Green Tea Villainess Fails 115

Chapter 115: Bonus – Wedding Bells

Six months after the release of “Twins,” preparations for Zuo Bian and Qin Ai’s wedding began.

It had been a year since their engagement. Qin Ai was twenty-eight, and Zuo Bian was twenty-three. Their careers were stable, it was the perfect time to get married.

Qin Ai’s mother was excited about her daughter’s wedding. Qin Ai wasn’t young anymore, and she had never been in a relationship before, only starting to date at twenty-six. Since they loved each other, Tian Yumeng naturally wanted them to get married as soon as possible.

However, it was different for the Zuo family. Zuo Bian was still young, and at twenty-three, most girls were still enjoying their youth. But they had been engaged for a year now, delaying the wedding any longer wouldn’t be appropriate.

Seeing how lovey-dovey the couple was, they decided to let them get married. They couldn’t stop them anyway.

They were still a bit sentimental. Zuo Yan patted his wife’s back, saying that they could visit their daughter often after she got married.

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On their wedding day, Zuo Bian woke up early to get ready.

After waiting for so long, she and Qin Ai were finally getting married. Although twenty-three might seem young to others, it wasn’t too early when you had found the right person.

She had found her soulmate, and she wouldn’t change her mind. They were meant to be together.

As the bride, the makeup and hairstyling took a long time. Zuo Bian sat in front of the vanity mirror, her reflection smiling with happiness and anticipation.

“Zuo Zuo, you don’t seem nervous at all,” Tao Zi said, sitting beside her, keeping her company.

Tao Zi was already married to Zuo Yuan, officially Zuo Bian’s sister-in-law.

The hairstylist was curling Zuo Bian’s hair, so she couldn’t shake her head. She smiled at her reflection in the mirror. “I’m nervous, but I’m more excited.”

Tao Zi recalled her own wedding day and realized she had felt the same way.

“Getting married to the person you love is indeed exciting. I wish you a lifetime of happiness.”

“Thank you,” Zuo Bian said with a smile.

After getting ready, she waited for Qin Ai to come and pick her up. She hadn’t seen Qin Ai for almost a day and missed her dearly.

She kept asking for the time every five minutes. She wasn’t asking when Qin Ai would arrive, just the time. But her eagerness was evident.

Tao Zi was tired of answering her questions. “Zuo Zuo, stop asking. They’ll be here in half an hour.”

A faint blush appeared on Zuo Bian’s cheeks. She was embarrassed by her impatience, but she couldn’t help it. Her desire to see Qin Ai was overflowing.

Someone knocked on the door. Tao Zi answered it.

Before the door even fully opened, a voice rang out.

“Let me see how beautiful the bride is today.” Chang Wensi walked in, followed by Lu Letian.

Chang Wensi was Zuo Bian’s bridesmaid, and Lu Letian was naturally the best man.

Besides Chang Wensi and Lu Letian, Lin Qingqing and her girlfriend were also there.

Not long after attending Zuo Bian and Qin Ai’s engagement ceremony, Lin Qingqing had finally found her soulmate. With someone she truly loved, her obsession with Qin Ai had faded.

Actually, Lin Qingqing was similar to Chang Wenyan. Their so-called love for Qin Ai was more like a habit, or rather, they believed that Qin Ai was their destined partner. They were essentially pursuing someone they considered perfect.

Lin Qingqing had even apologized to Zuo Bian for her past childish behavior. Zuo Bian had never disliked Lin Qingqing, so there was no need for forgiveness.

Lin Qingqing had let go of the past. She and her girlfriend were here to be Zuo Bian’s bridesmaids.

Chang Wenyan, on the other hand, was more sensitive. He didn’t show it, but he was incredibly awkward. He would excuse himself to go to the bathroom whenever someone teased him.

His boyfriend was Liu Liu, Qin Ai’s high school classmate. Liu Liu was outgoing and friendly, a natural conversationalist. He had wanted to be a groomsman with Chang Wenyan, but Chang Wenyan, due to his inexplicable pride, refused. So Liu Liu had given up on the idea.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen entered the room, filling it with chatter.

“You look beautiful, just a tiny bit prettier than me.” Chang Wensi, even when complimenting someone, couldn’t resist praising herself.

“Of course, our Zuo Zuo is beautiful.” Tao Zi took out her camera and started taking photos of Zuo Bian, shaking her head after each shot. “This camera can’t capture Zuo Zuo’s beauty.”

Zuo Bian smiled for the camera, and Tao Zi couldn’t stop clicking the shutter.

Years of experience as a fangirl had made her a skilled photographer, with her own unique style.

After taking solo shots of Zuo Bian, Tao Zi said, “I’ll take a photo of you and Qin Ai later. After ten or twenty years, you can look back at these photos and remember your wedding day.”

Zuo Bian smiled and agreed.

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They were all close friends, and time flew by as they chatted and laughed.

