Chapter 24: CH 24

A group of people walked to the lawn together, and the master of ceremonies introduced the wedding process: “The groom would be standing in the white pavilion, the band would play music, the bride would walk to the rhythm and walk to the groom with a bouquet in her hand, while the priest stands prepared.”

The sun set, and the band started playing the wedding march. During the march, the staff sat on the pure white chairs and pretended to be the guests of the ceremony, paying attention to the bride and groom in a very dramatic manner.

The pastor said to Ji Wenfeng: “Take a deep breath. Most grooms will be nervous at this time.”

“I’m not nervous.” Ji Wenfeng raised his eyes to meet Lu Rong’s gaze. If one of them had to be shy, it wouldn’t be him.

Lu Rong accepted his challenge and responded with a strong gaze.

The eyes of the two met anxiously in mid-air, and neither of them were willing to admit defeat. Therefore, both of them showed a serious face and entered the wedding platform perfectly.

The master of ceremonies exclaimed in the camera: “It would be great if the two of them got married.” Mr. Ji and Ms. Fang’s rehearsal would never go as smoothly as this.

Lu Rong walked to Ji Wenfeng’s side, Ji Wenfeng held out his arm again, and Lu Rong held it expressionlessly.

The pastor began to recite the words of blessing: “Today, we are gathered here under the watchful eye of God. We will now witness the sacred wedding of Mr. Ji and Miss Fang.”

Ji Wenfeng corrected: “Miss Lu.”

Lu Rong: “…”

Pastor: “Mr. Ji, are you willing to accept Ms. Lu as your legal wife in this sacred wedding. From now on, you will love her, respect her, comfort her, care for her, and would not think of another in your lifetime, while always treating her loyally?

Ji Wenfeng glanced at Lu Rong arrogantly from the corner of his eye: “Depends on whether he listens or not.”

The pastor looked at them fiercely: “Are you poisonous?” He had even replaced Miss Fang with Miss Lu according to his wishes.

“… I would.” Ji Wenfeng had no choice but to stand up straight and speak.

The pastor smiled and looked at Lu Rong: “Miss Lu, are you willing to marry Mr. Ji as his legal wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, will you have no reservations in loving him and will be loyal to him forever?”

Lu Rong: “I don’t want to either.”

Ji Wenfeng glanced at him coldly.

Lu Rong took his arm and defended: “I was forced to marry, and I was also forced to change my sex. Besides, you didn’t want to, why can’t I not either?”

Ji Wenfeng turned his head and frowned and said: “I said it depends on your performance.”

“That’s right, he didn’t say he didn’t want to.” The priest looked fierce again.

Lu Rong carried it for a while but couldn’t bear it anymore: “…I am willing.”

The pastor smiled and said, “The groom can kneel down now.”

Ji Wenfeng: “…?”

Pastor: “Yes, it’s you, on one knee. You should kneel down and propose.”

Ji Wenfeng: “Get rid of this step.”

“Since you want to get married, let’s get married—kneel down.” Lu Rong patted his arm meaningfully, his eyes were very treacherous, but had an added touch of charm. “Everything is being filmed.”

Ji Wenfeng: “…”

Ji Wenfeng had been maintaining the dignity of “a man has gold under his knees”[1]. The pastor clipped the Bible and said fiercely: “Is your marriage still going to end? The pigeons behind are all waiting for the end!”

Ji Wenfeng had no choice but to take a step back with his right leg, and knelt down on one knee towards Lu Rong with a sullen face. For the first time, Lu Rong looked down at Ji Wenfeng from a high position, with a gentle expression, but mocking eyes, and handed him his hand with a face of “you have today too”.

Pastor: “Now the groom will put the ring on the bride.”

Ji Wenfeng picked up the diamond ring presented by the flower girl, grabbed Lu Rong’s right hand, and put the three-carat diamond ring on his ring finger. Lu Rong didn’t have time to laugh at him anymore. The diamond ring of this appearance must have cost at least 200,000 yuan. He held his right hand carefully, admiring the blingbling of the diamond ring under the sunlight.

