As the music started up again, the private room buzzed with lively energy.
Luo Yu did not consider things as thoroughly and comprehensively as Meng Liang did, or perhaps he simply lacked Meng Liang's depth of scheming. Luo Yu wondered whether they should give Chen Qingdi a heads-up beforehand. After all, they were old buddies who ran in the same circles and crossed paths constantly; helping outsiders snatch his own brother's bride really did not seem like something a decent human being would do.
Meng Liang said indifferently, "What's the point of tipping him off? Isn't this exactly what Young Master Chen Qingdi has been dreaming of? Otherwise, why would he have tacitly condoned Dongfang Zijin's actions in the first place? Although Dongfang Zijin's conspiracy failed, the end result was indeed achieved! It's just that the target turned out to be the Crown Prince of the Jun Family instead of some rogue beggar. Even without our stunt tomorrow, who's to say that vicious woman Dongfang Zijin hasn't already prepared to ruin Shen Liuli's reputation at tomorrow's wedding so she and Chen Qingdi could finally fly off together?"
Meng Liang's throat felt a bit dry. He picked up the wine glass on the table, drained it in one gulp, and continued, "You and I share a deep friendship with Chen Qingdi—brotherhood that is as real as it gets, without a single drop of fakeness. But our friendship with Shen Liuli isn't bad either! I'll tell you the honest truth, Luo Yu: I think the way Chen Qingdi handled things regarding Shen Liuli is thoroughly unmanly. I've couldn't stomach it for a long time. Why should the three of them mess around and leave Shen Liuli to bear the consequences alone? Just because she's easy-going and a pushover?"
"They grew up together since they were kids. How could Chen Qingdi bear to do this? Just for a woman like Dongfang Zijin? Is his heart really that cold and cruel? I can't wrap my head around it, and I don't even want to try."
Luo Yu remained silent.
Feeling a bit worked up, Meng Liang stood up and motioned once more for Ning Hao to turn off the music. Since everyone would find out tomorrow anyway, he might as well lay his cards on the table right now to prevent anyone from pulling last-minute stunts and making Young Master Jun think they were incompetent.
Meng Liang cleared his throat and said in a loud voice, "I know all of you have heard gossip recently about Shen Liuli having premarital affairs or getting pregnant before marriage. Well, I'm telling you now—the rumors are true. Shen Liuli did indeed lose her virginity, but it wasn't to any so-called rogue beggar. It was someone else entirely."
"And of course, all of this was thanks to Dongfang Zijin and Chen Qingdi!"
As soon as these words fell, the crowd erupted into discussion.
The love-hate entanglement between Shen Liuli, Dongfang Zijin, and Chen Qingdi was no longer a secret in Modu's upper-class circles. However, the wedding date between Shen Liuli and Chen Qingdi had been officially set and announced to the world long ago by the patriarchs of the Chen and Shen families, leaving no room for change.
Besides, the Chen family had always believed that Dongfang Zijin was not suitable for Chen Qingdi, and that Shen Liuli was the right choice!
Meng Liang waved his hand, and the room instantly fell silent.
With palpable indignation, Meng Liang said, "I, Meng Liang, feel that Shen Liuli has been dealt a terribly unfair hand! I'm putting it out in the open for everyone here: tomorrow, we are going to crash Young Master Chen's wedding. Anyone who doesn't want to get involved can leave right now. Once you walk out this door, you'd better forget everything I just said. Otherwise, if I find out anyone is playing tricks behind my back, don't blame me for being heartless."
With that, Meng Liang swept a cold gaze across the room.
Li Zifeng was the first to step forward. "Since things are already out in the open, and I also feel that Miss Shen has been treated unjustly, count me in!"
"Count me in too!" another young master raised his hand.
"And me!"
"Me!"
...
One young master after another raised their hands, every single one of them filled with righteous indignation. Although they could be arrogant, domineering, and lawless at ordinary times, they were not people who lacked a sense of honor and right from wrong.
