Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 349 - 349 346 Asking for It

Chapter 349: Chapter 346: Asking for It Chapter 349: Chapter 346: Asking for It The complex process was completed, and by twelve eighteen, the formal bowing ceremony began.

Mu Jiawen had been standing all morning, her legs numb, but she wanted to sit and rest as well as watch the ceremony.

Just then, Jiang Yan squeezed through from the other side and stood behind her, so she leaned back, resting her full weight against him.

At that moment, everyone’s attention was primarily on the bride and groom, with only a few people paying special attention to her. Even those standing nearby who saw it merely envied in their hearts how great it was to be young.

But Ling Shuangshuang felt Mu Jiawen was rather casual. An eighteen or nineteen-year-old young lady leaning into a man’s embrace in public… Was this how her mother taught her?

Her aunt had praised her for being sensible; where was her sensibility now?

After the bowing ceremony, as the bride was escorted to the bridal chamber, Ling Shuangshuang sat down next to Grandma Liu and whispered into her ear, embellishing what Mu Jiawen had just done. Her aunt had wanted to ask Mu Chenyan to set her up with her cousin working at the court office’s son… But how was she suitable? So casual!

After hearing this, Grandma Liu gave her a glance and discontentedly said, “Why are you watching young people dating? Besides, I casually mentioned that without knowing Xiaosi had a partner…”

Before Grandma Liu could finish her sentence, she suddenly stopped and looked up at a young man coming around the corner.

Yu Yue had gone to a small house at the side to fetch something and only heard Grandma Liu’s last phrase when he turned the corner.

He gave the two of them a meaningful look, not approaching to greet them, but instead turned and left immediately.

Ling Shuangshuang frowned, “So rude!”

Grandma Liu was so angry she could no longer speak. It had been a mistake to bring Ling Shuangshuang.

Blame herself; ever since Yu Zexiao’s divorce, she had been thinking about introducing someone to him while he was still young, or else how would he cope alone in the future?

Of course, when looking to introduce someone, she would first think of someone familiar. Ling Shuangshuang was her sister’s youngest daughter, who had divorced two years ago and had a seven-year-old daughter. However, because she had grown up with her grandmother, the daughter was awarded to her ex-husband.

She was eight years younger than Yu Zexiao and pretty, with overall suitable conditions, so Grandma Liu had brought it up with her sister — Ling Shuangshuang’s mother.

It never occurred to her that such a casual suggestion would make Ling Shuangshuang set her heart on it.

More than a decade ago, she had seen Yu Zexiao once, and even though it was just that once, she never forgot. Now, hearing that he was divorced and without children, Ling Shuangshuang immediately got excited, which was why she accompanied Grandma Liu to Yu Heng’s grand wedding, hoping that her aunt would seal the deal.

But unexpectedly, Yu Yue intervened.

Unwilling to give up the opportunity, Ling Shuangshuang had wanted her aunt to bring it up to Yu Zexiao yesterday, but on two occasions, he had diverted the topic and was absorbed in adding his son to the family registry.

Grandma Liu gave up and refused to interfere further.

She didn’t want to be disliked at her age, especially since she was just a distant aunt, not a close relative.

But in the end, it was Yu Yue who irritated her.

“Once the wedding is over, we’ll head back tomorrow. Remember, you’re just a guest, so don’t meddle in other people’s business,” she said.

Having said that, Grandma Liu got up to find the few remaining peers from the Yu Family. Having met them this time, who knew if there would be another chance in the future.

…

Yu Yue finally found Mu Jiawen, pulled her aside, and exchanged a few words.

Mu Jiawen looked up at him, blinking her eyes.

Then the two turned and walked towards the backyard.

Before long, Mu Jiawen, holding a bottle of Coke, returned to the front courtyard.

Ling Shuangshuang was still sitting in the seat originally occupied by Grandmother Liu, the banquet had already started, but she hadn’t left yet, sitting alone and zoning out.

Mu Jiawen swayed the cola bottle in her hand as she passed by her, suddenly stepping back to offer the bottle to her, “Aunt Ling, could you help me twist this open? I can’t seem to open it.”

Ling Shuangshuang took the bottle without suspicion, raised it to her chest, and with a swift twist, she unscrewed the cap, but she didn’t expect the cola to spray out directly at her face. With a “pfft,” the cola splashed all over her face and chest!

“Ah…..”

After being stunned for a second, Ling Shuangshuang let out a delayed scream.

Mu Jiawen covered her mouth and took a couple of steps back, clearly looking shocked.

Yu Zexiao, who was nearby talking to Yu Yue, heard the shout and hurried over, along with a few other people who craned their necks to look this way.

“You…”

Ling Shuangshuang glared at Mu Jiawen, about to accuse her of doing it on purpose, when Yu Zexiao approached and asked, “What happened?”

He checked on Mu Jiawen first to see if she was all right, and upon finding his young niece unscathed, he let out a sigh of relief before turning to look at Ling Shuangshuang.

To attend today’s wedding, or rather, to meet with Yu Zexiao in Jade City, Ling Shuangshuang had specially bought a nearly twenty-thousand-yuan white dress with pink stripes, the form-fitting design emphasizing her curvaceous figure.

Now, with the front of the dress soaked by the cola, even the color of her bra underneath was clearly visible.

“Aunt Ling was helping me twist open the cola, but she accidentally spilled it on herself.”

After finishing her explanation, Mu Jiawen sighed, “What a pity for the cola… Aunt Ling, your dress is all wet, do you want to go back and change?”

Yu Zexiao glanced at Ling Shuangshuang and quickly looked away, turning his head and urging, “Hurry and go back, it’s easy to catch a cold when you’re wet like that.”

Originally, Ling Shuangshuang was very angry, but since Yu Zexiao had finally come over to talk to her, she was suddenly happy again.

She unexpectedly found herself feeling grateful to Mu Jiawen, that girl.

Blushing, she looked at Yu Zexiao, her voice somewhat coy, “Brother Xiao, why don’t you accompany me back? I just happen to have something I want to discuss with you.”

She didn’t look down at her wet chest, otherwise, she would have known what she looked like at the moment.

Like this, to have Yu Zexiao accompany her back?

“I can’t leave here, I’m too busy, and there’s Xiaoyue, hurry up and go help your older brother fend off the drinks.”

After rushing out that sentence, Yu Zexiao turned and ran.

Mu Jiawen followed behind him, calling out, “Uncle, wait for me.”

Yu Yue casually glanced at Ling Shuangshuang with hands in his pockets, then slowly walked away.

A breeze blew by, and for some reason, Ling Shuangshuang felt both coolness and an itch on her chest. She looked down to see, was shocked, and hurriedly covered her chest with her hands and turned to run outside.

But even though she had changed clothes and dried the area soaked by the cola, her chest still itched unbearably, and she had scratched it red in a large patch. With no other choice, she had to visit the hospital in Jade City to see a doctor…

Elsewhere, after finishing her meal, Mu Jiawen was whispering to Jiang Yan, “Just now, Yu Yue added something to that bottle of cola, not sure how effective it was, but judging by the fact that Ling Shuangshuang still hasn’t returned, it must have worked…”

“Added what?”

“Seems like it was itching powder.”