Rebirth to Save Myself

Chapter 136 Countdown to the Wedding

After attending the class reunion, Su Xia immediately packed her bags and set off to be Chen Wanying's bridesmaid. Lu Lu went back with Chen Wanying, and Ye Zhenzhen had arrived a few days earlier. Su Xia was a few days late because of the summer weather, but fortunately, she and Chen Wanying were in the same province, and it only took them less than two hours by high-speed train.

Originally, Chen Wanying wanted to invite Lu Jingnian as well, but Su Xia thought that if she went now before the wedding started, it would be troublesome for Chen Wanying to arrange Lu Jingnian's accommodation. So she suggested that Lu Jingnian just come to the wedding banquet on the day of the wedding.

As soon as Su Xia stepped out of the train station, she saw Chen Wanying, along with Lu Lu and Ye Zhenzhen, coming to pick her up. She ran over and asked, "It's really kind of you, Miss, to come and pick me up."

"Get in the car, a full-body treatment awaits you."

"Young Miss is so kind!"

So Su Xia dragged her suitcase and arrived at the beauty salon with the three of them. After changing clothes, she was led by a staff member to a large room. The room contained four beds and four girls standing there. The staff member who led the way said to Su Xia, "Ms. Su, Ms. Chen instructed you to choose any bed. We have several services planned for today, so we'll prepare some snacks. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

"Oh, no. Thank you, please give me a glass of warm water."

"OK, just a second."

Su Xia randomly chose a bed against the wall, and immediately a girl came up to her and said, "Miss Su, are you going to start here or wait for your friends?"

"No need to wait, we're here." Chen Wanying walked in, then chose a bed next to Su Xia, and said to the three girls who were still standing there, "Let's get started, it'll be a long day today."

"Okay, Ms. Chen."

The four of them underwent a full-body treatment, including hair removal. They worked from dawn till dusk, and although the beauty salon provided snacks, they weren't a proper meal and weren't very filling.

Ye Zhenzhen came out after changing her clothes, touching her skin and sighing, "Sure enough, we can't imagine the happiness of the rich! Yingying, this outfit must have cost several thousand, right?"

"Ms. Chen's mother is a diamond VIP at our beauty salon. We told Ms. Chen beforehand that she could just swipe her card when she came in," a staff member explained with a smile.

"Really, I've never thought my skin was so white and so tender before." Ye Zhenzhen touched her skin, feeling incredulous.

"My mom said we should be in our best condition for the day after tomorrow." Chen Wanying has been going in and out of beauty salons with her mother since she was a child, and she's used to it. She doesn't think it's necessary to calculate the exact cost; as long as the money brings results, it's worth it.

"Young Miss, this old servant will always be loyal to you!" Ye Zhenzhen walked over and hugged Chen Wanying's arm, her face full of flattery.

"Your bridesmaid dresses have all arrived. Xiaxia, go back and try them on later. If they're too big or too small, you can send them over to be altered," Chen Wanying said to Su Xia, who was walking behind her, with a look of disgust as she pushed Ye Zhenzhen away.

"It's only been a month, there shouldn't be much change in your figure, right?" Su Xia's questioning voice was immediately met with an angry glare from Ye Zhenzhen.

"This old servant of mine has gained three pounds from eating and drinking at home. The other day, I almost ripped the clothes while trying them on, hahaha." Chen Wanying mercilessly exposed Ye Zhenzhen's attempt to hide something and described the scene vividly.

"No wonder the girl who was serving her was panting so much. It turns out she's too fat and couldn't press the acupoints." Lu Lu said this with a serious expression, which made Ye Zhenzhen rush over and cover her mouth.

"I've just gained a little weight, but overall I'm not fat at all," Ye Zhenzhen said, sounding a bit insecure.

"Whether you're fat or thin, as long as you're healthy, that's fine. But never overeat, as it will damage your spleen and stomach and easily lead to poor health, causing you to accumulate too much fat, making it very difficult to lose weight again." Su Xia walked over and pulled Ye Zhenzhen's hand off Lu Lu's mouth, then said to her earnestly.

"Waaaaah, Xiaxia, you're the best." Ye Zhenzhen hugged Su Xia, moved, and pretended to cry without tears.

"Alright, alright, I just wanted to introduce you to someone." Chen Wanying walked up to Ye Zhenzhen, then took out her phone to show her, saying as she looked at the photos, "Of the four of us, only Xiaxia has a boyfriend. It just so happens that Lin Zhe's brother is coming to be my best man at my wedding. If you like him, I can arrange for you two to get to know each other better. Look at this one, this one, this one, and this one, they all want to come. They're all over 180cm tall, and handsome, right?"

