Ye Qing's eyes were very red and slightly swollen. Showing a smile that conveyed she had been mistreated, she answered, "I'm okay."

So that Ye Qing wouldn't have to sit at the main table and feel embarrassed, Mother Ye started to lead her older daughter to another table.

However, Mrs. Lu looked at Ye Qing and said with a smile, "This dress really suits you. You look very pretty. Quickly, sit down. Beichuan called me recently and said he's back. The wedding will resume soon."

Thus, Ye Qing had no choice but to sit with Mother Ye at the main table.

"Qingqing, I'm sure you know why I won't explicitly mention what happened recently. There are some things that shouldn't be said too clearly. You're a clever person, so I'm sure you know what I mean."

Ye Qing reluctantly smiled. "Aunty, I understand. What happened was my fault. Even though Zhenzhen doesn't like to speak much normally, she's a woman with strong self-esteem. She chases after freedom and love. She and Mr. Lu haven't known each for long. It's only normal that those two don't have much affection for each other. Don't blame Zhenzhen for wholeheartedly wanting to leave."

The words that she had selected were all true. Ye Qing didn't feel as if she had said anything wrong.

Ye Zhen had been the one that agreed to give her back the position of Mrs. Lu. It was also Ye Zhen that wanted to leave.

Mrs. Lu freely chuckled when she heard these words. "I understand. Zhenzhen is a good child. It's only natural that she'll feel scared about marrying someone she doesn't have feelings for. It's also normal that she would want to leave. I can empathize with that part of her feelings very well from my own experience. But, you don't have to worry about Zhenzhen. Beichuan will be sure to treat Zhenzhen very well in the future. I won't let my daughter-in-law suffer the slightest grievance. You can put your worries to rest."

Ye Qing's original intention was to give Mrs. Lu a bad impression of Ye Zhen. She hadn't expected that Mrs. Lu would be so reasonable. In a few words, she had easily accepted this information.

The relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been a difficult issue. Seeing how Mrs. Lu was so willing to take Ye Zhen's side, Ye Qing felt as if the jealousy and resentment in her heart was going to spill out through her eyes.

Originally, all of this should have belonged to her!

Suddenly, many hotel staff came into the venue. They went to each table, apologetically smiled, and replaced the wedding cards that had Lu Beichuan and Ye Qing's names with wedding cards that had Ye Zhen and Lu Beichuan's names.

Many guests remained confused, but the Ye family's relatives came to a sudden realization.

All of the Ye family's relatives knew about the the Ye family's identical twin daughters. The older sister was clever and outstanding while the younger sister was quiet and mediocre.

When these relatives had received Ye Qing and Lu Beichuan's wedding invitations, they had sighed and said Ye Qing was truly outstanding. She had even been able to win over Lu Beichuan. But, they had only sighed. They weren't that surprised by the news.

And so, they were shocked that Lu Beichuan was actually going to marry Ye Zhen!

He was going to marry Ye Zhen? Ye Zhen, a nobody that wasn't even as half as good as her older sister?

Everyone was shocked! There were endless streams of discussions.

"Ye Zhen? How did Ye Zhen become the bride?"

"I really could haven't foreseen this. Ye Zhen seemed like such an honest child. It's so surprising that CEO Lu would be attracted to her." Under the circumstances, using the word "honest" wasn't complimentary.

"Yeah, I've seen that she doesn't like to talk much and doesn't like to dress up. She doesn't have hobbies either, how..."

"CEO Lu tossed Ye Qing away to look for Ye Zhen?"

"Isn't that obvious?! Ye Zhen truly has blind luck!"

"Who's disagreeing with that? There are so many people wishing to become Mrs. Lu. I've been optimistic about Ye Zhen's future since she was a child. She's someone destined to enjoy good fortune!"

There were also many people looking at Ye Qing.

Hearing these words, Ye Qing felt as if she was falling into an ice cellar.

It felt as if she was returning to those days in her previous life when she would sleeplessly toss and turn. Back then, she had almost mentally collapsed.

The words used to praise Ye Qing in the past were now being used to praise Ye Zhen. In the first half of Ye Qing's life, everyone had revolved around her like she was the moon. But in the second half of her life, she became an ordinary person that wasn't remarkable at all.

While the guests were in the midst of talking, melodious music began to play in the wedding venue.

The main doors to the venue opened. Ye Zhen, who was wearing a pure white wedding dress and holding Father Ye's arm, slowly walked through the doors while accompanied by the music.

