Chapter 73
Midsummer, Xijing City.
There were not many people attending the wedding in the huge hotel lobby. Most of them were Xia Ruirui and Shen Yuqing’s mutual friends, as well as relatives of both sides.
Xia's mother and father also came. After discussing with Xia's father, Xia Ruirui also invited her stepfather and her half-brother.
As for Shen Yuqing, he did not invite his aunt's family, but Gu Zijin attended as his family member.
Because of this reason, Shen Qingli did not serve as a bridesmaid, but attended as a member of Xia Ruirui's family.
As a result, the bridesmaids and groomsmen were temporarily replaced.
The bridesmaid was Zhou Yinuo, Xia Ruirui's junior by two grades, and she had a good relationship with Shen Qingli and the others.
As for the best man, he was their good friend from their freshman year of high school, Chen Yuhuai, who is also Zhou Yino’s brother.
Although they have different surnames, they are actually siblings.
Quite a few guests came, and since they all knew each other, some even came in groups.
Shen Qingli and Gu Zijin were outside greeting guests for the two of them, while Xia Ruirui was still in the dressing room touching up her makeup.
Because I can't get lipstick on me, I even drink water through a straw.
Zhou Yinuo found the straw and handed it to Xia Ruirui.
She was still studying for a master's degree in school. It was her first time attending an acquaintance's wedding and she was a bridesmaid. Although she had made a lot of preparations in advance, she still seemed a little flustered.
However, she was not the only one who was in a hurry. Xia Ruirui started putting on makeup at six in the morning. Although she only needed to cooperate with the makeup artist, she was still exhausted.
She was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. Even when Zhou Yinuo handed the water to her mouth, she still felt tired.
Zhou Yinuo looked at her sympathetically: "Senior sister, you can't sleep, otherwise your makeup will be ruined."
Xia Ruirui forced her eyelids open and looked up at her. They stared at each other and said in unison, "Getting married is so tiring!!"
The two were still complaining when the door of the dressing room was pushed open and Shen Qingli, who also looked exhausted, came in.
As soon as she came in, she found a sofa to lie down on: "Really, my throat is about to smoke."
Shen Qingli put her hands on her hips and said, "Getting married is so tiring."
She cursed, causing the two to fall silent for a moment. They looked at each other and laughed out loud.
Xia Ruirui: "Getting married is so fucking tiring."
Zhou Yinuo: "Getting married is so fucking tiring."
Hearing the two people's unison, Shen Qingli opened her eyes and looked at them in confusion, not understanding what they were laughing at.
Thinking of something, she looked at Xia Ruirui: "You are also a ruthless person. You actually asked Brother Qiang to be the witness of the wedding."
Brother Qiang is the principal of Jincai Middle School. He taught the 16th and 18th classes.
"When we were in Jincai, I still have the aftereffects. My legs go weak when I see him."
Xia Ruirui laughed a little when she heard this: "It's been so many years since we graduated, what are you afraid of?"
She argued, "This is the unique majesty of the dean of studies."
“…”
"By the way." Shen Qingli looked at Zhou Yinuo who was standing beside her, "Yinuo, your boyfriend is here too."
When Zhou Yinuo heard them mention him, he replied in a serious tone, "To be precise, he's my ex-boyfriend."
“…”
Shen Qingli kept silent, fearing that she would bring up her sad story. Even Xia Ruirui beside her sighed.
Because they all knew Zhou Yinuo’s ex-boyfriend.
He is in the same class as Zhou Yinuo, two years younger than them, and is the academic genius of the 18th class.
Xia Ruirui and the others had heard a little about the legend of their 18th class - Zhou Yinuo, the perennial second-best student, had a crush on Zhao Qingxun, who ranked first in the grade.
She also printed his picture on her bed sheet.
Although it is not known whether it is true or not, Zhou Yinuo and Zhao Qingxun have been together since they graduated from high school.
The combination of handsome men and beautiful women, plus they are all talented, it’s hard not to know.
Moreover, at the 18th high school military training performance, the entanglement between them had already begun to show signs.
