Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 329 - 322: You’ve Known All Along

Chapter 329: Chapter 322: You’ve Known All Along

"Brother Lin, does my outfit look alright?"

"It looks great, really great."

"Is this flower placed right, or should it be higher?"

"No need, it looks good."

"This collar..."

As the best man, Yu Le looked more nervous than Qin Guanglin, the groom himself, fearing he might mess something up.

Qin Guanglin helplessly touched his forehead and pursed his lips towards the other side, "There’s the bridesmaid, see how cool she looks? Handsome, right? Want to go over and chat?"

"Ah? No... wouldn’t that be inappropriate?" Yu Le stammered nervously, originally thinking that, like when Xiao Yu got married, Qin Guanglin would bravely overcome all obstacles to fetch the bride, but now there was nothing for him to do—certainly not chatting up the bridesmaid.

"Why don’t you go have some food, the wedding hasn’t started yet, relax," Qin Guanglin patted him on the shoulder. "Go on, don’t be nervous. It’s my wedding, not yours, why get so worked up?"

Not many people were at the grand wedding venue yet; relatives and friends wouldn’t arrive too early. Neither he nor He Fang had started welcoming guests at the entrance, and only a few relatives and friends were gathered together, chatting leisurely.

The reception was buffet-style; main dishes and drinks would be served once it started, but various fruits and snacks were already laid out for guests to help themselves and fill their stomachs with no problem.

"We’re getting married."

Seeing Yu Le walk away, Qin Guanglin slyly moved closer to He Fang and whispered to her.

"Nonsense, after such a big fuss, wouldn’t it be someone else’s wedding?" He Fang replied while adjusting the chiffon floral around her waist.

Gu Xiaoqing tactfully stepped aside to eat some fruit, not wanting to be a third wheel, as there was nothing for her to do at the moment.

"How are you feeling now?" Qin Guanglin asked.

"I’m really happy, and you?"

"I’m also very happy."

Seeing He Fang in her wedding dress, he felt inexplicably excited, a different feeling than when they took wedding photos. Those photos were fictitious, but this wedding was real.

Qin Guanglin wished he could pull out a sketchpad and paintbrush to paint on the spot.

"I want to kiss you," he said sneakily, glancing around secretly and whispering to He Fang.

He Fang looked around, "Isn’t that inappropriate?"

He’s Daddy and He Shan were sitting not far away discussing something, and Qin’s Mom and Qin Guanglin’s aunt were also looking this way while talking.

She thought for a moment and said, "After the wedding, you can kiss me however you want."

"But I want to kiss you now, right this instant," Qin Guanglin looked at her eagerly, feeling it would be a pity not to steal a kiss at that moment.

"Hold on."

He Fang gave him a glare and turned her head to check the time, "People are about to arrive, we should go greet the guests."

"Alright."

Qin Guanglin reluctantly went with her to the welcome area; there’d be plenty of chances to kiss later, and it wouldn’t be good to smudge her lipstick anyway.

Stay calm, stay calm.

Chen Rui was the first to arrive, dressed very smartly, completely different from his usually messy artist look—all clean-shaven and with hair gel applied.

"Congratulations, congratulations..." Chen Rui wore a smile, genuinely happy for Qin Guanglin. The two had become friends rather than just boss and employee. He was serious about attending the wedding, looked carefully at He Fang, and suddenly said, "Isn’t this that... that... the one we met at Chou Mountain a few years ago, right?"

"Right, right, she was my girlfriend then, now she’s my wife," Qin Guanglin beamed, turning to He Fang, "This is my boss, Chen Rui, the one who likes to pay salaries in cash."

"It hasn’t been easy, from Chou Mountain to now, has it been over three or four years? Talking for so long, and finally, this day has come."

Chen Rui exclaimed, pulling a thick red envelope from his bag, "A little something from me, wishing you everlasting happiness."

"My boss is generous... She’s in charge of the money."

"Thank you."

He Fang gracefully smiled as she took it and handed it to Xiaoqing, who was behind her. Qin Guanglin noticed more people arriving in the distance and gestured inside, then said to Chen Rui, "Yu Le is also inside; I dragged him here to be a groomsman."

"Haha, grabbing him to be a groomsman? I would have been a better choice." Chen Rui straightened his collar and said, "Alright, I’ll go in and have a look."

"Who knew you’d look ten years younger with a bit of dressing up, otherwise he’d be in there with him."

Watching Chen Rui walk away, Qin Guanglin nudged He Fang and said, "What do you think? Is the ’crazy boss’ really generous?"

Every time bonuses were distributed in cash, He Fang would complain about the crazy boss not just depositing them directly into their accounts. At first, Qin Guanglin wasn’t used to it either, but later he enjoyed flipping through the cash and listening to the sound—it was very satisfying.

He Fang couldn’t be bothered with him. As Chen Rui’s company grew, she sometimes wondered if she’d ever heard of it before, but couldn’t recall anything.

"Shoot." Qin Guanglin suddenly remembered something.

"What?"

"Sun Wen might come, and if they meet..."

Even if they kept the peace for his sake, meeting each other would still be awkward for Chen Rui and Sun Wen. He hadn’t thought about that when sending out the invitations.

They whispered for a moment, but stopped as the guests continued to arrive.

Well, things were already like this. It wasn’t certain whether Sun Wen would come or not, so they’d just wait and see—Qin Guanglin could only remind them to try not to get too close.

As time passed, more and more people arrived—He Fang’s colleagues, Qin Guanglin’s friends, and classmates among others. The atmosphere gradually heated up, and people grouped together, mingling and chatting.

By 11 o’clock, the banquet was about to begin, and Qin Guanglin was about to head backstage to prepare when Sun Wen strode in from outside the hotel.

"Sorry I’m late, I’m late..."

"You’re not late; it hasn’t started yet." Qin Guanglin greeted him with a smile. Before he could figure out what to say, he saw Sun Wen handing him a big red envelope that seemed no less substantial than Chen Rui’s.

"I promised you a long time ago, a big red envelope for your wedding." Sun Wen reached out to pat Qin Guanglin’s shoulder, hesitated, then refrained and instead shook his hand firmly, laughing, "I’ve already conveyed my good wishes. May you have a hundred years of happiness and have a plump son soon to surpass Xiao Yu—I’ve been crazy busy these days, so I’ll skip the meal. Happy wedding."

"You didn’t just come to deliver this, did you?"

"Hey, let’s catch up later; I really have to run..." Sun Wen smiled as he took a few steps away, then turned back and said, "You two really make a good pair. Take care."

...

Sun Wen came in a hurry and left just as quickly, having stayed only briefly. Qin Guanglin watched as his figure disappeared at the hotel entrance, feeling quite emotional.

"You knew all along, didn’t you?" He turned and asked He Fang.

He Fang was taken aback. "Knew what?"

"... Nothing."

Qin Guanglin shook his head, paused, then added, "Actually... whatever you see, you can tell me. I’ll help if I can."

He Fang looked at him intently for a moment, then hesitantly said, "You know something, don’t you?"

"I know that you and Xiaoqing are sisters."

...

The two spoke softly for a few moments, then Gu Xiaoqing called them over to prepare for the main wedding process, and they stopped their conversation.

"Let’s talk after the wedding."

"Okay."

...

...

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