章 13: Shen Yue

On the weekend, Su Ruan went out to meet Yu Zhi Yi with Lin Qing accompanying her. Today, Yu Zhi Yi was going to introduce his fiance to her and a few other friends.

Yu Zhi Yi had booked a private hall in the Orchid Hotel in Capital City to gather everyone. The man was willing to spend a lot of money on his fiance. Su Ruan could not help thinking of how much Yu Zhi Yi loved this girl.

"Are you alright?"

Su Ruan turned to her side and saw that her friend Lin Qing was staring back at her with an unmasked worry.

Among Su Ruan's friends, Lin Qing was the one who knew how much she had loved Yu Zhi Yi for years. She has always been Su Ruan's advisor and support system. Just like Su Ruan, Lin Qing could not believe that this day would come.

Lin Qing could not help but feel a little sad for Su Ruan.

Although she had always nagged her friend to confess or let Yu Zhi Yi go, in the end, Lin Qing wanted her friend to be happy with the person she loved.

However, the love that Su Ruan had for years had ended. Thinking about how she had watched Su Ruan cry for days about this unrequited love made Lin Qing sad as well.

"I'm fine." Su Ruan forced a smile. "I have already decided to let him go. Lin Qing, as long as he is happy, then, I would be happy as well."

Lin Qing heaved a sigh, thinking that this friend of hers was a little silly.

"Come on. Let's go in and eat something delicious." Su Ruan grabbed Lin Qing in the arms and led her into the hotel's building. "I heard that the food in this hotel, especially their dessert is the best in Capital City."

"You're exaggerating." Lin Qing rolled her eyes.

Su Ruan laughed. "Well first, we have to taste their food before we can judge them, right?"

The two friends went inside and found the private hall that Yu Zhi Yi had mentioned before. The moment they entered the private hall, Yu Zhi Yi was standing not far away from the entrance as he chatted with a few friends.

Yu Zhi Yi turned around and a light lit up in his eyes the moment he saw his friend, Su Ruan. He excused himself from his friends and walked over.

"You're here." Yu Zhi Yi gave Su Ruan a look over and smiled. "You look good today."

Su Ruan flashed a smile. "Thank you. You look very dashing as well in that suit and tie." She looked around the hall before her gaze found Yu Zhi Yi again. "I thought we had entered the wrong hall and crashed someone else's wedding reception. Zhi Yi, it couldn't be that you are tricking us to attend your secret wedding reception, right?"

Yu Zhi Yi laughed happily. "That seemed like a good idea. If we could get someone to officiate our wedding, I wouldn't mind turning this gathering into a wedding reception."

It seemed that he was too impatient to marry that girl.

The smile on her face stiffened. Although Su Ruan had already made her decision to let her love for a few years go, it still hurt her to see him very happy like this.

Su Ruan quickly looked away and pulled Lin Qing closer. "I hope that you wouldn't mind that I took Lin Qing with me. The two of us needed to head elsewhere after this. I told her to accompany me to this gathering."

"Of course I wouldn't mind. Su Ruan, any friend of yours is also a friend of mine." Yu Zhi Yi shifted his gaze to Lin Qing and smiled. "Hello, Miss Lin. It has been a while since we saw each other."

"It has been a while indeed. The last time I saw you, it was during the gathering before you moved away to another country."

Su Ruan watched as they shook their hands before she looked around the hall. "Right. Where is the lucky girl? Zhi Yi, how long are you going to hide your fiance away from me? Come, introduce her to me."

The smile on his face was very warm. "Shen Yue will come over in a while. She would not come out to meet anyone until she was sure that her dress and makeup are perfect."

Yu Zhi Yi might seem as if he was complaining. However, Su Ruan did not miss the doting look in his eyes.

At this time, Su Ruan wondered if coming over to this gathering was a good idea. Letting go was really hard. Seeing Yu Zhi Yi talking about his fiance was enough to make her heart hurt.

Su Ruan could not imagine just how it would feel when she see Yu Zhi Yi and his fiance standing side by side.

At this time, a hotel staff walked in and speak something to Yu Zhi Yi in a low voice.

Su Ruan quickly took this chance to get away from him. "Alright, Zhi Yi, you go ahead and do what you have to do. I'll go around with Lin Qing to meet a few of our friends."

Yu Zhi Yi nodded. "Go ahead. The hotel had prepared some light bites before we can eat. Go ahead and try their strawberry shortcake. I've tried them. They are to die for."

Su Ruan laughed. "Then, I will listen to your recommendation."

Once Yu Zhi Yi had walked away, Lin Qing held her friend's hand and looked at her with worry. "Are you alright?" She had stood beside Su Ruan's side and noticed her friend's change of expression.

Su Ruan might not show it but Lin Qing knew that her friend was hurting.

"I'm fine." Su Ruan pursed her lips into a thin line. "Lin Qing, you have to stay beside me, alright?"

She was afraid that the pain would be too much and she would start to cry. Now that Yu Zhi Yi is going to marry, Su Ruan was determined not to let him know about her feelings. She would bury that feeling inside her forever.

Lin Qing patted her hand. "Let's go and grab that cake. I heard that sweet stuff could lift your mood."

The two friends walked over to the buffet table to grab something light. Once in a while, a few friends stopped over to exchange a few words.

After waiting for almost ten minutes, Yu Zhi Yi finally walked up to the front and announced that his fiance was going to make her appearance.

Soon, everyone's attention moved to the entrance. The door swung open and a lady in an elegant midnight blue dress walked in with a bright smile on her face.

Yu Zhi Yi stretched his hand and the girl walked over to his side.

"Everyone, let me introduce… This is Shen Yue, my fiance."