Chapter 77 Wedding
If they were going to hold a wedding banquet, then of course it had to be grand and lively. After all, this was a business marriage, a strong union, and it was to be done for outsiders to see.
Needless to say, the outside world was shocked after the wedding invitations were sent out.
It is not unusual for two men to get married, but in their so-called upper-class circle, it is indeed shocking to announce it to the world, not to mention that Ye's and Ronghua Capital will really work closely together in the future. Naturally, everyone has their own ideas and calculations. Who marries whom is not the key point. This is the key point.
But for Qi Xing and Ye Xingzhou themselves, and even Qi Xing's family, the key point is to hold this wedding banquet successfully without leaving any regrets.
There was a disagreement when deciding the venue at the beginning. Ye Xingzhou and Qi Xing originally planned to hold it at the Ye family's holiday villa, but Qi Ronghua rejected it outright. He insisted that he was not marrying off his son, so there was no point in holding the wedding at the Ye family's territory.
The place we finally chose was a five-star hotel in the city, which was convenient for the guests and was acceptable.
The wedding banquet was organized by professionals, who occasionally asked about the details and everything was in order.
On the way back from food tasting, Qi Xing received a WeChat message from Yang Kaiming: "Mr. Qi, do you need a bridesmaid group? We are willing to sacrifice our lives to be your bridesmaid group, and we will even wear bridesmaid dresses without hesitation!"
It was followed by a mean emoticon.
Qi Xing's reply was just one word: "Get lost."
His father was right. He was not marrying Ye Xingzhou, so why should he be the bride?
"Ye Xingzhou, how about you be my bride?"
Ye Xingzhou, who was driving, turned around and was stared at by Qi Xing with a smile. He remained unmoved: "No."
Qi Xing: "What's wrong with you just doing it for me once?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Don't even think about it."
Well, if Ye Xingzhou really dressed up as a bride, it would be truly shocking and he would have no chance of getting along in the outside world. Qi Xing was of course just joking.
But it’s not okay at the wedding, but it’s okay to play role-playing games at home. I’ll try to persuade him next time.
Lin Zhinian, who hadn't been in touch for a long time, also sent a message: "I received your wedding invitation, Mr. Qi, but the timing is not right. I have to go abroad for an art exhibition, so I won't be able to attend. Congratulations in advance. I didn't expect you to go public. Although it's a bit unexpected, it's also good. I wish you happiness."
Qi Xing replied with a smiley face and a "thank you".
Lin Zhinian could be considered half a matchmaker for them, although he had been thrown over the wall a long time ago.
In fact, whether it was Yang Kaiming or Lin Zhinian, their first reaction upon receiving their invitation was surprise, and the same was true for others. Perhaps there were some who did not understand and gossiped behind their backs, believing that they were getting married for profit or for some other agenda. They smiled and flattered them on the surface, but despised and disdainful them behind their backs. There were definitely quite a few such people.
But that's all. No matter how much you despise or disdain it, you still have to rush to attend this wedding banquet. After all, this is a place of fame and fortune.
“Why can’t it be love?”
When asked by an old friend how his son got involved with the evil god Ye Xingzhou, Qi Ronghua said this with a smile while drinking tea.
"Young people, you should always be impulsive for love. You old guys don't understand this. You have lived for decades in vain."
Ye Xingzhou's eyes fell over, and Qi Xing put away his phone: "Godfather, it's still early, let's find a place to have a couple of drinks?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Drinking?"
Qi Xing: “Ah.”
He just suddenly wanted to drink, and occasionally he and Ye Xingzhou could go to a different place for their date.
There was a bar nearby, which Qi Xing often visited before. He took Ye Xingzhou in familiarly, sat him down at the bar, and directly asked the bartender to serve the drinks.
"I haven't been to a place like this for a long time."
Now that he is no longer a playboy, but a married man with a family, he rarely comes out to attend the parties organized by Yang Kaiming and his friends once a month, and they always happen when Ye Xingzhou has social engagements in the evening. As soon as Ye Xingzhou finishes, he leaves immediately regardless of the time. In the past, Yang Kaiming and the others laughed at him for being the family treasure, but now they are bullying him for being under the control of his husband. Qi Xing was too lazy to say anything, so it was fine if he was under the control of his husband, he was happy with it this way.
Ye Xingzhou reminded him: "After two drinks, we'll leave."
"I know." Qi Xing leaned over and put a hand on Ye Xingzhou's shoulder. "Brother will take you to experience the nightlife of young people, okay?"
Ye Xingzhou pushed his hand away and drank calmly: "Be honest."
