The Substitute Groom Chases His Wife

The doors swung open.

An Nuan inhaled a deep breath and held her father's arm tightly. As she looked straight up, An Nuan could see the wedding hall that she had always imagined.

There were fresh flowers everywhere and everything was in pastel color. Fairy lights hung above her. Each time she stepped forward, there would be a rippling of water.

It was the fairy garden wedding that she had envisioned. 

The spotlight was too blinding, making it hard for her to see what was in front of her.

It was only when she came closer to the altar that An Nuan finally got to see the person who stood at the altar. 

An Nuan remembered the day she had told Pei Zhi Yi just what kind of wedding she wanted. Pei Zhi Yi thought that she was a little childish for wanting a fairytale theme. But An Nuan was happy when he still let her make the decision.

At this wedding, she was supposed to be the princess, and Pei Zhi Yi was supposed to be her Prince Charming.

However, her Prince Charming had now changed to someone else.

Lin Xiao Feng stood straight at the altar while watching her walk over to him. At his side, Lin Xiao Feng's best friend, Su Ming Yuan stood tall.

An Nuan guessed that Su Ming Yuan should be Lin Xiao Feng's groomsman.

A chuckle escaped her lips. 

An Nuan thought that it was interesting how Lin Xiao Feng managed to find himself a groomsman within this short time.

But then, she remembered that Su Ming Yuan's mother was also a good friend of her mother.

An Nuan snapped out of her thoughts as she watched Lin Xiao Feng walk down the aisle to wait for her midway.

She soon reached his side. 

Lin Xiao Feng looked at her for a brief second before turning to her father. "Uncle." He lowered his head slightly to greet her father.

An Qi heaved a long, heavy sigh. He took An Nuan's hand from his arm and squeezed it tighter. "Xiao Feng, I will have to ask you to look after An Nuan." A faint smile curled on his lips as he turned to look at his daughter. "Nuan Nuan is my only daughter. I raised her well and spoiled her. She had a good temperament. But she can also be a bit stubborn." He spoke in a voice that only the three of them could hear.

Nuan's eyes felt hot.

"Lin Xiao Feng, my daughter can be a little wilful at times," An Qi continued. "Still, I hope that you can bear her and treat her well. If there is something that you are not happy with her, you have to sit down and talk. Don't hit her."

An Nuan lowered her head as her tears streamed down her face.

She did not think that her father would talk so much.

"I understand." Lin Xiao Feng nodded with a serious look on her face.

"If you really could not bear her anymore..." An Qi almost choked on his breath. "Then, you have to return her safely to me."

Lin Xiao Feng stood up straight. "Uncle An, I understand. I promise... I will always treat An Nuan well and never hurt her in this lifetime."

"Dad..." An Nuan tugged on her father's sleeve, hoping that her father would not continue saying things that would make her cry.

However, An Qi's eyes were still on Lin Xiao Feng. He inhaled a deep breath before reaching to hold Lin Xiao Feng's hand. An Qi turned to her daughter and smiled. "Nuan Nuan, you have to be happy."

This was not the first time her father had wished her happiness.

Hearing those words again made her heart heavy.

She knew that her parents had spoiled her a lot. Even when she told them that she wanted to change the groom, they were still supporting her.

She might not be so lucky in her love life. However, she was blessed with her parents that loved and support her.

"Lin Xiao Feng..." An Qi placed his daughter's hand into Lin Xiao Feng's hand. "I will hand over my daughter to you. Please, look after her." He took a step back and looked at his daughter again. An Qi took out his handkerchief again and dabbed the tears on An Nuan's face. "Alright. You both should go now. Let's not make others wait. This wedding has been on halt for too long."

An Qi gave the couple one last look before turned around to leave.

"Are you alright?"

Lin Xiao Feng's voice made An Nuan looked up.

An Nuan nodded. "I'm fine." A faint smile curled on her lips as she noticed the worried look on Lin Xiao Feng's face. "Lin Xiao Feng, let's go."

Lin Xiao Feng observed An Nuan's face for a while. It was only when he saw that she was no longer crying that he finally looked away. Gently, Lin Xiao Feng placed An Nuan's hand to hold his arm. Then, he led her to the altar.

Ren Di came over to An Nuan's side to help her dry her tears. Seeing that her makeup was still intact, Ren Di finally let An Nuan to return to Lin Xiao Feng's side.

The couple stood facing each other in front of the wedding officiate.

An Nuan had to tilt up her head to look at Lin Xiao Feng as he was quite tall.

Now that they were standing face to face, An Nuan finally realized that she was really going to marry someone else. Her groom was now Lin Xiao Feng.

The thought of marrying someone else should make her scared. But as she looked at Lin Xiao Feng's calm face, An Nuan felt as if she had made a good choice.

She was not as scared to marry someone like Lin Xiao Feng.

In fact, An Nuan felt that Lin Xiao Feng would definitely protect her well.

From now on, she will cut Pei Zhi Yi away from her life.

She no longer wanted to intertwine herself in that toxic relationship.