Chapter 126 The Wedding (Part 2)
The days after graduation felt like they were on fast forward, yet every moment spent with Wen Sixue felt infinitely long.
Yun Zhan did not rely on anyone. With his outstanding abilities and the resources he accumulated at Mington School, he quickly made a name for himself in the business world.
Wealth was nothing more than a string of cold numbers to her. With her current financial resources, she could live a life of luxury with Wen Sixue. She fulfilled her promise to protect Wen Sixue for the rest of her life.
Years later, when the first romantic encounter in Yue Du arrived, Yun Zhan used his savings to buy a villa with a spacious courtyard in a quiet place far from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Nestled against low mountains and facing a clear lake, this place allows you to witness the changing seasons in real time.
There were few people around, but the scenery was quite nice. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Yun Zhan and Wen Sixue could take in the beauty of all four seasons.
This is the home she chose for Wen Sixue, and for themselves.
Today, Yun Zhan is preparing to fulfill his promise to get married, and the wedding will be held at home.
There were no fussy guests, no noisy ceremonies, only the two of them.
Yun Zhan personally decorated the entire house.
In the living room, the crackling flames of the warm fireplace illuminated the soft red cashmere carpet on the sofa. Yun Zhan had changed all the carpet colors for this wedding.
Instead of the tacky "囍" (double happiness) characters hanging on the walls, there were several paintings she had personally selected. The paintings depicted snow-capped mountains and lakes in the north, which they had photographed during their last trip and commissioned to be painted by artists in China.
The air was filled with the faint scent of white roses and lilies, Wen Sixue's favorite fragrance.
On the dining table sat a pair of exquisite dragon and phoenix red candles, the candle bodies of which were specially commissioned and carved with intricate and rustic patterns. Although the wedding was simple, it was by no means cheap.
Further inside, there were two similar wedding dresses, which Yun Zhan had specially commissioned from a famous designer. One was adorned with delicate pearls, giving it a gentle and elegant look, while the other was embroidered with subtle patterns in silver thread, exuding a cool and noble air in its understated style.
Yun Zhan picked up the pearl-embellished wedding dress, walked slowly to Wen Sixue, and smiled.
"I'll help you."
Yun Zhan's voice was very soft as she slowly walked behind Wen Sixue. She reached out and brushed aside the stray hairs on Wen Sixue's neck, where the skin was smooth and delicate, like white jade.
"OK."
Wen Sixue nodded with a smile and obediently opened her arms.
Yun Zhan carefully helped her put on her wedding dress. The soft silk glided over her warm skin, and the cool pearls pressed against her warm collarbone. Yun Zhan's fingertips would occasionally touch Wen Sixue's skin unintentionally, and the cool fingertips would bring a slight shiver.
As the last button was carefully fastened, Yun Zhan took a step back and carefully examined his lover.
Under the lights, Wen Sixue was as beautiful as a dream formed by moonlight, pure and exquisite, and the wedding dress added a touch of holiness and shyness to her.
"It's beautiful."
Yun Zhan sincerely exclaimed, "You are really beautiful, just as beautiful as when I first met you."
A faint blush rose to Wen Sixue's cheeks. She picked up another wedding dress and walked towards Yun Zhan: "Now, it's my turn."
Her movements were equally gentle and focused.
As her fingertips traced Yun Zhan's back, adjusting her collar, Yun Zhan could clearly feel the heart pounding for her in his chest, making a drum-like sound.
The most touching words of love in this world may not be "I love you," but rather this silent understanding and devotion of dressing each other in a wedding gown.
When the two of them had changed into their wedding attire and stood side by side in front of the dressing mirror, time seemed to stand still.
The two figures in the mirror, one as aloof as the moon and the other as gentle as water, blended together perfectly, creating a stunningly beautiful picture.
"Let's go, let's drink the nuptial wine." Yun Zhan took her hand, and their skirts fell to the ground and blended together.
