A Slight Smile is Very Charming

⊹ ࣪ ˖ Chapter 2: Wei Wei Kidnaps The Groom

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8:30 PM on the dot

The heroine in red, sword on her back, stands majestically on Vermillion Bird Bridge in Chang'an City.

This is the bridge the wedding sedan must pass during an in-game wedding.

Getting married in Dream Voyage in Rivers and Lakes can either be extremely luxurious or completely simple. When Wei Wei and RealWater got married, it was extremely simple. They were poor, so they just found Yue Lao, got registered, and called it a day. Plus, they only got married to complete quests, so neither of them cared about celebrations.

But today, RealWater and LittleRainYaoYao's wedding is undeniably extravagant.

Fireworks fill the sky. Gongs and drums clear the road. An eight-man wedding sedan parades grandly through the streets. They even booked the best restaurant in the game, and rumor says everyone attending will receive a red envelope with 888 gold.

The entire server is buzzing about this wedding. LittleRainYaoYao is famous, and RealWaterIsScentless is no nobody either. Word even spread to other servers. Some players even created smurf accounts just to watch.

On Vermillion Bird Bridge, the heroine in red stands silently, her slim figure carrying a cold, dignified aura.

At this moment, World Chat explodes.

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WORLD CHAT

[World | BlowingFlowersRainingFlowers] Does everyone see that? RealWater's ex-wife is standing on Vermillion Bird Bridge!

[World | MeLoveYou] I see it. I see it.

[World | SpringGreenUnderBrokenHeartedBridge] I see her too... sigh.
In this world, we always see the new bride smile... but never the one left behind cry.

[World | OhHaHa] What kind of weird poetry is that? Speak normally!

[World | ◎olo◎] I saw her earlier. I'm right beside her.
This is going to be fun — I think she's going to steal the groom!

[World | CheapskateChillsNineProvinces] Support ReedWeiWei in stealing the groom!! Give LittleRainYaoYao back to me!!

[World | MeLoveYou] Hey, stop hating on people's way of talking. Let them be martians if they want.

[World | ChocolateMilkTea] Supporting ReedWeiWei stealing the groom!
Move aside, Cheapskate, YaoYao is mine!

[World | OhHaHa] ...

Soon, the "justice warriors" arrive.

[World | anny] Even if LittleRainYaoYao is beautiful, she's still wrong. She stole someone else's husband and is still showing off like this. Isn't she afraid of karma?

[World | ThunderboltCallsWow] Exactly! ReedWeiWei is a good person.

[World | SpringGreenUnderBrokenHeartedBridge] Look at Reed. She's so heartbroken she can't even speak.

[World | RiceStraw520] Mistress... no matter how pretty, still wrong.

[World | LittleRainYaoYaoIsShameless108] She IS shameless! She steals a husband and still shows off?! Completely shameless!

This player is LittleRainYaoYao's sworn enemy. No one knows why, but he insults her whenever he appears. He's been killed countless times, banned repeatedly, but he always returns. The number at the end of his username shows how many accounts he's lost.

So of course, LittleRain's people can't stay silent anymore.

[World | LittleRainFeiFei] Who are you calling shameless? Shut up!
And who said she "stole" him? Don't flatter yourself.

[World | LittleRainQingQing] Who wants to steal the groom? Come try.
Just because you're on the PK rankings doesn't make you amazing. Our whole LittleRain clan is here — we fear no one.

[World | wsn] Any woman strong enough to rank in PK must be some kind of monster.
RealWater made the right choice.

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Players flood Vermillion Bird Bridge instantly.

Wei Wei returns from the bathroom and walks back to her computer... only to see her avatar surrounded by an ocean of players. Crowds upon crowds, layer after layer. Yet, they leave a perfect empty circle around her — letting the red-clothed heroine stand alone in the center like a tragic figure.

Above everyone's heads, one line repeats nonstop:

Support ReedWeiWei stealing the groom! Support ReedWeiWei stealing the groom!

Wei Wei is speechless.

She literally just logged in, stood on the bridge... and went to the bathroom. Not even five minutes have passed.

Yes, in this game, you can steal the groom or bride.
But you must pay a huge fee, win three straight PK matches... and the groom must willingly agree. If he refuses, it still counts as failure.

So unless someone has completely lost their mind in love, only an idiot would try.

How did this become her intention?!

Wei Wei wonders blankly — if she suddenly ran away right now... would everyone think she fled because she was heartbroken?

While she is silently dying inside, her private messages explode. Friends spam her asking what's going on. The guild chat is also in chaos. Most of the men defend RealWater. Most of the women defend Wei Wei. Some beg her not to take it to heart and not ruin guild peace.

Then RealWater messages her.

His tone sounds annoyed.

RealWaterIsScentless: What are you doing? Weren't you fine yesterday? I even gave you compensation — you're the one who refused it.

Wei Wei wants to cry.

She weakly types:

Wei Wei: Classmate... I am just... here... to... watch... the drama...

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