Chapter 141: Script Delivered Early

The band kept playing, but the atmosphere grew increasingly eerie. The guests present were all well‑mannered and did not whisper. Yet they kept looking toward the end where the groom was supposed to appear, their actions revealing their thoughts.

【Wulongcha, go look for Ye Shu.】

【Alright!】

Wulongcha floated over quickly, and Su Xi also rose from his seat, calling to inquire about the bodyguard he had specially hired to protect Ye Shu, asking for Ye Shu's whereabouts.

As the guests collectively looked toward the empty opposite corridor, the "tap tap tap" footsteps caught their attention.

They turned to the source of the sound. It was Su Yu, pulling Liang Yan, running up to Xie Xin Yi.

Su Yu set down the basket filled with petals and, astonishingly, pulled a small microphone from her pink dress!

They were curious—Su Yu's dress actually had a pocket? Then Su Yu's chubby little hand waved, and a baby‑like voice rang through the huge banquet hall!

"Music, stop!"

Ye Zhouyang realized something was wrong and rushed over to look for his son. Xu Yanjing stayed put to control the scene. She didn't know what Su Yu was doing, but letting her cause a ruckus was better than the wedding grinding to a halt and everyone seeing the Ye and Xie families become a joke! Perhaps they could stall until Ye Shu returned and the ceremony could proceed normally?

At Xu Yanjing's signal, the band quickly cut off the final notes, ceased playing, and looked toward the conspicuous Su Yu.

"Dear bride, hello!"

Liang Yan, who hadn't memorized the script, looked at the microphone Su Yu handed over and, imitating her, said, "Dear bride, hello!"

Xie Xin Yi and Xie Shouyun exchanged a glance, and Xie Xin Yi spoke first, "Hello, everyone!"

"The bride looks picture‑perfect today!"

Liang Yan, who was familiar with this, and Xiao Yu's younger sister, who had praised her doll together, thus she shouted into the handed‑over microphone, "Beautiful and charming!"

The two crowded around the microphone and in unison said, "More dazzling than fresh flowers!"

Xie Xin Yi replied politely, "Thank you!"

The MC, whose microphone Xu Yanjing had taken, went to the other side and buried himself searching for a backup mic, listening to Su Yu and Liang Yan's nonstop, flattery‑filled remarks, and began to doubt himself. Had he missed a page of the script while memorizing?

Why were those two flower girls delivering such silky flattery, while he stood there dry‑mouthed, waiting for the newlyweds to arrive and continue the scripted proceedings—who exactly was the MC?

Will his bonus be docked?

The MC, pulling out a backup microphone, sensed some guests' gazes, put on an apparently calm demeanor, smiled toward the side of the red carpet, as if unsurprised and already knowing what Su Yu and Liang Yan were about to do.

Hopefully, given his ability to improvise and perform well, the sponsor won't dock his bonus.

"Did you notice that your groom has disappeared?"

Liang Yan repeated into the mic, "He's gone!"

【Wulongcha, Wulongcha, Wulongcha, come back quickly, what's wrong with Ye Shu? I need my lines! Can't have an accident and lose face!】

Xie Xin Yi: ……Isn't this obvious? Could it be a little game that Ye Shu colluded with Su Yu to create?

Especially since her future mother‑in‑law handed her a microphone, it seems even more like a wedding game deliberately designed by Ye Shu.

Doesn't a game like this need to be announced to the bride herself?

Xie Xin Yi felt helpless inside, but went along with Su Yu's performance, "Found it!"

"Do you want to find your groom?"

Xie Xin Yi thought she could actually choose not to. This kind of "surprise" was too thrilling; she even thought Ye Shu had run away from the wedding!

"Want!"

A sharp female voice shouted through the microphone, matching Xie Xin Yi's, "Don't want!"

The guests all turned their gaze toward another conspicuous figure—Xu Jun.

They still didn't know what play the Ye and Xie families were staging. Weren't they a normal arranged marriage within the circle? How did it turn into something like true love, complete with pre‑wedding games?

The crucial point is, these guests are at least just background NPCs, right? How come no one gave them a script or answered their questions? Aren't they afraid of mishaps if they don't cooperate? Who actually wrote this plan? It's probably worse than three‑year‑old Su Yu!

Xu Jun, drawing everyone's attention, shouted hoarsely, "Xin Yi, he's simply not worthy of you!"

After Xu Jun finished, she gasped heavily, an abnormal throat pain causing tears to well up rapidly, "Pat pat" as they fell.

The surrounding guests watched the scene, exchanged glances, admiration in their eyes. Xu Jun's performance, even if shown alone and claimed she was there to steal the wedding, would still be believed!

Xie Xin Yi watched Xu Jun, who wasn't on the guest list yet suddenly appeared, turned and stared at Su Yu for three seconds, noticing the fine sweat on Su Yu's forehead. She suspected that Ye Shu had truly encountered trouble. Su Yu's actions seemed like a rescue to buy time?

On such a wonderful day, Su Yu certainly didn't want Xu Jun to utter anything she shouldn't!

Su Yu, taking advantage of everyone's gaze on Xu Jun, secretly pressed the button on her watch, summoning a bodyguard.

"Bride, please note! Ahead is the first challenge: when faced with others' opposition, do you stand by your choice?"

After Su Yu finished speaking, she handed the mic to Liang Yan, gestured herself, and the bodyguard already in her line of sight moved into position, covering Xu Jun's mouth and pressing it down!

