A Collective Wedding? Stories from the Previous Life

"Hey, why am I involved? I didn't say I wanted to get married and Haixuan also isn't… Shit! What's that look on your face?"

Chu Haoling wanted to say that Lu Haixuan couldn't be as enthusiastic as Jiang Shang, but he suddenly noticed Lu's twinkling eyes were staring at him. Chu Haoling was pissed! "What the hell is this? I thought we were discussing Space, when did the subject change to a collective wedding? Why do two men need to be married anyway? This is nonsense."

"Haoling, come on, you should be content if Haixuan says yes. Stop being fussy."

Fang Rui mocked Chu Haoling. Yu Wenqing wore a graceful smile. "Haixuan, I feel sorry for you. Please bear with him."

"Well, a boar hogs the best cabbage. Haixuan, please look after our boar."

Jiang Shan sighed. He moved over to Lu Haixuan and meaningfully patted him on the shoulder as if it was a bad deal for Lu Haixuan.

"Bro, you know what? If he's being intractable, just say the word, I'll sort him out for you."

Shen Rui went ahead and threatened Chu. Gu Mingxuan and Yang Huaien said nothing but the looks on their faces showed that they were with their brothers. They all agreed that Lu Haixuan was out of Chu Haoling's league. Chu Haoling was furious, he pointed his shaking finger at them. Lu Haixuan calmly grabbed his hand and said, "Chu is fine. I like him very much."

After being with Chu Haoling, Lu Haixuan had matured a lot. The playful crowd put on a pleased look on the face. They might be teasing Chu but in fact, they cared very much about him because he was the youngest amongst them. Over the years, Chu Haoling had been spoiled, otherwise, he wouldn't be allowed to get mad wilfully in front of everybody.

Chu Haoling, however, felt his cheeks were burning upon hearing Lu Haixuan's blatant confession of love. He gritted his teeth and spat the words out, "Fine! Let's have a wedding then. You'd better not regret it, Ye Xingchen."

"Huh?"

Lu Haixuan opened up his eyes as soon as he heard it. "What? Is Chu willing to marry me?"

"What? You're reluctant?"

Chu Haoling browbeat Lu Haixuan, who hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, no. I mean yes, I would love to, but are you sure? Will you regret it?"

Lu Haixuan never thought Chu would say yes. It was absolutely surprising.

"Regret what? We can always get a divorce if you and I don't work out, right?"

"Uh, well…"

Chu Haoling blurted it out without thinking. Lu Haixuan was speechless. They hadn't got married yet and divorce was already in Chu's plan. Could their marriage last long?

"Senpai!"

Jiang Shang got agitated now that Chu and Lu were settled. Ye Xingchen had to coax him, "All right, all right, let's get married. You happy?"

He could never escape from Jiang in this life anymore.

"Thank you, Senpai! Love you the most."

When Jiang Shang was happy, he wouldn't give a hoot about the surroundings. Jiang Shang went ahead and kissed Ye Xingchen's lips. Ye blushed and broke loose of him after their lips touched. The kid was too straightforward.

"Haha."

The scene amused everybody. No one noticed that Leng Yehan secretly got up and left the living room. Everybody could get married but not him, no matter how eager he was. Although he knew that Cheng would say yes if he asked, Leng just wanted Cheng to say yes when Cheng understood what he agreed to. He still hadn't had sex with Cheng because whether Cheng could get his memory back or not, Leng Yehan hoped that, at least, Cheng understood what love was before they became one. Maybe Leng Yehan was rigid or conservative, but he just wanted the best for Cheng from the bottom of his heart.

"Hmm?"

Yun Che stopped being resistant anymore, but he unwittingly saw Leng Yehan walk away out of the corner of his eye. Yun Che got up, Xing Feng noticed it and asked in a low voice, "What?"

"Nothing. Since you all have reached an agreement, I won't bum you out then. Let my sisters and the girls handle the wedding. Excuse me, I need to go out."

Yun Che shook his head and stood up. Xing Feng saw the last bit of Leng Yehan's clothes disappear at the door as he looked in the direction that Yun Che was looking. He understood and let go of Yun Che's hand. This scene must be heavy for Leng Yehan. Xing Feng then sighed after taking a look at Yun Cheng who was playing games on the iPad with Chenchen. Cheng was level-7 at the moment. When he reached level-8, he should have the IQ of a teenage human. However, no one knew when that day would come because the higher the level became, the more difficult it was to get to the next level.

"I think everybody can try the cultivation that Che speaks of. It's extra insurance of life. We cultivate during the night and do whatever we do normally during the day."

After Yun Che left, Xing Feng cut in abruptly. Since Che wouldn't age or die, he'd have to cultivate his ass off because Xing Feng would hate to let Che live alone in the world.

"OK, I agree. Who knows what the world is gonna be like? Maybe Che's Space will become our last habitat. The thick spiritual energy in his Space nourishes everything, even beasts benefit from the cultivation, so we mustn't fall behind. Let's ask Heiyu about how the cultivation works later."

Gu Mingxuan nodded. Immortality seemed a long shot but living a secure life was a practical goal. Gu's superfunction attribute was aroused when the doomsday befell. He was a mind-reader, category-speaking, he was a psychological superfunction possessor. His ability was useful but non-combatant. But maybe he could learn some fighting abilities through cultivation so that he could better protect everybody from internal problems when the boss wasn't around.

"Count me in! I want to live with Senpai forever!"

Surprisingly, Jiang Shang was the first one in Peak who signed up. The expectant look on his face showed he genuinely wished to stay with Ye Xingchen forever. In fact, to every couple in love, being together forever was the most beautiful wish.

