Chapter 1 Changing the Groom

The temperature in Lingchuan rises rapidly in early summer. The sun is scorching in the sky, and heat waves are surging in the air, making people feel stuffy and depressed.

Jiang Qian'an stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor of the most luxurious hotel in the city center, his unfocused eyes cast on the shrinking gray and white city.

"Miss Jiang, it's almost eleven o'clock. We should wear our wedding dresses." The person in charge of the wedding came over and reminded gently, with a cautious and respectful attitude.

Jiang Qian'an finally turned around. She had a very beautiful face, with small and delicate features, skin as smooth as white porcelain, carefully groomed long curly hair draped softly on her shoulders, charming red lips, and upturned eyebrows.

The custom-made burgundy dress with a fitted waist made her look even taller, and she exuded an indescribable elegance, like a rose blooming in a glass cover and carefully cared for.

They all knew that this was a lady who had to be served carefully. She was the eldest daughter of the Lingchuan Jiang Group and, most importantly, the fiancée of Ji Linche, the current head of the Ji family, the leading company in Lingchuan.

That is truly the apple of my eye.

But today, some unexpected thing happened and the groom was late. The young lady was in a visibly bad mood, so much so that they dared not make a sound, for fear of offending her, and spoke very carefully.

"Wait a little longer." Jiang Qianan turned around, his eyes fell on the white wedding dress hanging not far away, unable to hide his disappointment, "You guys wait here for me first."

After saying that, Jiang Qian walked out of the door holding his phone.

Today is her wedding day with her boyfriend of three years, Ji Linche. It is nearly three hours later than the originally agreed meeting time and he has not yet arrived.

The last conversation last night was still about the process of today's wedding. After that, Ji Linche seemed to have disappeared suddenly. He didn't reply to messages or answer calls, and no one could contact him.

She was worried that Ji Linche might have an accident on the road and planned to go find him in person.

The sound of high heels tapping echoed throughout the corridor. Jiang Qian'an walked in a hurry and he couldn't remember how many times he had opened the address book with his fingertips.

"Oh, isn't this our bride today?" A charming female voice suddenly appeared at the entrance of the corridor.

Jiang Qian'an frowned and looked up at the source of the sound, with undisguised disgust.

"Jiang Yao, what are you doing here? I think you were not invited to my wedding."

"We're all family. If you didn't invite me, of course I would come to see you make a fool of yourself." Jiang Yao lazily leaned against the wall, fiddling with her newly done manicure, in a particularly good mood.

Jiang Yao was just the illegitimate daughter of the second wife, and Jiang Qianan had never considered her a family member. However, her focus now fell on the second half of her sentence.
"What do you mean?"

Jiang Yao pretended to be profound and didn't say anything, with a sarcastic smile in her eyes.

Jiang Qian'an didn't have the patience to waste time with her and turned to leave.

"Don't worry, aren't you looking for Ji Linche?" Jiang Yao raised her hand to stop her, "I'm here to tell you, he won't come. Last night, Sister Wan called and said she didn't want to see him get married, so guess what, Brother Linche bought a ticket and went to Sister Wan's side overnight."

Jiang Qi'an's eyelids twitched, and he became angry at Jiang Yao's nonsense.

"Jiang Yao, if you are sick, go get treatment. Don't go crazy in front of me. If you don't leave on your own, I will ask someone to ask you to leave later."

"Don't disbelieve it. You can try calling him now."

Jiang Yao's eyes moved down and landed on Jiang Qi'an's phone screen which was still on. Her confident look made Jiang Qi'an's fingertips tremble a little, and he actually dialed the number directly with his fingertips.

She didn't believe it. Ji Linche treated her very well in the past year. Half a year ago, he prepared a grand proposal for her at the seaside, saying that he had chosen her for his life and wanted to be with her forever.

He and she had been planning today's wedding for a long time.

She also knew Cen Wan, Ji Linche's unforgettable first love. They had occasionally interacted before, but Ji Linche had long ago assured that he and Cen Wan had drawn a clear line.

The sound of waiting brought a slight vibration in the palm of his hand. Jiang Qian'an suddenly felt a little timid and wanted to hang up the phone, but he was also eager to hear news from Ji Linche.

As my thoughts were strained, the ringing suddenly stopped. The call that had been unanswered all morning finally got through.

Jiang Qianan picked up his phone, walked to the window in the hallway, and subconsciously softened his tone, "Lin Che, where are you? Is everything okay?"

There was silence on the other end for a long time, so long that Jiang Qian doubted whether the call was really connected.

Her palms were sweating as she finally heard the long-lost voice. Ji Linche's voice was a little hoarse and full of fatigue.

"I'm sorry, An An, there was an accident with Cen Wan, so the wedding may need to be postponed."

Jiang Qian'an's ears buzzed and his breathing stagnated. It took him a lot of effort to understand the meaning of Ji Linche's words.

She pinched her palms, forcing herself to calm down, but her voice was shaking uncontrollably when she spoke again.

"It's okay, we still have time, you can come in time."

