"There seems to be something wrong with you!"
Mu Shuang noticed that Li Rui was sometimes in a daze and sometimes agitated. His entire body was brimming with a restless aura. She couldn't help but ask as her beautiful eyes scanned his body with concern.
Li Rui said to her, "I'm fine. Don't think too much."
Mu Shuang pursed her lips and joked with him, "Don't tell me you're so mesmerized by my future cousin-in-law that you're regretting getting married so early?"
Li Rui sneered and said, "What's there to regret? If I really like your future cousin-in-law, I'll woo her anytime. Who says that I can't woo the person I like after getting married?"
Mu Shuang was surprised and amused. She raised her hand and hit him lightly. She said in a low voice, "You're so naughty! I've seen men who cheat after marriage, but I've never seen a man who can say that in such a righteous manner. You've really refreshed my understanding of scumbags! "
Li Rui didn't waste time talking nonsense with her. He pondered for a while and couldn't help but look at "Huang Zitong" on the stage. He wondered how he could get close to her and talk to her. Only then could he tell whether she was Fang Zitong or not. However, she was Peng Shaolong's fiancée and tonight's female lead. There were countless people around her. As a guest, how could he get close to her?
When he thought of this, he was secretly angry. Back then, when Fang Zitong left Qingyang for the capital, she stopped using Qingyang's original phone number. He didn't know about this until he called her when he missed her. However, this wasn't the most infuriating thing. The most infuriating thing was that after Fang Zitong left Qingyang, she had unilaterally "lost contact" with him. She didn't call him, nor did she look for him. It was as if he had never appeared in her life. In fact, Li Rui played an extremely important role in her life. If it weren't for Li Rui, her father, who was actually her adoptive father, Fang Shuan, would still be in prison. Her life would also have hit rock bottom prematurely. She wouldn't even have run to the capital to inherit her biological father's legacy.
Li Rui knew that he had treated that girl extremely well, but that girl was ungrateful. After she reached the peak of her life, she threw him out of the window. Of course, Li Rui had never expected to be repaid by her. He only wanted her to continue treating him as a friend. However, such a simple request could not be fulfilled. How could he not be angry with her?
At this time, the emcee began to introduce how Peng Shaolong and his fiancée met each other and fell in love with each other, but he only played it down and skimmed over it. Almost all of it was empty talk like "they met each other in the romantic early summer, knew each other in the harvest autumn, and fell in love in the snow-white winter." He did not reveal any valuable information. Li Rui wanted to find out more about Huang Zitong's background, but he was disappointed when he heard it.
After the emcee finished speaking, he invited the male lead, Peng Shaolong, to make a speech on stage. Mu Shuang's cousin used an affectionate and romantic tone to say a lot of meaningless words, which was similar to the emcee's introduction style. Li Rui pricked up his ears to listen carefully, but from beginning to end, he still did not hear any useful information about his fiancée.
After Peng Shaolong finished his engagement speech, he returned the microphone to the emcee and did not pass it to his fiancée. This small detail showed that his fiancée had no intention of speaking. Although it was normal for a woman to not speak at an engagement or wedding ceremony, Li Rui still sensed that something was wrong and began to let his imagination run wild.
"The emcee did not introduce her background, and Peng Shaolong did not introduce anything related to her background. She did not speak either, which gave people the feeling that she was deliberately hiding her background. Was this intentional or unintentional? Could it be that the emcee had already introduced her to everyone when Mu Shuang and I went out to find the toilet? And if she is really Fang Zitong, there is nothing to hide about her background. On the contrary, it is very honorable. She is the daughter of a famous painter in the country, Fang Boyan. It can be made public. So, she is not Fang Zitong, but another woman who looks very similar? "
After the speech, it was time for the formal engagement ceremony. It was a Western procedure, and the content was very simple. The man would put on the engagement ring for the woman. When Peng Shaolong took out a huge diamond ring that shone under the light, the eyes of the emcee on the stage and the guests below the stage all lit up. Many people could not help but exclaim. The diamond inlaid on the ring was at least five carats, and its diameter was at least one centimeter. It was as big and dazzling as a pigeon egg.
Many female guests were already silently calculating the value of the diamond ring in their hearts. "A one-carat diamond is calculated at an average price of 100,000 yuan. Five carats would be 500,000 yuan. It is not easy to get such a big diamond. According to its rarity, I am afraid that it would cost another 400,000 to 500,000 yuan. Plus the value of the platinum ring itself, this diamond ring is almost a million yuan. God, just an engagement ring is worth a million yuan. This woman is so lucky to find a man who loves and pampers her so much. Why can't I meet such a peerless man? "
Amidst the praises of the guests and friends, the diamond ring was put on the slender finger of the heroine of the engagement ceremony. The banquet hall was then filled with warm applause.
