This person is clearly a male protagonist in a female-oriented novel, yet he is excessively lucid.

The people in the room were used to the best man barging in, as it was a routine operation for the best men to open the bride's room door during the wedding procession.

The lively atmosphere of the wedding ceremony lies in these harmless interactions and playful banter, and no one would find anything wrong with them.

But when the best man pushed through the crowd and rushed into the room, his gaze quickly swept over the group of exquisitely made-up bridesmaids, finally settling precisely on Xiao Yilin.

A deliberately glaring look of surprise suddenly spread across his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes; instead, it revealed a hint of malicious scheming.

He then exaggeratedly spread his arms wide, adopting a somewhat pretentious and playful posture, and rushed towards the bridesmaids with quick steps. His target was none other than Xiao Yilin, who stood in the middle of the crowd and had an exceptionally outstanding temperament.

This sudden act of offense caused Xiao Yilin's gentle and proper smile to freeze instantly, and most of the composure in her eyes also faded away.

She instinctively took several steps back, her slender high heels screeching sharply on the polished floor, barely avoiding the attacker's attack.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Yilin's heart tightened, and a strong sense of discomfort rose up. She raised her hand and firmly resisted the other person's outstretched arm.

The force from his palm made her even more disgusted, and her gaze met the undisguised frivolity in his eyes.

The excitement was not the pure joy of a wedding celebration, but rather a smug desire hiding filthy thoughts. His gaze, like a sticky spider web, repeatedly entangled her body, his blatant greed and ill intent almost bursting from his eyes, making her feel tense all over.

"Don't be so stingy, bridesmaid! It's a joyous occasion; a little fun is essential for everyone's happiness. Don't spoil the mood!"

Even after being stopped, the other person persisted. The embarrassment of the failed hug was quickly forgotten, and he reached out again, with obvious probing intent, to lift the hem of her bridesmaid dress.

The lewd intentions were so blatant and undisguised that the bridesmaids around him looked disgusted and secretly stepped back.

Upon seeing this, the groomsmen who had come with him immediately joined in the commotion and created a buzz:

"Yes, yes, it's such a joyous occasion, it wouldn't be fun if we couldn't enjoy it!"

Some even reached out to grab Xiao Yilin's shoulder from the side, trying to force her to comply, but were forced to subconsciously shrink back by the sudden coldness and sharpness in her eyes, and dared not approach her again.

The people in the room either leaned against the wall and watched with their hands in their sleeves, or joined in the laughter with a sense of schadenfreude. Not a single person stood up to stop this farce that had already crossed the line. The air was filled with a sense of perfunctory indulgence.

Xiao Yilin was both shocked and furious, a strong sense of humiliation churning in her chest. Suppressing her panic, she shouted sharply:

"Stop! This isn't wedding pranks, it's sexual harassment!"

But the other person completely ignored her warnings and instead pressed closer, almost touching her ear, his breath carrying a pungent smell of tobacco and alcohol, whispering lewdly in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Stop pretending to be all innocent and virtuous. Play along with me for a bit, and I'll give you a big red envelope later. You'll definitely get your share of the benefits."

His calculating and flippant tone was piercing, and his eyes kept glancing at her neckline with undisguised covetousness.

This is not a wedding prank; it is clearly using the wedding as a pretext to wantonly trample on other people's boundaries and commit offensive acts.

Xiao Yilin's face instantly darkened like a frozen pool, and the pent-up resentment and anger in her chest suddenly erupted, becoming impossible to suppress any longer.

She raised her hand and delivered a crisp, resounding slap to the other person's face.

A sharp "snap" shattered the noisy room like a thunderclap, the force so great that the best man's head snapped to one side.

The surrounding laughter and commotion stopped abruptly, and the entire room fell into a brief silence. All eyes turned to the two of them, filled with surprise and curiosity.

The best man, who had been hit, covered his burning cheek. The mocking smile on his face froze instantly, then turned as red as a ripe tomato, his eyes surging with boundless anger and undisguised embarrassment.

He fully expected Xiao Yilin to be just a weak bridesmaid who wouldn't dare to resist in public. He never expected her to actually lay a hand on him. This slap not only hurt him, but also completely disrupted his despicable plan to take advantage of the wedding.

He abruptly flung his hand away from his face, pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Yilin, and raised his voice, deliberately feigning a great injustice. He incited the surrounding guests with his booming voice, his tone full of scoundrelly thuggishness:

You dare hit me?!

I was just joking with you, so what?

"It's such a small thing, how could you even lay a hand on me! If you can't even handle this little joke, what kind of bridesmaid are you?"

Before he could finish speaking, he became enraged and, blinded by anger, raised his hand to slap Xiao Yilin across the face, determined to get back at her for the slap.

But just as he raised his arm halfway up the ground, his wrist was gripped tightly by a hand with tremendous force.

A sharp pain instantly shot through his arm and swept across his entire body, causing him to gasp and break out in a cold sweat. The shout that was on the tip of his tongue was frozen in his throat, and he couldn't utter a sound.