Pastor: “The bride, stop looking at the diamond ring, put the ring on the groom, and think about the pigeons.”

Lu Rong came back to his senses, picked up the second ring, took Ji Wenfeng’s left hand, and passed the diamond ring through his ring finger. Ji Wenfeng stared at their intertwined hands without saying anything. As soon as the ring was pushed to the end, he immediately clenched his fists and retracted his hands. He didn’t even look at Lu Rong, but the tips of his ears had turned slightly red.

Pastor: “The groom can kiss the bride now.”

Ji Wenfeng and Lu Rong: “…”

Ji Wenfeng: “It’s not necessary, we were just invited to play as cameos.”

The emcee said from the side: “If we want, you want, we want to see the effect of releasing doves when kissing.”

The hotel staff seeing a good thing underneath pretended to be guests and sitting on chairs, they started shouting: “Kiss her! The bride is so beautiful!”

Ji Wenfeng turned his head coldly and said: “Actually, he is a man.”

Everyone: “wow—”

Passerby A: “Then is this not a gay marriage?”

Passerby B: “Hey! It’s so touching! It’s my first time to participate in a gay wedding! Although this is just a small step in your life, but it is a big step for our country’s LGBT community!”

Passerby C: “Your wife looks really amazing in women’s clothing! You are so lucky to marry a big lady in women’s clothing!”

Lu Rong: “…” Where did you guys come from?

Ji Wenfeng turned back silently, why was he so naive as to think that the explanation made sense.

They refused to kiss for a long time, then the pastor started saying again: “Do you know how many funeral masses I could have given in the church this afternoon?!”

The master of ceremonies slapped his face on the side, “Well, it doesn’t matter if it’s all boys kissing, we mainly want to see the pigeons.”

A group of good audience raised their fists and shouted, “Kiss”, “Kiss”, “Kiss!” It put a lot of psychological pressure on Ji Wenfeng and Lu Rong.

Lu Rong definitely didn’t want to kiss Ji Wenfeng, he didn’t know whether Ji Wenfeng was gay, who knew what kind of strange mechanism he would open after kissing him.

Lu Rong’s head was running at high speed: To prevent the kiss from happening in this situation, it was necessary for the two of them to stand firm and never compromise. His position was extremely firm, so as long as Ji Wenfeng was on the same front as him, kissing would never be possible.

How to win over Ji Wenfeng?

It was very simple, he just provocatively told him, “You don’t really want to kiss me, do you?” The noble and glamorous Ji Wenfeng would never kiss him in this life after hearing this. With the winning ticket in his hands, Lu Rong smiled slightly, and turned his face to provocatively, contemptuously, and coquettishly look at Ji Wenfeng calmly: “You won’t…”

The pastor rushed ahead of him and said to Ji Wenfeng: “You don’t even dare to kiss your bride, do you?!”

Lu Rong had become petrified.

Ji Wenfeng glanced at Lu Rong’s provocative, contemptuous and coquettish face that was frozen because of petrification: “Don’t you dare?! Hehe.”

Lu Rong hurriedly looked ahead: “No, no one doubts your courage… I didn’t hear anything just now…” But it was too late, and Ji Wenfeng’s hands held his face tightly and firmly.

Lu Rong stared at the pastor: Why did you hurt me!!!

The pastor smiled slightly, then holding the “Bible” he said with a smile: “Now, the groom can kiss the bride.”

When the words rang, Ji Wenfeng forcefully pulled Lu Rong into his arms, cupped his cheeks without brooking any refusal, then he leaned over and kissed his lips. The master of ceremonies shouted hoarsely: “Release the pigeons!”

The dove of peace flew up!

The concierge audience stood up from their chairs and applauded wildly: “Happy wedding!!!”[1] The word “knees” is used in the Chinese proverb “There is gold under the knee of a man,” to signify people should have dignity and not grovel or bow.