"Mmm." Wen Sixue let her hold her hand, her eyes still unconsciously looking at the wedding dress in the mirror.
As night deepened, they walked hand in hand into the restaurant.
Yun Zhan lit the pair of dragon and phoenix red candles. The orange-red flames danced, casting a soft glow on their faces and warming the otherwise cool room with a touch of ambiguity.
On the table were a pot of warmed nuptial wine and two antique wine cups.
Wen Sixue wasn't a good drinker and hadn't planned to drink, but she insisted on going through the ceremony, so Yun Zhan had no choice but to go along with her.
Yun Zhan held the wine pot and slowly poured the amber-colored liquid into the cup.
She handed one of the cups to Wen Sixue and picked up the other one for herself.
The two smiled at each other, their arms gently intertwined and linked together.
"Warm as snow".
Yun Zhan gazed into her eyes, the candlelight dancing in her pupils: "From now on, we will weather the storms together, sharing joys and sorrows."
“Yun Zhan”.
Wen Sixue's voice was gentle yet firm: "In this life, you are the only one."
No further vows were made; the deepest promises had already been woven into each other's lives.
They tilted their heads back and drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.
The wine is warm and slightly sweet, sliding down the throat and into the heart, igniting a burning passion of love.
Setting down her wine glass, Wen Sixue's lips, made even more rosy and full by the wine, revealed her pearly white teeth, making her breathtakingly beautiful in the flickering candlelight.
Yun Zhan was so captivated by the sight that he momentarily forgot to speak.
In the moment she was lost in thought, Wen Sixue took the initiative and bravely reached out and grabbed her hand.
That hand was slightly cool, trembling with a hint of nervousness, yet it firmly guided Yun Zhan's hand to the location of her own heartbeat.
Through the soft wedding dress, Yun Zhan could clearly feel the heart pounding fiercely for her beneath his palm.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Every sound seemed to be a passionate declaration of love for her.
Wen Sixue raised her eyes, and those eyes, which always carried a gentle smile, were now shimmering with tears, filled with affection and determination.
She looked at Yun Zhan and said clearly, word by word, "Today, I belong only to you."
These words were like a fuse, instantly igniting all the emotions that Yun Zhan had been suppressing until now.
At this moment, the dam of reason collapsed, and she could no longer control herself.
She lowered her head and kissed the lips she had longed for.
The first kiss was gentle, tentative and precious, like the fluttering wings of a butterfly, full of ritual.
But soon, this tenderness was replaced by a deeper, more surging love. Yun Zhan was no longer just dabbling, but with a yearning for the merging of souls, he relentlessly pursued and conquered her.
The air temperature suddenly rose, and the candlelight flickered even more merrily.
Their figures intertwined and stretched on the wall, as if they had merged into one. Yun Zhan picked up Wen Sixue around the waist, kissing her as he strode towards the bedroom, relying on his memory.
The breaths between lips and teeth, the resonance of heartbeats, are the most beautiful symphony in the world at this moment.
As her back sank into the soft bed, Wen Sixue let out a satisfied groan. Yun Zhan leaned down and pressed his forehead against hers. The two breathed heavily, gazing at each other's reflections.
It was a connection that transcended desire, the deepest of connections.
“Ah Xue…” Yun Zhan’s voice was terribly hoarse.
"Mmm." Wen Sixue looked at her tenderly, reached out and gently stroked her cheek, her fingertips tracing her eyebrows and eyes: "I love you, Yun Zhan."
Yun Zhan remained silent, responding only with a deeper, more lingering kiss. The white wedding gowns receded like the tide under the moonlight, their intertwined figures gently swallowed by the soft bedding. The moonlight outside the window crept up the windowsill, tenderly draping them in a layer of sacred silver gauze…
It was very late at night.
The bedroom door was gently pushed open, and the two walked out together.
They had both changed into comfortable silk robes, and Yun Zhan's aloofness and Wen Sixue's gentleness now carried an added touch of languid intimacy.
