Just Getting Married《結婚而已》

Chapter 69

69 - What about you, wife.

Cheng Li sat on the chair, still holding the classmate record in her hand quietly, completely motionless, as if she had forgotten time and everything around her.

There is only this line of words in front of me.

The boy's handwriting on the old paper, although slightly yellowed, is still clear and serious.

Cheng Li raised her hand and gently touched the words.

Finally, her thoughts gradually returned, but she was still in a daze of disbelief.

She had always been afraid of knowing and not facing the white moonlight that existed in Rong Qi's mind.

It's actually herself?

But how could it be her?

At this moment, Cheng Li fell into an unprecedented dizziness. Her brain seemed to be spinning at high speed before suddenly shutting down. All her thoughts were tangled into a mess. Along with it, her heartbeat gradually began to beat in her chest.

Thump, thump.

Accelerating little by little, her hands and feet became weak.

Cheng Li lowered his head and looked at the line of words written by Rong Qi again.

——"What is your favorite?"

——"White moon."

——My first impression: White moon.

So, from beginning to end, the person he liked was her.

Cheng Li seemed to be stabbed by this thought, and jumped up from her chair. The classmate album fell to the ground. She hurriedly bent down to pick it up and put it on the desk.

When she rushed to the door, she happened to meet Cheng Dingbo coming back.

"I brought you breakfast," Cheng Dingbo said with a smile, but he saw Cheng Li reaching for the car keys hanging in the entrance hall and running out without even changing her slippers.

Cheng Dingbo was dumbfounded. When he came to his senses, he stood at the door and shouted, "You haven't changed into your pajamas yet. Where are you going?"

Where are you going?

Cheng Li felt that she had to find an answer.

Although I knew that if I talked to Rong Qi personally, I would get the answer faster.

But this time, she wanted to confirm it herself.

Cheng Li's car was parked in front of her unit. She got in the car and drove towards her home.

Rong Qi returned to Shanghai last night, but he came back very late and did not meet Cheng Li.

He lived directly next to his grandparents' small bungalow.

Perhaps he was afraid that Cheng Li would be unhappy because of the school anniversary, and he also knew that she wouldn't come, so he didn't contact Cheng Li all morning.

When Cheng Li drove home, she quickly went upstairs.

As soon as I opened the door, I happened to see the aunt who was cleaning.

"You..." The aunt was startled when she saw her appearing at the door wearing pajamas and slippers, thinking something had happened.

But Cheng Li took off her slippers and ran to the study with bare feet.

But when she held the study door handle and was about to open the door, Cheng Li paused.

Could it be a mistake?

What if she made a mistake?

Maybe he just said it casually. After all, this adjective is not very rare, right.

Wouldn't it be even more uncomfortable if she opened the book, looked at the photo carefully, and found out that it wasn't her.

But if she doesn't look at it, she can't give up.

Finally, Cheng Li pushed open the study door.

She didn't know whether what she was about to open was Pandora's box or a treasure of memories.

The book was still in the same place, and Cheng Li found it in one go. She quickly turned the pages of the book to find the place where the photo was placed, and finally she found it.

The photo is back side up.

Cheng Li held a corner of the photo with her fingers and without hesitation, opened the photo.

The photo showed a group of people wearing academic uniforms, apparently at a university graduation ceremony. And the center of focus of that lens is the back of a girl.

Cheng Li stared at the figure from behind, but because he was wearing a wide academic uniform, he could only tell that he was very slender and tall.

Like herself.

But Cheng Li didn't dare to be sure easily.

Until she saw a sign on the left side of the photo, she looked at it carefully, quickly took out her phone, looked up her circle of friends, and quickly found her graduation photo.

A photo of her and her parents standing in front of a huge school badge specially made by the school for graduates.

The red school badge of J University.

And the bachelor's uniform he was wearing in the photo was exactly the same as this one from behind.

is her.

It's really her.

When the answer finally settled, Cheng Li felt even more confused. Why her?

Taking a closer look at their past, Cheng Li didn't feel like she had anything unforgettable with Rong Qi.

Cheng Li does know that she has been popular since she was a child.

Since junior high school, she has received many love letters, chocolates, and thoughtful gifts from boys. This situation only increased after high school. After all, even among the students admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University, there were still some who fell in love early, and there were indeed boys with good grades who also liked her.

But she never thought that Rong Qi was also the one who liked her.

