The next morning, the alarm clock rang precisely at six.
Still with its gentle music, Su Yue habitually rolled over, intending to go back to sleep.
After turning off the alarm, she leaned down and softly called out to her,
"Baby, wake up. Today is Jin Yan's wedding."
The girl, who had been feeling displeased, suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight.
Seeing her expression, Chen Ziming smiled, ruffled her hair, and got out of bed to wash up.
Su Yue also woke herself up, got out of bed, went to the bathroom first, and then to the master bedroom's bathroom to wash up.
He happened to be there too, brushing his teeth with a toothbrush.
A slight hangover from the previous night still lingered, but she remembered what she had done last.
Her face blushed again uncontrollably as she quietly walked over, preparing to brush her teeth.
However, her hands felt weak and a bit unresponsive. After steadying herself, she picked up the water cup.
Seeing this, the man smiled, spat out the mouthwash, and said leisurely,
"You worked hard last night, baby."
Su Yue: ...
Her face turned even redder. She lowered her gaze, not looking at his smug expression.
At the same time, she secretly cursed herself for letting wine and beauty cloud her judgment. In the end, not only did she fail to achieve her goal, but she ended up doing something like that.
A classic case of losing the wife and soldiers.
They arrived at the hotel on time.
Liang Mu had someone escort Su Yue to the hotel room. For convenience, she was getting married from there.
It was Su Yue's first time participating in a wedding from this perspective.
The bridesmaids were experienced, so they had a lively time during the wedding reception. She later joined in, snatching several red envelopes.
Then came the rest period in the morning.
Su Yue and Chen Ziming went to the rest room specially prepared by Jin Yan.
It was a spacious tearoom.
"Look," she said after sitting down, quietly unfolding her handbag to show him, proudly flaunting her red envelopes.
"Not bad. You still remember the mission I assigned," he said with a smile, quite satisfied.
"..."
"What mission?" Jin Yan, who was resting on the sofa, asked curiously upon hearing this.
"To have your sister Yue Yue extort more from you."
!!!
Su Yue's toes curled with embarrassment. Silently, she pinched him.
Ren Siyuan, however, interjected, "Sister Yue Yue is so shy, she probably couldn't extort anything even after ten years."
Su Yue: ...
"Hey! Don't worry! I'll have money from now on. Even if my sister doesn't ask, I'll proactively offer it with both hands~"
Jin Yan didn't argue with them, his tone quite relaxed.
Liang Mu had gone to her in-laws' place, so he spoke rather freely.
Luo Jia, the eldest among them, frowned upon hearing this and asked,
"Going by your words, are you getting married just for the benefits your parents are giving you?"
The atmosphere instantly turned quiet.
Jin Yan didn't answer immediately but thought for a moment.
Then, in a rare serious tone, he said,
"Not entirely. I've gradually come to recognize Liang Mu's good qualities. My mom was right; she's the only one who can tolerate my behavior."
This answer genuinely surprised everyone present.
Especially Su Yue.
She knew the least about Jin Yan, always thinking of him as a carefree, overgrown silly child.
She never expected him to be so self-aware.
"What's wrong? You don't believe me?"
Seeing everyone's silence, Jin Yan simply sat up properly and looked at them with a smile.
"Just recognizing her good qualities isn't enough. You have to be good to her too. Feelings need to be nurtured reciprocally. If one person gives for too long without receiving a response, they will get tired," Chen Ziming said softly.
Luo Jia agreed, "That's right. Your attitude towards her before was truly excessive. Since you've decided to marry, you must change."
"Don't worry. I'm already changing now."
Jin Yan's expression also became a bit more serious.
Su Yue recalled the time they had dinner together when he naturally took Liang Mu's hand to sit down.
She had been quite surprised then.
It turned out he had long intended to walk properly with Liang Mu.
She couldn't help but change her opinion of Jin Yan. Regardless, his self-awareness was clear, and once he decided to accept her, he was genuinely acting on it.
But then, she quickly remembered Chen Ziming's words from earlier.
If one person gives for too long without receiving a response...
This kind of relationship advice didn't sound like something he would say.
Unless, in this aspect, he had some personal experience.
Su Yue's heart suddenly fluttered lightly.