Chapter 406 - The Wedding (Part 1) (2/2)

“Surely things couldn’t go that wrong?”

“Ning Ning, there goes your bride.” Ye Wei laughed. The young kid did not seem to mind and calmly said, “That’s not my bride. Find me a subst.i.tute.”

The manager of the wedding planning company nodded in panic. Whatever the Younger Master Ye said was akin to Third Young Master Ye’s agreement. “I already have somebody in mind. There is a girl of comparable age amongst the visitors. Although the woman next to her did not agree, that little girl agreed.”

As they talked, the manager of the wedding planning company noticed something and pointed at the girl who was accompanied by an older woman. He said, “That’s her.”

The young kid looked in the direction he was looking at, and his eyes suddenly grew wide.

“Nuo Nuo…”

“Stone…” Xu Xing also noticed the young kid and wrestled free from the lady’s grip before rus.h.i.+ng over. She, in a white fluffy skirt with lace edges, rushed to the young kid. She was princess-like and seemed surreal. She quickly reached the young kid. She looked like Xu Nuo with that surprise on her face. “Stone, what are you doing here?”

As Ning Ning saw her run to him, an image of Xu Nuo in a fiery red dress with white j.a.panese camellias behind her flashed through his mind. She did not have that carefree smile that Xu Xing had.

Even if his Nuo Nuo smiled, it was not a warm smile. Her smile seemed to never see the sunlight as if she did not know what warmth was. But when he held her hand, he felt that she was warm.

As though something gripped his heart hard, it was hurting immensely. “You will not call me Stone.” Ning Ning suddenly ordered.

This was a term of endearment only Nuo Nuo could call him by and n.o.body else could.

Li Yun and the manager of the wedding planning company were in shock. The gentlemanly and elegant impression the younger master of the Ye family left an indelible impression on others. They had never seen him get angry or how his face became as cold as the devil. It left them in shock. It was as though the child changed in an instant.

Although he was young, he terrified people.

When Xu Xing was barked at by him, disappointment flashed on her face. She bit her lip in slight indignation. “I’m sorry, but I forgot.”

The woman who accompanied Xu Xing was extremely displeased. She said, “Younger Master Ye, please be aware of who you are raising your voice at.”

The young kid’s lips coldly curled into a smile. What else was he not capable of doing? As his smile grew cold, Ye Wei smiled and said, “It’s normal for kids to throw a tantrum. My nephew has a bad temper.”

Xu Xing, instead, grabbed Zhang Wanyan’s sleeve and shook her head. “Auntie, I was wrong.”

Zhang Wanyan was Commander Zhang’s great-nephew who was bosom buddies with Xu Xing’s mother and was akin to sisters. Since Xu Xing was released from Rome, she was never in a good mood. Xu Xing’s mother allowed Zhang Wanyan to bring her to City A to relieve her mood. As they happened to be in town when Third Young Master Ye and Cheng Anya had their wedding, Zhang Wanyan decided to bring her around for a look. Xu Xing was always extremely well-taken off. She was exceptionally sheltered in whatever activity she partic.i.p.ated in when she was in England. She was never this free before.

Since she had good looks and was about the right age, she agreed to the wedding planning company’s manager suggesting that she could be the flower girl. Little did she expect to encounter Ning Ning.

“Xing Xing, I think it’s better if you are not the flower girl. It’s his father and mother getting married today,” Zhang Wanyan said. “If you want to be the flower girl, auntie will bring you elsewhere another time.” She pulled Xing Xing away as she said that.

Xu Xing, unwilling to yield, said, “It’s okay! I know him. Ning Ning, really?”

Ning Ning, whose face was sullen for a moment, saw her smile and couldn’t bear to pull a long face. He coldly acknowledged Xu Xing and she happily asked, “Are you the flower boy?”

The manager of the wedding planning company saw these kids know each other, and he was in an even stronger favor to pair them up. Ning Ning subconsciously rejected and Xu Xing said, “Ning Ning, if your daddy and mommy are getting married, it is because of the flower boy and girl. With the wedding about to begin, there is nothing wrong with me being the flower girl, right?”

When Ning Ning looked at her face, his heart started to ache. If it weren’t for Xu Xing appearing in front of him today, he would have forgotten about her. Her presence opened up the wounds he hid deep inside, which were starting to ache.

When she stood next to him, it was as though Nuo Nuo was present. She, however, was not Nuo Nuo and he could not quite describe this feeling. If she were somebody else, he would not have quite minded. If it were Xu Xing… he would mistake her for Nuo Nuo.

Knowing that she was the most suitable amongst the children observing the wedding, he steeled his heart. Whatever was said, his daddy and mommy’s wedding was the most important, so whoever was the flower girl was immaterial.

Ye Wei said, “Ning Ning, the wedding is the utmost priority.”

Ning Ning nodded. “I’ll have to trouble you then.”

When Xu Xing heard Ning Ning agree, she broke into an extremely happy smile. Although Zhang Wanyan had some opinion, she could not bear to say much when she saw Xu Xing happy. She always loved Xu Xing and almost always yielded to her. Her rare happiness following her unhappiness, often attributed by many as the after-effects of the kidnapping, made Zhang Wanyan decide not to burst her bubble.

But… How did Xing Xing and the younger master of the Ye Family know each other?

As everybody pondered, Xu Xing’s mood was much lifted ever since Ning Ning agreed to her being the flower girl. Ning Ning looked at her. His mind was filled with Nuo Nuo’s actions and smiles. Her cold countenance and fiery image were deeply seared in his mind.

Ye Wei said, “Ning Ning, I’ll look for third brother to tell him something.”

The young kid nodded. Ye Wei and Eleven then left. Gu Zhensheng came over to look for Li Yun and the two of them stood aside and chatted. Xu Xing’s little face seemed a tad nervous and she asked Ning Ning worriedly, “Do they dislike me?”

Ning Ning looked at her deeply and reminisced about that very face. It was…

Detestable? He did not detest it as he could not detest somebody who looked extremely like Nuo Nuo. It was just that Nuo Nuo’s death left him extremely… heartbroken.

Xu Xing was doted by all whilst Nuo Nuo was all by herself.

It was unfair.

“Allow me to apologize once again for what happened. Please don’t detest me, okay?” Xu Xing, whose pitch-black eyes were like obsidian, asked in trepidation.