Chapter 919 Mr. and Mrs. Jin
Much to Long Jinjing's relief, the introduction went very well. Her father was not as intimidating today as usual. She understood that it might be because her father and the others didn't want to make it too difficult for her and Lu Zihao due to the nature of today's event. It was her sister's wedding, a very special occasion to their families.
After what happened earlier with Wei Lan creating a ruckus and Long Tengfei becoming somewhat involved, everybody was doing their best to make today's event as happy and lively as possible. They had seen a cold and furious Jin Liwei confronting his mother-in-law Wei Lan because of what happened. There was no need to expressly talk about it among themselves. It was already understood that they should strive to minimize any possibility of drama from occurring today.
"Jinjing, bring Lu Zihao to the ancestral house some time," Long Tengfei said. "Let's have a nice dinner together."
Long Jinjing didn't reply right away, glancing instead at Lu Zihao to silently ask him what he thought about her father's invitation. It was Lu Zihao who answered on behalf of both of them.
"Mr. Long, Jinjing and I would be glad to join you for dinner. Is this coming weekend alright with you?"
And with that, they arranged a dinner appointment at the Long ancestral residence. Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing excused themselves and went to their designated table with the other groomsmen and bridesmaids.
"It'll be fine," Lu Zihao said after noticing her nervousness. "We already had dinner with your mother and my grandfather. It's your father's turn next. There's nothing to worry about."
She bit her lower lip and watched the other guests mingling instead of looking at him. "I'm just not sure if dining with my father is…uhm, necessary."
"What do you mean?"
"Our 30-day agreement will be ending next week," she whispered.
He scowled but she didn't see it because she wasn't looking at him.
"I don't want to talk about this today," he said in a harsh tone.
"I…okay. Sorry…."
"Didn't I tell you not to apologize over trivial things?"
She couldn't help but look at him. "It's Little Sister Xiulan and Brother-in-law Liwei's wedding. Let's not fight today. Okay, Nikolai?"
"I'm not fighting with you. You're the one who broached this unpleasant topic first."
"I…."
He sighed. "Alright. We'll talk about this some other time. Not today."
She nodded.
He pulled her closer to him, intending to kiss her lips but she blocked his mouth with her hand.
"Not in front of all this people, Nikolai," she furiously whispered to him.
In the end, he only nuzzled her ear which still embarrassed her. She was red-faced again when the rest of their friends joined them at the table.
"What happened?" Chen Fei asked as she sat beside Long Jinjing. "Why are you blushing? Did you and your boyfriend do something naughty while we were gone?"
"Ooooooh~"
Dom, Meimei and Clover's eyes sparkled at the same time. The three leaned forward, eager to listen to some juicy details about Long Jinjing and Lu Zihao's relationship.
"N-no! W-what are you saying?! Zihao and I weren't doing anything n-naughty!" Long Jinjing used her bouquet to cover her face.
"I was just kissing my girlfriend," Lu Zihao said in a casual tone. "There's nothing naughty about that. Isn't it normal?"
"Kyaaaaaaah!" The triplets Dom, Meimei and Clover all squealed.
Long Jinjing hit Lu Zihao's thigh and glared at him. Her glare, however, wasn't fierce at all. On the contrary, she looked more like an aggrieved puppy who had been teased too much. She appeared even more aggrieved when he chuckled at her.
"Fifth Bro, don't tease your girlfriend too much," Yu Mo said. "What if she cries? Don't forget that her father is here. Mr. Long will beat you up if you make his daughter cry."
Lu Zihao swirled his champagne drink. Before he could answer, however, Long Jinjing spoke up first. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profiting from my hard work. Please support the original author, ArriaCross. Thank you! Also follow me on Instagram @arriacross]
"I'm not going to cry!"
Yu Mo gave a sheepish smile. "I was just joking. Peace!"
Lu Zihao watched the embarrassed Long Jinjing with amus.e.m.e.nt. Feeling mischievous, he dove forward and stole a quick kiss from her lips.
"Y-you!" Long Jinjing was shocked that he would do that in front of everyone. Too embarrassing!
Lu Zihao only smirked. He didn't feel embarrassed at all. Underneath his teasing expression, however, was anger at her reminder that their 30-day agreement would soon be over. It was something that he refused to think about in the past few days. He figured that he would just deal with it once the actual deadline arrived.
The triplets squealed once again after the kiss. They lightly teased the couple while Chen Fei pursed her lips and drank her champagne.
Wanting to change the subject and recover from her embarrassment as soon as possible, Long Jinjing asked her best friend, "Where's Sis Ying Yue?"
"I saw her taking Little Jun somewhere," Chen Fei replied. "Little Jun and the cats won't be joining the banquet, so I think Sis Yue is arranging for their nannies to take care of them."
"Oh, I see."
Before they could continue their conversation, the emcee called for everyone's attention. The wedding planner and her event staff members called for the newlyweds' family members and their wedding party and brought them outside the ballroom. As for everyone else, they headed to their designated seats and waited in anticipation.
Celebratory music started playing in the background and a machine aimed at the ballroom's huge double doors started spewing fog. The double doors opened and the emcee announced the entrance of the wedding party—namely, the two best men and the groomsmen and then the man of honour and the bridesmaids.
Next were the groom's family members which included Huang Yuyan, Grandma Li and Grandpa Lu. Following them were the bride's family members. First to walk was Wei Lan who was introduced with her full title Vizcondesa Lan of Castillo de Estrellas of España escorted by Randy. After them were Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui.
Finally, the time had come.
"Let's give a warm welcome to the new Mr. and Mrs. Jin!!!"