Chapter Two Hundred: Marriage and Honeymoon (1/2)
Obviously, it was too late.
The next day, Yan Jin scooped Xiao Yu out of bed, threw some clothes onto him, and stuffed him into the car.
The hotel venue was quite far, so they had to leave early. That was one of the reasons why Xiao Yu had dark circles under his eyes and immediately went back to sleep in the car. The rest could be attributed to his physical and mental exertion from yesterday’s kidnapping and a sleepless night after finding out about that day’s wedding.
Yan Jin had the financial resources to host the wedding himself, but the small villa they regularly stayed in was too small. Neither could he get everyone to follow him to the Four Seasons Manor, so in the end, he chose a hotel.
It was unheard of to announce an engagement and then get married two days later. The media hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of the previous announcement when news of the wedding broke, leaving them in complete disarray.
In some sense, that wasn’t an issue. After all, even one of the protagonists of the wedding was still disoriented by the news.
All of Yan Jin’s unfortunate cars were totaled, confiscated by the police, or sent to the auto repair center for “modification”. Not a single car was left.
Thus, they once again hailed a taxi to go to the hotel.
At the hotel, in his semi-conscious state, Xiao Yu was a marionette being fiddled with by all of Yan Jin’s arranged fashion designers, hair stylists, and makeup artists. Through his sleepy haze, Xiao Yu sensed Yan Jin hectically running around to and fro.
In the end, Xiao Yu only properly awoke when he heard the MC’s voice mixed with the sound of the opening fanfare that declared the start of the wedding.
Like a lightbulb that suddenly lit up, Xiao Yu jumped up from his seat, knocking over the makeup artist’s kit.
Bottles and jars scattered all over the floor. Their liquid and powder contents spilled and mixed together in a mess.
Xiao Yu bent over to help pick items up in a fluster while apologizing profusely, “Sorry, it was an accident! Can this bottle still be used…?”
He sounded like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on…
Or maybe a hamster.
Yan Jin, who had been waiting nearby, strode forward to wrap the panicking Xiao Yu into a hug. He resisted the urge to ruffle Xiao Yu’s hair and instead settled for massaging his ear. “What are you doing? It’s time to go.”
“Ahh, but…”
Yan Jin knew what Xiao Yu was worrying about and decisively dragged Xiao Yu away by his ear. “You’re being nervous now? What were you doing in the morning?”
“Hey, ow, that hurts… I didn’t even have time earlier to be nervous…” Xiao Yu felt like he was being wrongfully blamed. “It’s all your fault for not telling me anything earlier. This was too sudden, okay?”
“I told you a long time ago,” Yan Jin reminded. “You said that you were okay with anything as long as your Aunty Fang would be present for the wedding.”
“Does this even count…?”
“And, this is just a wedding. It’s not that scary. The real marriage certificate and ceremony needs to be completed overseas. No need to be nervous. Relax!”
“Fuck off, you hypocrite. Let’s see you relax first!” Xiao Yu felt he’d said something wrong the moment the words left his mouth. From the side, he looked up to see that Yan Jin’s smile didn’t quite reach his eyes.
“Dress to impress” really did have some truth to it. Today’s Yan Jin was particularly handsome.
His custom-made suit wrapped around Yan Jin’s model inverted triangle body type, supported by the powerful stride of his two legs. His face, which had already been ethereally handsome, now looked like it belonged to a photobook after the makeup artist’s delicate work. But, his most captivating feature was his tender eyes.
The eyes that had been accepted by the industry as the most fearsome held no threat or danger today.
The ever-frozen lake’s surface had been broken through overnight, revealing the clear glittering water.
If the previous Yan Jin had caused others to cower and could only be appreciated from a distance, today’s Yan Jin emitted a charm no one could resist.
Xiao Yu thought he had built up his immunity to Yan Jin’s good looks after so long together. Never had he expected that he would be blushing from accidentally staring too long at him.
*Sigh*, it felt illegal for someone to be that handsome.
Feeling the heat increasing from the person in his embrace, Yan Jin looked down at Xiao Yu, puzzled. “Are you okay? You feel warm enough to be cooked.”
“You’re the one cooking! Your entire family is cooking!”
To avoid meeting Yan Jin’s eyes, Xiao Yu buried his face into Yan Jin’s chest again.
“Alright, stop being shy now. We’re up on stage next,” Yan Jin said.
“… Who’s here?” Xiao Yu knew it was impossible to escape. Even though he walked very slowly, he still obediently followed Yan Jin towards the stage.
“They’re all people you know. It’s a mix of colleagues and close friends. Relax.”
“I just realized that I didn’t tell some friends and family,” Xiao Yu groaned.
“The official ceremony will be overseas, so you can invite them to that one. I brought your Aunty Fang to this one; she’s sitting at the same table with Nan Wei and others.”
“Okay.”
That being said, Xiao Yu actually didn’t have too many friends to invite. He was no longer certain of his relationships with the ones he used to consider as friends in light of the previous events.
While Xiao Yu’s mind was wandering, Yan Jin brought him on stage.