HRMCF Chapter 30

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Following that, Shen Yan watched a melodramatic soap opera that would absolutely top the national primetime ratings.

And it was a live performance by the male lead.

Shen Yan stared dumbfounded as Ge Feng knelt on one knee, pulled out a diamond ring, and passionately proposed to his sister-in-law. His sister-in-law threw herself into the man's arms, and the two embraced tearfully, while his brother… stood to the side, a look of heartfelt relief on his face, clapping with tears in his eyes?

Shen Yan almost fainted.

He subconsciously looked at Zhao Linsu for support, but unexpectedly, Zhao Linsu was also captivated by the melodramatic plot, his eyes glued to the embracing couple.

The guests had all gone wild, exclaiming and gossiping.

Shen Shen finished clapping, and vigorously waved at the dazed orchestra not far away, "Come on, keep the music and dancing going!"

Shen Yan: "..." What the hell?

What happened next almost made Shen Yan's eyeballs pop out.

His brother smoothly took half a step back, giving Ge Feng the groom's position.

The wedding actually continued just like that.

After the initial shock, Shen Yan vaguely seemed to understand what was going on. His brother was still at the front, seemingly acting as the official "best man."

The guests finally came back to their senses and sat down, but almost everyone took out their phones to frantically take pictures.

Shen Yan's phone was in his pocket.

He really wanted to check Weibo right now.

Shen Shen turned around after escorting the two to the front, giving Shen Yan a smug smile.

Shen Yan: "..."

Damn it, was teasing him that fun?

Shen Shen hooked an arm around each of them and walked to the side, smiling broadly, "How was that? Exciting, right?"

Shen Yan gritted his teeth, "Exciting my foot."

"Hey, it's your sister-in-law's big wedding day, how can you talk like that?"

"..."

Shen Yan watched the entire wedding ceremony from the side of the stage.

His "sister-in-law" even threw the bouquet to his brother with tears in her eyes.

Shen Yan's lips twitched.

The reporters who came had struck gold, swarming forward with questions as soon as the wedding ceremony ended.

Shen Yan and Zhao Linsu were pulled away by his brother in the chaos.

Following his brother, Shen Yan asked, "What exactly is going on?"

"Your sister-in-law… no," Shen Shen corrected himself, "your Fei-jie and that Ge Feng have been secretly dating for three years. She wanted to take a gamble and force Ge Feng to show himself."

Shen Yan was stunned for a long while before saying, "What if Ge Feng didn't come?"

"Of course, she had the confidence to do it because she was sure he would."

"And she also had a backup plan. If Ge Feng really didn't come, it would have been the new issue launch event for the wedding-themed magazine. She even hired all the models," Shen Shen strode forward, "I'm going to handle the models' side. You and Linsu don't wander off. There are reporters everywhere in the hotel right now, it's a mess."

Shen Yan and Zhao Linsu went to the hotel's terrace to find some peace and quiet.

The terrace had a wide view, overlooking the beach.

The beach was packed. It was estimated that the flights to Bali would be completely booked soon.

Shen Yan felt like he was dreaming.

But upon closer thought, there were clues everywhere.

His brother had always been the type to be casual about small things but cautious about big ones. How could he have been so unreliable about his own wedding?

It was no wonder he hadn't figured it out. The absurdity of the whole thing was something only a writer of third-rate domestic soap operas could come up with.

Shen Yan looked at Zhao Linsu, "Did you mean this morning that I might be disappointed?" He raised his voice, staring suspiciously at his good friend, "Did you know all along?"

"I didn't know," Zhao Linsu said, "I just felt like something wasn't right."

"When did you start feeling like something was wrong?"

"The day of the dress rehearsal."

"..."

"Then why did you still come..." Shen Yan muttered softly.

Zhao Linsu said, "Free trip, why wouldn't I come?"

Shen Yan smiled helplessly, "Trip? It's all been a crazy mess."

"My brother too, he just had to drag us both here."

"Gotta put on the whole show, otherwise how would they force him to show up?"

Shen Yan looked towards the lively beach, still feeling very shocked. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he said to Zhao Linsu beside him, "What do you think?"

Zhao Linsu quietly looked down at the chaotic and crazy world below, suppressing a strange surge of emotion in his heart. He said calmly, "A very unforgettable birthday."

Shen Yan: "..."

Shen Shen finished dealing with the models and came over to tell them to pack their luggage and leave immediately.

"Now?"

"Any later and the airport will be full of people. Your Fei-jie has already arranged everything, hurry up and get out of here."

The three of them went their separate ways and quickly, amidst the chaos, escaped into a car heading to the airport as if they were fleeing.

In the car, Shen Yan finally had time to check Weibo.

He was right, Weibo had exploded.

