TL: Hua
Nearly an hour later, the groom finally arrived at the scene.
He didn’t look like someone who got drunk after being stimulated. Instead, he looked like someone who had just woken up from a hangover. He was well-dressed, but he smelled strongly of alcohol.
Since the Kang family had already started this game, they had to finish the play. Mrs. Kang protected her son and explained with a guilty look on her face: “Jiqing just misunderstood Siya and went to drink away his sadness.”
It’s not easy to find a place where you can get drunk right away in this remote suburb with no shops or villages.
The people present also felt that Kang Jiqing was not in the right state, but they were all crafty old foxes, so naturally they wouldn’t comment on it. Shen Boyan said in a polite and refined manner, “Since it’s all a misunderstanding, let me explain it clearly in person. President Kang…”
Kang Jiqing had been told the story on the road. Although he wasn’t optimistic about the marriage alliance, he has no objection to Qiao Siya. After agreeing to the marriage, he was determined to maintain the dignity of both families as well as Qiao Siya’s reputation outside. Missing the wedding while drunk was already his fault, and knowing about his parents’ behavior was both embarrassing and shameful.
After listening to Shen Boyan’s “explanation” again, he blushed and bowed to Qiao Siya and the two elders of the Qiao family to apologize. Qiao Siya had no personal feelings for Kang Jiqing but was angry at the Kang family’s behavior. Her face only looked better after seeing his sincere apology.
President Kang and Mrs. Kang also apologized. After the two families seemed to reconcile, Kang Jiqing said softly, “Then our wedding…”
Qiao Zhenhua stood in front of his daughter with an upright posture and said, “Today’s wedding has a series of twists and turns. It seems that even God wants us to calm down and reconsider this matter. It’s better not to rush into it.”
That being said, everyone knows that this wedding will not continue. The marriage was meant to be a strong union, but now that the two families already bear a grudge against each other, even if the ceremony is successful, it will be difficult to accept each other without any hard feelings.
President Kang was also aware of this and could only follow suit: “Yes, yes, let the children take things slow.”
The guests ate the melon and watched the excitement. They had some gossip to talk about when they returned home, so they all went down the mountain like they had eaten their fill at a banquet. At this end, Qiao Zhenhua sent all his relatives away before walking up to Shen Boyan.
“President Shen, thank you very much for what happened today!”
Shen Boyan: “There’s no need to be polite. Your family must have suffered a shock today; let’s catch up on another day.”
“Good, good.”
Shen Boyan, Xia Shu’an, and his entourage were happy to attend the wedding when they came but full of worries when they returned.
Xia Shu’an looked at the scenery outside the window, his eyes deep in thought.
“What’s wrong?”
He hesitated for a moment and said, “I just think it’s weird. All the timing is too coincidental.”
The groom was drunk and forgot about the wedding, while the bride encountered her old lover during her bachelorette party. This wouldn’t seem strange if it were someone like Gu’s second child, but Kang Jiqing can be considered “modest” among the laissez-faire wealthy second-generation circle. Moreover, the parents of both families are influential figures, and even if the groom is momentarily emotional, President Kang shouldn’t bring up this conversation in front of others to be the subject of gossip.
All of this is like a play, interlocking with each other.
What Xia Shu’an thought of, Shen Boyan naturally also thought of. He stroked Xia Shu’an’s hair and said softly, “Let’s see how things unfold.”
…….
By evening, several of Xia Shu’an’s groups were indeed full of the farce during the wedding this afternoon. One by one, they dive and come out to eat melons on weekdays. Fortunately, due to Shen Boyan’s on-site clarification, the overall public opinion was not very harsh on Qiao Siya. Xia Shu’an curled up on the sofa in the study room, flicking through a social app with his fingers. Because Qiao and Kang handled the situation well, the media had not yet extensively reported on the wedding, thus preserving the faces of both families.
Shen Boyan quietly approached, touched his face, and said, “Why are you still looking at this?”
Xia Shu’an tilted his face to look back.
