Chapter 39: Joyous Banquet on the Same Day, Making Things Difficult for the Neighbors
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yanshu finding a new love interest, who was far more superior than Gu Yucheng, shattered both Gu Yu Cheng and Wang Zi Wen's fragile egos.
Wang Ziwen forced a smile and said, "Shushu, what a coincidence. Yucheng and I are getting married on New Year's Day, and you and your boyfriend are getting engaged on the same day. I'm afraid this matter will make things difficult for our neighbors. They are going to have a hard time deciding which event to go to."
Her forced smile betrayed her inner thoughts. Everyone knew that Wang Ziwen's father was the deputy director of the cardiology department at the hospital, and many of their neighbors frequently asked him for help. Therefore, they were particularly warm and enthusiastic towards the Wang family.
Although Yan Shu's parents were usually gentle and got along well with their neighbors, they didn't have much to do with them. Even a fool would know that Yan Shu and Ziwen holding their big event on the same day would result in Yan Shu on the losing end.
Wang Ziwen was actually mocking the Yan family for overestimating themselves.
However, Mi Le stood up for Yan Shu. "Wang Ziwen, whether the neighbors attend your family's wedding banquet or Yanshu's engagement banquet, we'll only know when the time comes."
In other words, it was too early for Wang Ziwen to be gloating.
Wang Ziwen immediately questioned Mi Le. "Lele, are you not going to be my bridesmaid because you are going to attend Yan Shu's engagement party?"
Mi Le nodded openly.
Wang Ziwen was a little angry. "Lele, Shushu and I are both your friends. I didn't expect you to be so biased."
Yan Shu glanced at Mi Le guiltily. She wanted to explain for Mi Le, but she quickly stopped her. After which, she crossed her arms and looked at Wang Ziwen coldly.
"Ziwen, I'm not biased. I chose to stand on the side of justice."
Those words completely infuriated Ziwen. "What do you mean? Am I wrong to be with Gu Yucheng? If Yan Shu doesn't cherish Gu Yucheng, am I not allowed to love him?"
Mi Le was not like Yan Shu, who liked to keep all her grievances to herself. Mi Le was a straightforward person and was not one to hide her feelings. She retorted to Wang Ziwen angrily, "It's really easier said than done. Try being betrayed by your boyfriend and best friend? Do you know Yan Shu's pain? How can you still have the audacity to ask for Yan Shu's forgiveness? How can you even invite her to your wedding?"
Ziwen's face turned pale. "Lele, Yan Shu is your best friend. But so am I. We went from kindergarten to junior high school to university together. In fact, Yan Shu is not even our university classmate. Logically speaking, we should be closer. Why are you siding with Yan Shu?"
Mi Le said, "I'm only on the side of reason."
Zi Wen looked embarrassed.
Mi Le felt that she had spoken too harshly, so she tried to persuade Wang Ziwen tactfully. "Ziwen, you and I grew up together. When you did something to let Yan Shu down, you should have known that you would lose everyone's trust. I think I'm not the only one among our classmates who can't attend your wedding on New Year's Day. I'll leave a note in the group chat today. It's impossible for Yan Shu and I to attend your wedding. If any of them attends your wedding, it will be a slap in the face for Yan Shu and me. My relationship with that person will end if that happens."
Wang Ziwen was so angry that her lips were starting to contort. "Mi Le, you're too much."
Mi Le said, "Compared to how you and Gu Yucheng bullied Yan Shu, I don't think it's too much."
"If happiness has wings, I'm willing to give you an invisible pair of wings and fly you over the beautiful scenery in the world…"
Yan Shu's phone started ringing all of a sudden.
The beautiful and unique ringtone made the few of them, who were immersed in the tense atmosphere, suddenly fall silent.
Yan Shu was stunned by the sudden silence in front of her. She didn't realize that her phone was ringing.
It was Mi Le who reminded her. "Shushu, pick up the phone."
Yan Shu took out her phone and answered the call mechanically.
"Bo….Mr. Bo!"
Bo Su protested. "Shushu, aren't you addressing me too formally?"
To address a man whom she had only just met as her "husband" would really be too much for the slow-to-warm-up temperament of Yan Shu.
"Then I'll call you by your name in the future?"
Bo Su's handsome face twitched. "I'm older than you."
Yan Shu was so embarrassed that she could almost dig out three ensuite bedrooms with her toes.
"Then should I call you brother?"
"Call me husband."
His dominance ended Yan Shu's dilemma.
Bo Su's flirtatious voice came from the other end of the phone, shocking everyone in the room.
It also proved that Mi Le was right. Yan Shu did have a new lover.
With a misty and obscure gaze, Gu Yucheng looked at Yanshu. Wang Ziwen grabbed him and dragged him out of the house.
When they returned to Ziwen's house, Gu Yucheng looked a little dejected. Ziwen kept complaining to him. "They were bullying me just now. Why didn't you speak up for me?"
Gu Yucheng was a prideful person. He said angrily, "Didn't you say so yourself that Mi Le is closer to you, and doesn't care about your relationship with me? You've been slapped in the face now, haven't you?"
Wang Ziwen was choked with anger.
"Yucheng, I'm your wife. Your wife was bullied so badly by them, but you didn't even say a single word. Are you still a man?"
Gu Yucheng felt uneasy and irritable. "It's so ungentlemanly for a man like me to argue with two girls."
With that, he went to the bathroom to wash up.
Wang Ziwen was furious.
Gu Yucheng did not come out for a long time. Wang Ziwen pushed open the bathroom door curiously and realized that he was chain smoking in the bathroom.
Gu Yucheng was not a smoker by habit. He only smoked when he was feeling frustrated. Wang Ziwen felt a little uneasy about his unusual behavior tonight.
"Yucheng, are you unhappy that Yan Shu has found a new lover?" She asked uneasily.
Gu Yucheng stubbed out his cigarette. "We already have a child. Yan Shu and I are not meant to be. It's also a good thing that she has a new boyfriend. This way, she won't be bothered about me anymore, or cause me trouble."
Wang Ziwen looked at his twisted expression and smiled self-deprecatingly.
She had always been worried that Gu Yucheng had hooked up with her on a whim.
She is afraid that after getting tired of her, he will realize that it's actually Yan Shu who was his true love.
However, Wang Ziwen believed that she could extinguish Gu Yucheng's passions.
Mr. and Mrs. Yan had just returned home from a trip when they heard a rumor from their neighbors. "I heard that your family is holding an engagement party on New Year's Day?"
Father and Mother Yan were shocked. "Who did you hear that from?"
"The Wang family's daughter. They said that your two families are holding a celebratory banquet on the same day. Aren't you guys making things difficult for the neighbors? Which event do you think we should attend?"
Father Yan and Mother Yan looked at each other and told their neighbors with certainty, "That's impossible. This must be a rumor. My Shushu has just gone on a blind date and her relationship is still unstable. She wouldn't get engaged so quickly."
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