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But in the end, I realized I had been too naive. When everyone discovered that there was no groom, some began to gossip.
"What's going on? Where's the groom?"
"I knew it! How could someone so young get married? Turns out it was all a scam—no groom at all. What kind of wedding is this?"
"Exactly. I even prepared my red envelope. Looks like I can save it now."
"I heard the groom is an internet celebrity. I was hoping to see his true face, but maybe he's too ugly to show up."
"No way! Could it be that the bride was abandoned?"
"Oh, that would be so unethical of the groom. If he didn't want to get married, why didn't he say so earlier? This is so embarrassing!"
"Aunt Zhou, I heard your daughter’s third husband is ten years older than me. When are you going to bring him out for us to see?" My dad, who had been quietly enduring the gossip, suddenly stepped forward to confront the group of busybodies.
Aunt Zhou immediately fell silent.
"Li Xiaolan, you've been on vacation for two months and still haven't gone back to work? I heard you were looking for a partner at home. How's that going?"
I had never seen my dad like this before. He usually avoided confrontations and let my mom handle any conflicts. But today, he stood up for me and silenced those gossipers with just a few words.
A wave of indescribable emotion surged within me; this was my father, always willing to shield me from the storm.
After speaking, Dad winked at me, trying his best to cheer me up.
I quickly smiled back at him, indicating that I was fine.
Then I took the microphone from Lizard's hand and said, "Thank you to all the friends present for taking the time out of your busy schedules to witness the love between me and Su Anrong." After pausing for a second, I decided to sacrifice a bit of garlic and continued to organize my words: "But I regret to inform everyone that this morning my husband had an accident and broke his leg."
Although it was just a lie, thinking about Su Anrong's situation made my tears flow naturally, and my acting skills soared to new heights. The guests, who had initially been enjoying the spectacle with a hint of schadenfreude, fell silent upon seeing me like this.
"But I love him, and I must complete this wedding for him. Even though he is not here by my side, his heart has always been with me."
Lizard and Little Lizard immediately led the applause, then continued with exaggerated performances, embracing each other as they exclaimed, "This is so touching, so great! Such a deep love, how can we remain indifferent? Let us unleash our passion and bring forth our best wishes to open the new chapter of Su Anrong and Youmai Vegetable's marriage!"
Thunderous applause erupted. Gao Lele and Fang Xiaonan appeared among the guests at some point, cupping their hands around their mouths and shouting at me, "Wheat, you can do it!"
"Wheat, you're amazing!"
I took a deep breath and began to move forward.
But just as I lifted my foot, all the guests looked at me with envy directed behind me.
Before I could react, I felt someone standing beside me. His strong hand slipped into mine, intertwining our fingers.
A low, melodious voice reached my ears amidst the crowd's cheers: "Wife, how could I bear to let you do this alone?"
Garlic was back.
In that moment, an unprecedented wave of emotion surged within me. He had said many sweet nothings before, most of which I had brushed off with a laugh. Yet this simple statement made my tears flow uncontrollably.
No one made any sarcastic remarks anymore; everyone was envious to the extreme, especially the women. Beyond envy, there was a palpable jealousy. I ignored what they said, only noticing their sour expressions.
The wedding finally proceeded smoothly, but throughout the process, I felt that Su Anrong was somewhat different. He remained very quiet, not saying another word after his earlier comment.
Even when Little Lizard and Little Gecko asked him to give a thank-you speech, he only uttered one sentence. That sentence shocked me beyond measure. I heard it clearly: "Thank you all for coming to my daddy and mommy's wedding."
The guests exchanged bewildered glances, thinking they had misheard. I quickly realized what was happening.
It turned out that the Su Anrong beside me was actually Rice. No wonder he appeared so quickly. Just moments ago, I had been overwhelmed with joy and hadn’t paid much attention. Now that I thought about it carefully, I noticed that the scent around him was the same milky fragrance as Rice's—not at all what a mature man should smell like.
Rice quickly corrected himself: "Thank you all for coming to our wedding. Thank you." The little guy reacted quite swiftly, and the guests didn’t pay much attention.
I thought everything had come to an end, but unexpectedly, before we could turn away, a clear female voice rang out from the crowd: "He’s fake."
The crowd erupted in confusion. "What do you mean fake?"
"What does that mean?"
"Exactly! Who knows? Let’s see."
Following the voice, I saw Zhang Mengdi winking at me. I immediately understood; she hadn’t forgotten my earlier comment about trying to disrupt the wedding.
