Zhuang Long felt that this arrangement was pretty good, but something was wrong. He asked Ji Yinbing, âWould you mind letting a divorced man like me be the best man?â
Hearing Zhuang Longâs question, Ji Yinbingâs expression turned serious. Seeing her expression, Zhuang Long also became serious.
Ji Yinbing was wearing flats. She had to raise her head to look into Zhuang Longâs eyes to speak. She said, âYou will always be our good friend. We donât mind this.â
Zhuang Long refused to admit that he was a little touched.
He pretended to rub his arms and said, âSo mushy.â
Knowing that his awkward reaction was to hide his true feelings, Ji Yinbing did not expose his pretense. She asked, âThen are you coming?â
âIâll go. Ask Boss Yan to invite me over with an eight-seater palanquin.â Zhuang Longâs tone was especially arrogant.
Ji Yinbing snorted and retorted, âArenât you the best man? Or do you want to be his bride? You even want to be carried in a palanquin eight! Why donât I let you take the position?â Even Ji Yinbing was shocked by Zhuang Longâs shamelessness.
She, who usually didnât speak much, spoke a lot in one breath.
When Zhuang Long heard this, he couldnât help but imagine getting into the bridal sedan chair and marrying Yan Nuo. He felt a chill run down his spine. He shivered, chasing away the discordant images in his mind.
âForget it, forget it. Iâll drive myself there, okay?â
Ji Yinbing didnât say yes, nor did she say no. She walked away. Zhuang Long hurriedly chased after her, nagging non-stopâ
âWho will be your bridesmaid?â
This was a serious question. Ji Yinbing thought for a while and told him.
âSuzanne, Ah Sheng, and a cousin of the Ji family in Junyang City. Her name is Ji Yu.â When she was drawing up the list of bridesmaids, Ji Yinbing had wanted to invite Xiao Li. However, Xiao Liâs wedding was scheduled for June 27th. Their wedding dates were close to each other, and Xiao Li would definitely not be free.
After some consideration, Ji Yinbing decided not to invite Xiao Li. Left with no choice, she could only look for her cousin, Ji Yu.
He realized that two of the three bridesmaids had been married before. Zhuang Long raised his dark eyebrows and said, âYou guys donât mind at all.â Most people had many taboos when it came to marriage. When choosing their bridesmaids, they were even more demanding. They didnât want those who had a bad relationship, been married, or divorced before. They didnât want those who were ugly or better-looking than themâ¦
The two of them had chosen their bridesmaids and groomsmen at will.
Ji Yinbing said, âItâs best ignoring those taboos.â With that, she thought of the hardships she had gone through with Yan Nuo. She couldnât help but sigh. âThe most valiant thing Yan Nuo has done was to marry me.â
Yan Nuo even dared to marry her. Why would he mind anything else?
Zhuang Long had watched as the two of them fell in love and then left each other. In the end, they met again and stayed by each otherâs side. He knew how much effort they had put in to get to where they were today. It was especially difficult. Zhuang Long could not help but feel a wave of respect for them.
âYou have to be happy.â He blessed Ji Yinbing.
Ji Yinbing looked up at him. The manâs expression was very serious. With just a turn of his body, one could tell that he was smiling.
Her heart warmed and she said, âYou too.â
Zhuang Long did not reply this time.
Xiao Li was about to marry another man, and his own son was about to call another man his father. How could he be happy!
However, Zhuang Long naturally wouldnât tell a bride-to-be about these troublesome matters.
After Ji Yinbing left the Zhuang family, Zhuang Long personally drove to the mall for most of the day and finally chose a suitable gift. When he returned home, it was almost dark. He had already had dinner outside and returned to his room immediately.
After taking a shower, Zhuang Long sat on the balcony in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.
With nothing better to do, he recalled the blog he had written previously. He wondered if he had read it. He entered his blogâs homepage and found that the blog had gone viral. He stared at the more than two thousand comments and could not help but be stunned.
He didnât know that he had the potential to become a novelist.
Zhuang Long picked out some questions and replied casually to a few, then exit the blog. He opened the document, planning to write another interesting story.
This time, the mouse flickered on the blank page for a long time, but not a single word was typed.
He might as well give up.
The next morning, Zhuang Long deliberately started his morning jog half an hour early.
He ran two laps around the road outside the door. On the third lap, he met Jimmy. Jimmy was wearing a white tank top and black trousers. He, who was in his fifties, ran with a spring in his step.
He didnât know how long he had been running, but Uncle Jimmy was breathing heavily.
Zhuang Long shouted after Jimmy, âUncle Jimmy, good morning!â
Jimmy turned around at the sound. He stared at Zhuang Long for a while before saying, âGood morning, Ah Long.â
Zhuang Long lengthened his stride and ran to Jimmyâs side.
The two of them were like father and son, talking and running.
Jimmy asked him, âI havenât seen you in a long time. What are you busy with?â
âDoing a study.â
âNot bad.â Jimmy respected people enough not to ask too many questions about their work.
âUncle Jimmy, you must have never expected that after I wrote the story of the case you told me and posted it online, it actually gained hundreds of thousands of views. There were also more than 2,000 comments!â Zhuang Long smiled especially smugly, like a child who had been praised by a kindergarten teacher.
âUncle Jimmy, the case you told me about is really captivating! Do you want to tell another one so that I can rope in another batch of fans?â
Jimmy stared at Zhuang Longâs smiling face.
Zhuang Long was as innocent and kind as a child.
Uncle Jimmyâs eyes were tinged with laughter, making him seem less serious. His entire body was filled with a sense of justice. He said, âSure!â
âWhy donât you come to my house for breakfast this morning? Rachel has been studying the Chinese hamburger, Roujiamo. To be honest, the food she makes tastes awful. I suggest you try it too, so that you can feel the pain with me.â Although Jimmy said that, he was smiling.
It was obvious that he was in love.
When Zhuang Long heard that there would be Roujiamo, he agreed to have breakfast.
He thought to himself that if Rachelâs biscuits tasted good, then her Roujiamo shouldnât be too bad.
With anticipation, he took a big bite.
He chewed on the food in his mouth. Before tasting this Roujiamo, his expectations had been 100, but now, they were all zero.
This was truly⦠unpalatable.
Zhuang Long looked at Jimmy and saw that Jimmy hadnât even raised an eyebrow. In a few bites, he had finished a Roujiamo. Seeing that Zhuang Long was in a daze, he took the opportunity when Rachel turned around to make an exaggerated expression of discomfort.
But Zhuang Long smiled.
After breakfast, before Jimmy told his story, Zhuang said, âAlthough I feel honored, we have to admit the truth. Rachelâs Roujiamo is actually very bad.â