Chapter 403
Grandma Song has gotten older in the past two years, and her hair has turned completely silver-white. However, thanks to her good maintenance, she looks to be in good spirits and physical condition.
She wore an elegant and graceful deep purple cheongsam, her hair styled with a silver hairpin. As soon as she got out of the car, she saw Ji Wanmei and waved to her with a smile.
Ji Wanmei quickly jogged over to greet her, affectionately taking her arm: "Grandma, you've finally arrived!"
"Of course I came, it's such a big day for your wedding." Grandma Song patted Ji Wanmei's hand and said with satisfaction, "You and Lei Tingjun have finally made it. Now that you're married, you should live a good life together. If he dares to bully you, just tell Grandma, and Grandma will teach him a lesson!"
Ji Wanmei smiled and glanced at Lei Tingjun, saying, "He wouldn't dare to bully me."
Over there, Lu Zhuoxuan, also dressed in a handsome suit and tie, stepped forward, shook hands with Lei Tingjun, and smiled, saying, "Congratulations on your marriage."
Lei Tingjun shook hands with his former rival and nodded sincerely, saying, "I hope you can find your own happiness soon."
Lu Zhuoxuan did not respond to those words, but simply smiled faintly, released his hand, and turned to look at Ji Wanmei.
Ji Wanmei looks really beautiful today.
She was the kind of person who, even in a crowd of thousands, would immediately stand out with her bright and beautiful face. Perhaps because she radiated happiness today, her smile was full of stars, dazzling and making it even more impossible to look away.
Even though she hadn't changed into her wedding dress yet, she was only wearing a light blue, gentle and graceful cheongsam.
But as he watched her smiling and holding Grandma Song's hand, speaking coquettishly, Lu Zhuoxuan felt a deep sense of regret and melancholy.
If—he was just saying if.
Back then, he met Ji Wanmei a little earlier than Lei Tingjun. So, could it be him standing beside her now, wearing a groom's suit and holding her hand?
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.
He could only suppress the regret in his heart that he might never be able to let go of, and force himself to smile and wish them well.
This is probably the saddest thing in the world.
Ji Wanmei walked over and smiled at Lu Zhuoxuan: "Senior brother, why didn't you bring your girlfriend to our wedding?"
Lu Zhuoxuan shrugged: "Unfortunately, I'm still single."
He took a long, blue velvet box out of his pocket and handed it to Ji Wanmei: "Wishing you happiness, this is a wedding gift for you."
Ji Wanmei glanced at the packaging and the weight and guessed that it was jewelry, and hesitated for a moment.
Lu Zhuoxuan said, "Please accept it; it's just a small token of my appreciation."
Lei Tingjun came over, put his arm around Ji Wanmei's waist, and said, "Please accept my blessing, senior brother."
Seeing that Lei Tingjun didn't mind, Ji Wanmei generously accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you, senior brother. We'll have a drink with you at the banquet later."
Lu Zhuoxuan put his hands in his pockets and smiled politely: "Okay."
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The day was sunny and warm, at the auspicious time of noon.
The third floor of the Hailan Hotel was packed with guests, with nearly a hundred tables occupied.
In the center of the grandly decorated banquet hall stage, several huge wedding photos of Ji Wanmei and Lei Tingjun were displayed around the hall.
The wedding ceremony was Western-style, with a huge display of pink balloons and flowers, and white tulle and Roman columns surrounding a reception platform for guests.
Soft and romantic piano music played on stage, and rows of round chairs were neatly arranged around the viewing platform.
All of Ji Wanmei and Lei Tingjun's relatives and friends came to attend their wedding.
In the VIP section sat their closest family and friends.
Ji Xingguo, Professor Liang, and Ji Wanmei's aunt and uncle sat at the first table on the left, while the villagers from Xiahe Village and Lei Tingjun's uncle and aunt sat at the right table.
The staff of Oriental Architecture and Oriental Charm were also at several tables in the back, smiling and looking around.
Backstage, Ji Wanmei was making final preparations with the help of Luo Chunyan, Zhou Min, and two assistants.
She had already changed into a pure white wedding dress. Luo Chunyan helped her fasten the veil from behind, stepped back to look at her, and said with tears in her eyes, "Today, our Meimei is the most beautiful bride. When we go out later, I guarantee your groom will stare at you until he's completely mesmerized!"
Ji Wanmei smiled gently, her eyes shining with a soft light.
What she really wanted to say was that he had already seen her in her wedding dress that day, and not only had he seen it, he had even helped her take it off himself.
Ji Wanmei turned her head, looked at the bouquet placed beside her, and said to her two bridesmaids, "I'll throw the bouquet out later, and we'll see who catches it."
Zhou Min shook her head repeatedly: "Don't throw it at me, I don't want to get married so early."
Luo Chunyan laughed and scolded, "This is the good fortune passed down by the bride. Whoever receives it will also have a happy marriage like hers. If you won't take it, I will!"
On the stage in the hall, the emcee was already calling out the program.
Soon, the bride and groom should come up on stage to perform their wedding vows and receive everyone's blessings.
Lei Tingjun stood there in a black swallowtail suit, his gaze calm and deep, his posture upright.
With a loud voice from the emcee, "Now, the bride will come up to the stage. Please invite the bride's father to personally escort the bride to the groom's side."
Two bridesmaids escorted Ji Wanmei to the front of the stage.
Ji Xingguo got up, walked over, took his daughter's hand, and the two stepped onto the red carpet on the stage, heading towards Lei Tingjun who was waiting at the end.
For some reason, Ji Xingguo suddenly burst into tears.
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