The Mist Water Park was decorated in black and white. It looked nothing like a venue for a wedding. Michelle, James, and Emma were so surprised that they froze.
"Is this really a wedding?" Emma was flabbergasted. She turned and looked at the two people next to her who were just as confused as she was.
Then, they heard footsteps and discussions from behind. James took Emma's hand as Emma took Michelle's. In a flash, they were nowhere to be found. They sneaked away like thieves.
It was already half past two in the afternoon. The wedding guests had started arriving, and almost all of them were relatives and friends of the Ye family.
Of all the people present, James only recognized Howard and Julie. Vivian must be in the bridal car.
"This is a weird wedding. Uncle John didn't pick up Vivian. She came here in her own car," James said as he poked his head out.
The three hid themselves behind the wall of the public toilet. They crouched there with their fingers pinching their noses.
The smell coming from the toilet was not that strong, but the thought of the toilet alone made them want to hold their breath.
Pinching her nose with one hand, Michelle fished her newly bought lighter from her pocket with the other. "I don't care whether she came here by herself or not. Once she gets out of the car and steps onto the lawn, I will light the firecrackers and toss them at her."
"We'll be caught if she gets injured," Emma said with a smart look. "Just throw them near her to scare her and make her unable to control her expressions. The media outlets are here today. Her photos will be ridiculous."
"You're naughty, Emma. I love it." Michelle looked at her with a snicker.
"Am I?" Emma asked with an innocent look.
"No, you are not." Smiling, James touched Emma's head.
The three's gazes followed the others to the wedding venue. Michelle tilted her head and said, "What will they think when they see the wedding decorations?"
"We'll find out soon enough." James was also curious. He had never seen such a scary-looking wedding venue.
As the guests entered the venue, they could not help shivering.
It was so cold.
However, they had to hold on.
Howard and Julie chatted with the guests happily as they walked with them into the park.
Then, a man suddenly exclaimed, "Look at this. This is ominous, isn't it?"
"What?" Julie was busy talking to a guest and did not notice what was going on ahead.
Howard looked in the direction the man was pointing at. The lawn of the Mist Water Park was covered with a long white carpet, and the overall design resembled an open-air crystal garden.
Everything was adorned with white crystal and snow dominated most of the landscape. The entire place looked like the dead of winter.
Instead of green plants and colorful flowers, there were dead branches everywhere. The flowers here had only one color.
They were all black.
All the flowers were dyed black.
The whole wedding venue was decorated in endless white and depressing black.
Howard's face drained of color.
When Julie turned to look at the wedding venue, she stopped and her face turned deathly pale. Her shawl fell to the ground and got stained with melted snow.
"Why is it black? Who uses black and white as a motif for a wedding?"
"It's really ominous. It's not festive at all."
"Why do I feel like we're here for a funeral?"
"Stop it!"
Someone silenced the people who were whispering. Howard and Julie looked very displeased.
They were so angry that their faces were pale as a ghost.
Someone secretly took a photo of the wedding venue with her mobile phone, but put away her phone at once when she saw Julie glaring at her.
However, she had already taken the photo and posted it on WeChat Moments.
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