When she thought she would lose her breath, Xander ended the kiss but his hand was still supporting her from the back. He looked at the crowd and to his grandpa.
The crowd cheered and gave their best wishes to them. After the ceremony, everyone was ushered to the banquet hall. There were just around 20 people at her wedding, it was indeed a very small gathering. Only the closest family and friends. Mei was devastated. Xander disappeared and she did not know where he went and she didn't care. What she is feeling right now is the worst.
"Mei, don't be like this, cheer up a little. It is your wedding, after all", her dad came up to her. She just looked at him. She is so upset with her father, she wanted to hate him but she can't. No matter what he did, he is still her father. The father, who protected her and gave her everything that she needed. She can no longer turn back the time, she just has to roll with it. As she always says, if life throws lemons at you, then make lemonade.
"That will be asking too much dad, isn't it? Is it not enough that I married a person that I don't even know?", she said with a heavy heart. There's just no way that she can smile.
"At least, he is a decent man Mei", was all he could say.
Mei just nodded. She looked around the hall and Xander was nowhere to find. This is not how she envisioned her wedding would be. She dreamed of a perfect wedding, with Jay. Tears flowed down her cheeks when she remembered the events in the past few days.
"Don't play the victim here, don't tell me you have nothing to gain out of this wedding?", Xander said in a stern voice. He came out from nowhere. She secretly wiped her tears out.
"I am certainly not gaining something from here", she said in return.
"Really? we'll see about that", he retorted.
"Chairman Tan", greeted her dad. He stood up to pay his respect to the chairman.
She has been taught the best manners growing up, so even if she was hurting, she stood up and paid his respect to the old man.
"Mr chairman", she said and bowed her head as a sign of respect.
"Hmm. You can call me grandpa", he said as he enclosed her hands in his hands and tenderly tapped on them.
"Yes, grand...pa", she said shyly.
"Hmm", he just nodded and turned to look at Xander. He has a mysterious smile on his face which irritated Xander more.
"Don't worry grandpa, we will give as many great-grandkids as we can and will be very diligent in doing so", he said while looking intently at Mei. To others, it looked sweet and naughty. But to Mei, it's a mockery. She can tell because she can see it in his eyes.
"Good, so I am expecting it to be soon"
"Yeah, how good it would feel to hold my own grandkid", her dad chimed in and both men chuckled. Xander's face darkened. Her heart sank even more.
The party ended and everybody bade their goodbye and wishes to the couple. So only she and Xander were left. The chairman arranged the penthouse for their honeymoon so they did not have to leave the hotel.
When everyone was gone, Xander gave her a cold look and left which stunned Mei. He didn't even send her to the penthouse. She went to the penthouse alone, still in her wedding dress.
But she will be okay. What did she expect? She hopped on the elevator to the penthouse. She is tired, her feet hurt so she took her shoes off. The penthouse has its own elevator which leads to the elegant living area. She scanned the place, everything speaks of wealth, elegance, and taste. She has been to the finest hotels but nothing compared to this penthouse. The hotel is owned by the Tan family.
She threw her shoes in a corner and went straight to the bedroom. The bedroom is huge, with white walls, beige curtains, and ash carpets. The carpets are so soft and it soothes her aching soles. She unzipped her gown and it fell on her feet, she shivered a little due to the air conditioning system of the room. She can see luggage in one corner and she guessed those are her things and she was right. There was a little piece of paper on top of it which read:
"Enjoy your honeymoon. These are the best lingeries I found for honeymooners"
Love lots,
Trixie. Xoxo
"Oh no", she has a bad feeling about it. She nervously opened the luggage and all it has are sexy lingeries. She took them all out piece by piece and they are way too sexy for her. She sleeps in pajamas, not lingeries. She clenched her fist.
"Damn you, Trixie!" she shouted and threw some of the lingerie on the floor. What is she supposed to do? But then she realized, Xander left her so what will be the problem if she wears one of these sexy outfits? So she picked a black piece which is the least provocative of them all. She hurried to the bathroom to clean herself and remove her makeup. Even Though she is too tired, she can't sleep without taking a short shower or washing her face. It is her little routine.
The bathroom is huge and there is a huge bathtub in the middle of it. So she decided to take a bath instead. She filled the tub with lukewarm water and added some bubbles. When the temperature was right, she jumped right in the bathtub. The warm water soothed her tired body which made her feel relaxed. She just stared at the ceiling. What just happened?
"What happened is, you got married. No, you were sold to the most arrogant person alive and to top it all, the person you had a one-night stand with", she laughed like crazy. She just laughed for like a minute and when she stopped, tears flowed down her cheeks. She sobbed, silently at first until it became louder that it sounded like a wail. When her emotions subsided, she curled her legs and hugged them, her chin on her knees. She went back to what happened a few days back.