Oh no, what should I do?
I hurriedly gestured for her to stop, but she clearly didn’t understand and continued enthusiastically: "This is a fake wedding! Wheat doesn’t really want to marry him." She pointed dramatically at Rice.
She was talking about this, and it scared the hell out of me.
"Really? What’s going on?" People began to whisper among themselves.
Zhang Mengdi rushed onto the stage in a few quick steps. I had been signaling her the whole time, but she looked completely clueless, as if she had no idea what I was trying to say.
"Wheat, you tell us, do you really want to marry him?" She pointed at Rice. It was Rice, and knowing full well that he wasn't Su Anrong, I certainly couldn't say something like "I want to marry him." After all, he was my son; he was just here to save the day.
However, my hesitation and silence were interpreted by others as ambiguity. They thought I was tacitly agreeing with Zhang Mengdi's words. To make matters worse, even Zhang Mengdi believed this herself. Then she dropped an even bigger bombshell: "Actually, Wheat is a lesbian. We've been together for a while now."
"Oh my god, a lesbian!"
"Isn't she just tricking him into marriage?"
"How despicable!"
"Su Anrong is so handsome, rich, and gentle. How could she deceive him? Is this woman out of her mind?" Someone shouted indignantly, ready to rush onto the stage.
Lizard and Little Lizard, the hosts, were completely stunned on stage, looking at me in disbelief.
Damn it, this is something that can't be washed away even if I jumped into the Yellow River. Zhang Mengdi, you troublemaker!
I gritted my teeth and lowered my voice to her. "Get down from there quickly; I want to marry."
Zhang Mengdi looked confused and said, "Wheat, don’t worry. I will definitely complete the task you assigned me." Saying this, she picked up the microphone again and loudly asked Rice, "Su Anrong, do you truly want to marry Youmai Vegetable? Even if she's a lesbian, you don't care?"
If the real Su Anrong were standing next to me right now, things would be much easier. I believe he would definitely say yes.
But the problem is, standing next to me is Rice, just plain Rice.
Hearing Zhang Mengdi slander me like that, he must be feeling indignant.
Sure enough, what I feared came to pass. Rice shouted angrily, "My mommy is not a lesbian!"
The crowd erupted in commotion once again.
"I can't believe I heard that right; did he just say mommy?"
"This preference is too twisted; wanting his husband to call him mommy? Oh my god."
"How disgusting! How did the Qiao Family raise such a daughter?"
At that moment, my brain completely stopped functioning. I could only dumbly listen to everyone's discussions, unable to react at all.
Little Lizard and Little Gecko, however, played a crucial role at that moment. They immediately snapped back to attention, snatched the microphone from Zhang Mengdi, and started spouting nonsense: "What the groom just said about being willing? Actually, many of us are bisexual. Love knows no gender; true love lasts forever. Now Youmai Vegetable and Su Anrong have overcome all obstacles to choose each other. Let's give this couple our warmest applause!"
Although everyone's confusion wasn't entirely resolved, they still clapped out of courtesy.
After Lizard and Little Lizard wrapped up their remarks, I quickly took Rice's hand and signaled for him to step down.
But we had only taken a few steps when we saw someone standing just a meter in front of us.
Rice instinctively tightened his grip on my arm, refusing to move forward. The reason was none other than Lin Xiuyu, someone Rice could not approach within half a meter. If we walked past him, Rice would surely be knocked back, and that would be quite a scene.
However, the only path before us led directly to him. If we didn’t walk toward Lin Xiuyu, we would have to take another route, which would also lead to an awkward situation.
Yet, standing still here would also raise suspicions and questions.
I suddenly felt trapped in the most difficult dilemma in the world—completely caught between a rock and a hard place.
Lizard and Little Lizard spotted Lin Xiuyu and were first taken aback, then exchanged knowing smiles before synchronously saying, “The bride and groom please take a moment to rest; the banquet will begin shortly. Before we officially start, let’s invite our groom’s good friend and the bride’s teacher, Mr. Lin Xiuyu, to perform a warm-up act for everyone.”
Then all the lights focused on Lin Xiuyu.
Lin Xiuyu instinctively raised a hand to shield his eyes, looking somewhat displeased. I quickly estimated the distance and pulled Rice to my other side. This way, even if Lin Xiuyu walked past us, he wouldn’t be within half a meter of Rice. I held tightly onto Rice’s hand; even if he were truly knocked back, with me and the weight of the gifts holding him back, it shouldn’t be too embarrassing.
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