How will you reward me?

Chen Mo took Xiao Yu around all the fun attractions in Flower City. After dropping her back at the hotel, he braced himself and went home.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw his mother's displeased look. Chen Mo could only pretend not to see it.

"Where did you go today? Why was your phone off?" Shao Xuemei's tone was very unhappy as soon as she spoke.

She had wanted the two young people to meet, but the girl didn't come, and Chen Mo also slipped away, turning off his phone directly, which made her very anxious.

"I ran into a friend when I went to buy medicine and went out to play. My phone ran out of battery and turned off," Chen Mo said with a smile.

"I'm not scolding you, but you just arrived at your aunt's house and then ran off. How impolite is that?" His mother seized the opportunity to lecture him. His father watched quietly from the side, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Xiao Yu returned to the hotel and nervously turned on her phone. She was supposed to go to Uncle Zhang's place, but she didn't go. She didn't know if Uncle Zhang was worried.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yu dialed Uncle Zhang's number.

As soon as the call connected, Zhang Yang's slightly worried voice came through: "Xiao Yu, your phone was off. If you didn't call back, I was going to contact your dad."

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I went out with a friend and my phone ran out of battery," Xiao Yu said apologetically.

"Where are you? I'll pick you up and you can stay here. Your dad asked me to look after you, and you haven't been seen here all day." Zhang Yang also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xiao Yu was okay.

"No need, Uncle, I can stay at the hotel."

"It's not good for a girl to stay in a hotel. Give me the address and I'll pick you up. Your dad told you to stay here with me, don't be a stranger with Uncle."

"You don't need to trouble yourself, I'll come over to your place now," Xiao Yu couldn't find an excuse to refuse and could only say with a forced smile.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yu lay directly on the bed, wanting to cry but unable to. It was over, it seemed this hurdle couldn't be avoided. At most, she would just refuse.

Xiao Yu climbed out of bed and started packing to check out.

"Xiao Yu will be here in a moment," Zhang Yang said to Shao Zhen next to him after putting down his phone.

"Then I'll notify Xuemei," Shao Zhen immediately took out her phone.

"This can't be forced. The two kids are still too young. Didn't you see they both ran off today? Xiao Yu almost didn't want to come over, probably because she knew about our arrangement," Zhang Yang said.

"I've met this girl Xiao Yu twice. She's pretty and well-behaved. She's a good match for Xiao Mo, and they're from the same university, so they must have common ground. Maybe it will work out, otherwise I wouldn't have suggested this. We're not forcing them to do anything. Free love is popular now. They can meet, and if they don't like each other, they can just recognize each other and be friends, that's fine too."

The next day, after eating breakfast, Chen Mo quickly slipped out of the room. He was really afraid of being caught by his mother and taken to his aunt's house again.

Upon reaching the agreed location, Chen Mo quietly waited for Xiao Yu to appear.

Today was the wedding of Xiao Yu's friend. Since Xiao Yu asked him to accompany her, Chen Mo naturally wouldn't refuse.

Not long after he arrived, Xiao Yu appeared before him.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was wearing a fitted trench coat with a tight-fitting sweater inside, which was both warm and perfectly outlined her figure. Her light makeup, coupled with her unique temperament, made Chen Mo stare blankly.

"Idiot, have you stared enough?" Xiao Yu waved her hand in front of Chen Mo's eyes, a shy smile on her face.

"So beautiful."

"Of course, I'm attending a wedding today, it wouldn't be good to go too casually," Xiao Yu linked her arm through Chen Mo's.

"Let's go," Chen Mo asked.

After speaking, Chen Mo hailed a taxi and headed towards the hotel where the wedding was being held.

Blue Spring Hotel.

Outside the hotel at this time, wedding cars were lined up, the entrance was decorated festively, and there were many people coming and going, everyone with smiles on their faces.

After paying the gift money and signing in, Chen Mo and Xiao Yu walked into the wedding venue.

"Xiao Yu, you're finally here." The bride greeting guests immediately smiled when she saw Xiao Yu.

