Chapter 456 - 456 – Wedding Photos, Xiaolang’s Transformation (an update)

Yin Qin stared blankly at Luo Xiaolang.

He looked at Luo Xiaolang in a wedding dress.

The wedding dress Luo Xiaolang wore had a strapless design, showing her smooth and fair neck as well as her slender collarbone beneath it.

The dress she wore, adorned with tiny diamonds, shimmered and shined under the light, like stars so bright that they dazzled the eyes.

The dress tightly encased her figure. The waist of the dress appeared exceptionally slim, while the bottom skirt was incredibly puffy. The dress had a long train, making her taller and slenderer than the average girl.

Yin Qin didn’t really know when Luo Xiaolang started to have curves.

That’s right.

Not just height, but curves.

Was it because she was still breastfeeding?!

He looked on.

He looked at a Luo Xiaolang he never imagined.

At that moment, Luo Xiaolang felt somewhat awkward under Yin Qin’s gaze.

Her cheeks were slightly red.

Her shoulder-length hair, yet to be styled, was simply tied back in a ponytail. Her face was also without makeup. Despite this, she looked particularly radiant.

Luo Xiaolang’s features were not particularly beautiful, even unattractive in Yin Qin’s opinion. Yet, for some reason, he found her pleasing to the eye at that moment.

What had changed?

Had her skin become paler? Did she gain curves? Did her hair grow longer?

Or was there some other change!

Could it simply be… he had gotten so used to looking at her that he found her more and more attractive?

“The bride is too beautiful. The groom can’t even blink!” joked one of the staff members.

Yin Qin quickly regained his composure.

Qin Keqin was also somewhat dumbstruck by the sight.

She had been providing skincare and body care treatments for Xiaolang for quite a while. But she truly did not expect Xiaolang to give her such a big surprise, exceeding her expectations.

It’s not that her features had changed much, but her overall presence felt very different.

Xiaolang was not typically considered beautiful; her appearance lacked striking features. Yet there was something refreshingly clean about her, something that put people at ease.

“Do I look good?” Luo Xiaolang suddenly asked Yin Qin.

She truly wasn’t good at appreciating such things.

She did not know if such a complicated and entirely different outfit suited her.

Moreover, with Yin Qin and Qin Keqin staying silent, she was even more uncertain if she looked good.

“It’s passable,” Yin Qin replied.

After a closer look, she wasn’t stunning, just better-looking than usual. That’s why he was taken aback earlier.

He figured his expectations for Xiaolang were simply too low, so when she looked slightly better, he perceived it as a dramatic improvement.

“Do you know how to compliment at all!” Qin Keqin walked towards Luo Xiaolang, shouting at Yin Qin, “You call this passable? Try to look passable just once!”

Yin Qin was speechless.

He was taken aback for a moment.

Although his mother was in her forties, she maintained herself extremely well and appeared to be just thirty. A typical beauty, she drew attention wherever she went. But standing next to Xiaolang now, she didn’t have an advantage in looks.

Right.

His mother was pregnant.

Pregnant people, naturally, tend to look less attractive, which may explain why Luo Xiaolang seemed to look better.

“Alright, alright, very beautiful, too beautiful,” Yin Qin went along.

Qin Keqin rolled her eyes at her son, and then turned to Luo Xiaolang. “You truly look beautiful. It’s beyond my imagination.”

Luo Xiaolang nodded. If they said she looked good, then she did.

“We’re short of time, so we’ll just take the wedding photos here. We won’t go for any location shots. We can make it up another time when we’re free,” said Qin Keqin.

The most important thing now was to take some photos that could be used at the wedding.

Everything else could wait.

Even though it annoyed her, there was indeed no other choice.

Yin Qin was truly busy.

Luo Xiaolang nodded.

She didn’t care too much about these formalities. Additionally, Yin Qin had already told her that the wedding was just a ceremony, so she did not have high expectations for it.

With the help of the staff, Luo Xiaolang did her makeup and styled her hair simply.

Qin Keqin had invited the photographer to come here, where they temporarily used the wedding gown shop as a backdrop, for a series of photoshoots.