"Handsome, so handsome!" Ye Zhenzhen looked at her phone with a fangirl smile.

"So watch your diet these next couple of days, and try to look your best on camera the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, this old servant will try my best."

The group got into a van and headed straight for Chen Wanying's home.

On the way, Ye Zhenzhen asked Chen Wanying curiously, "Why is the bachelor/bachelorette party being held at home? Shouldn't it be in a bar, nightclub, or even on a yacht?"

"The wedding is the day after tomorrow, and everyone is very busy, so to avoid any mishaps, we're having it at home. But we can have an outdoor barbecue behind the mountain, and my parents won't bother us," Chen Wanying explained softly.

"That's true. For a wealthy family like yours to have a wedding, security must be extremely tight."

"Yes, you won't be able to get in without an invitation. Also, our relatives and their relatives won't be eating together. They chose a location at the hotel. My family is having a lawn wedding, while their wedding ceremony is at the hotel."

"What is the theme of the hotel?"

"A dreamlike kingdom, made of blue and purple."

"Wow, will there be time to shoot in an empty field?"

"I forgot to tell you, Lin Zhe felt that one day was too rushed, and my parents felt the same way, so we decided to separate the wedding from theirs. Ours is the day after tomorrow, and theirs is the day after that." Chen Wanying has been busy preparing for the wedding lately and almost forgot about this.

"What is the procedure?" Ye Zhenzhen asked with a puzzled look.

"The process is roughly this: we pick up the bride in the morning, then there's the toasting and such, followed by lunch for relatives and friends. In the evening, we hold the lawn wedding, and then it's free time for a dance party. There's a food station nearby where you can eat whatever you want," Chen Wanying said, showing them a rendering of the lawn wedding.

"Wow, this isn't like the kind abroad where friends casually chat, dance, eat, and stuff."

"Yes, and then the next morning I went from my house to his house, and then it was a whole bunch of getting to know a bunch of relatives and stuff."

"The kind where you get red envelopes?"

"I'll need Xiaxia to help me collect it later."

"no problem."

"Then after lunch, we went to the hotel to take photos of the empty space. We started welcoming guests around 4 or 5 pm, and the ceremony started at 7 pm. That's pretty much the process for the second day. The third day was when I went back to my parents' home for a visit."

"Wait a minute, strictly speaking, you're returning to your parents' home on the second day, right? Isn't it supposed to be the third day?"

"That's how it was supposed to be, but my parents and his parents already knew each other, and we live not far apart. My parents said we should finish things as soon as possible so we could go on our honeymoon."

"The Maldives?"

"Iceland, and I've been to the Maldives several times."

"Tsk tsk tsk, bliss!"

The group returned to Chen Wanying's house, chatting and laughing. Her other friends had already arrived, so they put their things down and went to the venue.

"Wanying, you've finally arrived. We thought you weren't coming with us because of your roommates," Lin Chu said slowly as she walked over, her tone suddenly sarcastic.

“Not at all, I took them to a beauty salon. My bridesmaids and I both want to look beautiful, right?” Chen Wanying ignored him and answered gently.

“Yeah, they’ve never really taken care of themselves. They definitely need to get some serious treatment. It must have cost a lot of money.” Lin Chu looked the three of them up and down before asking Chen Wanying.

At this moment, Chen Ling walked over and said with particular indignation, "But really, aren't there enough of us for you to choose from? Why do you have to pick and choose your roommates? Our Lina even flew back from England just to attend your wedding."

"Alright, alright, Wanying's marriage is a good thing, why are you saying that?" Lina finally spoke up to defuse the situation after the two of them finished talking.

"Lina and I were just classmates in junior and senior high school. Why do I have to choose her as my bridesmaid? Besides, she flew back from England for more than just to attend my wedding." Chen Wanying stood directly next to the three of them, looking at Lina with eyes that seemed to say, "If you keep being so aggressive, I'm going to expose you."

Lina felt a little guilty under Chen Wanying's gaze, and turned to Chen Ling and said, "Everyone, stop fooling around. Wanying is the star of today."

Although Chen Ling didn't know the details, seeing that Lina hadn't said anything, she belatedly realized that she had been used as a pawn by Lina. She immediately shook off Lina's hand and walked towards her own group.

Lina smiled awkwardly at the four of them, then walked away.

Chen Wanying watched them leave with a cold face, then pulled Su Xia and the others to a table and sat down, asking the waiter to bring some food. Then she said to Su Xia and the others, "Don't worry about them, I'm starving, let's eat first."

