Cheng Xi looked adoringly at Lu Chenzhou for a while before finally saying, “Lu Chenzhou…” A phrase suddenly came to mind: How could I not love a man like this?

She shook her head fervently. “You’re not late at all!” She wrapped herself around him in a bear hug as she gushed, “I’m so happy with this. Really, thank you.”

Lu Chenzhou maintained a calm demeanor, which only further increased his reservedness, but there was a faint shyness in his eyes that gave his demeanor a much more animated mien.

Cheng Xi kissed him forcefully, and then let go of him to run to her parents’ side.

Cheng Xi was slightly afraid that they’d immediately start scolding her—after all, she had gotten married without telling them anything. However, when her mother saw her, she merely clicked her tongue and muttered, “My goodness! You’re so happy that you look like a fool!”

They were purely happy for her.

Then, freed from worry, Cheng Xi hugged her happily.

And then she hugged everyone else in turn even as they criticized her. 

“You’ve gotten a lot thinner!” her father muttered. Actually, she hadn’t;...