On the day of her cousin’s wedding, Luo Qi didn’t sleep in. She got up and found suitable clothes to change into.

Jiang Yifang had prepared several dishes for her daughter, which could easily be heated and eaten.

The door to her daughter’s bedroom opened, “Why don’t you sleep a little longer?”

Luo Qi pulled her hair up into a bun to wash herself, “I’ll go to the wedding banquet with you.”

Jiang Yifang of course wanted others to see that her daughter was in good condition, but she was also worried that her daughter would be emotionally hurt when she saw the wedding scene.

“You’ve already come home, you don’t need to accompany us everywhere.

“It’s okay to just stay at home.”

Luo Qi entered the bathroom next to the kitchen, “Mom, don’t worry, nothing can touch me. If I wanted to get married, I would have gotten married long ago.”

Jiang Yifang realized she couldn’t stop her daughter from attending the wedding so she just said, “The wedding is still later this evening, so you don’t have to get up so early.”

“I’ll go shopping with you to buy some new clothes.”

Jiang Yifang didn’t want to buy any, but she couldn’t resist her daughter.

Luo Qi told her, “If you don’t want to, then I’ll buy it myself. If it doesn’t suit you, you can exchange it later.”

Luo Zhiqiu said next to them, “Just go shopping, there are also promo activities during the holidays, so it’s a good idea.”

Luo Qi bought a set each for her father and her mother. In the evening, she drove her father’s car to the hotel where the wedding banquet was being held.

Her cousin was immersed in happiness today. The more people who came to attend the wedding, the happier she was.

She had had no contact with Luo Qi for more than half a year. Luo Qi broke off her engagement while she was busy with her wedding. If she contacted her, it would be like she was showing off her happiness.

“I wish you and brother-in-law a long and happy life.”

“Thank you, Qibao,” her cousin hugged her.

Her cousin had to welcome other guests, so Luo Qi and her parents went on to the banquet hall.

The bride and groom held the wedding together with guests from the groom’s family on the left and relatives and friends of the bride sitting on the right.

Luo Qi was considered an important relative of the bride, and her seat was in the front row.

No one had expected Luo Qi to come today.

The eldest aunt snorted coldly without raising her eyelids.

She would remember the humiliation of that day for the rest of her life.

Several aunts had particularly complicated feelings about Luo Qi. When she was with Pei Shixiao, they all wanted to cling to the Pei family, but deep down they didn’t want Luo Qi to live a life better than their own children.

Later, Luo Qi and Pei Shixiao broke up. Although they regretted that their close relationship with the Pei family was gone, they felt inexplicably relieved when they thought that Luo Qi would not be marrying Pei Shixiao.

Everyone on the table was on Luo Qi’s blacklist and had not been released yet.

Luo Qi only greeted her eldest uncle, her third uncle, and her third aunt. She ignored everyone else.

Third Aunt said, “Xiao Yu troubles you every day, don’t spoil her.”

“It’s me who troubles Yubao. She takes care of me all the time.”

“You don’t need to cover for your sister, she’s been lazy since she was a child, don’t I know this?”

“…”

The most ruthless of blows came from the complaints of one’s own mother.

Luo Qi chatted some more with her third aunt and picked up a water glass to drink.

She forgot that she was wearing a diamond ring on her left hand, and by the time she remembered, she had already showed the ring off in all directions.

She inadvertently made all the relatives who are in her blocked list very angry.

They would have said something sarcastic in front of Jiang Yifang, but now that Luo Qi was here, they were worried that Luo Qi would fall out with them directly in public, so they dared not say anything more.

The eldest aunt couldn’t hold back, “Xiao Qi is engaged? I didn’t hear any news from your parents. When are you going to treat me? I still have to give you a red envelope.”

Luo Qi replied, “Yeah, let my dad cook a table of dishes tomorrow, and you can all share in the happiness then.”

