Chapter 1: Attending a Concert in a Wedding Dress?
"Is this some kind of good fortune??"
Looking at the exquisite wedding dress box in his hand, Jiang Lin exclaimed in disbelief.
Yes, he has traversed.
He has traversed to an alternate world known as Blue Star.
Moreover, he's in scenario whereby he has a girlfriend by default...
Cough, cough, these details are unimportant.
What's crucial is... can it be that he is the first-in-line successor of the Jiang family, one of the old-famed families in Beijing, and Lin family, the financial tycoons???
He was born into fortune and power, isn't this perfect material for takeoff?!
Thinking of this, Jiang Lin couldn't help but curve his lips upwards in a smirk, until his gaze fell upon his mobile phone...
"Jiang Lin, do you or do you not, have the wedding dress that I picked out?"
Upon seeing this message from his girlfriend, Chen Jiayi, he was brought abruptly back to reality.
So it appears that his previous identity was engrossed in web novels, a big fan of tactics where he'd hide his true power only to make a surprise move later. Not only did he conceal his wealth while in university, but he also toiled and moiled to nurture the fruit of love?
Indeed, this "luxurious" wedding dress costing over eight thousand is what he painstakingly scrimped and saved for during his summer job.
Hiss....
The enchanting world...
Jiang Lin released a sigh, tapping his fingers on the screen a few more times to send a message:
[Purchased.]
Three seconds later, his phone buzzed with a new call. It was from 'Baby'. He swiped to answer.
"Hello! Jiang Lin, where are you now? Have you gotten the wedding dress?" The chatter in the background was loud, but Jiang Lin could still make out Chen Jiayi's anxious tone.
"I've got it, I'm around Jiangbei Square."
"Okay, good. I'm sending you a location now. Quickly grab a taxi and come over, the concert is about to start."
Huh? What concert???
Just as Jiang Lin was about to ask, the call ended abruptly.
At the same time, a chat message popped up, prominently displaying an address for a sports and culture center.
Looking at the address in his phone, Jiang Lin furrowed his brow. Even though he was a transmigrator, he fully shared the memories and emotions of his predecessor, as if he had personally experienced them.
With regard to this girlfriend he had stumbled upon, he still carried some feelings... But why on earth would she need to wear a wedding dress to a concert?
Could it be that she plans to propose to him at the concert???
At that thought, Jiang Lin hurriedly hailed a taxi. Before he could even settle in his seat, he thrust his smartphone in the driver's face.
"Driver, go to this place. Oh, and by the way, are there any jewelry stores nearby? I need to buy a diamond ring, the sooner, the better!"
"Oh, young man, things are strict nowadays, with surveillance cameras everywhere, we can't drive too... Huh??"
The cab driver had just started to grumble when a handful of glaringly red bills were handed into his hand...
"Is this enough?"
Jiang Lin asked with a raised eyebrow.
In the next second, accompanied by the roar of the engine, the taxi dashed off like a horse that had thrown off its reins.
......
Half an hour later.
A pale-faced Jiang Lin showed up at the Sports and Culture Center.
As soon as he got off the cab, he saw his girlfriend Chen Jiayi talking and laughing enthusiastically with a short girl not far away.
He knew the girl—it was Li Xue, Chen Jiayi's best friend.
But... why was Li Xue also wearing a wedding dress?
Just when Jiang Lin was perplexed, Li Xue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she shouted in the direction he was standing.
"Jiayi, your 'dog' has come to bring you your wedding dress."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin's face turned somber, and he curtly responded in English.
"Bichi*?"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
This literally translates to: What the hell are you talking about?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiayi turned around, a hint of displeasure evident in her face. She said in a stern voice, "Jiang Lin, why are you talking like this? Xiao Xue was only joking..."
"Yeah, exactly. How come you can't even take a little joke now after not seeing you for just a few days?"
Li Xue pouted, slightly lifted her chin and chimed in from the side.
Jiang Lin squinted his eyes slightly and stayed silent.
In his memory, this so-called best friend, Li Xue, under the pretense of joking, often insinuated about him. He wondered what his previous self was thinking, that as the prestigious Prince of the Capital, he chose to tolerate this? Even going as far as gifting her every time he bought presents for Chen Jiayi, what's this? Bribery?
If you even say the bribery was successful, it'd be fine. But this woman only takes the benefits and does nothing. She accepts food and drink without hesitation, always whispering in Chen Jiayi's ear, criticizing him...
Such a damn perfect Bichi*!
"Jiayi, is this the wedding dress Jiang Lin bought for you?"
As Jiang Lin was lost in his thoughts, Li Xue immediately grabbed the box with the wedding dress and started examining it.
"Wow, it's so luxurious~ How much did it cost?"
*Bichi: The term '碧池 - Bichi' is a internet slang in China, used to describe a person who has a bad character, selfish and provoking - equivalent to the B word in English but used in a more sarcastic and mocking tone.
"Chen Jiayi, you're so lucky." Li Xue looked at her friend with an envious expression on her face, making Jiayi blush slightly.
"It's about eight thousand..."
"What? Only eight thousand? Jiang Lin, that's only showing a lousy dedication! Usually renting a wedding dress for one day could cost several thousand, yet yours only cost eight thousand to purchase outright?"
Upon hearing the price, Li Xue scowled and immediately berated Jiang Lin.
"A man shouldn't be so stingy, you know! Otherwise, which girl would ever be with you? Only the benevolent Jiayi has that kind of patience, if it were me, I would have definitely dumped you!"
......
Jiang Lin, looking at the creature standing before him, spherical enough to have its diameter match its height, was left speechless.
"What on earth is this thing?"
"Hhmph, don't hold a grudge against me for speaking the truth, I'm saying all this for your sake! Look at your typical nerdy appearance, if you don't treat my Jiayi right, you'll be left crying resentfully when she leaves you!"
The more Li Xue speaks, the more energized she feels, with condescending words and insult interlaced sporadically. It seems this is the only way she can maintain a princess-like confidence.
"Okay... Li Xue, that's enough. Jiang Lin has treated me well; for this wedding dress, he has toiled hard for two summer months. The concert is soon starting, let's go in now."
Chen Jiayi felt it was necessary to intercede, and hence stopped Li Xue. Still, her words were tinged subtly with a bias towards her bosom friend.
"Okay, fine."
Li Xue replied grudgingly, giving off the impression that she was taking up the cudgels for her friend while deep down, she was wondering why she didn’t have a naive fellow who’d toil for two summer months to buy her a wedding dress...
Sigh, it's so annoying to have to return this hundred-dollar wedding dress after wearing it...
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