Unexpectedly, they broke up as graduation approached.
Xia Ruirui also thought of something and felt a headache: "Yinuo, I didn't know before, and I specially arranged your seats at the same table."
"Otherwise, wait a minute, I'll change your seat..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhou Yinuo. She looked up at the two of them, her eyes full of confusion: "Why do you want to change?"
"Of course I'm worried you'll be embarrassed."
Xia Ruirui and Shen Qingli exchanged glances, and both understood that the real owner didn't care at all.
This schoolgirl is very straightforward and doesn't beat around the bush at all. Since she said there's no need to change, it means she really doesn't mind.
I guess the awkward scene of reuniting with an ex will not happen to this school girl.
Thinking of this, the two of them finally felt relieved.
The wedding started soon. Brother Qiang, as the witness, first stood on the stage and gave a sentimental speech.
When he reached the climax of his speech, he stopped abruptly and pointed to the door, focusing the audience's attention outside: "Now let us invite the bride in."
The door was pushed open from the outside, and Father Xia took Xia Ruirui's arm. The two stood on the red carpet and walked forward step by step.
Xia Ruirui was wearing a wedding dress with a long train that hung down along the red carpet.
Father Xia's expression looked very serious, but his occasional clumsy movements betrayed his nervousness.
Xia Ruirui glanced at him sideways, patted the back of his hand soothingly, and whispered teasingly, "Dad, it's me getting married, not you, why are you so nervous?"
“…”
Father Xia said nothing, but just looked at her deeply, his eyes slightly red.
Seeing the bloodshot in his eyes and the white hair at his temples, her heart choked and her nose was so sore that she couldn't speak.
After graduating from high school, she didn't spend much time with Xia's father, but at this moment, those childhood memories quietly came to her mind.
Before she was seven years old, she was carried on her father's back. Whenever she said she was tired, he would carry her on his broad shoulders.
At that time, Xia's father and mother had not yet divorced, and they always blamed him for doting on their daughter too much.
There are countless times when Xia Ruirui fell asleep on her father's back after playing outside and getting tired.
A tear fell from the corner of her eye. She didn't dare to look at her father beside her for a moment, but looked at Shen Yuqing who was standing on the stage waiting for her.
Seeing her tears, Shen Yuqing seemed a little at a loss, and just looked at her soothingly.
The distance from the red carpet to the stage is only twenty or thirty meters, but for some reason it seems so long.
Because he was concerned about Xia Ruirui's skirt, Xia's father walked very slowly.
Behind the bride was a cute little boy who was holding the hem of her wedding dress and throwing flower petals into the air with one hand.
However, his timing was never very good each time. The liquid either landed on Xia Ruirui's skirt or on his own head.
Some guests also noticed the little incident here and laughed kindly from time to time.
The little boy seemed a little confused, but he still did not forget his mission and followed Xia Ruirui.
After walking down the red carpet, the witness, Brother Qiang, played another VCR. It was a blessing video recorded by Ji Chuyao, who was far away in Egypt, for the bride and groom.
In the VCR, he was standing on the hotel balcony, leaning against the railing, with a Sphinx-like pharaoh sculpture behind him.
He looked much tanned, but more alive.
Many of the guests knew Ji Chuyao, and they were quite excited to see the "big shot" who was once very popular.
Because they just wanted to invite relatives and friends to witness their love, the wedding procession was not very complicated and there were not so many rules.
After Shen Yuqing became blind, he gradually faded out of the Internet, and no media was invited to his wedding.
Only Zhang Xiaotiao, Yang Chunchun, and a few studio employees were invited.
After reciting their wedding vows to each other, Xia Ruirui and Shen Yuqing went to each table to toast.
Because people were worried that drinking alcohol would be bad for his eyes, tea was served instead of wine at the wedding.
After taking off the complicated toast clothes, Shen Qingli accompanied Xia Ruirui to the bathroom.
Most of the people who came were from the 16th class, and Zhou Yino only knew a small number of them.
