"Really? ... Weiwei is truly so blessed!"
The members of the Xia family chimed in one after another, all of them endlessly praising Xia Lingwei.
"Sis!"
Seeing the loneliness in Xia Qingyue's beautiful eyes, her younger sister, Xia Qingcheng, couldn't help feeling a pang of heartache as she asked, "That Ye Chen... is he coming back?"
"He definitely will."
Xia Qingyue nodded firmly and said, "No matter the scale of the wedding, he will show up... Actually, Sis never dreamed of some grand, world-shaking wedding. As long as he comes to marry me openly and honorably... that's enough!"
As she spoke, Xia Qingyue gently stroked Xiao Ningning's head, feeling the soft strands of hair. Xiao Ningning raised her head obediently and said in her childish, milky voice, "Daddy will definitely come to pick us up!"
"Heh, what pretty words. Nothing fancy about a grand wedding... marrying you openly and honorably! Heh!"
Xia Lingwei sneered. "Xia Qingyue, stop trying to save face. You're destined to live in the mud for the rest of your life, so don't even daydream about comparing yourself to me!"
"Xia Lingwei, why is your mouth so venomous?!"
Hearing Xia Lingwei humiliate her older sister, Xia Qingcheng fired right back: "Does your boyfriend have uremia or something?! You talk so filthy..."
"You...!"
At those words, Xia Lingwei was boiling with rage, itching to pounce on Xia Qingcheng and start a physical fight.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Look at that shrewish face of yours. Better focus on your makeup and make sure you don't end up too ashamed to face people later..."
Xia Qingcheng wasn't afraid of her at all and kept poking fun: "After all, your face doesn't compare to mine or my sister's! Oh, today is your wedding day, remember to slap on an extra couple layers of powder!!"
The three pearls of the Xia family: Xia Qingyue was curvaceous with stunningly radiant looks, previously hailed as the number one goddess of Jinling City! As for Xia Qingcheng, whether it was her face or her figure, she could easily leave Xia Lingwei in the dust eighteen times over.
As Xia Qingyue's own younger sister, Xia Qingcheng's looks were dazzlingly peerless. Not only was she tall, but a pair of long, slender, fair legs made her look noticeably better than any leg model.
Moreover, Xia Qingcheng was only nineteen years old this year. Neither her fair, radiant young face nor her youthful vitality was anything Xia Lingwei could ever hope to match!
So when she heard Xia Qingcheng's mockery, Xia Lingwei's face instantly turned green.
Then it flashed between pale and livid...
In short, it was an utterly miserable feeling!
Among the three pearls of the Xia family, only Xia Lingwei's appearance was thoroughly ordinary... Well, compared to ordinary women, Xia Lingwei could still be considered a beauty.
Except... she happened to cross paths with those two favored daughters of heaven, Xia Qingyue and Xia Qingcheng.
"You little brat, just wait until the wedding starts, let's see how you sisters humiliate yourselves!"
Xia Lingwei had no time to get into a shouting match with Xia Qingcheng; she still needed to wash up and put on her makeup, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger for now and wait until the wedding began to settle the score.
"Humph!"
Xia Qingcheng let out a disdainful snort, her exquisite, youthful face brimming with arrogance.
Soon, the auspicious hour arrived.
Gongs and drums sounded in unison, followed by the booming reports of firecrackers.
A motorcade stretching for dozens of meters slowly made its way toward the entrance of the Xia family residence.
"It's the wedding procession of the young master of the Jiang Family... That white Lamborghini leading the way is Young Master Jiang's car!"
"A white car leading the way symbolizes growing old together!"
"Young Master Jiang is certainly thoughtful!"
"Huh? How come all of these are multimillion-dollar luxury cars... Didn't a lot of cars worth tens of millions drive into our Jinling City last night?"
"Could it be... those cars didn't come because of the wedding? Is it just a coincidence?!"
People muttered among themselves, watching as one luxury car after another slowly drove up to the front gate.
Meanwhile, Xia Lingwei had already put on her pure white wedding dress, waiting in eager anticipation for the welcoming procession.
As for Xia Qingyue, she was still wearing casual clothes... because right up to this moment, Ye Chen had yet to send a wedding dress.
"Heh, Xia Qingyue, you've already lost..."
"My husband has already come to pick me up, and where is your husband? ... Heh, forget about a wedding, you don't even have a decent wedding dress, how pathetic!"
