NOVEL NEXT
Chapter 240
The mother and daughter didn't have to wait long upstairs before the bridesmaid came to call them down.
The following proceedings went exceptionally smoothly—Xu Yi personally handing Xu Yan over to Ye Jin, the recitation of wedding vows, and now...
The bride's bouquet toss.
Ye Jin looked at Xu Yan holding the bouquet and whispered something in her ear.
Xu Yan listened and nodded obediently.
She turned her back to everyone and raised the bouquet in her hands. "I'm about to throw it!"
Liu Lingxiao sat in a nearby chair, having no intention of participating in the bouquet catch. When she heard Xu Yan's voice, she looked up and couldn't help but smile.
Then, in the next second, the bouquet flew towards her, landing steadily in her lap.
Liu Lingxiao: "?"
This was ridiculous!
Looking at the cheering crowd around her, she was a bit dumbfounded. "Wait a minute, this is rigged, isn't it?"
Gu Qinghuai laughed happily. "It doesn't really mean anything. It's just for fun, don't take it seriously."
Bai Hua also walked over with a smile. "That's right, Xiao Xiao, don't feel any pressure."
Xu Yan ran over, holding up her long wedding dress. "Sister! You caught it!"
Liu Lingxiao: "..."
This child has been led astray!
She stood up reluctantly, holding the bouquet. "Alright, alright, I caught it."
Ye Jin stood behind Gu Qinghuai, holding back his laughter as he said, "You should put in some effort."
Gu Qinghuai also looked helpless. "If you're not happy with it, why don't you help me out?"
Ye Jin rubbed his nose and walked away with his bride.
Joke aside, he wouldn't dare to truly provoke Liu Lingxiao.
The wedding celebration lasted all day, and by the time Ye Jin and Xu Yan returned to the tavern together, it was almost ten o'clock at night.
If it weren't for Xu Mo and Gu Qinghuai helping them fend off toasts, they might not have made it back at all.
Xu Yan held Ye Jin's hand as they walked down the street. She tilted her head to look at him. "Ye Jin~"
Ye Jin directly wrapped his arm around her waist. "Yan Yan, you're... mine now."
Xu Yan ran in front of him, lifting her dress, and opened her arms. "Carry me."
Ye Jin picked her up in his arms. As he walked, he said, "Yan Yan, how did you find those videos Mom gave you?"
Xu Yan didn't quite understand at first. "What videos?" Suddenly, she remembered something and her face instantly turned red. "You! I didn't watch them..."
Ye Jin held back his laughter. "It's okay, you don't need to watch them."
Xu Yan realized he was teasing her and slapped him lightly in embarrassment. "Then why did you mention it!"
Ye Jin quickened his pace back to the tavern. "It's because Yan Yan doesn't know anything."
Xu Yan fell silent, blushing as she hid in Ye Jin's arms, not daring to look him in the eye.
To give Ye Jin and Xu Yan enough space, Liu Lingxiao and Gu Qinghuai didn't even return to the tavern that night. Instead, they found a late-night eatery and drank there all night.
Until six or seven in the morning, Liu Lingxiao propped up her face, eyes closed, her voice heavy with sleepiness. "Isn't it about time? Can we go back now?"
Gu Qinghuai was still quite alert. "If you're so tired, why don't we go to a hotel to rest?"
Liu Lingxiao barely opened her eyes a crack. "It's me, not us. Besides, I don't like sleeping in hotels."
Gu Qinghuai checked the time. "Then let's head back to the tavern. We'll just need to be careful not to wake them up."
Liu Lingxiao kicked him lightly. "Go pay the bill."
By the time the two of them returned to the tavern, Ye Jin was already busy in the kitchen.
He heard the noise and looked out. "Sis, Brother Gu? Did you not come back last night?"
Gu Qinghuai smiled. "Your sister said she didn't want to disturb you, so we drank all night outside."
Ye Jin felt a bit moved. "When my sister wakes up, I'll make her some fried chicken to make it up to her."
He looked refreshed and in high spirits. Gu Qinghuai shook his head helplessly. "You really are..."
Ye Jin didn't feel there was anything wrong with him. He just felt extremely happy.
He just felt a bit sorry for his Yan Yan who had only just fallen asleep not long ago.
He contentedly narrowed his eyes... he'd be more careful next time.
Liu Lingxiao woke up just after noon. She came downstairs yawning. "Is anyone here? Is there anything to eat?"
Gu Qinghuai stood up. "Ye Jin left you some fried chicken. Do you want it?"
Liu Lingxiao lazily found a place to sit. "Ye Jin? He got up so early?"
Gu Qinghuai coughed dryly. "Mm, he was already up making breakfast when we got back. But after he finished cooking, he went back upstairs."
Liu Lingxiao raised an eyebrow. "Has Yan Yan not come down at all?"
Gu Qinghuai looked at her. "What do you think?"
Liu Lingxiao clicked her tongue and shook her head. "Young people these days..."
She felt sorry for little Yan Yan for a second.
Gu Qinghuai saw her expression and knew what she was thinking.
He shook his head helplessly. "Do you want something to eat or not?"
Liu Lingxiao propped up her face. "Of course I do. Why else would I get up?"
These two idle people had nothing much to do, so they just sat at the same table, chatting intermittently while drinking and eating.
It wasn't until the afternoon, nearly evening, that Xu Yan finally opened her bleary eyes and said she was hungry.
Xu Yan wasn't fully awake yet. She clung to Ye Jin pitifully, unwilling to walk on her own. "I can't walk."
Ye Jin felt a bit remorseful. He picked Xu Yan up. "Does it still hurt?"
Xu Yan bit his hand. "You're not allowed to talk!"
He focused on looking down at Xu Yan. "Then how about I bring the food up to the room, and you can eat here? Is that okay?"
Xu Yan's eyes were red, looking utterly pitiful. "Is that alright?"
Ye Jin rubbed her head. "It's fine. You rest for a bit first, but don't fall asleep again."
Xu Yan looked even more pitiful. "But I'm so sleepy! So sleepy and so hungry..."
Ye Jin kissed her lightly. "I'll be more careful next time, okay? I promise it won't be like this again."
He coaxed the slightly petulant Xu Yan in a soft voice, waiting until she calmed down before preparing to go downstairs.
As soon as he went downstairs, Ye Jin caught sight of two certain people in the hall eating sunflower seeds and drinking sweet wine. He ignored them and went straight to the kitchen.
Liu Lingxiao couldn't help but ask, "Did Yan Yan just wake up?"
Ye Jin brought up the tonic he had prepared earlier. "What is it?"
Liu Lingxiao kindly reminded him, "If she's not feeling well, you can go to the pharmacy and buy her some ointment or something."
Ye Jin paused in his steps. "Got it."
He immediately sent the parrot to buy medicine.
As Liu Lingxiao watched Ye Jin go back upstairs, she shook her head again and clicked her tongue. "Poor little Yan Yan."
Gu Qinghuai took a sip of wine nonchalantly. "You seem quite knowledgeable about these matters?"
Liu Lingxiao let out a derisive laugh. "Who are you looking down on? Just because I haven't eaten it doesn't mean I haven't seen it."
Gu Qinghuai didn't ask any further questions. He should have known from the start that Liu Lingxiao was simply frigid, and had been for thousands of years!