Therefore, when the toast was given, she did not join in, but returned to her seat to eat.
As soon as she returned to her seat, she saw many of her favorite dishes on her plate.
She didn't pick up any food, it was obvious that someone else picked it up for her.
You don't have to think about who packed these dishes.
Without even glancing at it, she put the plate to her right and stood up to ask the waiter for a new one.
Sitting on her left was Xia Ruirui's colleague. The two had met once a month ago because Zhou Yinuo was the bridesmaid.
She pulled her over and asked quietly, "Who's that cool guy sitting on your right? He's so handsome."
Zhou Yinuo glanced to the right and happened to meet the eyes of Zhao Qingxun who was sitting next to him.
The man was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a pair of metal-framed glasses, and his eyes were cold with a hint of aloofness.
Zhou Yinuo looked at him and lied without blinking: "I don't know him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man's hand holding the chopsticks paused.
Zhou Yinuo didn't care and lowered her head to eat. She ate very quickly but didn't seem rude at all.
After finishing her meal, she stood up and wanted to go to Xia Ruirui to help, but she caught a glimpse of Zhao Qingxun on her right also standing up.
She called out his name, but Zhou Yinuo ignored her. When she left, she acted as if she didn't mean to, but in fact, she bumped into his shoulder maliciously.
Even though he was provoked, Zhao Qingxun didn't say a word, but there was a hint of smile in his eyes behind the glasses.
This scene happened to be seen by Chen Yuhuai who was toasting not far away. When Zhou Yino came over, he couldn't help but comment on it.
"Zhou Yinuo, how old are you? You're still so childish."
Hearing this, she glanced at him up and down and said disdainfully, “My dear brother, I’m 24 years old now, and you don’t even know this.
After saying that, she added: "Two years younger than you."
Chen Yuhuai: “…”
*
On the other side, Xia Ruirui changed her clothes after toasting.
She slumped down on the sofa in the dressing room and complained to Shen Qingli beside her with a look of despair: "To be honest, this is the first time I hate changing clothes so much."
Shen Qingli was not much better than her. She leaned back on the other end of the sofa and said, "I'm too tired to make a scene in the bridal chamber."
Xia Ruirui said something shocking: "Don't even mention you, I don't even have the energy to have a wedding night."
“…”
Hearing this, Shen Yuqing, who was about to knock on the door, laughed dumbly. Instead of pushing the door rashly, he knocked on the door first.
Gu Zijin came in after using the bathroom. The four of them stayed in the dressing room tacitly. They sat on the sofa in pairs, their faces full of fatigue.
The four of them were hiding in the dressing room to take a break, but were urged by their friends outside the door to be taken away again.
Shen Yuqing and Gu Zijin were taken away by their college friends, who said that Shen Yuqing wanted them to play games.
Xia Ruirui and Shen Qingli were surrounded by their high school friends, chatting privately with each other.
When they parted, Xia Ruirui looked back, but bumped into Shen Yuqing who was also looking back at her.
“…”
“…”
The two looked at each other silently, but their eyes were so glued that they were about to be stretched.
*
After the wedding, the two returned home and lay down on the bed without even taking a shower.
“I’m so tired, I want to sleep, Shen Yuqing.”
"good."
Shen Yuqing endured his tiredness, took off Xia Ruirui's shoes, and covered her with a quilt: "Good night."
He turned off the lights and originally planned to sleep with her in his arms, but when he heard her voice in the darkness, he woke up instantly.
In the dark night, Xia Ruirui's voice was full of temptation: "Isn't today our wedding night?"
Shen Yuqing chuckled and teased her: "Didn't you tell Shen Qingli that you didn't have the energy for the bridal chamber?"
"..." She didn't know if it was because the lights were off or because the atmosphere was so good today, but she was a little shy, "You heard it all."
"Um."
Xia Ruirui was silent for a while, and Shen Yuqing was still waiting for her to continue, but after a while he heard her even breathing.
He laughed, turned over, kissed her forehead, and hugged her to sleep.
A dreamless night.
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