Volume 1 Chapter 165 Extra: Enjoy the Joy
In late August, Wen Fei and Ji Yunbai's wedding took place as scheduled.
Wen Fei chose to marry away from home, and the wedding venue was set in a high-end hall in the city.
There were four best men and bridesmaids, including Xu Jingmo and Du Ruo.
On the eve of the wedding, all bridesmaids came to Wen Fei's house to spend the night so that the photo shoot could go smoothly the next morning.
This was not only Du Ruo's first time as a bridesmaid, but also her first time attending a domestic wedding.
When she was abroad, she also attended several weddings of her seniors. Their weddings were usually held outdoors, and except for the grand oath ceremony, the rest of the process was similar to a party.
Du Ruo listened carefully to the host introducing the next day's schedule to them, her heart filled with curiosity and anticipation. Things like blocking the door to ask for red envelopes, picking up the bride, and hiding the wedding shoes all sounded very lively.
The four bridesmaids each came up with a level as a limit, and finally decided on four mini games.
When discussing how to hide wedding shoes, Xu Daiyue, as an experienced person, said: "One of the wedding shoes should be more conspicuous and easier to find, and the other one should be harder to find. If you can't find it, you can ask them to give you a red envelope or punish them."
Someone suggested: "Hide one under the bed and one in the balloon."
Xu Daiyue: "No, no, I hid in a balloon when I got married, and it was found very quickly."
"It's behind the curtain."
Xu Daiyue: "They can turn the house upside down, but they can't leave it out in the open."
Someone searched online for ways to hide wedding shoes and said, "This is a good way. Tie it to the bridesmaid's leg and cover it with the hem of her skirt. No one can see it, and it's impossible for someone to flip up the hem of a girl's skirt. This is absolutely safe."
Du Ruo:!!! Is this how you play? I really don’t want anyone to find it.
This method was unanimously agreed upon by everyone, and the heavy responsibility fell on Du Ruo's shoulders.
Simply because of her existence, she is not someone to be trifled with. Even if someone finally guesses how the wedding shoes are hidden, no one will dare to touch her. In this way, the plan will be foolproof.
After confirming all matters, everyone went back to their rooms to rest so as to recharge their batteries for the wedding the next day.
Du Ruo had lived with Xu Jingmo for more than half a year. She had gotten used to his embrace and singing before going to bed. She suddenly found herself in a strange new environment and did not sleep well, hardly getting any shut-eye.
At three o'clock in the morning, makeup artists and stylists came to do Wen Fei's makeup. Du Ruo was awakened by the faint sound of conversation outside, so she got up to check the situation.
Wen Fei also had hardly any sleep, and her eyes were a little swollen. She was drinking coffee and applying ice packs to her eyes to reduce the swelling.
Seeing Du Ruo coming over, she smiled and asked, "Did you not sleep well? Being a bridesmaid is very hard."
Du Ruo shook her head slightly and asked curiously, "You started putting on makeup so early?"
The makeup artist explained: "Chinese makeup is complicated after all. After finishing the makeup, we have to take some photos of the bride alone. 3 o'clock is not too early. I took a cross-city wedding before, and the bride had to get up at 1:30 in the morning to put on makeup."
After hearing this, Du Ruo felt terrified. Should she get married or survive the calamity?
Wen Fei considerately asked someone to bring breakfast to Du Ruo. While eating breakfast, Du Ruo watched Wen Fei's makeup process with interest.
After completing her makeup, Wen Fei first took some photos in her morning gown. The bridesmaids also got up one after another and, in accordance with the photographer's request, took photos with the bride.
After the photoshoot, Wen Fei changed into an exquisitely crafted dragon and phoenix gown and began to style her hair.
Du Ruo and the other three bridesmaids changed into bridesmaid dresses in neo-Chinese style. The four of them wore the same beige suit, which was elegant and energetic.
Du Ruo casually used a hairpin to tie her hair into a bun, which revealed a charming charm in her casualness. Even without heavy makeup, she naturally attracted the attention of people around her, as if she was born to be dazzling.
After Wen Fei's makeup and hair were done, she sat upright on the bed, dignified, graceful and beautiful, waiting for the arrival of the wedding party.
Du Ruo was taking photos of her with her phone, praising her wholeheartedly, "She's so beautiful!"
Wen Fei looked at her with a smile and said jokingly, "You will only be more beautiful when you get married."
