Chapter 3 — It's You Don't Need Me First

“To the hotel.”

Hua Duong immediately panicked.

“Are you still planning to go?”

Chu's mother's expression softened.

"That's right. Every couple doesn't get angry at times."

I looked at her.

“I came to clarify everything.”

The smile on her lips immediately stiffened.

“Don't be confused.”

My father picked up my red handbag.

"Let's go. Mom and dad come with you."

Chu's mother immediately blocked the door.

"We can't go like that. It's already embarrassing enough for the bride to come to the hotel on her own. If your parents still come and cause trouble, how will you clean up?"

Hua Duong burst out laughing.

"So the groom looks handsome when he hugs another woman into the hospital?"

The Chu family's aunt immediately darkened her face.

“You're just a bridesmaid, stop saying a few words.”

“I keep saying it.”

Hua Duong raised his head high.

"I still have to tell the hotel's MC. If the groom doesn't go to pick up the bride, why don't he stand on stage and say some touching words?"

Chu's mother was so frantic that her voice was shrill.

“Tong Tri Mien, take care of my friend!”

I didn't speak up. Dad put the red bag in my hand. Inside is the household registration book, citizen identification card... And the diamond ring that Chu Ky Bach sent his assistant to bring last night. The ring is too wide. Every time I put it on, it slides down. That day, the assistant smiled and said:

"General Manager Chu has been so busy lately that he measured the wrong ring size. After the wedding, he will have it adjusted."

We've been together for five years... Yet he can't even remember the circumference of my fingers. Go downstairs. In the residential area, there were many neighbors standing and watching the excitement. The driver of the white car leaned against the car door and smoked. Seeing me walking out wearing a wedding dress, the annoyed expression on his face immediately turned into embarrassment.

“Miss Tong... really got in the car?”

Hua Duong walked over, pulled out the back seat door and then slammed it shut.

“I don't need you anymore today.”

The driver mumbled:

“So who pays the flight cancellation fee?”

My father took 200 yuan and gave it to him.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

The driver received the money, hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"Girl, just now I saw someone in the group of drivers saying that your float was gone. It's not like they're stuck on the overpass, the cars are all parked at the back door of the hotel."

Chu's mother's face immediately changed.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Being shouted at by her, the driver quickly retreated back into the car.

“I just listened to what my colleagues said.”

Hua Duong's eyes turned cold.

"The wedding car is at the hotel, the groom is at the hospital, and the bride is at home waiting for the car. The Chu family really arranged it carefully."

Chu's mother still tried to explain.

"Maybe the driver went to the hotel first to wait for coordination, Ky Bach didn't have time to say anything."

No one answered her. Dad called the family's private driver to drive over. Mom stood next to me and adjusted my veil for me. Her fingertips trembled terribly.

“Mian Mien, if you don't want to go... we can go home now.”

The road to the hotel is extremely clear. There is absolutely no traffic jam on the overpass as Chu Ky Bach said. The car was so quiet that only the voice of the navigation system could be heard. Half way there. Chu Ky Bach called. This time, he called my mother. Mom looked at me for a moment before answering the phone.

“Auntie, is Tri Mien next to you?”

There was finally a hint of impatience in his voice.

“Ky Bach, where are you?”

“I'm almost at the hotel. Auntie, please advise She helps you, don't let her say harsh words in front of your elders. Nam Chi was in so much pain just now, I couldn't ignore her."

Mother's eyes were red. She asked softly:

“So when Mien Mien was heartbroken... did you ever pay attention to her?”

Chu Ky Bach was silent for two seconds.

“Auntie, today is not appropriate to bring up the past.”

Mom hung up. Outside the car door, each car slowly inched forward. The red light at the intersection just turned on. My phone also showed up with a new message from Tham Nam Chi. 【A Mien, Ky Bach and I have arrived at the hotel. Don't worry, I'll explain it to you.】 Right after that... She sent another photo. In front of the hotel door, Chu Ky Bach was helping her get out of the car. She wore his vest on her body. Under the feet are slippers. But in my hand... I'm holding the wedding bouquet that originally belonged to the bride, me. In front of the hotel door is a red carpet. Next to the large wedding photo, under the white rose gate, relatives were standing. Chu Ky Bach is helping Tham Nam Chi stand in front of the signing table. He wore a groom's suit, with a red flower on his chest. Tham Nam Chi wore his vest, his face pale, his ankle wrapped in bandages, and in his arms he held the wedding bouquet that originally belonged to me. Looking from afar... The two of them look like a couple getting married today. Someone saw my car first. The whispers quickly spread.

“The bride is here.”

“Why not a float?”

“Didn't the groom bring that girl in just now?”

“I heard it was my sister, her leg was twisted.”

The car door opens. Dad helped me down. The wedding dress was so heavy that as soon as it touched the ground, the end of the dress got stuck in the car door. At this time, Chu Ky Bach walked towards me. He frowned slightly. The first sentence out of my mouth... Not an explanation.

“Why did you bring your uncle and aunt here?”

“Shouldn't you come to your daughter's wedding?”

Hua Duong stood behind me, his voice cold. Chu Ky Bach didn't even bother to look at her. His eyes just stared at me.

“Are you determined to cause trouble right in front of the hotel?”

Tham Nam Chi quickly stepped forward.

“A Mien, don't misunderstand. The hotel staff gave me this bouquet by mistake, I'm planning to return it to you."

She held out the bouquet of flowers towards me. The bouquet drooped slightly. The white ribbon was tightened by her until it was wrinkled. It's a bouquet of lilies and white roses... I hand-picked them the day before. Chu Ky Bach knows I like lily of the valley flowers. He once said... That flower is very pure. But the silver ring on Tham Nam Chi's hand was hooked onto a flower branch. A few branches of lily of the valley were snatched away and landed on the red carpet. She panicked and squatted down to pick it up. As soon as my feet touched the ground, tears immediately flowed out.

“Sorry... I didn't mean it.”

Chu Ky Bach immediately helped her up.

“Don't pick it up anymore.”

When he raised his head to look at me again... There was only blame in his eyes.

“Tong Tri Mien, it's just a bouquet of flowers, why are you making her feel awkward?”

The eyes of all the relatives around were focused on me.

“Just a bouquet of flowers?”

My voice is not loud. But those standing nearby heard every word clearly.

"Welcoming the bride is just a formality, a bouquet of flowers is just a bouquet of flowers... So is this wedding just a meal?"

Chu Ky Bach's face became unsightly.

“I know you well Didn't mean that.”