38: Chapter 38 Ready to Pick Up the Bride

Song Yuan waited for dawn to arrive amidst his restless tossing and turning.

The makeup artist he had arranged sent him a message, saying she had arrived at the destination.

Song Yuan was afraid Gu Shiyu wouldn't wake up, so he called her, and sure enough, Gu Shiyu was still asleep.

The call was answered, and a groggy voice came from the other end, "Song Yuan, is it time to get up?"

Song Yuan hummed in affirmation, and thinking of her struggling to wake up, he couldn't help but feel a little heartache.

"The makeup artist is downstairs and will be up soon. I'll ask her to wait a few minutes outside the door; you can take your time and get ready to wake up."

"Okay."

"See you in two hours, wife!"

After hanging up, Song Yuan took a moment to compose himself and then started changing his clothes; a suit made him look even more tall and handsome.

The wedding procession vehicles were already prepared and waiting downstairs, but it wasn't time to depart yet, and Song Yuan was a bit impatient.

His parents were even more excited than him, already urging him from the living room, "Song Yuan, hurry up and help your dad tie his tie!"

"Mom, I'm coming."

Song Yuan opened the door and came out. In the living room, his dad had also changed into a new shirt, but he didn't know how to tie a tie.

He went over to help his dad tie his tie, and his phone rang.

Song Yuan picked it up and saw that the call was from Li Lei, a former colleague.

"Boss, the company's website is down again!"

Song Yuan opened it and checked; it was indeed down.

"Calling at this hour, are you guys working overnight to fix it?"

"Yes, Wang Jincai called us in for overtime in the middle of the night. You wouldn't believe it, Wang Jincai is almost driven crazy. The higher-ups are pressuring him; if the problem can't be completely resolved this month, he'll be told to pack his bags and leave.

I think he's definitely going to look for you today. I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can be prepared."

Song Yuan laughed. Even if Wang Jincai usually came to him, he wouldn't turn back, let alone today.

"I know. Can you guys still make it to the wedding banquet today?"

Li Lei found a quiet corner to take the call, "Of course we can. Nothing is more important than our boss getting married, just wait for us. Everyone from the team you personally recruited will be there, not a single one missing."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

As soon as Song Yuan's call with Li Lei ended, Wang Jincai called. His voice was very urgent, "Song Yuan, no matter where you are or what you're doing right now, I demand that you immediately return to the company to handle the system. This is an order, not a request!"

Song Yuan scoffed. Why had that old geezer Wang Jincai suddenly become so tough? Had he taken a few boxes of Liuwei Dihuang Wan?

"I'm sorry, I'm busy right now."

Wang Jincai said irritably, "Song Yuan, you can choose not to come, but I must inform you of the consequences of not coming in advance. Your fiancée used the company's card for two hundred thousand yuan; this is public funds.

You know the consequences of using public funds for personal use. If you don't come to fix the company's system, I will report it to the police.

Of course, if you're sensible, come back yourself to clean up this mess and return the two hundred thousand intact, I can make an exception, after all, we worked together!"

After speaking, Wang Jincai sent the evidence of Lin Xueyao's card usage to Song Yuan's WeChat, "See for yourself!"

Song Yuan opened the screenshot Wang Jincai sent, magnified it, and sure enough, there were several transactions, totaling two hundred thousand, spent to the last penny.

That old fox Wang Jincai had clearly photographed Lin Xueyao swiping her card at the LV store and the gold store, confirming that the money was spent by Lin Xueyao.

Song Yuan felt a headache coming on. He thought he had made it clear enough when he broke up with Lin Xueyao, and he also thought she would reflect during this time, but he didn't expect her to be the same as before, with no improvement at all.

Such a pie-in-the-sky offer, it was clearly a trap, yet she still believed it.

Her vanity hadn't diminished at all.

However, he and Lin Xueyao had broken up half a month ago; whatever she did had nothing to do with him.

That was a dispute between her and Wang Jincai; Song Yuan wouldn't interfere.

"Wang Jincai, instead of having time to fool Lin Xueyao, you might as well find a few more headhunters and recruit some experts from the industry to the company. The system problem isn't serious; someone experienced can definitely solve it.

You insist on taking this step to scheme against me, then I can't do anything.

I can only wish you good luck!"

Song Yuan said all he had to say and hung up the phone.

Someone knocked on the door, and Song Yuan opened it to see Lu Chi, dressed impeccably, and Gu Shiyuan, dressed like a young master.

They were the groomsmen today and had meticulously dressed up before leaving.

Gu Shiyuan smoothed his newly styled hair, "Senior Brother Song, how's my hairstyle? Am I qualified to be your groomsman?"

Lu Chi pushed him aside, "Go play somewhere else, kid! Brother, look at me! Your brother here has been single for twenty-eight years. You're getting the meat; let your brother have some soup. If there are bridesmaids, or the bride's little sisters or anything, introduce them to me first!"

Gu Shiyuan squeezed back in, "Why should he get introduced first? Me, me, me! I'm also single, and I'm handsomer than him, Senior Brother Song. If you introduce your wife's little sisters to me, it'll also bring honor to your wife!"

Song Yuan scratched his head. He'd have to ask his wife who to introduce first.

"You'll have to ask your wife about this!"

Gu Shiyuan snickered, "Then I'm set. I have great luck with women; my wife will definitely favor me!"

Neither of them would give in, and they started arguing.

When all the groomsmen had arrived, Song Yuan looked at the clock on the wall, "It's about time. Better early than late, shall we depart now?"

Gu Shiyuan was already impatient; he loved to join in on the fun, "Let's go! I've been curious about your wife for a long time; today I'll get to see her beauty!"

The ten wedding procession vehicles waiting downstairs drove out of the community one after another, heading towards the community where Gu Shiyu resided.

At that time, Gu Shiyu had already finished her makeup, and the stylist was doing her hair.

Gu Shiyu had called her personal assistant, Ms. Xu, to be her bridesmaid today, and also to help her carry her bag and block drinks.

Ms. Xu was afraid she couldn't handle it alone, so she also called two of her close friends, both of whom were outside their circle and wouldn't talk carelessly.

The three bridesmaids wore identical pink dresses. Ms. Xu stood by, watching Gu Shiyu get her hair styled, "General Manager Gu, you're just marrying yourself off like this, not informing a single family member. You're truly doing big things in silence. Old Lady will be furious if she finds out!"

Gu Shiyu looked at herself in the mirror; she was also surprised by her own actions.

Half a month ago, she was still worried about being forced into marriage, and she didn't expect to agree to a wedding with a man so quickly.

"When the wedding party arrives later, don't you dare let anything slip. Remember to call me by my name!"

Ms. Xu felt a chill down her spine. What... what if she accidentally let something slip?

"General Manager Gu, you haven't come clean with Mr. Song yet?"

"No. You start changing your address now; you're not allowed to call me General Manager Gu. One mistake, and a month's salary will be deducted!"

Ms. Xu felt the sting, "Then have you told Xiao Gu? Your older sister is getting married; he should at least come to send you off, right?"

Gu Shiyu gave a warning look through the mirror, "In front of Gu Shiyuan, you also keep your mouth shut. This matter can wait until I find an opportunity to introduce them; now is not a good time."