My fiancée asked me to sit in the back of the car on the wedding day because her assistant was feeling motion sickness.

I was the groom, yet I couldn’t even sit in the front car. I had never heard of such a thing.

I asked my future mother-in-law, Helena Rouen and brother-in-law, Isodore Orfanel, for help, but they were surprisingly in agreement and urged me to be magnanimous.

My relatives and friends were all waiting to see me make a fool of myself, especially those jealous colleagues who had already filmed videos ready to mock me.

I directly got into Jeanne’s car passenger seat and said, “You said you didn’t want me to marry someone else, so are we going to register our marriage now?”

Jeanne was thrilled and said, “Yes, of course we are!”

Upon learning that I had already registered my marriage with someone else, my former fiancée’s family panicked.

——

I got up early today and finally completed all the wedding rituals.

Just as I was about to get into the wedding car, Karina Orfanel pulled me back.

“Wait a moment. You sit in the back of the car.”

I didn’t react at first.

“What?”

“Lambert gets motion sickness. He has to sit in the front. Just make a small sacrifice. The journey isn’t that long anyway.”

“Karina, today is a big day for the two of us. I’m the groom. I should sit in the back and the assistant can sit with you in the front. Do you think that’s appropriate?”

“Besides, when people get motion sickness, they usually need to open the window, or at least sit in the front passenger seat. I’ve never heard of someone needing to sit in the front seat because they get motion sickness.”

Lambert Wegel couldn’t hide his smugness.

“I’m sorry, Michael. My condition is a bit special. Ms. Orfanelis worried about me, so she insisted that I sit with her in the front.”

“I don’t want too either. After all, it’s not proper.”

I was about to explode.

“You know it’s not proper.”

But with so many relatives and friends present, I held back my anger and tried to speak to him in a calm tone.

“The front car is always for the groom and bride. If you let Lambert sit with you, people will think you’re marrying him.”

“Why care so much about what others think? The relatives and friends here today know who I’m marrying.”

Seeing that talking to her was useless, I went straight to her mother.

“Mom, Karina insists on having her assistant sit in the front car with her and wants me to find a car in the back.”

Before her mother could speak, her younger brother came over.

“Michael, if my sister told you to sit in the back seat, just sit there. It’s no big deal. Why bother coming to Mom to complain?”

“My daughter is so busy with work. She needs to keep her assistant by her side at all times. In case there’s work to handle on the way, it’s more convenient for them to be together.”

“You two are going to be husband and wife in the future, so just be more tolerant and understanding.”

Karina had already opened the door of the first car for Lambert and watched him get in.

The relatives and friends around us were all discussing it. Some were surprised and dissatisfied, but most were just gloating and waiting to see me make a fool of myself.

A few colleagues who had never gotten along with me at the company didn’t bother pretending anymore and directly pulled out their phones to take photos of the first car and me.

While filming, they commented, “The arrogant man who forced the marriage is getting his comeuppance. Although Karina agreed to marry him, she didn’t even let him sit in the first car.”

“Our Lambert is Karina’s true love. Even if the scummy guy, Michael succeeded in forcing the marriage, what can he do now? He doesn’t even have the right to ride in the wedding car with Karina!”

They kept saying more and more hurtful things and I couldn’t help but shout.

“Shut up!”

They reluctantly put away their phones.

“Michael, even if you used underhanded means to make Karina marry you, you still can’t compare to Lambert’s status in Karina’s heart!”

“Exactly. If I were you, I wouldn’t get married today. If you have any self-respect, just go home right now!”

“Why shouldn’t I get married? I’m getting married today no matter what!”

If I didn’t marry her, it would be a bargain for that bastard Lambert.

Everyone thought that I forced Karina to marry me, but the truth was quite the opposite. Karina rented out the entire cruise ship to beg me to be her boyfriend.

In the most bustling area of Dortmund, the Bund, she set off 999 fireworks.

Karina expressed her love for me eighteen times to make me marry her.

Despite her extreme fear of heights, she jumped off the world’s highest bungee jumping platform for the last time.

All because of what I said, “If you dare to jump off there, I’ll marry you.”

All the past beauty had now become a laughingstock in the eyes of others.

***

I randomly found a car, opened the passenger door and got in.

“You won’t even let the groom ride in the front seat on your wedding day. Are you sure you want to go through with this?”

I turned my head and saw Jeanne Thouret, my childhood friend who had grown up with me.

“Are you here to laugh at me?”

When I wanted to marry Karina back then, Jeanne strongly opposed it.

We argued several times over it, almost to the point of never speaking again.

“I’m not that bored.”

After a moment of silence, Jeanne spoke again.

“If you say you don’t want to marry her now, I’ll take you away immediately!”

“To the wedding venue.”

“She’s treated you like this and you still want to marry her?”

“Just drive, please.”

Jeanne slammed the steering wheel, but still started the car and drove me to the wedding venue.

Halfway there, a small car suddenly appeared out of nowhere and crashed straight into us.

Fortunately, Jeanne was an excellent driver and managed to swerve out of the way, only grazing the side of the car.

