TL: Hua
Extra 18: Wedding 1
Yun Yang’s public apology didn’t stir up much online attention.
Many times, online news is like this: rumors spread with great momentum, but clarifications go unnoticed.
Lin Jiaojiao was indignant and specifically bought trending topics for Yun Yang to keep his apology prominently displayed on the hot search list. Not only that, but she also planned to buy trending topics for everyone else when their court hearings concluded and they issued apologies, to make sure all these rumor-mongers were exposed. Online hot topics change quickly, but not all netizens have goldfish memories. Seeing Yun Yang’s apology on the hot search list, many recalled the online disputes from a month ago and excitedly clicked on the trending topic.
[Wow, little green tea Yun apologized, seems like he lost the lawsuit.]
[The apology statement isn’t worth the “tea,” bad review! #dogehead#]
[So satisfying, I hope all those who spread rumors and cyberbully meet the same fate!]
[Tried to take advantage of the situation but hit a brick wall, haha, serves him right!]
[I hope that in the future, people who spread rumors and cyberbully online will encounter a tough opponent like President Qin and Young Master Ye and be legally sanctioned.]
Because his initial statement was very ‘green tea’ aka fake, netizens now jokingly referred to Yun Yang as “Yun Chacha(tea).”
Thanks to Lin Jiaojiao’s purchased trending topics and netizens adding fuel to the fire for popularity, this matter re-entered public view. Many media outlets seeking traffic also caught wind of it, wanting to interview the parties involved.
However, Yun Yang’s reputation was now ruined, and he dared not show his face, let alone accept interviews.
Ye Rongxu, on the other hand, was completely uncontactable. Or rather, these small media outlets simply had no way to reach him.
So, they put on their paparazzi hats, staked out various locations, and finally managed to photograph Ye Rongxu arriving at the Ye Group building after he reached Jiangcheng.
Then, they also photographed Ye Rongxu leaving the Ye Group with a group of people. Everyone in the photos was impeccably dressed in suits, clearly high-level executives.
Everyone seemed to gravitate around Ye Rongxu, walking either beside him or behind him. Ye Rongxu was turning his head, talking to Qin Chaoyan, who was walking on his right. Both were wearing well-tailored handmade suits, looking like business elites who had just finished a negotiation.
Both of them were exceptionally handsome, and walking together in suits, they looked particularly well-matched.
Perhaps it was a bit chilly outside when they exited the building. A young man, clearly a high-ranking executive on the left, was holding an overcoat, trying to drape it over Ye Rongxu, while Qin Chaoyan extended his other hand, ready to take the coat.
The media posted the photos online with the caption: “Young Master Ye arrives in Jiangcheng today, rushes to the Ye Group, then leaves with a group of high-level executives.”
Netizens’ eyes lit up when they saw the photos, exclaiming, “Wow, it’s such a pity Young Master doesn’t enter the entertainment industry with that face! President Qin next to him is also so handsome!” Then, as the media expected, they started guessing, “What’s going on here?”
[Suddenly back in Jiangcheng, entering the group, and walking with group executives? Do you even need to ask? Just a friendly reminder, Young Master is graduating from university this year.]
[Let me also say something, the handsome guy next to Young Master Ye who’s carrying the coat is General Manager Ji of the Ye Group, the current second-in-command of the group. Also, Young Master is graduating from university; shouldn’t he be starting work?]
[Speaking of which, it seems like the Ye Group has been holding some kind of meeting recently.]
[Wow wow, does that mean Young Master is back to inherit the family business?]
[What? Teacher Rong suddenly retired from the industry because he’s going to inherit the family business?]
[I’m crying my eyes out!]
[But Young Master probably doesn’t understand company matters, right? His major doesn’t seem to be relevant.]
[Didn’t you see his resume last time? Young Master Ye minored in finance, and besides, his husband and his dad are both business bigwigs; how could he not know anything?]
[So only us old otaku are still sad about Teacher Rong retiring from the industry? sobs loudly]
[An insider’s take: Four years ago, when Chairman Ye was trapped in Africa, it was Ye Rongxu and the current General Manager Ji who supported the Ye Group.]
[Speaking of which, in the photo, when Young Master is talking to President Qin next to him, his expression also seems quite serious. They should be talking about something related to company matters?]
[Ahhh, Teacher Rong’s fans are crying their eyes out!]
[I feel like it won’t be long until Teacher Rong becomes CEO Ye.]
Ye Rongxu: “?”