He subconsciously turned around and saw Yu Chenzhou standing behind him with a livid face, radiating a chilling aura that seemed to freeze the surrounding air.

Those deep eyes were as cold as ice that had never melted, staring intently at him, the murderous intent in them almost devouring him alive.

When Xiao Yilin caught a glimpse of Yu Chenzhou's familiar figure, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and all her panic, anger, and humiliation were replaced by a surge of peace of mind.

She practically ran to Yu Chenzhou's side, clinging tightly to his arm. The determination and composure she had been maintaining instantly dissipated, replaced by a warm, reassuring look in her eyes, and her tense shoulders relaxed slightly.

A murmur rippled through the crowd, with some looking puzzled, clearly having missed the details.

Some people, with their sharp eyes, had already seen through the best man's filthy intentions and showed disdain on their faces;

Some people were so intimidated by Yu Chenzhou's powerful aura that they didn't dare to breathe and quietly lowered their heads.

At this moment, a bridesmaid who knew the situation leaned close to someone next to her and whispered:

"That's the bride's younger brother. He's taking advantage of his sister's wedding to act like a hooligan."

Another person quickly echoed, their tone full of amazement:

"This young man must be the bridesmaid's boyfriend, right? He has such a strong presence; he doesn't look like someone you should mess with."

Xiao Yilin leaned against Yu Chenzhou's strong arm, her fingertips still trembling slightly from the tension and anger she had just felt, but looking at the upright and reliable figure beside her, she felt no regret whatsoever.

Even if the other party is the bride's closest relative or her family at the wedding, they have no right to use the pretext of "wedding pranks" to wantonly offend the dignity and boundaries of others.

The best man's wrist was being squeezed until it went numb, as if his bones were about to be crushed, but he still wouldn't give up. He yelled at Yu Chenzhou, trying to cover up his fear with his voice:

"Who are you? This is a family matter, mind your own business!"

Then he suddenly turned his head and shouted at the top of his lungs to the onlookers:

"Everyone, please be the judge! Wedding pranks are a tradition passed down from our ancestors. This bridesmaid was so rude and even hit someone, and she even called in outsiders to help. She clearly wanted to ruin my sister's wedding and deliberately embarrass our family!"

As he struggled in vain, a lewd calculation lurked in his eyes, as he tried to cover up his sordid behavior with "jokes" and "customs".

However, the confidence in his tone had weakened considerably, and his voice trembled slightly.

Then, he turned to look at the bride sitting on the edge of the bed, deliberately putting on a pitiful yet angry expression, and, covering his swollen cheek, raised his voice and shouted:

"Sis! Look, she slapped me so hard my face is bright red! I was just teasing the bridesmaids as usual, just joking around, and she went and slapped me without even asking what happened, then accused me of being a pervert in front of everyone!"

Having said that, he glared fiercely at Xiao Yilin, his eyes filled with lewd resentment, and his tone became increasingly self-righteous as he shouted:

"Isn't it just a custom of teasing people at a wedding?"

Which wedding isn't this chaotic?

It was just a joke, why are you taking it so seriously and going to such lengths?

I think you're just jealous of my sister's good marriage, jealous of our family's two-million-dollar luxury car for the wedding, and you deliberately came to ruin the wedding and make our family lose face!

He repeatedly mentioned "wedding pranks," which not only exposed his despicable nature but also attempted to use the term as a fig leaf, leading uninformed people to misunderstand Xiao Yilin.

The thief crying "stop thief!" and his shameless behavior made many people around frown inwardly, finding it even more despicable.

At this moment, the bride sat upright on the edge of the bed, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the hem of her white wedding dress. Her exquisite makeup could not hide the panic on her face, her complexion switching between pale and flushed, and her eyes concealed a shrewd calculation that far exceeded her outward panic.

She had long seen through her brother's despicable and unsavory thoughts. Just now, when her brother repeatedly offended Xiao Yilin, she deliberately lowered her eyes and pretended to be deaf and dumb, acting as if she knew nothing.

She wanted to use her brother's actions to dampen Xiao Yilin's arrogance and vent her resentment, while also hoping that this "wedding prank" would make the wedding more lively and, incidentally, do her brother a favor so that he would listen to her more in the future.

But when Yu Chenzhou forcefully intervened, protecting Xiao Yilin with his full aura, she panicked instantly, yet still managed to suppress her inner turmoil and quickly make a plan:

First, by using her younger brother's tearful account, she positioned herself as the "victim's family member," leading the guests to believe that Xiao Yilin was making a mountain out of a molehill and lacked social skills, subtly shifting the focus of the conflict to Xiao Yilin "ruining the wedding mood."

She then repeatedly gestured to the groom beside her with her eyes, hoping that he would step forward to suppress Yu Chenzhou, support his younger brother, and save face for their family. At the same time, she did not want to offend anyone by personally getting involved, and wanted to reap the double benefits of "the groom protecting his family and her being virtuous and magnanimous".