Meng Liang nodded in satisfaction and smiled with a laugh, "Good! Tomorrow morning we'll gather at Lushan Avenue. Everyone bring out your heavy artillery—since we're crashing a wedding, the more flamboyant, the better."
With a mysterious smile, Meng Liang added, "Of course, I won't let you all go through the trouble for nothing. If we pull this off well, cleanly, and to everyone's satisfaction, it will be no different from securing a life-saving talisman for yourselves. In the future, if you happen to run into trouble, as long as it's not a murder charge, this will keep you safe and sound."
One young master raised his hand to signal and asked, "Is Young Master Meng serious about this?"
Meng Liang replied with absolute confidence, "Of course!"
Luo Yu also stepped forward to vouch for it, saying, "I can guarantee it."
Hearing this, the crowd's spirits soared and their morale surged even higher!
After returning home, Shen Liuli did not experience the slightest emotional fluctuation; everything proceeded strictly by the book according to the established routine. Since she had anticipated the outcome long ago, why bother adding extra grief for nothing?
The next day!
Jun Chen woke up early. After washing up and grooming, he put on a brand-new suit and even had a pair of wedding rings custom-made overnight.
After all, he was crashing a wedding! The wedding venue would have everything ready, and if conditions permitted, he wanted to hold the ceremony right there on the spot and then head straight to the civil affairs bureau to get their marriage certificate, just to avoid any complications that could arise from dragging things out overnight.
Jun Chen looked at himself in the mirror and grew more and more pleased with what he saw. Without bragging, he was definitely the sharpest-looking guy today! Just you wait, Shen Liuli—your husband is about to arrive.
Meng Liang, Luo Yu, and a whole group of young masters had already arrived outside Tanzixi Villa on Lushan Avenue in a uniform fleet of tens of millions worth of luxury cars, lining the road for a long stretch of twenty to thirty vehicles! Wealthy residents living in the Tanzixi Villa area and passing pedestrians were all left dumbfounded. It wasn't as if they had never seen a big spectacle before, but such a massive fleet of luxury cars combined with the identities of the men inside was truly a rare sight indeed.
Some wealthy businessmen recognized Meng Liang, Luo Yu, and the others, but intimidated by their aggressive and overbearing stance, they didn't dare step forward to greet them for fear of getting caught in the crossfire.
When Jun Chen finally emerged, everyone under Meng Liang's command raised their voices in a unified shout: "Young Master Jun!"
Jun Chen smiled and nodded. With an imposing aura, it was magnificent!
"Thank you all for your hard work!"
The crowd replied in unison, "Not at all!"
Jun Chen smiled and said, "Then let's set off."
Twenty to thirty luxury cars rumbled majestically toward the wedding venue.
Several wealthy businessmen and passing pedestrians were completely baffled. They knew all too well what these pampered heirs were usually like—how on earth had they suddenly changed their stripes? That neat, uniform momentum just now made them look precisely like a disciplined military troop.
At a Modu commercial media company.
Fang Qing, a senior student majoring in journalism at Modu University, had been interning at this media company for nearly three months. Before leaving work yesterday afternoon, her supervising mentor had told her that today they would be covering the wedding of the Chen and Shen families. Both the Chen and Shen families were elite aristocratic households in Modu with pivotal status in the business world; their alliance was a major news story, whether in Modu or across the business world of Huaxia Country!
Fang Qing had also left home very early today. This was her first field assignment, and she was extremely excited, arriving at the company more than ten minutes earlier than the time she had agreed upon with her mentor.
However, her mentor and another senior fellow apprentice had already arrived at the company ahead of her.
Fang Qing enthusiastically greeted them, "Teacher Li, Senior Brother Xiang, good morning!"
"When are we heading out?"
Teacher Li remained silent, while Senior Brother Xiang let out a sigh and said, "We don't need to go anymore."
Fang Qing froze in shock. "Why?"
Senior Brother Xiang explained, "Last night, the teacher received a notification: no news media are allowed to track or report any information regarding the wedding of the Chen and Shen families. Otherwise... blacklisted!"