Chapter 283

A whole makeup team, a Chinese-style wedding dress tailored to fit.

Golden embroidery shuttled between the red brocade, embroidering patterns of dragons and phoenixes bringing prosperity.

The skirt hem was layered, rising and falling like waves.

Every layer of the skirt hem was embroidered with exquisite patterns, including auspicious cloud patterns, lively water wave patterns...

Wen Ruan stood in front of the mirror and turned her body.

Dressed in red, wearing a phoenix crown and rosy cape, like a blazing flame, burning with the endless joy and anticipation in her heart.

"Pi li pa la—"

The sound of electronic firecrackers, music, and noise...

In the boudoir, the bridesmaids surrounded the bride, full of laughter.

"The groom is here!" An excited shout came from the living room.

Wen Ruan's heartbeat reached its peak at this moment.

Her blood surged, and her face flushed.

"Pu tong pu tong—"

Several bridesmaids and best friends walked out giggling, blocking the steps of the wedding party.

"Hand over the red envelopes! Otherwise, you're not coming in!"

"Come on, come on, it's not enough!"

Outside the door, Zhang Ziqi said with a grin: "Now we come to the second level! Each of us good sisters will come up with a question!"

"Do 20 push-ups first!"

"Please name 5 of the bride's hobbies!"

"What size shoes does Ruan Ruan wear?"

"Recite the bride's phone number backward!"

Wen Ruan, sitting on the bed, looked toward the door frequently, and hearing Tang Song's familiar voice, she couldn't hold back anymore.

She shouted loudly: "Don't bully my husband! Hurry up and let him in!"

In an instant, there was a burst of laughter, applause, and teasing.

Tang Song, dressed in a formal suit, with the help of the best man, walked directly through a group of young women, pushed open the door, and appeared in Wen Ruan's bedroom.

He looked toward his bride.

Sunlight projected in from outside the window, light spilled down from the top, and the room was bright.

The beauty was like a painting.

She was wearing a Chinese-style wedding dress, as bright as fire, as brilliant as rosy clouds.

Their gazes met, time seemed to stand still, everything around them was blurred by light spots, and the noise gradually quieted down.

They seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats.

"Ms. Wen, I've come to marry you." Tang Song handed over the bouquet in his hand, his posture straight, his gaze bright and firm.

A brilliant smile instantly bloomed on Wen Ruan's face, and she walked directly down from the bed.

Her silk clothes fluttered, and her light hem followed the wind.

The two hugged each other tightly.

The temperature was just right, and the breeze was not dry.

A romantic and grand wedding unfolded.

Flowers, red silk, ribbons, gorgeous stage, fireworks, music...

Making vows, exchanging wedding rings, kissing passionately, accepting blessings, toasting...

July 2, 2023, Sunday.

6:00 AM.

Tang Song woke up from the long dream.

"Shua," the system light screen automatically unfolded.

The scenes from the dream dungeon flashed before his eyes one by one.

Finally, it froze on the scene that touched him the most during the wedding ceremony.

That was when he walked toward the bride in her white wedding dress, under the spotlight, Wen Ruan turned her head gently.

Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

With the help of the 【Perception】 skill, he could clearly understand the "big sister's" emotional fluctuations and was deeply touched.

Throughout the entire wedding, he was also immersed in it.

The system interface halo swirled.

【Partner Dream Dungeon - Wedding in a Dream, Cleared】

【Evaluation settling...】

【Groom (Tang Song) evaluation is: S (Excellent)】

【Bride (Wen Ruan)'s performance evaluation is: SSS (Perfect)】

【You have obtained a special item reward: Vow Necklace】

【Dungeon achieved a perfect rating, triggering hidden rewards】

【Partner - Wen Ruan obtained a hidden attribute reward: Charm +1 (This charm improvement will act on appearance and slowly optimize, rejuvenating skin elasticity and vitality)】

"Holy crap!" Tang Song couldn't help but exclaim.

It was actually a perfect rating!

Looking at Wen Ruan beside him, in the faint light, the corners of her mouth could be seen slightly raised.

Even though she knew it was a dream, she still devoted herself to it wholeheartedly, spending this dreamlike wedding without reservation.

And the rewards obtained were also very awesome.

Charm +1 for the skin, one could imagine that after completion, Wen Ruan's skin condition might return to the way it was at 25 in the dream.

Tang Song was also very pleasantly surprised by this; as an old lecher, how could he not want to experience the "big sister" in her prime?