At the end of the ceremony, which was also the moment before the banquet, the emcee said affectionately, "Tonight, the guests here have witnessed the sweet love of the two newlyweds. Let us send a beautiful blessing together. 'As sweet as honey, as beautiful as jade, I wish you both happiness and happiness. Whether it is people or flowers, I wish you both a happy life and a full moon. Happy engagement, and a long life together. ' Finally, on behalf of myself, I would like to send the last blessing. I believe that this is also the voice of everyone … "At this point, he suddenly stopped talking and a strange smile appeared on his face.
All the guests knew that he was keeping them in suspense, but they still looked at him expectantly.
The emcee laughed and said loudly, "The last blessing is — I wish the two newlyweds to walk into the marriage hall as soon as possible!" After that, he clapped his hands first.
All the guests and friends also applauded. Once again, there was a sea of applause in the banquet hall.
The engagement ceremony was considered to have come to a successful end. Next was the buffet banquet. Li Rui and Mu Shuang took some dishes and found a long table by the stage. They sat side by side and ate.
Although Li Rui was very hungry, he didn't have the appetite to eat. When he thought of "Huang Zitong" who had just left the stage and returned to the small door, and then saw Peng Shaolong, who was entertaining the guests and friends in the banquet hall, an impulse suddenly surged in his heart. "Why don't I sneak into the back door while Peng Shaolong isn't accompanying his fiancée and find that" Huang Zitong "to ask? Whether she is Fang Zhitong or not, I have to confirm it before I can feel at ease! "
Once this thought was born, it was like the mycelium of an anaerobic bacterium. It didn't need any sunlight, moisture, or air to shine on and grow rapidly. Soon, it grew into a stubborn and heavy knot in his heart that couldn't be removed.
Coincidentally, there was a female guest, who seemed to be Mu Shuang's relative. She quickly walked behind Mu Shuang and gently patted her shoulder. Mu Shuang turned around and recognized her. She was surprised and happy and called out. The two women held hands and chatted enthusiastically. It seemed like they were going to chat for a long time.
Li Ruixin made up his mind and made a decision. He said to Mu Shuang, "You eat first. I'll go out and make a call."
Mu Shuang's attention was no longer on him. She gave a perfunctory "oh" and continued to talk to the female guest.
Li Rui took a piece of tissue and wiped the corner of his mouth. He glanced at Peng Shaolong, who was still entertaining the guests in the banquet hall, and got up to walk to the small door by the stage. He wasn't far from the small door to begin with. With big strides, he reached the small door in a few seconds. Before he entered, he looked back and didn't see anyone looking at him.
After walking through the small door, there was a corridor that was more than ten meters long. At the end of the corridor, there were two forks to the left and right. Each of the forks wasn't long, and there were two to three rooms in each. Li Rui was a little worried when he reached here. He didn't know which path the beautiful woman had taken. There was a pleasant smell of perfume in the air, but this fragrance was everywhere. He couldn't be sure if it was left by the beautiful woman, and he couldn't determine where she had gone.
Li Rui hesitated for a moment and walked to the left fork. He planned to go left first, then right, and check every room. This way, he would be able to find the beautiful woman. He quickly walked to the first door, but he saw that the door was tightly shut. Just as he was about to lean in and listen carefully, he heard a man's voice coming from the second room next door. It sounded familiar. His heart skipped a beat. He lowered his footsteps and walked over step by step. When he reached the door, he found that the door was ajar with a gap. The man's voice was coming from this gap.
Li Rui looked at the corridor and saw that there was no one around. He guessed that no one would come over in a short period of time, so he boldly leaned his head over and leaned his ear against the gap to listen.
"… I'll be honest with you. Although Peng Shaolong is doing well, he's still a lot worse than me. I'm a super elite who came back from Cambridge and studied abroad. My father is the city's deputy secretary, Li Dongqi. Whether it's personal ability or family background, Peng Shaolong is far behind me …"
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Wasn't this the playboy, Li Zheng? What is he doing here? Who was he talking to? He faintly guessed that he was talking to Peng Shaolong's fiancée because she seemed to be the only one here. With her stunning appearance, how could a veteran like Li Zheng not be moved? As for her fiancé, Peng Shaolong, why would Li Zheng care about him? In Li Zheng's heart, the so-called friendship between the two of them couldn't even compare to a finger of this beautiful woman. If this beautiful woman showed even the slightest bit of pretense to Li Zheng, Li Zheng definitely wouldn't mind putting a hat on Peng Shaolong.
"Mr. Li, please leave …"
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