The lights to the entire venue had been dimmed. But as Ye Zhen walked down the aisle, lights shone down from above and illuminated her and the path. The diamonds embedded in her wedding dress reflected a dazzling light.

Everyone's gaze were drawn towards Ye Zhen.

On the side, Ye Qing was tightly gripping Mother Ye's hand. She had her head lowered. She wasn't willing to look at this scene. Her eyes were slightly red.

Seeing Ye Qing looking like this, Mother Ye felt her heart aching. Holding her older daughter's hand, she lightly patted her hand to comfort her.

"Qingqing deserves better."

Ye Qing mustered up a smile. "En."

Yes, she deserved better!

It was only a Lu Beichuan. She believed that with her qualifications, she would be able to find a man that was even more outstanding than Lu Beichuan!

Seemingly in an instant, Ye Zhen had reached the stage. Father Ye brought her hand into Lu Beichuan's.

Father Ye wiped his tears. He looked like he was so unwilling to give his daughter away. He hugged Ye Zhen as if they were a father and daughter pair that had great affection for each other.

The seated guest were all seniors in acting. They all tacitly pretended to forget the incident of the groom leaving the bride two hours ago and the following bride switch. They applauded to express their good wishes.

Ye Zhen's hand was tightly held by Lu Beichuan. Her cheeks suddenly felt a bit hot, and she felt a bit nervous. There were so many people watching her. The most noticeable one was Lu Beichuan, who was staring at her.

After the master of ceremonies said a round of words to express good wishes, the microphone was handed to Lu Beichuan.

As Lu Beichuan took the microphone, he calmly looked at Ye Zhen. Everyone remained quiet.

Ye Zhen blinked. She met Lu Beichuan's gaze to hide the fact that she was feeling nervous and anxious. Just as she was waiting for him to do something, she saw him dropping down to one knee in front of her.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Startled, Ye Zhen instinctively took a step back.

"There's something I have to say before we get married." Lu Beichuan continued to only look at her. "A year ago, I fell into a coma because of a car accident. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have woken up from the coma so quickly. I vowed that I would take care of you for a lifetime."

He paused. Looking into Ye Zhen's surprised gaze, he continued, "Perhaps, you won't believe me, but I've been planning our future together since the first time that I saw you. Will you believe in me and entrust me with your life? Will you marry me?"

Although he hadn't said the word "love", the love he felt for her was self-evident and could be heard in his words.

Ye Zhen looked at him. Her mind had gone blank.

She was truly stunned.

Such tenderness and romance. There was no trace of the great villain in the novel that was so extortive and forceful. Shouldn't he have forcibly put the wedding ring on her finger, then announce to everyone that she was his wife?

Moreover, he was such a calm man. And yet, he had knelt down in front of everyone to propose to her.

"If you're not willing, I won't force you. But in this lifetime, I won't let you marry anyone else. I'll keep pursuing you until you agree."

"..." Ye Zhen murmured under her breath, "This is coercion."

Lu Beichuan chuckled. He took out the ring that Ye Zhen had once worn and held it in front of her. "I'll take care of you forever. I'll never let you suffer, not even slightly. I'll make you the happiest woman in the world."

Perhaps, Ye Zhen wasn't aware. During that period of time when he couldn't move, even though everyone else had seemed like they cared about his condition, they had carelessly overlooked and neglected his physical condition and comfort. Ye Zhen had been the exception. She would thoughtfully notice when his pillow was too low. She would willingly sit at his bed and tirelessly massage him. She would constantly talk to him because William had told her this would help a coma patient wake up.

After experiencing a series of treacherous people, he felt that Ye Zhen's kindness and simplicity was so rare and precious.

He wasn't willing to let this rare and precious person slip away from him.

At that time, he had been thinking that once he officially woke up, he would definitely protect her. He wouldn't let her suffer even the slightest amount.

Ye Zhen was silent for a short period of time. In her mind, it wasn't a question of willing or not. But, when she looked at this person, she felt a stirring in her heart that she had never felt before.

"Can you promise me something?"

"I'll agree to anything you want."

Ye Zhen whispered, "You have to listen to me."

Restricting a great villain wouldn't be easy, especially in the havoc that would start once the mini villain was born.

Although it was a bit early to have unnecessary worries, it was better to plan ahead and take precautions.

Lu Beichuan slipped the ring onto Ye Zhen's ring finger. Chuckling, he said, "Okay, you'll have the final word on everything."