With the system's optimization, plus the improvement effect of the 【Vow Necklace】.

The skin touch of a woman in her 20s, combined with this mature, plump, and full figure, would surely give him a huge shock.

Licking his lips, Tang Song opened the 【Warehouse】.

He selected 【Vow Necklace】 and used it immediately.

Immediately after, a small transparent crystal box appeared in his hand.

A necklace lay quietly in the box.

The whole body presented a pure and elegant white gold, and the diamond as the main stone was transparent and bright, flashing with brilliant fire.

In the dim light, this necklace was like a meteor sliding across the night sky, blooming with mysterious and brilliant light.

It should be from the same series as the 【Vow Bracelet】 given to Su Yu, and many identical design elements could be clearly seen.

Equally luxurious, elegant, and mysterious.

Gently opening the box lid, Tang Song took out the necklace and carefully put it on Wen Ruan's neck.

Only then did he get out of bed with satisfaction, put on sportswear, pulled open the living room curtains, and started his self-discipline.

As the exercise progressed, he felt the benefits of 【Metabolic Rate Optimization】 more and more.

His body quickly radiated full vitality, his complexion was full, and he felt that even his hair was more spirited.

Adults who want to have a healthy and high-quality metabolic rate need long-term internal adjustment, exercise, and relaxation, which is very time-consuming and energy-consuming.

With the blessing of the partner buff, he skipped this long process and possessed an excellent metabolic system.

7:30 AM.

Wen Ruan slowly opened her eyes.

Her gaze was a bit hazy, as if she couldn't distinguish the boundary between dream and reality.

The warmth of the dream still lingered on her body, and the joy and satisfaction still lingered in her heart.

Looking at the familiar environment around her, she gradually woke up.

Scenes from the dream floated in her mind.

Although she couldn't remember many details, all the feelings and happiness seemed to be vivid.

It was as if she had really spent a perfect and romantic wedding with Tang Song.

And received everyone's blessings.

A dream is, after all, a dream.

Although there was some reluctance and loss in her heart, the mature and rational her quickly adjusted.

Sitting up from the bed, she subconsciously shouted: "Husband!"

Immediately after, she couldn't help but shake her head and smile; she had been too deep into the dream.

Soon, her eyebrows slightly widened, and she touched her neck and chest in surprise.

At some point, a necklace with excellent texture had appeared there.

Looking down, in the cleavage, sparkling gems could be vaguely seen.

Wen Ruan gently pulled up the necklace, her gaze suddenly stalling.

In a trance, there was a sense of intersection between dream and reality.

This necklace... seemed to be the one she wore at her wedding in the dream last night.

The flashing luster, the overlapping white gold chains, the gorgeous and beautiful design elements.

Gently rubbing her forehead, Wen Ruan shook her head with a light laugh.

How is that possible? It must be an illusion.

As a top student majoring in communication, she had also read quite a few psychology books.

She knew this was probably due to "memory confusion."

The brain constantly receives a large amount of information in daily life, much of which is stored in the subconscious.

When we are in specific situations or see certain specific things, these subconscious memories may be triggered.

But due to the ambiguity of memory, we may mistakenly overlap what we see with what is in our dreams.

He Yiyi taking off the necklace, she stared at it for a long time.

Wen Ruan seemed to see that grand wedding that belonged to her again.

"Zhi ya—" The bedroom door was opened, and bright light seeped in.

Tang Song, covered in sweat, panted and said: "Ruan Ruan, you're awake? I seemed to hear you calling me in the living room just now?"

Wen Ruan didn't answer him, but shook the necklace in her hand, "Is this for me?"

"Hmm, of course, do you like it?"

"I like it very much."

"You must wear it often in the future; this necklace contains my blessings, it can ward off bad luck and protect my wife's physical and mental health." Tang Song showed her a brilliant smile.

Hearing this address, Wen Ruan's heartbeat began to accelerate.

Looking into his eyes, she suddenly said: "The design of this necklace is really beautiful, it's a bit like the bracelet Su Yu announced on Weibo before, it's really beautiful."

The corners of Tang Song's mouth twitched, "Really? That's quite a coincidence."

Wen Ruan pursed her lips and smiled, stretched her arms upward, and said in a magnetic voice: "I've slept enough, do you want to sleep for a while?"

A pop-up window seemed to jump out in front of Tang Song.

【Your partner is very appreciative of your performance right now and has sent you a ball game invitation, do you accept?】

"I'll go take a shower first!" Tang Song's voice was a bit excited; early in the morning was exactly the time when he was full of vitality, and it was just right to use playing ball to muddle through the matter of Su Yu's bracelet.