"Speaking of which, why are they so hostile towards us? Is it really because the three of us stole their bridesmaid positions?" Ye Zhenzhen asked while eating.

"It's a bit complicated, and there are some things that only I know. I'll tell you all after we've all left." Chen Wanying was afraid that someone might have overheard, so it was best not to let too many people know these things.

"Then let's not talk about it. We're not involved, and we won't have much interaction with them. It's better if we don't know," Su Xia said, then looked at Ye Zhenzhen and said, "You agree, Zhenzhen?"

"Ah, right. Don't say anymore, Wanying." Ye Zhenzhen belatedly realized she had spoken out of turn, so she quickly declined Chen Wanying's decision to tell them.

"Mmm, this is delicious." Lu Lu lowered her head and ate her food attentively.

The bachelorette party didn't go as planned. Everyone tried to get closer to Chen Wanying, but after what happened with Lina, Chen Wanying was indifferent to everyone, spending the whole night with her three roommates. They arranged a meeting under the guise of a wedding to facilitate communication about tomorrow's arrangements.

At this crucial moment, no one wanted to be the one to ruin the wedding, so they left disappointed.

The four of them were so nervous that they couldn't sleep, and they were also worried that the effects of going to the beauty salon would be wasted. So each of them asked for a melatonin pill and went straight to sleep until the makeup artist knocked on the door the next morning.

Chen Wanying arranged makeup artists for all three bridesmaids to do their makeup. She had five photographers and three photographers on her side, plus Lin Zhe's side, making a total of ten photographers and six photographers, forming a large team. Each bridesmaid had a makeup artist, and Chen Wanying had a makeup artist, stylist, and costume designer. The room, which was not small, was packed with people.

Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but sigh, "When I was my cousin's bridesmaid, I never got this kind of treatment! I had to do everything myself, just a simple application of powder and lipstick. They were so afraid of overshadowing the bride that even the bridesmaid dresses were part of her wedding dress rental package, I didn't even have a chance to choose."

"Yes, thanks to Wanying, we enjoy such treatment," Su Xia sighed.

In today's society, women usually choose their sisters or friends for their weddings, wearing inappropriate little dresses, running around doing chores, and ultimately end up being mistreated. Not to mention the wedding pranks and harassment of bridesmaids; posting such things only makes men say, "It's just a wedding, is it really necessary to take it so seriously?"

The group finished their full makeup and took some beautiful photos in their morning robes. Then they changed into their traditional wedding dresses and took a few more photos sitting on the wedding bed, waiting for Lin Zhe to come and fetch the bride.

"Wife, open the door!" Lin Zhe shouted, banging on the door.

"Lin Zhe, we won't resort to violence today, but we also won't let you take Wanying away so easily!"

"Tell me, what game do you want to play?"

"First game, Gomoku (Five in a Row), best of four!"

"No problem, I'll go first."

"Zhou Zhou, don't lose to them! They're from the same university as Wan Ying!" Chen Lin, seeing Zhou Zhou's relaxed expression, quickly reminded him.

"What's the big deal? Don't worry. I still need to think about Go, but Gomoku is a piece of cake!" Zhou Zhou said to Lin Zhe with a smug look on his face, "Just wait and I'll crush them!"

Then, a minute later, they were proven wrong! Chen Lin and Xu Lai were also killed!

Chen Wanying looked at Su Xia, then said to Lin Zhe, "Let's go easy on you guys, starting with Zhenzhen will be a bit easier."

Zhou Zhou was about to say something when Chen Lin immediately covered her mouth, then said with a fawning smile, "Sister-in-law is the best!"

So the three of them handed over red envelopes and started the second round of challenges. With Ye Zhenzhen deliberately letting them win, the three of them finally succeeded in the challenge. Looking at Su Xia's smiling face in front of them, they hesitated a little.

Su Xia said with a smile, "Today is Wanying's big day, and I don't want to make things difficult for you. A red envelope will suffice. But it all depends on your sincerity!"

"Thank you, thank you!" Lin Zhe gestured for the three of them to hand over red envelopes.

The amount of money in these wedding red envelopes is not large; they are all for the sake of a festive reputation. Su Xia really didn't want to make things difficult for them and delay the wedding, so she agreed.

"Next up is the second game, Pitch-pot! You have to throw at least half of the ten arrows in. If you don't, you have to take off your shoes, step on a pressure point mat, and jump rope ten times." Ye Zhenzhen happily announced the rules.

Su Xia and Lu Lu brought out all the props, one for each groomsman, and even one for Lin Zhe.

"I was on the basketball team in high school, so this should be okay for me." Chen Lin went first and made seven shots, passing the test smoothly.