The roar of the engine gradually died down, and four sleek sports cars parked in front of an elegant private restaurant on the outskirts of the city.
Ji Yunhuai, He Mingchuan, Jiang Lei, and Shen Yufeng got off the car one after another. They had just finished a hearty track day, and they still carried the aftertaste of wind and speed.
Walking into the reserved private room, as soon as he sat down and ordered the food, He Mingchuan couldn't help but start complaining. "I said Yun Huai, you are really a busy man now! If I want to ask you out for a run, I have to make an appointment with your assistant half a month in advance! If we can gather people today, it is like the sun is shining in the west!"
Jiang Lei took a sip of ice water and laughed loudly, saying, "That's not the case! Even if we, President Ji, take time off from the busy schedule, we have to give priority to spending time with his family Xiaoxiao! How can I think about you, a single person who is always sour in his family, every day?"
He Mingchuan immediately glared at him. "Hey! Jiang Lei What you said is too hurtful! You say it as if you are not a single person! How about we do it half-heartedly!"
He angrily turned his finger to the side and turned to Shen Yufeng, who was slowly wiping his hands with a wet wipe, "And you! Shen Yufeng! Don't pretend that nothing is wrong! You are also single! At this time, shouldn't you unite with me and jointly condemn this 'traitor' who was the first to leave the organization and spread dog food from time to time?"
Shen Yufeng, who was suddenly affected. "..."
Jiang Lei can understand when he is attacked, but where did he offend him?
The man paused, raised his romantic and affectionate peach blossom eyes, glanced at He Mingchuan with a half-smile, and said with his usual nonchalant tone, "Really? But I have always been surrounded by confidante. And, based on my superficial experience, many times, getting along with ladies is indeed much more pleasant than with some... well, brothers who are full of aggressive words."
He deliberately added emphasis to "the words are full of aggression", which is obviously the connotation of He Mingchuan's "single dog" remarks just now.
He Mingchuan choked up and was so angry that he wanted to slam the table. "Shen Yufeng you...!"
At this moment, Ji Yunhuai's mobile phone placed on the table rang. The unique ringtone instantly attracted everyone's attention - it was the exclusive ringtone of Lu Xiaoxiao.
The private room that had been noisy just now immediately fell silent. Ji Yunhuai raised the corner of his mouth with a subtle arc, picked up the phone very naturally, passed the answer button with his fingertips, and clicked on the speakerphone, obviously not minding sharing the call in front of his friends.
From Ji Yunhuai's point of view, being approached by his girlfriend when he is out makes him even more proud.
"Hey, what's wrong?" His voice softened a little subconsciously.
The cheerful voice of Lu Xiaoxiao immediately came from the other end of the phone. "Ji Yunhuai! Let me tell you good news! We have ordered the wedding dress today! It will be officially held next week! Isn't it super efficient?"
"Pfft--cough cough cough!" He Mingchuan spit out the whole sip of cocktail he just drank. He choked and his face turned red. His eyes were as wide as bells as he stared at Ji Yunhuai. His mouth opened and closed, and he couldn't utter a single syllable for a long time. His face was filled with the ultimate shock of "who am I, where am I and what happened?"
Wedding, wedding dress?! Ji Yunhuai and Lu Xiaoxiao are getting married?! So soon?! It's next week?! Why hasn't he heard any news?!
Ji Yunhuai glanced at the rude He Mingchuan with disgust, motioning him to shut up with his eyes, and then responded warmly to the phone, "Well, it's very efficient. Your sisters are also ready? Is there anything else you need my help with?"
Lu Xiaoxiao's voice was still brisk. "No! You don't need to worry about this kind of thing! Sister Feiwan is super awesome. The venue has been booked. It's super beautiful!"
"Wait! Wait!" He Mingchuan finally found his voice, jumped up from the chair, pointed at the phone with trembling fingers, and then pointed at Ji Yunhuai, incoherently, "No... Buddy! You... this is too sudden, isn't it?! How could it be... We're about to get married?! Or are we going to get married with the couple Lu Jiaoyue? A group wedding?! It's so hasty?! And why don't you worry about it?! Isn't the groom you? Why is it that Wanwan is responsible for setting the venue?! She... she..."
At this point, an extremely ridiculous idea emerged uncontrollably, and He Mingchuan blurted out. "Is she going to marry Wanwan?!"
Ji Yunhuai:"..."
Jiang Lei:"..."
Shen Yufeng:"..."
Lu Xiaoxiao on the other end of the phone was silent for two seconds, and then burst into earth-shattering laughter. "Hahahahaha! He Mingchuan! Can you stop being so imaginative! You want to laugh me to death, don't you? We are going to have a wedding party between sisters! It has nothing to do with getting married! Where are you thinking!"
He Mingchuan:"... Ah? Wedding dress... party?"
The expression on his face instantly changed from extreme shock to blank sluggishness, and he looked at Ji Yunhuai for help.
Ji Yunhuai rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, and explained in a tone of "You are so smart that you can't even say goodbye to bicycles": "It's just a few of them girls, wearing those beautiful big dresses that look like wedding dresses, and finding a place to take pictures and get together. Is this hard to understand?"
