There was a moment of splendor at the entrance of the hotel, and people who didn't know it would think that the bride had such a distinguished background, with military, political and business involvement, and that everyone gave her enough face. However, only the person involved knew the bitterness behind it.
Shu Rao saw Xiang Fan's parents' expressions stiff. She should have let out a sigh of relief, but she couldn't feel happy at all. The smile on her face became weaker and weaker. The more beautiful this moment, the more she looked like before.
of shabbyness.
The guests in the banquet hall couldn't wait for the wedding to start for a long time, so they came out one after another to have a look, and some whispers began to sound.
Ye Xingchen held Shu Rao's hand and felt her palm getting colder and colder. Her heart also trembled. She slowly raised her eyes and saw that tall figure in the crowd.
Lou Xi stood there with a cool and unhurried posture. Everyone started talking about it, but he was the only one who remained so calm.
I don't know if it's because of the suit, but his handsome face is a little less cold than when he usually wears military uniform, but when he stands there, his heroic spirit is still compelling, giving people a sense of peace of mind.
He and Lou Yi were standing among the male guests, but his eyes were looking towards her.
Their eyes faced each other, a pair of ink-like black eyes filled with quiet depth, and a smile suddenly appeared in the eyes, shallow, but so radiant, like a fashion passing through the sky, firmly and powerfully hitting her heart.
.
Ye Xingchen's breath suddenly tightened, everything became clear to her, and her heart beat faster. Although she had already guessed that it was him who did it, at the moment when it was confirmed, she couldn't help but feel a little shocked, grateful, and...
move.
"Shh-" He moved his lips slightly, making a silent gesture for her.
Across the crowd, his quiet movements had a naughty childishness to them, making her couldn't help but raise her lips.
At this moment, everything in the world seemed to have turned into nothingness, and there were only two hearts, gently colliding across a long distance.
At this moment, she seemed to hear the sound of flowers blooming.
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"Xiang Fan..." Xiang Fan's parents kept winking at Xiang Fan, but he didn't seem to see it. There was only Shurao in his eyes, with fear in his eyes, as if he was saying goodbye, as if he didn't want to take a good look at her now.
, can no longer be seen.
He looked at Shu Rao with a heavy gaze, and Shu Rao also looked at him with a faint gaze. In this wedding, they finally had a tacit understanding for the first time, but this kind of tacit understanding was a bit sad.
Ye Xingchen suddenly felt her palms tighten. She knew that Shu Rao had already made a decision!
She shook Shu Rao's hand back, then gently let go of her, watching her and Xiang Fan leave together to talk alone.
After the bride and groom left, all the guests quietly dispersed and returned to the luxurious banquet hall, waiting for the ceremony that would begin without knowing when.
Ye Xingchen walked with the crowd, but his eyes were subconsciously following Lou Xi, but he was soon lost in the crowd. One after another VIPs walked over to talk to him, and he was surrounded and disappeared from her sight.
inside.
Sitting back at the dining table, Shu Rao's grandparents were a little confused about the situation, and Shu Jing was also a little silent, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
Ye Xingchen didn't say anything. No matter what, everything just happened allowed Shu Rao to regain her face, at least in the eyes of outsiders.
If Shu Rao still decides to marry Xiang Fan, she supports it. If she decides not to marry, she supports it even more.
It was already past 12 o'clock, the luxurious banquet hall was full of guests, but the wedding ceremony was far away.
She saw Lou Xi finally sit down, facing her direction, but the distance was far away, with tables and tables separated in between.
She took out her mobile phone from her pocket and quickly edited a text message: Thank you today.
Click to send.
Then he held the phone tightly and waited for a reply.
Soon, the palm of his hand vibrated, and his reply came back: handsome or not?
Ye Xingchen thought he had seen it wrong, so he blinked and looked again, yes!
She blushed suddenly, why is this person so naughty!
She looked from a distance and saw him in a suit and leather shoes. He was really handsome, not just as a person but also in everything he did.
but--
She bit her lip slightly, pressed the keyboard with her fingers, pressed delete, deleted and pressed again. Finally, Anna couldn't help the doubt in her heart and asked: Are you familiar with the commander of the military region?
"I'm not familiar with it. It's just that he kept me here because he was afraid that I would go to other military regions. Military Region C always lost during previous joint exercises, but since I came here, I have been winning."
She frowned slightly and asked again: Do you know the mayor?
"I don't know him, but his daughter was kidnapped and I rescued her."
She was stunned and asked: What about the director of the Commerce Bureau?
"I was responsible for his close protection while his rival died in a cruise ship accident before he became director."
…
She asked one by one, and he answered one by one. She asked so seriously, but he answered so easily, even in a joking tone, but she knew that every time he performed those tasks, it was extremely thrilling.
During the joint exercise, there were real guns and live ammunition, and the two military regions competed with each other. Both the red and blue sides gave it a try. Although it was just an exercise, they were the "enemy" on the "battlefield". The enemy and we were fighting, life and death, and neither side could survive.
