Chapter 51

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On the day of Chen Hailan’s wedding, under Cai Meiting’s arrangements, Xia Xingcheng borrowed You Shu’s stylist.

Unlike Xia Xingcheng’s usual stylist’s style, today’s stylist gave him dark chestnut hair with small curls and a pair of flat silver thin-rimmed glasses, as well as a loose-fitting T-shirt in an understated lotus pink.

When Cai Meiting saw Xia Xingcheng, she said, “Not bad. It’s kind of interesting to see you in glasses for the first time.”

Xia Xingcheng stared at himself in the mirror.

Beside her, You Shu said, “Xiao Xia is pretty good. He’s very versatile. He can challenge different types of roles in the future.”

Cai Meiting joked with You Shu, “Let him try out for the role of refined scum* next time.”

*smooth appearance, black heart

It was already winter, but the island where Chen Hailan held his wedding was located in the tropics, so the sun still shone brightly and the weather was hot.

Chen Hailan had reserved a five-star hotel on the island to accommodate the wedding guests, and the wedding itself was held on the private beach in front of the hotel. In addition to a high-rise building, there were also seven or eight single-family villas surrounding an irregularly shaped swimming pool. There was also a buffet dinner at the poolside in the evening.

It was only when Xia Xingcheng followed Cai Meting and You Shu to the wedding venue that he really felt Chen Hailan’s connections and status in the entertainment industry. He dare not say whether half of the entertainment industry was here, but there were at least a hundred people in the circle whom he could name. It was even more star-studded than the major year-end fashion gala a few days ago.

After handing over the gift money to the family members and writing down their names, Xia Xingcheng and the others each pinned a pink corsage on their chests.

Cai Meiting first brought Xia Xingcheng and introduced him to a few people, then happened to meet a friend she hadn’t seen in a long time. As they were chatting warmly, Xia Xingcheng walked off alone.

“Xingcheng!” someone greeted him loudly.

Xia Xingcheng turned his head towards the voice calling out to him to see Qin Xueyue running towards him in a light blue dress. When she finally reached him, he gave her a hug.

Qin Xueyue was all smiles, “Why were you so late? I almost didn’t recognize you in those glasses.”

Xia Xingcheng explained, “I was following my boss around.”

While he and Qin Xueyue did get close in the late stages of the variety show taping, this closeness was actually half genuine and half fake. Qin Xueyue originally loved acting like a spoiled girl, and Xia Xingcheng himself didn’t mind continuing to perform this kind of intimacy in front of others.

He let go after hugging Qin Xueyue, and then she pulled Xia Xingcheng towards the beach to introduce him to a few friends.

The beach had already been set up for the wedding ceremony later. The stage and guest seating were filled with flowers and balloons. The overall colour palette was simple yet elegant, an immaculate white and pale pink. Neatly arranged chairs were labeled with names of the guests, which meant that one couldn’t just sit wherever they please.

Several of Qin Xueyue’s friends were young actresses, some of whom Xia Xingcheng knew, and some whose names he had never heard of. He even met Wei Zehui at the beach.

When he saw Xia Xingcheng and Qin Xueyue together, Wei Zehui winked at him. After, Wei Zehui called Xia Xingcheng to accompany him for a smoke. When the two of them were alone, he asked Xia Xingcheng, “You’re playing for real, huh?”

Xia Xingcheng said, “Don’t talk nonsense, there’s nothing going on between us.”

“Not your type?” Wei Zehui said.

Xia Xingcheng shook his head.

It was nearing the time for the wedding ceremony, and guests were arriving at the beach one after another, sitting in black chairs under the guidance of the concierge.

Xia Xingcheng kept his gaze at the hotel’s entrance to the beach.

Wei Zehui asked, “You’re looking for someone?”

Xia Xingcheng abruptly came back to his senses and replied, “No.” Then added, “Let’s go and sit down too.”

His assigned seat was in the fourth row near the left aisle, slightly to the side but still up front.

Cai Meiting and You Shu were both in the front row, and next to Cai Meiting was the director of the TV station Chen Hailan was affiliated to. The two of them were currently talking in whispers.

While the guests were taking their seats, Chen Hailan appeared near the ceremony stage in his new wedding attire. Xia Xingcheng had met him once when he first arrived, but Chen Hailan was too busy to say more than a few words, so he had only said hello.

Behind Chen Hailan were the four best men of today’s wedding, all of whom Xia Xingcheng could name, including the popular traffic star and a junior from a top-tier TV drama.

At this time, Chen Hailan was constantly looking at his phone. Suddenly, his phone seemed to ring, and Xia Xingcheng saw him take a call and leave in a hurry. A few of his best men also followed him out.

Sitting beside Xia Xingcheng was Qin Xueyue. She raised her head, her nape showing a beautiful line, and said, “Who just got here?”

After a while, Xia Xingcheng saw Chen Hailan walking in with a familiar figure. His breath caught–it was the Yang Youming he didn’t even dare to dream about.

Yang Youming wore a simple white shirt that was tucked into his black suit trousers, which made his waist look slender and his legs long, extremely resembling Yu Haiyang.

His appearance caused many people to turn their heads, and as Chen Hailan accompanied him from the left aisle to his assigned seat in the front row, people were constantly standing up to greet him.

Yang Youming responded politely but did not stop and stay for more.

As they got closer and closer to his seat, Xia Xingcheng became uncontrollably nervous. Out of courtesy, he should also stand up to greet Yang Youming, but his heart was heavy as if something was weighing down on him. When Yang Youming approached, he didn’t even dare to look at him–he didn’t even want to raise his head.

Beside him, Qin Xueyue bumped him with her elbow, “Yang Youming is so handsome!”

He didn’t respond either.

As a result, what no one expected was that Yang Youming actually stopped when he reached Xia Xingcheng’s side.

He crouched down and picked up a corsage near Xia Xingcheng’s foot, which had fallen from where it was pinned to his chest at some unknown time.

Xia Xingcheng became dazed by this sight.

Yang Youming placed the corsage in Xia Xingcheng’s hand, then smiled and patted him on the shoulder, seeming close yet distant at the same time.

Then Yang Youming continued to walk to the front with Chen Hailan. Xia Xingcheng heard Yang Youming tell Chen Hailan, “Xingcheng, I’ve just filmed He Zheng’s movie with him,” and couldn’t hear what was said after that.

Xia Xingcheng looked down at the corsage in his hand, suddenly realizing that he hadn’t even said thank you.

But no one around him noticed him. Qin Xueyue watched Yang Youming sit down in the first row near the middle and whispered, “How come I don’t see Yuan Qian?”

Only then did Xia Xingcheng raise his head, looking over in Yang Youming’s direction. He had indeed come alone, and Chen Hailan had also only reserved one seat for him. It seemed that Yuan Qian would not be coming.

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