Chapter 321: The Twenty-ninth Day in the ABO World (Extra 1)

Chapter 321: Day Twenty-Nine in the ABO World (Extra Story One)

Four years had passed quietly.

Enough time for a naive college kid to step into the real world, and enough time for a lot of stories to bloom and bear fruit.

On another warm spring day, out on the island.

The island was decked out with extra solemnity and elegance—white roses and green vines intertwined, decorating the ceremony venue.

Today was An Qing and Bei Yuke's wedding.

On the lawn, guests gathered in droves, the air full of the scent of fine clothes and perfume.

The soothing wedding march played softly as everyone's eyes focused on the floral arch.

An Qing wore his formal suit, his usually cold and stern face now softened beyond belief. He pressed his lips together a little, keeping his cool, but the joy about to spill out of his eyes was impossible to hide.

He smiled as he watched Bei Yuke walk slowly toward him, arm in arm with his dad.

Four years had worn away some of the shyness from that once-timid Omega, replacing it with a calm, serene beauty. He kept his head slightly down, cheeks flushed, but a smile he couldn't hold back tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Comments:

"AHHHHHHHHHH!! They're married!!"

"Finally! An Da and Xiaoyu's wedding! I'm crying!"

"They got together in chapter thirty-something, and now they're getting married in chapter eighty-something. The author said the story'll end soon after the wedding—boohoo, I don't want it to end~~"

"!!! Why not write it longer!!"

"I saw on the synopsis that there's a baby plotline? No baby?"

"@Author??"

"That's for the extra stories—it'll be briefly mentioned."

"Wuwuwuwu, author, don't end it so fast!"

"..."

An Yi blinked. Right, this novel had a baby plotline too.

He'd been curious about it at first—how could a male Beta and a male Omega have a kid?

They didn't even have the right biological parts for it!

Later, after looking up some info, he learned it was through the... belly.

Well, okay then.

In the front row of the guest seating sat the elders and closest relatives of both families.

An Yi and Wei Yang sat side by side, their matching plain platinum bands on their ring fingers glinting softly in the sunlight.

Yeah, they'd officially gotten married a year ago.

The whole thing had been pretty uneventful. After graduation, Wei Yang joined a promising game dev company and made a name for himself on his own.

As for An Yi—one morning, he woke up to see Wei Yang clinging to him like an octopus in his sleep, and he decided it was time.

So, after a simple family dinner, they went to register their marriage.

Wei Yang cried so hard he let out those dog-like whimpers again, and An Yi swore he heard the staff at the civil affairs bureau laugh out loud.

Right then, Wei Yang was gripping An Yi's hand tightly under the table. Watching the couple on stage exchange vows and get ready to kiss, he was so moved his eyes were getting red. He whispered to An Yi, "Brother, they're so great..."

An Yi turned to look at him, gently tickling his palm with his fingertip, and replied softly, "Mm."

And sitting kitty-corner behind them was An Xuan...

Four years had passed, and An Xuan was no longer that poor college student wailing "Why do I have to work?"

He'd been "imprisoned" the moment he graduated, ruthlessly shoved into the VP spot at An Group by his second brother.

An Yi had finally retired for good, keeping only a director title while focusing on his new interest in photography.

And while eldest brother An Qing hadn't quite become the hands-off boss like in the original novel after his relationship stabilized, he did shift more of his energy toward family and life—which meant An Xuan's load got heavier and heavier.

Now, An Xuan wore a perfectly tailored custom suit, his hair done to perfection, the youthful recklessness gone from his brow, replaced by the sharpness honed through years of business battles and... a faint hint of exhaustion.

He'd thought he was slowly becoming one with his work, beyond saving, having lost all interest in the wasteful, time-sucking business of romance.

But fate always finds a way to throw a punch when you least expect it.

Just as An Xuan watched his eldest brother and sister-in-law kiss on stage, thinking to himself "true love wins, and only I'm stuck signing paperwork," his gaze accidentally swept across the other side of the guest seating.

There sat a family of business associates who did business with the An family.

And sitting next to that family was... an Omega.

He had a quiet, gentle vibe, delicate features, and wore frameless glasses that gave him a real bookish look.

As if sensing An Xuan's stare, that Omega happened to turn his head at that exact moment.

They locked eyes across the room.

An Xuan was in love.

He straightened his back, feeling his heart start to race a little. Keeping his cool on the outside, he leaned toward his parents in the row ahead and asked quietly, "Mom, that guy over there... the one with the glasses—is he from Uncle Qiao's family?"

Yu Fei followed his gaze and smiled: "Oh, that's Uncle Qiao's kid, Qiao Yongge. I hear he's a pretty well-known illustrator."

Qiao Yongge.

After the wedding ceremony wrapped up, the guests moved to the banquet hall for dinner and the reception.

An Xuan found himself feeling restless.

He kept scanning for that figure—he spotted Qiao Yongge holding a glass of juice, chatting with a friend nearby.

An Xuan straightened his tie, grabbed a glass of champagne, and started heading that way.

But he'd barely taken two steps when his phone buzzed at the worst possible moment.

It was his assistant.

"President An, sorry to bother you. Regarding... some clauses are pretty urgent and need your review and sign-off ASAP..."

An Xuan: "......"

He listened to the secretary's report on the other end of the line, then glanced at the figure by the window, and once again felt a surge of intense resentment toward work!

Why of all times?!

He forced himself to stay patient, quickly gave a few instructions over the phone, and promised to check the email in an hour.

After hanging up, he looked back toward the window, only to find that several elders had gathered around Qiao Yongge, engaged in conversation.

An Xuan sighed, feeling somewhat dejected.

"What's wrong? You look like you're carrying the weight of the world." Wei Yang had somehow wandered over to his side.

An Xuan shot him a glare. "None of your business, sister-in-law!"

Wei Yang had long since grown immune to this title, even kind of pleased with himself. He patted An Xuan on the shoulder and walked off, saying, "Pfft, fine, don't tell me. I'm off to find my brother, little bro."

An Xuan watched Wei Yang's smug demeanor, thought of his second brother's current "free-spirited and laid-back" lifestyle, and compared it to his own soul-crushing grind, and sorrow welled up inside him. "Scram, scram!"

Wei Yang went off to find An Yi, and An Xuan shot a resentful glance at the figure by the window, then patted the phone in his pocket that never seemed to stop buzzing. In the end, all his grief and helplessness dissolved into one long, dramatic sigh that said it all:

"Ugh... why do we even have to work?!"