Bai Yanting acted pitiful throughout the whole morning, not saying a word even during breakfast.
By late morning, numerous relatives of the Bai Family had arrived at Bai Wenmo's house, to collectively prepare for tomorrow's wedding.
When the relatives saw Jiang Feng at the house, they were all extremely surprised. Zheng Xiulan just falsely claimed he was Bai Zhiqing's colleague, here to help out.
But the relatives weren't fools, they naturally guessed that the relationship between Bai Zhiqing and Jiang Feng wasn't ordinary.
At the moment, besides feeling pity, there was also schadenfreude — Bai Zhiqing was truly ruined, her taste in men was indeed poor, a good flower always ends up on cow dung!
Meanwhile, the Zou Family, belonging to the groom, was also all smiles, entering the final stages of preparation.
Zou Jingtian got up early, unaffected by the great humiliation of the previous night. He was still dressed to the nines, standing at the door to greet friends and family, with an aura of exuberance.
He usually got along well with people, so many old classmates had come early to support him, from various districts of Binhai City, making merry with Zou Jingtian, the atmosphere was exceedingly lively.
"Jingtian, congratulations, from now on you're a happy man, I hear you've married a famous beauty from Nantong County, take it easy tonight!"
"You brat, you've walked into the hall of marriage, while we're left as single dogs, staring enviously, hahaha!"
Zou Jingtian couldn't hide his broad smile in the face of these envious jests from his male classmates, but he still pretended to be reserved.
Just then, his phone suddenly rang. He quickly took it out and upon seeing who it was, became tremendously excited!
He answered the call directly in front of everyone: "Hello, Young Master Ling, where are you? Oh, our community's location? Wait there, I'll come to meet you at the entrance!"
Hanging up the call, Zou Jingtian appeared even more vibrant. The honorable Young Master Ling was coming to Nantong to support him, his prestige was sky-high!
"Is Young Master Ling here? Where?"
"We haven't seen Young Master Ling for ages, we really miss him!"
"I hear Young Master Ling has been promoted by his uncle into the high ranks of the Han Group, and is the designated next successor, how remarkable!"
"Jingtian, you've really got stature this time, even Young Master Ling has come to back you up. In the whole of Nantong, you're the most glorious groom!"
Many present were college classmates of both Ling Haoran and Zou Jingtian, and upon hearing Ling Haoran was coming, they naturally became excited!
In a sense, their full attendance today was not only to congratulate Zou Jingtian but also to cozy up to Ling Haoran himself!
After all, as Ling Haoran's status rose, trying to connect with him became harder and harder!
"You all want to see Young Master Ling? Hahaha, come, I'll lead you there!" Zou Jingtian, delighted, waved his hand, leading a group to the community entrance to welcome Ling Haoran's grand arrival!
Thus, the groom, who should have been the absolute central figure, ended up leading a large group, lining up in two rows at the community gate, as if welcoming the arrival of a leader!
Soon, a brand-new white Wiesmann GT sped in, stopping by the roadside.
"Young Master Ling!" Zou Jingtian immediately jogged over to welcome him, and a crowd of classmates eagerly followed, fearing they would be left behind.
"Jingtian, congratulations!"
Ling Haoran unhurriedly stepped out of the car.
Today, he fully showcased the demeanor of the new chief Young Master of Binhai, with sleekly brushed back hair, clad in an expensive branded suit, Italian custom-made shoes, exuding confidence as if the Crown Prince had arrived at the small county!
"Young Master Ling! Long time no see!"
"Young Master Ling! We've missed you so much. You don't even talk in the classmates' group chat, we can never see you, thinking of you every day!"
"Young Master Ling! We hear you've greatly transformed, entered the Han Group?"
Classmates were scrambling to curry favor.
"Is everyone here?"
Ling Haoran feigned greetings, he wanted just this kind of feeling, as he soared high, he had to put on airs in front of classmates, and today Zou Jingtian gave him just this opportunity.
If not for this, with his current status, he wouldn't care who Zou Jingtian was in the least!
"Jingtian, I saw your wedding photos, the bride looks nice, fair skin, tender flesh, good figure, you're a lucky guy!" Ling Haoran teased deliberately.
However, upon hearing this, Zou Jingtian's heart tightened!
He was most aware of this Young Master Ling's proclivities, his greatest pleasure was playing with women!
Back in college, Ling Haoran had played with at least dozens of girls, many being school flowers, his romantic exploits are still legendary to this day.
If he set his sights on Bai Yanting, it was no good, perhaps even secretly giving him a green hat!
"Young Master Ling, you jest, how can my wife compare to the women beside you, she's just an average woman from a small county, hasn't seen much of the world…" Zou Jingtian quickly chuckled awkwardly.
"You can't say that, even in a grass nest, a golden phoenix can fly out, tsk tsk, show her off to me later, let me see how beautiful your sister-in-law really is!" Ling Haoran smiled earnestly.
Zou Jingtian suddenly felt the green grassland on his head growing more lushly, quickly interjecting: "Young Master Ling, rest assured, you coming to our Nantong with such humility, I won't let you make the trip for nothing. I've already picked a beauty for you — it's my partner's cousin, Bai Zhiqing, one of the bridesmaids at this wedding!"
Hmm?
Upon hearing the word "bridesmaid", everyone present became excited!
In Binhai, and even in the whole Jiangdong Province, the word "bridesmaid" held a special significance.
Generally, during the wedding period, male guests made inappropriate advances toward pretty bridesmaids, an issue repeatedly banned but persisted, and the bridesmaids mostly dared not say anything, biting their tongues to endure for the sake of not ruining their good friend's wedding.
More so, in places with even more severe customs, there were cases where they would storm into the bridesmaid's room in the dead of night and violate her, and all the bridesmaid could do afterward was to cry bitterly with no way out.
"Jingtian, is that Bai Zhiqing pretty? How pretty?" someone asked curiously.
"Of course pretty! Let me tell you this, after you've seen her, you won't be able to look at other women, she's truly more stunning than TV stars!"
Zou Jingtian guaranteed confidently, and then continued: "However, stop dreaming about it! I'm planning to introduce her to Young Master Ling, such a perfect match can only barely befit Young Master Ling, if anyone dares covet her, you'll be competing with Young Master Ling for a woman!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately stepped back!
Though they deeply longed for a beautiful bridesmaid, even if given the biggest courage, they wouldn't dare compete with Ling Haoran for a woman.
"Jingtian, are you serious? Is she really that pretty?" Ling Haoran indeed became intrigued, asking curiously.
"Rest assured, Young Master Ling, during our wedding rehearsal this afternoon, you can see her in person, but…"
Zou Jingtian intentionally stopped here, creating suspense and piquing Ling Haoran's interest.