Returning home that evening, he saw the trending topic by accident and was full of questions.
Before netizens make wild guesses, can they check the date? He only came back for the Qingming Festival to sweep graves, and his dad happened to call him to the company, wanting to go home together after the meeting.
And then, when leaving the company building, he happened to bump into the high-level executives who had just finished their meeting… that’s all.
Although Ye Boxuan did hope he would join the group after graduation, this time, it really wasn’t for that.
Moreover, what he was saying to Qin Chaoyan at the time was—
“Are you cold?”
“No, are you?” Qin Chaoyan tilted his head.
Ye Rongxu grabbed the other’s hand, warmed it, and then said seriously, “Nonsense, why are your hands so cold? I told you we should wear long johns.”
Ji Qingyu, who was next to them, said, “Alright, stop showing off. The temperature dropped today, and it’s windy outside. Xuxu, put on your coat.”
Qin Chaoyan, with handsome features, took the coat and said, “I’ll do it.”
—End of flashback.
In short, they were definitely not talking about serious matters, and certainly not company matters.
He was really impressed by the netizens’ ability to overthink things.
Qin Chaoyan probably also saw the online news. That evening, he called and gently said, “President Ye?”
Ye Rongxu faintly replied, “Is it that funny?”
Qin Chaoyan chuckled uncontrollably.
After the Qingming Festival, Ye Rongxu returned to Jing City to continue his studies. His life was no different than before, except that… Qin Chaoyan started pulling him along to research various wedding matters.
For example, Qin Chaoyan recently watched a video about a destination wedding and suddenly had a whim, thinking it was a good idea, and wanted to call in a planner to inquire.
However, what he was watching wasn’t a typical destination wedding but rather a travel wedding that involved experiencing different wedding customs in various places around the world.
Simply put, it meant holding a local-style wedding in every favorite place.
“This way, we can get married many times, and each time will be different, with different experiences,” he said, embracing Ye Rongxu while envisioning.
Ye Rongxu faintly replied, “Aren’t you afraid of getting exhausted?”
Qin Chaoyan froze. That’s right. Xu Xu wasn’t in good health; traveling was fine, but holding a local-style wedding in every place… perhaps not.
Since the special-themed wedding was canceled, they could only focus their efforts on their formal wedding.
As Ye Rongxu’s graduation approached, people frequently came to their home to take measurements for their custom-made formal wear and deliver different versions of wedding planning proposals.
In order not to affect Ye Rongxu’s graduation project and thesis in two majors, Qin Chaoyan almost took care of most of the things and tried not to disturb Ye Rongxu as much as possible.
However, on the day the wedding plan was finalized, Ye Rongxu still gave him a surprise: the wedding invitations and ring styles were personally designed by Ye Rongxu.
The invitation featured a pair of intertwined koi fish, based on the two koi Qin Chaoyan had given him years ago. The rings also had feather and flame elements.
Ye Rongxu coughed lightly, his dark, clear eyes showing a little embarrassment: “My mom was good at designing these back then. After I started learning to draw, I also dabbled in it, but my skill isn’t as good as hers. If you don’t think it’s good, then, then… we can still use a professional designer’s…”
Before he could finish, his waist was suddenly embraced.
Qin Chaoyan held him tightly, his voice soft and hoarse: “No, this one is very good, better than those designed by professionals.”
Ye Rongxu’s face flushed slightly. In terms of design skill, he was definitely not as good as a professional, but… the meaning was different.
“Let’s have both then, the one I designed and the one from a professional designer,” he finally suggested.
The invitations were fine, but the rings still needed to be custom-made properly.
Qin Chaoyan didn’t refuse but insisted on using Ye Rongxu’s design for the wedding.
Their wedding was held on an island, grand and luxurious. Ye Boxuan bought a luxury cruise ship as a gift for them, which happened to be used to ferry them to the island. In addition, multiple planes were chartered to transport guests.
Although the wedding was grand, not too many guests were invited. Besides some friends of Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan and relatives from both families, the rest were business partners.
Ye Rongxu’s three roommates also came and joined as the groomsmen. Before the age of 22, he spent most of his time in the hospital, so he didn’t have many true friends, just Cao Yuxuan and, later, Xiao Pang and others he met. As for Qin Chaoyan, he had even fewer true friends. In his early years, he was busy trying to survive and didn’t think about friendship. Most of the people he met as an adult were mere acquaintances.