For this wedding, she spent countless nights planning everything from the design of the wedding dress, all the arrangements on the scene, every guest invited, to finalizing all the details over and over again.
She had been looking forward to it for so long, and Ji Linche also knew what this wedding meant to her.

In Lingchuan, the Jiang and Ji families are both big families. Many prominent figures were invited to this wedding, and it also attracted the attention of the entire Lingchuan media. She represented not only herself today, but also the Jiang family that her grandfather built. After her grandfather passed away a year ago, the Jiang family gradually fell into decline. Several forces in the family were eyeing them covetously, especially the second uncle. Seeing that Jiang Qi'an was young and had no elders to rely on, they tried their best to take away the Jiang family's property from her.

The once glorious Jiang family is now almost nothing but a name. Before Grandpa passed away, Ji Linche promised to take good care of her. It was because of this that the second uncle's family did not dare to go too far.

Jiang Qian'an didn't know whether her second uncle's family had anything to do with this, but if the wedding was delayed today, she would completely lose her prestige and become a laughing stock in the entire industry.

Ji Linche didn't seem to care.

"I'm sorry, Cen Wan is in a very unstable mood right now, so I can't leave yet. An An, I think you will understand. Human life is at stake, and I can't just ignore her." Ji Linche pondered for a while, then continued, "Don't worry, I will compensate you for the Jiang family's affairs later."

These few words instantly broke down all of Jiang Qian'an's psychological defenses.

He clearly knew it, but once again, Ji Linche's heart leaned towards Cen Wan.

Jiang Yao was waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Jiang Qian closed her eyes and took a deep breath, suppressing her emotions that were on the verge of collapse.

"Ji Linche, I will wait for you until twelve o'clock. If there is no groom at the wedding by then, I will find another one."

After saying this, Jiang Qian hung up the phone.

This was the biggest concession she had ever made.

Jiang Qian'an was trembling all over, and he regained some sense only after holding on to the edge of the window.

It's ridiculous that she has been pursuing Ji Linche for ten years. Despite her grandfather's opposition, she insisted on asking her grandfather to give him resources and support him from the most unpopular position in the Ji family to the current person in charge of the Ji family, and step by step achieved the future prosperity of the Ji family.

Now that the Jiang family is in such a state, Ji Linche is just watching from the other side of the river, not considering her situation at all.

After Ji Linche called Jiang Qian'an back several times and the phone was always turned off, the anger that had been building up in his chest finally reached its peak and he punched the wall of the hospital.

"What's wrong, Brother Ji?" When Gu Yu heard the noise and came out, he was startled by Ji Linche's agitated look.

He closed the door quietly, afraid to disturb Cen Wan who was still resting in the room.

"Is Jiang Qian'an being naughty with you again?" Gu Yu said with disdain, as if he had expected this.
"This Miss Jiang doesn't think she is still the high and mighty little princess she used to be. How can she be so arrogant to you? If it weren't for you in the past two years, she would have been wandering on the streets somewhere."

Gu Yu has always looked down on Jiang Qi'an from the bottom of his heart. Every time he saw Cen Wan sad but pretending to be generous, he felt really distressed. But Cen Wan was devoted to Ji Linche.

It was Jiang Qian'an who snatched Ji Linche from Cen Wan, but Jiang Qian'an always pretended to be wronged to make Ji Linche soft-hearted.

Sometimes, he even felt that Jiang Qian'an approached Ji Linche just to curry favor with the Ji family and was extremely vain and pretentious.

Ji Linche hummed in an upset tone. He raised his hand and pressed his forehead. He was extremely tired.

"She told me to go back before twelve o'clock, otherwise she would replace me."

"No, Brother Ji, you're not really planning to go back, are you?" Gu Yu laughed angrily and pointed behind the door, "What about Cen Wan? Ji Linche, don't you owe her enough?"

"…not going back."

This time he felt that Jiang Qian'an was really being ridiculous, to the point of even saying something like changing the groom. He hadn't considered his feelings at all and only cared about the Jiang family.

From now on, she will be entering the Ji family, so she won't have to worry about the Jiang family.

"Brother Ji, I sincerely advise you to temper this young lady's edge. Have you forgotten what she did to Cen Wan?"

Gu Yu became more and more excited as he spoke, "If she has the ability, she should really change someone else. I don't believe she can find someone better than you.

Jiang Qi'an is very smart. With the current situation of the Jiang family, how dare she give up on you? Otherwise, why would she want to marry you just one year after Grandpa Jiang passed away?"

"Gu Yu." Ji Linche interrupted him, signaling him not to say too much.

But he was relieved in the end. With their interests tied to each other, he knew that Jiang Qian would not dare to act recklessly.

Perhaps he was too indulgent to Jiang Qianan, which made her more arrogant. If he hadn't come this time, he wouldn't have known that Cen Wan had suffered so much injustice in the past year.

All he wants to take care of is a docile wife, not a thorny wild rose like Jiang Qian'an.

After hesitating for a moment, he called Chen Li who was still in Lingchuan.

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