In Mingming high school, Rong Qi was like a flower on a high mountain. He was a genius boy who dropped out of the junior class and returned. Even though his family was poor, no one dared to look down on him.

He is also the kind of genius everyone imagined, always occupying the top spot in his grade.

After that, he was admitted to Tsinghua University and embarked on a road that everyone yearned for.

After he successfully started his business and the company was widely reported, Cheng Li was still in college, and the whole class was discussing it. After all, two or three years ago, we were all classmates sitting in the same high school classroom, but suddenly a classmate became a self-made billionaire who became famous at a young age.

This huge difference also made Cheng Li look at Rong Qi with admiration again.

But at that time, she only felt that her communication with this person would probably only stay in the three years of high school.

But now, all that has been overturned.

It was like she thought she saw an iceberg, but in the end she found that she only saw the tip of the iceberg.

Suddenly, Cheng Li remembered what Luo Zhongyu said. She said that about two years ago, she and Rong Qi got together in Beijing. Rong Qi drank too much and revealed that there was Bai Yueguang in his heart, but the other party He was living a good life now and he didn't want to disturb it.

The first two years...

wasn't that when she was dating Xu Jiheng.

Although Cheng Li was not the kind of person who showed off her affection openly, she had also posted photos of Xu Jiheng in her circle of friends, so at that time he felt that she was doing well and did not dare to disturb her.

This sudden discovery made Cheng Li's heart hurt suddenly.

It was like she was being held so hard that she almost couldn't breathe.

Even knowing that Rong Qi had Bai Yueguang in his heart, she felt jealous and uncomfortable. Cheng Li could hardly imagine the heartache when he knew that he was dating another person.

So much so that the corners of her eyes couldn't help but become moist.

Suddenly, there was a vibrating sound in the study. Cheng Li turned around and saw her cell phone ringing.

It was Meng Yuange calling.

"Hello," Cheng Li answered the call and only said a single word, but if he said a few more words, the sobs in his throat would not stop.

Meng Yuange asked: "Ci, you really don't come to the school anniversary? Many classmates are here today."

"I'll come," Cheng Li took a deep breath and suppressed the sour feeling in her nose, she said : "Save a seat for me."

When Meng Yuange heard this, he immediately said, "Hurry up, the speech in the auditorium is about to begin. Your family, Mr. Rong, is an outstanding alumni representative and is going to give a speech."

Cheng Li didn't hesitate anymore, got up and went to the cloakroom and quickly changed her clothes.

Although she was anxious, Cheng Li dressed herself up carefully.

It was as if this was not just a school celebration, but a date that had lasted for more than ten years.

When Cheng Li drove to school, Meng Yuange kept sending her WeChat messages.

Meng Yuange: [A few of our classmates just went to our senior high school classroom to watch. ]

Meng Yuange: [I also saw Teacher Zhang, Teacher Han and the others. ]

Meng Yuange: [Where have you been? We are now all in the school's new auditorium. This auditorium is really a new one. It's too big and grand. ]

As soon as Cheng Li got out of the car, she immediately replied: [We're at school, will be here right away. 】

At this time, the whole No. 1 Middle School was festive with lights and colorful decorations. There were all kinds of banners at the school entrance, as well as a balloon arch standing at the door, which said welcome to the leaders and all outstanding alumni.

The moment she walked into No. 1 Middle School, Cheng Li felt memories rushing towards her.

Although the school has been undergoing renovations and construction, the overall appearance still maintains the familiar appearance.

The basketball court and plastic playground were still the same as before. The open-air auditorium next to the playground brought back Cheng Li's memories. She thought of the three thousand meters that Rong Qi signed up for.

Probably because of her.

In the past, everything was traceless, but when I returned here, I realized that some things could be recalled easily.

Cheng Li is different from other classmates. Her mother is a teacher in No. 1 Middle School.

Cheng Li also came to the school before when Teacher Ling retired, so she knew where the school's newly built auditorium was, and she never took the wrong path and went straight there.

When she walked into the auditorium, the formal ceremony had just begun, and there was still a huge buzz inside.

Cheng Li raised her head and glanced over, and saw that the huge auditorium was filled with students from No. 1 Middle School, all wearing blue and white school uniforms, and the crowd was crowded with heads.

Cheng Li took a few steps forward and saw five or six rows in front of her, all of them alumni and retired teachers.

"Cheng Li," Meng Yuange had been staring at the door of the auditorium, and waved as soon as he saw her.

