The Substitute Bride

"Mr. Edward Lu, the road to happiness is the road to your well-being. This road may be rugged and bumpy. Or it may be flawless and smooth. From now on, as the man in this relationship, you are supposed to stick to your responsibility and obligations. You have to take care of everyone you love and build a happy home with your heart. Are you ready?"

"Yes, I am ready." Edward replied in a resonant voice. Filled with excitement, he approached Rachel and knelt on one knee. In full view of all the people present, he asked Rachel, "Rachel, the love of my life and my forever, do you promise to be my wife?"

The host then told Rachel what she should do. "For the beautiful bride, if you accept the bridegroom's proposal, please take the flowers from the bridegroom's hands and gently hold him up."

Rachel took Edward's flowers and held him up as the host instructed.

The host continued, "Love is a kind of fate. It is a gift from God to let two people who are strangers to each other, unexpectedly meet during an ordinary day and eventually get closer. Your marriage is a boon from God. Now, I do advise the bride and groom to stand face to face, hand in hand, look in each other's eyes, and answer these questions." Then the host asked the groom first, "Mr. Edward Lu, do you promise to take Miss Rachel Bai as your wife? As her husband, do you promise to forever love her, protect her, encourage her? Whether in prosperity or adversity, whether for richer or poorer, you will never give up to share hardships and difficulties, and live together for the rest of your days. Do you promise? "

"Yes, I do."

After the groom's reply, the host turned to the bride, "Miss Rachel Bai, do you promise to take Mr. Edward Lu as your husband. As his bride, do you promise to forever love him, support him, understand him, encourage him. Whether in prosperity or adversity, whether for richer or poorer, you will never give up to share hardships and difficulties, and live together for the rest of your days. Do you promise?

" ...... "Yes, I do." When Rachel said those three words, there was an evident flash of unwillingness in her

that." As Autumn comforted Chris, she saw Rachel come out with Edward, all smiles. She nudged Chris, "OK. Get yourself together. Here they come!"

The fact that Chris came to attend the wedding really pleased Edward. No sooner had the wedding ceremony finished than he came out with Rachel to look for her.

Chris turned around and wiped her tears, waiting for them to come.

Rachel opened her mouth before Edward. She said to Chris, "I know that what you said yesterday was a genuine mistake. No matter what happened, you still care about your father, right?"

Rachel said those words on purpose and intently. As was expected, Edward's face turned pale.

Sure enough, what Chris said yesterday was so offensive that he again doubted the intent of Chris's presence. Rachel noticed Edward frown, and continued to add fuel to the flame, "To our surprise, you show up today. You have no idea how your dad has been looking forward to your coming. Thank God, you finally decided to come."

"So, what are you here for?"

Edward asked Chris with suspicion, "Did you come here to make trouble?"

Rachel immediately stopped Edward, and said, "Edward, don't say that. Chris is not a spring chicken anymore. She knows better than to do such improper things."

"Yes, you are right. She is not a spring chicken any longer." Edward sneered, "But she did speak some extremely hurtful and inappropriate words yesterday."