Luo Xiaolang’s expressions were a bit stiff.

She wasn’t used to posing in front of the camera.

So the photoshoot progressed very slowly.

“Xiaolang, try smiling a bit,” Qin Keqin echoed in distress on the other side.

Luo Xiaolang smiled.

But her smile was unutterably stiff.

An afternoon passed like that, and they had barely managed to get even a couple of good shots.

Yin Qin, watching from the side, was starting to get anxious. He couldn’t help but blurt out to the photographer, “Can we take photos without smiling? Who said that wedding photos had to be taken with a smile? We can take solemn photos!”

“…” The photographer felt innocent.

Who wouldn’t wish for sweet and happy wedding photos?

With such rigid expressions, are they taking divorce pictures?!

Luo Xiaolang could also feel Yin Qin’s impatience.

She did feel a bit guilty about it.

Another series of poses followed.

Qin Keqin gave up.

She suggested to the photographer, “Let’s try capturing her profile.”

The photographer turned to look at Qin Keqin.

“Let’s capture Xiaolang’s profile and Yin Qin’s face frontly. Would that work better?”

“We can give it a shot,” the photographer nodded.

He directed Yin Qin and Luo Xiaolang, “Look straight into the camera, groom. Keep smiling. Let the bride hug your neck and lean towards your ear. Yes, angle your face a bit to the side, chin slightly up, eyes looking at the top of his ear. Yes, good here…” The photographer quickly clicked a few shots.

He then glanced at the photos and seemed quite satisfied.

It seemed as though he had suddenly found inspiration.

He quickly asked them to switch to different poses.

The photographer instructed, “The groom and bride, look at each other, yes, make eye contact. Groom, look at the tip of the bride’s nose, bride, look at the groom’s eyes. Yes, just like that, hold that pose. Groom, lean in a bit closer, look at the bride’s lips, careful not to bump noses…”

Yin Qin found himself intently staring at Zhu Xiaolang’s lips.

Was it really…because of the makeup?

He had seen Luo Xiaolang with makeup on before but he never noticed her lips glowing with such colour and luster.

That moment, possessed by some strange impulse, he leaned in, bringing his lips towards hers.

He wanted to taste, to see if they were as he imagined…

“Click! Snap!” The photographer swiftly captured several shots.

In that moment, Yin Qin was kissing Luo Xiaolang, Luo Xiaolang appeared surprised, her eyes wide and staring at Yin Qin, clearly taken aback.

The candid photos came out lively.

Luo Xiaolang’s face wasn’t stiff, and Yin Qin’s expression… was profound with affection.

The photographer was happy with the resulting images and shot even more.

Very satisfied.

The photographer couldn’t resist commenting, “Has anyone noticed, how beautiful the bride looks in profile?”

Especially on camera, the contours of her side profile were truly beautiful.

Qin Keqin noticed as well.

She hadn’t noticed before, probably because of preconceived notions that Luo Xiaolang wasn’t a great beauty and thus hadn’t expected her to have such attractive features. Qin Keqin had the strange feeling that she had discovered a hidden treasure – she could make Luo Xiaolang even more beautiful. For the wedding in the day after tomorrow, she would shine brilliantly. Thinking about it excited Keqin tremendously.

The photoshoot went on till 7 pm.

After it concluded, they ate a simple dinner. They changed clothes and continued to the banquet hall for final checks on the menu and to inspect the wedding stage preparation, and only returned home after 10 pm. The next morning, one day before the wedding, Yin Qin and Luo Xiaolang were woken up early by Qin Keqin for stage rehearsal.

Yin Qin originally thought of taking advantage of the day’s break to sleep in. He didn’t know whether he was the one getting married or his mom!

The wedding rehearsal took up the entire morning.

It was primarily because Luo Xiaolang was not good at performance, appearing particularly stiff.

Song Zhizhi and Xin Zaozao were at the rehearsal as well.

Xin Zaozao was the bridesmaid.

Because Song Zhizhi was already married and according to the tradition in Yanshang Country, only unmarried women could be bridesmaids.

