Meng Xiaodong had originally meant to refuse, but with Lin Lin watching him, he swallowed his refusal and said instead, "All right!"
Once the two couples had sorted things out, the other young men and women paired off on their own.
After the groomsmen and bridesmaids had all found their partners, they listened to the familiar song, "Today I'm Marrying You," and began dancing along to the video.
Lin Lin and Meng Xiaodong kept getting distracted while they danced, unable to stop looking at each other. Zheng Yi and Wang Lin, meanwhile, deliberately pretended to be beginners. So the four of them danced in a complete mess.
After half an hour of practice, the other couples were already dancing quite well, so they went off to rest. Only the two couples were still dragging their feet.
If they were merely dragging their feet, that wouldn't have been much of a problem. What was even more unbearable was how they kept making inexplicable mistakes.
David, the director in charge of the rehearsal, worked for the wedding company Wang Yue had hired. The company was thrilled to have landed Wang Yue's job. They wanted to make it a showpiece project, so their business wouldn't have to worry in the future.
David didn't know that Zheng Yi and Wang Lin were faking it. But when he saw the notes beside their names on the groomsmen and bridesmaids list, he realized there was no way to replace them.
Still, as the head director, he thought it would be better to switch things around than let two total beginners ruin both couples' routines. He could leave the two beginners together and tuck them in a corner, where they wouldn't draw much attention.
When the wedding came, all the wedding photographer would have to do was