Xia Lingwei laughed with a series of giggles that made her shoulders shake. "Oh, you were tricked five years ago, and you're still being tricked now, how utterly stupid!! A grand wedding my foot, go eat dirt!!"
Eighteen helicopters slowly flew in from the distance.
Inside the lead helicopter, Chen Junlin wore a stern expression. As the aircraft drew close to the Xia family's airspace, he immediately issued an order: "Begin: Red Scenery Fluttering!"
In an instant, countless red rose petals drifted down from the sky like falling snow.
At the same time, eight white Pagani sports cars advanced slowly in an arrowhead formation!
Their speed was not fast, but the formation was extremely precise. All eight sports cars maintained the exact same speed, moving with the precision of a military parade vehicle column—there was not the slightest error in speed or distance!
Behind the eight white Paganis was a neat row of Ferraris—a full eighty-eight cars in a continuous line!
Further back came Lamborghinis, Maseratis, and various other sports cars, all perfectly uniform in model and color. They lined up into a grand dragon and slowly drove toward the entrance of the Xia family residence.
"This..."
Seeing this sight, everyone froze.
This line of vehicles clearly did not belong to the Jiang Family... because Jiang Feichi's motorcade had already pulled over and parked along the roadside one after another.
Besides, the most expensive car in Jiang Feichi's procession was his own Lamborghini, while everything else behind it consisted of miscellaneous million-dollar sports cars of different models and brands.
But that fleet led by eight white Paganis was vastly different.
In this motorcade, every vehicle matched in model, brand, and even color. Viewed from a distance, it wound forward like a majestic dragon, an absolute feast for the eyes.
"This... what on earth is going on? Could it really be Ye Chen?"
Everyone in the Xia family was stunned by the spectacle, then began frantically searching for Ye Chen's figure.
"Impossible, absolutely not Ye Chen! Look, Xia Qingyue doesn't even have a decent wedding dress, how could she ever deserve such an extravagant wedding?!"
Just then, Xia Lingwei also heard the commotion outside and couldn't help walking out.
At those words, everyone looked back at Xia Qingyue, who was still dressed in casual wear! This woman, breathtakingly beautiful though she was... who on earth wore casual clothes on their wedding day?!
"Weiwei makes sense!"
"Still... if it's not Xia Qingyue, then who is it? Could the Jiang Family have sent two motorcades?"
"That's possible!"
Before anyone else could speak, Xia Lingwei immediately declared, "That's the only possibility! In the entire Jinling City, besides the Jiang Family, who else has this kind of clout?! ... It must be Feichi, he wanted to give me a surprise!"
By this time, however, Jiang Feichi was completely dumbfounded.
The moment he got out of his car, he had been frightened frozen by that dragon-like motorcade parked right beside him...
A few tens-of-millions-dollar sports cars gathered together wasn't terrifying, but hundreds of sports cars of the exact same model and color forming a dragon-like fleet—that was no small feat!!
Rustle... rustle... rustle...
At that moment, the rose petals drifting through the air fell one by one, like a rain of red blossoms.
"How beautiful~!"
Xia Qingyue couldn't help whispering softly.
"Sis... hurry up and look up, it's Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen!"
Suddenly, Xia Qingcheng grabbed her sister's arm tightly and said with radiant joy, "The lead helicopter—Ye Chen is right up there... Sis, look!"
By now, the helicopter was hovering in mid-air, about fifty or sixty meters above the ground.
Hearing Xia Qingcheng's words, everyone raised their heads to gaze at the foremost helicopter!
The helicopter cabin door was already open, and Ye Chen stood right at the threshold in a black suit, looking down imperiously at the gathered members of the Xia family.
"It... it really is Ye Chen?!"
In an instant, Xia Qingyue's alluring peach-blossom eyes misted over with tears of deep emotion.
"Ye Chen..."
"It really is Ye Chen!"
"Oh my god!"
The members of the Xia family were struck dumb. At the same time, the eight white Paganis came to a synchronized halt right at the entrance of the Xia family home.
Then, the front passenger doors of these luxury sports cars opened, and eight women of heavenly beauty stepped out one by one.
These women possessed transcendent temperaments and were dressed in identical bridesmaid attire—some holding a wedding dress, others holding platinum accessories—as they walked gracefully forward.
