The wedding was nearing its end, and it was time for the bouquet toss. All the unmarried girls crowded to the front of the stage, and Qi Jingren squeezed into the crowd, hoping to catch that bouquet symbolizing happiness and marriage.

Mr. Qin stood not far away, looking in the direction where Qi Jingren was, his eyes filled with tenderness and transforming his love for her into boundless gentleness.

Su Manning sat staring blankly among the guests, and Song Zhike noticed her, so he walked over and asked, "Aren’t you going?"

He was referring to the bouquet toss.

"Better not," Su Manning looked up and smiled at him, "I’m already engaged, it wouldn’t be quite right to go."

"Indeed," Song Zhike smiled, "Anyway, our wedding is coming up soon, let them fight for the bouquet."

Su Manning was somewhat surprised to hear that because when they got engaged, Song Zhike had said he would find a way to dissolve the engagement, meaning he never really considered it a big deal. So why suddenly this change of heart?

"Weren’t you..."

Su Manning had just started to speak when Song Zhike interrupted her, "Let’s give it a try."

Su Manning was stunned for a long time, and seeing Song Zhike’s serious gaze, she couldn’t help but nod.

Su Jiuyi, facing away from the crowd, tossed the bouquet down the stage. Just as the bouquet left her hands, Shi Aoju pulled her into his arms, and before she could react, her lips were dominantly sealed by him.

As the bouquet was tossed, everyone below started to scramble for it. Qi Jingren was pushed to one side, initially thinking the bouquet wasn’t meant for her, she shrugged indifferently and was about to leave.

But just as she was about to turn away, the bouquet suddenly landed in her arms. Her instinctive reaction was to grab it and raise it high, signaling to the still scrambling crowd that she had caught it.

The crowd dispersed, leaving Qi Jingren standing alone. She glanced around and caught sight of Mr. Qin’s figure not far away, so she waved the bouquet at him.

Mr. Qin smiled, looking at her with pampered affection, mouthing the words: "I will marry you."

Though his voice was drowned out, Qi Jingren still understood his lip movements. She smiled without speaking and made a love gesture towards him.

Their gaze met mid-air, igniting sparks of love, spreading and boundless...

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Notes:

This brings the extra Chapter to an end, and the ending is quite perfect, leaving everyone some room for imagination.

Writing to this point, Xi Yan finds it strange that while everyone is asking for an end to Shi Aoju’s extra Chapter quickly, there’s also demand for Shi Tianjue and Qi Jingren’s and Mr. Qin’s extra Chapters.

Xi Yan just wants to say that if every character’s extra Chapter is written, then this book will never end and will keep going on indefinitely.

Therefore, not writing every character’s extra is perhaps the real ending, leaving everyone with a thought might be the true conclusion.

It’s been almost half a year since I started posting; Xi Yan hasn’t taken a day off and has been updating every day, updating just for the sake of updating. Many times I thought of just stopping, not writing anymore, so I could enjoy some days off.

But when it came to the actual end, I was reluctant to part with it, so I kept writing.

Shi Keke and Shi Mei’s story was initially intended to be a new book, but I found their story isn’t long enough, maybe only over a hundred thousand words. So, I plan to continue their extra Chapter, which means the next Chapter will be their story!