“Okay.” Han Muzi nodded her head. She let go of the scrunched up wedding dress in her hand. “I will wait for him here. Or should we go straight to the hall?”
Han Qing brought his hand up to look at the time on his watch. Then, he said in a low voice, “It’s not time yet. If he still doesn’t show up later, then I’ll take you to the hall. But…” He hesitated, unsure of whether to finish his sentence.
“But what?” Han Muzi caught the hesitation in his voice and looked up at him.
Han Qing did not have any particular expression on his face but his deep eyes showed that he was not in a good mood. After Han Muzi probed him, his gaze became conflicted before he asked in a low voice, “Are you sure you still want to go to the hall if he doesn’t arrive on time?”
“Why not?”
“There are a lot of people gathered there. If he doesn’t show up at the hall either, then…” Han Qing wanted to say, How will you show your face? After all, you’re a woman.
“Qing.” Before he could finish his sentence, Han Muzi cut him off lightly. She looked at him; her red lips slowly pulled up into a smile and she said calmly, “I told you we have to put our trust in him. If he doesn’t say that he’s not coming, then I’ll keep waiting for him.”
Han Qing was speechless.
Seeing her like that, he did not know how to respond to her. As her brother, he could not make too many decisions for her either. Since she had made up her mind already, there was nothing much left that he could say to her. All he could do was follow her wishes and nod. “I’ll follow your decision.”
“Thanks, Qing.”
Time continued to pass by. Since there was quite a distance between where they were and the airport, Su Jiu would not have made it in time considering the time at which she departed.
Besides, they had scheduled a time to leave the hotel to go to the wedding hall. When it was time, Han Muzi got into the car. As she sat there, she tried endlessly to reach Ye Moxuan’s number.
Although all she got in return every time was the monotonous female voice, she persisted and dialed his number repeatedly like a robot. Yan watched her from the side and her eyes slowly turned red. Then, she faced out the window because she could not bear to watch her anymore.
She had always known that Muzi was stubborn. She always persisted in doing what she wanted to—whether it was trusting in him or doing anything else for that matter.
As her best friend, Yan had to support Muzi. However, as she saw Han Muzi in that state, she was not confident that she could keep supporting her. She would rather see Muzi burst out in anger instead of act the way she did then.
When they arrived at the wedding hall, their close friends were all gathered and waiting for them. As news of their wedding was massive, a lot of reporters had also shown up. Moreover, passersby who were around the area rushed over to take photos of the wedding. The moment she got out of the car, numerous bright lights flashed in her face.
Han Qing turned his head to ask the assistant next to him, “Is there any news from Su Jiu?”
The assistant glanced down at the barren state of her phone and shook her head. “She told me she was stuck in traffic fifteen minutes ago. I’m guessing Mr. Ye might also be stuck in traffic.”
Han Qing thought, It’s fine if he’s stuck in traffic, but if it’s anything else… His eyes grew dark and his presence became solemn. Ye Moxuan, you’d better keep your word. Otherwise, don’t come for me when I hide Muzi from you so you never see her again.
The ceremony was about to start but the groom was still not in sight. Furthermore, Han Muzi was standing there, in her wedding dress, all alone. The people from the media who had arrived upon hearing about the wedding began to realize that something was wrong.
“What’s happening? Why is the bride by herself? We’ve been here for so long. Isn’t it time for the wedding to start yet?”
“I heard this marriage is to unify Ye Group and Han Group—the two big families in North City. However… we still haven’t seen the man from Ye Group yet. Did he, perhaps, call off the wedding?”
“Oh, I don’t know… We just received news that there was going to be a wedding here today so we rushed over.”
“I heard that the Young Master from Ye Group in North City is incredibly handsome. Usually, he doesn’t approach girls, but there are a lot of daughters from well-known families who want to marry him. Did the Han Family release this news? Is it a one-sided thing?”
“No way. This is such a big deal; it’s been announced around the country for days. Even if the Han Group had announced on their own, the Ye Group wouldn’t have just sat back and let it happen.”
“Then what is this now?”
The spectators discussed amongst themselves busily.
Countless bright lights flashed in Han Muzi’s face. There were so many people at the venue, but she did not see anyone. She only thought of Ye Moxuan. Where is he? Is he stuck in traffic, or was his flight delayed? Did he even get on that plane…
Buzz—
Her phone vibrated and scared her senseless. At that moment, she brought out the phone that she had gripped in her hand the whole time. She took a glance at the screen but did not fully register the caller before answering it.
“Moxuan, are you on the way? There are a lot of people from the media here. I’m also waiting here in the hall for you. When are you—”
“Muzi, it’s me.” A gentle and clear voice was heard from the other side of the phone.
Then, the hope in her eyes gradually faded. She pondered for a moment and finally knew whose voice it belonged to. Her red lips hesitated before she called out, “L-Linhan?”
“Were you disappointed to hear my voice?”
She had not expected Ye Linhan to call her at this time. As she had been waiting for Ye Moxuan, she thought it was him. She did not even look at the caller ID properly before answering her phone.
“I saw the news. The wedding should be starting soon, right?”
“Mm.”
“I definitely won’t make it in time to attend your wedding, and I don’t think Moxuan will be pleased to see me, either. So, I thought I’d just call you to say congratulations.”
“Thank you…” She was not in a good mood, so she did not have the energy to entertain Ye Linhan.
Ye Linhan chuckled bitterly as he heard her half-hearted reply. “Okay then, I won’t bother you anymore. Be happy.”
Just as Han Muzi hung up the phone, the secretary’s assistant’s phone began to ring. “Miss Su? What? I got it!”
The secretary’s assistant hung up the phone and quickly turned to Han Qing. “President Han, that was Miss Su. There’s been an accident with the plane that Mr. Ye was on!”
