Waiting for you at the place where you are reborn

Under the guidance of their parents, hosted by the master of ceremonies, and amid thunderous applause and blessings, Fang Zheng and Ruan Xiaojing's wedding ceremony was completed.

After the ceremony, Ruan Xiaojing's cousin and classmates accompanied her to the backstage room to change into an evening gown. Next, they went to each table to toast.

When Ruan Xiaojing walked out of the venue again, she had changed into a red cheongsam evening gown, and the accompanying makeup artist curled her hair, which had just been tied on top of her head, and draped it over her shoulders.

Fan Xueya and Wang Lun from Group B of the Quality Inspection Department accompanied them to each table to toast.

Fang Zheng looked around and saw forty tables of banquets. It would take quite a while to toast every table.

He whispered to Wang Lun beside him, "Remember to replace Xiaojing's wine with water. She can't drink so much."

Wang Lun smiled and said, "I have already changed it for both of you. Otherwise, I am afraid you will not be able to have your wedding night when you return home tonight."

Fang Zheng saw that Song Siyao's secretary Jin Yanlin was also at the banquet. He sat with Ruan Peijun and his wife, chatting and laughing from time to time. It seemed that Ruan Peijun had a high position in Song Siyao's heart. When his niece got married, Song Siyao did not forget to ask his secretary to come to the scene to congratulate. He was increasingly hopeful that he would be able to enter the R&D department in the future.

When the toast was almost over, Fang Zheng's cell phone rang. He stood aside to answer the call. It was a call from his high school classmate who couldn't make it to the scene so he called to wish him a happy birthday.

After greeting his classmates, Fang Zheng was about to put away his phone, but he saw seven missed calls on it. He quickly checked the records. On a day like this, it would be very rude not to answer someone's call.

Looking through the records, he found that all seven calls had the same number. It was Du Qingqing's phone number, the mobile phone number he bought for Du Qingqing more than a year ago.

Fang Zheng was stunned. His heart, which had just been about to calm down, was disturbed again. Was it Du Qingqing calling? Why did she call him so many times today?

Should he call her back? If so, what should he say?

"Fang Zheng——" Ruan Xiaojing called him from a distance, "Are you okay?"

"Oh." Fang Zheng hurriedly walked to Ruan Xiaojing's side. Forget it. Maybe it was destined that he didn't receive Du Qingqing's call.

Fang Zheng continued to toast with Ruan Xiaojing, but he felt more worried and irritated in his heart. Du Qingqing called and she wanted to say something to him.

Finally the toast was over, but Fang Zheng still couldn't restrain himself. He ran to the bathroom impatiently, took out his cell phone and dialed Du Qingqing's number. He picked up the phone after it rang four or five times.

"Hello——" Fang Zheng's voice trembled, "I am——Fang Zheng."

"Fang Zheng, you finally called back--" It was Du Qingqing's mother on the other end of the line. She sobbed softly, "I didn't mean to disturb you. I know you are getting married today, but--Qingqing is missing--she has been missing since this morning, and she hasn't come home yet. I don't know where she went--"

"What?" Fang Zheng's mind exploded. Qingqing was gone. She was actually gone.

"She told me in a daze this morning that today was your wedding day, and then she disappeared. She has never been like this before. She would tell me wherever she went. She didn't bring her cell phone, so I couldn't contact her at all."

"Auntie - I'll go find her and bring her back." Fang Zheng shouted and rushed out of the bathroom without even thinking.

Walking into the crowded wedding hall, Fang Zheng stopped. He just walked away without saying anything, leaving behind what would happen to Ruan Xiaojing's family, and what would happen to her uncle and aunt.

However, the wedding was over after all. After the banquet, the crowd would disperse and he would be back soon. Fang Zheng ran to the first floor of the hotel in one breath. As soon as he opened the door of the hotel, he bumped into another person who was running out of the hotel in a hurry.

Fang Zheng looked up and saw that the person he bumped into was Bo Tong.

"Where are you going?" Fang Zheng asked.

Bo Tong had a blank expression on his face. "Go find Du Qingqing."

"I want to find her too." Fang Zheng said.

"You're going?" Bo Tong looked back at the banquet hall upstairs, "Can you leave?"

"Where do you think she will go?" Fang Zheng answered irrelevantly. His heart was in a knot. He was getting married happily, but he forgot that there was someone who was deeply hurt by him.

Botong walked straight ahead, "I don't know, but I'm going to find her."

"Wait for me, I'll go to the parking lot to drive." Fang Zheng said and ran to the parking lot.

A few minutes later, Fang Zheng drove out of the underground parking lot.

Bo Tong stood by the window and questioned Fang Zheng, "You just walked away, leaving Ruan Xiaojing, my mother and the others behind. Do you think this is what an adult should do? Since you chose Ruan Xiaojing, don't worry about Du Qingqing's affairs anymore. Otherwise, how will you face them in the future?"

After hearing Bo Tong's words, Fang Zheng took a deep breath as if he had realized something. He was indeed confused. If he really walked away like this, not only to Ruan Xiaojing's family, but also to his own family and friends, the situation he created would be irreparable and unforgivable.

Bo Tong suppressed his anger and said kindly, "You should go back quickly. If we can't find the groom at the wedding, it will be a mess. I will go find her."

"Remember to call me if you have any news--" Fang Zheng had no choice but to ask Bo Tong for help.

He drove the car back to the parking lot and walked back to the wedding hall.

Wang Lun called him and said, "Call the groom, table 32, Quality Inspection Group B is waiting for you two to have a drink."

His college roommate Lu Zhaoxun also called him and said, "Classmate Fang Zheng, you are getting married today, and none of your classmates have seen your girlfriend beforehand. It's all so secretive. If you don't bring your bride to have a drink with us, we'll end our friendship."

Fang Zheng met Ruan Xiaojing at the door. She smiled and asked, "Where have you been? We've been looking for you."

"I—" Fang Zheng hadn't answered yet, and Li Yin, the eldest cousin who was accompanying Ruan Xiaojing, said, "You got married before Xiaojing even brought you to meet our cousins. They said that Xiaojing must take you over for a drink, otherwise you won't have a good night."

Ruan Xiaojing looked at him helplessly but tenderly, "There's nothing I can do. Many people can't stop me. My college classmates are also calling out, and my high school classmates are also calling out. They all said they've never seen you before, and they must ask you to go for a drink."

Li Yin said loudly: "Who told you to get married so quickly? It's not that easy to get by."

Fang Zheng looked at Ruan Xiaojing with guilt in his heart. He almost left Ruan Xiaojing alone to face all this.

He carefully helped Ruan Xiaojing to pin the corsage on her clothes, and then helped her to tidy up her curly hair. "Okay, let's go to each table to drink. My classmates are also calling, and there are people from the quality inspection department - it seems that we can't escape -"