Qi Xing snorted and laughed, pretending to be serious.
He wanted to tease Ye Xingzhou a few more times, but he accidentally heard someone mention his name. The voice came from behind him. The laughter of the young playboys was mixed with criticism about the two of them.
"You country bumpkin, who in Huaicheng doesn't know that the Ye family is going to marry Ronghua Capital? You are the only one making a fuss. My dad said a few days ago that nouveau riche are nouveau riche, and you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Qi Ronghua is shameless enough, and his son is also resourceful enough."
"Tsk, you're talking as if your father is willing to let you go, and you can do it if you are good enough. But that also requires someone from the Ye family to like him. Isn't Qi Xing just good-looking? Not to mention that Mr. Ye, I feel itchy just by looking at him. With that look on his face, he must be very good in bed."
"You can't say that. Why do we have to get married just for fun? My dad said that the Ye family member is a venomous snake. Now he is conspiring with Qi Ronghua, the old fox. Who knows what he will do in the future."
"That's your father's business, it has nothing to do with you."
Qi Xing poured a sip of wine into his mouth, put down the cup and stood up. Ye Xingzhou did not stop him.
He stretched his neck. It had been so long since he had taught anyone a lesson that his bones were almost stiff.
The playboys were still drinking and making fun of the two of them, saying foul language and making up all sorts of nonsense, which became more and more outrageous.
"Don't tell me, if I had the face of that kid named Qi, I would really be willing to stick with that Young Master Ye. What's wrong with being a man? Money is everything. Those little things in bed can be passed by just closing your eyes and gritting your teeth."
There was a burst of laughter.
Without warning, Qi Xing sat down on the armrest of the sofa next to the person who was speaking, and interrupted with a half-smile: "Well, I'm sorry, you don't have my face, and Ye Xingzhou is not interested in you throwing yourself at him."
The people who were grinning just now stared at him as if they had seen a ghost. Their laughter stopped in an instant, and only the deafening background music in the bar continued.
The person next to Qi Xing was so shocked that he tilted his body and fell directly off the sofa to the ground.
Qi Xing took a quick look and recognized that these people were the ones who used to hang out with Ye Wanqi's grandson. They had never been on good terms with him in the first place, and now that they had found an opportunity, they had no choice but to make up some more stories about him.
He suddenly felt bored. Beating these people would make his hands dirty.
"Qi, Master Qi..."
The dandies tried to force themselves to smile, but their stiff smiles were uglier than crying, and were as ridiculous as they could be.
Qi Xing patted the head of the person next to him and said, "If you want to sleep with Ye Xingzhou, change your face in your next life and change your wretched appearance. It's still impossible though."
"And you," he glared at the man sitting opposite him, "I don't know if my dad is shameless, but I think you and your dad are both pretty shameless. A few days ago, your dad came to my dad to ask for investment and acted like a grandson. It turns out that you secretly look down on my dad, a nouveau riche. Then I'll talk to my dad and ask him not to consider your project anymore."
The other party was anxious: "Stop it, Mr. Qi, that's not what I meant..."
Qi Xing was too lazy to listen, and he lectured each of them one by one. Finally, it was the turn of the one with a fat face who said that he felt itchy when he saw him. The other person awkwardly forced a smile at him, looking flattering.
He endured it for a moment, not even in the mood to teach this guy a lesson. What bad luck.
Ye Xingzhou came over and put a hand on Qi Xing's shoulder. When these playboys saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat. They dared not breathe a single word and wished they could slap themselves in the face for what they did ten minutes ago.
Ye Xingzhou ignored everyone and just glanced coldly at the man who was fantasizing about Qi Xing. The flesh on the man's face trembled, and he felt uneasy as if he was about to meet with a disaster.
Ye Xingzhou had already retracted his gaze and signaled Qi Xing: "The driver is here, let's go back."
As he walked out of the bar, he casually sent out a message.
Qi Xing glanced and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"We're just looking for someone to discipline them on behalf of their family." Ye Xingzhou said coldly.
Qi Xing agreed very much. Those bastards deserved a beating. It would be best to put them in a sack and beat them up so they would behave themselves.
“Why can’t it be love?”
When getting in the car, Qi Xing suddenly muttered this sentence in a low voice. Ye Xingzhou looked over and smiled at him: "We got married and held a wedding for love, why do all people seem surprised and confused, and even make up all these nonsense?"
Ye Xingzhou held his hand and said, "Don't bother."
Qi Xing shook his head. He was just talking casually.
He and Ye Xingzhou are together, of course, for love. Those who don't understand are ordinary people and not worth mentioning.
