Chapter 206
The style of the engagement ring was chosen by Jiang Yan. A small green gemstone was set on a silver band with a diamond-shaped facet. The warm green stone was delicate, adorable, and quite unique.
The two rings were essentially identical, with Jiang Yan's being slightly smaller and Jiang Zhi's slightly larger.
However, the green color made Jiang Zhi hesitate for a long time. In the end, Jiang Yan promised him that he could choose the wedding rings, which finally convinced him to accept this engagement ring.
The Jiang Family was wealthy and influential, with many relatives and friends. The engagement banquet was filled with distinguished guests.
Jiang Zhi held the hand of his beloved girl as they toasted the guests together.
The engagement banquet was held at a hotel. By the time they had seen off all the guests, it was quite late. Since no one liked the environment outside, they all chose to return home to rest.
Everyone had drunk to some extent, so they had to call for drivers. Jiang Xian, who had been standing with Jiang Yan, was reluctantly sent to the back by Jiang Zhi to sit with Jiang's Father and Jiang's Mother.
As a result, in that car, apart from the Driver, only Jiang Yan and Jiang Zhi remained.
Jiang Zhi sat very close to Jiang Yan, even resting his head on her shoulder.
Jiang Yan touched his overly flushed face and asked curiously, "Are you drunk?"
Jiang Zhi didn't respond, secretly breathing hot air into Jiang Yan's collar. Just as Jiang Yan was about to hit him, he laughed and said, "If only tonight was our wedding night."
Jiang Yan turned her head, seeing something ominous in his eyes. She glanced at the Driver and quickly raised her hand to cover his mouth.
But her movement wasn't as fast as his words.
Fortunately, he seemed to still have some sense, knowing to lean close to Jiang Yan's ear and murmur softly, "I miss you so much, I'm going crazy..."
The subsequent string of not-so-clean words was muffled by Jiang Yan's hand. Jiang Zhi didn't resist, just staring at Jiang Yan with eyes that seemed both drunk and sober, expressing his longing in a sticky manner.
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After graduation, Jiang Yan started working in fashion with Jiang's Mom.
Jiang's Mom had originally run a company with Jiang's Dad, but as the company grew, she pursued her interest in fashion.
Jiang Yan's major was somewhat related to this field, and she was interested in it too. Under Jiang's Mom's guidance, she quickly got the hang of it.
Life became difficult for Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Yan was constantly flying around with Jiang's Mom, attending exhibitions in various regions and cities.
Jiang Zhi even voluntarily worked overtime because going home wasn't interesting anymore. At home, he only had his dad, who was also abandoned by his wife, for company.
The two would often silently stare at each other and then mutually blame each other.
Jiang Zhi stopped calling him dad and started with "Mr. Jiang": "Mr. Jiang, what's up with your wife? She's taking my wife flying around the world every day, not caring about home at all. Hurry up and call her, tell them to come back soon!"
Jiang's Dad didn't acknowledge this son either, retorting, "It's all for Jiang Yan to get into the industry quickly, otherwise my wife wouldn't be away from home. What about you? Why don't you make a call? Ask your mom when they're coming back. This house has no life in it at all!"
After the father and son bickered, disowning each other, they each went about their boring routines of washing up and resting. The large villa fell into silence as the lights went out.
As for Jiang Xian, she had stayed at school to do experiments when Jiang Yan and Jiang's Mom left. Her grades were exceptionally good, she had participated in many competitions and won numerous awards, so she directly applied to stay at the university.
Everything was beautiful and full of hope, like a flourishing season.
Jiang Yan's household registration had been transferred out in advance. On the first day she reached the legal marriage age, Jiang Zhi wanted to take her to get their marriage certificate.
But that day was also Jiang Yan's birthday. After the family celebrated her birthday, it was quite late. Jiang's Mom said they might not make it in time, and it would be fine to get the certificate the next day.
But Jiang Zhi couldn't wait. He took the necessary documents and drove Jiang Yan to the civil affairs bureau in the evening, just before the sun set and the staff were about to leave work.
They became the last couple to register their marriage that day.
Since both the bride and groom were from their own family, Jiang's Father and Jiang's Mother felt like they were getting the short end of the stick, having to provide both the dowry and the bride price. However, seeing the deep affection between the young couple, the parents were truly happy.
Before the wedding ceremony, Jiang Yan, accompanied by Jiang Zhi and Jiang Xian, went to visit her biological parents' graves.
In fact, apart from blood ties, they had no other relationship. Jiang Yan had been raised by Jiang's Father and Jiang's Mother since she was little. Before the car accident, they didn't even know that Jiang Xian wasn't their biological daughter.
According to Jiang Xian, both her parents were teachers before they passed away. They were busy with work but were very kind people. They just didn't have the fate to be with their daughter Jiang Yan.
White chrysanthemums were gently placed on the grave. The daughter they were related to by blood and the daughter they raised left together, softly discussing their life stories, their voices blurred by the wind.
Behind them followed a man in a black trench coat, the future partner of one daughter and the brother of the other.
Jiang Zhi looked back one last time, thinking, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, I hope you can be satisfied with me as your son-in-law."
At the wedding, Jiang Zhi was, as expected, drunk by the crowd. The main culprits were his former juniors whose pursuit of Jiang Yan he had thwarted. After receiving the wedding invitations, they had been cursing in their group chat for days—
"Back then, we treated you as our future brother-in-law, but you saw us as rivals. You kept saying you were just being protective of your sister, we thought you were so innocent, but it turns out it was all a facade..."
The one who pushed the drinks the hardest was Song Shiyu. He had a laid-back personality and would pursue whatever he wanted, but he had been a step too late in matters of the heart.
But he was also the type to always get revenge, voicing any dissatisfaction on the spot, like forcing drinks on Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Yan thought Jiang Zhi would be completely drunk, but when they got to the bridal chamber that night, he was surprisingly clear-headed.
Jiang Zhi scoffed, "I was drinking cola. I've waited so long for our wedding night, how could I let them ruin it?"
As he spoke, Jiang Zhi's hand had already found its way to Jiang Yan's waist.
A full moon hung in the sky, mirroring the perfection and beauty of this world.