Cheng Li walked over and sat next to her.

She glanced around and found that there were quite a few familiar faces, all of whom were classmates in her class. Many classmates saw her and greeted her with a smile.

"Why are there so many people in our class?" Cheng Li was a little surprised.

Meng Yuange lowered his voice: "Look what you said, our class is a key class with many outstanding alumni, and..."

At this moment, there was movement at the door again.

This time, a group of people appeared at the door, and everyone looked up.

Buzz, Cheng Li felt that all the sounds in the originally not too noisy auditorium were suddenly amplified, and the obvious restlessness made her have some suspicions in her heart.

really.

She looked up and saw Rong Qi standing next to the leaders.

Even during the day, all the lights in the auditorium were still turned on. They entered through the door near the stage. Rong Qi, standing on the far left, immediately became the focus of the crowd.

Cheng Li hadn't seen him for several days. Although the two of them had been on the phone, seeing him now made him feel like he was in another world.

The tall and thin man was wrapped in a well-tailored suit, giving him the look of a walking clothes rack, especially his long legs, which were in sharp contrast to the bloated leaders next to him.

Not to mention his extremely good-looking and young face, with superior brow bones and deep outlines, especially those dark eyes, which, even though they have been immersed in society for many years, still look as clean and smooth as a young man.

Not to mention the classmates, even many alumni took out their mobile phones and took pictures frantically.

The female classmates in the back, who were freshmen and sophomores in high school, covered their mouths and shouted while taking pictures. This was no more beautiful than the little chicks they usually chased after.

"And as soon as I heard that Mr. Rong was coming, many students in our class should not be too enthusiastic," Meng Yuange finally said the words that were interrupted just now, and whispered into her ear.

Rong Qi's position was not with them, but in the first row.

There are many old alumni there, even gray-haired old people. After all, the history of No. 1 Middle School is indeed long enough.

Sitting next to him was an old school friend, very old.

Cheng Li found that he always seemed extra patient when he was with the old man, who seemed to be a little deaf. Rong Qi did not show any impatience at all. He leaned over slightly and listened to the old man's words.

Soon, the ceremony officially began.

The principal spoke first. Cheng Li was preoccupied and almost didn't listen to what the principal said on the stage. She was looking at Rong Qi the whole time.

"I asked you, can you stop looking at you?" Meng Yuange beside him couldn't stand it anymore.

Cheng Li turned his head and said, "Huh?"

Meng Yuange came closer and said in a lowered voice, "The way you look at your family boss, you look too much at your husband."

Cheng Li lowered his voice.

But she couldn't control her eyes, falling on Rong Qi.

At this moment, a thought suddenly came to her mind, that is, during the three years of high school, had Rong Qi looked at her silently countless times like this?

Doomed to be fruitless, hopeless attention.

Cheng Li's heart throbbed again, as if threads were wrapping around her heart, tightening little by little.

Finally, it was Rong Qi's turn to take the stage to speak.

Rong Qi is the most talked-about technological upstart in recent years. When he appeared on the scene, he was sought after by everyone and enjoyed unlimited fame.

As soon as he stood still on the stage, the students below spontaneously burst into applause.

"Look at them, then look at us," Meng Yuange sighed in a low voice, "Does it look like you were roped in to make up the numbers?"

Cheng Li nodded.

So Cheng Li, who was roped in to make up the numbers, sat down with other students and looked at the high-spirited man on the stage.

His speech was not long, but it was still humorous. He also mentioned some past events about No. 1 Middle School, which not only aroused the nostalgia of alumni, but also resonated with current students.

Probably because of Rong Qi's status, the school actually reserved ten minutes for students to ask questions.

So everyone raised their hands enthusiastically.

Some people asked him about his study experience in high school, some asked about his entrepreneurial experience, and some were concerned about his suggestions for getting into Tsinghua University.

Until the end, a boy stood up, held up the microphone and asked: "Senior Rong, I would like to ask, did you have anyone you liked when you were in high school? What do you think of the issue of puppy love?"

Boom.

The entire auditorium felt like it was exploding. The students were shocked by the boy's boldness, but the other alumni looked at the brave boy with a smile as if they had experienced it. There was no reproach, only a chuckle.

She looked towards the stage. Rong Qi was standing behind the podium, tall and erect, with a calm expression. It seemed that this question did not cause any waves in his heart.

Cheng Li couldn't help but clench her palms. She couldn't tell whether it was nervousness or something else.

