Chapter 63
Li Qingzhu opened the text messages on her mobile phone and saw the message from Leng Qingxiu. She tried her best to restrain the corners of her mouth from curling up.
Why is the same reason as hers?
She now has only one thought in her mind - this man is really capable.
If she didn't have enough self-control, she would have fallen into it long ago.
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In the following days, Li Qingzhu was busy setting up her own coffee shop. She had observed that there were many milk tea shops on Kemei Street, but there was not a single proper coffee shop.
In the past few months, in addition to being busy with her own career, Li Qingzhu was occasionally called by her two mothers to choose things for the wedding.
Since learning the couple agreed to the wedding, the two mothers happily began preparing. From the venue, to the guests, to the invitations, to the banquet arrangements, they handled almost everything themselves, leaving the bride and groom with no worries. However, they did ask for their opinions, and wouldn't act on their own. Most of the time, they consulted Li Qingzhu and only did so after she agreed.
As for Leng Qingxiu, he had no objection to this matter.
During this time, the relationship between Xu Li and Jiang Huizhou became strained. Although they had entered a period of ambiguous affection and were dating frequently, Li Qingzhu had not seen Xu Li for a long time. However, there were still some variables in this matter, and there were still unresolved issues between the two.
Xu Li didn't dare to start a relationship lightly. She felt that if she was going to have a relationship, she should aim for a fruitful outcome. However, she thought again that it was rare to meet someone who was compatible with her in life. If she missed one, she would miss one. She was afraid of missing this opportunity, so she was taking a wait-and-see attitude towards Jiang Huizhou.
Jiang Huizhou knew he had a chance, so he didn't push too hard and took it slow according to Xu Li's progress.
Li Qingzhu saw that the two had been together for a while, and she felt that they were stable. If Xu Li didn't like him, why would she give Jiang Huizhou the chance to be with her? It was just that she herself was a little unaware of this, or maybe Jiang Huizhou hadn't really confessed his feelings to her yet.
Anyway, she doesn't need to worry about this.
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The wedding is on May 25th.
On this day, Li Qingzhu looked at herself in her wedding dress, and she felt as if she was dreaming. She was a little dazed and sometimes fell into self-doubt. She was getting married today.
Xu Li was her only bridesmaid.
Coincidentally, the best man was Kong Zhuo.
Ever since Kong Zhuo was reborn, he had been hanging around Xu Li, asking her out for dinner, sending her flowers, gifts, and so on. His courtship of Xu Li was endless. Seeing this somewhat unfamiliar man constantly pestering her, Xu Li was a little confused. They had only met once, but why did he feel as if he had seen her many times?
Xu Li was a little annoyed by this kind of behavior because she was not familiar with him and it made her very troubled.
Jiang Huizhou noticed that there was a man beside Xu Li who often appeared in front of her. He was obviously Xu Li's suitor. In a moment of anxiety, Jiang Huizhou confessed his love to Xu Li. He was afraid that Xu Li would slowly fall into Kong Zhuo's pursuit, and he was afraid that he had no chance of winning.
Xu Li didn't know why, but she rejected Jiang Huizhou. She liked him, but she loved finding herself more.
In early March, she applied to the school to join the Lianning City volunteer teaching team and go to Datang as a volunteer teacher. Her application was approved and she set off at the end of August.
She had wanted to teach there a long time ago. If she went, she would have to stay for at least two or three years. So many things could happen during that time; she and Jiang Huizhou might separate in those two or three years, and she didn't want to stay in a relationship knowing it would end.
"When are you going to Lianning?" Li Qingzhu asked.
"Probably around August 20th. We need to prepare a lot of things before we get to Datang, so Director Liu asked us to go there early."
Today was her friend's wedding day. Xu Li was in a good mood, and all the gloom she had felt before was gone. "Qingzhu, time flies. You're already wearing a wedding dress."
Xu Li looked at Li Qingzhu, dressed in a white wedding gown. The strapless gown revealed a large area of skin and her slender neck. Her hair was tied up, and she wore no tiara. This simple attire only served to highlight the bride's natural beauty: fresh, elegant, and dignified.
"It seems that only after the wedding did I realize that you were really getting married. When I was a child, I thought that when I grew up and put on a wedding dress, I would become a bride. But when I grew up, I realized that becoming a bride requires a lot of processes." Xu Li helped Li Qingzhu adjust her veil, recalling the time when she went to a wedding with her parents as a child, and mentioned the thoughts that came to her mind when she saw the bride.
"If you leave, what will happen to Jiang Huizhou?"
When Jiang Huizhou was mentioned, Xu Li subconsciously avoided the topic and said confusedly, "I don't know either."
It’s not that she doesn’t want to tell Li Qingzhu, it’s because she is a mess herself.
Li Qingzhu didn't know what had happened between them. They were fine a few days ago. She thought they were going to confirm their relationship and become boyfriend and girlfriend. But that was not the case.
