Although the woman's temperament had changed greatly compared to four years ago, that stunningly beautiful face was undoubtedly Yuan Xi, the former young lady of the Yuan family.
However, besides a bodyguard, there was no other companion by her side.
Due to her appearance, the guests at the scene couldn't help but whisper to each other. Their voices for a moment drowned out the romantic music playing on the spot.
"Who is this woman? She's so beautiful! Much prettier than the bride on the stage! Is she a big - name star?"
"Come on, she's Yuan Xi, the groom's former fiancée and the bride's older sister."
"She's so beautiful. Why did she break up with the groom?"
"Humph, it's because she was caught cheating by the groom on the spot. The Yan family immediately cancelled the engagement."
"It's really Yuan Xi. She actually dared to come to Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er's wedding! Does she think no one in Fengcheng remembers her or what she did back then?"
"No, wasn't it said that she's the female companion of the third young master of the Yan family? Where is the third young master?"
"Her? As the third young master's female companion? No way! The Yan family never said she was. Maybe she's just not willing to see Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er get married and came here to disrupt the wedding!"
The guests at the scene said all kinds of things, and there was no concealment of their full - blown malice towards the woman in their words.
The little sister from the bridesmaids' group who had threatened to give "Yuan Xi" a hard slap in the dressing room earlier was about to step forward aggressively to cause trouble, but was stopped by others.
Winking at Yuan Ya'er, who was smiling on the stage, another little sister from the bridesmaids' group said meaningfully, "The 'older sister and younger sister' have a good relationship. Why do you meddle? Just sit back and enjoy the show."
Yuan Ya'er hadn't told the Yuan family that she had encouraged Yan Zhen to invite this person to the wedding. So on the Yuan family's side, Yuan Tianlei and his wife, as well as the Xu family's couple, all changed their expressions. No one had expected to see this familiar face again on such an occasion.
"What is she doing here at this time? Is she here to disrupt Ya Ya's wedding?" Mrs. Yuan couldn't help but clutch Yuan Tianlei's clothes and said with a worried face.
"This shameless girl! She even dares to show up in front of everyone! It's so embarrassing!" The Xu family's parents gritted their teeth angrily.
On the Yan family's side, Yan Chenghuan also frowned and said, "Yuan Xi seems to have come with ill intentions. I'll go and ask her to leave."
Yin Shulan said lightly, "Sit down. She's A Cheng's female companion."
Surprised that she would speak up, Yan Chenghuan had no choice but to sit down.
Yan Haikun didn't say anything, but his brows were still tightly furrowed as he muttered to himself, "Why is it only Yuan Xi? Where is A Cheng?"
Yan Yun covered her mouth in surprise: The third uncle's female companion is Yuan Xi? Yuan Xi used to be Yan Zhen's fiancée!
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Xu Zixi took in all the reactions of the people at the scene. Those unpleasant words also reached her ears, but she wasn't afraid at all, and there was no change in her expression.
Then, in front of everyone, she picked up the gift box in her hand and walked gracefully onto the red carpet full of flowers, slowly approaching the newly - weds who were having the ceremony.
All the lights on the scene were now focused on her. On the middle finger of the hand that was holding the gift, a diamond ring was shining brightly.
"She actually walked onto the stage!"
"She's walking towards the bride and the groom!"
"What will she do? I'm so nervous!!"
Despite the suspicious, gossiping, and curious gazes lingering on her, Xu Zixi's almond eyes, full of ripples, curved slightly, and her smile was heart - stopping.
Although Yuan Ya'er didn't know why only Xu Zixi had come, this was a perfect opportunity to step on her again. So she lifted her skirt and happily rushed towards Xu Zixi, pretending to hug her.
"Little Sister Xi, long time no see. I didn't expect you would really come to my wedding with Brother Yan Zhen... Ah!"
Only to hear a clear and loud "slap" in the venue. Yuan Ya'er's face was slapped hard to one side. The force was so great that the crown inlaid with 1088 diamonds on her head was directly knocked off and disappeared into some corner.
Everyone at the scene was stunned by the sudden slap, including Yan Zhen, the Yuan family's parents, and the Xu family's parents.
Yuan Ya'er, as the person involved, was even more shocked! In her perception, with "Yuan Xi's" personality, she would at most push her to the ground. Who would have thought it would be a hard slap instead?!
Her head was buzzing from the slap. She covered the obviously swollen side of her face and looked at Xu Zixi. At this moment, even without pretending, she looked extremely pitiful.
"Little Sister Xi, you—"
"Slap!" Xu Zixi slapped her again on the other side of the face with full force.
This slap was even harder than the first one. Yuan Ya'er couldn't stand steadily and fell to the ground clumsily. Even with foundation on, everyone could see the clear handprints on both sides of her face.
At this moment, the whole venue exploded!
Holy cow!
Shocking!
This is so exciting!
The bride was slapped twice in a row!
Yan Zhen finally came to his senses. He rushed forward, pulled Yuan Ya'er up from the ground, and protected her behind him. He looked at Xu Zixi in disbelief, as if he didn't recognize the person in front of him, "Little Xi, how could you hit her! She's the bride!"
Xu Zixi said, "I never pick a time to beat someone. By the way, do you miss the over - the - shoulder throw I gave you when you secretly went to Haicheng to see me two months ago?"
Yan Zhen was choked by her words. He not only recalled the scene of being thrown to the ground by her in Haicheng but also remembered that he had learned about her relationship with Yan Yincheng that day. His face turned very ugly.
The guests clearly heard the keywords "two months ago", "secretly", and "Haicheng", and their eyes kept shifting between Yan Zhen and Xu Zixi.
Oh, the groom secretly went to Haicheng to see Yuan Xi before his wedding?
Still in love? But didn't he cancel the engagement himself four years ago? Is he having second thoughts?
That's so shameless!
Mrs. Yuan couldn't stand it anymore. She shook off her husband's hand and rushed onto the stage, standing in front of Xu Zixi. She shouted shrilly, "Little Xi, it was us who forced you to marry Mr. Guan back then. If you have any grievances, come at us! How could you hurt Ya Ya and say these things to disrupt her wedding!"
Mrs. Xu also came onto the stage and reached out to grab Xu Zixi, "This is not the place for you. Come with me now!"
Just as Mrs. Xu's hand was about to touch Xu Zixi, A Qiang stepped forward just in time and said to Mrs. Xu in a deep voice, "Get out of the way!"
A Qiang was a full 1.9 meters tall. Wearing all black and with well - developed muscles, he looked extremely intimidating. Mrs. Xu immediately had the intention to back off. As she retreated to the bottom of the stage, she couldn't help but scold unwillingly,
"I knew it. Your heart is black. You did something wrong yourself and still come to disrupt Ya Ya's wedding. It was right for us not to recognize you back then. We don't have a daughter like you!"
The guests all looked towards the Yan family.
The Yuan family and Yuan Xi's biological parents had already made their stance clear. What was going on with the Yan family? Why were they keeping silent? Were they just watching the show?
In fact, Yan Chenghuan did frown and look unhappy, but Yin Shulan's expression was very calm, showing no dissatisfaction at all. So he didn't say anything.
As for Yan Haikun, he was the one who had called and invited her, so he definitely wouldn't say anything. Moreover, at this moment, he was still worried about his youngest son who hadn't shown up.
Only Yan Yun was watching with great interest. She even wanted to grab a handful of sunflower seeds to munch on.
After not seeing each other for four years, Yuan Xi had actually become so powerful. This is so exciting!