"Qian Qian." Xiao Yu and the bride hugged lightly.

"Is this your boyfriend?" Qian Qian looked Chen Mo up and down.

"Yes." Xiao Yu pulled Chen Mo over: "His name is Chen Mo. This bride is my deskmate from high school, and the groom is also a classmate from high school, Sun Yi."

"Happy wedding."

Chen Mo smiled and greeted the bride and groom.

"Xiao Yu, I'm busy now, I'm really sorry I can't entertain you. I've arranged everything, you're at table six, all our old classmates are there," Sun Yi shook hands with Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"Okay, you go ahead and be busy."

Xiao Yu said goodbye and left with Chen Mo.

As soon as they sat down at table six, they felt the atmosphere was a bit off. The lively atmosphere that had been there suddenly stopped, and everyone's eyes were on Xiao Yu.

"He Xiao Yu?" A man in a formal suit asked in surprise.

"Classmate Liu Qiwen, long time no see." Xiao Yu smiled and nodded.

"It really is Xiao Yu, I didn't expect Xiao Yu to become so beautiful after not seeing her for a few years." Liu Qiwen looked at Xiao Yu, a look of joy on his face, and he became more lively: "Xiao Yu is graduating this year, right? Are you interested in working at my company?"

"I've already found a job, thank you." Xiao Yu still had a smile on her face.

"You should be interning now, the salary and benefits are definitely not high. I heard you studied management, come work for me. My family is preparing to open our fifth supermarket, and we need a manager. The starting monthly salary is 10,000, plus dividends," said a sturdy-looking man sitting next to him.

"Thank you, Hua Qiang, but I can't manage a supermarket," Xiao Yu said, still with a generous smile.

Her demeanor captured the attention of all the men at the table. Xiao Yu had always been pretty, and many had pursued her before, but the Xiao Yu of that time didn't possess the unique charm she had now.

"Xiao Yu, who did you bring? Aren't you going to introduce him?" A girl, unable to stand it any longer, interrupted them directly.

"His name is Chen Mo, and he's my boyfriend," Xiao Yu said.

"Hello everyone."

Chen Mo smiled and greeted them, then focused his attention back on his phone. He was just there to accompany Xiao Yu; this wasn't his main stage, so he chose not to interject.

"Sneaking around with a boyfriend and not telling us, that's not cool. I remember a lot of people chased you back then, and you didn't pay them any mind," the girl who spoke said.

"Mr. Chen, may I ask what you do?" Liu Qiwen asked.

"Me? I sell phones. I'm a billionaire now," Chen Mo chuckled. "From Zimbabwe."

This made Xiao Yu burst into laughter and lightly hit Chen Mo's shoulder. "He likes to joke around, don't mind him. He's like me, about to graduate, from the same school. He's studying software development now."

"An IT guy, huh?"

Everyone suddenly understood.

"Xiao Yu, congratulations. It's Qian Qian's now, but I believe it will be yours soon," another girl said.

The atmosphere lightened. There was no showing off or veiled sarcasm; everyone was just talking about their high school days and what they had experienced over the years. The camaraderie of former classmates remained simple and pure.

Suddenly, the lively scene quieted down. With the host's blessings, the bride and groom made their grand entrance, the focus of everyone's attention.

After a series of rituals, it was time for the bouquet toss.

"I hope all the unmarried sisters here today will come out and receive my blessings," the bride said, holding the microphone, her face beaming with undisguised joy.

"Xiao Yu, let's go too," a girl next to her pulled Xiao Yu towards the back of the bride.

Xiao Yu's cheeks were slightly flushed, and she stood at the very back of the crowd. Suddenly, gasps rang out as the people in front frantically retreated. Before Xiao Yu could react, a bouquet landed in her arms.

Just as she came to her senses, she was bumped by the retreating crowd.

"Ah..."

After the gasp, Xiao Yu fell backward. There was no pain as she expected; she only felt herself falling into a warm embrace, along with a familiar scent.

Seeing Chen Mo's familiar smiling face, Xiao Yu also smiled.

"I saved you again. How are you going to reward me?"