He probably won't answer.

After all, this is a secret that he has buried deep in his heart for many years, and even she, the person involved, has never known it.

But the next second, Rong Qi's eyes turned slightly. Even though they were more than ten meters away, she felt that his eyes were still accurately in her direction.

Cheng Li raised her head slightly, and the two of them looked at each other from a distance among the crowd and seats.

This time, his expression was no longer as cold as before, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, as if he had made up his mind.

Finally, his lips came close to the microphone on the auditorium, and his deep voice echoed throughout the auditorium.

"I have."

When these words fell, the auditorium was quiet at first.

No one seemed to react. They didn't expect him to actually answer the question instead of evading it.

A few seconds later, the screams of the students in the back row completely shook the audience.

Seeing that the roof of the new auditorium was about to be overturned by such momentum.

Even students from a prestigious school like No. 1 Middle School are still in adolescence after all. Youth is too throbbing, and the restless heart cannot be simply suppressed.

Meng Yuange on the side suddenly turned his head to look at Cheng Li, with worry on his face.

Because she remembered what Cheng Li said about Rong Qi's Bai Yueguang. He now said that he had someone he liked, and he was probably talking about Bai Yueguang.

Even though Meng Yuange had always said good things to Rong Qi before, he felt a little speechless at this moment.

Cheng Li is at the scene. Why is he talking about Bai Yueguang?

Damn it.

Dog man.

"Ci, why don't you accompany me to the toilet? My stomach hurts suddenly." Meng Yuange couldn't think of a good excuse, so he wanted to use the pain in his stomach to take Cheng Li away quickly to prevent her from hearing more. The more uncomfortable it becomes.

Cheng Li didn't seem to hear anything and just looked at the people standing on the podium motionlessly.

The screams of the students around him finally stopped slowly under the instructions of the teachers. Rong Qi on the stage lowered his eyes slightly, and his naturally cold voice sounded again, but this time it was filled with a hint of difficulty. Perceived slight trembling.

"The girl I like is a determined and focused person. She knows what kind of things she should do at any age, so even though there were many temptations at the time, she was never disturbed by the outside world."

"So my view on puppy love Yes, if you like someone, you should want her to be well, and not disturbing her is the best thing for her."

This time, both students and teachers in the audience fell silent.

But soon, Rong Qi spoke again. This time he no longer lowered his eyes, but raised his head and looked in Cheng Li's direction again.

Even though they were far apart, Cheng Li could still feel the heat in his eyes.

The already uneven heartbeat finally intensified again and again in this burning heat.

"But I also remember something she once said. She said she hoped the person who liked her could stand high enough so that she could always hear his name in the future."

Cheng Li was startled.

This sentence was so familiar that it brought her back to her past memories.

It was when the college entrance examination was approaching, and Min Xueyi stopped her again. This time he asked Cheng Li about her college entrance examination aspirations. He said, "Cheng Li, I have always listened to you and never disturbed you, so can you tell me, Which school are you going to apply for in college? "

"Mr. Min, I remember that your grades can reach Tsinghua University and Peking University, right?" Cheng Li said suddenly.

Min Xueyi nodded.

Cheng Li said softly: "Then I wish you perfect performance in the college entrance examination and sprint to Qingbei. As for my ambition, I won't tell you. Because I don't want your life to change in any way because of me, like changing the college entrance examination for a girl. The stupid thing about volunteering shouldn't happen to you."

Min Xueyi was stunned.

"And I can't bear the consequences of being responsible for your life. What if you get to university and are not satisfied with that school and find out that Cheng Li is just an ordinary person. Your regrets will torture you for the rest of your life."

Min Xueyi Zhang He opened his mouth and whispered: "I won't."

"So I hope you can stand high enough in the future, so that I can always hear your name in the future. And at that time you mentioned Cheng Li The name was passed by with a smile. "

What she didn't know at that time was that Rong Qi accidentally bumped into this scene again.

He also heard this conversation.

In fact, even if Rong Qi didn't ask, based on his understanding of Cheng Li, he knew that Cheng Li's choice was probably two famous local schools in Shanghai.

Rong Qi's results are enough for Qingbei.

He also hesitated whether to stay in Shanghai.

It was these words that made him give up this idea completely.

Then just as she wished, he would stand high enough for her to hear his name all the time.

Suddenly, a boy's loud voice rang out from the crowd on the terrace seats. He shouted: "Senior Rong, you are so good and famous now, so can she always hear your name now?"

