In December, Guangzhou is bathed in bright sunshine, with a gentle and pleasant breeze.
The winters here are very comfortable; most of the time, just two layers of clothing are enough.
Gao Chongting looked at himself in the mirror, repeatedly making mostly the same movements.
Smiling.
Whenever he felt his smile looked a little unnatural, he would always rub his face, take a deep breath, and then repeat the smile.
Even when his face was somewhat stiff, he still found it difficult to squeeze out a satisfactory smile.
He turned on the faucet and vigorously rinsed his face, shaving his beard clean.
Gao Chongting spent some time tidying himself up.
He went to bed early last night, so he felt much more energetic today.
He wanted to be at his best to witness her wedding.
[How many winters since the breakup ~]
[What day of the week is it today ~]
[Occasionally I think of you ~]
After getting everything ready, he went out to the wedding venue.
The hotel he was staying at was near the wedding location, just across the street.
When he arrived at his destination...
To confirm the address, he took out his phone and opened the familiar yet unfamiliar profile picture.
— "My wedding will be held on the 13th. Will you come?"
— "Congratulations. Also, can I come...?"
— "Yes."
— "I will come."
— "The address is here [She shared a location with you]."
Seeing the messages they had exchanged before, Gao Chongting was stunned for a moment.
Then he took a deep breath, repeatedly checked the address, and after confirming it was correct, he walked inside.
[Your sudden text message ~]
[Caught me off guard ~]
[Stunned, standing in place ~]
The wedding venue was easy to find. As soon as he walked in, he saw a large standee.
On it was a photo of her and her fiancé, along with a very festive message.
— "We're getting married!"
Gao Chongting looked at the two people on the sign, and countless memories of the past flashed through his mind.
He thought...
If the person embracing her in this photo was me, that would be great.
At this moment, another group of people walked in, and they also saw the large standee.
"Wow! This photo is beautiful! They look really good together!"
"What's that called? That's called a perfect match, made in heaven, so wonderful ~"
"I heard her husband is a manager in some high-tech company! And they say he's thirty-five years old, but he doesn't look old at all."
"How can she have such a good life, finding such a rich and handsome husband, unlike mine, who can't earn money and has a beer belly."
Their words of blessing, the smiles on their faces.
Pulled Gao Chongting, whose thoughts were drifting far away, back to reality.
[When everyone is happy for you ~]
[I'm the only one who stupidly wakes up ~]
[Turns out someone had already tailored a wedding dress for you ~ ~]
Although he really didn't want to admit it.
Those words did deeply sting Gao Chongting's heart.
With each step he took inside, Gao Chongting found it harder to breathe.
His steps were incredibly heavy, like walking to his execution.
Gao Chongting didn't know what identity he should use to face her.
Did he really have the ability to say those words of blessing to her?
Gao Chongting didn't know; he only knew that his heart was aching terribly now.
But...
Isn't this the last time they'll see each other?
If he turned back now, wouldn't that be too ugly and unbearable?
At least he should see her one last time.
[Thank you for the special invitation ~]
[To witness your love ~]
[I constantly remind myself not to run away ~]
Gao Chongting took the invitation card and slowly walked inside.
Although he held his back straight, he walked like a zombie.
At the reception, he took out the cash gift he had prepared and put it in.
Then he filled in his name and wrote down the amount.
"Go straight ahead, the first entrance is the venue," the receptionist said with a smile.
"Thank you."
Gao Chongting followed her directions and entered the hall of her marriage.
Looking at the huge wedding venue, he was momentarily stunned.
Beautiful flowers, balloons, colored lights...
They intertwined to form a beautiful picture.
It was unimaginable how happy it must be to get married at such a wedding.
It's a pity...
All of this had nothing to do with Gao Chongting.
He was just a guest invited to attend, not the protagonist.
[Holding the invitation, walking closer step by step ~]
[To the venue he carefully arranged ~]
[Unfortunately, this is a scene that belongs to you ~]
[And I am just a guest ~]
"You're here! Welcome, welcome ~"
A familiar and very pleasant voice entered Gao Chongting's ears, instantly tensing him up.
Looking towards the sound, she was standing not far away, warmly welcoming the friends who had just walked in to attend her wedding.
Seeming to sense Gao Chongting's gaze, she also looked in Gao Chongting's direction.
The two sides had a momentary eye contact at this moment.
Next to her was a groom in a suit, tall, with a shallow smile on his face.
"We caught the bride and groom! We must take a photo together!"
"You look really beautiful today, like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, so pretty ~"
"Happy wedding!"
"... ... ... ..."
Those people happily ran over to take photos with her, saying words of blessing.
Seeing this scene, Gao Chongting felt very embarrassed.
He was starting to regret coming here...
He instinctively wanted to run away.
After they finished their greetings, Gao Chongting took a deep breath, buried all the memories deep in his heart, and then gradually walked towards her.
[I let go of all the memories ~]
[To fulfill your love ~]
[But I still don't want to believe that this is fate ~ ~]
"I came to attend your wedding, congratulations, happy wedding," Gao Chongting said, reaching out his hand naturally.
"Thank you, welcome ~" She shook his hand lightly.
"Wife, who is he...?" the groom asked curiously.
"He is my high school classmate, from the same class," she explained to him.
Hearing this, Gao Chongting seemed to open up.
"Brother, you are really lucky, she used to be the class beauty in our class!"
"You don't know, there were so many people chasing her back then, they could line up to the next class."
"She was even on the school beauty ranking list, although she didn't make the list, hahaha."
"I wish you a happy wedding!"
"A happy and fulfilling future, and may you have a big, healthy son."
"Let's take a photo together, we're old classmates, we haven't seen each other for so long."
He said a lot to the groom and even took a photo together.
After taking the photo, Gao Chongting wanted to return to his seat.
But he had only taken a few steps when he seemed to remember something.
He turned around and came to the groom's side, asking mischievously, "Secretly tell me, what time does the feast start? I didn't eat breakfast, I'm counting on showing off your feast later."
"Hahaha, soon, very soon, it'll probably start in half an hour. There's some pre-dinner bread on the table you can snack on first," the groom said happily.
"Okay, brother, you guys are busy, I'll go in first!" he said with a smile.
Gao Chongting's humorous remarks made the groom very happy.
He asked curiously, "Wife, are all your high school classmates so interesting?"
"He's just good with words."
Seeing that the groom didn't seem suspicious, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Gao Chongting's face was full of smiles, but his heart was bleeding.
Compared to the blessings of those people before.
The blessings he said himself could obviously hurt himself even more.
After all, only he knew himself best.
[The you I haven't seen in a long time are a little distant ~]
[Shaking hands and exchanging greetings so politely ~]
[Why bother being deliberately in front of him ~]
[Hiding that my world once had you... ~]
