Chapter 52 Failing to Uphold Male Virtue!

The system coldly doused her with a bucket of icy water:

“Host, forgive my bluntness... this is just what the wedding master told him to say; you both have the same lines.”

“Moreover, Shang Yang doesn’t love you at all. He’s marrying you simply out of a sense of responsibility... so don’t be fooled.”

Lin Xianxian flashed a dangerous smile.

“System, do you want to die?”

The system silently retreated.

Shang Yang, hearing her inner thoughts, smiled more deeply in his eyes.

The wedding master announced their official union, “Now, the groom may kiss the bride!”

The moment those words were spoken, Lin Xianxian was stunned.

“Huh? Is this in the script?? This just woke me right up!”

Even the system was a bit confused.

“According to the original plot, the young uncle of the Shang family knows you don’t truly love him. There’s no such scene...”

“Heh, I knew it! I gave the lunchbox rejected by Shang Beiming to the young uncle, and he still remembers my kindness!”

“Host... you can’t break character, you can’t rush forward!!”

“Even if Shang Yang kisses you just to save face, you must refuse!! You have to embarrass him publicly!!”

The system’s sharp warnings echoed in Lin Xianxian’s mind.

Everyone who could hear was taken aback, some even rubbing their ears.

Those who had once pursued Lin Xianxian now looked at Shang Yang with murderous intent.

Why? Their conditions were not bad either, it was just because they weren’t from the Dragon Kingdom, didn’t bear the Shang name...

Or rather, because they were not the one Lin Xianxian was destined to marry, they were rejected? And now, not only did they have to attend her wedding to another man, but also had to hear her inner anticipation to kiss this man?

No kiss! No kiss!!

Lin Xianxian had to follow that damned system’s arrangement!

Many of Lin Xianxian’s suitors shared the same thought at that moment.

Shang Yang didn’t even need to look; he could feel the numerous hostile gazes.

Moreover, a few sharp ones seemed to have guessed the power of the so-called plot; while feeling sour, they also thought that Lin Xianxian was only complying with this plot and didn’t truly like Shang Yang.

And because of this plot, she probably couldn’t even kiss him...

Shang Yang sneered. The next second, just as Lin Xianxian was still lamenting inside, he suddenly wrapped an arm around her waist, leaned down, and kissed her!

Lin Xianxian screamed inwardly because this posture was as beautifully romantic as the final kiss between a princess and prince in a movie.

Yet...

“Why is there a finger between them??”

“Wait, Shang Yang, are you even a man?!”

Lin Xianxian was full of grievance; her heart had just skipped a beat from such a romantic gesture.

But...

Shang Yang had only kissed his own thumb??

He froze for a moment.

The guests whistled, but clearly, those whistling and screaming couldn’t hear Lin Xianxian’s inner complaints.

But those who did hear...

“System: Host, Shang Yang is showing his respect to you!”

“Bullshit respect! I want none of his ‘respect’!!”

Lin Xianxian cursed silently:

“I’m such a great beauty right in front of him, his legal wife, and yet the groom still acts so gentlemanly when kissing the bride...”

“Less than a beast!! System, did you see that?! He’s worse than a beast!! Boohoo...”

Shang Yang: “...”

Some people in the audience had even more interesting expressions.

Some secretly chuckled, while the old master shot Shang Yang a reproachful glare.

“Already your wife, yet you don’t dare to kiss her properly? Indeed, worse than a beast. I’ve never had such a useless son!”

Who didn’t know he had long held feelings for this Xianxian girl...

And the suitors of Lin Xianxian were even more frustrated. They were initially glad Shang Yang hadn’t actually kissed her, but the next moment, they heard Lin Xianxian’s angry inner voice...

The suitors were instantly more dismayed.

This was worse than a real kiss.

At least according to the plot, Lin Xianxian had to pretend to be unwilling, maybe even embarrass him on the spot by pushing him away in anger...

Lin Xianxian was furious inside, but since he hadn’t truly kissed her, she didn’t need to show anger according to her character.

She could only be angry while “subconsciously” glancing at Shang Beiming as the plot required.

Then she saw that Shang Beiming wasn’t looking their way at all; his eyes were fixed solely on Qin Xinxia.

He even carefully noticed that Qin Xinxia, wearing a gown, was cold, and took off his suit jacket to cover her.

Lin Xianxian’s eyes reddened.

She looked like a woman who had just been kissed by another man, while the man she loved showed no reaction and only had eyes for another woman.

She played the role of a resentful, cast-aside supporting character to perfection.

Yet, hundreds of people present knew she was truly resentful.

Only, her resentment was not toward Shang Beiming, but toward the young uncle of the Shang family, Shang Yang!

In short, amid mostly blessings, the Western-style wedding concluded, followed by a traditional Dragon Kingdom ceremony.

After Lin Xianxian and Shang Yang toasted everyone, the long day finally came to an end.

Lin Xianxian and Shang Yang had, at last, become legally married.

Tonight was their wedding night.

Having kissed during the day, Lin Xianxian no longer felt excited.

“Heh, wedding night, huh? The young uncle of the Shang family is such a gentleman!”

“I think the script says Lin Xianxian rejected him, but it’s not entirely her fault; it’s because Shang Yang made her a widow in practice, making her miss Shang Beiming even more...”

“Responsible? The young uncle is very responsible! If it weren’t for me accidentally sleeping with him, he wouldn’t have married me!”

“Heh, knowing Lin Xianxian’s heart belongs to his nephew, Shang Yang wouldn’t do anything to her, right? I might as well pretend to resist, but even if I stripped naked in front of him, I bet Shang Yang wouldn’t move or do anything!”

After showering, Shang Yang heard Lin Xianxian’s inner thoughts.

He felt a bit helpless.

Just because the moment he kissed her, he suddenly thought that without her consent, it was disrespectful, so he instinctively shielded the kiss with his thumb.

Who knew this little lady wished he wouldn’t respect her at all...

And what was supposed to be a romantic wedding night suddenly turned into this...

Shang Yang dried his hair, watching Lin Xianxian look him over from head to toe without a word.

In the past, he might have fantasized endlessly about her, but now...

“Heh, not even drying his hair, still dripping water, even onto the robe... who are you trying to seduce? Not keeping your male virtue!”

“This robe opens so low, someone who didn’t know might think it’s to show off chest muscles. Heh, can’t even touch it.”

“Those lips look so moist and tightly closed, so pure and abstinent... heh, those lips only deserve to kiss his own thumb!”

Shang Yang: ...