Lin Jiabin waited at the hotel for a day, but Zhou Ke did not come back. Anxious, he called the other party, but was greeted by a mechanical electronic female voice saying that the phone was turned off.
“Jiabin, Jinran told me just now that Xiao Ke has returned to her hometown. He personally arranged for someone to send her back.” His wife came over.
“What? She went back without saying a word, and didn’t even say hello to me? This white-eyed wolf!” Lin Jiabing was very angry. A good piece suddenly left the chessboard like this.
“Jiabin, didn’t I tell you, Jinran is going to get married tomorrow, and you asked Zhou Ke to… Isn’t that absurd.”
His wife tried to persuade him.
“Besides, Jinran and them are doing well now, and they have nothing to do with us. You forgot that when Jinran’s parents died, you saw Qi’s stock price fall and the company was in turmoil, so you immediately terminated all relationship and cooperation with them, saying they’re a hot potato. You don’t want to care at all, and have to take the old man to go abroad.”
“Now you even have the face to ask Jinran this, it’s wrong! How can you have that kind of absurdity idea?”
“What do you know as a female? I naturally have a sense of these things, and I don’t need you to mind things.” Lin Jiabin was very irritable.
Since the company’s operating conditions have deteriorated day by day in the past few years, and the financials have worsened, Lin Jiabin’s temperament also changed greatly. He is now particularly impatient with his wife who he’s been married with for decades.
“Dad, why did you quarrel with mom again? After finally returning to China, can’t we be at peace?” Lin Wei heard the quarrel and walked in from outside.
Mrs. Lin’s eyes were slightly red as she looked at her daughter and pressed her chest.
“Xiao Wei, go for a walk with your mother. Mom’s chest is a little tight.”
“Dad, look at you, you have to be angry with my mother to be satisfied, right?” Lin Wei bit her lip and helped Mrs. Lin out.
At this time, Lin Qi also walked in. Since he was a child, he has very keenly observed things around him. Last night, Zhou Ke had an upset stomach. It was originally a minor illness, and it was enough to ask the housekeeper to bring some medicine. He didn’t expect his father to call Qi Jinran and ask the other party to come over to take care of Zhou in person. He could hear things clearly, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.
“Dad, tell me the truth, what did you want to do when you brought Cousin Zhou Ke back?”
Seeing his son’s distrustful eyes, Lin Jiabin felt extremely aggrieved.
“Who whispered in your ears? Is it that Wen Yuan?”
“Sister-in-law didn’t say anything bad about you, I guessed it myself.” Seeing Lin Jiabin’s dodgy eyes, Lin Qi further verified his guess. His face was extremely disappointed, as he looked at his father in disbelief.
“Dad, how could you do such a thing! We came back to China to attend Brother Jinran’s wedding. Are you worthy of uncle and aunt for doing such a dirty thing? What would their departed spirits think?”
“What are you saying! Aren’t I doing this for your and Lin Wei’s future? Who do you think your dad is helping?” Lin Jiabin was embarrassed at his own hypocrisy being exposed by his own son, and turned angry.
“Besides, marrying two men is inherently sinful! Who knows what’s going on in this world! I was also thinking for your cousin. With his conditions, it’s a pity if he doesn’t have a descendant.”
Lin Qi never imagined that after spending so many years abroad, his father’s thinking was still as rotten and backward as it was 20 years ago. He was extremely disappointed, and felt ashamed of Qi Jinran and Wen Yuan.
“Dad, I won’t go to Brother Jinran’s wedding tomorrow. I don’t have the face to stand there. I’ll fly back tomorrow, and never come back to China again.”
After Lin Qi said this, he turned and walked out.
“You bastard, what are you saying?” Lin Jiabin chased after him angrily. As soon as he reached the elevator entrance, the phone in his pocket rang.
It was Lin Wei’s anxious voice.
“Dad, come here quickly, Mom suddenly fainted.”
Qi Jinran and Wen Yuan were attending the wedding rehearsal when they received the call from Lin Qi.
Only then did they learn that Mrs. Lin had a sudden onset of myocarditis when she was out for a walk with her daughter, and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Qi Jinran and Wen Yuan immediately left the hotel where the wedding banquet was held and went to the hospital to see Mrs. Lin.
Fortunately, Mrs. Lin was very close to the hospital when she became ill. She was rescued in time, and she was out of danger.
“Jinran, Xiao Yuan, I originally came back to China to attend your wedding, but I have been tossing you for the past two days. My body is not good either. I’m really sorry.” Mrs. Lin lay weakly on the hospital bed. She was very guilty seeing When Qi Jinran and Wen Yuan hurry over.
“Auntie, we are all family, you don’t have to be polite to us.” Wen Yuan smiled and put the fruits on the side.
“Sister-in-law, I can’t attend the wedding tomorrow. I bought a plane ticket and will go back to the United States in the afternoon.” Lin Qi suddenly chimed in.
