After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 78

Speaking of Xia’s mother (Xia Ma).

After receiving Xia Shishi’s message, although she was confused, she handled everything as quickly as possible.

Sending out invitations, booking the hotel, and after sorting out a pile of trivial matters, she finally had time to visit Wen Jiao in the hospital. After all, it takes nearly twelve hours to drive over, and even flying takes a significant amount of time.

When Xia Ma arrived, she only asked one question: “Are you two going to take wedding photos?”

Xia Shishi originally wanted to refuse, as there wasn’t enough time. Even if they arranged to take them at the hospital, they wouldn’t look good.

The photography on the wedding day would be enough.

But Xia Shishi changed her mind and said, “Yes, we are!”

Xia Ma: “Then I’ll go arrange a photographer.”

Xia Shishi: “No need, no need.”

Wen Jiao and Xia Ma both looked at her in confusion.

Xia Shishi patted her chest: “I’ll take them!”

Xia Ma: “…My daughter has grown up, she can even be a photographer. But when did you learn photography?”

Xia Shishi looked surprised and said, “Does this need to be learned?”

She just wanted to take pictures, not professionally high-quality ones.

Fortunately, Xia Ma understood what kind of person her daughter was and quickly grasped her intention. Although helpless, she still went along with her daughter: “Hurry up and take them. I need to organize them in time; there are only a few days left.”

Originally, there was a rehearsal, but considering Wen Jiao’s health, the rehearsal was skipped.

She believed the guests wouldn’t make things difficult for a patient.

After asking, Xia Ma also inquired about Wen Jiao’s health, ordered a medicated meal she knew of, and left late that night to continue being busy with her daughter’s wedding banquet.

Xia Shishi and Wen Jiao’s engagement party was managed entirely by Wen Jiao.

Every detail was handled just right; after all, she spent nearly two months organizing it.

When it came to Xia Ma’s turn, she only had about ten days. For her daughter, and not wanting to be perfunctory with the wedding banquet, Xia Ma rushed about, even skipping work, striving to make it no less grand than the engagement party.

Wen Jiao’s eyes were relaxed.

She understood a principle: even without her, Xia Shishi could live very well under the care of these parents.

After all, Xia Shishi had lived in such doting love for the past twenty years, which allowed her to develop the personality of impulsively deciding to hold the wedding early.

Because she knew she had parents who loved her dearly.

Wen Jiao could only try her best to make it up to Xia Shishi, but she still couldn’t help but ask, “Will you regret it?”

Xia Shishi had heard the word ‘regret’ too many times.

Wen Jiao seemed to lack a sense of security and always sought confirmation from her. Over time, Xia Shishi’s comfort became particularly experienced: “How could I regret it? We are family now.”

Everything Wen Jiao owned was hers.

Her parents would also be Wen Jiao’s.

They were building a new family, not asking her to abandon everything to marry Wen Jiao.

Xia Shishi’s eyes were bright: “If you decide to marry into my family, it’s not impossible; we won’t treat you poorly.”

Wen Jiao clenched her fingers. If she didn’t have the company left by her grandfather, she might really make that decision. Wen Jiao wasn’t planning to give up the company; if her residency (Hukou) was transferred to Xia Shishi’s family, it would mean giving up her inheritance rights to the company.

Not everyone could be as fortunate as Xia Shishi, being the one and only heir.

Xia Shishi played with her phone; she genuinely didn’t mind this kind of thing.

Although she missed her parents often, she could go back whenever she wanted. Furthermore, why make Wen Jiao give up her inheritance rights just to marry into her family?

She still had shares in the Wen Group; Wen Jiao had given all of her own shares to Xia Shishi.

For the sake of money, Xia Shishi couldn’t do that.

She believed Wen Jiao could earn more managing the company.

The two didn’t continue the discussion on this topic. Xia Shishi picked up her phone and started taking pictures of Wen Jiao.

Although she hadn’t formally studied photography, Xia Shishi had a special advantage in aesthetics. The photos of Wen Jiao taken with her phone were all very beautiful. Utilizing the light and shadow, she could highlight Wen Jiao’s features without filters.

The photos turned out exceptionally well.

Xia Shishi: “Let’s take more candid shots and pretend we’ve known each other for a long time before getting together.”

Wen Jiao: “…”

It must be said that the photos Xia Shishi took gave Wen Jiao a feeling that Xia Shishi understood her better than she understood herself.

Wen Jiao didn’t even know she had this side to her.

Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar self in the photos, Wen Jiao looked up: “Shouldn’t we be taking a couple’s photo?”

