Compared to the joyful atmosphere at the Gu Family, the Xu family home felt stiflingly dull.
Xu Yueshan had drunk a few glasses of wine at dinner; his face was flushed, and his mood was as bleak as if he were mourning the dead. Ever since he learned on April 6th that Gu Yuncheng and Lu Jinse had received their marriage certificate, he had seized a pretext to go on a business trip the very next day. He called it a business trip, but in reality, he just wanted to escape and mend his shattered heart. The work plan that should have taken two weeks was dragged out for over twenty days before he finally finished. He returned home on the day before May Day.
No sooner had Xu Yueshan stepped through the door than he heard the horrific news: his cousin was marrying Lu Jinse the next day! The wound that had barely begun to heal was ripped open once more, and he sank back into despair. At first, he didn't want to attend the wedding—out of sight, out of mind. But... he still wanted to see what Lu Jinse looked like in her bridal attire. After much hesitation, he ended up going to the wedding with his father and grandfather.
Chapter 135