Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Since he was already sitting in the car, Zichen decided to play along and do this favor for Qian Lan. After all, he was supposed to attend a lecture that day and he was already dressed appropriately.
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Qian Lan’s wedding was small, but there were still a few guests from the army as well as Qian Lan’s friends and family. All up, there were only 20-30 people. However, when Zichen glanced at the front row and saw Mother Qian, he noticed that she did indeed look unwell; she looked exactly like a seriously ill patient.
Of course, Qian Hui and Father Qian were also present at the wedding, as well as Xu Chunhao. As soon as they spotted Zichen walk in, their eyes grew wide in shock.
What happened to the groom?
Why did he suddenly change?
How was this a wedding? This was a complete train wreck!
Seeing the scene before her, Mother Qian stood up and asked, “Are you joking? Where’s your groom?”
“Here,” Qian Lan replied as she hooked her arm with Zichen’s.
“I know who he is, but he’s not the groom. Qian Lan, today is the most important day of your life, don’t joke around.”
“I’m not joking. I’m marrying this man today.” After speaking to her mother, Qian Lan turned to the wedding celebrant and said, “Let’s get started. His name is Zichen.”
The wedding celebrant was a little surprised, but he quickly nodded his head and replied, “Let’s get started then…”
Everyone thought the scene was quite ridiculous, but they still let Qian Lan and Zichen go ahead.
It was completely absurd! Afterwards, Mother Qian learned that the real groom had run away and her daughter had randomly grabbed another man to fill in his spot. But, she was being much too brave, especially since the man she grabbed was her ex-boyfriend. Wasn’t the situation enough of a mess as it was?
Zichen could tell that everyone was calling Qian Lan ridiculous.
After all, no one would randomly swap out their groom just because the original one ran away. But, wasn’t that how his parents got married?
With this thought, Zichen temporarily paused the wedding and turned around to bow to everyone. He then explained, “I’m sorry everyone, Qian Lan did indeed grab me to replace her runaway groom.”
“Although the wedding is a mess, it’s great that Qian Lan’s parents are present. I would like to take this opportunity to tell the two of you that I believe I am the one that can bring Qian Lan happiness. So, I hope that Auntie and Uncle can hand your daughter to me.”
“To be honest, Qian Lan was never prepared to get married yet. She simply planned this wedding to give Auntie a peace of mind.”
“Hence, when the groom ran away, she had no choice but to grab me – her neighbor.”
“Since I’m here, I would like to say a few things. This wedding may not be valid, but I believe I am the person that Qian Lan can entrust the rest of her life to. What do you think, Auntie? Do you think this joke should come to an end?”
After hearing from Zichen, Mother Qian turned and looked at her daughter, “If not for Zichen, how embarrassed would you be today?”
Qian Lan looked at Zichen and smiled, “Mom…”
“…I don’t care if my groom ran away today. All I know is, today’s ceremony is already half completed, so let’s finish it. Today, the Qian Family will only acknowledge this man.”
Qian Lan glanced at Zichen with a stressed exp**ssion.
The entire scene seemed both real and fake; even Zichen couldn’t distinguish the truth. Luckily, at this time, Qian Lan leaned over and whispered in his ear, “Don’t worry, after this is all over, we will return to being friends like before.”
Zichen nodded and turned back around to face the celebrant.
It didn’t take long before the ceremony was completed. Afterwards, Mother Qian turned to the guests and apologized, “Today was a complete embarrassment, I’m sorry for making you witness such a joke. My daughter may be a mere lieutenant in the military, but she is very mature. Please except my apology.”
“How about this, why don’t we pretend that we all attended an engagement today. When these two are truly ready for marriage, the Qian Family will arrange a grand wedding for our daughter.”
Mother Qian’s words relieved the awkwardness of the event and everyone understood her intentions, so they clapped and congratulated Qian Lan.
Afterwards, Mother Qian invited the guests into the hotel to get some rest. This was when she truly turned to teach Qian Lan a lesson, “It’s been 5 years. You’ve left home for 5 years and you returned with a gift like this?”
Zichen stood behind Qian Lan and watched as she got scolded.
“You previously declared that you were leaving the Qian Family and you were never coming back. I let you have your way, so what’s this?”
“Were you putting on an act to make me happy?”
“I almost died from anger. Luckily, Zichen came to the rescue.”
Zichen analyzed Mother Qian and discovered that she had changed a lot.
Perhaps, due to the investigation on the Qian Family, Mother Qian experienced the extremes of human nature, so she learned to become more tactful.
5 years ago, Zichen never met Mother Qian and the two of them never faced each other head on, but Zichen couldn’t resist looking into the Qian Family. That’s how he knew how Mother Qian was like 5 years ago.
“But, now that things have progressed to this point, I must ask, Zichen, were you serious about what you just said or did you simply say it to brush off the guests.”
“Of course, I’m aware that you helped us, so I won’t blame you for speaking the truth.”
“Auntie, that’s just a small matter, you shouldn’t take it to heart,” Zichen replied, implying a deeper meaning.
