Chapter 9 Your appearance disrupted my entire life 2
"He can marry whoever he wants, what does it have to do with me? I have a boyfriend now, why should I destroy other people's happiness?"
"It's already this late, why don't you stop being upset? Is being upset more important than lifelong happiness?"
"If it is destined to happen, it will happen eventually. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it." Zhong Jialiang stepped forward and protected Chen Yiying behind him, stopping Huimei from continuing to persuade her.
"Chen Yiying, do you remember what you said before? You said that if it is destined to be yours, you will get it eventually, and if it is not destined to be yours, you will have to fight for it! Qiu Zhuoping originally belonged to you. If you back down now, then you are the stupidest fool in the world!"
"Chen Yiying, Qiu Zhuoping likes you, you should know this better than anyone else. Qiu Zhuoping wants to marry Liu Jiaran because his family had financial problems two years ago, and Liu Jiaran helped him when he needed money. Chen Yiying, you are the only one who can stop Qiu Zhuoping from making the wrong decision now." Xu Shushu took out his car keys and threw them to Chen Yiying, "These are my car keys, it's up to you whether you go or not."
Yiying took the car keys thrown to her by Xu Shushu and fell into deep thought.
Huimei was right. She couldn't make the wrong decision because of a momentary anger. She didn't love Zhong Jialiang. She loved Qiu Zhuoping. Even if she couldn't stop all this from happening in the end, at least she had tried.
"What church did they get married in?"
“A stellar church in the heart of the city.”
"You can't go!" When Yiying was about to run to the seawall, Zhong Jialiang grabbed her arm tightly. This time, his eyebrows were furrowed into a "川" shape, and the tenderness in his eyes completely disappeared. "What do you think of me? A plaything when you are bored? A spare tire when you quarrel? Or do you never take me seriously? You leave me again and again because of Qiu Zhuoping, why? Am I not good enough for you? Answer me!"
"Zhong Jialiang, I'm sorry. I know you're very good to me, but I only regard you as my closest senior brother and a friend to chat with. The person I like from the beginning is Qiu Zhuoping. I know I may have hurt you..." Yiying struggled, but the force on her arm became tighter and tighter, as if to crush her bones. That was the first time she saw Zhong Jialiang's sharp eyes, which were very scary, as if this person was not the Zhong Jialiang she knew.
"I won't let you go. I spent so much time separating you two, and now they're getting married. If you go, everything we've done in the past two years will be in vain. You can't go!"
Zhong Jialiang's decisive statement made Yiying both scared and confused.
What exactly did he and Liu Jiaran do to Qiu Zhuoping in the past two years?
"Zhong Jialiang, let go!" Huimei's voice interrupted them.
Zhong Jialiang looked at the short girl with disdain and sneered. But before he could say anything else, Huimei had already pulled Chen Yiying from his hands.
Zhong Jialiang, who was hit on the arm and chest, staggered back involuntarily and fell on the beach.
Huimei looked down at Zhong Jialiang, whose true face was revealed, with an intimidating aura.
Yiying looked at Huimei, a little dumbfounded. Although Huimei had told her a long time ago that she knew Taekwondo and had already obtained a black belt. At that time, Yiying always liked to bully and tease her, thinking that she was short and must have said that to scare herself. What's more, Huimei had never hit anyone in all these years, so Yiying ignored her words, and didn't expect Huimei to be a hidden master.
"Yiying, don't just stand there, drive to the church quickly."
Huimei's voice brought Yiying back to her senses. She quickly took the keys and drove away in Xu Yishu's sports car.
Zhong Jialiang wanted to get up and chase them, but was stopped by Xu Shu: "Whether it's a one-on-one fight or a group fight, you can't beat us. I advise you to stay here first."
Hearing this, Zhong Jialiang kicked the sand angrily, turned around and walked towards the beach and shouted.
