Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 117 - 114: Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Desire

Chapter 117: Chapter 114: Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Desire

No matter how reticent the groom was, he wouldn’t possibly pass up a perk in favor of accepting a punishment.

So, everyone unanimously decided to multiply the number of post-it notes and push-ups required for the punishment by five compared to the other questions.

The groom’s reaction was predictable to all, "What’s the big deal with kissing for ten minutes? We’re getting married anyway."

Even if Liu Siyan was usually reserved and shy, he never felt there was anything embarrassing about kissing his bride on their wedding day.

Lu Ying, with her forthright personality, was not the type to feign modesty and definitely would not make a fuss.

Although Liu Siyan would never engage in public displays of affection, on today’s special occasion, ten minutes was no issue at all.

Since the classmates were eager to watch, groom Liu Siyan was not opposed to setting an example for everyone.

"I refuse the first punishment option. Pick one of the remaining two," Lu Ying spoke.

However, hers was a decision that caught everyone off guard.

The groomsmen started to heckle, telling Lu Ying not to be shy. "The wedding chamber is waiting for you two later, this hesitation is pointless."

This time, the bridesmaid team, uncharacteristically, sided with the groomsmen and joined in the teasing.

"When have I ever been shy?

If my makeup smears before we even get to the venue, do we still hold the wedding tonight?

Are you planning to restart the feast at midnight?" retorted the bold bride.

In many places, the bride is considered the "smallest" and the one to be teased on her wedding day, but this custom does not exist in Wenzhou City.

Furthermore, given the reason Lu Ying provided, the bridesmaid team, who otherwise enjoyed stirring up trouble, found themselves without a retort.

Even if there weren’t several cameras filming, keeping the bride at her most beautiful throughout the wedding day was definitely crucial.

A wedding should be the most beautiful day of a bride’s life.

As a result, the rather tricky question posed by Yan Yan turned into the most "grueling" physical punishment among the nine tests.

Before Yan Yan’s punishment had even arrived, the groomsmen had already experienced the soreness of shaking off twenty post-it notes barefoot on acupressure boards, the memory of which was hardly pleasant.

After deliberating, the groomsmen decided that each would take on ten push-ups.

Because Qi Yi loyally volunteered to do Liu Siyan’s share as well, he ended up doing twenty push-ups by himself.

Part of the groomsmen’s duty was to preserve the groom’s strength, but Qi Yi’s punishment for the day had already far exceeded that of the groom’s.

Seeing Qi Yi selflessly take on Liu Siyan’s punishments time after time, Yan Yan’s confusion deepened.

As the best debater, shouldn’t Qi Yi have helped the groom counter the often conflicting logic of the bridesmaid team and reduce the severity of the punishment with his strong logical prowess?

Why had Qi Yi suddenly become a silent "ox" today, who didn’t say a word and took on the punishment without complaint?

Yan Yan was truly baffled.

This confusion was exactly why Yan Yan didn’t indulge in her usual "fear of missing out on trouble" after posing her question.

Yan Yan’s behavior, although restrained for her current self, matched her low-profile persona from high school.

It wasn’t until after the bridal party had ended and she was on her way to the wedding reception hotel that Yan Yan saw the text from Qi Yi.

Yan Yan didn’t understand why Qi Yi had sent her such a message, and she resolved to ask him for clarity later on what got into him today.

After arriving at the hotel, Lu Ying began to touch up her makeup and change her hairstyle, while Liu Siyan also had some simple makeup applied.

It was not yet six o’clock, and most friends and relatives had not yet arrived, with the banquet not slated to start until at least after seven.

Thus, there was some downtime for the groomsmen and bridesmaids.

Taking advantage of the moment when the groomsmen weren’t yet settled and with little attention on them, Qi Yi retreated a few steps and took Yan Yan’s hand to the hotel lobby’s café.

During the earlier fetching of the bride, everyone’s attention was focused on the day’s stars, Liu Siyan and Lu Ying, so no one paid much mind to Qi Yi and Yan Yan.

But once everyone was free and the bride and groom were not around, Qi Yi and Yan Yan couldn’t avoid becoming the center of gossip if they tried.

"I didn’t realize you and Liu Siyan were so close. He barely talks. How did your friendship evolve to this level?" Yan Yan asked, voicing the curiosity she had harbored earlier.

"You used to be quiet too, and yet I was easily hooked by you, wasn’t I?" Qi Yi felt that the depth of a relationship couldn’t be measured by how much people talked.

"So, do you and Liu Siyan exchange affectionate glances and brim with bromance?" Yan Yan’s eyes widened in surprise.

"Do I look like someone who harbors a bromance? Haven’t I reported to you every conversation I’ve had with Liu Siyan? It was just discussions about what kind of grades are suitable for Zhu Kezhen College at Zhejiang University, back in our second year of high school." Qi Yi didn’t have as many private interactions with Liu Siyan as Yan Yan had imagined.

"Is that so? I just saw your message to me. If you don’t talk that much with him, why would you send a message specifically asking me to go easy? And why have you been taking on his punishments all day? I find it hard to believe when you say there’s no bromance between you two," Yan Yan was even more puzzled by Qi Yi’s response.

"It’s not for Liu Siyan that I’ve been taking the punishments. I’m doing it for you," Qi Yi clarified for Yan Yan.

"Uh, what do you mean by that?" Yan Yan was completely puzzled.

"I could tell you just wanted to enjoy today’s excitement.

Have you considered what it will be like when it’s our turn?

Right now, everyone’s still inexperienced as groomsmen and bridesmaids for their classmates.

But next time, once they’ve grown accustomed to it, and if you leave too strong an impression at other people’s weddings...

By then, it won’t be something I can fix just by doing push-ups," Qi Yi laid out his meticulous thoughts very clearly to Yan Yan.

"I mean, Grandpa, life isn’t chess. Do you really need to think N steps ahead with every move you make?" Yan Yan voiced her disapproval.

"Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself." Grandpa began to impart earnest teachings to his granddaughter.