Chapter 224 The Night Before the Wedding
Huo Siyue was the first to rush over, pick up the invitation, open it, and scream excitedly.
"Let me see! Let me see! Ahhh, the date is set! Sister-in-law! How could you keep this a secret so well!"
Su Ruan chimed in, "What are you hiding? Didn't we notify your family immediately?"
Song Shengsheng also picked up a copy, carefully looked at the handwritten name on it, and raised her eyebrows with a smile.
"Was this handwriting done by President Yan himself?"
Su Ruan's ears felt slightly warm, and she hummed in agreement.
He said that invitations should be written by oneself to show sincerity.
Lin Yiyao looked at the names side by side on the invitation, her eyes welled up slightly, and she gently hugged Su Ruan.
"Ruanruan, congratulations."
Su Ruan hugged her back, her voice gentle.
"You'll be my bridesmaid then."
Huo Siyue immediately raised her hand.
"Me too! Me too! Sheng Sheng and I want to be bridesmaids too!"
"Don't worry, you'll get your share."
Su Ruan pinched her cheek.
Song Shengsheng crossed her arms.
"I'll be in charge of blocking the door then? I guarantee that President Yan will truly understand how difficult it is to get married."
Su Ruan burst out laughing.
"Alright, the important task of blocking the door is entrusted to you."
She imagined what it would be like for Yan Tingnan to be made difficult.
Yes, I'm really looking forward to it.
...
On the eve of the wedding, according to tradition, the newlyweds are assigned separate rooms.
Su Ruan was held on either side by Huo Siyue and Song Shengsheng and pressed in front of the makeup mirror.
Huo Siyue held the face mask, her expression serious.
"Sister-in-law! On our last night together, I have to give you a full-body spa treatment. I guarantee you'll outshine everyone tomorrow, and my brother won't be able to take his eyes off you!"
Song Shengsheng leaned back on the sofa, scrolling through her phone and lazily adding insult to injury.
"Your sister-in-law doesn't need a spa treatment? When has President Yan ever seen her walk in a straight line?"
Su Ruan laughed and grabbed a cushion to throw at him.
"Song Shengsheng, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Lin Yiyao came in carrying a fruit platter, smiling.
"Ruanruan, try this calming herbal tea. You'll be tired after a long day tomorrow."
Huo Siyue leaned over and sniffed it, then exclaimed "Wow!" in an exaggerated way.
"Yaoyao, you're so virtuous! You're such a lucky scoundrel, Lu Zhuo!"
Lin Yiyao blushed and glared at her reproachfully.
"Don't talk nonsense..."
She suddenly remembered something and looked at Lin Yiyao.
"Yaoyao, isn't the guy across the hall going to be the best man tomorrow? You two..."
Lin Yiyao's cheeks flushed even more, and she lowered her eyelashes.
"That's how we are."
Looking at herself surrounded by her sisters in the mirror, Su Ruan felt a warm glow in her heart.
The phone vibrates in my palm, and the screen lights up.
[Beast: What are you doing?]
A smile curved her lips as she typed rapidly.
Surrounded by three beautiful women, she receives queen-like treatment as she undergoes her final makeover as a bride.
Honey, are you envious?
Messages are replied to almost instantly.
[Beast: Hmm.]
[Beast: I envy them.]
[Beast: They can look at you, touch you, and hear you speak.]
[Beast: And I can only think of you.]
As Su Ruan looked at these few lines of messages, the corners of her lips curved into a deeper smile.
This man can charm people effortlessly, even through a screen!
[Aren't Young Master Wen and Doctor He on the other side playing with you?]
[Beast: They're not fun.]
What's fun?
Yan Tingnan only replied with the word "you," but the content was fatal.
Su Ruan: "..."
This is impossible to talk to!
at the same time.
Enjoy a leisurely drink at the rooftop bar, with panoramic views of the city's nightscape.
What should have been a Singles' Night out turned into a bit of a wild party.
One is Yan Tingnan, and the other is Lu Zhuo.
A man is holding his phone, texting his wife, and grinning foolishly.
He was holding a glass of whiskey, his phone screen lit up and then off, then lit up again, the screen showing his chat with Lin Yiyao.
[Yaoyao: Goodnight.]
He stared at those two words for half an hour.
Wen Jinxiao looked at the two absent-minded men and clicked his tongue in exasperation.
"Seriously, you two? Can't you act like you're out having fun?"
"One of you is completely out of it, and the other's soul seems to have left your body. How are we supposed to play this game?"
“Especially you, Lao Yan.”