At the church, guests arrived one after another. Liu Jiaran, wearing a wedding dress, was taken to the front of the church by a wedding car, with a white lace umbrella opened above the car door. The bridesmaids and some girls who were welcoming the bride opened the door of the wedding car, and Liu Jiaran, dressed like a princess, got out of the car.
The crystal-encrusted high heels sparkled in the sun, matching her Greek-style bridal outfit perfectly. Her seductively red lips lifted slightly, and she smiled knowingly at the cross on the church. After all, it was still her who walked into the church with Qiu Zhuoping. In this battle of love, she was the ultimate winner.
Liu Jiaran walked across the red carpet covered with flowers in her long wedding dress. The day she had dreamed of finally came. She could finally become Qiu Zhuoping's wife. Finally... But when she saw Qiu Zhuoping, her smile gradually faded.
Qiu Zhuoping stood at the door at the end of the red carpet, holding flowers, expressionless. His hair was combed back, revealing his high forehead, and his neat hair was gleaming with silver light. There was no expectation or happiness on his face, but he was as calm as ever. This calmness slowed down Liu Jiaran's pace, as if every step was torture.
He didn't love her, she knew it a long time ago. But she was unwilling to accept it. She knew that maybe she didn't love him either, but she just couldn't accept it. She was unwilling to see the person she had been pursuing fall into the arms of someone else, and she was unwilling to see her efforts go unrewarded. She knew that maybe their marriage was just a transaction, but she didn't care. She had to get what she wanted, even if it meant using any means!
"Brother Zhuoping, sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go in." Liu Jiaran walked to Qiu Zhuoping, took the bouquet from his hand, and smiled as sweetly as before.
"Yeah." Qiu Zhuoping simply nodded and let Liu Jiaran hold his arm and walk into the auditorium together.
The large hall was decorated with flowers, European candles flickered, and the guests and their families sat in front of the church waiting for the bride and groom to appear. Wedding songs lingered in the church, and the guests looked towards the door without any prior agreement. The handsome groom walked slowly with the beautiful bride, and the boys and girls carrying flower baskets followed behind them, looking clumsy and cute.
Qiu Zhuoping and Liu Jiaran stopped in front of the pastor, and the church door slowly closed.
The pastor opened the Bible in his hand and began to speak. After the speech, he looked at Qiu Zhuoping and asked, "Please swear in the name of love that you are willing to marry the lady in front of you as your wife? No matter good or bad times, rich or poor, healthy or sick, are you willing to accompany her for life, never leave her, love her, cherish her, until eternity?"
Qiu Zhuoping lowered his head, seeming to be hesitating.
Seeing that he did not respond for a long time, Liu Jiaran nudged him and signaled him to answer the pastor.
"I……"
"I object!" Chen Yiying kicked the door of the church open, and the balloons and flowers decorated on the door fell to the ground. Chen Yiying walked up to Qiu Zhuoping and pulled him behind her. She stood in front of Liu Jiaran, raised her head and said confidently, "Qiu Zhuoping will only marry me in this life. He doesn't want to marry you!"
"Chen Yiying, today is our wedding day. Do you think the groom will really go with you?" Liu Jiaran glared at Chen Yiying. "Brother Zhuoping can walk in here with me, which means that our wedding today is set. Even if you come, it will be useless!"
The guests in the church were talking about what had happened.
"Chen Yiying, today is the day Liu Jiaran and I get married. If you are here to give your blessing, please take a seat. If you are here to cause trouble, please go back." Qiu Zhuoping pushed away Chen Yiying's hand and walked to Liu Jiaran, as if he really intended to marry her.
"You lose." Liu Jiaran smiled triumphantly, and tenderly took Qiu Zhuoping's arm, wanting to continue the wedding.
Yiying looked at the pastor and the guests present. Everyone was waiting to see the farce. If that was the case, then she didn't need to be shy about anything!
"Chen Yiying, what are you doing!" Liu Jiaran's voice mixed with the sound of heavy objects overturning in the church. Everyone in the church stood up and gathered in a safe place, watching Chen Yiying move a stool and smash the church.
