After Being Targeted by the Gloomy and Obsessive Movie Queen - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: The Wedding – The Patron’s Bargaining Chips Completely Disappear

The argument between Xu Yinyu and Yu Shujin yielded no result.

Yu Shujin resumed her role as the gentle wife. She cared about everything related to Xu Yinyu.

No matter how trivial or troublesome the matter, she personally oversaw it.

Similarly, Yu Shujin was seriously planning her wedding with Xu Yinyu.

From the venue to the decorations, the ceremony flow, and finally, the selection of the wedding gowns.

“You and Xu Yinyu are getting married?” Xu Ruoying held the wedding invitation in her hand, her tone full of disbelief.

“What are you surprised about?” Yu Shujin frowned and glanced at her. “A-Yu and I registered our marriage a long time ago. We are legally married wives.

We just needed a wedding to inform you all.”

Xu Ruoying’s expression contorted. “The difference between you two is far more than just a wedding, isn’t it? Wait, is she willing? It wasn’t just your decision again, was it?”

Yu Shujin’s eyes grew increasingly dark with Xu Ruoying’s words. She suddenly snatched the invitation back. “It’s obvious you’re too cheap to give a gift. If you don’t want to come, then don’t. We don’t need your blessing.”

Xu Ruoying widened her eyes, seeing Yu Shujin’s self-conscious look. “Boss Yu, honest advice is harsh. Let me tell you something from the heart: if you genuinely like Miss Xu, you should start by focusing on what she cares about.”

The emotion in Yu Shujin’s eyes flickered, then she turned and walked away.

The person Xu Yinyu cared about most right now was Aunt Xu.

As she reached the door, Yu Shujin turned back and said, “Aunt Xu’s physical condition must be monitored in real-time. Spare no expense to delay her physical deterioration.”

Xu Ruoying’s expression became serious. She looked at Yu Shujin, wanting to speak, but Yu Shujin had already left.

During this time, Aunt Xu, who had been in a coma, had experienced several fluctuations, and her physical decline had suddenly accelerated.

Xu Ruoying had been holding a meeting with the national medical team this morning to discuss countermeasures.

Unfortunately, her fragile body could no longer withstand any major surgery.

In fact, based on Aunt Xu’s condition, they estimated that on the day she woke up, the irreversible physical deterioration would reach its most severe point, and no one, not even a miraculous healer, could save her.

Xu Ruoying lowered her head.

Yesterday, she had told Xu Lianyue the truth. Xu Lianyue abruptly turned onto her side, her face cold, refusing to speak.

Xu Ruoying couldn’t stand Xu Lianyue facing away from her. When she forced her to turn back, her hand was damp with cold moisture.

Xu Lianyue lowered her eyes, which made the slender scar on her nose bridge look less fierce. Her expression was gloomy, but her voice sounded pitiful. “Can I go see her, Xu Ruoying?”

Xu Ruoying embraced her, rubbing her cheek against Xu Lianyue’s head. “Of course, but you have to wear the watch I gave you before.”

Xu Lianyue’s body stiffened abruptly. The watch Xu Ruoying mentioned wasn’t an ordinary timepiece but one that could accurately display her location.

Once worn, it could only be unlocked by the wearer’s fingerprint.

Yu Shujin’s wedding ceremony was set in a snow mountain castle, a place that cost a fortune by the second.

The guests invited were leaders from various industries.

Yu Zhenmin was busy chatting and socializing with people.

“Madam Yu is blessed to have such a powerful granddaughter as Shujin, dominating the business world and achieving great success.” The person speaking was Zhang Qing, the heir of the Zhang family in City A, whose financial prospects had been ruined by Yu Shujin. Although her words were full of praise, her tone was so sour it could curdle milk.

“It is your grandfather’s blessing to have you, too,” Yu Zhenmin replied flatly.

Zhang Qing then said, “But I heard that the person Shujin is marrying this time is just a painter. Has the threshold of the Yu family fallen so low?”

Yu Zhenmin showed no mercy. “Yes, how could it be as high as your family’s? Your father had a bunch of illegitimate children but never raised any of them. I remember it took your mother smashing her head against the Zhang family gate before you were finally brought back, didn’t it?”

Zhang Qing’s face instantly went pale, speechless, as several influential people behind her chuckled.

Yu Zhenmin wasn’t doing much better than her. She was merely forcing a smile and maintaining appearances. Everything she had painstakingly built was now being overturned by that rascal, Yu Shujin.

And she was forced to acknowledge Xu Yinyu’s presence in the Yu family.

Yu Zhenmin had almost suffered a heart attack from anger. Before she could recover, before her oxygen tube was even removed, Yu Shujin stood before her again, pressuring her to concede.

The moment she reluctantly agreed, Yu Shujin immediately sent out the wedding invitations.

And she chose to hold it in this expensive snow mountain castle.

The sunlight illuminated the gilded dome, and the shadows of the crowd fell onto the white marble steps.

Surrounding them were flowing seas of blue star flowers and white bell orchids. Every five steps, a suspended crystal chandelier hung. As the wind gently blew, the tiny pearls dangling from the chandeliers chimed softly.

Xu Yinyu slowly walked up the carpeted steps. She wore a pure white off-the-shoulder wedding dress, with pink gems adorning the rose lace on the bodice, and a pink veil attached to the rose hairpin in her hair.

The wind gently stirred, revealing her faintly visible, plain and beautiful face, but her expression was unclear.

Everyone witnessing the ceremony assumed that the bride, soon to transform from a sparrow into a phoenix, was unable to suppress her joy.

Yu Shujin, wearing a matching wedding dress, walked from the opposite side of the flower sea toward Xu Yinyu.

In that moment, their eyes held only the emotions they shared.