If you don't show your true skills, if you go to a real battlefield in the future, you will have no confidence and will not be able to defend your country. You will be ashamed of the national emblem on the military uniform and military cap, the motherland and the people, and the pouring
The clank military spirit in the bones!
When the mayor's daughter was kidnapped, that was first and foremost the responsibility of the people's police. The armed police would not be dispatched unless it was a last resort. Although she had not experienced it personally, she could imagine how critical the situation must have been before he went to rescue her.
If you don't tell me, if you narrowly escape death, you will definitely come back from the calamity.
Protecting a political figure is also an even more difficult task. On the surface, he is protecting only the political figure, but in fact he is protecting more people with interests. Once something happens to this political figure, then those related to him will be
If there are more than a dozen or even dozens of people, the entire team will be severely frustrated, and there will be countless losses of life and property.
Special forces need to perform a variety of tasks, but no task is easy. They are asked to perform each task because others cannot complete it. Each time they may bleed and sacrifice.
When she thought of the many hardships he had suffered, her heart ached.
Her fingers trembled slightly and she couldn't type a word anymore. She put the phone back in her pocket and turned around, facing away from him, not wanting him to see her crying.
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The table where Lou Xi was sitting was full of guests, chatting and laughing, but Lou Xi and Lou Yi were the center of attention.
There is no way, even if it is not the focus, who can not recognize the twins of Commander Lou Yichenglou of J Military Region? Who dares not to recognize them?
The Lou family is a military family. Three generations have produced three generals, five lieutenant generals, and six major generals, all of whom have distinguished themselves. Lou Yi is only 27 years old and is already a senior colonel. He will be promoted to a general officer soon, and Lou Yi
Although Xi is far away in Military Region C, and although he is only a lieutenant colonel now, his legend has always been talked about by those in the big courtyard.
That year, a big event happened in the military compound of J Military Region. Lou Xi and Lou Yi were both supposed to stay in J Military Region, but for some reason, Lou Xi suddenly changed his mind and left Beijing alone, leaving home and resolutely
He resolutely went to the C Military Region in Yunchuan. It was the farthest one among the major military regions in China, with the worst conditions and the bleakest future. Everyone in the courtyard shunned it, but he took the weight and became determined.
, must go.
It is said that the Lou family quarreled all night because of this incident, and Lou Yicheng was furious. He could go and sever the relationship between father and son! Lou Xi actually agreed, packed up his bags, got on the train, and headed straight for Yunchuan.
Lou Yicheng has always acted vigorously and resolutely. He called his old comrades in Military Region C overnight and issued a strong military order warning that Lou Xi was not his son and he was not allowed to take any care of him!
Even so, it couldn't stop Lou Xi. In three years, just three years, he became the ace of the Special Forces Brigade of Military Region C, and even became the battalion commander. You must know that although the battalion commander of the Special Forces Brigade has a low military rank,
But only the elite among the elite can become that, and the Special Forces Brigade is an independent unit informally organized under the standard command and administrative system, directly under the jurisdiction of the military region where it is located, and its importance is by no means trivial.
Now three years have passed, and those former brothers in the courtyard have all gone their separate ways, but every time they return to Beijing and the courtyard, they will unconsciously discuss Lou Xi. They haven't seen each other for many years and have only heard about him.
He is unknown, and some younger children will chase their elders and ask, who is Lou Xi, why is he so awesome, and why is everyone talking about him?
Yes, everyone is talking about Lou Xi, but he never mentioned a word about his background. In Yunchuan, in Military Region C, except the commander, no one else knew his identity, not even the members of the special brigade.
Captain Wu Lie didn't even know that his files were kept by the commander himself.
Here, everyone does not know that his father is Commander Lou Yicheng of the J Military Region, and they do not know that his mother is Han Fengyi. Han Fengyi is the chairman of the Han Group. She was a military doctor in her early years and had a close relationship with Lou Yicheng.
After they met and fell in love, they got married and had children, and then took over the family business. When doing business, they were like women. The Han Group specializes in medical equipment business. Each transaction is worth hundreds of millions. Many well-known foreign companies
Everyone is rushing to cooperate with her, and she has a lot of assets.
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It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the door of the bridal lounge was still tightly closed. Shu Rao and Xiang Fan still did not come out.
Ye Xingchen couldn't sit still, would something happen?
She stood up quickly and walked quickly to the bridal lounge. Before she could knock on the door, the door opened.
Both Shu Rao and Xiang Fan looked calm, but their eyes were a little red, and they obviously looked like they had cried.
Shu Rao reached out to hold Xiang Fan's arm and said with a choked voice, "Let's go. People outside are still waiting. I'll help you make this situation smooth."
Ye Xingchen's heartstrings trembled. What Rao Rao meant was... putting on a show?
