The Qin Family and Luo Family had a good relationship, so the entire family attended the wedding together. The four women walked arm in arm in pairs, while the four men stood behind them. As the family's most attractive members, they naturally drew most people's attention as soon as they stepped out of their car.
Moreover, the Qin Corporation had recently completed a major project with impressive results, making others both envious and admiring.
People had also heard that the third son of the Qin Family might be going abroad for development and leaving the entertainment industry. They felt this could be a significant move by the Qin Corporation. Perhaps the brothers were joining forces to share Qin Xian's burden and create their own legacy while gaining more influence within the Qin Corporation. After all, the internal dynamics of the Qin family clan were quite complex.
So many people wanted to gather information early to plan their future arrangements.
Acquaintances came forward to exchange greetings. After the Qin Family dealt with wave after wave of people, they were walking into the Luo Family Manor when they spotted an unexpected person in the crowd.
Qin Rong curiously asked Qin's Mom, "Who's that?"
Qin's Mom, remembering that the younger generation hadn't met Wu Xingqing, explained, "That's the daughter abandoned by that fool Peng Li."
Since Wu Xingqing occasionally visited her grandparents, and the Peng Family had a good relationship with Qin's Mom's family, they had met once or twice.
However, Qin's Mom remembered that neither the Wu Family nor the Peng Family had any connection with the Luo Family, so she found it strange to see Wu Xingqing here.
Ji Fei also followed Qin's Mom's gaze.
[Wow, she's beautiful.]
The Qin Family members all looked at Wu Xingqing, agreeing that she was indeed pretty, and fortunately didn't look like her mother - that would have been quite unsettling.
Wu Xingqing was a typical cool beauty with a naturally cold face and indifferent expression. Her demeanor showed that she was someone who held herself to very high standards.
When Wu Xingqing turned her head and saw Qin's Father and Qin's Mom, she clearly remembered them and, being polite, took the initiative to greet them.
As she walked over, everyone noticed she was arm in arm with a man.
However, this man's overall style didn't quite match hers. He was dressed casually with a somewhat playboy-ish handsomeness, though he carried an air of nobility.
When he came over with her, his eyes scanned everyone in an appraising way. Perhaps it was just his habit of looking at people, but it somehow made others feel uncomfortable.
"Uncle, Auntie, it's been a long time. How are you?" Wu Xingqing bowed slightly in greeting.
"Xingqing, you're here for Luo Fei's wedding too?" Qin's Mom smiled.
"I came with my boyfriend. I didn't expect to meet you here," Wu Xingqing had recently returned from abroad, and since the Wu Family's business focus had gradually shifted overseas with fewer connections to domestic elite families, she wasn't clear about the relationship network here.
She was attending the wedding because of her boyfriend, who presumably knew someone from the Luo Family.
"You've really grown up. Last time I saw you, your grandmother was saying you were single," Qin's Mom said with a smile.
Even a cool girl like Wu Xingqing couldn't help but feel shy at such topics.
"Hello Uncle and Auntie, I'm Tang Yu, Xingqing's boyfriend. I finally won her heart three months ago," Tang Yu greeted with a smile.
Qin's Mom politely introduced the rest of her family in return.
[This man feels... like he's handsome, but also like he's not.]
Ji Fei felt something off about Tang Yu.
After they finished exchanging greetings and parted ways, Qin Zhao finally spoke up: "That Tang Yu clearly has a surgically enhanced face. Who knows what he originally looked like."
"Really?" Qin Rong immediately asked curiously.
"Didn't you notice how unnatural his expressions were? That level of stiffness - who knows how many times he's gone under the knife," Qin Zhao said.
"It is unnatural," agreed Qin Yan.
Ji Fei had a sudden realization, "No wonder something felt odd. So men will also go under the knife for beauty."
[Indeed, I don't like surgically enhanced faces. Qin Xian's face is much better - it's pleasant to look at.]
Qin Xian, who had just been thinking that Tang Yu's name sounded familiar, suddenly lost control of his thoughts and the corners of his mouth at this compliment.
He couldn't help but move closer to Ji Fei, like a big puppy, until their arms were almost touching.
Ji Fei was startled by the contact and instinctively thought Qin Xian was suggesting she should take his arm, as they were married and it was proper etiquette to walk arm in arm at formal occasions.
So Ji Fei took his arm proactively, causing Qin Xian to freeze, not expecting this development. His expression immediately became unnatural.
The Qin Family watched from behind.
They caught Qin Xian's tensed-up appearance perfectly.
Come on, it's not like they hadn't linked arms before... how immature~
If others saw this... how embarrassing
The Qin Family was already quite calm about such small developments - unless it was something like hugging or kissing, they would just glance over it.
Inside the manor, there were even more guests.
This time, not only did Qin's Father and Qin's Mom's generation have friends there, but Qin Yan, Qin Rong, and Qin Zhao also had their own friends, so everyone dispersed after entering.
Since there wasn't much gossip to catch up on, the Qin Family hadn't been particularly eager to arrive early this time.
By the time they arrived, Qin Xian's friends were already there.
When Qin Xian brought Ji Fei to his group, they saw Luo Fei was there too, rarely dressed in formal attire with his hair meticulously combed, his handsomeness reaching new heights, apparently discussing the upcoming bride pickup ceremony.
Fan Shi didn't have many relatives left, so their apartment served as the bride's home, with colleagues and classmates accompanying her as they waited for the groom's party to arrive.
"Perfect timing, Qin Xian, Ji Fei, want to come with us?" Luo Fei asked excitedly with a face full of joy, "Help me get past the door games."
Everyone else laughed and agreed to join, even Cen Ting, who usually didn't seem to like such events, stood up.
Previously, Qin Xian wouldn't have joined in such lively activities, but this time he wanted to go to learn from the experience. However, he still turned to look at Ji Fei first, asking for her opinion.
Ji Fei of course wanted to join in the fun, so she readily agreed.
So they went along to pick up the bride.
In the car on the way there, Bai Xiaoxi suddenly asked curiously, "Qi Li, you didn't bring anyone today?"
[Right, where's Han Ziyu?]
"Hmph, that immature girl is throwing a tantrum," Qi Li was displeased, "Just because I watched that person's overseas performance video in front of her, and a few days later she said she wanted to break it off. It's just a little trick to play hard to get."
[Pfft, are you sure? Isn't it because Han Ziyu's contract expired, she made enough money, and didn't renew? She left quite happily - you can't imagine the joy of quitting a job you don't like.]
Ji Fei looked at Qi Li's arrogant and self-important expression, barely holding back her laughter. She was really curious about how he would react when he realized Han Ziyu wasn't coming back.