Zuo Bian heard a commotion outside and instinctively wanted to go out and see what was happening, but Tao Zi stopped her.

“Don’t be so impatient, bride.”

Chang Wensi crossed her arms and snorted. “You’ve been together for so long, what’s the rush?”

At this moment, Chang Wenyan, who had “returned from the bathroom,” entered the room. He was in a bad mood after being teased and immediately retorted to his sister’s comment.

“Who was the one who cried and demanded to see Lu Letian after just two days of filming in another city?”

“W-Who wanted to see him?” Chang Wensi’s face flushed red.

Lu Letian, standing beside her, couldn’t hide his smile. To avoid further angering the tsundere Chang Wensi, he turned his head away to laugh.

Love couldn’t be hidden, not in your expressions, your eyes, or your heart.

Zuo Bian wanted to see Qin Ai. Her brother must be trying to stop her, he had always been reluctant to let her get married.

Although she knew her brother couldn’t stop Qin Ai, she still wanted to help.

Tao Zi, sensing her thoughts, said reassuringly, “Don’t worry, Qin Ai is smart, she’ll overcome all obstacles and come to you with the most beautiful bouquet.”

“Overcome all obstacles? Is it that difficult?” Zuo Bian was surprised.

Tao Zi coughed awkwardly. “It’s not difficult, just a few small tests.”

“I’ll go and see.” Zuo Bian headed towards the door.

Tao Zi couldn’t stop her. After all, Zuo Bian was stronger than her. She could only follow behind, shouting, “Slow down! You can see her soon, don’t trip over your dress!” She sounded like a worried mother.

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Meanwhile, a group of people were staring at Qin Ai with serious expressions. The atmosphere was tense.

Qin Ai, dressed in her wedding gown, was holding a pen and solving math problems.

Zuo Yuan, being a siscon, had accepted Qin Ai, but on his sister’s wedding day, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of protectiveness. He had given Qin Ai a difficult task.

No, not just one difficult task, but 520 tasks. Various questions, covering all sorts of topics. For every correct answer, she would get a key.

On the table beside her was a box covered in locks. Inside the box were Zuo Bian and Qin Ai’s wedding rings.

Qin Ai could choose to give up on the challenge, but she wouldn’t get the rings.

The questions were moderately difficult, but solving so many problems and finding the right keyhole for each key would still take a lot of time.

That was Zuo Yuan’s goal. Since his sister’s marriage was inevitable, he would delay it for as long as possible.

He had thought his parents might stop him, but they were also in on it. It seemed like they all had the same idea.

Qin Ai wasn’t angry about being challenged. She calmly sat at the table and worked on the problems one by one. There were already more than two hundred keys piled up beside her.

Liu Liu, who was in charge of handing out the keys, was so bored that he was yawning. Unlike Zuo Bian’s family, he was on Qin Ai’s side.

“These problems are too easy for Qin Jie. Qin Jie, do you want me to help you unlock some of the locks? To save some time?”

Before Qin Ai could answer, Zuo Yuan said, “It’s best to get the wedding rings yourself.”

“Mm.” Qin Ai agreed, continuing to work on the problems.

“Ah, this is so boring. How did a wedding turn into a study session?” Liu Liu tossed another key onto the table.

“Qin Ai! So you’re here!” Zuo Bian’s eyes lit up the moment she saw Qin Ai, her face breaking into a radiant smile.

“Xiao Bian, why are you here?” Zuo Yuan had tried to prevent this, but his sister had come looking for Qin Ai.

Tao Zi, following behind Zuo Bian, smiled wryly.

Zuo Bian said calmly, “I wanted to see Qin Ai, so I came.”

Qin Ai finally stopped writing and beckoned Zuo Bian. “Come and help me unlock these locks.”

Zuo Bian looked at the pile of locks curiously. The people around her explained what was happening.

Qin Ai added, “It’s our wedding, it’s not against the rules for us to work together to get the rings.”

It wasn’t against the rules, so no one dared to stop them.

One solved the problems, the other unlocked the locks. Time seemed to pass faster now. When the last lock was opened, they lifted the lid together.

The contents of the box made their smiles freeze.

Inside the large box was a smaller box, covered in at least fifty or sixty locks.

Zuo Yuan chuckled awkwardly. “Just kidding, the rings are actually with Mom.”

Du Yundong took out a red ring box. “The rings are with me. Qin Ai, I’m entrusting Xiao Bian to you. You have to make her happy.”

Qin Ai took the ring box. “Don’t worry, Mother-in-law, I’ll definitely make Zuo Bian happy.”

With the rings in hand, the wedding ceremony officially began.

They exchanged rings, the diamonds sparkling in the sunlight.

They had already exchanged rings during their engagement ceremony, but those rings were worn on their middle fingers. Now, they were on their ring fingers.

From this day forward, their ring fingers would be engraved with each other’s names. They would hold hands, their fingers intertwined, and walk together until the end of their lives.