He Mingchuan blinked and digested for a few seconds before letting out a long "Oh", scratching his head and saying, "Oh, so that's what it is... isn't it strange? Well, at least it's more normal than marrying Wanwan..."
After muttering under his breath, he sat back awkwardly.
On the other end of the phone, Lu Xiaoxiao smiled enough and began to share details with Ji Yunhuai enthusiastically, "This time, in addition to Jiaoyue, An He, Sister Feiwan, and my sister-in-law, Su Miaohan, whom we met at Desert Island Survival before, will also come! Both Miaomiao and I are fine. Long time no see! In fact, I originally wanted to call her Jiang Ci, but she was filming in another place, and as you know her personality, she usually doesn't like to join in this kind of fun, so in the end... By the way, my sister-in-law also designed matching jewelry for everyone, which is super beautiful! We all love it!"
Throughout the entire call, Ji Yunhuai listened patiently and responded from time to time, with an indulgent smile in his eyes.
Finally, Lu Xiaoxiao said, "By the way, you are welcome to come and watch when the photos are taken! Anyway, Gu Sipei, my second brother and Anze will definitely be there. I guess He Mingchuan would really like to see what Sister Feiwan looks like in a wedding dress, right? Then let's all come and play together! After taking the photos, we can all have dinner together!"
As soon as he heard that he could see Jiang Feiwan wearing a wedding dress, He Mingchuan's eyes lit up and his head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Go, go, go! You must go! I'm very useful! I can lift Wanwan's skirt! Ensure that the service is in place!"
After hanging up the phone, the private room was quiet for a moment.
He Mingchuan touched his chin, looked at Ji Yunhuai with complicated eyes, and said with a bit of indescribable emotion in his tone, "Speaking of Yun Huai, your Xiaoxiao is wearing a wedding dress for the first time in his life, and it's not just to show you? You don't have any special feeling in your heart? For example, a little disappointed?"
Ji Yunhuai shrugged, with an indifferent expression, as if he was saying something very natural, "What's so disappointing? I originally hoped that she would do everything to make herself happy. In this wedding party, the meaning of the wedding dress to them is just a beautiful skirt, and it has nothing to do with the marriage itself. We can just be an appreciative audience."
Jiang Lei clicked his tongue and nodded. "I think your Xiaoxiao's character is indeed not like someone who would be bound by the form of marriage. However, you two have some plans for the future, right? When will you consider getting the certificate? Do you want to hold a ceremony?"
Ji Yunhuai picked up the wine glass and took a sip, with a normal tone. "We talked. I'll let her. She prefers to be in a relationship at the moment. There's no rush. Maybe we'll talk about it after she's thirty."
He Mingchuan calculated. "After thirty years old? Isn't it too late to have children?"
Ji Yunhuai put down the wine glass and said in a calm tone, "We don't want children."
He Mingchuan was so shocked that he almost jumped up again. "Ah?! Dink?! Why?"
Ji Yunhuai looked at him as if he were a fool. "What reason do you need not to have a child? You need a reason if you want to have a child. And you don't know how much damage childbirth takes to a woman's body? I can't bear to have her suffer that."
He Mingchuan took a breath of cold air and nodded subconsciously. "Hey... that's the truth. Then you... you must pay special attention to your contraceptive measures!"
Ji Yunhuai didn't even raise his eyelids, and dropped a bombshell in an understatement. "Well, I'll just go for a sterilization. The surgery has been scheduled. This will be done once and for all, and it won't hurt her body, and it won't affect anything."
Everyone: "???!!!"
Jiang Lei was stunned. It took him a long time to find his voice. He gave Ji Yunhuai a thumbs up and sincerely admired him. "Brother... awesome! I'm convinced! You are a true model of male virtue! I wish you and Xiaoxiao a happy marriage for a hundred years!"
Even Shen Yufeng, who always seemed to have nothing to do with himself, raised his eyebrows and showed a little surprise. He pondered for a moment and asked a practical question, "Then... who will give such a big family fortune to Ji Corporation?"
Ji Yunhuai's expression remained unchanged, and his tone remained calm. "We'll talk about that later, and we can always find a suitable seedling from the Ji Family side branch, and just cultivate one. These are not problems, and I will not let any external factors be the reason to restrain her."
He Mingchuan recovered from the huge shock and looked at Ji Yunhuai with a complicated expression. His tone was unprecedentedly serious. "Although... although I still can't digest it for a while, but... respect and blessings. I really didn't expect that you could do this for Xiaoxiao. It's amazing!"
Ji Yunhuai heard this and smiled softly, with tenderness and emotion flashing across his eyes. "It's mutual. What she has paid for me is far more than what I have done."
He paused and looked out the window at the bustling city lights. His voice was a little deeper, with a kind of cherishment that only he understood:
"Besides... she can choose to stay in my world, which is the greatest luck for me."
The other three people didn't understand what was hidden in these words, about Secret in another world. They just thought it was a disgusting love talk between lovers. They all laughed and made fun of Ji Yunhuai, who was hopeless in love. However, their laughter was also full of respect for their friend's choice.
The private room was once again filled with a relaxed and noisy atmosphere, and outside the window, the city's night had just begun, and the lights were bright, as if indicating countless possibilities for happiness.
As for the upcoming wedding party, everyone is naturally looking forward to it.