Xue Lin took the chocolate and her eyes glittered in happiness. It was her favorite chocolate. Her uncle remembered her favorite chocolate. "Thank you, uncle!" She unwrapped the chocolate and put it in her mouth. It took her two minutes to finish it and she asked her uncle, "Do you have more?"
One of her female cousins said, "Sis, it"s your big day. Can you not eat chocolates like you were used to?"
"I"m hungry." Xue Lin bluntly said. "Uncle, another one."
Uncle said, "I bought two boxes of chocolates for you. You can have them later."
"Really? Thank you!" Xue Lin almost jumped in happiness. How many days has it been since she ate chocolates? She forgot.
The eldest male cousin said, "He isn"t the only one. We know that you are the chocolate eating maniac, so we all bought your favorite chocolates as the wedding present."
At that time, Xue Lin"s point of view about the wedding had changed. "I think the wedding really has some good points. The bride gets lots of good presents. I"ve never got so many expensive presents on my birthday."
Ge Chen toasted with all the guests and finally joined with her. Seeing her sparkling expression, he commented in a low tone, "You seem happy."
"Yes, I am. I have to thank your beautiful grandma for arranging the reception party." Xue Lin said in a good mood.
Her uncle said, "You two sit with us. Tell your family members to join us as well."
"Certainly." Ge Chen called out his grandparents and friends.
When they gathered around, Louis toasted and wished good luck for the newlyweds.
Xue Lin"s youngest cousin asked, "Aren"t you two going to kiss?" She was the most mischievous one among all her cousins.
"W-What?" Xue Lin stuttered. There is no way she is going to kiss, not in front of everyone, not when they are alone either. She isn"t prepared to do this to someone she doesn"t love.
[A/N: Ge Chen…. You have my sympathy]
"Why not?" Ge Chen"s grey eyes smiled mischievously.
"What are you saying?!" Xue Lin tried to move away from him.
Ge Chen caught her waist with his left hand and pulled her closer.
"W-wait!" Xue Lin started to panic. She didn"t think that this calm and collected person would do something in front of many people and her uncle and aunties were also there. She looked around to ask for help but saw everyone was grinning and cheering for them. "…" She was betrayed by those traitors. She promised not to ever trust her relatives.
Since she didn"t get any help from others, she decided to fight by herself. She put her hands on Ge Chen"s st.u.r.dy chest and tried to push him away. But he didn"t budge at all.
"My wife, you have to work on some muscles if you want to win against me." Ge Chen mumbled only for her to hear. Then, he leaned forward. In horror, Xue Lin closed her eyes at the last moment and felt a soft touch on her forehead. Hearing all the voice of disappointment from others. Her eyes fluttered open and saw her husband"s amused expression. Her white jade-like face flushed in embarra.s.sment.
Ge Chen was having fun toying with her heart. Most of the time, she wore a poker face. But now her expression was changing in his every move. It made him delighted. When she blushed, he once again moved closer and kissed her right cheek softly. In reflex, she closed her right eyes. In the innocent eyes, she looked like a cute doll. But in the mature eyes, she looked like the most delicious food in the world.
Ge Chen gulped and his eyes narrowed. Xue Lin was looking at him in the eyes. She didn"t miss his reaction. Her heart skipped a bit. His grey eyes looked unfathomable and she felt as if she was sucked inside. She gazed at him in a daze. Ge Chen took the chance to kiss her left cheek, but his lips landed on the corner of her lips.
"Kiss her lips! Kiss her lips!" The youngsters started to cheer for him.
Ge Chen moved away from his wife and calmly said, "If I do that, she might kill me tonight. I don"t want to die on such an important day of my life." He was still hugging her waist.
Xue Lin came back to senses and realized what her husband did in front of so many people. Though it"s a modern society and no one minded on this type of occasion, she was still shy. She couldn"t look at anyone in the eyes. She pushed her husband away from her and glared at him. Her grey eyes were accusing him and her red lips were pouting.
Ge Chen saw her expression and thought that he went too far. She looked so cute at that moment that he wanted to carry her out of this place and hide her from everyone. He didn"t want others to see this side of her. He wished her to be his exclusive. Well, he just earned a lesson. Next time, when he bullies her, he will make sure no one is around.
The lunch ended festively. Xue Lin couldn"t eat much as she kept thinking out her husband"s shameless act. She didn"t have the time to feel sad that she couldn"t taste anything. The bride and groom were waiting at the entrance. As the guests began to leave, the newlyweds bowed and thanked them. At that time, a black sedan car stopped at the entrance. The chauffeur opened the door for his master and a middle-aged couple got out of the car.
Ge Chen calmly moved in front of Xue Lin. Xue Lin popped her face from his back. Her expression darkened seeing the intruders.
"Son, how did you forget to invite your father to your wedding reception party?" Ge Chuan Li said. Bai Yue was standing beside him. Her expression was sour. She just missed a grand wedding party.
"Huh, you remember he is your son." Xue Lin felt nausea seeing how shameless he was. Before Ge Chen could say anything, she spoke aloud, "How could we dare to invite you? You are a jinx to all the newlywed couples. After all, no one wants their partners to cheat on them after marriage."