"Yeah, we definitely stick with Che. Since he's an immortal, we gotta do everything to extend our lifespan, right?"

After making contact with everybody, Ye Xingchen spoke on behalf of them. Why would they say no to this perfect opportunity that others dreamed of? Most importantly, they wanted Peak to stand tall in this world forever.

"Who would say no to becoming stronger? But if cultivation can extend lifespan, then our family…"

Before Yu Wenqing finished, everybody realized what he was about to say. If their lives were extended through cultivation, they would have to watch their family age and die, which was tormenting. But Yun Che's Space was his biggest secret which couldn't be open to the public.

"I'll discuss it with Che later. But first, we need to be stronger. The cultivation extends our lives but if we're weak, immortality won't be able to help us prevent our family from danger in the doomsday."

What Xing Feng said received everybody's approval. After they were done talking business, they joined Yun Yao in their heated conversation and contributed their thoughts. The louder a wedding was, the better. But it was predictable that many would be jealous of this wedding. Most people didn't even get enough food, here they planned a sensational wedding? No one else was capable of this in the base.

"Want one?"

In the yard, Leng Yehan watched the night sky by himself on the lounge chair. Yun Che walked over to him and offered a cigarette, as he figured Leng would love one at the moment.

Leng Yehan stopped blankly gazing at the night sky and turned to Yun Che. He took the entire pack over. "You should quit smoking. Yao is right, if you're pregnant, it'll be bad for the baby. You can smoke until we are sure you aren't pregnant. No one will stop you."

Leng Yehan put a cigarette in his mouth as he spoke, but he didn't light it because maybe, Yun Che was pregnant at the moment, secondhand smoke was bad for the health of a pregnant dude as well.

"Since when did you become a mother hen?"

After giving him a sideways look, Yun Che shook his head and lay down, putting his hand on the back of his head. "It is true that Cheng only has the IQ of a 10-year-old but listen, that means when he's being clingy, the feelings he shows are real and authentic. Of all the people in the family, other than me, you're the one he needs the most. Cheng even isn't that close to our sister. I've never told you this but I actually was resurrected. In my previous life, I struggled in the doomsday for four years and was eventually killed by a false lover and my so-called family. I don't know what happened but after I died with them, time took me back to half a month prior to the doomsday."

"That's why you know so much stuff that we don't know? Then why didn't you stop Cheng from…"

Leng Yehan wasn't surprised about what Yun Che said. He knew too many things that they or even Xing Feng didn't know. The thought had been in their heads for a long time but Leng couldn't figure out why Yun Che didn't stop Cheng from zombification since he had a second life. If Yun Che had told Cheng earlier, a clever boy like him would avoid it.

"You may not believe me but I did, actually."

Yun Che put on a self-teasing smile and explained, "In my previous life, my sister, my brother and I split up. I looked for them from bases to bases but by the time I found Cheng, he had already become a zombie and I killed him with my own hand. I later found Chenchen in Capital Base and learned that my sister was bitten to death by zombies soon after the doomsday came. I didn't think Zhou Zhijun would lie to me, nor did I have doubts about my sister's cause of death because you know, being bitten to death by zombies are one of the most common death in the doomsday. I started to get suspicious in my second life. And I have finally confirmed that Zhou Family bought time to escape by pushing my sister to the zombies. They took Chenchen with them because they wanted to sacrifice him when it was necessary. Fortunately, Zhou Zhijun arrived and saved Chenchen. I wanted to tell my sister and Cheng that the doomsday was coming when I just came back to life but there were no signs at all. I thought they would take me for a lunatic if I just bluntly told them that. So I made my plans. I tricked them into coming to see me in Chuan City two days before the doomsday. Sadly, things didn't go as planned. My sister and Cheng got stuck in their cities. I had no choice but to rush to my sister the night before the doomsday. I enjoined Cheng to hide well. And as you can see, I did have saved my sister but I couldn't stop Cheng from the zombification."

It had pained and would pain Yun Che every time he reminisced it. If he went ahead and told them about the doomsday, would things develop in different directions? Or he could've found Cheng first, then met with their sister. But there was no ifs and no answer to Yun Che's ifs in this world.

"Did Zhou Zhijun kill you and Chenchen?"

The atmosphere turned cold. Leng Yehan bit the cigarette butt, rage burst out of his eyes. He now knew why Yun Che hated Zhou Zhijun so much.

"Maybe. His sister, Zhou Ting, said he arranged it but I can't be 100% sure. But it certainly was wrong that he put Chenchen in danger. Hadn't he covered his sister, she wouldn't be so haughty. So I don't care anymore, I just presume he did it, but this is not the point. What I am trying to say is, when I was in a coma, my consciousness went back to my previous life and revealed many hidden truths, one of which was about you and Cheng. When the doomsday came, you and Cheng looked for my sister and me like I looked for you, you died for Cheng as his lover. So listen, Yehan, don't lose faith in yourself or Cheng, you're bound to be together."

"Really?!"

Leng Yehan opened up his eyes in disbelief. "Was I with Cheng in the previous life? Before he became a zombie?"

"Yes, you know me. I never make jokes on things like this."

Yun Che nodded as he looked Leng Yehan in the eyes with a smile on the face. Leng Yehan felt warm inside. His eyes got wet. "Thank-thank you!"

He felt so relieved after hearing what Yun Che said.

"Hehe, I should thank you for not leaving Cheng both in the previous and this life."

Yun Che stood up and patted Leng on the shoulder. Leng Yehan watched him walk into the distance. His lips curved into a smile. How could he leave Cheng? He would make the same choice a thousand, a million times.