I Don’t Want To Be Popular

Chapter 30: Why Can’t You Even Speak Properly?

Chen Chuan sat down in his initial seat at the 6th table.

The girl next to him widened her eyes as she could not even recognize him.

It was not until Chen Chuan took off his sunglasses that the girl’s mouth opened wide.

Noon.

Just as the lights in the hall dimmed, the wedding march sounded, and everyone looked towards the main stage.

The emcee conducted the ceremony emotionally as the bride walked in slowly. The couple walked towards each other from the two ends of the main stage towards the middle to meet. It was a dreamy wedding.

Among the two bridesmaids beside the bride, one was He Jinglan, who looked solemn and excited.

She seemed to have been moved by the emcee’s talk as crystal clear tears were already rolling down her eyes.

…

The ceremony lasted for 30 minutes. Some guests could not bear their hunger and had started to eat secretly.

The ceremony was then followed by a toast session from the couple, and the space was filled with laughter.

A few young people came on stage to sing after a while. Some of them were friends of the bride and some were friends of the groom.

At this moment, it would be an honor for the couple if they had a classmate who could sing and dance well to come on stage and say a few words or sing a few songs.

Ding ding dong dong!

Piano music sounded from the stage.

Chen Chuan saw He Jinglan in a little white dress sitting in front of the piano and used the microphone to say, “I’ll first dedicate this piece, ‘Summer’s Scent’, to my dearest cousin, Ms. Shen Fangfei~”

…

“The next piece, ‘Dream of Love’ is dedicated to a certain gentleman at the scene~” He Jinglan said into the microphone again.

Clap! Clap!

Many people applauded, even her former classmates and friends screamed. Many people were looking around, trying to find out who the gentleman was.

Wind from the river blew in through the window as Chen Chuan looked towards the stage and saw He Jinglan watching him.

The two looked at each other, and the tune from the piano slowly sounded.

‘Dream of Love’ by Liszt, the king of the piano.

This was a beautiful piece of music. The concept of the piece was a beautiful girl dancing lightly and everything was about love and memories.

The pleasant music flowed in the hall.

“A gentleman at the scene?” Chen Chuan changed his posture, looked at the stage, and saw that He Jinglan’s eyes were falling on him.

It seemed to be the charm of music.

Chen Chuan felt a hint of sweet emotions, and he could not help smiling from the corners of his mouth.

He Jinglan also showed a sweet smile on stage when she saw this.

Chen Chuan closed his eyes slightly and imagined what level he would be if he were playing ‘Dream of Love’. After all, he had already obtained [Liszt’s Piano Inheritance].

From his professional point of view, He Jinglan’s performance was decent. She would not be able to achieve this level if her family did not at least spend a million.

…

In the parking lot outside the hotel.

Wu Jiayi was drawing in the car. She did not turn on the air conditioner all this time to save fuel. She just rolled down the window, laid on the seat, and put the drawing board on her long legs to draw.

It was inevitable for pedestrians who passed by to take another look. After all, a good car, good legs, and a girl drawing with such focus was a rare sight.

She drew three drawings of which one was a photo taken under the Golden Buddha Mountain, the next one was Chen Chuan lining up to buy milk tea for two children, and the other was the confrontation between the two in the yard last night.

Wu Jiayi smiled as she looked at these three drawings.

It seemed to be a little hot, so she gently fanned herself with the drawing paper.

The melodious piano sound flowed out from the hotel and was clearly audible. Wu Jiayi wrote her name and the day’s date on the three pieces of drawing paper as she listened to the beautiful music.

There was thunderous applause in the hotel, and the piano music had stopped.

…

In the hotel’s ballroom, He Jinglan sang another song, ‘Someone like you’. Her temperament was definitely not inferior to a celebrity’s. Under the stage lighting, her temperament was a combination of a cold goddess and a cute little fairy.

He Jinglan’s parents sat smilingly at a dining table as they looked at their excellent daughter on stage.

At the end of the wedding banquet, Chen Chuan received a message, “Random mission completed, you’ve gained the Passive Skill, [Cool Overlord].”

“[Cool Overlord]: When you wear a decent suit, there’s a 5% chance that the person you are talking to will be in a state where they will stutter their words. The more they are moved by you, the greater the chance of triggering the state, and the chance can increase up to a maximum of 100%.”

“Chen-Chen-Chen Chuan, you look really nice in this!” He Jinglan blushed as she said, she placed her hand at her chest, as if she was embarrassed about her stuttering.

At that moment, the bride walked over to take a look at Chen Chuan, and said to He Jinglan, “Is this the university classmate you mentioned? Introduce him?”