The moon is exceptionally round and bright tonight, its clear light like mercury spilling onto the ground, illuminating the entire courtyard as if it were daytime.
This is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful moon.
Wen Sixue was wearing Yun Zhan's coat, her long hair was still slightly damp, and it was casually draped over her shoulders.
A few strands of hair were blown by the evening breeze, brushing against her smooth forehead, and her eyes, which appeared even clearer under the moonlight, were breathtakingly beautiful.
They sat down on the lounge chairs in the courtyard, quietly snuggling together, enjoying the undisturbed tranquility.
After a long while, Wen Sixue gently grasped Yun Zhan's hand, their fingers intertwined.
"Yun Zhan." Wen Sixue's voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet night: "Do you know what I'm most grateful for in this life?"
Yun Zhan turned his head and looked at her tenderly, asking softly, "What is it?"
Wen Sixue did not answer immediately.
She turned her head and looked back into Yun Zhan's eyes, his gaze deep and sincere, as if trying to draw her soul in: "You exist."
"My first half of life..."
Wen Sixue's gaze drifted to the bright moon, lost in a long memory, her voice carrying a trace of ethereal melancholy: "It was a very hard time. I can hardly remember what my mother looked like, I only know that she left me in a very cold winter. Soon after, my father also left, and the remaining elders in the family... they vented all their dissatisfaction with life on me."
"I didn't know what I did wrong, I just knew I had to keep enduring and keep... living. Later, my grandparents left too, leaving me on the street. That was the first time I felt like a piece of discarded trash."
"During my time at the theater, I was well-fed and warmly clothed, yet I still felt like a rootless duckweed. I studied hard, desperately trying to become excellent, and then I went to Minton School, initially just to prove to the world that I wasn't trash, that I had value. But in the dead of night, the feeling of being abandoned would still overwhelm me like a tide."
These past events are the deepest scars hidden in Wen Sixue's heart, which she has never mentioned to anyone.
Wen Sixue sensed her heartache, and returned the hand to hold hers, giving her a reassuring smile.
"Until... I met you."
Her gaze refocused on Yun Zhan's face, all the gloom vanished, leaving only a gentle tenderness and relief.
"You suddenly barged into my world without any warning, yet as if it were the most natural thing in the world. You are aloof and strong, yet so kind. You gave me a lot of money and so much love. You stood up for me when I was being bullied and remembered all my unintentional preferences. For the first time, I felt that being cared for by someone was such a warm feeling."
Wen Sixue withdrew her gaze from the bright moon and refocused it on Yun Zhan's face.
Those eyes, which always held a smile, were now like a bottomless lake, reflecting the heaviness of the past and the joy of the present.
"You know, before I met you, my life was more like a long, echoless journey. No one answered my longings, and no one loved me."
"I used to think that this was the norm of life: getting used to loneliness in solitude, adapting to darkness in darkness. I tried my best to absorb knowledge and make myself excellent, which was like trying to light a damp match with my fingernail in this endless darkness, just to get a moment of faint light to prove my existence. But that light was too short-lived, and the darkness after it went out was even more... piercing."
As Wen Sixue spoke, a few glistening tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. They were not tears of sadness, but rather tears of extreme happiness and gratitude.
"So, Yun Zhan, thank you for appearing in my life. Being able to spend the rest of my life with you is the most precious gift I have received in exchange for all the hardships of the first half of my life."
As she finished speaking, a tear finally slid down her cheek. Yun Zhan raised his hand and wiped it away with his fingertips. She didn't say anything, but simply held Wen Sixue tightly, very tightly in her arms.
A thousand words cannot express the power of this embrace.
It turns out they were each other's light.
Before they met each other, they were both walking alone in their own worlds.
From the moment they met, they became each other's salvation, illuminating the rest of each other's lives.
Under the moonlight, two figures embracing each other became an eternal image.
May the bright moon hang high and shine alone upon me.
From then on, I was no longer lonely, no longer lost, no longer in pain, and no longer numb.
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