Chapter 83 Wedding Dress

In this space, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Ning Meng’s heartbeat was so fast, she didn’t know if it was because she had just been kissed or because Shi Qi had noticed something else but she was so shocked she couldn’t say anything.

The system comforted her, “Don’t worry, he won’t be able to see me.”

Hearing its words, even though Ning Meng doubted its credibility, she still felt relieved.

She glanced at Shi Qi secretly, and knew that he was currently in a terrible mood. He had turned extremely cold and if she didn’t say something good soon, she was probably going to be locked up immediately.

Ning Meng’s breathing became lighter, but the temperature on her face rose sharply from the sudden action taken just now, turning red in the blink of an eye.

She licked her lips and hardened her nerves, saying, “No one helped me… I’m sorry, I didn’t do it deliberately.”

She could only say this, otherwise, what else could she do?

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Ning Meng couldn’t bear it and pushed him, “Your phone.”

Shi Qi replied indifferently, “Let it ring.”

Ning Meng: “…” What else could she say?

She could feel the vibration of his chest whenever he spoke, and she was even able to see the contours through his loose shirt.

It made her unable to help but think of the kiss they shared just now.

Ning Meng bit her lip. Even if she felt it strange before, she didn’t outright reject it. Everything that had happened so far tonight really made her speechless.

Shi Qi actually harbored such feelings for her.

Perhaps because she was thinking too much, she didn’t sense the person in front of her leaving and nearly lost control, collapsing on the ground. Fortunately, she was supported just in time.

Shi Qi looked at her expressionlessly.

The phone rang again, but this time, he ended the call directly without any hesitation.

The two looked at each other without speaking, and after a while, the whole room suddenly became very quiet, so much so that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.

After a while, Shi Qi suddenly said gloomily, “Sleep here tonight, don’t think about leaving again, I’m going to keep an eye on you.”

His tone was a little cold, making her unable to hear any signs of joking. If she connected this with the behavior he had previously shown, Ning Meng had a feeling that he would really do as he said.

Even though she rolled her eyes in her heart, on the surface, she nodded obediently in acquiescence.

She originally thought that Shi Qi was going to watch over her as she fell asleep but didn’t expect that that wouldn’t be the case. After she washed up and laid in bed, Shi Qi only attended to his matters at the side.

The person who had called the phone just now was also instructed by Shi Qi to go to the Shi residence the next day.

Ning Meng watched Shi Qi for a long time before finally feeling the wave of drowsiness wash over her. She fell asleep with her eyes closed, and forgot her original goal to stay up all night.

By the time Shi Qi had finished his work, his gaze fell on the person beside him.

After dawn broke the next day, she was taken away by Shi Qi and went to the Shi residence.

Upon returning to the Shi residence after a long time, Ning Meng was still a little bit emotional, harboring complex feelings on the inside.

If she were to go back to the cottage, she wondered whether Li Chun and Li Xia would still be there.

She was still deep in thought when she was already pulled into the hall. The servants immediately retreated out, leaving just one man sitting on the sofa.

He was probably the person who had been calling them last night.

Ning Meng followed behind, looking at the anxious man seated on the other side, wondering what was so urgent that he not only called but also came to their doors.

“Young Master Qi, my name is Qin Huaiwen. I was the one who called you last night.”

Qin Huaiwen was also a little embarrassed. He had called last night and was hung up on before the call could even connect. He thought he wouldn’t be able to get help anymore and didn’t expect to see a glimmer of hope, actually being allowed to come to the Shi residence today.

With his identity, it would’ve been completely impossible to have come here.

But… Qin Huaiwen looked at the woman behind Shi Qi, and revealed an incredulous expression.

Even though it was difficult for him to get in touch with some matters about the Shi family, it was well-known that the Young Master Qi of the Shi family was unapproachable to the opposite sex. Moreover, he had heard that the incident that happened at his university was, in fact, true.

Doing such cruel things to a woman showed just how much he hated her. Even as a man himself, he also felt fear, let alone others.

Yet despite that, he had heard that there were still some women who wanted to cling to him but left by themselves, dejected and depressed, not even lasting a quarter of an hour.

He didn’t know why, but it took him a long time to calm down after being initially frightened.