Of course, because of Ye Rongxu, he, Lu Yunfeng, and old Mr. Lu could be considered cross-generational friends and fishing buddies. But due to their age, these two were not suitable to be groomsmen. As for Ji Qingyu, he was a brother-in-law, even less suitable.
Finally, President Qin pulled his assistant and Lou Xinyu to be groomsmen and, while he was at it, gave the entire company time off and issued red packets.
All the employees of the group were overjoyed and sent their congratulations to President Qin and Mr. Ye in their group chats.
Some bolder ones even directly sent, “Thank you, Boss, thank you, Boss’s Wife; may you both have a hundred years of happiness and grow old together.”
Ye Rongxu also secretly lurked in the main group chat and, upon seeing it, subtly curved his lips. Then, remembering something, he flattened his lips again and thought with a hum, “Boss’s wife? What boss’s wife?”
Only because it was Qin Chaoyan’s company, these employees would flatter him by saying that. No, he couldn’t lose.
So, he also sent red packets in the main group chat of the Ye Group, even more than those sent by the Rongchao Group. After thinking about it, he discussed it with Ye Boxuan and also gave the employees of the Ye Group a day off.
As expected, once the red packets were sent, he immediately received a pile of blessings like “Thank you, Young Mr. Ye” and “Happy wedding, Young Mr. Ye and Mr. Qin.”
Ye Rongxu nodded slightly. However… although the goal was achieved, he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
After thinking about it, he poked his phone screen with a serious expression on his face and replied in the group chat: Thank you all for your blessings to me and my wife.
The group seemed to be silent for a second.
Ji Qingyu was the first to react, suppressing a laugh and replying: “Wishing Young Mr. Ye and Madam a happy wedding and a hundred years of happiness.”
Ye Rongxu was finally satisfied. With a generous wave of his hand, another row of red packets appeared.
Others quickly caught on and busily followed by sending messages, flooding the screen. Soon, Ye Rongxu was lost in a flurry of “Young Mr. Ye and Madam.”
When Qin Chaoyan entered the dressing room, he saw Ye Rongxu sitting alone in front of the mirror, holding his phone and chuckling foolishly.
Qin Chaoyan calmly walked closer and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Ye Rongxu was startled, quickly put away his phone, turned around, and stammered, “Why are you here?”
After speaking, he froze. Qin Chaoyan was dressed… exceptionally handsome today too.
Qin Chaoyan looked at him, his breathing also slightly hitched. After a long moment, he said hoarsely, “The wedding is about to start. We need to go over there first.”
Ye Rongxu blinked, as if just coming back to his senses, and said, “Oh,” then hastily stood up.
Perhaps he stood up too quickly, his foot accidentally hit the chair leg, and his body swayed. He quickly reached out, trying to grab something for support.
Qin Chaoyan quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
The sleeve of the custom-tailored suit was tightly gripped, and the fabric, made with gold threads, shimmered with a special luster under the light.
Ye Rongxu stabilized himself but suddenly noticed Qin Chaoyan’s slightly cool breath approaching.
He instinctively leaned back slightly, his lower back pressed against the edge of the dressing table. His gaze met Qin Chaoyan’s deep, dark eyes, and his breathing suddenly hitched.
“The suit, the suit will get wrinkled if you hold it so tight.” His slender, fair fingers gripped the edge of the table, his voice inexplicably tense.
Qin Chaoyan looked at him for a while, then suddenly released his fingers, helped him smooth out his sleeve, and whispered, “It won’t.”
The fabric of the custom-tailored suit was expensive and indeed wouldn’t wrinkle easily.
Ye Rongxu let out a slight sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, Qin Chaoyan suddenly braced his hands on the edge of the dressing table, pressing them on either side of Ye Rongxu’s body, and leaned down slightly.
Ye Rongxu suddenly trembled slightly, his fingers gripping the edge of the table so hard that his knuckles turned slightly white. His delicate Adam’s apple quivered slightly, like a tiny kitten being gently held by a large cat.
A knock suddenly sounded at the door, followed by Lin Jiaojiao’s and Cao Yuxuan’s voices.
“Brother, aren’t you ready yet? The wedding is about to start.”
“Oh, and what about Brother Qin? Is he with you?”
Inside the room, Ye Rongxu’s face was flushed, his waist tightly held, and his breathing slightly ragged.
Qin Chaoyan’s forehead was pressed against his, their breaths mingling. He closed his eyes tightly, trying to compose himself, his voice low and hoarse: “The kiss should be saved for the wedding.”
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to resist just now.
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