"No need, I like the smell on you."

After speaking, Wen Ruan's tongue swept across her plump lips, and her left eye blinked.

Wen Ruan leaned back, the thin quilt on her body slipped off, revealing boundless beauty.

Tang Song took a deep breath and rushed up with big strides.

After completing the ball game warm-up, Tang Song leaned into her ear and whispered something.

Wen Ruan rolled her eyes at him, buried her face in the pillow, and wiggled her plump peach buttocks.

Tang Song's gaze swept over the "big sister's" fit and enchanting back.

Pop-up windows seemed to flash before his eyes again.

【You have unlocked new knowledge for "Partner - Wen Ruan": Going in the Opposite Direction】

【Obtained reward: Attack Speed +100, Endurance -100】

【Your kidneys are shouting: "Suggest strengthening!"】

10:00 AM.

Yanjing Huating Community, Building 6.

"BGM: It's not because I'm lonely that I miss you, it's just because I miss you that I'm lonely..."

Zhao Yaqian was wearing light underwear, shuttling through the gorgeous walk-in closet.

Humming a song out of tune, she took out clothes from time to time to compare them on her body.

Today she was meeting Zhang Mengchu, who was also her former professional training teacher.

Zhao Yaqian was introduced to the Zhuoyue Vocational Training School by her aunt not long after graduating from high school, where she completed more than 3 months of training courses.

At that time, she respected and worshipped "teachers" very much.

Coupled with the huge external debt her family owed, she really wanted to learn a skill to support herself, so she performed very seriously and studied very well.

If it weren't for her really poor eloquence, she wouldn't have ended up in the pit of "Yizi Beauty Industry."

During her time at school, she had a very good relationship with this Zhang Laoshi, and they could be considered good friends.

Speaking of which, the two hadn't seen each other for more than half a year.

Super excited!

Because of her family's special situation, she had never shown her true wealth to the outside world.

A 19-year-old girl, even if she understood some principles, still felt quite stifled in her heart.

Now that she was seeing her former teacher again, the beautician, who was no longer what she used to be, inevitably felt a bit like "returning home in brocade clothes."

Changing into a Chanel camisole dress.

Zhao Yaqian turned several circles in front of the mirror, took a photo with satisfaction, and shared it with Tang Song.

Leaving a message: "Today's outfit, do you like it, Brother Song?"

Seeing that Tang Song didn't reply, the beautician very sensibly didn't continue to disturb him.

Sitting on the living room sofa, she checked the time, clicked on Zhang Mengchu's chat box, and left a message: "Zhang Laoshi, where are we eating at noon? What time should I set off?"

Seeming to have thought of something, she opened the China Merchants Bank APP to take a look.

【Total Assets: 1.5162 million Yuan; Yesterday's Income: +123 Yuan】

Zhao Yaqian instantly beamed with joy, her mood incomparably beautiful.

On June 23, during the Dragon Boat Festival, her trust income for June arrived on time.

Making her wallet, which had become a bit shriveled after decorating the house, buying luxury goods, and revenge spending, become bulging again.

Under Seeing Xiao Xue's suggestion, she used 1 million of it to buy pure bond funds.

Although the annualized rate was only about 3%, she was especially happy to see a small amount of money coming in every day.

After experiencing the initial relaxation and chicness, her life and mentality gradually stabilized.

Although she liked shopping for clothes and cosmetics, she couldn't do it every day.

After losing the job of a beautician, she felt particularly bored instead, and felt a little panicked in her heart.

Her best friends, Tingzi and Seeing Xiao Xue, were very busy every day, and their lives were particularly fulfilling.

She should always find something to do.

Only then did she understand her boyfriend's deep intention.

She began to settle down and understand the current situation and market development of the beauty industry, as well as future trends, bit by bit.

When she encountered something she didn't understand, she would find a way to check or ask.

Relying on her own professional quality, she could now be considered to have entered the door.

At least she could communicate fluently with Zhang Mengchu on WeChat.

Striving to get positive feedback, Zhao Yaqian became more and more invested.

In the last 10 days, she had been studying seriously every day, which also caused her weight to increase from 64 to 65 kg.

Fortunately, she was tall and long-legged, so the average didn't affect the overall situation.

"Ding dong—" The WeChat notification sound rang, interrupting her thoughts.