Qin Huaiwen had a lot of thoughts. Once he recovered his senses and saw that Shi Qi was looking at him with an expressionless face, his heart dropped down with a clunk and he quickly spoke up, “Young Master Qi. I’m sorry to have bothered you but I really don’t have anywhere else to go…”

He had asked around until he finally got a hold of their contact number.

Otherwise, with his identity, even if several years had passed, he still wouldn’t be able to get their contact and by that time, he might already be dead.

When Ning Meng listened to his words, she knew that something fishy must be up ahead.

Before she could even make any assumptions, she had bumped into Shi Qi’s back, the tip of her nose colliding against him and causing her acute pain.

Ning Meng reflexively complained, “…Why did you stop?”

Shi Qi turned around and reached out a hand to rub the tip of her nose, speaking in a low voice, “Your mind was wandering elsewhere, this isn’t my fault.”

“Ai.” Ning Meng sighed.

Even though the two people spoke in low voices, Qin Huaiwen, who was at the side, heard the contents clearly, his eyeballs almost popping out.

He originally thought that this woman was just a playtoy hired by Shi Qi but didn’t think that their relationship was more than that.

That could only mean that he could never offend her.

Ning Meng sat on the sofa with a reddish nose, her face turning cold.

Shi Qi glanced at her before turning his face and saying, “It’s not too late.”

Qin Huaiwen immediately understood his implication and admired his ability even more. He was originally easy to convince and as someone who didn’t have much knowledge in this field, the effort it would take to gain his trust would be a cinch.

Ning Meng also looked at him carefully, and finally found a dark spot on the center of his eyebrows. She recalled seeing it as soon as she walked in, but assumed that it was just one of his beauty moles, so she didn’t take it to heart.

As it turned out, there was black air there.

“Young Master Qi…” Qin Huaiwen said, “I really have no choice this time, so I seek your help. In return, I will definitely do anything you ask of me!”

Shi Qi furrowed his brows, “No need.”

After a while, he seemed to have thought of something again, his eyebrows unfurling, and his facial features gradually softening, “Speak.”

Qin Huaiwen waited for him to say this, and immediately started narrating his story.

He had opened up a branded women’s clothing store in Yanjing. Even though the business wasn’t famous, it was still quite prosperous, and because they had high-end styles, it was quite well-known among rich ladies.

In addition, he also owned a world-renowned luxury jewelry store, which was the main source of fame.

However, as it had only been a short period of time since he started these businesses, he had yet to enter the upper circle of Yanjing, but was still confident that he could enter the edge as the center was definitely out of reach.

And so, because of this, he asked a favor from a friend.

“The matter started a few years ago. At that time, my ex-wife had just passed away. She and I were childhood sweethearts and we shared a deep relationship. We had decided not to get married until a year ago.”

Ning Meng pursed her lips as she listened.

Men always knew how to phrase their words nicely, she could already predict that Qin Huaiwen must have fallen in love with another woman again.

She looked at Shi Qi and thought of what happened at the hotel last night. The temperature of her cheeks gradually rose and turned into a shade of pink.

Shi Qi suddenly turned his face and smiled at her.

Ning Meng was still caught up contemplating the ever-changing moods of Shi Qi from last night. Seeing his expression, she thought it odd. She scratched her face and listened to Qin Huaiwen’s words expressionlessly.

Qin Huaiwen did not notice them at all, and continued to speak, “On a certain day a year ago, I met my current girlfriend at the store. Her name is Huang Feifei. After a few months of dating, we finally decided to get married and started discussing some matters regarding the wedding.”

But something occurred on the eve of the wedding.

He scratched his head and said, “Feifei and I prefer traditional culture, so we decided to have a Chinese wedding. We specially invited people to make customized wedding gowns, having even the phoenix coronet and robes of rank made. The master we hired was well-known for his craftsmanship and we had just received the clothes this week.”

His expression then changed abruptly, a look of hesitation surfacing on his face..

Shi Qi said, “If you’re not going to continue, leave.”

Qin Huaiwen hurriedly continued, “I’ll tell you right away… After receiving the wedding clothes, it had been left by Feifei’s side. She had wanted to try it on, so I agreed. In any case, she’s the bride. Naturally, she would have to see if there were any changes to be made…. That’s when a problem appeared.”

