Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âWeâre getting married.â
Holding hands, Bai Qingqing and Curtis made an announcement that caught Daddy Bai and Mommy Bai by surprise, causing them to be stunned for a long while.
âDonât you have a girlfriend?â Finally, Mommy Bai dazedly asked as she stared at Curtis.
Curtis held his mateâs hand with both hands and said with a smile as he gazed at his mate, âQingqing is the girlfriend Iâve set my mind on. I didnât expect Winston to beat me to it, but thankfully, Qingqing chose me in the end.â
At this moment, Mommy Bai thought of the âQingqing Zooâ back then, as well as various incidents. Unable to find any dubious clues, she could only resign to it.
âWhen are you two planning to get married?â Seeing their firm attitudes, Mommy Bai knew there was no way to turn this around.
âThe earlier the better,â Curtis replied immediately.
Bai Qingqing rolled her eyes. âLetâs hold it during summer break. Thatâs ten-odd daysâ time. We should be able to prepare for it in time.â
Mommy Bai also very much wanted to roll her eyes. âI think youâre more anxious than Ke Di. The pot calling the kettle black.â
âMom!â Bai Qingqing blushed. âLetâs just hurry up.â
Mommy Bai stared at her suspiciously and especially cast a few more glances at her abdomen.
Bai Qingqing lowered her head and said in embarrassment, âIâm one month pregnant.â
Daddy Bai: â...â
Mommy Bai: â...â
Hence, the wedding preparations began.
When summer break arrived, Bai Qingqing donned a pristine white wedding gown and stood on the stage with the suit-clad Curtis. The emcee made a few jokes about the two of them, and Curtis also maintained a smile throughout.
There were tens of tables in the hall, a total of a few hundred people. Half of them were relatives on Bai Qingqingâs side, even though she didnât know most of them. The other half were people related to Winston, Muir, Parker, and Curtis. There werenât many of them, but it included both the underworld and the law enforcement. Even the mayor and deputy mayor were there.
âSo she ended up marrying him, after all!â At a table near the front, a handsome youth said while looking lost in a deep reverie, before suddenly smiling and downing his glass of red wine.
âHey, Zhang Xin, you know this bride. Itâs that high school student you asked me to help before you went overseas. In the blink of an eye, sheâs all grown up.â The deputy mayor seated beside him spoke.
Zhang Xin responded with an âMmâ, before lowering his head and not speaking anymore.
At the table beside them, a dissatisfied and disdainful voice suddenly rang out.
âHmph! Whatâs the big deal? Isnât it just marriage? Is there a need to make it such a grand affair?â
Donning sunglasses and seated at the frontmost table, Parker said in a tone reeking heavily of jealousy.
There were only three people at this tableâParker, Muir, and Winston. But if one were to go under the table, they would discover, to their horror, a lively sceneâfour leopards, two tigers, and three eagles reaching their claws to steal the food from the table every now and then.
âNow, letâs invite the two newlyweds to drink âcross-cupped wineâ1. After drinking this wine, they will share weal and woe, and remain loving till the end of time!â The emceeâs sonorous and forceful male voice reverberated in the entire hall.
Bai Qingqing and Curtis hooked their arms together. Due to the height difference, she had no choice but to stand on tiptoes, and Curtis also had no choice but to bend over. This was a particularly difficult segment for them.
With great difficulty, Bai Qingqing managed to put her lips to the wine glass. She was about to drink from it when she accidentally saw a leopard paw reaching out from under Parkerâs table, scooping a piece of roast duck before shrinking back underneath. Instantly, she spat out a mouthful of wine all over the emceeâs chest.
âSorry, sorry. This wine is too spicy,â Bai Qingqing hurriedly apologized.
The emcee: â...â I very much want to believe you, but this is fruit wine, okay?