Du Ruo just smiled and said nothing. She had not thought about getting married yet.
Everyone in the house was excitedly taking photos of the bride, taking selfies and group photos, and having a great time.
Suddenly someone outside the corridor shouted, "Here comes the groom!"
Everyone hurriedly locked the bedroom door and did not let anyone in. Du Ruo ran to the window and looked out, only to see a convoy of cars parked in front of the villa's gate.
Ji Yunbai and four groomsmen got out of the car and were cooperating with the photographer to take pictures at the door.
Du Ruo immediately locked onto Xu Jingmo. He was wearing the same burgundy gown as the other groomsmen, with black sunglasses and a fan in his hand. The outfit looked tacky and funny on others, but on him it seemed to have a more romantic and unruly feel.
The other party seemed to sense something and was obviously complying with the photographer's request, but suddenly he looked up and saw Du Ruo by the window. He slightly curled the corners of his lips, swung the fan in his hand, and opened the fan.
Du Ruo saw the words on his fan - show off.
She couldn't help but laugh along, thinking, that's pretty cool.
Some of Wen Fei's relatives and cousins were blocking the main door downstairs, and soon noisy sounds were heard.
Ji Yunbai knocked on the door downstairs and shouted, "Wife! Open the door!!"
Someone asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Ji Yunbai said loudly: "I'm here to marry a wife!"
The man asked, "Who is your daughter-in-law?"
Ji Yunbai shouted: "Wen Fei!!!"
"If you want to marry a beautiful woman, you must give her lots of red envelopes!"
Best man: "The red envelope is too thick and the door is too tight, I can't stuff it in! If there is a gap, the red envelope is enough!!!"
Soon, there was another round of booing, and the wedding party from downstairs rushed up and squeezed through the door.
The people in the bedroom panicked and said, "They broke in! They broke in! Lock the door quickly!!"
Du Ruo couldn't see the scene downstairs clearly, but the noisy noise made her look at the door curiously. She glanced at Wen Fei again and saw that she was holding a round fan in her hand, with her eyes slightly lowered and her cheeks slightly flushed, revealing a bit of shyness and expectation. Du Ruo was happy for her and nodded in a good mood.
Ji Yunbai and the others easily reached the bedroom door and controlled the time for picking up the bride. The people inside asked a few random questions about the couple's love and quickly let them in.
Du Ruo stood beside the bed, looked at Xu Jingmo, and they smiled at each other.
The bridesmaid said, "Congratulations to the groom for answering all the questions correctly, but the bride is not that easy to pick up. Let's play a few games to test you. Once you pass all the games, you can pick up the bride!"
The best man replied, "Don't make it hard on my brother. If you have any problem, come to me! Come over here!!"
The first mini-game: Early Birth of a Prince
A bag of dried fruits, the groom and the best men need to put red dates, peanuts, longans and lotus seeds into the bowls respectively within the specified time.
When the time is up, red envelopes will be given out according to the number of pieces that have not been picked out.
The scene was tense, chaotic, and lively for a moment, and in the end the groomsmen obediently handed out more than 20 red envelopes.
Second mini game: guess the lip print
The bridesmaid takes out an A4 paper with 9 lip prints on it. The groom needs to guess accurately which one is the bride's lip print. The number of wrong guesses will be the number of red envelopes he has to give out.
Someone in the groomsmen group joked: "Brother Ji, there's nothing I can do to help you with this. Just do your best and be careful not to end up kneeling on the washboard tonight."
Ji Yunbai was also amused, pointing at the bridesmaid and said, "Okay, good job, I'll wait for you to get married."
The bridesmaid immediately complained to Wen Fei: "Sister Fei, your husband is threatening me~"
Ji Yunbai took the lip print card and observed it carefully. Xu Jingmo glanced at him from behind and said faintly, "I'll eliminate one for you. Number 6 is not it. Choose one from the eight. Good luck."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the room couldn't help but exclaimed "eh" in a teasing manner, and their gossipy eyes fell on Du Ruo.
Du Ruo didn't expect Xu Jingmo to be so good at guessing it. After all, she didn't even wear lipstick very often, so how did he figure it out? She couldn't help but look at him with her eyes slightly wide open, and she looked at him with a smile, and even raised her eyebrows proudly.
Ji Yunbai sighed and said, "Your wedding is coming up soon. It's enough that you know you love your wife. Don't steal my limelight."