Since Luo Xiaolang didn’t have many friends, Xin Zaozao was her only bridesmaid.

Since there was only one bridesmaid, there was of course only one groomsman.

Originally, Ji Baili was invited.

However, considering the relationship between Xin Zaozao and Ji Baili, it’s not that they were frightened about anything happening between them, but that the media just loved to gossip. So, they didn’t ask Baili and instead invited Yan Zhen.

After the rehearsal, everyone had lunch together.

Song Zhizhi sat next to Qin Keqin, she said, “According to the tradition in Yanshang Country, the bride should return to her own house before the wedding. Xiaolang has a house at my place, she will stay there tonight, and Qin Yin will come to meet her tomorrow morning.”

“That was what I was considering as well,” Qin Keqin said, “Tonight, I’ll have the nanny take the baby and stay with Xiaolang.”

“Good, I’ve already had someone clean up the room.”

The two continued discussing enthusiastically, seeming even more proactive than the soon-to-be newlywed couple.

The atmosphere at lunch was especially lively.

After lunch.

With everything pretty much decided, they prepared to leave. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ji Baijian drove while Song Zhizhi sat in the passenger seat.

Song Zhizhi sighed, “I can’t believe Xiaolang is really marrying Yin Qin.”

Ji Baijian nodded slightly.

“When I first saw Xiaolang, I thought she was so young, so little. Just a blink and now their son is already four months old.”

Ji Baijian’s face stiffened at her words.

The baby was his Achilles’ heel.

Song Zhizhi smiled slightly.

This month… she wondered if there would be good news this month.

At the time in Beixia Country, she had tried all the methods she knew for getting pregnant. She was really looking forward to carrying a little life growing inside her…

When Yin Qin’s family returned to the Yin’s villa.

As soon as they arrived, Qin Keqin eagerly helped Luo Xiaolang pack some simple luggage and some essential items for the baby.

Because she cared so much, she followed all the wedding traditions of Yanshang Country.

Qin Keqin personally directed the servants and occasionally helped. Finally, all of Xiaolang’s things were ready.

Not feeling reassured, she said to Xiaolang, “If you’re not comfortable, just let me know. If it really doesn’t work, we won’t go back.”

“It’s nothing,” Luo Xiaolang quickly replied, “I used to live there before, I’m used to it.”

“That’s good.” Then, she turned her attention to the nanny and advised, “Try not to let the baby disturb Xiaolang’s sleep. If she doesn’t sleep well, she won’t be in her best condition the next day.”

“Yes, Madam,” the nanny replied respectfully.

“It’s getting late, I should take them over now,” Yin Qin reminded.

It was already 5 pm.

Hadn’t Qin Keqin scheduled a full body treatment for Xiaolang?

If they didn’t go now, how late would they have to stay!

Qin Keqin said, “I’ll come along.”

“Mom, you’ve been busy all day. Think about my sister inside your womb. Better go and rest. I can take care of my wife.” Yin Qin said helplessly.

Luo Xiaolang turned to look at Yin Qin.

Wife…

Wife is a term used between husband and wife, isn’t it?

Her heart fluttered inexplicably at the word.

Yin Qin was holding a couple of suitcases.

He was a little bit speechless.

For just an overnight stay outside, his mom had packed three large suitcases for Xiaolang. He was totally dumbfounded.

Carrying the suitcases, he walked ahead.

Luo Xiaolang, holding the baby, followed him with the nanny trailing behind.

Qin Keqin watched them leave.

She couldn’t help saying, “For some reason, I always fear that something bad will happen. I feel restless. I’m really afraid that once Xiaolang leaves this time, she won’t come back…”

“Don’t be silly,” Yin Bin hugged his wife, “She’ll be back by tomorrow. Why wouldn’t she? Yin Qin may be clueless, but not to the extent that he’d regret on his wedding day! You’ve been busy all day, come back to the room with me and rest.”

Qin Keqin followed Yin Bin upstairs.

Is it really because of the pregnancy? Is that why she’s feeling so emotional?