“Cousin, this is Chen Chuan. Chen-Chen Chuan, this is my-my cousin…Shen Fangfei.” After He Jinglan finished introducing, she blushed at her stuttering again and spit out her small tongue.

Shen Fangfei greeted Chen Chuan with a smile and said, “Chen Chuan, you-you-you-you-you…”

Seeing that the bride was stuttering until she could not say anything, Chen Chuan hurriedly said, “Oh, I still have something to do. I may have to leave first, let’s get together another day.”

He should at least find a place to take off this suit because the [Cool Overlord] was a bit overbearing.

Not far away, He Jinglan’s mother and several other graceful and wealthy women walked over.

Mrs. He asked, “Jinglan, who’s the university classmate you mentioned? Let mom meet him.”

He Jinglan looked at the place where Chen Chuan stood earlier and found that there was no one there. She said in doubt, “Hmm, where did he go? He was there just now.”

“Is it the one who ran out the door?” The bride pointed to the man in black who was sprinting out.

“It’s him, he’s a bit shy, so maybe he was nervous to meet my mother. I’ll go look for him.” He Jinglan followed him as she lifted her dress.

When she reached outside, she saw Chen Chuan in front of an A6.

He Jinglan went over and said, “Why are you so shy that you’re running? Are beautiful women waiting in the car for you?”

Then, He Jinglan saw Wu Jiayi in the driver seat.

Chen Chuan said, “This is the designated driver I hired. Get in the car, let’s leave here first.”

“Okay, I’ll take you around.” He Jinglan got into the car.

The two sat in the backseats.

Wu Jiayi looked at the two people in a suit and dress from the rearview mirror, and asked, “Where are we going?”

“Yangtze River Cableway,” said He Jinglan.

The car started and got out of the parking lot.

Along the way, Chen Chuan and He Jinglan talked and laughed. They got along well in the backseats.

Wu Jiayi’s phone rang several times during the journey, but she ignored all of them.

Later, she put it on speaker mode because she was driving.

“Wu Jiayi, have you given out your drawings? You need to introduce him to all of us at the dormitory. The Third Sister is going crazy from all the waiting,” a female voice asked while laughing on the phone.

“I am driving now, so it’s inconvenient to talk. Wait for me to go back to the dormitory then we’ll talk about it,” said Wu Jiayi.

“Oh, then come back soon. We are discussing renting a house. We’ll be done for if we can’t rent a house. The other party has been urging us already so our vacation will need to end early and we need to begin work immediately!” she said on the phone.

“Okay.” Wu Jiayi hung up the phone.

Then, she looked at Chen Chuan from the rearview mirror and said, “Sir, I can only work until today, I need to go back to school soon. You can just transfer the designated driver service charges to me through WeChat.”

“Okay, what’s with the urgency?” said Chen Chuan.

“We need to rent a house to set up an illustration studio with four roommates as we have received an order for some illustrations for a game. The owner of the office we rented previously does not want to continue renting it, so we have to find a place quickly. Otherwise, the working process will be delayed,” said Wu Jiayi.

“Oh, then I won’t hold you back. You can leave first once we reach Yangtze River Cableway,” said Chen Chuan.

He Jinglan then asked, “Chen-Chen-Chen Chuan, is this A6-6-6-6-6 your car?”

“Yeah, it’s inconvenient to travel without a car in Chongqing City, so I bought it,” said Chen Chuan.

“Ohh, are you fr-fr-fr-free tomorrow? I wa-wa-wa-wa-want to-to-to…” He Jinglan got stuck there and her face flushed instantly. Inadvertently, she glanced into the rearview mirror again. Meeting Wu Jiayi’s gaze, and seeing that the female driver was looking at her with a strange look, it made her blush.

Her blushed face was like a ripe apple. If it were not because there were people present, she really wanted to slap herself.

‘What’s with my mouth now? What am I talking about?’

She rolled down the car window, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, “Tomorrow, I wa-wa-want to invite you to my house, will you come over?”

Chen Chuan said, “I don’t necessarily have time. I’ll have to visit my cousin tomorrow and then it’s time to plan to return to Haiqin City. The vacation is almost over.”

“Oh.” He Jinglan was a little disappointed. She wanted to tell him to go to her house, and then they go back to Haiqin City together. However, she could not say it straightforwardly.

Squeak!

When the car arrived at Yangtze River Cableway, Wu Jiayi got off.

Chen Chuan also got out of the car, opened WeChat, and prepared to scan the QR code to pay her. In fact, this was the 15th attraction he was going to check-in, so he would get a [3 Years of Driving Experience Certificate] after the visit. Then, he would not need a designated driver anymore.

Wu Jiayi stood in front of the car, and her little skirt started to fly up due to the strong wind.