"Well, it is precisely because of this. "I have been working hard, and I also hoped that she could always hear my name."

There were some girls down there who were about to cry.

Obviously, this is a poignant youth story. The boy liked the girl, but he could never tell her. Until many years later, he worked hard to become the best person and stand at a higher place so that the girl could always hear him. his name.

When Rong Qi looked over again, Cheng Li's throat was extremely tight.

Now, she no longer had any doubts.

All answers have been confirmed.

But just when everyone thought Rong Qi was about to step down, Rong Qi suddenly approached the microphone again, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "Now she not only heard my name, she also became my wife." In an

instant, all the sharp voices were heard. Shouts and cheers erupted in unison, almost bursting everyone's eardrums.

This youthful secret love story, which was once not a beautiful story, now has an urban fairy tale ending.

After so many years, he finally found the person he had never forgotten.

Until the end of the conference, everyone was still immersed in this exciting topic.

Everyone else was discussing who Rong Qi's crush was. He said it was high school, so it should be someone from their school.

But because Rongqi High School was so indifferent, there was no way to discuss this topic.

On the contrary, Meng Yuange had a sullen face from beginning to end.

It was as if someone owed her eight million.

Fortunately, everyone was going to have dinner at a restaurant later. The place to eat had been booked in advance. It was a restaurant not too far away from the school.

Cheng Li drove over and asked Meng Yuange to take her car.

After getting in the car, Cheng Li finally had time to ask. She looked at Meng Yuange and said, "What's wrong with you?"

Meng Yuange looked out the car window expressionlessly and said coldly, "Don't talk to me, a clown."

"What clown?" Cheng Li was confused.

Meng Yuange burst out: "Thank you for telling me that Rong Qi has a white moonlight. It turns out that he does have one, but his white moonlight is you. Cheng Li, next time you show affection, give me Please be more direct."

She thought she and Cheng Li were sisters who were both fallen from the world.

As a result, her sister became Bai Yueguang.

She became a joke.

This is her best friend, so she didn't fall out.

Only then did Cheng Li realize what made her unhappy. She explained softly: "Believe it or not, I didn't know this person was me before today."

Meng Yuange looked at her in shock.

"Fuck," she said subconsciously.

Because it was such a long story, Cheng Li didn't know what to say, so he just concentrated on driving.

All the way to the restaurant.

They directly booked the largest private room in the restaurant, which could seat almost 20 people. There were more than a dozen people here today, which is already the largest number of classes.

Indeed, as Meng Yuange said, if it hadn't been for Rong Qi, so many people wouldn't have come.

As soon as they sat down, someone asked: "Will Rong Qi come?"

"Yes, I told him just now. He seems to have something to do with the principal and the others. Come back in a while." As soon as they

finished speaking, the box door opened again. After being pushed away, Rong Qi appeared at the door.

Everyone stood up one after another, making Cheng Li and Meng Yuange, who were still sitting, look a little out of place.

"We are all classmates, don't be so polite," Rong Qi said gently.

Although he is considered a big shot now, his dealings with others are actually more approachable than when he was in high school.

The meal was quite harmonious. Although we hadn't seen each other for a long time, we talked about the situation and had some small talk. Moreover, at this age, people are getting married and having children, and some people mentioned that they are getting married soon.

Everyone congratulated again.

As we were chatting, I don't know whether everyone had drank a lot and was getting drunk or just couldn't hold it in anymore. I don't know who brought up the topic of having a crush on someone else in high school first.

Some people looked at Rong Qi awkwardly, but he didn't mind at all and said, "Let's chat casually. I came here today just to remember our youth."

That's not it.

Probably because he felt that even a big shot like Rong Qi could mention it frankly in public.

Everyone felt that they had nothing to hide.

The conversation was actually lively.

Cheng Li has never participated in this topic, but there happened to be a male classmate sitting next to her, who kept pouring water for her and chatting with her. Cheng Li could not be too indifferent and could only talk with her.

Even Meng Yuange beside him couldn't stand it anymore.

Cheng Li is still wearing a wedding ring on her hand. Didn't you see this eldest brother?

Rong Qi, who had been silent for the whole time, looked at Cheng Li who was being courted by a male classmate next to him, and suddenly said: "What about you, wife."

Cheng Li: "..."

In an instant, everyone looked at the two people who were supposed to be fighting each other. People who are less than together.