Xu Yinyu mechanically followed the instructions of the emcee.

Suddenly, an extremely sharp pain shot through her heart.

Xu Yinyu suddenly remembered her mother. Her lips trembled as she said, “Shujin, the ceremony is over. Are you happy now?”

Yu Shujin tightly held Xu Yinyu’s hand. Amidst the congratulations and well-wishes of the crowd, she accepted them head-on for the first time without modesty.

When she heard Xu Yinyu’s voice, she hadn’t realized what was happening. Her lips were still curved in a smile when she turned back. “Very happy.”

“Take me to the hospital. Take me to see Mom, please,” Xu Yinyu said, sensing something was wrong.

Yu Shujin’s eyes narrowed. Seeing the vacant look in Xu Yinyu’s eyes, she immediately led her to the changing room. “Change out of your wedding dress. I will contact Xu Ruoying immediately. Don’t worry.”

While changing, Yu Shujin opened her phone and saw seven or eight missed calls from Xu Ruoying. Her eyelid twitched unnaturally, knowing something was wrong.

She dialed the number. “Hello, Xu Ruoying, what’s wrong?”

There was a chaotic environment on Xu Ruoying’s end, with a continuous sound of crying and sobbing.

Xu Ruoying instinctively covered Xu Lianyue’s mouth with her hand and replied, “Boss Yu, Aunt Xu passed away. Just now.”

When Yu Shujin heard Xu Ruoying’s words, the smile and joy from the wedding ceremony instantly froze and cooled. Her whole body felt cold.

For the first time, she felt fear.

“Hurry and bring Xu Yinyu over,” Xu Ruoying didn’t know what else to say. Feeling the sharpness of Xu Lianyue’s teeth and lips, her own heart was slowly aching.

Hanging up the phone, Xu Ruoying released Xu Lianyue’s lips and warned, “Yu Shujin is coming soon. Remember to hide.”

“Why should I hide from her!” Xu Lianyue furiously wiped away her tears.

Xu Ruoying gently patted Xu Lianyue’s back. “When under someone’s roof, you have to bow your head. Forget my salary, even Aunt Xu’s medical expenses were paid by her. Hide for now, and I’ll help you properly arrange Aunt Xu’s funeral.”

“Are you telling the truth?” Xu Lianyue asked, wiping her tears clean.

“Absolutely true!” Xu Ruoying raised her hand in a gesture of oath.

Xu Yinyu traveled in silence, watching Yu Shujin’s unprecedented hurriedness, even running three red lights in a row, until they finally arrived at the hospital.

Yu Shujin parked the car, and both immediately rushed toward the ward.

Upon reaching the door of the familiar ward, Xu Yinyu’s legs felt weak. Yu Shujin quickly caught her and helped her walk into the room.

Xu Yinyu looked at the bed covered with a white sheet. Her legs felt completely drained of strength, and she collapsed instantly.

Yu Shujin helped her to her mother’s bedside. Xu Yinyu used a trembling hand to pull back the white sheet, seeing her mother’s peaceful, sleeping face, just like before. Her tears instantly burst forth.

Xu Yinyu remembered everything she had held onto, endured, and shouldered over the years: the places she and her mother had walked, the dreams they had shared, the topics they had argued over, and the incessant noise of their disagreements.

She cried until she lost all consciousness.

A piece of flesh in a certain part of her body had been completely excised.

Yu Shujin gripped Xu Yinyu’s hand tightly, trying to resist the turmoil and guilt in her own heart and mind.

If she had answered Xu Ruoying’s call earlier today.

If she hadn’t held the wedding at the snow mountain castle today.

If she hadn’t held this wedding today.

Would Xu Yinyu not have missed her mother’s final moments?

Will Xu Yinyu hate her because of this?

Yu Shujin felt the anguish of regret for the first time. At this moment, she truly wished for a pill of regret; she would swallow an entire bottle.

Yu Shujin didn’t even notice when Xu Ruoying came up behind her.

“Come out with me for a moment,” Xu Ruoying said quietly.

Yu Shujin glanced at the unconscious Xu Yinyu, gently tucked her hand back under the covers, then stood up and followed Xu Ruoying out.

“Chi Xia told me to ask you, when will you work?” Xu Ruoying said, crossing her arms.

Yu Shujin looked away evasively. “At least until A-Yu wakes up.”

“Are you still going to restrain her?” Xu Ruoying raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you afraid she’ll be driven mad by you and actually stab you?”

“That wouldn’t be bad either,” Yu Shujin said without any fear or worry in her expression. “I only want to watch her now. Her hurting me is better than her hurting herself.”

“What is your goal?” Xu Ruoying clicked her tongue lightly. “You must understand that because of this wedding, she missed seeing her own mother for the last time. Even if she doesn’t say it, resentment will grow in her heart. If you push her too far, you two will have no future.”

“I know,” Yu Shujin replied softly.

The person in the superior position lowered her head at this moment, filled with guilt and regret, praying for a trace of tolerance and goodwill from the person beneath her.

At this moment, there was no trace of the arrogance of a pampered child of heaven on Yu Shujin.

Only the gray defeat of a failed lover who loved but couldn’t possess.

In the game of the gilded cage and the patron, the patron, who was in the dominant position, had lost all the bargaining chips to confine the canary, leaving only a genuine heart that had long been riddled with holes.

She could only meticulously mend this heart, hoping to exchange it for the canary’s precious sincerity.

Yu Shujin returned to Xu Yinyu’s ward. With Xu Yinyu collapsed, she took over the entire funeral arrangement for Xu’s mother, drafting and planning it seriously.

When the sky turned dark, Xu Yinyu’s eyelashes trembled slightly.

Yu Shujin’s body instantly tensed, watching the soon-to-be-awakened Xu Yinyu nervously.

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