Chapter 118

Click. The magnificent banquet hall's main door opened, and the beautiful yet cold bride-to-be and the handsome yet frowning groom-to-be finally appeared at the door, with their worried parents standing beside them.

The engagement customs in the small city had always been a grand Western-style engagement and a small Chinese-style wedding. So, although it was an engagement, Nie Xiaoqian was wearing a snow-white, beautiful long wedding dress.

Seeing Nie Xiaoqian lifting her wedding dress hem and about to walk toward He Lele, Chen Chen quickly grabbed her arm.

"Xiaoqian, today is our engagement banquet! Don't make a scene today!" Chen Chen advised in a low voice.

Nie Xiaoqian shook off his hand, "I've waited four years, just for this day! The shame she gave me, I'll return it all to her today!"

"Xiaoqian!"

He Lele looked at Nie Xiaoqian approaching, frankly and helplessly. She just wanted to say one thing—

"...Is it worth it? Even if you resent me and hate me, is it worth it to use such a day to take revenge on me?"

Nie Xiaoqian curled her lips and smiled slightly, "Do you know what it feels like to be betrayed by a friend? I'm really curious, how could someone like you still have people willing to be friends with you! You didn't expect me to use Cui Yaran's name to trick you into coming, right? I was originally worried that you and Cui Yaran were still in contact, but when I heard you mention her back then, you said you didn't have her phone number anymore. Now that I think about it... she probably stopped treating you as a friend long ago, and you were still foolishly wanting to get into her university! Self-indulgent."

After finishing speaking to He Lele, Nie Xiaoqian took the microphone and smiled like a flower, "Thank you all for coming. I'm really happy today. It hasn't been easy for Chen Chen and me to get to where we are today. We've had many arguments over the past four years, but I've never thought about breaking up with Chen Chen. For this, I must thank a former desk mate of mine. It was her who constantly reminded me to be happy and to grow old with Chen Chen! This desk mate is by my side now. Many friends and relatives may not know her, but perhaps you've heard her name... She is called He Huan."

The banquet hall was silent for a while, and soon messy whispers rose.

The small city wasn't big. If you met someone on the road and chatted for a few sentences, you might find that your social circles overlapped. And He Huan...

"That's right, she is the legendary girl of our small city. In elementary school, she seduced a PE teacher, and in middle school, she started promiscuous behavior and had abortions. Doesn't she look like it? That's right, I didn't believe it at first either, and even kindly treated her as a friend. And her... after knowing I liked Chen Chen, she actually shamelessly ran to the men's restroom to seduce Chen Chen! She even, even posted my private letters on the school bulletin board!"

"Inviting her here today wasn't for any other reason, just to tell such a cheap woman that I, Nie Xiaoqian, thank her! Thank her for teaching me to keep my eyes open! Thank her for forcing me to be happy to show her!"

"Xiaoqian! Forget it." Seeing Nie Xiaoqian getting more and more excited, Chen Chen looked at He Lele awkwardly, trying to pull Nie Xiaoqian away.

He Lele gave a bitter smile. She had long been numb to verbal insults; it was just that her muscles were about to be unable to support her.

"Chen Chen! Do you know, I could have been admitted to X University! I could have found a better job and had a better life with you! If it weren't for her, if it weren't for her—" Nie Xiaoqian shed tears of grievance.

Chen Chen hugged Nie Xiaoqian with heartache and looked at He Lele in a dilemma, "You... you should just apologize to Xiaoqian."

Her... apologize?

Staring at the man who wanted her to apologize, He Lele's hands clenched unconsciously again.

Endure.

Endure.

Trembling all over, unable to suppress it anymore—this was human nature! This was a man!

"Is it... as long as I apologize, I can leave."

"...Because she missed X University, Xiaoqian has always had a knot in her heart, so..." Chen Chen explained.

"So... it's all my fault, right?" He Lele tilted her head and looked at the guests in the hall, "Fine, I apologize..."

Take good care of yourself, be good to yourself.

Lele! Please be good to yourself! Love yourself a little more!

L and Rong Qingfeng's advice swirled in her heart. She also wanted to... she also wanted to love herself more and be good to herself! She didn't want to bear inexplicable charges and suffer unprovoked accusations, but all her previous resistance only resulted in worse outcomes. Everything, only statements unfavorable to her would be determined as the truth!

Public opinion is a metal that can melt gold, and slander can destroy bones. In this city, except for her parents, no one would believe her, no one would help her!

"Yes, Xiaoqian, it's my fault, I'm sorry." Giving up, cutting off the little hope she had, He Lele said coldly and tremblingly.

"You're saying sorry now, don't you think it's too late?" Nie Xiaoqian screamed.

"Yes, it is indeed too late." A mellow and sweet man's voice suddenly rang out loudly at the main entrance.

Writer's Note:

I didn't get to eat it yesterday, so I went to a Hunan restaurant again today~~ I ate the Hunan crayfish I wanted~~ It was so spicy and refreshing~~ I'll take a shower first~ then continue writing 128~~ I guess it will be after 2 o'clock~~~ I always implicate the editor girl to stay up late~ Jiangshan is also very embarrassed~~~~ So~ *cough cough*~~ let the poop rest first~~~ I'll submit the draft tomorrow~~~ The girls will have something to read when they wake up tomorrow~~~~

☆, (12 Fresh Coins) Chapter 128: Honest Candy

He Lele looked in shock at the tall man walking toward her—a silver-gray suit vest hugging his waist, paired with a snow-white shirt and suit pants. His suit jacket was casually draped over his left arm. He had the perfect physique of a Westerner but a handsome, unparalleled face of an Oriental!

His handsome, rugged facial features, deep eyes, golden ratio figure, sexy waistline, and supermodel-like long legs—every step he took was so elegant and graceful, as if the red carpet under his feet was set for him, and he was just walking toward his throne as usual!

"Sorry, baby, I'm late." Mu Wei handed over a light green rose, lowered his head, and left a kiss on He Lele's lips, his expression showing a somewhat comical helplessness, "I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to take out some cash here."

"Your, your leg..."

"Exactly four weeks, I came over as soon as it was removed. Look at you, you didn't even bring me along for such a happy thing as drinking wedding wine."

Happy? He Lele smiled powerlessly.

"Who are you?" Nie Xiaoqian sized up Mu Wei, who had a noble temperament, and asked vigilantly.

"Ah! Almost forgot to introduce myself. Can't help it, I haven't seen my baby for ten whole days, I missed her so much I couldn't see anything else. My name is Mu Wei, He Huan's prospective boyfriend."