Attending Lin Li's Wedding

Lin Xuan grasped Su Hua's hand, his voice hoarse as he said, "Hua Bao, I need to attend the wedding. Can we talk when I get back?"

"There's no rush, we still have time."

Su Hua continued kissing Lin Xuan's lips, showing no intention of letting him leave.

Butler Wang checked the time anxiously, pacing in circles.

Why hadn’t Young Master Lin gotten out of the car yet?

The driver, familiar with the situation, said calmly, "Butler Wang, just wait a little longer. It won’t be that quick."

Finally, after four minutes, Lin Xuan stepped out of the car. His clothes were disheveled, and a suggestive bite mark adorned his neck. His lips still glistened faintly.

Seeing him like this, Su Hua couldn’t help but think her A-Xuan looked irresistibly tempting.

Suddenly, she didn’t want to part with him so soon.

But A-Xuan still had to attend Lin Li’s wedding…

Su Hua picked up her phone and ordered, "Cancel today’s meetings."

Originally, she had planned to go to the company to handle work while Lin Xuan attended the wedding, not wanting to stay alone at Night Garden. She had even contacted Jiang Qing to prepare for a meeting.

Jiang Qing frowned, puzzled. "President Su, is there a change in plans?"

"I’m going to attend Lin Li’s wedding," Su Hua replied, her red lips parting lightly.

"Understood."

Jiang Qing nodded.

At the wedding venue, most of the guests had already taken their seats.

Lin Qingxiu and Lin Qingyan, two sisters, kept glancing around, searching for something.

Jiang Shuqin asked curiously, "Yan'er, Xiu'er, what are you two looking for?"

"Mom, we’re looking for Xiao Xuan," Lin Qingxiu answered.

She didn’t know where Lin Xuan lived now, and he rarely went to the company or school, making it difficult for her to see him.

If Xiao Xuan came to attend Xiao Li’s wedding today, she could finally apologize to him in person.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to rest easy.

"Today is Li'er’s wedding. Why bring him up?" Jiang Shuqin frowned.

Suddenly realizing something, she sharply turned to the two sisters.

"Did you send Lin Xuan an invitation?"

Lin Qingyan nodded. "Eldest Sister gave it to him, but Father approved it."

Jiang Shuqin’s brows furrowed tightly.

Lin Xuan was nothing but bad luck. The last time he appeared at Li'er’s birthday banquet, not only was Li'er’s reputation ruined, but his engagement with Shen Qianqian was also called off.

Come to think of it, Shen Qianqian’s family company went bankrupt, and she was even sent to prison—perhaps because she had fallen for Lin Xuan, bringing her such misfortune.

If Lin Xuan attended Li'er’s wedding this time, would he bring disaster to the ceremony as well?

Lately, Jiang Shuqin and Lin Chang’s relationship had been strained. They barely spoke when they crossed paths.

But when it came to Lin Li’s wedding, Jiang Shuqin didn’t dare take any risks.

She approached Lin Chang and said, "Lin Xuan is an ill omen. If he comes to Li'er’s wedding, I’m afraid he’ll ruin it. Why don’t we have someone stop him at the entrance and bar him from entering?"

"What’s there to fear?"

Lin Chang sneered. "I specifically want him to see what kind of noble bride Li'er, as the young master of the Lin family, can marry—unlike him, who’s only good enough to be kept by some ugly, old woman."

An ugly, old woman…

Jiang Shuqin clenched her fists.

The woman keeping Lin Xuan was neither ugly nor old.

She was Su Hua, the CEO of Su Corporation—the largest conglomerate in Daxia and the wealthiest person in the world.

No matter what kind of woman Li'er married, it wouldn’t faze Lin Xuan in the slightest.

But Jiang Shuqin feared that if Lin Chang learned Su Hua’s true identity, he might cast Lin Li aside and bring Lin Xuan back into the family.

So she bit back the truth, refusing to reveal the identity of the woman behind Lin Xuan.

Jiang Shuqin pressed on, "I still think we should bar Lin Xuan from entering the hotel. If he shows up, nothing good will come of it. Lin Chang, Li'er’s wedding must proceed without a single mishap."

"What mishap could there possibly be?" Lin Chang scoffed. "Do you think Lin Xuan would dare bring up Shen Qianqian or Li'er’s past with Qin Ruoyao to stir trouble?"

"Ha! Feng Yaya already knows everything. If he tries to make a scene, he’ll only make a fool of himself."

"Lin Xuan has no grounds to disrupt Li'er’s wedding."

Lin Chang was brimming with confidence.

Yet despite his words, Jiang Shuqin’s heart remained unsettled, as if something ominous loomed ahead.

Meanwhile, Lin Qingxiu and Lin Qingyan were still anxiously scanning the crowd for Lin Xuan.

"Second Sister, do you think Xiao Xuan really isn’t coming?" Lin Qingxiu asked worriedly.

"Xiao Xuan has already cut ties with the Lin family. And given how we treated him when he was still with us, it’s only natural he wouldn’t come," Lin Qingyan sighed.

"By the way, where’s Eldest Sister?" Lin Qingxiu wondered. "Why haven’t we seen her at all?"

Eldest Sister had been particularly invested in Li'er’s wedding.

How could she not be here?

Lin Qingyan explained, "A rising star the company is heavily investing in ran into some trouble. Eldest Sister had to go handle it personally."

At the hotel entrance, Lin Xuan handed his invitation to a staff member.

The staff checked it and nodded, gesturing politely. "Sir, please come in."

"Mm."

Lin Xuan stepped through the doors.

The staff member couldn’t help but frown in confusion.

Why hadn’t this man brought a gift?

Lin Qingxiu spotted Lin Xuan and her eyes lit up.

"Second Sister, it’s Xiao Xuan! He’s here!" she exclaimed excitedly.

She hadn’t dared hope Lin Xuan would actually come to the wedding, yet here he was.

Lin Qingxiu grabbed Lin Qingyan’s hand and hurried over.

"Xiao Xuan," she said nervously, standing before him.

Lin Xuan frowned.

Something about Lin Qingxiu’s attitude felt off—eerily similar to when Lin Qingyan had sought him out at Tianmu Group.

Could it be that Lin Qingxiu had also read the diary and come to him with fake remorse?

As if confirming his suspicions, Lin Qingxiu choked up the next moment.

"Xiao Xuan… I read your diary."

Of course.

Lin Xuan’s head throbbed.

So yet another Lin sister had stumbled upon that damned diary and come to perform this hollow act of repentance.

How laughable.

This belated affection only disgusted him. In this life, he wanted nothing to do with their so-called family bonds.

All he needed was Su Hua.

"So?" Lin Xuan’s voice was icy.

"Xiao Xuan, I know now… I know the truth about the car accident. You didn’t abandon me to save yourself—you pulled me out of the wreckage."

Tears spilled from Lin Qingxiu’s eyes, her voice trembling. "I’m sorry… I’m so sorry. I misunderstood you. I was unconscious and only saw you leaving me behind, not you coming back to rescue me."

She should have investigated further back then.

Then she wouldn’t have wronged Xiao Xuan.

"And Xiao Xuan," Lin Qingxiu couldn’t help but grab his hand, "that little frog who kept encouraging me the year I was paralyzed—it was you, wasn’t it? I confirmed it with the doctors."

At that moment, a woman in a striking red qipao appeared at the entrance, drawing countless gazes.