"Bring it on." Chen Linyun was enthusiastically challenged. His eyes burnt with such zeal.

"Just answer three questions. First, what is Xue Jinxu's favorite food?"

Mo Wenbin who was on the side whispered to him. "Do you know? Even I don't know. You should know it. Do you? Hey Guangxi, what's your sister's favorite food?"

"Ahh, ehhh, hehe. I'm not so sure!" Guangxi embarra.s.sedly admitted.

Chen Linyun glanced at the men behind him, his eyes laughing at them, mocking them. "Mapo Tofu."

There was silence from the other end. He knocked three times.

"Final answer? We are giving you another try."

Chen Linyun stood his ground. "No, it's Mapo Tofu."

For the first time, Xue Jinxu spoke. "That's correct."

Kang Sola's voice came in next. "Second question, what is Xu-jie's greatest fear?"

"Failure." Chen Linyun stoically answered.

Xue Jinxu's voice was heard again, this time it was a little bit softer. Perhaps she's getting embarra.s.sed? After all, its' was all about her. "Correct."

Xue Jinxu's most loyal secretary, Miss Yan, asked the third question. "Sir, if you get the third question right, the bride will join you. If not, sorry." She explained, then continued. "Who is Xue Jinxu's favorite person?"

The men from the groom's squad murmured. "What kind of question is that?"

"Does she even have one?"

"Is it you, Linyun?"

"What if it's me?" Xue Guangxi pondered while rubbing his head thoughtfully.

Chen Linyun answered with conviction.

"Me."

"I'm her favorite person." Chen Linyun's voice was neutral as if reciting the answer to a homework in cla.s.s.

There was coughing inside the ladies' room. It was Xue Jinxu.

Chen Linyun's lips curved into a smile, which grew even wider into a grin. He knew he was correct.

"Jinxu, will you still not come out, dear?" He called out.

"Is my answer wrong? We both know it's correct."

The men behind them were forced to eat dog food this early. The formal ceremony had not even started yet.

"Correct." It was barely audible.

"What was that? Louder, Jinxu. We cannot hear you." His eyes glistened from teasing his lovely wife.

"C-Correct!" Xue Jinxu repeated a little bit louder.

"Come again?" Chen Linyun was really pus.h.i.+ng his luck. He wanted to laugh too hard, but he managed not to.

There was silence inside the room and then came the barkings. "CHEN LINYUN, YOU!!"

The door was flung wide open and revealed a huge bulky lady in red. She was majestically and beautifully adorned with exquisite accessories in red. Only, her face was too red too. She was blus.h.i.+ng hard.

"YES, YOU ARE CORRECT." She exclaimed while her eyes were kept closed. "Is that loud enough?" The second part came out softly again, almost bashfully. She reopened her eyes slowly. Her eyelashes worked its wonders. Chen Linyun's heart skipped a beat. It never failed to extract the same effect from him.

"Yes. You look lovely, gorgeous." Chen Linyun instantly wrapped both of his arms around his bride's waist. Xue Jinxu placed one hand on his chest comfortably. Her face was still bowed down from the previous embarra.s.sment.

"Oh, these two lovebirds! Off to your wedding ceremony already! Too much dog food!" Mo Wenbin complained.

They all laughed.

"Are the answers really correct, Jinxu?" Zhou Xin asked for confirmation. Although they had not met in person, they had seen each other almost frequently through Videocon when Chen Linyun had group chats with his friends from abroad.

"Yeah, is it? I think whatever Chen Linyun answered would be correct." Si Yazu observed.

"No, no! He answered correctly because…" Zhu Li Qiang was cut short by how sharp Chen Linyun's stare was at him.

"Because what?" Xue Guangxi probed.

"Oh, because he's her husband. He should know!" Zhu Li Qiang casually completed his sentence. It wasn't what he was supposed to say. He intended to tell the story of the survey Chen Linyun and himself made the ladies Teng Man Rui and Xue Jinxu answer a few months back.

The bride and groom's squads both proceeded to the function hall on the fifth floor for the ceremony.

Walking hand-in-hand, Chen Linyun asked his lovely bride, "Ready, Misis Chen?"

Xue Jinxu fluttered her eyelashes, and with such luscious lips curled into the most radiant smile, she nodded her head while staring into the abyss of gentleness of his eyes.

She pinched his hand that she was holding with hers and took in a deep breath..

With a voice full of conviction, she answered.

"Ready."