform, he called me useless and said that Alphas who can't control their pheromones are all dogs in heat."
The people around burst into laughter, never expecting that Colonel Xie could have such a frustrating moment.
Xie Dai couldn't stand it anymore and flapped his wings to volunteer for the battle: "They're all too easy, I'll do it. You'll never know the moment Lin Yao realized he liked you."
"I know, when Rose Star gave him the wishing stone," Xie Xingchen said with absolute certainty. "If you haven't lost your memory, you were there."
Xie Dai stared blankly at the answer key, which was exactly the same as the one Lin Yao had written beforehand: "..............No, how come it can't stump him?"
Xie Yunhuai spoke up for his brother: "If you can't stump him, you should open the door and welcome the bride."
Xie Dai gritted his teeth: "His favorite position!"
Xie Xingchen was a little surprised: "He answered this question?"
"I wrote it." Xie Dai grinned mischievously, his pink fur swaying back and forth. "Under my pressure, I told him that this is how everyone celebrates weddings, and he reluctantly wrote one."
Xie Xingchen looked around, still trying to save face for someone: "With so many people here, it wouldn't be good to just say it directly."
"It's okay, you'll never guess anyway." Xie Dai shook his head and said, "If I'm wrong, I won't reveal the correct answer. In the end, you'll be the one who loses face."
Xie Xingchen thought for a moment and then said slowly, "He was up there, pinching me."
Xie stared at the handwriting under the question, changed the subject, and it was exactly the same. He was so surprised that his hair stood on end: "Holy crap, did you steal the answer?!"
Indeed, it was flawless. Jiang Qiran stepped aside and gestured for them to get married, praising, "I concede defeat. Please only allow us to get married if we love each other to this extent."
He Li was happy for Lin Yao, and went over to Cheng Boyan, deliberately teasing him by whispering in his ear: "Can you answer this? If you can't, I won't get married."
"Yes." Cheng Boyan looked down at him with a smile. "What you like most is, holding—"
"Shut up." He Li reached out and covered his mouth, not expecting him to say such things in public. "You and Xie Xingchen are birds of a feather."
Xie Xingchen was in high spirits when he finally saw Lin Yao. Even though they were usually very close, he was a little at a loss when he saw him.
Wearing matching suits, one black and one white, he combed his hair up, held a bouquet of flowers, and smiled at me.
"I heard you answer questions very quickly."
"Because I love you very much."
Because I love you more than anything, I will remember everything about you.
Xie Xingchen walked over, extended his hand towards him, and bowed slightly, very gentlemanly: "Lin, are you ready to marry me now?"
"We've already got our marriage certificate, so legally we're partners." Lin Yao offered his hand, his tone slightly flirtatious. "Can you back out now? Let's go."
"Wow, this is so sweet, Mom! I want to get married too!!!" Pei Xiang shouted from the side.
When the fleet of aircraft landed on that dark star, the sight caused their relatives and friends to scream in terror.
The wedding was held by the sea. The blue sky and blue sea were Lin Yao's favorite colors. Sunflowers covered everything in sight, creating a grand spectacle, just like Xie Xingchen's awkward confession that night amidst the flowers.
"Are there such beautiful sunflowers in winter?" Lin Yao was amazed by the scene before him.
"If I want to, I can do it," Xie Xingchen said. "If we're lucky, we'll see the first snow of the year today."
Lin Yao was slightly taken aback. On their star, flowers, waves, seasons—every detail revealed Xie Xingchen's meticulous care.
"I love it so much." He looked at all of this, then turned to Xie Xingchen. "I love it so much."
"Xie Yunhuai, I want to have a wedding again!!!" Jiang Qiran scolded from the side, "Look at other people!!!"
Xie Yunhuai smiled and pulled the person into his arms: "Okay, I'll make another one according to your preferences right away."
Cheng Boyan assured He Li from the side, "Don't worry, even if we lose in the time it takes to apply for the marriage certificate, we'll definitely win the wedding. By the way, let's also see if we can have a baby and overtake them on the curve."
"How can you be so competitive! How can you even have an Alpha? Keep dreaming!" He Li laughed and scolded.
Looking at the romantic scene unfolding before me, and at the newlyweds holding hands as they walked across the flower-adorned bridge, tears welled up in my eyes. I shouted, "Yao-ge, Xie Gou, be happy!!!!"
Lin Yao stood on the other side of the flower bridge, turned around, and saw those kind faces full of blessings. The love that he once longed for but could never have was now all around him.
The auspicious day has arrived, and the newlyweds are exchanging rings when two butterflies flutter down and quietly land on their clasped hands.
Xie Xingchen lowered his head, utterly shocked: "Yaoyao, Father Yun and Father Xie really came to see us after listening to what you said. I'm so happy."
Lin Yao hummed in agreement, looking at him quietly, his eyes moist.
And it was at this moment that the first snow fell in a flurry, landing on the star that belonged to them, just like the parting in the snow many years ago, when they had each secretly wished to grow old together.
"Xie Xingchen, Lin Yao likes you even more today than yesterday." Lin Yao didn't dare to disturb the butterflies on his hands, so he whispered his vow, "Forever, always."
Countless memories overlapped, bittersweet experiences were tasted, and now they had crossed mountains and rivers to reach the other side. Xie Xingchen simply smiled and kissed him, but as he smiled, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Heaven and earth act as matchmakers, and wind and snow serve as betrothal gifts."
"Today we are united in marriage, and in this life and the next, we will stay together until our hair turns white."
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—The End—
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This concludes the story, but the tales of Chenzi, Yaoyao, Boyan, Xiaotianli, Xiedai, Yunqing, Hengzhi, Yunhuai, Xiaoqi, Peidie, Linhan, Xiangxiang… the Ninth Galaxy will continue to unfold in happiness and eternal love!
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