Edited by Yummers
When Zheng Qiuyang came in, Yuan Rui was busy dealing with the female guests. Even now, he wasn’t aware that Zheng Qiuyang had already started staring at him fiercely from a corner.
He looked around the whole place, but the wedding hall was huge and he couldn’t find him. He was a bit worried, did Zheng Qiuyang manage to sneak in at all? Could he have been exposed for trying to freeload and got stopped outside?
Meng Lai, who was sitting beside him, suddenly asked, “Are you looking for someone?”
Yuan Rui made a nervous remark, “No, I’m just looking around.”
Another classmate who sat at the same table spoke up with a smile, “Yuan Rui, why haven’t you contacted us all these years. I mention you during every gathering, but no one had your contact. We’ve all missed you.”
Hearing his words, Yuan Rui was overjoyed. “Really? I missed you guys a lot too, I’ll definitely attend all the gatherings in the future.”
The same classmate continued, “That’s great. My girlfriend really likes you, but when I told her that you were my former classmate, she wouldn’t even believe me.
Yuan Rui was shy. “If I told others that I had a classmate who’s now a physicist, they wouldn’t believe it either.
That classmate was currently studying quantum mechanics. Just a moment ago, he was having an intense discussion over quantum nonlinear harmonic oscillator systems with another classmate. Yuan Rui listened for about a minute, not understanding a single word but amazed nevertheless. Quickly, he heard two other people talking about how the two finance allocation rises over the last nine years was only over 900 billion, he felt very uptight as he proceeded to take a sip of water in silence. He didn’t really dare talk to Meng Lai who was sitting on his left. The girl who sat on his right was on her phone, so he tried to start a conversation.
“What have you been busy with lately?” he asked.
The girl replied, “Reading novels.”
Yuan Rui felt ecstatic, thinking that he’d finally found someone that he could at least talk with. However, the girl continued with, “I’m a secretary of the Writers Association, lately I’ve been reviewing submissions for this year’s Mao Dun Literature Prize.” With no choice, Yuan Rui swallowed the words “Have you read Who’s The Sand Between Your Fingers before?” back down.
He went to an excellent high school, so all his classmates had been incredible people ever since then. And then there was him, who somehow muddled his way into the entertainment industry.
Meng Lai kept the conversation going, “Speaking of that, Yuan Rui is the most famous one out of all of us. Not just your girlfriend, whose girlfriend wouldn’t like him? I just don’t have one, or else I’d be receiving the same treatment.”
The physicist classmate laughed. “No need to worry even if you’ve got no girlfriend, you can be the one doing the liking, hahaha.”
The other classmates also looked towards Meng Lai and Yuan Rui, all with teasing smiles displayed on their faces.
Yuan Rui didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Then, he started awkwardly, “I actually-”
Meng Lai cut in, “Yeah, I do like him.”
Yuan Rui, “!!!”
Meng Lai turned to smile directly at him. “Don’t be nervous, everyone knows already.”
Yuan Rui thought, Know what? I was the one who wrote the love letter, did everyone’s memory get messed up?
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A girl who was engaged in a finance conversation earlier spoke up, “Meng Lai, don’t be so overprotective now. You’ve been giving us angst for so many years, now that we finally get to have a look at him, you won’t even let us tease him for a bit?”
Yuan Rui sat there, dumbfounded, having no clue what to do. He was quite lost. What were his classmates talking about?
The girl from the Writers Association turned to Yuan Rui, she whispered, “So you really didn’t know? During all our class gatherings these years, while no one could get in contact with you, Meng Lai would read your love letter out loud every time he got drunk. Then after that, he’d also need to cry for a little. It’s already a fixed show for our gatherings at this point, all of us girls felt so much angst from you two.”
“…”
Yuan Rui immediately stood up.
All his classmates looked up at him.
He thought, This entire table of guests is dangerous. He stuttered, “I-I-I’ve got something to do-”
Before he could finish, the wedding march song began, the ceremony was about to start.
Suddenly, Yuan Rui caught sight of Zheng Qiuyang sitting in the corner.
Zheng Qiuyang was also looking over at him with a rather astonished expression like he was completely confused on why he was standing.
Other guests also turned to look at him with weird expressions on their faces, some had recognized him as they pointed fingers with the people sitting beside them.
Yuan Rui could only sit down from the awkwardness.
Meng Lai told him in a low voice, “They’re just joking with you.”
“…Oh.”
He looked towards Zheng Qiuyang’s direction again, but he couldn’t see him anymore the moment he sat down, he was completely blocked off.
Meng Lai continued, “Though, the events they described really did happen.”
“…”
Meng Lai asked, “The groom already told you, right? We wanted to hang out as a class after the wedding.”
“He did.”