The pastor almost fainted when he saw the ruined church.
Liu Jiaran kicked off her high heels in frustration, walked towards Yiying with the bouquet in hand and shouted, "Chen Yiying, I'm not done with you!"
Chen Yiying watched Liu Jiaran raise the bouquet and throw it towards her, thinking, here comes her chance.
The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground echoed in the church. Liu Jiaran looked at Yiying who had fainted on the ground in shock. The bouquet in her hand didn't even touch a single hair of hers.
"Yiying!" Qiu Zhuoping's nerves were touched. He quickly stepped forward, pulled Liu Jiaran away, picked up Chen Yiying and walked out the door.
"Qiu Zhuoping, if you walk out of this door today, we will break up!" Liu Jiaran, who had come to his senses, shouted at the white figure.
Qiu Zhuoping, who was one step away from the threshold, stopped. He turned his head slowly and said in his usual cold voice: "Then let's break up."
There was a sigh in the church. Liu Jiaran looked at the receding figure and roared, "Qiu Zhuoping, you bastard! You bastard! Don't let me see you again! I hate you so much!"
The guests left the church one after another, leaving only the family members of both parties and Liu Jiaran who was smashing and kicking things.
A small car slowly stopped in front of the church.
When Zhong Jialiang walked into the church, Liu Jiaran was the only one left in the church. She sat on the steps of the church, staring blankly at the bouquet on the ground. Her originally beautiful makeup had been ruined by her tears, and the veil she had torn off lay quietly on the ground. She had made enough of the fuss and was tired of crying, so she sat there with a tired face.
When Xu Shushu and Hui Mei walked over, Liu Jiaran raised her head, grabbed the bouquet on the ground and threw it at them: "How dare you come here to laugh at me? Get out! Get out!"
Xu Shushu was at a loss. Although he helped Qiu Zhuoping and Chen Yiying, he hurt his cousin. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to leave the church with Huimei.
After they left, Liu Jiaran fell down on the stairs again. She looked dazed, as if she had been greatly stimulated.
Zhong Jialiang felt sorry for her when he saw her like this. He sat beside her silently, patted his shoulder and said, "If you want to cry, I can lend you my shoulder."
Liu Jiaran, who had been crying for an hour, turned her head hesitantly, and her tears of grievance burst out again. She threw herself into Zhong Jialiang's arms and burst into tears.
She just wanted to start a family with the person she loved. Was she wrong?
"Brother Zhuoping doesn't want me anymore, why did he leave, wuwu..."
"We are actually quite similar. We both like an impossible person and do whatever it takes in the name of love, but we still can't get him/her even if we have to burn ourselves to death. It's both ridiculous and pathetic to think about it." Zhong Jialiang patted Liu Jiaran's back to comfort her. Perhaps from the beginning, they chose someone who was not suitable for them, which led to the situation today.
"I don't want to be the one who gets dumped, wuwu..."
"Qiu Zhuoping doesn't want you, and Chen Yiying doesn't want me. We really are in the same boat. Why don't we just become a couple?" Zhong Jialiang said with a wry smile.
This sentence made Liu Jiaran stunned.
She stared at him blankly, and then she realized how close they were. She had always regarded Qiu Zhuoping as the center of her world, and had never really looked at the people, things, and objects around her. In fact, Zhong Jialiang had always been the person who appeared most frequently in her life. They had planned to break up Qiu Zhuoping and Chen Yiying two years ago, and they had quarreled and had conflicts, but they had also worked together.
If you can't be with the person you like, then being with the right person is also good...
The smell of disinfectant filled the hospital. Qiu Zhuoping, wearing a white suit, ran into the emergency room holding Chen Yiying. People coming and going looked at him, and the anxiety between his brows seemed to never fade away.
"Go and call the doctor quickly." Qiu Zhuoping put Chen Yiying on the hospital bed, turned around and asked the nurse to call the doctor to come for an examination.