“I always feel like I’ve forgotten something.”
“What is it?”
Xia Shu’an: “It’s so annoying because I can’t remember it!”
Shen Boyan smiled and said, “Forgotten things will always come to mind again inadvertently. Don’t worry, maybe you will remember it when you wake up tomorrow morning.”
Xia Shu’an regressed: “All right.”
The next morning, instead of remembering what he had forgotten, something new happened—the centennial celebration of his high school alma mater was coming up.
Xia Shu’an transferred to another school for one semester in high school, but this didn’t damage his status in the teachers’ hearts. After leaving school, he kept in touch with several teachers, so the invitation letter was quickly delivered to him.
A century-old university with a long history. As he approached the school gate, he saw many celebrities from all walks of life who often appear on television or in various news magazines.
Of course, basically, only the “outstanding” graduates who are doing well will come to this kind of school celebration. Those who feel that they aren’t doing well won’t come, even if they receive an invitation.
In addition, there are also people who were born in Rome1people who are born rich. and don’t need to work hard—
“Yo, isn’t this Xia Shu’an? Our good student from the study committee is also here—”
A must-have repertoire for various activities: the appearance of a clown.
Xia Shu’an sighed inwardly, turned around, and looked at his former classmate with a smile.
But they are all in their mid-twenties and just graduated not long ago, so how come their faces are already greasy2Greasy, as in cringe or say something that makes others want to punch you.?
Xia Shu’an couldn’t help but miss Shen Boyan at this time. Although Shen Boyan was quite greasy sometimes, he had a natural domineering aura about him. At least he could self-hypnotize himself that they were acting in an idol drama. As for the person in front of him…
The greasy man stepped towards Xia Shu’an with his imaginary supermodel steps: “Study committee member Xia, where do you work now?”
“I’m an agricultural student, so I just mess with the soil and pull weeds in the school laboratory.”
“Oh, a top student majoring in agriculture, aren’t you just taking the post that the school compromises you? How about I ask my dad to get you a senior executive position in a related company?”
“No need.” Xia Shu’an opened his big cat-like eyes and said, “I’m quite content. My current job is pretty good.”
“And with your father’s approach, I really find it hard to trust his vision.”
“You—”
“What are you arguing about?”
Behind him was a tall man with one foot on the speaker’s butt.
“You have a loud voice, right?”
“Young Master Pei…”
This man named Pei is also in the same class as Xia Shu’an. His family’s company is quite big in Rongchuan, and he is also among the top people in the pyramid. Before something happened to the Xia family, Xia Shu’an also had a relationship with the Pei family.
Young Master Pei kicked the man away and looked at Xia Shu’an with a slightly complicated expression: “How are you lately?”
“I’m fine, and you?”
“I’m fine too. I heard that you are now…with Shen Boyan?”
Xia Shu’an nodded. “Yes.”
“Shen Boyan is quite upright and has never been involved in any messy scandal. If he treats you well, that would be the best.”
“He treats me well.”
“…”
In high school, the two of them didn’t communicate much. Young Master Pei nodded and said, “Then let’s go in.”
“Ok.”
…….
The school anniversary started with the speeches of the principal and several top brass. After the simple ceremony, Xia Shu’an originally wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, he was caught by his former homeroom as soon as he passed by.
“Xiao Xia, come here, come here; I’ll introduce you to your seniors.”
Every teacher has their own favorite students, and those who are willing to get close to the teacher can also have some teacher-student affection. This affection is used to introduce connections to Xia Shu’an. How can Xia Shu’an not appreciate it?
He obediently walked up to the teacher’s side. The homeroom teacher grabbed him with one hand while calling out to another man who was preoccupied with another teacher, “Yang Han!”
When the man named “Yang Han” turned his head, Xia Shu’an was quite surprised. It turns out to be someone he knew.
The expression on Yang Han’s face also showed that he was surprised.
The head teacher looked at the expressions on their faces and also said in surprise, “Do you know each other?”
