novelraw Chapter 512 - 429: Didn’t You Provoke Him?
Chapter 512 - 429: Didn’t You Provoke Him?
On the stage, the host started reciting his lines, and Li Si and Leng Mochen followed along like puppets on strings, their hearts brimming with happiness.
Mr. Leng and Mrs. Leng also took to the stage this time to give their speeches. Mr. Leng shared his heartfelt wish: "May you both be eternally happy!"
Mrs. Leng spoke with emotion, expressing her hope: "From now on, be good to each other! Live harmoniously!"
There were many guests present, roughly 80 tables, so it was difficult for them to clearly see who all were there from the stage.
Everything proceeded methodically. Li Si went to change into a red, vintage-inspired evening gown.
Following behind Mr. Leng and Mrs. Leng, she greeted the arriving guests—a moment that marked her official debut as the Leng Family’s daughter-in-law, and the wife of the Leng Group’s CEO, Mo Si, in front of the public!
From now on, everything about her would represent the Leng Family!
The Leng Family didn’t have many relatives. Mrs. Leng kindly held Li Si’s hand as she introduced her. On the side of Mr. Leng Sr., only Leng Shuang’s branch of the family was present.
Leng Shuang’s family warmly greeted Li Si, offering their blessings and good wishes.
Li Si suddenly noticed something interesting—Wang Meishu’s family was sitting at the same table as Jin Yichen and Jin Jiachao. Normally, this wouldn’t be noteworthy.
But next to Wang Meishu sat Wang Mei’s family and Lei Ming. What kind of combination was this?
How did Wang Mei and Lei Ming end up at her wedding?
Li Si exchanged a glance with Leng Mochen, and both saw deep confusion in the other’s eyes!
She glanced worriedly at Xiao Ning, who was conversing with Jin Yichen nearby. Xiao Ning must have let go of everything, right?
Xiao Ning caught Li Si’s gaze, winked playfully, and seized the moment to lean over and whisper quickly into her ear: "Wang Mei is a relative from Auntie’s side of the family, and Lei Ming is her boyfriend now! Apparently, they’re getting married soon!"
This was just revealed moments ago when Auntie made the introductions on purpose. Aside from Lei Ming and Wang Mei, probably only a handful of people from their own family knew about this.
Seeing Lei Ming intertwined with someone like Wang Mei left Xiao Ning feeling utterly speechless.
Even though they had broken up, she still wished Lei Ming well!
Now, staring at Wang Mei herself, Xiao Ning felt like one of her videos was playing before her eyes in real-time! How could she deal with this?
Both Xiao Ning and Li Si exchanged a look filled with schadenfreude. Li Si exhaled lightly, "Now this is going to be interesting!"
What a strange twist of fate! Wasn’t Lei Ming with Ling Wei before?
How, in such a short time, had he not only changed partners but was even talking about marriage?
Thinking further about the inevitable clash between Lei Ming’s mother and Wang Mei’s mother, Li Si could only envision someone getting utterly KO’d on the spot!
Leng Mochen wasn’t one to stay quiet either. Back then, he had seen that infamous video himself. "Didn’t you provoke him a bit? The boyfriend you found is not only better than Lei Ming, but Lei Ming’s new girlfriend—well, she’s got quite the history."
Xiao Ning glared at her brother. "Brother!"
She hadn’t expected her brother to be so unreliable either.
Though seeing Lei Ming there had surprised her, she wasn’t about to bring up Wang Mei’s messy past with him.
She even started imagining a full-on brawl between Wang Mei’s mother and Lei Ming’s mother, wondering who might come out on top.
Leng Shuang, never one to enjoy being left out, pouted nearby: "Xiao Ning, what are you and Sister-in-law and Brother talking about? So mysterious!"
Xiao Ning gave her a sidelong glance. "Secret!" What could be worth telling her, anyway?
She used to just think Leng Shuang was a little dramatic and spoiled. Now she wondered how she didn’t notice before just how meddlesome she could be!