Ge Feng wasn't a traffic star, so this sudden marriage, especially in such a sensational way, instantly landed seven or eight trending topics. Shen Yan found it quite amazing because he was actually part of these trending topics. This was probably the closest he had ever been to the entertainment industry.

Shen Yan belatedly felt that so-called "excitement" and couldn't help but chuckle.

Sitting in the front row, Shen Shen also laughed out loud, "How was it? Interesting, right?"

Shen Yan suppressed a smile, "Why didn't you tell us beforehand?"

"Your Fei-jie wouldn't let me, and besides, if I told you, where would the fun be?" Shen Shen thought that Shen Yan's tangled and adorable reactions over the past few days were worth the price of admission. He tilted his head back, towards Zhao Linsu, "Right, Linsu?"

Zhao Linsu smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, only saying, "It was very interesting."

The car window was half down, and the sea breeze rushed into the car. All three of them were laughing, the two brothers laughing even more heartily. Shen Yan glanced at the scenery speeding past the window, feeling that the past two days had indeed been crazy.

Shen Yan leaned forward slightly, "Brother, what exactly is your relationship with Fei-jie?"

"At first, she was my client, then she became a friend, a very good friend. I'm like a brother to her," Shen Shen said.

Shen Yan nodded, thinking no wonder his brother had always been so careful around Fang Fei and had never once fantasized about her. So they were just buddies, that made sense.

Wait—

Shen Yan's mind suddenly short-circuited.

Just because you treat someone like a buddy doesn't mean you wouldn't fantasize about them, right?

Fang Fei was also very generous, booking first-class tickets for the return flight for all three of them. After boarding the plane, Shen Shen hooked his arm around Shen Yan's shoulders, "This really helped me out, thanks, little bro."

Shen Yan looked at his brother and also hooked his arm around his shoulders, "When are you really going to find me a sister-in-law?"

Shen Shen immediately dodged with a laugh, "Next time, definitely next time, ha!"

The plane landed, and all three had suitcases. It wasn't convenient to take just one taxi, so Shen Shen asked Shen Yan to see Zhao Linsu off.

"No need," Zhao Linsu said, "No need to be polite, we're all tired, let's go back and rest."

Shen Shen said, "I really put you through it this time, I even forgot it was your birthday."

"It's okay, it was pretty good, a very interesting birthday, I had a lot of fun."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and Shen Yan didn't interrupt.

Finally, Zhao Linsu hailed a taxi and left, and the two brothers got into another taxi.

Shen Shen said, "Linsu is really loyal, he went without a second thought. Your Fei-jie prepared some gifts for you two kids, I'll bring them over in a couple of days and you can give his to him."

Shen Yan said "okay."

He felt a little uneasy.

There were some things he didn't want to think about, and didn't dare to think about.

Afraid of ruining something that was originally very beautiful.

So he wouldn't think about it.

The two brothers returned home. Shen Yan took a shower and came out for a drink of water. His brother came out holding a delicate gift box, his expression serious, "Bro."

Shen Yan drank most of his glass of water, put it down, and took a breath, "What's wrong?"

"This, you said your friend gave me this as a wedding gift, right?"

Shen Shen was referring to a navy blue velvet box.

Shen Yan nodded, "Yeah, a pair of cups. You even have the nerve to say that, pulling off a fake wedding, how am I supposed to explain this to him?"

"You can return this to your classmate tomorrow, no, forget it, I'll make a trip to the school tomorrow, I'll return it."

"There's really no need for that," Shen Yan rubbed the towel on his head, "He already gave it, I'll explain it to him later and pick something to give back as a gift."

"Return gift?"

Shen Shen gently opened the box, revealing a pair of exquisite wine glasses. He stared wide-eyed and said, "Do you know how much these cups cost?"

Shen Yan was also dumbfounded. It was just a pair of glass cups, "Are these cups very expensive?"

Shen Shen said, "At least six figures."

Shen Yan: "..."

Shen Yan urgently tried to contact Zhu Ningbo.

The phone was off.

His brother leaned back on the sofa behind him with his arms crossed, inquiring, "What's the background of your classmate? Is his family very rich? This is quite a generous gift."

Shen Yan's head was spinning. How would he know if Zhu Ningbo's family was rich? He only knew that Zhu Ningbo's parents had divorced when he was young, and he had grown up almost like a stray, staying with his dad for a while and his mom for a few days. His parents seemed quite eager to monopolize him, so Zhu Ningbo had no choice but to smooth things over between them, and over time, he himself developed a wishy-washy personality.

Shen Yan and Zhu Ningbo were good friends, but making friends had nothing to do with family background. Shen Yan hadn't deliberately tried to find out. In his eyes, Zhu Ningbo was just an ordinary person.

Unable to reach Zhu Ningbo, Shen Yan asked his brother to put away the precious cups first.

"I'll take them to school tomorrow."

