The Favored Heiress
Chapter 496: The Warmth He Gave Was Just Right

Chapter 496: Chapter 496: The Warmth He Gave Was Just Right

Zong Yue loved Li Jun so much that she couldn’t express it.

But at the moment they were wed, she knew very clearly in her heart that aside from Li Jun, she would never fall in love with anyone else for the rest of her life.

Be it a marriage alliance or a duty, she was willing to embrace a heart that loved him, unafraid of storms or displacement, without any regrets.

And on such a dream-like stage, it was impossible for Li Jun not to be moved.

Especially since he was not a cold-hearted man.

The moment under the spotlight, when Zong Yue tightly held his hand and silently shed tears, would inadvertently tug at his heartstrings for a very long time to come.

Having loved before, he was even clearer on the fact that Zong Yue’s marriage to him seemed... not solely for the sake of fulfilling the family’s marriage alliance task.

But a moment’s emotion, for a man as rational as Li Jun, was hardly enough to spur deep feelings of love.

So much so that their marital life afterwards was bland, polite and respectful, and although their daily life appeared warm, it always left both of their hearts feeling empty and unsettled.

...

The wedding lasted for three hours, and with Li Jun’s status as the South Sea Secretary-General, there was naturally no need for the pretense of going from table to table to offer toasts.

He merely stood at the podium and briefly spoke a few words, then raised his glass to drink.

Zong Yue stayed by his side the whole time, in perfect harmony with her husband.

At one-thirty in the afternoon, this much-anticipated wedding also officially ended.

Duan Shuyuan chatted with her in-law, Liang Wanhua, at the main table, while the three brothers of the Li Family sat together smoking, with the butler and the master of ceremonies escorting guests to exit the venue in an orderly manner.

Grandpa Duan Jingming took Zong Yue’s hand, gave her a lengthy admonishment, and then stuffed a big red envelope into her hand, "Thank you, Grandpa."

Zong Yue wasn’t familiar with Duan Jingming, having only visited the old gentleman with Li Jun before the marriage.

Duan Jingming smiled kindly, "What are you being polite for, child? We’re family now. If that rascal Li Jun ever bullies you, just tell Grandpa. I’ll stand up for you."

Zong Yue nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes.

Because looking at Duan Jingming reminded her of her own grandfather.

Yet, at the South Sea wedding, he didn’t come.

Even the entire Zong Family was represented by only her Third Uncle and her mother to send her off.

Later, Zong Yue stood alone in the magnificently beautiful hall, looking at the champagne-colored castle that belonged to her, crying her eyes out.

"Why are you crying?" Li Jun, having finished his cigarette, followed the figure until he reached Zong Yue and looked up to see her face streaked with tears, silently weeping.

The girl, now out of her wedding dress and dressed in a red evening gown with her curves fully revealed, was more beautiful than the flowers.

Li Jun felt a stirring in his heart and awkwardly stepped forward to take her into his arms and pat her back.

Zong Yue held her breath somewhat unnaturally, and her tears stopped. She could only look up at his well-defined chin, unable to react for a long time.

The affection he gave was always just right.

Yet, it made her so anxious, afraid that it was all just a futile illusion as fleeting as a reflection in the water or a moon seen in a mirror.

Li Jun looked down at her, hesitated for a few seconds, then wiped her tears away with his fingers, "Are you tired?"

Zong Yue pursed her lips and shook her head, then buried her head forward again, letting herself sink into the warmth of his embrace.

...

Before long, Li Qiao saw off Grandpa and Academician Jiang among others, then circled back to the banquet hall and encountered Su Moshi in the outer corridor.

His eyes were smiling as he strolled over to her, "I heard from Reid last night that you’ve agreed to do academic exchanges with the Medical Alliance in the future?"

Reid was one of the experts in the field of paranoid personality disorders that Su Moshi had brought along.

Li Qiao nodded, lifted an eyebrow, and said with a smile, "Hmm, having joined the Medical Alliance for so long, it’s about time to take a look there."