The host announced the wedding was about to begin. We bid farewell to the old man and walked toward Dr. Fang’s table. Lin Yusen’s mood seemed somewhat down.

Being suddenly announced as someone’s pursuit target, even knowing it was just to comfort the old man, made me somewhat uncomfortable. But seeing Lin Yusen so dejected, I couldn’t help but start a conversation.

“What’s wrong?”

“I haven’t visited Teacher for over a year,” Lin Yusen said. “Teacher is an authority in neurosurgery, with students all over the world, but among those he carefully nurtured, there were only a few, and I was one of them, his last disciple. I’ve let his efforts go to waste.”

“That’s not your fault, and he doesn’t blame you,” I quickly interrupted, unable to bear seeing him so dispirited. “Besides, you’re still amazing now… at least your future boss appreciates you.”

“Future boss?” Lin Yusen laughed suddenly. “You?”

“Yes, me!” I nodded vigorously.

“Is that a promise?” His eyes were deep. “Don’t kick me out in the future.”

“It’s a promise. Come on, it’s someone’s wedding, can you cheer up? Considering this is the first time in my life I’ve been publicly confessed to and you’ve wasted it like this, you should be happy.”

“Really? Your prospects are that poor?” His gaze was sympathetic.

I: “…”

You recovered way too quickly!

A man and woman attending someone else’s wedding together are indeed quite awkward. As soon as we sat at Dr. Fang’s table, we were teased again. His classmate immediately said: “Oh my, Brother Sen, you finally brought your girlfriend out to meet everyone?”

Lin Yusen’s response this time was extremely proper.

“This is Little Nie, my colleague. Earlier, Lu Sha’s scream scared her into falling from upstairs, and feeling guilty, specifically asked me to bring her to the wedding.”

Simple, clear, and proper – I was satisfied.

But Dr. Fang spluttered tea everywhere. Under everyone’s surprised gaze, he wiped his mouth and said teasingly: “The usual rule, junior, the last to arrive drinks three glasses as a penalty.”

“Pass, I still need to drive back to Suzhou tonight.”

“Come on, rules can’t be broken. Who here isn’t driving? Worst case, we’ll take a taxi. Come on, fill it up.” Other classmates caught on and quickly filled a glass of red wine and handed it to him.

Lin Yusen thought seriously for a moment and said: “I’ll find someone to drink for me.”

Then he pushed the wine glass into my hands…

The whole table was shocked.

Including me, of course…

Dr. Fang was dumbfounded for a while before saying: “Junior when it comes to shamelessness, your senior really can’t compare to you!”

I speedily gave him a +1.

However, looking at the red wine he’d forcefully pushed into my hands, the last trace of unease in my heart disappeared, and I completely relaxed…

Someone this shameless couldn’t possibly be in pursuit mode!

The entire wedding banquet was very enjoyable.

Whether it was birds of a feather flocking together or what, his classmates were all very witty. I was a bit reserved at first, but with Dr. Lin on my left and Dr. Fang on my right, it was really difficult to maintain that reserve…

The only slightly awkward moment was during the newlyweds’ toast.

According to customs in my area, we usually give red envelopes when the newlyweds come to toast, but in Shanghai, it seems they’re used to giving them when entering the hotel. So when the bride and groom came to toast, I was the only one at the table taking out a red envelope==

The bride insisted on not accepting it from me. “You came with Yusen, how could I accept your red envelope? Yusen’s gift was already sent to my home.”

Everyone at the table smiled at me, and I felt extremely awkward. “He’s him, I…”

“Take it,” Lin Yusen said.

The bride hesitated: “Isn’t this like receiving double…”

Lin Yusen calmly said: “You can return double to her when the time comes.”

“Ah, no need…”

“That works too.” The bride immediately smiled and snatched the red envelope from my hand. After she left, I sat down and turned to ask Lin Yusen: “Why did you tell her to return double to me? Even as a joke, that’s too cold.”

“I considered… inflation, didn’t want the future boss to lose out.”

I: “…Thanks!”

After the newlyweds’ toast, the meal was almost over, and his classmates began discussing where to go next. Dr. Fang was the most enthusiastic. After discussing for a while, they decided to go karaoke after the bedroom pranks.

I quietly asked Lin Yusen: “We don’t have to go, right?”

“Don’t like it?”

I said helplessly: “You can tell my attitude toward karaoke just from my name.”

He looked at me very intently upon hearing this.

I frowned: “Why are you looking at my face? My name isn’t written there.”

He smiled: “Mm, let me think. Nie? Three ears means keen hearing, and there’s the composer Nie Er, so you’re talented in music?”

“…It means all my talent went to my ears, I can only listen.”

“Is that so?” Lin Yusen expressed his regret not very sincerely. “What about the bedroom pranks? Going or not?”

Why did he show no interest when everyone was discussing earlier, but now seems even more enthusiastic than Dr. Fang?

“Of course not. Got to accumulate good karma, otherwise when you get married…”

“Makes sense.” Lin Yusen looked at me, nodding thoughtfully.

Dr. Fang came over and asked Lin Yusen: “How about it, are you going? Didn’t you say you wanted to get married? Get some experience with bedroom pranks first.”

Lin Yusen answered very honestly: “She said to accumulate good karma, otherwise at my wedding…”

Dr. Lin, you’re selling out your teammate!

Dr. Fang looked at me in great shock: “Little Nie, you’re that eager to get married, worried about your bedroom pranks already?”

“…Not at all!”

“Not eager? Then come join the bedroom pranks!” Dr. Fang had a mischievous smile.

And that’s how I got dragged to the bedroom pranks.

I had planned to just watch and leave, but… I didn’t want to leave.

It was my first time seeing bedroom pranks, and I didn’t expect them to be so fun. Although I wouldn’t tease the newlyweds myself, it didn’t stop me from watching others do it and cheering them on.

Finally, Lin Yusen pulled me out of the hotel’s honeymoon suite.

Standing in the elevator, Lin Yusen said somewhat helplessly: “Can’t let you hang out with senior brother anymore, you learn bad habits too quickly. Didn’t you say earlier you wanted to accumulate good karma?”

“Oh, I thought about it, I’m still young for marriage, no rush to accumulate karma so early.”

“Mm, not necessarily, depends on the other person…”

I glanced at him, suddenly remembering Dr. Fang saying he wanted to get married, and said with a smile: “Don’t worry, I won’t use all these tricks at your wedding.”

He looked at me, “Very happy you’ll attend my wedding, though I suspect you won’t have time for bedroom pranks then.”

If I’m attending the wedding, how could I not have time for bedroom pranks?

I imagined him as a groom being teased mercilessly, felt a surge of joy, and immediately broke my previous promise.

“Just wait until you get married!”

“I’ll wait.”

He said with a smile full of meaning.

We walked out of the hotel and discovered it had started snowing outside. Lin Yusen’s car was parked in the lot across the street. He put on his coat, “Wait here, I’ll bring the car over.”

I stood alone on the steps, waiting for him to bring the car. It was somewhat cold outside, and I hugged my arms, watching the gentle snowfall, my thoughts gradually drifting away.

In the haziness, I seemed to hear someone calling me.

“Xigua?”

Was it an illusion? I felt like I heard Boss’s voice.

I turned around and saw that long-missed, slender, and straight figure.