Chapter 18 [VIP]
Chapter Summary: You don't even know you're being watched!
More than three months later, on Yao Qin's wedding day, Yao Ye, as her younger sister, was naturally the most eye-catching bridesmaid.
Li Fengjian, Yao Ye's boyfriend who had successfully become her official partner and made his public debut, arrived at the wedding banquet hotel early that afternoon. He had accepted Yao Ye's task...
"This afternoon, we bridesmaids will be rehearsing the evening ceremony with the newlyweds, so we'll be very busy. The hotel will be providing desserts and refreshments this afternoon, and some guests may arrive early, so please help greet them."
After being busy for a while, Li Fengjian went to the restroom. As he passed the terrace, he glimpsed the two groomsmen smoking and chatting. They were talking quite loudly, or perhaps the wind just happened to blow their words into Li Fengjian's ears. In any case, he only heard two sentences before silently standing aside and not moving.
Did you ask her for her WeChat?
"I'll take it. I'll make an excuse that I need to send her the photos I took; she's the bridesmaid, so of course she won't refuse."
Two of the bridesmaids leaned against the wall, and Li Fengjian wondered which one they were talking about.
"So you're planning to take the initiative?"
"I haven't decided yet, let's add each other on WeChat first."
"Opportunity knocks but once. She really does look like her sister, hehe. I remember all those times you had a crush on Yao Qin back in college. It's a pity Lu Yufeng confessed first, and you cowardly coward never dared to say it in the end."
Okay, Li Fengjian thought to himself that he could now confirm which bridesmaid they were talking about.
"She does look like Yao Qin, but their personalities are quite different. Yao Qin is energetic and capable. My sister is much more carefree. This morning, Yao Qin entrusted her with the wedding rings for the ceremony, but she was so busy that she forgot where she put them and almost cried. Yao Qin has never been so careless before."
"That's true, but isn't it even better if she's a little absent-minded and silly? Yao Qin is so capable, so you never dared to confess to her until the very end. Her sister seems like she'd be easy to pursue."
"That's true..."
"Don't play dumb, kid. When Yao Ye was so anxious she was about to cry, you rushed over to comfort her. Weren't you just trying to take advantage of her?"
"Hey, don't say that. You can't just watch that little girl cry, can you? She looks so pitiful with tears streaming down her face... By the way, Yao Ye is still in college, right? Does she... have a boyfriend?"
"Hahaha...you have such wicked ambitions. I don't know, we'll ask Lu Yufeng later."
The two put out their cigarettes and walked back. As soon as they entered the lobby, they bumped into Li Fengjian, who was standing there silently, staring straight at them.
Both men were taken aback for a moment, but then nodded and exchanged pleasantries. The three of them then walked together toward the buffet area, and one of the best man politely said,
"There weren't many guests this afternoon, so it must have been quite relaxed."
Li Fengjian casually hummed in response, but his icy tone already alerted the two best men.
Another groomsman then tentatively asked, "We were busy rehearsing just now and didn't have a chance to properly greet you. You're a relative of the bride's family, and you came early to help out, right? What's your name?"
"His surname is Li." The voice was even colder.
"Oh, so what kind of relative are you on the woman's side?"
Li Fengjian raised an eyebrow. "I am the bride's brother-in-law."
For a moment, the two groomsmen seemed frozen in place. One of them chuckled dryly, "Brother-in-law? Yao Qin's sister, isn't she still in college?"
“Indeed,” Li Fengjian smiled, “but I’ve already made my reservation.” He added casually, “Besides, she’s actually not easy to pursue at all.”
……………………
That evening, until the wedding banquet ended, the two best men saw Li Fengjian walking around with his head down, and he also consciously kept his distance from Yao Ye.
The ceremony concluded smoothly, and the bride and groom returned to their hotel suite. Li Fengjian then drove Yao Ye and her parents home. As a boyfriend who had only recently appeared on the scene, Li Fengjian was naturally polite and attentive, trying his best to impress. However, when the car stopped downstairs at Yao's house, and her parents were about to go upstairs, he couldn't help but say…
"Gentlemen, may I keep Yao Ye for ten minutes to talk to her about something?"
Yao's parents exchanged a glance and agreed. After the two left, Yao Ye abandoned her usual proper and reserved demeanor, leaning against her boyfriend with a beaming smile. She looked up, her eyes slightly misty from the sips of red wine.
Full of anticipation, she asked him shyly, "Why did you specifically ask me to stay?"
Unexpectedly, Li Fengjian asked, "Where's your phone?"
"What's wrong?" she asked suspiciously, but still took her phone out of her bag.
"Can I see it on WeChat?"
"What's wrong?" she asked, more suspicious, but still opened WeChat.
Li Fengjian immediately spotted a WeChat account with the nickname "Best Man" in the contacts. "Can I click on this one and take a look?"
"Oh..." She clicked on it as instructed, "These are today's best men, send me their photos."
He looked at it and saw a few lines of conversation besides the photo. Yao Ye said, "Thank you." The other person replied, "You're welcome. If you really want to thank me, treat me to milk tea sometime." Yao Ye sent a smiley face and said, "Okay, there's a milk tea shop that's really, really good."
Li Fengjian couldn't help but laugh, "Why didn't you reply to him anymore?"
"I was going to take this opportunity to brag about my boyfriend's bubble tea shop, but then the MC came and told us to hurry up with rehearsals, so I didn't reply to him," Yao Ye said, also vaguely sensing something was wrong, and tentatively asked, "Did something happen?"
Li Fengjian didn't answer, only saying, "You've saved all these photos, haven't you?"
"Um."
"Then delete him."
"Why?"
Do you need me to help you with this?
"No, no need..." For some reason, Li Fengjian's eyes looked a little fierce at this moment. She immediately understood that obediently listening was the best course of action, but she still couldn't help but ask curiously while deleting, "What exactly happened?"
Li Fengjian sighed and pinched her cheek hard, saying, "You, you're so silly, you don't even know you're being watched!"
"ha?"
"When you lost your wedding rings, this person came to comfort you?"
"I didn't lose the wedding rings! I found them in my bag right away!" Yao Ye protested, blushing. "So many people comforted me, but I didn't remember who was who."
Li Fengjian wanted to ask a few more questions, but Yao Ye's little face hardened, and she angrily rammed into his arms, baring her teeth.
"Li Fengjian! What on earth are you jealous of? I thought you kept me behind because you wanted to compliment me on how beautiful I looked in my bridesmaid dress. I've been waiting for ages! Are you blind? Didn't you see how ethereal I looked, with a full face of makeup, a perm, and even freshly done manicures?!"
Oh my god, she rubbed her fully made-up face against his suit, almost ruining her makeup. But in Li Fengjian's eyes, Yao Ye was even more charming at this moment, possessing a charm that left him completely defenseless.
His heart melted, and he couldn't help but hug her and lean down to kiss her.
"Beautiful, really beautiful..." He uttered a sincere compliment.
"Really?" Her voice trembled slightly.
"Of course. You are even more beautiful than today's bride."
Yao Ye laughed, "Remember to say that to my sister again next week when you go to the Tulip Park."
After a long while, they reluctantly parted ways. Yao Ye waved goodbye to him, but when she turned around, she was surprised to find...
"Oh my God..." she exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Li Fengjian asked.
"My parents...it seems like they were standing on the balcony, secretly looking down..."
It seems the elderly couple had a premonition that after one daughter found her husband, the other daughter would also be settled.
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