“We actually do this every year, this time was mainly because everyone heard the news that you’d be there, so they freed up their time for half a day.”
Yuan Rui looked at his classmates, they all had their eyes on the stage, the MC was pouring emotions into his words for the start of the wedding. To be honest, with the grades and personality he exhibited in high school, he shouldn’t have left a strong impression on his classmates.
Meng Lai chuckled. “They all really want to see me make a fool out of myself.”
Yuan Rui didn’t really get it. “How?”
“They want to see how I’m going to confess to you.”
“…”
Yuan Rui tried his best to find Zheng Qiuyang again, but even when he was at the brink of twisting his neck, he wasn’t successful.
Meng Lai asked him, “Did your boyfriend come with you?”
Yuan Rui was caught off guard.
Meng Lai kept asking with a calm expression, “Does he treat you well?”
“Well, very well.”
Meng Lai smiled.
The dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun dunnn wedding music rang for a long time until the groom and bride finally held each other’s hands.
Yuan Rui couldn’t stand it anymore. He sneakily fished his phone out to send Zheng Qiuyang a WeChat message.
Yuan Rui: “What are you doing?”
Zheng Qiuyang replied in just one second.
Zheng Qiuyang: “Eating melon seeds.”
Yuan Rui saw Meng Lai from his peripheral vision, it seemed like Meng Lai wasn’t peeking over so he continued to text.
Yuan Rui: “Don’t eat too much, be careful of inflammation, drink some water.”
Zheng Qiuyang, who actually wasn’t eating any melon seeds was literally about to catch on fire even without them. He poked at his phone screen viciously.
Zheng Qiuyang: “Who’s that sitting next to you?”
Yuan Rui: “My classmate, she’s from the Writers Association, have you heard of the Mao Dun Literature Prize?”
Zheng Qiuyang: “I meant the guy.”
Yuan Rui: “The guy’s a physicist, he’s doing studies on quantum mechanics now. His girlfriend also has a doctorate degree in physical science.”
Yuan Rui: “Also the two other girls, they’re both executives in listed companies, the type that makes millions in a minute.”
Yuan Rui: “[Haha][Haha][Haha] Aren’t they amazing?”
Zheng Qiuyang: “I’m going over to find you. “
Zheng Qiuyang: “Right now.”
Yuan Rui: “Don’t come over!”
Yuan Rui: “We can go straight home after the wedding’s over, I’m not going to the gathering afterward.”
Yuan Rui: “[Kissy]”
Yuan Rui: “[Huggy]”
Yuan Rui: “[Rose]”
Yuan Rui: “[Red lips]”
Yuan Rui: “[Love you]”
He sent a bunch of emojis to try coaxing the other, yet Zheng Qiuyang gave no reply. He was a bit afraid, he wasn’t actually coming over, right?
Meng Lai commented, “Why is he ignoring you?”
Yuan Rui lifted his head timidly, Meng Lai was looking over his shoulder unperturbed. He instantly pushed his phone against his own chest.
Meng Lai said innocently, “I only saw you sending a bunch of emojis, I didn’t see anything else, I swear.”
Yuan Rui argued, “You saw wrong, he just has bad internet, he’s not ignoring me.”
Meng Lai took out his phone too. “Let me add your WeChat, is it linked to your phone number?”
“…You have my phone number?”
“How did you think the groom got your contact?”
Yaun Rui’s phone buzzed, it was a friend request from Meng Lai.
Yuan Rui didn’t look. He could already imagine how Zheng Qiuyang would burst if he knew Meng Lai and him had added each other’s WeChat. He definitely and certainly can not accept it.
Mang Lai urged, “Hey, accept it.”
“I don’t have any more data.”
“…”
Yuan Rui’s phone rang again, he immediately unlocked his phone to see a message from Zheng Qiuyang.
Zheng Qiuyang: “I’m waiting for you outside, come out when the wedding’s over.”
He quickly replied.
Yuan Rui: “Okay!”
Meng Lai’s eyes peeked over to see him opening his friend request, just as he felt a bit relieved, he saw him select the “Block” option.
Meng Lai, what are you doing? It is obvious he is happy with his vinegar jar. He has no more interest in you. High school was so long ago. Get over it.
thanks for the chapter! <3
IKR!? And didn’t he reject Yuan Rui’s confession back then anyway?
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
Rough
Hghh boy back off!
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
I like that Yuan Rui didn’t act all indecisive when it’s very much obvious what he should do. It annoys me when the white lotus ukes always act “considerate” and can’t reject someone.
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter! So awkward…
thanks for the chapter!
Hmm… idk, seems kinda sus that he kept bringing up the love letter and was “drunk” every time. If he really was in love, why didn’t he agree to date back in HS? It seemed like they accepted YR’s coming out just fine.