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in." Xu Li shouted.
Li Qingzhu saw through the mirror that the person coming was Leng Qingxiu.
He was wearing a black suit and a black tie. All black, yet still striking. A rare smile graced his stern face. The white light of the room shone on him, casting a striking shadow on the white wall.
After living together for several months, it was the first time that Li Qingzhu saw him wearing a black tie.
As soon as Leng Qingxiu entered the room, he saw Li Qingzhu sitting on the sofa in her wedding dress. When he met her bright peach blossom eyes, a hint of surprise instantly appeared in his calm eyes.
"It's time to enter." He looked at the person sitting on the sofa and said.
His tone was gentle, a bit of a contrast to his now smileless face.
Xu Li left after seeing Leng Qingxiu come in, so now there were only two of them left in the room.
Leng Qingxiu walked in and stood there for a while, admiring the bride for a few seconds. After looking at her for a while, he walked over and then extended his hand.
Li Qingzhu stared at the broad palm, smiled, and placed her hand on it.
Leng Qingxiu pulled Li Qingzhu to stand up, then adjusted his posture and let her hold his arm.
Li Qingzhu took Leng Qingxiu's arm and looked at him again. This time, neither of them avoided each other's gaze and smiled.
It seemed that from this moment on, they were a bit like a real bride and groom.
"Madam, please hold on tight." Leng Qingxiu lowered his head and helped her put the veil in the position he thought was appropriate.
"Okay, Mr. Leng, don't be nervous." Li Qingzhu listened to him take a few deep breaths. She looked up and saw Leng Qingxiu carefully moving her veil to both sides of her shoulders.
Hearing her say that she was nervous, Leng Qingxiu paused, but remained calm as he adjusted the other side of the veil.
"I'm not nervous." His tone was relaxed, as if he was hiding something.
Li Qingzhu didn't ask any further questions, but just stared at him with an obvious smile in her eyes until he fixed his veil.
Leng Qingxiu knew what Li Qingzhu was thinking, so he let her watch openly. In the end, he reached out and pinched her face, as if to punish her for making fun of him.
The two of them quarreled until they reached the door. When Mr. Li saw his daughter coming, he felt happy but also sad.
Leng Qingxiu handed Li Qingzhu over to Li's father and went in according to the host's instructions.
The wedding began. Accompanied by the music, Li Qingzhu took Li's father's arm and slowly walked towards Leng Qingxiu.
Leng Qingxiu watched Li Qingzhu slowly approaching him. During this time, he began to understand the meaning of marriage.
No matter what the two have experienced, these things at this moment become future happiness.
Under the auspices of the master of ceremonies, the two took their vows, exchanged rings, and kissed.
Leng Qingxiu and Li Qingzhu faced each other. Leng Qingxiu looked at Li Qingzhu for a long time, with huge waves rolling in his eyes, filled with the alternative emotion he had just experienced, an emotion that had never appeared in his eyes before.
He slowly lowered his head and kissed Li Qingzhu's forehead.
After finishing this action, he specifically looked at Li Qingzhu's expression. When he saw that she seemed surprised, her eyes seemed to ask him "Why kiss here?" He didn't know why he interpreted it as this meaning instead of "Why kiss her?"
As if guided, he looked at the bright face in front of him again and bent down to kiss her again.
This time he kissed her lips.
Li Qingzhu didn't expect Leng Qingxiu to kiss her again, and on the mouth. She was surprised and responded to his actions.
This was their first kiss, not passionate or cautious, just a simple kiss, like two drops of water meeting and merging into one drop without any resistance.
The kiss livened up the atmosphere for a moment.
The kiss, which lasted only five or six seconds, ended, but Li Qingzhu's heartbeat had not slowed down yet.
When she looked up, she saw Leng Qingxiu staring at her and smiling, and her face was undoubtedly flushed.
He lowered his head and whispered in her ear with a slight smile on his face, "You're blushing."
Li Qingzhu's heart beat faster because of his words.
She cursed herself in her heart for being useless.
Seeing her lipstick stained on Leng Qingxiu's lips, she felt a little angry and said angrily, "I suddenly realized that you are quite a bad person."
The tone was not harsh, but rather a coquettish complaint.
Leng Qingxiu was not annoyed by this comment, but instead teased her, "Don't you like it?"
He rarely saw Li Qingzhu blushing and bewildered. Most of the time, he saw her gentle and cheerful. Seeing her like this was quite unusual. He was more thinking about teasing her next time, and wanted to see her like this again - just because of his blushing face.
Li Qingzhu thought about how she had responded to him just now, and she knew what he meant. Knowing she was in the wrong, she kept quiet, holding her breath until she could get back to him that night.
Seeing her like this, Leng Qingxiu laughed even more freely. Unlike his previous smile, this time it was completely from the heart, without any restraint, and he was not afraid of Li Qingzhu getting angry.