He and Huang Feifei couldn’t wait to get married, so they had asked the master to make the clothes in a hurry, but because the process of making the clothes was very cumbersome, it took them a few months to receive the completed clothes.

“Feifei liked this wedding gown very much after trying it on, and she didn’t want to take it off. But I couldn’t continue seeing it and asked her to take it off. That night, she was in a very bad mood, but I didn’t care about it too much…in the end, because I had to take a business trip and leave the next day, by the time I came back, I realized something wasn’t right and Feifei became very strange.” He wanted to continue speaking but stopped.

Ning Meng asked curiously, “How strange?”

Was it because Huang Feifei liked it so much that she didn’t want to take off her wedding dress? Or was there something weird in the wedding dress?

Qin Huaiwen’s scalp was numb, and he forced himself to say, “Feifei wore the wedding dress all day long. Whenever she looked at me, her eyes looked very scary, but other than this, everything else appeared just as normal. She and I lived together, but she would be so clingy whenever she spoke, going along with whatever I said…”

Huang Feifei used to quarrel with him. She originally had been spoiled by her parents since she was a child, and her temper was a bit unruly. But when she started going along with whatever he said, he realized that something was amiss.

At the beginning, Qin Huaiwen thought that Huang Feifei wanted something or wanted to play a prank on him, so he didn’t put it to heart.

It was only until last week when he drank too much water in the evening and was about to go to the bathroom that he noticed this peculiarity. On his way down the stairs, he saw Huang Feifei sitting motionless in front of the dressing table, and could not figure out what she was thinking.

When he turned on the light, he discovered that Huang Feifei was wearing the red wedding gown, staring at the mirror without blinking.

It was as if she was a puppet.

Qin Huaiwen immediately felt that something was wrong, and as someone who had heard a lot of strange things, upon encountering such a strange situation, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.

“This was just the beginning.”

After saying these words, the air seemed to have frozen.

Ning Meng leaned closer towards Shi Qi in silence, and just as she was about to continue leaning closer, she saw him look over at her and she promptly stopped what she was doing.

She needed to act with discipline.

Qin Huaiwen didn’t notice the small movements they made, and swallowed his saliva, saying, “I didn’t take it to heart at that time, but when I woke up in the middle of the night the next day, I saw Feifei standing by the bedside, watching me. She was wearing that very same wedding gown with her hair all disheveled..it was honestly really terrifying.”

Anyone who woke up to find someone standing in front of their bed would be scared witless.

“I was alarmed at that time and when I asked Feifei, she didn’t respond and merely went to bed with the light on. When dawn broke, she finally fell asleep, and I secretly took off her clothes, taking them outside and throwing them away in the trash can.”

Qin Huaiwen himself felt very strange, “But that very same night, I woke up and found Feifei wearing the wedding gown again! It was exactly the same as the one I threw away and I’m certain we have only received one piece of this gown!”

After he finished his story, he rubbed his arms, trying to calm himself.

If a big boss like him were to be found being scared to this extent, it would’ve probably made the news and stayed in the hot searches for several days.

With trembling hands, he asked, “Young Master Qi, am I going to die? Is Feifei possessed by a female ghost?”

He didn’t dare go to her house for a few days, and he didn’t know how the situation was right now, feeling worried yet afraid.

Ning Meng asked the system, “Do you know what happened?”

The system replied, “I don’t. The future has already changed. Unless I personally saw it myself, I can’t make any judgments. However, the situation seems to have something to do with the wedding gown.”

Ning Meng thought so as well. It was obvious that the wedding gown had changed Huang Feifei, perhaps she had been possessed by a female ghost.

It wouldn’t be scary to think about it this way, she unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth, feeling that she had now grown some courage, undaunted in the slightest.

Before she could even feel good about herself, she heard Shi Qi nearing her at the side and asked, “Do you want to get married?”

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I’m satisfied.

——”Shi Qi’s secretly hidden little diary”

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The author has something to say:

The wedding ceremony Ning Meng has dreamed of!

This story is so hipster, there isn’t even a second male lead. They’ve only had their first kiss, why is everyone telling them to do the deed???

I received a drawing of Ning Meng and 17 today. It was of a young 17 and Ning Meng who possessed his grandma. It looks very good.

If you want to see it, check out my Weibo.

Translator Little Potato: I found it