Wen Yuan was shocked, and looked at him in disbelief.
Lin Jiabin was smoking outside the promenade at this time, and while he was not around, Lin Qi pulled Wen Yuan aside.
“Sister-in-law, I know all the **** things my dad did. I don’t have the face to attend your wedding. I’m really sorry.” He looked guilty, and took out a red envelope from his pocket.
“This is a little pocket money I saved myself, and it’s a wedding gift for you and Brother Jinran.” Wen Yuan didn’t want to accept his wedding red envelope, but Lin Qi insisted, so he had to accept the red envelope.
“Your father’s business has nothing to do with you either. You don’t have to feel guilty.” Wen Yuan comforted him softly.
Lin Qi had already booked the plane ticket and decided to go back to the United States, so he couldn’t attend their wedding. Lin Wei had to take care of Mrs. Lin on the hospital bed. Lin Jiabin’s position was embarrassing, and it was not easy to talk about the wedding.
After leaving the hospital, Wen Yuan handed the red envelope that Lin Qi gave him to the man beside him.
“The red envelope given by your cousin.”
“Just keep it.” Qi Jinran didn’t take it.
Wen Yuan took the red envelope back, sighed, and looked at the night sky above his head.
“Jinran, I’m sorry, I thought that writing a letter to your uncle would fulfill your wish, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”
“It’s not your business.” Qi Jinran rubbed his hair.
“You were saying this about me yesterday. Look at you now, do you look like someone who is about to get married?”
Qi Jinran was actually relieved that his uncle’s family stopped attending their wedding. At least, he no longer has to think about how he will deal with Lin Jiabin if he does something wrong at the wedding.
Fortunately, Lin Qi and Lin Wei did not grow crooked and were not affected by Lin Jiabin. He was very happy about this.
“How am I now?” Wen Yuan was puzzled.
“A drooping face and listless.” Qi Jinran pinched his ears. He felt that if Wen Yuan was a puppy, his two pointed ears would have hung down long ago.
“Maybe I didn’t rest. Let’s go back to bed early, have a good rest, and get ready for the wedding tomorrow.” Wen Yuan clenched his fists.
Qi Jinran smiled and hugged his shoulders.
“Let’s go.”
Wen Yuan originally thought he could sleep well, but when he thought that tomorrow was his wedding day, he woke up at three o’clock in the morning.
He didn’t dare to disturb the man beside him, so he gently got up from the bed and went to the terrace. While looking at the scenery, the window sill creaked, and another figure walked up to him.
“Why did you get up so early? Can’t fall asleep?”
“Well, I seem to be a little excited, and woke up inexplicably.” Wen Yuan was embarrassed.
Qi Jinran took him into his arms and rubbed his hair and face. “It’s windy outside at night. Don’t stand for too long, you’ll catch a cold.”
“What about you? Can’t fall asleep?” Wen Yuan turned to look at him.
“Like you, I’m also a little excited.” Qi Jinran looked up at the stars in the sky, and suddenly sighed. “I was thinking, it would be great if my parents could come to the wedding too.”
Wen Yuan felt a little sad at these words, and couldn’t help hugging Qi Jinran’s waist.
“Your parents are watching us from the sky. They will see that we are very happy now.”
Qi Jinran hummed softly.
Holding Wen Yuan, he suddenly felt that there was no need to be obsessed with whether his uncle’s family came to the wedding. In this world, those who are related by blood may be called relatives, but those who truly care about each other can be called relatives. He doesn’t want a relative like Lin Jiabin.
On the wedding day, the weather was exceptionally good. Cloudless, bright sunshine, and light blue skies.
At ten o’clock in the morning, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom arrived at the villa on time. The driver and housekeeper all wore dress suits, and even Xue Rong was dressed young and beautiful.
In order to implement the custom of newlyweds not meeting before the wedding, Qi Jinran went to the old Qi house early in the morning, and came here to pick up Wen Yuan a little later.
Wen Yuan put on a black suit and neat tie, with a red rose pinned at the lapel. Sitting by the window, he heard the sound of the car engine outside, and his heartbeat raced.
He knew that Qi Jinran was here to pick him up, and as soon as he opened the window, he met the familiar gaze below.
Qi Jinran got out of the car wearing a white suit with a red rose pinned to his chest. Under the sunlight, his handsome face almost glowed. He raised his head slightly and looked at Wen Yuan on the second floor with a particularly bright smile in his eyes.
Yu Heng, who was the best man, saw the two gazing at each other through the window, and couldn’t help poking his friend in the arm.
“I say, about to get married, what are you doing looking at each other so affectionately? Hurry up and pick him up.”
Qi Jinran seemed to react after the reminder, bowing his head with a smile, and walked into the villa.
Wedding chapter~ 💐
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