Liang Yan held the mic. She had only managed to copy one line from Su Yu and couldn't continue, so she improvised, "Bride, please note! Someone at your wedding has spoken against you, saying you don't want him. Do you think she's right? Do you still want your groom? If you discard him, you won't get him back!"

Because of the earlier shouts, Xu Jun's throat throbbed painfully. She felt she could barely speak. Hearing Su Yu and Liang Yan both addressing Xie Xin Yi, she held back, planning to pause before continuing her own lines to sabotage the wedding. She didn't notice someone quietly approaching her. The guests who did notice saw the people in identical work uniforms, assumed it was part of the plot, and voluntarily stepped aside to let them pass.

【Host, Ye Shu was snatched back by your elder uncle. He is now changing clothes. Fortunately, two wedding suits were prepared in advance and placed in two different locations, otherwise it would have been hard to wrap up.】

When Wulongcha arrived, she saw the room with the first suit; all the backup dresses had been ruined and were completely unwearable. Su Xi could only hurriedly drag Ye Shu toward the room where the pink suit was stored.

Wulongcha, worried about Su Yu, returned first to report.

Xie Xin Yi guessed that Ye Shu had encountered trouble, so after Liang Yan finished speaking, she deliberately fell silent for a moment.

And Su Yu kept Xu Jun in her peripheral vision, 【Wulongcha, when my bodyguard catches Xu Jun, you immediately use the blindness card on her! All of it!】

Xie Xin Yi lifted the microphone, "I want my groom!"

In that instant, Xu Jun felt her mood heavy and her hands suddenly much heavier. Just as she tried to turn around to see who it was, darkness filled her vision; she could see nothing.

"What's happening outside? I can't see! Help!"

Xu Jun felt she shouted with all her might, but she could no longer hear her own voice echoing in the hall as before!

Xu Jun felt something gripping both sides of her hands; she tried to break free, but what restrained her was like a custom iron ring—hard yet pinching her arms. Though she was being dragged away, darkness still filled her sight!

Whether she looked left or right, she saw not a single ray of light!

This place is clearly a brightly lit hall; how could there be no light? Why did she suddenly lose her sight? Where is the person holding her taking her?

Her eyes were filled with terror, her movements and behavior exuded helplessness and fragility! The acting earned many guests a thumbs‑up!

Liang Yan saw Xu Jun being dragged away, happily shouted, "Congratulations to the bride for passing the first round!"

Su Yu clapped "pa pa" beside them.

Zhu Xueheng, sitting in the guest area, heard his daughter's words, then looked at Su Yu's action, and also clapped "pa pa". Although he didn't know what there was to congratulate about, since his daughter said congratulations, as a father he had to go along with it.

When Zhu Xueheng moved, the guests showed an expression of understanding and clapped together. Warm applause filled the venue. Hearing the applause, Xie Xin Yi somewhat doubted her judgment—could it really not be a script that only hid it from her and her dad? Her mother even mingled in the crowd, happily clapping.

Su Xi, dragging Ye Shu who had put on a pink suit, came over and curiously looked at the whole scene. He wasn't there; what else had Su Yu done?

The situation is still unclear; Su Xi held Ye Shu and stood still at the passageway, lest they blow their cover.

Applause lasted ten seconds; Su Yu walked around the venue, raised her hand and pressed down. The guests understood and stopped clapping. Some guests who found the procedure a bit boring also noticed Ye Shu not far down the passageway. They looked at Ye Shu curiously, thinking, "Finally, it's officially starting." Next time they attend a banquet, they'll need to ask the host in advance whether there are such special activities. This time they almost missed the cue, but fortunately Zhu Xueheng was reliable, mixing in the crowd to remind them.

But planting just one undercover among the guests is too unreliable. The secrecy is too high, easy to mess up. After the banquet they should gently remind others on social media who still want to run this kind of scheme.

They are high-quality, have been in business for years, and are also material for acting, but faced with a sudden scene they still find it a bit strained. Even if we don't tell them, we should arrange a few more undercovers! This time there was only one undercover, the effect wasn't great, and the applause wasn't uniform.

Ye Shu was a bit dazed, as if he had missed something.

He thought that when he came over, he would weep bitterly, beg Xie Xin Yi for forgiveness, and denounce the bastard who secretly harmed him, but the situation turned out quite different from what he imagined.

Why isn't the master of ceremonies, whom he hired at great expense, controlling the scene, but Su Yu instead? Where is his dad? Why, when his mom sees him, does she not come to him but go look for the MC?

The MC, looking at the sponsor's mother, took the microphone from his hand, then cleverly pulled another from his pocket and continued to serve as a mere prop.

Su Xi saw Su Yu turn around, naturally hooked his hand, then turned his back to them and faced Xie Xin Yi. Ye Shu looked at Su Xi doubtfully; Su Xi heard Su Yu's inner voice saying, 【I hope Uncle can understand—I'm having Ye Shu come over here.】

Su Xi let go of the hand supporting Ye Shu, saying, "Adjust your state, keep a normal expression, and follow the procedure over to that side."

Ye Shu adjusted his breathing, stepped onto the red carpet, and strode toward Xie Xin Yi. When he reached the halfway point, he heard that familiar childish voice, tinged with a hint of disdain, echoing throughout the hall.

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