Chapter 98: Senior Student Ziyi, You Must Be Strong!
With Lu Ziyi below the stairs and Bai Yiming above, their gazes met, making the entire stairwell atmosphere tense and stagnant, like a drawn bow.
The groom’s smile vanished, his sharp eyebrows raised, and a fierce aura appeared in his eyes.
In contrast, Lu Ziyi’s thin lips curved into a smile, his expression calm and composed.
In the crowded space, it was incredibly quiet.
Everyone’s gaze swept over, and Ye Chuxiao seemed to hear her heart going thump-thump.
Initially, Lu Ziyi had been holding Ye Chuxiao’s hand. Now, Ye Chuxiao took Lu Ziyi’s hand instead, then opened her slender fingers and interlocked them with Lu Ziyi’s.
Ye Chuxiao’s action was slow but firm. Lu Ziyi clearly felt her soft, warm fingers weaving through his well-defined knuckles, a gradual process.
Lu Ziyi’s heart suddenly trembled, then began to beat faster, thump-thump-thump—Xiaoxiao had actually taken his hand, and in a fingers interlocked pose!
In the face of such a significant matter, Ye Chuxiao showed no sign of being flustered. The groom was watching, the guests in the stairwell were watching, and every action, every word of Lu Ziyi would soon spread throughout the town!
Ye Chuxiao calmed her inner turmoil. She wanted to stand by Senior Student Ziyi’s side; she wanted to help Senior Ziyi through this most difficult moment!
Senior Student Ziyi, you must be strong! I will care for you, cherish you, and support you!
Lu Ziyi’s peripheral vision caught the serious expression on the girl’s tender pink face, finding it amusing, like watching a child play adult.
She was too cute!
What was this little girl thinking? Did she think he was intimidated by the groom, heartbroken, and needed comforting?
Feeling the warmth and strength in her palm, the smile on Lu Ziyi’s lips deepened, making his clear, handsome face incredibly gentle. The doting in his eyes spread like mellow wine.
The guests in the stairwell went from tense to surprised, then to shocked—they saw Lu Ziyi smile, didn’t they?
It wasn’t a polite, perfunctory smile, but a smile brimming with happiness from the bottom of his heart, filled with the boundless joy a boy feels when he falls in love with a girl.
As if unable to contain his excitement, as if wanting to announce to the world, he was in love, he had fallen for a girl!
The people in the crowded space were all looking at Lu Ziyi’s smile. They knew he was happy, but all their happiness combined couldn’t match a ten-thousandth of the joy in his heart at that moment!
The girl he loved, when he was being misunderstood and couldn’t defend himself, stood by his side and faced it with him!
Lu Ziyi tightened his grip on the softness in his palm and casually said to the groom, “Need a hand?”
After a moment of daze, Bai Yiming curved his lips into a smile and said, “Ziyi, you’re too kind. If you don’t mind, could you help out with the lion dance picking the green later?”
“Sure!” Lu Ziyi agreed. “I’ll be happy to help!”
With Lu Ziyi and Bai Yiming’s exchange, the tense atmosphere in the stairwell dissolved.
Moreover, Lu Ziyi had also agreed to perform the lion dance picking green for Bai Yiming during the wedding ceremony!
Between Lu Ziyi and Bai Yiming, there would be no more awkwardness or grievances, right? After all, one has a girlfriend, and the other is getting married; they are both happy, so others shouldn’t stir up trouble!
Everyone’s attention returned to the wedding procession, and some discussed the lion dance. The grievances between Lu Ziyi and Bai Yiming, which only existed due to misunderstandings, vanished into thin air.