"You're getting married tomorrow, and you're already so distracted tonight?"
Yan Tingnan lifted her eyelids and glanced at him indifferently.
"You single dog can't understand."
Wen Jinxiao: "..."
He Sichen sat to the side brewing tea, his handsome features appearing hazy in the mist.
He pushed up his glasses and added insult to injury in a gentle tone.
"Jin Xiao, please understand."
"One is about to start work tomorrow and is very excited, while the other doesn't even have a formal title and is still having a pure text message romance."
Lu Zhuo felt her sore spot had been hit, and she lifted her eyelids to glare at him.
"Old Crane, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
Wen Jinxiao chuckled and moved closer to Yan Tingnan.
"Hey, Lao Yan, is that really what you think?"
"You've only been apart for a few hours? Why are you craving it this much?"
"How about I drive you there, and you can sneak a peek through the window?"
Yan Tingnan finally looked away and glanced at him indifferently.
"If you want Grandpa Wen to come to the military camp with his cane and beat you up tomorrow, I won't stop you."
Wen Jinxiao: "Damn it!"
He Sichen slowly sipped his tea.
"Jin Xiao, there's a reason why the mother's order hasn't been completed yet."
Wen Jinxiao was speechless after He Sichen's words, and immediately became angry and turned his anger towards him.
"Hey! Old Crane, you're talking about me? How dare you!"
He pointed at He Sichen and accused Yan Tingnan and Lu Zhuo.
"Look at this guy! Besides Old Yan, the former ascetic Buddha, this is the second person in Beijing's social circle to cultivate the ruthless path!"
"At least Old Yan has returned to secular life and gotten married. What about you, Dr. He?"
Wen Jinxiao leaned closer, raising an eyebrow as he looked He Sichen up and down.
"I've been single for 29 years, as pure and abstinent as a jade sculpture. I'd be afraid to even touch you for fear of defiling your ethereal aura!"
"You're more familiar with scalpels than a woman's hands, aren't you?"
"What, are you planning to spend the rest of your life working with medical devices?"
"Or are you planning to ascend to heaven one day, leaving us mortals to admire you from below?"
Lu Zhuo, who was still feeling down, couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, swirling his wine glass with schadenfreude.
Yan Tingnan lifted her eyelids, smiled slightly, and calmly added insult to injury.
"Before he ascends to heaven, he might give you a painless sterilization procedure."
Wen Jinxiao: "..."
Despite the barrage of criticism, He Sichen's face remained unmoved.
He slowly put down his teacup, raised his eyes, and swept his cold gaze over Wen Jinxiao.
"First of all, my clean conduct does not equate to dysfunction."
"Secondly, medical literature is more interesting than women."
"I have no desire to reproduce with human offspring whose intelligence is not on the same level as mine."
Wen Jinxiao was so angry at his remarks that he laughed.
"Fine! You'll keep being stubborn!"
"You think medical literature is more interesting than women? And you look down on the intelligence of human infants?"
"Let me tell you, your current aloofness is exactly the same as when Old Yan was meditating and chanting Buddhist prayer beads back in the day!"
"And then what happened?"
He slapped his thigh dramatically.
"The moment Su Ruan appeared, wow, she threw away her Buddhist beads, stopped practicing Zen, and directly returned to secular life and descended to the mortal world!"
"Back then, I was the epitome of abstinence; now, I'm a terminal case of obsessive desire!"
"That sticky feeling, it's like it wants to be a part of Su Ruan's body!"
He moved closer to He Sichen, raising an eyebrow and smiling wickedly.
"I'm just waiting to see which girl will take you in one day, and then you'll be slapped in the face!"
"Then let's see how you'll still put on that angelic face and say you have no desire to reproduce!"
"I bet you'll suffer an even bigger loss than Lao Yan, believe it or not?"
Lu Zhuo chimed in coolly from the side.
"I'm raising my bet."
"Old Crane is like this, either he won't fall, or if he does, he'll probably lose his life."
He Sichen: "..."
He pushed up his glasses expressionlessly, deciding not to participate in this pointless discussion that lacked any logical basis.
Late at night, the party ended.
Yan Tingnan returned to the empty Tan Palace, the place where he had been exiled to before his marriage.
The house is large and quiet.
He stood in the center of the living room and felt uneasy about the emptiness of the house.
My phone lit up; it was a message from Su Ruan.
[Ruan Ruan: Honey, I can't sleep. (Cat rolling around.jpg)]
Yan Tingnan could picture her tossing and turning in bed, pouting and complaining.
His fingers twitched slightly as he replied: 【Wait for me.】
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