Xu Jingmo pulled down his sunglasses and stopped talking.
Ji Yunbai didn't hesitate for long. After a few seconds, he said with certainty: "Number 9!!"
The bridesmaid looked disappointed and snorted, "You're awesome!!!"
Wen Fei and Ji Yunbai exchanged confident glances, and her face turned even redder.
The third mini-game: lying on your stomach and pressing down on a balloon.
The challenge is considered a success if 50 balloons are popped within 30 seconds.
When the timer started, Ji Yunbai and the four groomsmen fell to the ground and did push-ups. The five tall and long-legged guys looked quite pleasing to the eye.
Three of the five people have a habit of exercising, so this little game can definitely exceed their goals.
The bridesmaids were disappointed that they didn't use red envelopes in two games. Ji Yunbai was very tactful and gestured for people to give out red envelopes, saying, "Sisters, please give your hands!"
Xu Jingmo cooperated even more by waving his hands and throwing dozens of red envelopes into the air. Everyone in the room got one and was smiling happily.
The last mini-game: Zhuge eats candy
It is a small game that Du Ruo found on the Internet.
The groom and best men need to wear a chasuble hat with candies tied to the front with ropes. They need to shake their heads back and forth and eat the candies hanging in front of them within 30 seconds.
When the timer started, one of the best men opened his mouth wide to hold the candy in front of him, his expression dull, and everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Xu Jingmo suddenly patted Ji Yunbai on the shoulder and said, "Don't move."
Then he accurately bit the candy on the brim of Ji Yunbai's hat. Seeing this, Ji Yunbai hurriedly bit the candy on his brim, and the two of them worked together to complete the task.
Seeing this, the other few people also cooperated, leaving only one guy who was still struggling.
When the timer was up, he hadn't finished yet, so he threw out red envelopes and begged to be let off.
The lively little game ended, delighting the audience.
Ji Yunbai knelt on one knee in front of Wen Fei's bed, looked at her seriously, handed her a bouquet and said, "Wife! I'm here to take you home!!!"
Someone said: "The bride wants to walk but can't because she has no shoes. The groom can pick the bride up if he finds her shoes."
They were all people who had attended weddings before. The groom's relatives and friends seemed to have instantly turned into drug-snatching dogs, searching every corner of the house one by one, under the bed, in the curtains, in the dolls... Finally, they successfully found one in the toilet tank.
The other one was also not found after several minutes of searching.
Ji Yunbai quickly took the red envelope and begged for mercy: "Sisters, please give me a hint~"
The bridesmaid took the red envelope and said, "It's not with me anyway."
When Ji Yunbai heard this, he thought, is this hidden on his body?
He immediately gave out red envelopes one by one and asked everyone one by one.
Everyone says, "It's not with me."
It was Du Ruo's turn. Du Ruo took the red envelope and said with a smile, "I won't tell you."
Ji Yunbai immediately pulled Xu Jingmo in front of him and said, "Sister, I have a hostage in my hand, please raise your hand~"
Xu Jingmo looked at Du Ruo with excited eyes.
Du Ruo shook her finger as if to say no and said, "I am the wife's family today, men please move aside~"
Someone in the crowd started to make a noise, "Brother Mo, can you do this?"
Xu Jingmo smiled and said, "Then I am considered the in-laws' family today. We each have our own positions. Don't blame me~"
As soon as he finished speaking, before anyone could react, he suddenly carried Du Ruo on one shoulder and walked into the bathroom. Ten seconds later, he threw a shoe out from the gap in the door.
Du Ruo was pushed against the sink by him, her face full of shame and anger.
Through the door, Ji Yunbai's voice of thanks and a group of people's cheers could be heard from outside.
"Brother! Thank you so much!"
"Brother Mo is awesome!"
In the bathroom, Xu Jingmo gently pinched Du Ruo's chin and asked, "Did you eat wedding candy this morning?"
Du Ruo shook his head.
Xu Jingmo leaned forward slightly, parted her lips and teeth, lightly hooked her tongue, and the citrus flavor spread in both of their mouths. He passed her half of the uneaten candy that he had just bitten during the game.
He smiled rather proudly and said, "Just to share in the good luck."
Du Ruo glared at him with a red face.
*
The subsequent process went smoothly and everyone moved to the auditorium.
Change from Chinese dress to Western dress.
Du Ruo's bridesmaid dress was also changed from Chinese style to a strapless gray veil. When she was free in the middle of the wedding, she was called away by Xu Jingmo alone.