“I understand,” Mother Qian nodded. “In that case, today didn’t count.”
Qian Lan looked at Zichen with a trace of disappointment, but this quickly disappeared.
“No, what I meant was, I’m willing to be with Qian Lan again.”
Zichen looked into Qian Lan’s eyes and added, “Since fate wasn’t on our side 5 years ago, let’s try again. If nothing results from this, then I won’t persist.”
Qian Lan looked at Zichen in shock…
“Are you being serious?”
“Yes, but Qian Lan, let me be honest with you, 5 years ago, when you broke up with me, it took me a long time to recover, so I might still feel hatred for you. If you want to be with me, you need to be prepared to accept that I may not be very intimate at the beginning.”
After hearing this, Qian Lan nodded her head with a bitter smile, “I understand…”
“If you acknowledge the engagement today, then let’s count it as the real thing.”
The ceremony was officially completed, but just like Zichen said, 5 years had already passed, if Qian Lan wanted to successfully re-enter Zichen’s heart, it appeared to be quite a challenge.
Zichen couldn’t say that he had absolutely no feelings for Qian Lan, but his emotions were relatively complex.
Sometimes, when he thought about the past, he would be filled with blame.
After the ceremony was over, Zichen and Qian Lan returned to their apartments. But, when they each reached their own doorway, the two of them once again fell speechless.
“I’m going to go home first, I still have a lecture tomorrow.”
Qian Lan nodded, “I need to report back to the troops tomorrow.”
The couple were officially engaged, but for some reason, the distance bet**en them grew even further.
This time, Zichen did not want to be the initiator in the relationship. So, after returning home, he went to prepare for his next lecture as usual. But, later that night, after Zichen finished his shower and crawled into bed, he suddenly heard his doorbell.
Zichen walked over to the door, dressed in his pajamas and found Qian Lan standing in his doorway holding her luggage.
“I’ve thought about it. Since we’re engaged…can I move over?”
Zichen looked at Qian Lan and the way she was taking the lead like she used to and felt an indescribable pain in his heart. But, he still opened his door and let Qian Lan in.
“The guest room is empty, you can help yourself to whatever you need. Don’t disturb me at night. Good night.” After speaking, Zichen did not take another glance at Qian Lan and headed straight into the master bedroom.
Qian Lan did not push her luck, instead, she put down her luggage and walked around to familiarize herself with the apartment.
Zichen lived on his own for many years, but he always kept his home neat and tidy. There was a place for everything and everything was in its place. This was an obvious sign of OCD.
Afterwards, Qian Lan settled down in the guest room. Although she knew it was hard for Zichen to get used to her suddenly moving in with him, at least he didn’t kick her out.
But, for Qian Lan, apart from acting so shameless, there was nothing else she could do.
The next morning, Qian Lan headed off to the army base as she had mentioned, so by the time Zichen woke up, Qian Lan was already gone.
The apartment now had her sl*ppers and toiletries. On top of that, the cold and empty guest room was now filled with her clothes and work equipment.
Was this necessary? Zichen wondered. Afterwards, he closed the guest room door, grabbed his lecture notes and headed to the university.
After that, a week passed without any signs of Qian Lan. It was almost as if the events at the church was just a dream.
Zichen returned to his normal life, completely unaffected by Qian Lan. He continued to do whatever he wanted, and sometimes, he would even spend an entire day in the library.
However, after his last lecture on Friday, Zichen stepped out of the lecture theater with some textbooks in his hands and noticed some students standing outside the mathematics building pointing to a female army officer standing beside a military vehicle.
When Zichen realized that it was Qian Lan, he immediately walked over to her, “Why are you here?”
“I wanted to go home, but I don’t have the keys,” Qian Lan replied.
“Mr. Roberts, who’s this?” one of Zichen’s student admirers asked with a hopeful look in her eyes. It seemed, she was hoping not to hear anything heartbreaking. However, Zichen was an honest and straightforward person. Since he agreed to their engagement, he wasn’t about to deny it.
“This is my fiancee!”
“Is your fiancee in the military?”
“How cool!” the surrounding students praised.
Zichen did not respond as he boarded the car with Qian Lan.
“From now on, don’t show up at school for no reason. I’ll give you a copy of my keys.”
“Did I embarrass you?” Qian Lan asked as she drove.
“I like keeping a low profile,” Zichen replied coldly.
“Zichen…”
“Let’s go home. I’m tired,” Zichen cut in before he returned his focus to the papers in his hands.
There was nothing that Qian Lan could do. So, she took a deep breath and drove Zichen back to their apartment. The couple then entered the home, one after the other.
“I will be cooking some congee tonight, if you want some then let me know and I’ll prepare some for you too. But, if you don’t like it, then cook something yourself or order some takeaway.” As soon as Zichen arrived home, he changed into a fresh set of clothes and headed into the kitchen. When he finished cooking, he returned to the study room.
Qian Lan felt like an outsider because Zichen practically treated her like she didn’t exist.
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