A man in athletic wear got out of the car and ran over to our window.

“How did you drive? You wrecked my car! None of you are leaving today until you pay for the repairs!”

“Stay in the car. I’ll handle this.”

He looked familiar, but I couldn’t place him.

Just then, Karina called.

“Where are you? We’ve been waiting for ages.”

“I’ve been in a car accident.”

I heard a man’s voice next to me.

“You got into a car accident on your big day. That’s bad luck. Maybe God doesn’t want you two to get married.”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Michael, hurry up and call a taxi. Don’t miss the auspicious time.”

My chest felt tight.

 “I was in a car accident and your first concern isn’t whether I’m hurt, but that we’ll miss the auspicious time?”

“My husband is lucky and will be fine. Hurry up and take a taxi over here. Everyone is waiting for you.”

Karina hung up the phone. As soon as I got out of the car, someone grabbed my wrist.

“You can’t leave! No one in this car can leave today!”

The man who had intentionally hit me with his car was the one grabbing me. Looking at him up closely, I finally remembered who he was.

Although I didn’t know his name, I had seen him once at the company. He was Lambert’s brother.

Jeanne stepped in front of me.

“This is my car. If you have any issues, talk to me.”

“That’s not possible. No one in this car can leave. Who knows if you two planned this and intentionally hit me!”

“Sir, there are surveillance cameras on this road. You were the one who drove into me!”

“I don’t care. None of you are leaving.”

I laughed coldly. “You were sent by Lambert to hold me back, weren’t you?”

The man was stunned, clearly not expecting me to recognize him.

“Who is Lambert? I don’t even know him.”

Just then, my phone rang again. It was a video call from Lambert.

When I answered, I saw him wearing my custom-made suit and fixing his hair with my makeup artist behind him.

“Michael, does it look good?”

“Don’t misunderstand. Ms. Orfanel said you might not make it in time and she was worried about missing the auspicious time, so she asked me to stand in for you and complete the ceremony.”

“You don’t need to rush over. I’ll live-stream the entire wedding for you.”

“I’ll talk to you later. The wedding is about to begin.”

I silently got back into the car, watching the wedding that was supposed to be mine proceed smoothly.

Every detail of the wedding venue, down to each flower used for decoration, had been carefully selected by me.

Yet now, it was someone else standing there.

As the wedding reached the climax, the host announced loudly, “The groom may now kiss the bride!”

Lambert hesitated for only a moment before leaning in to kiss Karina.

The camera zoomed in on their kiss and their lips were still slightly parted when they parted.

I felt a wave of nausea and opened the car door, unable to stop myself from vomiting.

Jeanne quickly patted my back.

“Why did you suddenly vomit? I’ll take you to the hospital.”

I quickly waved her off and took the water she handed me to rinse my mouth.

The suit I was wearing felt even more uncomfortable and I just wanted to take it off.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a bag on the backseat. I picked it up and saw that it contained a new set of men’s clothes that Jeanne had bought.

I messed up the big pompadour I had styled in the morning and changed into the clothes from Jeanne’s bag.

Surprisingly, it fit perfectly. Only then did I notice that this outfit seemed to be a matching set with the one Jeanne was wearing.

At that moment, my phone rang.

“Michael, how’s the wedding going? I’m about to go with Ms. Orfanel to toast the guests.”

“Your in-laws don’t seem to care much about you. They didn’t even notice the groom was replaced.”

“I won’t live stream the toasting part. It’s too battery draining. I’ll hang up.”

Jeanne returned to the car.

“That guy is acting like a lunatic. I’m not going to argue with him. Let my assistant handle it.”

When she saw my drastic change, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

“What’s going on?”

“Can I borrow your clothes? I’ll buy you a new set afterward.”

Jeanne was speechless. “No, it’s fine. This suit was meant to be a gift for you anyway.”

“Are you not planning to get married?”

“Karina and Lambert have already gone through the wedding ceremony.”

“Jeanne, you said you didn’t want me to marry someone else. Are we going to register our marriage now?”

Jeanne was utterly dumbfounded.

“You mean the two of us getting married?”

I nodded. “If you don’t want to, then forget it.”

Jeanne immediately perked up and said, “I’ll take you there!”

“Why wouldn’t I want to? I’ve been waiting for this!”

Jeanne stepped on the gas pedal and drove straight to the City Hall. Then the two of us ended up getting married in a whirlwind.

“Let’s go to the hotel.”

Jeanne blushed bright red.

“Is this happening so fast? We haven’t even held hands yet.”

“What are you thinking about? I want you to take me to the hotel where my wedding was supposed to be. The banquet should still be going on. Let’s go give Karina and Lambert some wedding gifts.”

“Alright!”

When we arrived at the hotel, I picked up a red envelope and stuffed 38 dollars inside it.

Then I found an inconspicuous corner and sat down with Jeanne.

After waiting for a long time, Karina and Lambert finally came to our table to toast.

At first, they didn’t recognize me, but Karina finally noticed me when it was my turn to be toasted.