Lu Zihao was very unhappy at being forced to make a choice by an arrogant woman. However, he had to grit his teeth because marrying his stubborn fiancée was more important than anything right now.
"Fine," he managed to say through a tense jaw. "But make sure that you deliver on your promise. I want to marry Jinjing tomorrow!"
"Tsk." Chen Fei curled her lip before smirking. Then she shut the door on his face.
Lu Zihao's expression was thunderous. The woman was too infuriating!
It completely baffled him how a shy and gentle woman like Long Jinjing would remain best friends with an arrogant and foul-mouthed bitch like Chen Fei. Not only that. Even his sister had become close friends with the woman.
"Uncle Zihao, aren't you glad?" an all-too-familiar child's voice said through his hidden earpiece. "Uncle should thank Aunt Fei for persuading Aunt Jinjing to finally marry you before Bacon's twin cousins are born. Acting so fierce to your benefactor is not classy."
"Shut up, kid."
"To be told to shut up by my own uncle, it's causing Bacon great emotional distress. At this rate—"
"I'll give you an extra red packet if I can really marry your Aunt Jinjing tomorrow so just shut the hell up tonight, alright? I'm not in the mood to receive a lecture from a little kid like you."
A few seconds of silence.
Then Bacon asked, "How much will be in the red packet?"
A vein started throbbing in Lu Zihao's forehead. With a snort, he walked away to find another room to spend the night.
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The next morning, Long Jinjing's room was filled with lively chatter and frenzied activity. Iris directed her personal glam team to take care of Long Jinjing while Dom held a camera to record everything.
Chen Fei was busy on the phone at a corner remotely delegating some of her tasks at work. She gave herself a half day-off in order to make hasty arrangements for her best friend's marriage registration today. The worst that could happen was for her to work overtime which wasn't really too bad for someone like her who loved her job at Orchidia.
After Long Jinjing fell asleep last night, Chen Fei disturbed all the other members of the girl squad in their group chat to let them know about Long Jinjing's situation. Everyone agreed that they needed to come together in order to help Long Jinjing regain her self-confidence.
The door opened and Jiang Ying Yue entered while pushing a rack filled with hanging garment bags.
"Oh, they're here!" Iris helped Jiang Ying Yue pull the rack inside the room. "It's a rush job but thank goodness that several of my favourite designers were able to send some nice dresses for Big Sister. We might have to do some quick alterations, though."
Chen Fei finally finished her phone calls. She immediately helped Iris and Jiang Ying Yue in choosing a suitable dress for Long Jinjing among the options.
Long Jinjing felt overwhelmed by her friends. She had no idea that they were going to do this. Her eyes watered as she watched them busying themselves for her sake.
"Please don't cry," the makeup artist said. "Mr. Lu made a special rush appointment at the Civil Affairs Bureau so we need to get you ready in time. You can cry all you want after your successful marriage registration later."
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