“We’ve met before.”
Yang Han stretched out a hand with a smile on his face and said, “Hello, Junior Xia.”
“Hello, Senior Yang.”
After a friendly handshake, the two began official greetings: “I didn’t expect that Senior Yang is also a student of No. 1 Middle School.”
“Yes, I’m a graduate of the 2004 class.”
“I really can’t tell that Senior is ten years older than me!”
“Hahaha, junior, you are joking; who can compare to you?”
Perhaps because he had only seen him a few days ago and was seeing him again today, Xia Shu’an was also a little curious about him as he asked, “Are you also from Rongchuan, senior?”
“Yes, I’m a Rongchuan local.”
“Rongchuan is so big that even locals find it difficult to meet each other. It’s fate that we can meet today. Senior, where are you currently employed?”
“Me?” Yang Han smiled and said, “I’m a freelancer. My workplace isn’t fixed.”
“Is that so?”
The two talents met and didn’t discuss this in depth. After exchanging names and WeChat, they soon separated. After a wave of socializing, Xia Shu’an casually found an excuse to hide in the corner.
He wasn’t someone who liked to browse other people’s social media, but for some reason, Yang Han always made him take notice. He randomly clicked on his WeChat’s Moment but found that there was nothing in it. It’s unknown whether it was due to the privacy set up or if the other person just doesn’t like posting moments.
After staying at school for more than an hour, Xia Shu’an left.
There was always a vague shadow in his heart that had been there since the wedding day, but it had never been able to take shape until this evening. When he was in the middle of an ear-to-ear conversation with Shen Boyan, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck, and Xia Shu’an suddenly sat up from the bed.
“I remember!”
“I’ve—” seen Yang Han’s photo inside Shen Boyan’s study!
Just before his car accident, he accidentally saw a photo of him placed on the table in Shen Boyan’s study. At that time, he didn’t think much about it, but Yang Han was a bit special. He had a good appearance, but his temperament was shrewd and somewhat indescribable. There were very few people with this kind of temperament, and it left a deep impression on Xia Shu’an.
It turned out that all his doubts and turmoil came from this.
Xia Shu’an looked at the opposite side of the wall in a daze, but the man he had flipped over was about to go crazy.
“What are you doing? What did you remember?!!”
Xia Shu’an: “…Uh, it’s nothing. How is your head? Does it hurt?”
Shen Boyan: “……” It wasn’t his head that hurt when he hit it; it was somewhere else!!!!
…….
Solving a matter that was on his mind didn’t make Xia Shu’an feel happy. Instead, he was even more curious about the relationship between Yang Han and Shen Boyan. As the boss of a large company, it wasn’t strange for Shen Boyan to know people, but it was a little special to put a person’s photo on his desk.
Xia Shu’an pondered for a long time and called the homeroom teacher.
“Hello, teacher, Do you have any photos from the school anniversary? I want to keep them as mementos.”
“Okay, okay, I’ll send you a copy then.”
Within two days, Xia Shu’an received a collection of photos, all of which had high pixels and clear images. After searching for a while, Xia Shu’an found Yang Han in one of them.
The elite aura about him can be felt through the photo.
Xia Shu’an printed the photo out and looked at it carefully on the sofa in the bedroom.
Not long after, Shen Boyan came back. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xia Shu’an holding a photo and looking at it seriously. He squinted his eyes unhappily. As he approached and saw the person in the photo, his entire gaze was filled with a murderous aura.
“Who is this?”
“He’s a senior from my high school.”
“Oh.” Shen Boyan put down his coat and said casually, “Why are you looking at his photo?”
Xia Shu’an was still immersed in deep thought and didn’t notice his tone, so he replied, “I also met him on the day of Qiao Siya’s wedding. I don’t know why, but I always thought he was weird.”
“His name is Yang Han. Shen Boyan, do you know him?”
Shen Boyan took a step closer, took the photo from his hand, examined it for two seconds, and said, “I don’t know him, but he does look weird.”
