At the entrance of the wedding banquet hall, the bride and groom greeted the guests with beaming smiles, leaning on a tray filled with wedding candies and cigarettes, accompanied by both sets of parents.
Seeing Lin Yue with her imposing aura approaching, the bride's face immediately lit up with joy, "Sis, why are you showing up only now?"
Lin Yue, with a radiant smile, moved in for a tight hug with her cousin and then casually took Gu Feng's arm beside her and said, "I went to pick up your brother-in-law."
"Uncle, Auntie, let me introduce him, this is my husband, Gu Feng."
Lin Yue said affectionately as she introduced him to her uncle.
Gu Feng extended his hand to the couple with ease and confidence, "Hello Uncle and Auntie."
Lin Yue's uncle and auntie politely shook hands with Gu Feng.
Were they surprised that this girl took advantage of today's event to bring him over?
It seems that the marriage certificate on the circle of friends is real!
But is her husband really from some background, as everyone guessed?
"Hello, brother-in-law," the bride Lin Qin said cheerfully to Gu Feng, "When are you and my sister planning to have the ceremony?"
Gu Feng glanced at Lin Yue, who unintentionally blushed, took her hand, and chuckled lightly, "No rush for now, we'll wait until your sister settles things at the company first."
Lin Yue's heart trembled with his action of taking her hand.
She wanted to instinctively pull away, but considering the many eyes watching, it was a relief that Gu Feng held tight, preventing her from breaking away immediately.
Lin Yue could only sneak a peek at Gu Feng and then maintain her smile without changing her expression.
Her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated.
The groom Xu Dong also actively greeted them, "Hello, sis, and brother-in-law."
His family was not local to Jiangcheng. Marrying Lin Qin, a girl from Jiangcheng, was also for the sake of having local support for their family business after entering Jiangcheng.
Gu Feng smiled and asked the groom, "Do you drink?"
"Of course I do," Xu Dong replied with a grin, "Will have a little later."
Gu Feng nodded and handed over a red envelope to the couple.
After Lin Yue gave the wedding gift, the two of them entered the banquet hall.
Xu Dong, curious, asked his wife Lin Qin while looking at Gu Feng's retreating figure, "Is he the fiancé that Second Uncle found for your sister in Beijing?"
Xu Dong was unaware that the marriage with the Su Family was called off; he only knew about the rumors that Lin Yue had a fiancé, mistaking Gu Feng for that promised fiancé from Beijing.
Lin Qin whispered in his ear, "That engagement was canceled a long time ago, but the man my sister found seems to be from Beijing as well."
Xu Dong was surprised, "So what's the background and strength of this brother-in-law?"
"I don't know yet," Lin Qin shook her head, "But I saw from the photo my sister sent yesterday that her fiancé attained the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel before his discharge."
Xu Dong's eyes lit up, genuinely impressed, "Brother-in-law is something!"
Lin Qin's father, Lin Zhenyu, standing nearby, scoffed, "Who believes photos these days? Even young girls know how to use Photoshop, you think others can't?"
"Ah?"
Both the bride and groom were taken aback, and Lin Qin curiously looked at her father, "Dad, the photo doesn't look Photoshopped to me."
"Do you know the military rank of your sister's original fiancé?" Lin Zhenyu hit the nail on the head, "Her former fiancé was a Lieutenant, a whole notch below your sister's man here! If this guy really had such a background, the Su Family wouldn't have broken off the engagement unilaterally and mercilessly!"
"Based on what your uncle said, the military wouldn't let such a young Lieutenant Colonel retire, and since your sister's man is already discharged, it indicates the rank is fake!"
"Dad, are you saying my brother-in-law is just a decoy?" Lin Qin was puzzled, "Then what is my sister after?"
Lin Zhenyu waited for another wave of guests to go in, then said, "It's all to avoid your second mom and uncle arranging another match for her. It's unfortunate that the marriage with the Su Family didn't happen, but for Little Yue, it's also a relief. She wouldn't let herself jump from one abyss into another."
Among the three Lin brothers, the eldest Lin Langsheng and Lin Yue's father Lin Hai, both served in the military. Afterwards, Lin Langsheng responded to the call to transition to civilian life while Lin Hai opted for business.
The third brother Lin Zhenyu was entirely reliant on his older brothers to support him, so in the Lin Family, he had no say in matters involving Lin Yue, but he still understood the dynamics.
"Don't discuss this matter outside," Lin Zhenyu warned his son-in-law and daughter.
The newlyweds nodded.
Gu Feng, who had walked a distance away, evidently hadn't noticed that he was still holding Lin Yue's hand, who felt awkward and raised her eyebrows, "Aren't you going to let go now?"
This was the first time she had held hands with a man!
His palm was large, enveloping Lin Yue's slender fingers tightly.
Gu Feng said, "There's definitely a bunch of people watching inside the hall, let's keep holding hands, don't give ourselves away."
Lin Yue, "..."