Looking at the diamond ring on her hand, she felt a bit dazed. After many twists and turns, she had still become the great villain's wife.

However, her previous dread was gone now.

"Why didn't you propose earlier? Why did you insist on doing it at the wedding?"

Lu Beichuan stood up and hugged her. He kissed her forehead and whispered, "I don’t have any experience. This is my first time getting married."

Ye Zhen thoughtfully smiled. "That's okay. You'll have experience next time."

Lu Beichuan: "...?"

The guests didn't know why the bride had suddenly changed from Ye Qing to Ye Zhen, Perhaps, it was a case of mistaken identity because the two sisters were identical twins? But, could a mistake of that magnitude happen at a wedding?

"Shen Ru, what's going on? Isn't today supposed to be Lu Beichuan and Ye Qing's wedding? Why did it suddenly become Ye Zhen that's marrying Lu Beichuan? How could a bride be casually switched?"

The person asking this question was Shen Jing, Ye Qing's mother's cousin. Shen Jing had always seemed like forthright person that spoke what she thought without deliberation. But, most of the words she said weren't pleasing to others. People that didn't know her well thought she had a sharp tongue and a soft heart. They thought she was an upright and warm-hearted person that disguised her good intentions with harsh words. They thought she wasn't the type to scheme. It was only that she was always blurting out unpleasant-sounding words and ending up offending people. To put it simply, they thought she had low EQ.

However Mother Ye had known her cousin for a long time. How could she not know what she was thinking?

If those words weren't said out of thoughtlessness, then it had to be from malicious intent. She knew that Shen Jing was very clever. Her cousin wasn't stupid at all.

In front of Mrs. Lu, Shen Jing put on the act of speaking boldly in defense of justice and as if she wanted to right the wrong for Ye Qing. "At the very least, I'm Ye Qing's little aunt. Seeing that our Ye Qing has been bullied, don't we need to clearly know what happened so we can demand justice from the other party for her sake?"

Mother Ye's expression wasn't good. With a gloomy face, she answered, "Enough. Don't meddle in this matter."

"Shen Ru, you're so good at keeping your temper." Shen Jing was next to Mother Ye. She whispered, "Lu Beichuan abandoned our Ye Qing in front of everyone and brought Ye Zhen here to go up on the stage instead. This is clearly the same as slapping Qingqing in the face. If we don't demand an explanation today, how will Qingqing show her face in public in the future? You can't just let them get away with bullying her! Who do they think our Qingqing is? They go from saying Ye Qing will marry into their family to the groom leaving her at the altar without a word. There's a line of boys chasing after our Qingqing. There are many people that want her."

"Enough, I know how to handle this matter. You can go back."

Mother Ye was very unhappy right now. Shen Jing was right. After what happened at this wedding, her Qingqing would become a laughingstock in the eyes of others. Thus, she wasn't in the mood to argue with Shen Jing.

"Cousin, how can you have this attitude? You're Qingqing's mom. How can you swallow your anger like this? No, this won't do. If you won't go to ask, I will. Even if you can swallow this grievance down as her mother, I can't bear to do the same as her little aunt!"

After saying this, she fiercely went towards the Lu family to settle accounts.

Ye Qing grabbed Shen Jing to stop her. Apprehensive because of the Lu family’s other guests, she hastily whispered, "Little Aunt, we'll handle this matter on our own. You don't have to worry about it."

Since no one had said anything, the guests could only make random guesses. Without evidence, there might even be people that would think Ye Zhen had shamelessly snatched her older sister's husband in order to marry into a rich family. As time passed and gossip spread, who knows what the story would change into?

As long as nothing was revealed to the public, Ye Qing wouldn't suffer from harm and only benefit from today's incident. But, if the truth was revealed to everyone, then she really wouldn't be able to show her face in public again.

Shen Jing looked at Ye Qing's red eyes. "Look at our Qingqing. She's been so wronged. If you guys don't dare to say something, I'll say it for you. A person with nothing to lose has nothing to be scared of. You guys are scared of the Lu family, but I'm not!"

After saying this, she pulled her hand out of Ye Qing's hand, Ye Qing repeatedly tried to pull her back to stop her.

Keeping her voice at a low volume, Ye QIng said, "Little Aunt, never mind. You don't have to go."

At this moment, Mother Ye wanted nothing more than to have someone throw her cousin out of the venue. But, she was the bride's mother. Everyone was looking at her, so she couldn't take any drastic actions.