Li Rui nodded and said, "I understand. This engagement ceremony is more like a proposal ceremony, right? The main purpose is to let his fiancée feel his love, and at the same time, to show off his wealth and connections so that his fiancée will marry him wholeheartedly. "
Mu Shuang raised her eyebrows and said, "You can understand it that way. Alright, let's go in. "
As the two chatted, they unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall. Mu Shuang pulled Li Rui's hand and went in.
Li Rui was amused. He wasn't her pet dog, so why did she drag him everywhere? He said, "This banquet is boring. Let's leave after a while …"
When the two rushed back to the banquet hall, the guests, including the director of the Second Department, had finished their speeches and sent their blessings. The ceremony had entered the most crucial stage. The male and female leads went on stage to complete the engagement ceremony. As the male lead, Peng Shaolong was called to the center of the stage by the emcee. The emcee was inviting the female lead, Peng Shaolong's fiancée, to go on stage.
Li Rui heard the emcee mention Peng Shaolong's fiancée's name, but he couldn't hear it clearly amidst the laughter of the guests. He only heard the vague pronunciation of "Miss Huang Zitong." He thought to himself, Mu Shuang said that this "Huang Zitong" was prettier than her. Next, he would be able to see this "Huang Zitong's" face. With that thought, he suddenly felt that the name sounded familiar. He tried to read it a few times and found it increasingly familiar. However, he couldn't remember where he had heard this name.
At this moment, he and Mu Shuang had lost their original position. It wasn't impossible for them to return to their original position, but they would have to pass through the crowd and might cause chaos. Therefore, the two simply stood outside the crowd and watched.
After the emcee gave the invitation, he clapped and looked at the small door below the stage. Peng Shaolong also walked to the side of the stage near the small door and waited. The guests knew that the female lead would appear from there and all of them looked over with their eyes wide open.
Li Rui also watched with interest. Mu Shuang muttered to herself, "My cousin is quite capable. He's already in his thirties, yet he can still find a wife who is younger than him and is so beautiful that he can't look straight at her. She's so much prettier than the last one!"
Li Rui was stunned and asked curiously, "The previous one?"
Just as Mu Shuang was about to explain, a charming light flashed by the small door. The two of them looked over and saw a purple shadow swaying at the small door. A beautiful woman with a graceful figure walked out gracefully in a purplish-red evening dress. That beautiful woman was about 1.73 meters tall with high heels. She had shoulder-length, shoulder-length, and snow-white skin. From the side of her face, one could see her beautiful facial features and beautiful lines. Her arms were exposed, and they were slender and fair. The purplish-red evening dress she was wearing fitted her extremely well, showing off her youthful and beautiful curves perfectly. The evening dress was also inlaid with silver sequins that sparkled as she walked, making her look like an angel descending to the mortal world. Coupled with her noble and elegant walking posture like a white swan, she attracted everyone's attention the moment she appeared.
From Li Rui's position and angle, he could only see the beautiful woman's side profile. Even so, it was already breathtaking. He thought about how Mu Shuang had said not long ago that this future cousin-in-law was prettier than her, but he didn't believe it. Now, he had no choice but to believe it.
Peng Shaolong, who was guarding the door, saw his fiancée appear. He was proud and fond of her. He went forward and gently held her hand, leading her onto the stage.
Suddenly, he heard Mu Shuang exclaim, "My cousin-in-law is so stylish!"
Li Rui said, "Not bad, but you're not bad either. If you go on stage like this, you'll be even more stylish."
Mu Shuang was beaming with joy when she heard that. She glanced at him and said, "Really? You're not deliberately making me happy, right? "
Li Rui said seriously, "Of course it's true. Anyway, in my eyes, your beauty doesn't lose to your little cousin-in-law."
Mu Shuang was very happy. She smiled and said, "You're indeed my good friend. You speak up for me at critical moments."
While the two were talking, Peng Shaolong had already brought his stunning fiancée to the center of the stage. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, were a handsome man and a beautiful woman. They were a good match and immediately attracted applause and cheers from the guests.
Li Rui didn't get to see this "Huang Zitong's" face from the front just now, so he naturally had to take a good look at it now. Most beautiful women had beautiful faces no matter which angle you looked at them from. However, there were also a small number of beautiful women who looked extremely beautiful from the side, but not from the front. There were also some who looked beautiful from the front but not from the side. Such beautiful women couldn't be considered as beautiful in the strict sense of the word. Mu Shuang was a beautiful woman in the strict sense of the word. Her pretty face was beautiful no matter which angle you looked at it from. Although her facial features were neat and beautiful from the front, her side face was also clear and charming.
Li Rui adjusted his position and tilted his head to avoid the back of the heads of the people in front of him. He cast a cautious gaze on the face of this "Huang Zitong". He was fine before, but after looking at her face, his body and mind were shaken. He cried out involuntarily and his whole body froze as if he had been petrified. His face was full of disbelief.
