Looking at that happy couple getting

married, a sudden question popped up in

her mind. 'Is it love that led the bride and

groom to this stage?' Laughing at her own

ridiculous thought, she shook her head

lightly.

The thing that led them to marriage was

definitely not loving instead it was mutual

benefits for their respective families. Wu

Xia, the bride was actually her best friend,

Wu Wang's younger sister and Xu Mey

knew that Wang's chose Ming Qu as her life partner because it was beneficial for

business.

Owing to the fact that humans look for

their own benefit these days. A mere

marriage is also a form of convenience for

both parties. No one loves without a

rationale.

Xu Mey sighed closing her raven colored

eyes for a moment. There was a metaphor

she remembered, 'Good medicine tastes

bitter.'

But for her, relationships and love were

always like, 'Bitter medicine tastes

good.'"My poor sister is happily walking towards

a prison," Wu Wang who was sitting beside

Xu Mey said in a low murmur.

Understanding his meaning, she

laughed.

She knew only a brother like Wu Wang

would say that his sister's married life is like a prison.

"Wang boy, keep your voice down before

your parents hear it," She said in a calm

voice. "It's her own choice, anyway." Wu

Wang nodded his head in agreeing with

her.

"Oh dear, this boy is too clean. I can't find

a speck of dirt on him," Li Qiao joined the

conversation as he stared at his tablet

with a look of loss.

"You found nothing about him?" Xu Mey

asked as she pointed towards the man of

the night, the groom.

"Nope. He doesn't even have a speeding

ticket record." Li Qiao was feeling

discouraged. Xu Mey pressed on the frown

between his brows with her finger.

"The cleaner one looks, the more he's

trying to hide something," Her reply made

not only Li Qiao and Wu Wang stare at

her, it even attracted the attention of her other two best friends, Lin Shen, and He... Jian.Xu Mey met Li Qiao and Wu Wang at her

school while the other two were

introduced to her by them. Wu Wang was

involved in his family business but not

many people knew that he was also a

painter.

Li Qiao was the CEO of an entertainment

agency while Lin Shen was chief of

surgery at Lin Hospital in City D. He Jian

had his own architecture firm. But

together, they were just a bunch of

bantering kids.

When all of them looked at her calm face,

an involuntary sigh escaped from their

mouth. She picked up her phone and sent

a simple text. They knew nothing could

stay hidden from Xu Mey as long as she

was willing to find out herself.

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Ye Jie came to City D for his best friend's wedding. His long-term girlfriend, Lu

Yuhan was not tagging with him this time

around. Her absence disturbed Ming Qu

but Ye Jie didn't explain anything to

him.

Ye Jie didn't want his best friend to know

about his break-up, at the very least, not

on his wedding day. Ye Jie was actually

planning on proposing to Lu Yuhan but

the night he planned to take action was

the night she talked about a break-up.

He still remembered her black watery eyes

looking back at him with a sad expression

when she said, "Let's end it now Ye Jie.

You're amazing but after spending so

much time with you, I realized that we are

not meant to be."Coming back to the wedding...

He was clad in a beautiful royal blue

colored suit with a black shirt underneath.

His dark brown chopped hair was

perfectly gelled.

He was already tired from the long journey

and now the long traditional wedding was

making him impatient. His gaze was

wandering around in the hall and finally, it

made contact with a smiling face.

She was wearing a light peach colored

gown with a sequin pattern. Her pitch

black hair was tied in a side braid. The

light make-up made her porcelain white

skin seem more enthralling. But the smile

made her squint her eyes and her cherry

lips to turn upward. A small deep dimple

appeared at the side of her right cheek

was something that beguiled him.

After a moment, the smile was gone as if it was just his own imagination playing with

him. A serene expression took its place

and she seemed like a fascinating fairy

with those clear bright eyes."When are you planning on getting

married?" Mr. Ming asked while tapping

on his shoulder which broke his contact

with her.

He knew it was an avoidable question but

that was the question which scared him.

He still hadn't told his parents about his

break-up because he knew it will hurt

them. He wasn't young anymore, he was

turning 30 this year and everyone in his

family was expecting him to marry this

year.

"I'll invite you to my wedding soon, Uncle

Ming," He replied while trying hard to stay

calm and hide his hurt expression. Uncle

Ming laughed heartily seemingly happy

with his answer and patted his back.

For Mr. Ming, Ye Jie was just like Ming Qu

and Ye Jie also gave him the same respect

as his own father. Ming's and Ye's had a

close family relationship which also

became the reason for Ye Jie and Ming

Qu's friendship.

He wasn't lying to Uncle Ming, he

concocted in his mind to meet Lu Yuhan

again. He wasn't planning on giving up.

Neither on her Nor on their

relationship.

After Uncle Ming turned towards another

guest, Ye Jie looked behind but to his

dismay, she wasn't there anymore. He

darted his eyes around the hall but didn't find her.

After the ceremony, Ye Jie was chatting

with Ming Qu in the reception area which

was in the back garden of the hotel. It felt

roughly like a social gathering instead of a

wedding reception. Each person was

engaged in striving to seek for

connections.

'Social animals craving to survive in this

social jungle.'

Wu Xia joined them afterward swapping

her traditional red wedding dress for a

beautiful white dress. Clad in a simple but

elegant white gown with a slit down the

knee, she looked stunning. She looped her

arm with Ming Qu's and he murmured

something in her ear which caused a

visible blush to appear on her fair delicate

cheeks.

She hit him playfully with her clenched

fists. After calming herself, she said, "Do you guys want to join the real fun?"

Both Ming Qu and Ye Jie gave her puzzled

guise. "Don't tell me you want to spend

the time with the older generation."

Following her gesturing towards the

garden filled with people, both of them

realized that there was not a single person

from the younger generation.

"Where exactly is the real fun?" Ye Jie

asked hiding his grim mood behind a set

smile.

A mysterious smile spread on Wu Xia's

face as she dragged Ming Qu back inside

the building. They passed by another

wedding hall where a wedding was in

process and took an elevator to the

rooftop of the building. Seeing Wu Xia, the

bouncer opened the passage for her to

enter.

The rooftop was crowded with young

people hanging around and dancing to the

beats of music.

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