As soon as the nurse stepped out of the emergency room, Yiying sat up, as if she had suddenly come back to life, which scared Qiu Zhuoping.
"Qiu Zhuoping, I knew you cared about me!" Chen Yiying got off the bed and hugged Qiu Zhuoping tightly. This time, it seemed as if she had used up all her courage in her life.
In order to force him to face her true feelings, she did not hesitate to make a scene at his wedding regardless of her image. She originally thought that she could generously let Qiu Zhuoping go, but she didn't realize it until the last moment. She couldn't watch him disappear from her world again. She had lost him once before, and she would not let it happen again.
"Are you pretending to be unconscious?" Qiu Zhuoping pulled Chen Yiying away and checked her body, and sure enough, she was unharmed.
But Yiying looked at him with a frown on his face and gave him a kiss without saying a word.
The doctor who came with the medical record stopped at the door and embarrassedly covered his face with the record. The nurse who followed behind him also helped them close the door.
In the end, Qiu Zhuoping hugged Chen Yiying tightly. He had chosen her and there was no turning back, but he did not regret it.
"Chen Yiying, your appearance has really disrupted my entire life." Qiu Zhuoping hugged Chen Yiying, her head resting on his chest, listening to the plop sound coming from there.
She looked at the man with a smile on his lips and hugged him tightly, "From now on, I will be your only life!"
"Okay, from now on my life will be filled by you. " Qiu Zhuoping smiled and agreed.
They hugged each other and looked at the swaying leaves outside the window. This summer, it seemed as if flowers were blooming.
The street in the distance was crowded with people, and the cars passing through the street formed a long line. In this long line, there was a dazzling red sports car. Xu Shushu's exhibition had not yet ended, and Huimei had missed half a day of work because of Chen Yiying's matter.
Before returning to the exhibition, Xu Shushu gentlemanly sent Huimei to work. Although it was only a ten-minute drive away, it was jammed with traffic during the rush hour.
They stopped behind a white truck and waited for the vehicles at the intersection to move forward. Xu Shushu played a lyrical English song, but Huimei didn't understand a word of it. She secretly looked at his profile, his eyes were always fixed on the front, and he hummed a few English songs from time to time.
His voice was very pleasant, like a spring from heaven. Huimei hoped that the car would stay here forever, and time would not pass. In this way, she could always quietly watch his gentle and beautiful appearance.
The cars around honked their horns, and the traffic jam improved. As the green light came on, the vehicles on the street began to move forward in an orderly manner. After passing a few traffic lights, Huimei saw where she worked. She pointed to the shabby office building and said, "My workplace is in front."
"Oh, there, I saw it, it looks a little small." Xu Shushu turned the steering wheel and pulled over.
To him, her world was very small, and she could only see the outside world through the small skylight.
"I'm here, thank you for seeing me off. You should go back to the exhibition, otherwise your assistant will be worried." After Huimei got out of the car, she closed the door for her. She adjusted her pink chiffon skirt. Her once cute curly hair had been trimmed off, and now she only had straight black hair that reached her collarbone. She still had straight bangs and looked like a high school student who had just graduated.
"Then I'll go back first. We'll meet again when we have time. Goodbye."
"Okay, let's meet again when we have time. Bye."
Huimei waved her hand and looked at his friendly smile, feeling that the distance between her and him was infinitely far away.
Xu Shushu watched Huimei turn around and walk up the stairs to the company entrance, start the engine, and drive away in reverse.
As the sports car drove away, Huimei turned around. She looked at the red sports car disappearing in the light and smiled with relief.
I used to think that I could accompany you for a long time, and be your most intimate friend and chat partner, but in fact, time has already divided us into two unrelated worlds. Your world does not need me, and my world is too small to accommodate you. Now I finally understand that we both need to move forward and pursue our own lives. I think, maybe I can only like you to this extent.
Huimei looked at the red sports car that disappeared at the end of the street, turned around and walked into the company. It seemed that the story about youth had ended...