At this time, more than a hundred guests had gathered in the banquet hall. As Peng Shaolong and his fiancée stood on the stage and prepared to start the engagement ceremony, the guests all quieted down. The hall wasn't so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard, but it was still very quiet. Logically speaking, Li Rui's cry of "Ah" would attract most of the people's ears and then be glared at by the crowd. However, his cry wasn't loud and everyone's attention was on the "only female lead of the night" in the purple-red evening gown. Therefore, not many people heard his soft cry.
However, Mu Shuang, who was beside Li Rui, heard his cry clearly. She turned to look at him and saw his dumbfounded expression. She couldn't help but be concerned. She leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Hey, what's your name?"
Li Rui acted as if he didn't hear her. His eyes were fixed on the "Huang Zitong" standing on the stage. His expression was very complicated. There was astonishment, suspicion, disappointment, resentment, and even a little jealousy.
Mu Shuang was even more puzzled. She followed his gaze but didn't see anything surprising. She asked again, "Hey, what's wrong with you? What are you looking at? "
Li Rui was still like a rock. He didn't say anything.
Mu Shuang was very impatient. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she reached out and tugged at his sleeve. However, she still didn't get any reaction from him. Miss Mu was anxious. Her fingers groped around until they reached his wrist. She grabbed the skin on his wrist and pinched hard with her thumb and index finger.
"Hiss …"
Li Rui sucked in a breath of cold air from the pain. He suddenly woke up from his shock and subconsciously swung his right hand. However, he happened to grab Mu Shuang's wrist. The skin on her wrist was smooth and delicate. It was warm and soft. It felt good to touch.
Mu Shuang lowered her head to take a look when he grabbed her wrist. She was a straightforward and bright girl. When she encountered something, she wouldn't think about it in an ambiguous way. Other women might overthink things when their male friends grabbed their wrists, but she was magnanimous and didn't care.
Li Rui came back to his senses and let go of her wrist. He looked at the finger marks on the back of his right hand and sighed bitterly. "Why did you pinch me?"
Mu Shuang scolded in a low voice, "You're not dead? You're still asking me why I pinched you? What are you doing now? "
Li Rui said stupidly, "I didn't do anything!"
"If you didn't do anything, then why are you screaming?"
Li Rui realized that he had screamed out loud just now. However, he didn't intend to explain. His gaze returned to the face of the "Huang Zitong" on the stage. A voice in his heart roared, "It's her? How could it be her? Why would it be her? " His heart was sour, bitter, salty, and slightly sweet … He didn't know how many feelings surged in his heart at the same time. His two large hands were already tightly clenched into fists. If it wasn't for the remaining trace of rationality that was still suppressing the excitement in his heart, he would have rushed forward when he recognized her.
"No, it shouldn't be her. It's just a woman who looks very similar to her. After all, she should be in the capital now, and this woman in front of me should be in Guangzhou. However, when the emcee called this woman's name just now, it sounded like "Huang Zitong," which is similar to her name. Moreover, I was a little confused when I heard it. Maybe it's her name. How can I explain this? "
Li Ruixin's feelings were very complicated. He hadn't felt so complicated in a long time.
The culprit that caused his complicated feelings was Peng Shaolong's fiancée. This beautiful woman looked exactly like his old friend, Fang Zhitong, whom he hadn't seen for more than three years. Even their figures were the same, so when he first saw her face, he mistakenly thought that he was looking at Fang Zhitong.
In this world, there were many people who looked similar but weren't blood-related. At first glance, they looked like twins. It could be said that it was one of the wonders of the world. Although Li Rui hadn't encountered such a thing in his 30 years of life, he had heard of many. Tonight, when he witnessed this strange thing with his own eyes, he almost thought that Peng Shaolong's fiancée was the woman who looked similar to Fang Zhitong in this world. However, the problem was that this woman's name sounded very similar to Fang Zhitong's. This made him suspect that she was Fang Zhitong herself. However, Fang Zhitong left Qingyang more than three years ago to the capital to inherit her father's huge inheritance. She should be in the capital now and not in Guangzhou … All these strange things really made him puzzled.
Li Ruixin's mind was in a complicated struggle. On one hand, he hoped that the "Huang Zhitong" on the stage was Fang Zhitong, so that he could meet her again. On the other hand, he didn't want her to be Fang Zhitong, because if she was, then she would be engaged to Peng Shaolong. His eyes looked at "Huang Zhitong" standing in the middle of the stage and listening attentively to the emcee's speech. His beautiful eyes glanced around the stage, then he withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes slightly and then lowered his head. He acted like a very virtuous lady. In his memory, Fang Zhitong rarely acted like a virtuous lady. Fang Zhitong's scholarly aura was even stronger, and she was somewhat aloof and proud. He stared at her for a while, and his heart was filled with more doubts. "She and Fang Zhitong are really too similar, like clones … Could she be Fang Zhitong herself? But why did she come to Guangzhou from the capital? How did she know Peng Shaolong, and how did she marry him? It can't be, it can't be, it can't be, it can't be. "
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