The wedding was scheduled for May, after Qi Xing’s 26th birthday.
It was evening, and the two men did not bother with the formalities of picking up and sending off the bride. They went straight to the hotel together and greeted the guests outside the banquet hall.
The vast majority of the guests were business friends of Ye Xingzhou and Qi Ronghua. Almost everyone in the entire Huaicheng business circle was there, and many of them came from other places to attend the wedding. Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, everyone had a smile on their faces and kept congratulating them. By the way, they also praised them for being a perfect match, and they didn't find it awkward at all.
Li Zechen and his parents were also among the guests. After presenting the red envelope, he saw Qi Xing's joyful look and smiled and exclaimed, "I didn't expect you two could make it this far. It seems that I was indeed too self-righteous. You two are the most suitable. Congratulations."
Qi Xing smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Thank you."
He and Ye Xingzhou were the most suitable match. There was no need for anyone to tell them. No one knew it better than themselves.
Ye Xingzhou's old classmate and his younger brother also came. Qi Xing had only met them once in Beijing before, and later invested in their venture capital company. In recent years, he would occasionally chat with Ning Zhiyuan on WeChat, so they were quite familiar with each other.
The 30 million he invested only received the first dividend this year, and the money is not much. After all, it is really difficult to make a profit in the first few years of venture capital. However, Ning Zhiyuan is very capable. Their Zhiyuan Venture Capital is doing very well, and there will definitely be profits in the future. Qi Xing doesn't need to worry about it at all.
While Ning Zhiyuan signed the guest book, Cen Zhisen chatted with Ye Xingzhou alone and pouted in the direction of Qi Xing: "I didn't expect you to announce it to the world. That's good."
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyelids: "Are you surprised too?"
"Rather than being surprised," Cen Zhisen said with a smile, "maybe I'm envious."
Ye Xingzhou: "You can, too."
Cen Zhisen smiled without expressing his opinion. He walked forward, took the pen from Ning Zhiyuan's hand, and signed his name.
Ye Xingzhou asked someone to take them into the banquet hall.
Qi Xing said a few words to his parents and came over. When he saw Ning Zhiyuan and the others, he greeted them. After they went in, he looked back.
Cen Zhisen put his hand on Ning Zhiyuan's shoulder and walked in. Ning Zhiyuan tilted his head and spoke to him with a smile. His attitude was natural and intimate, which was very different from the first time he met these two people a few years ago.
"Um?"
Ye Xingzhou glanced at him.
Qi Xing was full of curiosity: "Is your old classmate really like Brother Ning now?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Are you curious?"
Qi Xing: "Can't I just ask?"
Ye Xingzhou was not interested in other people's affairs: "Maybe."
Qi Xing smiled. As expected, he knew it. How could he have made a mistake?
The guests arrived one after another, and there was still some time before they left. Qi Ronghua and his wife continued to stay in front to greet the guests, and they went back to the lounge to prepare.
When closing the door, Qi Xing suddenly turned around, pushed Ye Xingzhou against the wall, and kissed him.
Ye Xingzhou leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, letting him take the initiative and quietly accepting the kiss. When Qi Xing lowered his eyes and slightly stepped back, he asked him, "What are you thinking about?"
"Ye Xingzhou, did you just hear that? Even your old classmates envy us. Others envy us too." Qi Xing said with a smile. Those congratulations and blessings, which seemed to contain some sincerity, were far less pleasing to him than the word "envy".
Ye Xingzhou: "Are you happy today?"
He always likes to ask this question. Qi Xing thought about it and answered: "I will be happier if you behave better later."
Ye Xingzhou patted his waist and said, "Change your clothes."
They each changed into a formal suit. Qi Xing looked at himself and Ye Xingzhou in the mirror. They were wearing the same high-end suit, one gray and one white, which matched them very well.
Ye Xingzhou stood behind him, lowered his head and pinned the ruby brooch to the collar of his white dress, and called him in his ear: "Qi Xing."
Qi Xing: "What?"
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyes and looked at the person in the mirror. His slender knuckles slid down the middle of his shirt, slowly sliding from the second button to the third.
Qi Xing could still feel the warmth of his fingertips through the fabric of his clothes. He looked into the eyes in the mirror and said, "Ye Xingzhou, it's not time to take off your clothes yet."
Ye Xingzhou leaned closer to him and laughed softly, "Then go back and take it off."
Someone knocked on the door, reminding them that the wedding was about to begin.
They helped each other to straighten their bow ties, and Ye Xingzhou's hand brushed across Qi Xing's chin. Finally, he said, "Just follow me later."
Qi Xing was slightly startled and nodded: "Okay."
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