Since agreeing to Jiang Qiwei, Jiang Xixi had been on tenterhooks for several days. She looked listless.
It was a lie to say she wasn't feeling guilty about scheming against Ning Anmiao.
If her parents found out, they would surely break her legs!
Yet, secretly, she was a bit eager.
If the proud and aloof Ning Anmiao from childhood onwards were to fall from grace and never have a chance to rise again, wouldn't that mean she no longer had to live in Ning Anmiao's shadow?
Just thinking about it made her feel elated.
...
As the wedding day drew nearer, Jiang Xixi got busier. But she didn't forget what Jiang Qiwei had told her. Amidst her busy schedule, she called Jiang Zhou.
"Brother, are you busy?"
Jiang Zhou doted on his sister. Knowing that Jiang Xixi was so busy lately but still found time to call him, he felt a bit happier. "Not busy. Do you need something from me?"
Jiang Xixi spoke sweetly into the phone. "Brother, there's a venue decorator from Chu Luo's side. He's short of jobs recently. Isn't there a design gold - award event next week at your place? I want to introduce him to you."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhou understood what his sister meant. She was paving the way for an acquaintance of Lin Chuluo.
This kind of thing was common in their circles. Jiang Zhou didn't think much about it and casually agreed. "Sure. Let him contact me when he comes."
It was just a trivial matter anyway. He might as well do Lin Chuluo a favor and hope he'd treat his sister well after marriage.
After hanging up the phone with Jiang Zhou, Jiang Xixi quickly contacted Jiang Qiwei to report the news.
"I've taken care of things with my brother. He said just let the person go to him." After Jiang Xixi finished speaking, she was still a bit worried. "Are you sure you can make it fool - proof?"
"Miss Jiang can rest assured. From now on, any unexpected events won't have the slightest connection with you."
Hearing Jiang Qiwei's assurance, Jiang Xixi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From then on, all she had to do was wait to watch the show.
"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to choose a cruise ship for the wedding with Chu Luo later."
The wedding of a wealthy family's young lady was, of course, luxurious and noble.
Shanghai was located by the sea. Having the wedding on the sea was both romantic and high - profile, and it could also show the affluence of the Jiang and Lin families.
Hearing this, Jiang Qiwei lowered her eyes and said softly, "Since it's such a joyous occasion, could Miss Jiang allow me to witness your happiness?"
Jiang Xixi was stunned for a few seconds and hesitated.
After all, because of the previous farce, Jiang Qiwei was now the laughingstock of Shanghai.
But then she thought that there would be a lot of people at the wedding, and probably no one would notice Jiang Qiwei.
"Sure. I'll have someone send you the invitation."
It didn't matter whether there was one more person or not. As a young lady like her, she didn't really care.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang. I wish you and your husband - to - be a happy and blissful marriage in advance."
On the phone, Jiang Qiwei's blessings were sincere and full of a smiling tone.
After hanging up the phone, a flash of coldness passed through Jiang Qiwei's eyes, and the false smile on her face gradually faded.
She knew very well that there were two other people who would definitely show up at Jiang Xixi's wedding banquet.
They were Ning Anmiao and Lu Yan.
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On the morning of Jiang Xixi's wedding, Lu Yan looked at the evening dress on the bed and pursed his lips.
"Do I really have to wear this?" Leaning against the closet door, he frowned slightly.
The evening dress was sent by the secretary. It showed a lot of collarbone and the lower back. As a man, he couldn't quite accept it.
"Don't I have to wear these heavy suits?" Ning Anmiao replied slowly. "Since we're attending a wedding, we should dress formally."
"Or we can just decline the invitation now and we won't have to wear these."
Even as she said this, Ning Anmiao knew they couldn't stand up the Jiang family. Seeing Lu Yan frowning tightly, she sighed helplessly.
"I'll help you put it on." She walked over, picked up the evening dress on the bed, and pretended to help Lu Yan take off his clothes.
Lu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth, immediately took a few steps back, snatched the dress from her arm, and said calmly, "I can do it myself."
Then he walked into the bedroom and closed the door, as if he was guarding against Ning Anmiao peeping.
Humph, it was originally her body. What couldn't she look at?
Ning Anmiao rolled her eyes and sat on the sofa waiting for Lu Yan to come out.
A few minutes later, the bedroom door opened. Lu Yan came out in the evening dress. For the first time, he felt the occasional coolness on his lower back, which made him feel insecure.
Did Ning Anmiao usually wear clothes like this when attending events?
Ning Anmiao could tell Lu Yan's uneasiness. She went into the room and took out a shawl of the same color as the evening dress but a bit longer. "Wearing this will make you feel better."
The wedding was on the sea. The sea breeze was cold. It wasn't out of place to wear a shawl over the evening dress.
When they walked to the entrance to change shoes, Lu Yan's face darkened again.
On the shoe rack at the entrance, there was a pair of champagne - colored stiletto heels about seven centimeters high, as if showing off.
Ning Anmiao bent down to change into her leather shoes. Seeing Lu Yan standing in front of the shoes without saying a word for a long time, she couldn't help but smile. "Hurry up and change your shoes. The driver is waiting for us."
Lu Yan's expression was unpredictable, with a rich variety of expressions on his face.
Since they swapped bodies, Lu Yan still preferred long - sleeved shirts and long pants.
Even on hot days, he would just simply choose a simple T - shirt. There was no other variety.
But today, with the evening dress and stiletto heels, it caught him off guard.
Ning Anmiao's gaze slid past Lu Yan.
She was just teasing him. She bent down and found another pair of flat - soled but still elegant shoes from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of Lu Yan.
"If you really can't, wear these."
Lu Yan looked at the two pairs of shoes in front of him and was silent for a long time.
Finally, he thanked her in a low voice and changed into the pair of shoes Ning Anmiao had found for him.
He knew very well whether he could wear high heels or not.
"Don't you want to try those?" Ning Anmiao said with a half - smile, obviously teasing him.
Lu Yan got up calmly and said in a steady voice, "If I make a fool of myself today, it will be 'Ning Anmiao's' embarrassment."
"I don't want you to lose face."
Well, what he said made sense.
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Even though there had been such a big conflict between Yunyan and Xinghe before, some polite interactions in the business world were still inevitable.
Moreover, the Lin family and the Ning family had a close relationship. There was really no reason to decline. Losing face at such an occasion would be like making a laughingstock of themselves.
Ning Anmiao shrugged, implicitly acknowledging his reason for not wearing high heels. "Let's go. It's time to set off."