Truly unlikeable!
Leng Shuang was so angry she nearly stomped her feet in frustration! But glancing around at the crowd, she reluctantly held herself back. If she dared pull a stunt at her big brother’s wedding, there surely wouldn’t be any good outcome for her!
Besides, she stole a glance at Second Young Master Xu, who was trailing behind her brother. The more she looked at him, the more she found him charmingly humorous—not cold and aloof at all!
Unlike her brother, who always carried an icy demeanor and disregarded everyone aside from Li Si!
Even though he hadn’t said much to her yesterday, the warm smile he constantly wore while looking at her made her heart flutter sweetly at the memory.
No way! She had to take action! They say pursuing a man is like breaking through a thin veil of mist—so what if, as Xiao Ning mentioned, he has a girlfriend?
If that woman and Li Si were friends, her social standing couldn’t be much higher anyway!
Given her family’s background, she could definitely outshine her by miles!
Poor Xu Er was entirely unaware that someone had set their sights on him. He was happily mingling among Leng Mochen’s group.
From time to time, his gaze would follow Bai Shasha, exchanging an affectionate glance. If Bai Shasha happened to look back, his joy knew no bounds, feeling completely enamored!
Jin Yichen’s eyes revealed a hint of suspicion. His intuition told him the man sitting across from him wasn’t looking at Xiao Ning in a normal way.
Coupling that with Xiao Ning and Li Si’s whispered conversation, he formed a bold theory and began observing the man carefully with an inscrutable expression.
Jin Jiachao was flooded with mixed emotions as he looked at Li Si. All this time, he had believed she was his aunt’s granddaughter. But she wasn’t, as it turned out.
Nonetheless, he still liked her. Raising his Tulip Glass and swirling the half-glass of red wine inside, he toasted, "Li Si, may you have a blissful marriage filled with happiness and harmony!"
"Thank you, Mr. Jin!" Li Si clinked his glass and took a sip of her drink.
There was no need for more words; everyone understood. Perhaps this result was for the best.
Wang Meishu and Wang Mei also offered their congratulatory words.
Lei Ming’s demeanor was stiff, his eyes heavy with sorrow. Had he known this was Leng Ning’s brother’s wedding, he would never have come.
Besides, Leng Ning’s current boyfriend, in his eyes, was the epitome of a rich, handsome, and generous man who cared deeply for her.
When he looked at Wang Mei, all he felt was a weight pressing down on his chest.
Lei Ming wanted success. He wanted to break into this circle. But as a child from an ordinary family, marrying someone with the right background was his only option.
So, when he stepped in to help Wang Mei and saw her family’s assets, he deliberated for a long time and ultimately chose not to reject her advances.
He was attractive enough, after all, to leave such a good impression on Wang Mei’s family that they fully embraced him.
Recently, both families had even met to discuss their marriage.
This time, Lei Ming’s mother had learned her lesson, behaving modestly and avoiding careless remarks.
But at home afterward, she ranted endlessly about the Wang Family. From Father Wang’s timid demeanor to Mrs. Wang’s aggressive personality, finally settling on Wang Mei, whom she found satisfactory.
None of this concerned Lei Ming—he only cared about succeeding. One day, he would stand before Leng Ning and make her see exactly what she had missed out on.
"Never underestimate the poor youth" was the message he planned to deliver then!
But he hadn’t expected that, even with Wang Mei’s family’s wealth as his fiancée’s background, he still paled compared to Leng Ning.
The scale of this wedding—the identities of the people in attendance—none of it was within his league. If Wang Mei’s family hadn’t been relatives of Leng Ning’s aunt, they wouldn’t even be qualified to sit here.
All he felt was that he himself was nothing but a joke!
And in the looks cast his way by Leng Ning’s brother and Li Si, there was a trace of mockery. To him, it seemed as though they were ridiculing his poor judgment—throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed. (To be continued. If you like this story, please support it on Qidian [qidian.com] with recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)