【Zhang Laoshi: Weiguang Coffee (Chenxing Building Store). map】

【Zhang Laoshi: "Qian Qian, you come directly here. Chen Yue suddenly came to the school this morning to consult me about some things, and we haven't finished talking yet. After you come over, let's sit for a while, and then go eat."】

Seeing this message, Zhao Yaqian was stunned, and muttered: "Chen Yue?"

Immediately after, a familiar figure emerged in her mind.

It was a girl who was in the same training period as her, from Handan, who was quite pretty and had a good relationship with her.

She used to work in a small and medium-sized beauty salon and didn't earn much.

Later, she found a rich boyfriend, and the style in her Moments also changed drastically.

Travel, luxury cars, gifts...

Later, the relationship became more and more distant, and they hadn't been in contact for a long time.

Shaking her head, Zhao Yaqian replied: "Okay Zhang Laoshi, then I'll go over now, see you later."

After replying to Zhang Mengchu's WeChat, Zhao Yaqian sent another message to Lin Mu Xue: "Seeing Xiao Xue, the place to eat hasn't been decided yet, you go ahead and get busy, I'll send it to you later."

Putting away her phone, she took her beloved Hermes bag.

Zhao Yaqian picked for a while at the entrance, and finally chose a pair of Dior low-heeled rhinestone sandals.

Weiguang Coffee (Chenxing Building Store).

Sunlight passed through the huge glass windows and fell gently on every corner of the store.

Walking into the coffee shop, the rich aroma of coffee rushed toward her.

The layout in the store was simple and cozy, and some art paintings were hung on the walls.

The wooden tables and chairs exuded a natural atmosphere, paired with soft cushions, which were very comfortable.

Because it was the weekend, most of the office workers in the building were resting, and there were not many guests in the store.

"Zhang Laoshi, please sit!" Chen Yue reached out to signal and said with a smile: "I've delayed you for more than an hour, I'm quite embarrassed, what do you want to drink, I'll go order."

Zhang Mengchu shook her head with a light laugh, "It's okay, I just finished bringing a class of students yesterday, and now it's just a rest period. Just get me a mocha."

"Okay, I'll go to the front desk to order."

After a while, Chen Yue walked over with a creamy yellow tray.

On it were two plates of desserts and two cups of coffee.

Chen Yue smiled: "My high school classmate is a sophomore at Yancheng Normal University next door, and summer vacation is coming soon, so she's just working part-time as a dessert chef in this coffee shop, you try her craft."

While talking, Chen Yue handed over the mocha and a piece of red velvet cake.

"Thank you." Zhang Mengchu looked at the exquisite cake, picked up a spoon, dug a piece and sent it to her mouth, her eyes instantly brightened, "It's great, it's even better than what I bought at the bakery, and the ingredients are very good."

The Zhuoyue Training School where she was located was also around here, which could be considered within the scope of the university town.

This Weiguang Coffee mainly did business with the surrounding commercial buildings and schools.

She had been here a few times before, but at that time, Weiguang Coffee mainly provided coffee + finished light meals, and there were no baked goods.

Looking at the fashionable and cozy environment around her, Zhang Mengchu said: "I've been 'sold' by you, I'll come often in the future!"

Chen Yue smiled: "This high school classmate of mine really likes baking, and her dream used to be to open a cake shop."

The two chatted briefly about the surrounding environment.

Chen Yue suddenly said: "Zhang Laoshi, you are a training lecturer at Zhuoyue, how much is your monthly salary?"

Zhang Mengchu was stunned, but still said truthfully: "It's not high, about 7000 yuan, mainly for stability."

"I said before that I want to start a business and open a beauty salon, this is very serious." Chen Yue took a sip of coffee, "Zhang Laoshi, I think you are particularly amazing, have you ever thought about starting a business and being your own boss?"

"You mean, you want me to partner with you?"

"Hmm." Chen Yue lowered her voice: "I just told you, to open a small beauty salon, the required capital is 200,000 to 400,000, and I have 300,000 now."

"Where did you get so much money?" Zhang Mengchu then reacted and said in surprise: "Given by your boyfriend?"

She knew a little about Chen Yue's situation, 20 years old this year, graduated from high school for two years, and her family conditions were average.

The only turning point was that during her time working at the beauty salon, she found a rich boyfriend.

"You could say that." Chen Yue's gaze flickered for a while, and after a long silence, she sighed and said: "He actually doesn't count as my boyfriend, our relationship is very special.

He was a member of the beauty salon I was at before, often looking for me for skincare, and after coming and going, we got together.