She knew that Rao Rao and Xiang Fan had been arguing for a while, so they had not received the certificate for a while, and the Xiang family had arranged the wedding like this to make the event a spectacle.
No one cares about what it looks like, they just watch the excitement.
Shu Rao does not meet the requirements of the Xiang family, and naturally she will not deal with others under the title of the Xiang family's daughter-in-law after marriage. The Xiang family dislikes Shu Rao so much that they probably want to hide her. Over time,
Who will remember Shu Rao, who was not valued by the Xiang family at all? In a few years, no matter which woman is standing next to Xiang Fan, as long as he says she is my wife, no one will doubt that that woman is not today's bride.
Xiang Fan lowered his head and looked at Shu Rao's hand on his arm, gently pulled it down, held it tightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "No, Rao Rao, a wedding only happens once in a lifetime. I hope there will be another man in the future."
To be able to give you the wedding you really want, I... am sorry for you."
He gradually loosened his fingers, one, two...
"Raoruo, after all these years, let me be brave for you once!" After saying that, he loosened his last finger, turned around, and walked towards the wedding hall alone.
"Dear guests, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. I want to announce a sorry news to you now. Today's wedding has been cancelled..." Xiang Fan said loudly, ignoring the angry looks in his parents' eyes.
Shu Rao smiled and murmured, "Xiang Fan, it would have been better if you had been brave earlier."
Unfortunately, there is no if.
"Raoruo, you can cry if you want." Ye Xingchen hugged her tightly.
Shu Rao shook her head firmly, and returned to the bridal lounge to change out of her wedding dress, take off her wedding ring, and fade away all the prosperity that did not belong to her.
"Xingchen, come with me for a walk, okay?"
"Um."
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There was an uproar in the banquet hall. Lou Xi turned to look at the door and saw Ye Xingchen's leaving figure with deep eyes.
Lou Yi frowned suddenly, hating his own powers of observation and inference. Who was the one who helped the bride make such a big fuss, if not Lou Xi? He was still sitting here pretending to be innocent as if nothing had happened!
The guests returned disappointed, and Lou Xi walked out of the banquet hall calmly. Lou Yi walked beside him and suppressed his emotions until he was in a deserted place before he started to question.
"Explain it!" He gritted his teeth slightly.
Lou Xi slowly raised his eyes, with a calm expression, and replied calmly, "There's nothing to explain. They made my wife sad and I'm not happy."
"You ruined someone else's wedding because you're not happy? You..." Before he could finish speaking, Lou Yi was suddenly startled, "You say it again, your wife?!"
Lou Xi shrugged indifferently.
Lou Yi suddenly fell silent. The day after he arrived at the Special Forces Brigade, he got the news of Lou Xi's private marriage. However, he had not seen the so-called sister-in-law and his so-called younger brother and sister for so many days. He even held on to a glimmer of hope.
I hope this is Lou Xi's way of rejecting his family's push for marriage, but now...
He began to try hard to remember, was it... the girl standing next to the bride? Why did she feel familiar?
"Her name?" Lou Yi asked hesitantly.
"Ye Xingchen."
Ye Xingchen? Sounds so familiar!
Lou Yi felt more and more familiar, but couldn't remember it for a while, but there was always something lingering in his mind that he couldn't get rid of.
Suddenly, a bear doll came into his mind, and he remembered it!
is her?
It's her?
Lou Yi was surprised that he could still remember it. It was already seven years ago. He thought he had forgotten everything in the past few years, but it turned out that he hadn't.
He thought that she must have mistaken Lou Xi for him, and then they met later, right?
She must "hate" him very much, right? So she couldn't face it calmly after meeting Lou Xi?
No wonder, he was really a little too much at that time, but he didn't mean to be so cruel. It was just that at that time, he was going through the most difficult trough in his life. His most beloved woman died in a car accident and left him forever. Sad.
The emotions enveloped him, and he couldn't control his emotions at all.
At that time, he was affiliated to the J Military Region, but in order to escape everything in Beijing, he took the initiative to transfer to the C Military Region, just in time to catch up with the military training for freshmen of the Military Medical University, so he naturally became one of the instructors. However, even in the purest
On the campus, his restless heart still couldn't calm down.
He still vaguely remembered that that night he went to the student dormitory to check the housekeeping, and violently threw a girl's bear doll downstairs, scolding her, but after he turned around and left, he also punched himself hard.
, that was not what he should have done at all. He felt that he was on the verge of madness, so he asked for transfer and returned to Beijing the next day. Get up from where you fell. Escape will not solve any problems at all.
For seven years, he had buried the wounds in his heart, but he never expected that Ye Xingchen would bring back his memories again.
He has loved and suffered pain, so he doesn't want Lou Xi to be like him.
"Lou Xi..." Lou Yi's expression suddenly turned serious, "You should know the meaning of military marriage. Don't you think you are being childish? You have only known each other for a short time and you married her? Do you love her?"