“…”

Such a big diamond shouldn’t not be fake. After all, if it was fake and it was discovered today, it would be very embarrassing.

The eldest aunt held back her anger and still wanted to ask more, “What does your boyfriend do?”

“There are so many businesses involved that I can’t even mention them all at once.”

“… So he’s still a big boss.”

“Yes.”

The eldest aunt was furious. “People with such wealth usually don’t want to get married. When they marry, they will be forced by their families to find someone who is well-matched. You have to hurry up and tie him down. Don’t be careless.”

Luo Qi took a sip of warm water and said, “He is very capable. The family can’t control him, and he can get married freely. He is different from others. To be honest, he really wants to get married and he has urged me several times already.”

Everyone else was inexplicably angry when they heard this, and the eldest aunt was even more enraged that she rolled her eyes.

“Xiao Luo?”

The voice was extremely familiar.

Luo Qi quickly turned around, surprised. “Director He.”

She stood up, “Long time no see.”

He Wancheng was a classmate of the groom’s father. They had a very good relationship when they were in school. Later, He Wancheng became the richest man in Suzhou. The groom’s father’s company was neither big nor small. Their social status was very different, and their relationship became more and more strained as the years passed, and they saw each other less and less.

However, He Wancheng missed their good days from the past and wanted to give face to his old classmate. When he learned that his old classmate’s son was getting married, he came to attend the wedding in person.

The groom’s father was excited and deeply moved by this, but no one who came to the wedding banquet today had the weight to have a drink with He Wancheng. He was worried about finding someone to accompany him at the table. Unexpectedly, He Wancheng met an acquaintance and finally solved this rather pressing problem.

He Wancheng asked Luo Qi with a smile, “You didn’t come with your boyfriend?”

After all, she officially announced her boyfriend in the circle of friends so Luo Qi had to admit it, and she said openly, “He has been busy recently.” She also added something special, “I will visit you when I have the opportunity.”

“You are welcome at any time. I’ve also been meaning to come, I’m waiting for him to be free so I could meet with him.”

“…”

Luo Qi suddenly wasn’t sure how much He Wancheng knew.

“Let’s go. Join me at my table. I’m not familiar with the people over there.”

“Okay.”

Luo Qi took the glass of water, took her bag, and moved to the main table on the groom’s side.

Her uncle and aunts had previously dismissed Luo Qi’s boyfriend, thinking that Luo Qi was just bragging, but if the richest man in Suzhou city wanted to make an appointment with him, then he must have a lot of background.

They spent money to attend a wedding banquet only to end up feeling angry.

… …

Luo Qi sat down and whispered to He Wancheng, “Does Director He know my boyfriend?”

He Wancheng did not do tai chi,¹ “I like calligraphy and painting, and I have known Teacher Yu for more than ten years. I inquired—Teacher Yu only painted one oil painting for one person this year, and that oil painting was the one in your circle of friends.”

So it was like this.

It seemed that he only knew that the person in the oil painting was Jiang Shenghe, but he didn’t know that they had already received the marriage certificate.

Luo Qi felt relieved.

He Wancheng joked, “I didn’t expect that he would make up imaginary friends out of nowhere.” Jiang Shenghe had originally told him that he had a friend who wanted to pursue Luo Qi.

Luo Qi smiled and toasted He Wancheng with a glass of water, “I will punish myself with this first, and I will replace it with wine later.”

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Qibao, Xiao Qi, Xiao Luo—these are all Luo Qi’s names.

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
Chapter 41.4 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/2)

Chapter 42.1 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/3)
Chapter 42.2 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/8)
Chapter 42.3 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/9)
Chapter 42.4 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/10)

Chapter 43.1 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/15)
Chapter 43.2 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/16)

1. You’ve probably seen scenes of older people doing tai chi in the park using gentle but deliberate pushing movements. When someone doesn’t want to answer directly, they do tai chi and toss the topic back to the other person. Here, He Wancheng didn’t prevaricate. ↩︎