Xia Shishi: “Of course, we’ll take a couple’s photo too. Oh right, you take pictures of me too.”

Wen Jiao paused for a moment: “If they are candid shots, I have some.”

She had known Xia Shishi for much longer than Xia Shishi had known her.

Those photos could fill an entire album, starting from years ago. There was no need to pretend; Wen Jiao had truly known Xia Shishi for a very long time.

Xia Shishi suddenly fell silent upon hearing this. Wen Jiao thought she might be uncomfortable.

Yes, secretly taking photos for so long sounds like a stalker.

Wen Jiao was worried Xia Shishi would find it disgusting, but she didn’t want to keep hiding it. When they were together in the future, Xia Shishi would discover that album sooner or later.

Seeing the panic in Wen Jiao’s expression, Xia Shishi smiled, though it was a tearful smile.

She knew about that album.

After she died in her previous life, Wen Jiao often looked at that album to remember her. Xia Shishi, as a spirit, was always by Wen Jiao’s side, so how could she not know?

At first, she was very surprised, but as time went on, every time she saw Wen Jiao flipping through that album, she felt like crying.

Now, hearing about the album, Xia Shishi instinctively felt like crying.

She blinked, holding back her tears, and continued looking at the photos she took on her phone.

This was a scene she had conceived for a long time because, after her death, she couldn’t touch a camera and could only silently capture moments in her mind. That’s why she was so skilled now, capturing Wen Jiao’s most beautiful moments in every photo.

She had taken countless pictures in her heart.

To outsiders, they had only been engaged for less than two months, but in reality, they had indeed known each other for a very long time.

They had finally gotten together.

Xia Shishi sniffed, suppressing the feeling of sourness: “Now all that’s left is a couple’s photo. Come on, let’s take one together.”

Xia Shishi leaned her head against Wen Jiao’s, capturing an extremely intimate photo.

The background was the hospital room, and Wen Jiao was still wearing a patient’s gown, with minimal makeup on Xia Shishi’s face. However, this photo became the most suitable one.

Xia Shishi went to handle Wen Jiao’s discharge procedures.

The day after tomorrow was the wedding day, and they had to return home early to prepare, so they simply discharged her.

The subsequent rehabilitation training could continue back at the manor, and there was no need to stay in the hospital specifically.

Xia Shishi didn’t need to personally handle the discharge procedures, but she wanted to meet Kui Xixue before leaving the hospital.

Kui Xixue happened to be coming out of her office, wearing a white coat and smelling of disinfectant. Seeing Xia Shishi, she knew what she was going to ask, so she nodded and motioned for Xia Shishi to follow her.

Kui Xixue walked to the smoking area and lit a cigarette for herself.

Xia Shishi stood a little distance away.

Kui Xixue smiled: “Neither of you good friends can stand the smell of smoke?”

Xia Shishi looked serious: “If I smell of smoke, it will be hard to explain when I get back. A person with a family should be restrained.”

Kui Xixue’s hand holding the cigarette paused, unsure of which words Xia Shishi had spoken. Then she took a hard puff, extinguished the cigarette, and there was an unreadable annoyance in her eyes.

Xia Shishi knew that Kui Xixue and Ye Murou’s meeting was not pleasant.

Ye Murou had told her about her family matters and finally went to see her biological mother. When she returned, Ye Murou said she had resolved it.

How it was resolved, Ye Murou didn’t want to say.

She only told Xia Shishi: “We won’t need to see Kui Xixue anymore, right?”

Xia Shishi replied: “No need.”

Wen Jiao was discharged, and she and Wen Jiao wouldn’t need to see Kui Xixue anymore. It could be said that the relationship between doctor, patient, and patient’s family member ended there; they would be strangers next.

If Ye Murou herself didn’t want to see her, no one would force her.

She felt sorry for unintentionally getting Ye Murou involved, but if it inadvertently helped Ye Murou move on, that would also be a good thing.

Kui Xixue was also aware of this.

Xia Shishi looked at the extinguished cigarette butt: “Little Ye has already gone to see her. You don’t need to help her mother anymore. Why do you continue to contact her?”

That’s right, even after the meeting, Kui Xixue still called Ye Murou.

Ye Murou didn’t answer and then asked Xia Shishi that question.

Xia Shishi now wanted to ask her good friend for a clear explanation.

“I was drunk,” Kui Xixue answered casually.

“…You scum.” Xia Shishi could only complain, “Don’t call anymore. I already regret getting you to meet Little Ye.”