Xu Jingmo produced a diamond necklace from somewhere, with a mint green teardrop-shaped diamond in the middle.
He put it on her neck and said softly, "I know you are low-key and don't want to steal the bride's limelight, but I just want you to have everything you deserve. It's just a necklace, nothing to show off."
Du Ruoxia didn't think too much about it. After changing into a Western-style dress, she did lack jewelry, so she just let him go.
It was not until I went to the bathroom that I overheard the other two bridesmaids gossiping behind my back.
"Did you see the necklace on Du Ruo's neck? It was a rare 5.20 carat natural mint green diamond that was sold at a high price by a mysterious buyer at an auction some time ago. I didn't expect it to be in her possession."
“Is this true?”
"It's absolutely true. My brother wanted to take a picture of it to please his girlfriend. He asked around but was discouraged by the price. There's no way I was wrong."
"She is so low-key... She doesn't even show off the necklace she wears."
"I'm not like you. You have to show off every time you buy a bag by posting it on your Moments."
"Tsk, then I definitely can't compare to her. If I had her family background and status, I could walk around with my head held high."
"Otherwise, why do you say she is a fairy?"
"I can't compare, I admit it, okay, hum."
Du Ruo didn't come out of the cubicle until there was no sound outside the door. She looked at herself in the mirror and slowly stroked the necklace around her neck.
After thinking about it, I sent a WeChat message to Xu Jingmo.
[Did you hide some private money from me? ]
【？ ？ ？】
[Where did you get the money to buy such an expensive necklace? ]
Although Xu Jingmo gave her all his family fortune, she did not restrict his pocket money. They just exchanged bank cards.
She spends his, he spends hers.
Logically speaking, she should have received a text message from the bank regarding such a huge expenditure of tens of millions.
【Snatched】
【？ ？ ？】
[The stock market has been doing well in recent months, with big gains. I have made a lot of money from the profits, and I have used all of it to buy you a necklace.]
【……】
She was so obsessed with him that she lost the game without even realizing it!!!
Du Ruo unconvincedly checked on the spot how much bonus he had not deposited, and vowed to keep it a secret from him and give him a big gift.
*
The wedding ceremony went on as normal. During the oath-taking session, Wen Fei and Ji Yunbai cried their hearts out on the stage. Many audience members were also moved and their eyes were red.
Du Ruo and Xu Jingmo looked at the stage calmly and communicated with each other.
Du Ruo: "Have you thought about our future wedding?"
Xu Jingmo: "I've thought about it. If you want a grand ceremony, then we can have it. If you want a private time, then we can have a private time. I'm prepared for everything."
Du Ruo: "What if I don't want to do it?"
Xu Jingmo: "That's fine."
Du Ruo glanced at him and said, "Aren't you afraid that I won't give you a name?"
Xu Jingmo smiled and said, "Who doesn't know I'm yours now?"
Du Ruo rested her chin lazily on the stage and looked at the two happy people and said, "I can feel their happiness, but I don't like these cumbersome procedures."
Xu Jingmo: "Well, liking me is enough."
Du Ruo looked at him and smiled, then asked, "Is it a bit willful? Would your grandfather agree?"
Xu Jingmo: "As long as I'm the groom, you can hold your wedding on the moon."
Du Ruo asked again: "What if the groom is not you?"
Xu Jingmo said coolly: "Even if it runs to outer space, I will bring it back for you."
Du Ruo couldn't stop laughing.
That night, she once again paid a heavy price for her talk, but that's a story for another time.
At the end of the wedding ceremony, it is time for the bride to throw the bouquet.
All the unmarried men and women in the circle came on stage to show their support, including Du Ruo and Xu Jingmo.
Wen Fei turned his back to everyone and counted down, "three, two, one."
The bouquet was thrown backwards and everyone swarmed over it. Du Ruo caught it steadily and smiled and shook it at Wen Fei who turned around.
The people behind him who didn't get the bouquet started to cheer: "Brother Mo!!!"
Du Ruo turned around and looked at Xu Jingmo. He was standing in the crowd, his deep eyes full of admiration, looking at her with a smile.
At that moment, Du Ruo had only one thought: no matter whether she and Xu Jingmo had obtained a marriage certificate or had a wedding or not, everyone tacitly agreed that they would be together forever.
By his/her side, there will only be her/him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
