Chapter 102: Wait a moment
The lawn wedding at Huaihu Hotel had just ended. Chen Lingshan hastily gathered her things and opened the bag she had left beside her, only then discovering several messages on her pager. She called back on her father's mobile phone. They were beside the lake, far from the city center, and the signal was poor. With the noisy voices on the other end breaking in and out, Chen Lingshan had no idea whether the other person had heard what she said.
It seemed that the girls in Li Weimei's circle were having a get-together and wanted to drag her along. Once she had a rough idea of what was happening, she said, "You go have fun. I won't be coming today!" She had been a bridesmaid that day. The older girl getting married was a business friend of her father's and had been close to their family since Chen Lingshan was little. After hanging up, Chen Lingshan suddenly felt her heart flutter, though she did not know why. She wanted to go home, call them from the landline to ask about it, and take a shower. After all, she had been busy all day.
She went to find her father, only to discover that he had been plied with so much alcohol that he was completely drunk, clutching the groom's father-in-law and saying something. By now, the Huanhu buses had more or less stopped running. The only way home was to get a lift in a private car.
As she stood frowning, unsure what to do, Xia Zhiyu came over. He wore a deep black formal suit and had been a groomsman that day. To others, he and Chen Lingshan made a handsome couple. Seeing her hurriedly gathering her belongings, he approached her. "Your dad