Since the end of last year, I followed him for 8 months.

After breaking up, he gave me 200,000 yuan, plus what I saved before, only then did I have so much savings."

Zhang Mengchu frowned, looking at Chen Yue, who was dressed brightly and holding an LV bag opposite her.

She said directly: "You knew it would be like this from the beginning, right?"

A flash of sadness and pain flickered across Chen Yue's face.

She squeezed her fist hard, looked up and smiled: "You could say that, but I think it was worth it."

During the 8 months of being maintained, she got many things she had dreamed of.

Apple phones, high-end cosmetics, luxury goods...

She had stayed in five-star hotels, eaten at Michelin restaurants, and ridden in Mercedes-Benz cars.

Finally, she also got so much money and had the opportunity to change her life.

"Okay." Zhang Mengchu sighed and didn't say anything more.

She had been in society for 10 years and had seen too many such situations.

"Ding dong—" The phone on the table rang.

Zhang Mengchu picked it up and took a look, and said: "Qian Qian is almost here, you can chat when you meet later, she has also been asking me about the market prospects and direction of the beauty industry recently."

"Oh? Why is Qian Qian asking you about this?"

Zhang Mengchu shook her head gently and said meaningfully: "I'm not sure, and I didn't ask."

Chen Yue smiled and said: "Why didn't I see that Qian Qian had this thought before? Was she stimulated by some chicken soup for the soul on short videos? She doesn't want to start a business in the beauty industry herself, does she? Hahaha!"

During training, the two lived in a dormitory, and she knew Zhao Yaqian quite well.

Her mind was simple, she was easily trusting, her mouth was quite clumsy, and if she lost an argument, she would lie on the bed and cry holding her head.

She was a bit of a "silly white sweet."

Zhang Mengchu looked at her meaningfully and said: "I think she is very motivated now, she has been studying hard, and this is also quite good."

"Okay Zhang Laoshi, I won't argue with you." Chen Yue shifted her gaze, lowered her head and ate her red velvet cake.

Just at this time, soft footsteps approached slowly.

A crisp female voice rang out: "Yueyue, this is the leftover cake embryo scraps I cut off when making cakes, give them to you to eat, free of charge."

Chen Yue raised her head and saw her high school classmate Qian Lele walking over.

Wearing a set of work clothes in coffee color, completely bare-faced, but still very pretty.

She hurriedly stood up with a smile and took the long strip of cake embryo scraps from the other party, "Thank you Lele."

During the contact, she keenly noticed that the skin on the other party's hands was very rough.

The two chatted briefly.

Chen Yue looked at the scraps cut off on the table, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart.

People make different choices, and the future is naturally different.

Zhao Yaqian, who was in a similar situation to her, was still borrowing money from friends to pay off credit cards some time ago, and seemed to be still insisting on being a beautician.

Qian Lele, a high school classmate whose father was paralyzed and whose mother was weak and sick, was working part-time to earn money while attending university.

She also had to work full-time at Weiguang Coffee during summer vacation, and besides her own tuition and living expenses, she had to send money home.

She really didn't rest for a moment, and anyone who saw it felt tired.

These scraps should be very delicious food for her, which is why she shared them with herself.

There are too many temptations in today's society.

Chen Yue didn't want to be that tired, and also wanted to make herself more comfortable.

So after hesitating for a long time, she still accepted President Guo's offer and became his temporary lover.

After being played enough by the other party, she consciously proposed to break up and received "resignation compensation."

"Then I won't disturb your chat, bye." Qian Lele waved her hand with a smile, just having turned around.

Immediately after, "da da da" footsteps approached.

A tall and beautiful figure came to the 3 of them, seeming to light up the entire coffee shop.

"Long time no see Zhang Laoshi, Yueyue." Zhao Yaqian showed a bright smile on her face.

Qian Lele hurriedly moved to the side, looking at the girl who suddenly appeared, and lowered her head in inferiority.

Chen Yue and Zhang Mengchu, who looked over at the sound, were both stunned.

"Qian Qian!?"

"You... this..."

Although the Zhao Yaqian who appeared before them hadn't changed in figure or appearance, the temperament and feeling of the whole person could be said to be earth-shaking.

It didn't match the Qian Qian in her impression who was a bit tigerish and a bit unreliable at all.

A set of high-end fashion, exquisite makeup, high-grade perfume...

She looked very "expensive," just "expensive."

After seeing the bag in Zhao Yaqian's hand clearly, Chen Yue's eyelids twitched.

Hermes Birkin!?