5 He truly hated her to the core (1/2)

With the wedding veil on, she was able to hide her imperfect face. She was fortunate enough that she had the veil to conceal everything — her embarrassment, her sorrow, and her love.

”Let's go, bride-to-be.” Jiang Yao opened the door. A joyous wedding march started to play outside the hall. It might not be a wedding that everyone was looking forward to, but it's still a wedding, nonetheless.

Xia Ruoxin went to the hall, dressed in the bridal gown that she personally chose. She made and arranged everything herself. There were no wedding photo shoots or trying of bridal gowns and groom's suits. Even in the midst of preparation, she did not see him.

Chu Jiang glanced at his wristwatch while his wife, Song Wan, kept looking outside with anxiety slowly sinking in her system.

”Do you know what our son is up to? He wanted to marry this girl. Look at the time, he is nowhere to be found. Does he still want to proceed with the wedding? How can one marry a bride without the groom?”

They couldn't possibly let the daughter of the Xia family go through the wedding alone, could they? What kind of wedding would that be? Both families are influential. If so happens, it would be a scandal made for the next day's headlines.

”Don't worry. Lui knows what he is doing.” This was the only way that Chu Jiang knew how to comfort his wife. However, he found himself looking at the bride who was in her white bridal gown. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

He wished he was wrong.

Xia Ruoxin bit her lips out of sheer nervousness. Everyone was eyeing her with so much irony and contempt. She was standing alone at the altar without her groom. She had nothing.

Seconds turned into minutes. She merely gave a helpless smile as she softly breathed out. She believed in her heart that he would show up, even if it was not for love but for hatred.

He loathed her.

While the guests showed their impatience, a man in a black suit walked in with one hand in his pocket. The classically styled suit wrapped his tall and well-built frame perfectly. His strides were strong and steady. His flawless features resembled a well-carved sculpture. He had a somewhat westernized look with a sharp nose bridge and a pair of long and narrow eyes. Regardless of that, his slightly thinned lips were pursed in a way that made him seem heartless.