Chapter 299 - Wedding Day (1)

Li Qin Yao managed to sleep for five hours before her mother came knocking on her door to tell her that she needed to get ready. When Li Qin Yao get out of the bathroom in her bathrobe, two makeup artists were already waiting for her.

Soon, she was led to sit down in front of the dressing table and the makeup artists began to work their magic. Three hours later, the makeup artists stepped back to admire their work and Li Qin Yao sat there in a daze, wondering why does it take them hours to do makeup?

But seeing at the exquisite result, Li Qin Yao thought that sitting on the chair for three hours until her waist was hurting was worth it. It was at a time like this that she was reminded that beauty is pain.

It was only when she stepped into her wedding dress that Li Qin Yao began to feel anxious knowing that it was her wedding day. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Li Qin Yao began to feel anxious.

"Yao Yao! So pretty!" Han Yue Xiu exclaimed as she walked around her friend to take a good look at her friend in her wedding dress. Han Yue Xiu lifted her head and frowned when she noticed the abnormality in her friend's expression. "What's wrong with you? Low blood sugar? Yao Yao, do you need some sweets? I have some of them stashed somewhere." 

"No need. I'm just nervous at the thought that I will be married today."

Han Yue Xiu's expression changed. "You already received your wedding certificates months ago. How are you still anxious?"

"The feeling is different."

Li Qin Yao heard some liveliness coming from the outside and soon, her mother announced that the groom had to pick her up. Imagining how Zhang Yu Han was going to react when he saw her in her wedding dress, Li Qin Yao suddenly felt a somersault in her stomach.

At this time, Li Qin Yao was dressed in red, Chinese style wedding dress with mandarin collar and floral embroidery. Her sleeves were long and her skits were pleated. On top of her head was a silvery gold-plated phoenix crown.

It was a rare chance for her to wear something like this. Of course, when her mother-in-law discussed the wedding details with her, the two of them finally decided for her to have both a Chinese-style and Western-style wedding dress.

Li Qin Yao sat on the bed as she tried to listen to the liveliness outside. From the voices outside, Li Qin Yao knew that Zhang Yu Han's brothers had come along to join the fun.

A giggle escaped her when she heard Han Yue Xiu's request for the groom to sing a song before he can enter the room. Of course, since she had never heard her husband sing before, Li Qin Yao was expecting that Zhang Yu Han was going to reject this quest. However, to her surprise, Li Qin Yao could hear him singing the first verse of the famous Can't Take My Eyes Off You.

Hearing her favorite person singing in his deep voice, Li Qin Yao felt a flutter in her stomach. It almost drove her crazy.

She had never expected that Zhang Yu Han's singing voice would be good. Perhaps she was biased, but Li Qin Yao thought that her husband's voice was better than the lead singer of the TIME band.

Li Qin Yao wanted to stand up and walk over to the door but found that she was too stunned to make a move. 

Unfortunately, the singing did not last for too long as Zhang Yu Han stopped just before the first verse was completed.

Of course, Han Yue Xiu was not going to let him go easily. Zhang Yu Han's brothers then helped to argue with Han Yue Xiu about the matter.

It was only after Han Yue Xiu received her bribe in the form of a red packet that she decided to let the groom enter the room pass. Soon, Zhang Yu Han entered the room in high spirits. He stopped halfway into the room as he stared at his wife in a daze. 

Feeling his intense gaze on her, Li Qin Yao was suddenly shy.

Zhang Yu Han managed to complete the task in less than three minutes. He knelt on one knee and helped to put her shoes. Then, he lifted her easily in his arms without breaking eye contact with her.

How he wished to dipped down to kiss her lips, but at this time, Zhang Yu Han could only endure the temptation under the others' watchful eyes. 

As Li Qin Yao linked her arms to his neck and leaned closer to his ear. "Zhang Yu Han… I did not know that you can sing. Later, you have to sing a song for me, alright?" 

A bright smile appeared at his lips. He was fully aware of how much his wife liked his voice, but had never tried to sing in front of her. Anyway, he had always thought that he was really bad at singing, which was why he had stopped halfway through her singing. But, hearing his wife's praise, Zhang Yu Han could not help but agree. "I'll make a private concert for you if you wish for it."

Then, Zhang Yu Han carried his wife out of their apartment and into the car with the groomsmen and their bridesmaid trailing after them. As they walked over the vehicle, Li Qin Yao was surprised upon seeing her bodyguard, Mister Shen, and a few men in black. It was then that she realized that the Qi's family had sent their people to guard the ceremony to ensure that everything was going smoothly.

A chuckle escaped her lips as Li Qin Yao wondered whether her husband was being over the top by arranging the guards to stay around. Warmth began to spread in her heart at how meticulous her husband and in-laws had prepared for the wedding. 

When they arrived at the Zhang's residence, the two of them were greeted with a lively scene and the sound of firecrackers. With Zhang Yu Han's lead, the two of them got off the vehicle to enter the house. 

Zhang Yu Han led his wife into the living room, and with the guidance of the master of the ceremony, the two of them served tea to their elders. Once they drank their tea, the elders gave them each a thick red packet.

Before Li Qin Yao was able to rest and catch up her breath, she was informed that she needed to depart to the hotel where the guests would be arriving soon. At the thought that she would need to change her dress into a white dress soon, Li Qin Yao was starting to regret her decision to wear both Chinese and Western-style dresses on her wedding day.