She even secretly thought that if she could force Xiao Yilin to apologize in public, she could not only maintain her family's prestige, but also appease her younger brother, without offending him too much. It would be a win-win-win situation.

After considering her options, she couldn't sit still any longer. She quickly got up and walked to her younger brother's side, gently tugging at his arm in an attempt to calm things down.

He then turned to look at Xiao Yilin, his tone full of indiscriminate accusations, carrying a hint of the domineering nature of his maternal family:

"Xiao Yilin, what's wrong with you? My brother is just young and immature, he was just joking with you, why did you actually hit him?"

If word gets out, people will think we've bullied you.

Seeing the bride's blatant protection of her own, and then seeing her brother's ugly face of turning black into white and crying wolf, Xiao Yilin felt a chill run from the bottom of her heart to the top of her head, instantly chilling her limbs.

She did not back down at all. Instead, she straightened her back slightly, raised her eyes, and calmly swept her gaze over the whispering guests around her, taking in their expressions. Her tone was calm, yet every word was firm and clear, reaching everyone's ears:

"There should be limits to wedding pranks. Lifting my skirt, forcibly pulling me, and making lewd remarks—what kind of joke is that?"

I warned him repeatedly to stop, but he ignored me and instead became even more aggressive.

As she spoke, she looked up at the bride's brother, her gaze sharp as a knife, filled with undisguised rebuke:

"Now you're turning around and accusing me of deliberately causing trouble and trying to ruin the wedding. Isn't that just the thief crying 'stop thief'?"

This slap of mine is a warning to you: respecting others is respecting yourself. Don't use the excuse of "wedding pranks" to do those despicable and offensive things. Do you really think no one can deal with you?

The bride frowned, her face growing increasingly grim. She glanced disapprovingly at her younger brother, who was still muttering complaints under his breath, and resented his insensible behavior for causing her trouble.

While watching Xiao Yilin's firm attitude and refusal to back down, she could also vaguely hear the knowing whispers of the surrounding guests, their words full of dissatisfaction and contempt for her brother.

She knew in her heart that many people had just caught a glimpse of her brother's lewd little actions, and there was no point in trying to explain now.

The complaint that was on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back instantly. Her cheeks burned with shame and embarrassment. She wished she could disappear into the ground. She could only awkwardly pull her younger brother aside, lowering her voice to scold him sternly:

"Stop talking nonsense! Shut up! It's all a misunderstanding. Don't embarrass yourself here!"

But the bride's brother refused to give up. Even with his sister pulling him, he stubbornly held his neck and muttered resentfully in a low voice:

"What misunderstanding? I was just joking, nothing happened, why did she hit me?"

That's clearly just being dramatic, deliberately giving us a hard time!

Although his voice had lost its previous arrogance, the lewd and resentful tone, coupled with the lingering frivolity in his eyes, only further confirmed his evil deeds, making the surrounding discussions even louder.

Yu Chenzhou saw through the bride's scheming mind perfectly. From her feigning deafness and muteness to her deliberate protection of her own, and then to her secret plotting, every change in her expression did not escape his notice.

He didn't want Xiao Yilin to be dragged into this family's sordid thoughts any longer, or to suffer any grievances in front of everyone. He also didn't want his cousin to be caught in the middle on his big day, making things unbearable.

After all, if his intervention causes changes to the marriage, there will inevitably be people who stand on the moral high ground and accuse him of being immature and ruining someone else's wedding.

He turned to look at the groom, who looked troubled, his tone cold yet deliberately measured, carrying an undeniable warning:

"Today is your wedding day, and I don't want you to be caught in the middle, but I've made a note of this. You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, he tightly grasped Xiao Yilin's hand, turned around and left the room decisively, completely cutting off the continuation of this farce.

Watching Yu Chenzhou's resolute departure, the groom first sighed heavily, then raised his hand to rub his throbbing temples. His eyes were filled with unconcealable helplessness and exhaustion, as well as a hint of unspeakable guilt.

He naturally saw through his brother-in-law's despicable behavior and also saw through the shrewd calculations in his wife's eyes.

She wanted to use her brother's affair to control Xiao Yilin, while also wanting to step in and save face. From beginning to end, she was trying to achieve the best of both worlds, but she never thought that this farce had already crossed the line, hurting people and losing face.

Faced with his brother-in-law still muttering complaints under his breath, showing no sign of remorse, he suppressed his surging anger, his tone filled with disappointment and helplessness:

"Weren't you just showing off your two-million-dollar luxury car wedding procession to everyone you met, feeling incredibly proud of it?"

Now look what's happened; you've ruined all that pitiful dignity yourself.

He is my distant cousin, and also the owner of that luxury car you are so proud of.

You're only thinking about how you can show off by riding in a luxury car once, but you don't realize that other people ride in those cars every day.

His words contained a stern rebuke for his brother-in-law's ignorance and recklessness, and even more so, a hidden anger at his wife for being calculating and disregarding the bigger picture.

However, due to the wedding occasion and the large number of guests, they could only stop there and carefully control their temper, for fear of making things worse.