If she is angry, just coax her.
The wedding was completed according to the original process, and it ended at nine o'clock in the evening.
When the two returned home, they sat on the sofa to rest. Li Qingzhu was too tired to move.
Aunt Zhao thoughtfully poured two glasses of water for the two of them.
Leng Qingxiu drank a lot of wine, and his face was wet with it, so he was a little drunk at the moment.
Li Qingzhu held the cup and drank water in small sips, and a warm current slowly returned to her body.
She was still wearing Leng Qingxiu's coat, and underneath she wore a red toast dress, a red halter dress with a slit on one side that went all the way from the hem to her thighs. Now that she was sitting down, the skirt was pulled up, exposing her thighs. Leng Qingxiu found the whiteness extremely eye-catching.
Li Qing felt someone looking at her, so she tilted her head and glanced at him. She put down her water glass, picked up the other glass on the table, and handed it to Leng Qingxiu.
Leng Qingxiu looked at her deeply, took the cup with one hand, took a sip, and put it down.
"Li Qingzhu." Leng Qingxiu called out without any warning, as if he had been extremely patient and had no choice but to do so.
"Hmm?" Li Qingzhu turned around and saw Leng Qingxiu staring at her.
"Is tonight your wedding night?"
Leng Qingxiu's voice was hoarse, like a wolf foraging for food at night, with a glimmer in his eyes.
The words were cryptic, but Li Qingzhu understood. She smiled and asked, "Is it the bride and groom's—"
Li Qingzhu saw Leng Qingxiu tugged at his tie in excitement and deliberately asked, "Or mine or yours?"
"All of them." Leng Qingxiu stared at her, his words stuck in his throat, his voice trembling slightly, but it did not prevent Li Qingzhu from hearing clearly.
It was unclear who approached whom first, but the two hugged each other and kissed. Li Qingzhu's coat fell on the sofa, and Leng Qingxiu put his arms around her waist, then picked her up and sat her on his lap, gradually deepening the kiss.
The two of them tangled on the sofa for several minutes, the large living room silent and still, with only the sound of their two people touching.
Suddenly, there was a loud "pop" that brought Li Qingzhu back to her senses. Someone had bumped into the cup, sending it tumbling and shattering.
"The cup is broken." Li Qingzhu whispered in Leng Qingxiu's ear.
She was afraid that Aunt Zhao would come over after hearing the noise.
"It's okay." Leng Qingxiu comforted him, and then continued his actions, forcibly pulling Li Qingzhu, who had strayed from the main task, back.
The sudden sound of breaking things did not disrupt the progress of the two. Li Qingzhu began to enjoy Leng Qingxiu's passionate kiss, and her hands slowly moved down to touch his shoulders and waist. When Leng Qingxiu felt it, he immediately pressed down her restless hands, and then he changed Li Qingzhu's original sitting position.
Now in the corner of the sofa, both of them tried their best to integrate into each other, hugging and kissing each other wholeheartedly.
Leng Qingxiu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and tried to break into her world. They kissed and hugged for a long time. Leng Qingxiu felt that he was enduring a hardship, and he couldn't do anything about it.
"Let's go up."
Leng Qingxiu exhaled. He supported Li Qingzhu, who had already softened into water, and with the slightest bit of rationality left, he picked up her clothes and carried her upstairs. They arrived at the room, and Leng Qingxiu put her on the bed, his eyes full of lust.
Then, a red dress was torn and fell to the ground. A few minutes later, the red dress was covered with black pants and a white shirt.
At night, there seems to be an especially ambiguous aroma that makes people confused, addicted to desire, and fall in love.
The lights were on in the room. Li Qingzhu's eyebrows were covered with tears, and her hands were tightly clasped by the man's. She wanted to see Leng Qingxiu's face, but before she could get a good look at him, she started swaying again, and her head felt dizzy.
"Don't shake so... so violently..."
"What?" the man asked knowingly, but his movements slowed down a bit.
"I feel a little dizzy..."
Now she has to take a few breaths before she can finish a sentence.
"Okay." He promised her in a calm voice.
He kissed her forehead, still holding her close.
Li Qingzhu closed her eyes and let Leng Qingxiu explore as he pleased. After a while, she seemed to fall into a dream. In her dream, she seemed to find herself still swaying, a slight sway, and then she found that the force was slowing down.
Leng Qingxiu stretched out his sweaty arm and placed the pillow beside the bed to prevent Li Qingzhu's head from hitting the bed. He saw Li Qingzhu's eyes were closed, and he touched her cheek with his palm. With a chaotic breath, he said, "Wife, open your eyes."
Li Qingzhu held Leng Qingxiu's hand that was touching her face. She opened her eyes and glared at him, her face flushed. She didn't know if it was because of their actions at the moment or because he called her "wife".
Then, she heard Leng Qingxiu laugh softly and continue with his previous action.
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