Chapter 946: The bridesmaid experienced the whole event

The sixth day of the first lunar month.

That day, the sun was bright, the weather pleasant, and it was a fine day.

Logically, a wedding of such a wealthy family should be extremely extravagant, but Su Yang and Zhou Ruohan had discussed this in advance; they didn't even have a luxurious wedding procession, instead directly using the family car to pick Zhou Ruohan up from the Zhou Family residence, going to their own courtyard home, laying out a bed there, and then heading straight to the Xijing Binguan.

At the Xijing Binguan, the guests had basically all arrived one after another; only this couple and a few heavyweight guests were missing.

When Su Yang and Zhou Ruohan entered the Xijing Binguan, they first went to the small room beside the wedding banquet hall, where they would wait a bit until all the guests had arrived.

Before that, if any important guests arrived, they still had to go out to receive them.

This was actually hardly different from an ordinary commoner's home.

However, when they arrived at the small side room and saw the attire of the groomsmen and bridesmaids, they all couldn't help but freeze on the spot.

The groomsmen had nothing special to say—they were just wearing suits. Of course, Zhou Tong and Sun Chengjun, one being active duty and the other a retired police officer, had quite standard builds, and their attire looked sharp and spirited.

With these two, if they walked down the street, someone would surely ask to add them as a friend.

But what truly left Su Yang and Zhou Ruohan stunned on the spot was the bridesmaids' attire.

Only see Fang Jingwen wearing a set of bright red gold-woven satin xiuhe dress, the body embroidered with gold and silver threads into intertwining peonies and double phoenixes facing the sun motif, the collar and cuffs adorned with fine pearl tassels, the waist tied with a matching gold-woven sash, and the hem layered with embroidered hundred-children dark pattern.

Over it she wore a cape embroidered with dragon and phoenix bringing auspiciousness, its edge trimmed with off‑white lace, softening the vivid red, making her whole appearance dignified and grand.

If guests didn't know, they would surely think she was the main star of today.

Because Zhou Ruohan's wedding attire was almost identical to Fang Jingwen's.

The only difference was that Zhou Ruohan had her hair done in an exquisite coiled updo, wearing a kingfisher‑inlaid pearl phoenix hairpin, and a pair of ruby earrings.

She seemed like a fairy stepping out of a classical painting, fully displaying the dignity and grandeur of a Chinese wedding.

Zhou Ruohan's bearing was already outstanding, and this outfit added an extra touch of nobility.

Besides that, her wedding cape was even longer, about three to four meters.

Otherwise, she would really be weighed down.

The reason everyone was shocked was that these two outfits weren't just very similar—they were practically identical.

Zhou Ruohan was so shocked her mouth wouldn't close, but Fang Jingwen seemed to have expected it, appearing instead very calm.

Liu Zixuan also chose a set of Chinese attire, but it simply couldn't compare to those two, though it was still quite handsome.

For this, she had felt smug for a while, but upon seeing Fang Jingwen appear just now, she felt she had lost all luster, and upon looking at Zhou Ruohan she was outright dumbfounded.

After a good while, she finally said, "You two couldn't have planned this ahead of time and ordered from the same place, could you? If I'd known, you should have told me—this is clearly leaving me out!"

As soon as she said that, Su Yang shot her a fierce glare, thinking, "Oh give it a rest—don't cause trouble now. Is this something you can even play with? How would I bring you along?"

Fang Jingwen, however, ignored the brief awkwardness and said, "What a coincidence—we ended up wearing the same outfit. I've always liked Chinese wedding attire; I've bought several since I started working. This set I had custom‑made half a year ago at a hand‑embroidery shop in Gusu, and it cost me quite a bit. When you see it, whoever pays me back for this can just give me the invoice later."

If it weren't for today being an auspicious wedding day, Zhou Ruohan would have launched into a tirade—what nonsense is this? Her outfit was actually custom‑made three months ago at a high‑end bridal shop in Gusu City.

She simply didn't believe Fang Jingwen had ordered this set half a year ago.

The key point is that her set isn't a standard template; she added some elements she likes, so she can't believe Fang Jingwen's tastes are exactly the same as hers.

But after thinking it over, she also let it go—after all, it's just this sort of thing; if you want to wear it, wear it, and anyway this is the only tiny advantage you can squeeze out.

She generously said, "Sure, just give me the invoice later and I'll reimburse you—this also adds color to my and Su Yang's wedding."

Afterward, looking at Liu Zixuan, she added, "Little Witch, you too—give me the invoice later and I'll cover it all."

At that moment, Zhou Tong chimed in from the side, "Sis, sis, what about me? Me too!"

Zhou Ruohan snapped back, "Go wherever it's cool! Just go on your own—you groomsmen still want me to fork out money? You're overthinking it! Later we still have to get things done for you; then you'll have to treat us to a meal, which would be a hassle, and we might even end up taking the blame."

Although she deflected the topic with that remark, almost everyone present was still sizing up Fang Jingwen, after all this was truly too much of a coincidence.

But Fang Jingwen's calm demeanor made them feel it wasn't worth suspecting.

Su Yang simply kept his mouth shut, not daring to utter a word, lest he inadvertently stir up trouble.

At this point he somewhat understood Fang Jingwen's meaning; he could only sigh, hoping that in the future everyone would be all right and live their lives well.

Regarding Fang Jingwen's matter, Sun Chengjun knew a little bit, and Ning Shu Yue naturally was also fully aware; she gave Sun Chengjun a covert glance.

Sun Chengjun hurriedly said, "Today is your joyous day; I wish you a happy marriage and to grow old together!"

Afterward, everyone offered their blessings, and Fang Jingwen finally said, "Wishing you a happy marriage—pretty good."

That "pretty good" again left people guessing, but fortunately the ceremony had already begun, and with the host's voice ringing out: "Please bring the groomsmen and bridesmaids onto the stage!"

Sun Chengjun and Liu Zixuan went out first; they could be considered talented and handsome, especially Sun Chengjun in his crisp suit, which made him truly striking.

The Little Witch was already good‑looking, and with today's makeup artist's styling, she also attracted many gazes.

However, when Zhou Tong and Fang Jingwen stepped out, the entire hall burst into a chorus of screams.

You have to know, these people are supposedly the upper crust, handsome men and beautiful women—they're not strangers to such sights.

But these two were truly stunning, to the point that some began to wonder, "Isn't that Zhou Ruohan? Could the bride have come out this early?"

Generally speaking, light makeup still lets you see the original features, but for a grand occasion like a wedding, the makeup is heavier; two people with similar facial features, if you're not especially familiar, from a distance you really can't tell them apart.

Even the staff were whispering, "Aren't they the groomsmen and bridesmaids who came out? How did the bride come out first?"