"Alright, be careful, don't drop or break them."

"I definitely will."

These were six-figure cups!

Shen Yan lay in bed, completely puzzled. How had his honest and kind friend become a prodigal rich kid?

He only had two brothers, and he hadn't seen through either of them?

Shen Yan pulled the blanket over his face.

Whatever, he'd deal with it tomorrow.

The next day, Shen Yan carefully wrapped the gift box containing the cups in layers and layers of protection before putting it in his backpack, carrying the backpack with both hands as he went out.

Zhao Linsu was waiting for him at the entrance of the residential complex. Shen Yan got into the car and immediately asked urgently, "Do you know anything about Bo'er's family situation?"

Zhao Linsu started the car, "His parents are divorced?"

"I know that, I'm talking about more specific details," Shen Yan said, "Like his parents' identities, I mean..." Forget it, Shen Yan said directly, "Do you know if his family is very rich?"

Zhao Linsu said, "I know."

Shen Yan: "..."

Damn it, how didn't he know?!

Shen Yan voiced his doubts. He was clearly the first one to become friends with Zhu Ningbo. Why did Zhu Ningbo tell Zhao Linsu but not him?

Zhao Linsu said, "Don't you read financial magazines?"

Shen Yan was starting to panic.

"His parents each run Fortune 500 companies."

Shen Yan: "..."

Shen Yan suppressed the urge to vomit blood, "Really?"

Zhao Linsu named two well-known companies that Shen Yan was familiar with.

Shen Yan asked again with difficulty, "Are you sure?"

"I asked him," Zhao Linsu said calmly, "He said yes, those are his parents."

Shen Yan: "..."

His mental state was collapsing.

"Then why didn't he tell me?!"

"He only told me when I asked. You never asked."

"..."

Shen Yan had experienced more speechless moments this year than in the past twenty years combined.

Hugging his backpack, he slumped in his seat for a while, then said with distress, "How come I didn't see it at all? How did you figure it out?"

"He looks a lot like his father."

Shen Yan still found it hard to believe, unable to imagine that Zhu Ningbo, who lived in the dorm with him, ate in the cafeteria every day, and was always smiling, was actually a super rich second generation.

It seemed this year was destined to overturn his understanding of everything.

Zhu Ningbo didn't come to class.

His phone was still off.

Shen Yan went to his dorm. His roommate said that Zhu Ningbo hadn't been seen since Friday afternoon.

Shen Yan said goodbye to them, closed the dorm door, and said to Zhao Linsu with suspicion, "Could he have been kidnapped?"

Zhao Linsu raised an eyebrow at him, "Still haven't woken up from the primetime drama?"

Shen Yan: "..."

Never mind that. Today in class, Xu Junhao came over with his phone, asking them if they had seen themselves on the Weibo trending topics.

Shen Yan quickly denied it three times in a row.

Xu Junhao persisted, zooming in on the corners of the pictures, saying that these two handsome guys looked very familiar, and those arms and legs clearly looked a lot like theirs.

"It's not us."

It was Zhao Linsu who finally said something, using his cold face to drive Xu Junhao away.

"Then where could he have gone? And he's not coming to class..."

Shen Yan suddenly remembered that Zhu Ningbo had behaved similarly some time ago. He looked at Zhao Linsu hesitantly, "Could he have gone to find Teacher Liang?"

Liang Keqing had already resigned from the school.

Because it was a voluntary resignation, no one could really find fault with it. Everyone felt that Liang Keqing must have his own plans.

Shen Yan hugged his bag and got into Zhao Linsu's car back to his residential complex, asking, "You live next door to Teacher Liang, did Bo'er come to find Teacher Liang after that?"

"Came a few times."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Shen Yan asked anxiously.

Zhao Linsu glanced at him distractedly, "I thought you wouldn't want to hear about such things."

Such things?

What kind of things?

Shen Yan and Zhao Linsu's eyes met briefly, and his heart skipped a beat, "Bo'er is my friend, why wouldn't I want to hear about his things?"

When they arrived at the residential complex, Zhao Linsu parked the car, and the two went upstairs together.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Shen Yan saw Zhu Ningbo curled up at the doorway.

"Bo'er!"

Shen Yan called out first.

Zhu Ningbo trembled slightly, lifted his face from his knees, and looked blankly at Shen Yan and Zhao Linsu as they arrived, "You..."

Shen Yan hurried over, not even bothering about the cups anymore, "Why are you sitting here? You didn't go to class today! We've been looking for you all day!"

Zhu Ningbo's face was pale, as if his soul had left his body. He stared blankly for a while, then, at Shen Yan's call, his eyes refocused, and he said with a tearful face, "Shen Yan, Teacher Liang wants to break up with me..."

Shen Yan: "..."

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Dude, when did you two get together?!