If it weren’t for that damned honey trap, this wouldn’t have happened.

Xia Shishi wanted to scratch her head, feeling the gesture was a bit childish. It was fine in front of Wen Jiao, but she should try to act mature in front of outsiders.

After speaking, she reiterated that Little Ye was doing very well now and didn’t want to be disturbed, and then left.

Grandpa Wen waited for Xia Shishi in the hospital lobby, staying by his granddaughter’s side for a long time.

Seeing her come down: “Let’s go. The car is ready.”

Xia Shishi walked over to push the wheelchair. Her matters were resolved, but she wondered how Grandpa Wen’s were. She looked at him curiously. Because she had to stay with Wen Jiao, she never got a chance to accompany Grandpa Wen to see the perpetrator from that year.

Grandpa Wen looked no different from the old man who loved playing games, which Xia Shishi found surprising.

After driving back to the manor.

Both sets of parents were also there.

To ensure the wedding went smoothly, they were meticulously planning the arrangements. Father Wen seemed a bit annoyed by the hassle, but since Xia Shishi’s parents were so dedicated, it would be inappropriate and detrimental to his reputation if he was too perfunctory, so he persisted.

Mother Wen listened very carefully. Seeing Xia Ma go into detail about every single thing, she felt a little emotional.

Mother Wen didn’t look down on the Xia family like Father Wen, who believed the Wen Group was a century-old company and the Xia Group was just a newly established small company, so her daughter marrying into it was considered “marrying up.”

She knew Xia Ma was also a strong woman who managed her company seriously.

She admired Xia Ma’s behavior of setting aside work for her daughter and felt she couldn’t do the same. She could only be thankful that her daughter was Wen Jiao, who hadn’t needed her to worry much since childhood.

Father Wen was a careless man. Despite his efforts to persist, upon hearing that they had to go to the hotel early, he still remarked: “If I’d known it was this much trouble, we should have just held the wedding at the manor.”

Xia Ma simply stared at him.

Father Xia couldn’t stand seeing his wife wronged and immediately retorted: “There’s still one day left. You arrange it. Get the manor ready, and my wife and I will drive over. I don’t mind the trouble.”

Seriously, he doesn’t worry about anything and now he’s complaining about the hassle.

Holding it at the manor would have been great, of course. Wen Jiao wouldn’t have to take a wheelchair to the hotel. Both of them could sleep in a little longer, wake up, change into their wedding dresses, do their makeup, and then go down to greet the guests. A large portion of the wedding process could be cut out.

The problem was, could Xia Ma just come in and organize things at the manor? If it were to be organized at the manor, shouldn’t Father Wen and Mother Wen be the ones to do it?

They themselves weren’t attentive to their daughter, and now they’re complaining about the trouble of just driving over early.

Father Xia was furious. Fortunately, Wen Jiao had her own villa, and they were only staying at the manor for convenience while she recovered. When the time came, she and Xia Shishi would move into the villa.

That way, the annoying middle-aged man wouldn’t be around, or Father Xia would have reprimanded him even more severely.

Mother Wen’s expression was displeased as she tugged at Father Wen.

When they were young, their wedding was indeed held at the manor, but Grandma Wen was present then.

Father Wen was also the type of person who reaped the benefits of others’ labor, so of course, he didn’t understand the difficulties involved, but he could certainly learn to shut up.

Wen Jiao and Xia Shishi returned just in time to witness this scene.

Grandpa Wen walked over with a stern face. The eldest son seemed to rely on having a good daughter and was so used to an easy life that he was getting even lazier.

If it weren’t for Wen Jiao, he would have loved to kick him out right now.

Facing Xia Shishi’s parents, Grandpa Wen still smiled: “Thank you for your hard work. I’ve been in the capital all this time and haven’t been able to help at all.”

Xia Ma politely smiled: “Not at all. If it weren’t for your phone calls, it probably wouldn’t have been arranged so smoothly.”

Planning a grand wedding in just ten days requires some connections to smooth things over.

These things were done using Grandpa Wen’s influence; he personally made phone calls when necessary.

Grandpa Wen was the eldest elder present, and his appearance immediately subdued the scene.

Xia Shishi greeted her parents and then pushed Wen Jiao upstairs.

She didn’t want Wen Jiao to hear these frustrating remarks right before the wedding. After settling Wen Jiao, Xia Shishi planned to go downstairs to clarify things, but Wen Jiao stopped her: “Stay and keep me company.”

She didn’t want Xia Shishi to see the difference between their two sets of parents, which only made Wen Jiao feel wearier.