They were Kunlun Disciples. Apart from their peerless looks, their presence was exceptionally refined. As the eight of them walked forward in unison, the onlookers from the Xia family were left completely speechless.
"This..."
Everyone's throats felt dry; some of the men even caught themselves repeatedly swallowing saliva.
"We have received our Master's command to come and help the Mistress change into her wedding gown!"
The eight fairy-like women announced in unison.
"Ah..."
Xia Qingyue snapped out of her daze and nodded hastily.
"Mistress, because this wedding dress was personally designed by Alfred Angelo and air-freighted here the moment it was finished... Good thing we made it just in time for the final moment!"
Nearby, Ma Huayun stepped forward to explain, "Mistress... there is still an hour left before the auspicious time, you and the little junior sister should go change first."
"This... this, this, this is Ma Huayun!!"
"The chairman of the Tengli Group, the richest man in the world, Ma Huayun?!?!"
"Oh my god... he personally delivered the wedding dress?! Then... then who is Alfred Angelo?!"
"Alfred Angelo... I-I just searched it on my phone! It's the oldest and most famous wedding dress company in the Dafen Empire... Moreover, the princess gowns in famous Disney animated films like *Cinderella*, *Snow White*, *Sleeping Beauty*, and *The Little Mermaid* were all designed by them!"
"Oh my god!!"
Hearing that person's reply, the crowd let out wave after wave of gasps of astonishment.
Afterwards, accompanied by the eight heavenly maidens, Xia Qingyue and Xiao Ningning returned to the room to change their clothes.
Looking at the rain of petals drifting across the sky and the dragon-like fleet of luxury cars, Xia Lingwei felt a hatred so intense she wanted to grind her back molars to dust!!
"Xia Qingyue! You bitch... on what grounds? How can this be?!"
"I finally managed to trample you under my feet, and today, you've bounced right back up... On what grounds, why, I refuse to accept this!!"
Not just Xia Lingwei—her family of four all turned as pale as sheets of paper.
Jiang Feichi was also gritting his teeth, wishing he could drive away immediately. Compared to Ye Chen's motorcade, his dozens of sports cars looked like a child's plaything, utterly inadequate!!
By now, Ye Chen had slowly stepped down from the helicopter.
Escorted by the eight fairy-like maidens, Xia Qingyue walked out slowly, draped in a pure white wedding dress...
The gown was noble yet fashionable in style, with magnificent and graceful lines that outlined Xia Qingyue's slender figure to absolute perfection. Moreover, countless diamonds were encrusted across the dress. Under the sunlight, the pristine white gown and the sparkling diamonds made Xia Qingyue look nothing less than a fairy descended from heaven.
Besides the wedding dress, a matching set of noble platinum jewelry and magnificent, glittering crystal high heels complemented Xia Qingyue's breathtakingly beautiful face to perfection!
At this moment, escorted by the eight Kunlun female disciples, Xia Qingyue looked like a goddess surrounded by stars as she smiled gently at Ye Chen.
Clap!
At the same time, Ye Chen snapped his fingers with a smile—and a miracle happened once again!!
Then, an invisible formation was immediately activated.
Over the past few days, they had been laying down this array. Now, as it was triggered, the withered tree branches along both sides of the road began to grow at a visible rate, sprouting new branches and leaves!
Not just the large trees, but even the wild flowers along the roadside slowly burst into bloom...
And those red rose petals drifting across the sky—upon touching the ground, they rapidly took root, sprouting gorgeous red roses one after another right there on the earth!
No... there were other flowers too!!
White peonies, pink azaleas, and purple clivias... various vibrant flowers blossomed all at the same time!
These flowers had all been planted in advance by dozens of Kunlun disciples.
At this single command, the massive spirit-gathering array was activated, spreading outward from the entrance of the Xia family home and causing flowers to bloom everywhere along the path.
All kinds of delicate, bright flowers burst into bloom as if competing in beauty, and even the air turned sweet. What's more... butterflies actually fluttered in from the surroundings!
The entire world seemed to have suddenly returned to spring.
"This scene..."
"It's just like being in a sea of flowers!"
"These flowers started spreading right from Xia Qingyue's feet, stretching out endlessly—who knows where they end?"
"With a single command, a hundred flowers bloom simultaneously... H-how on earth was this done?!"
In an instant, everyone was left in a daze.
Some people couldn't resist pulling out their phones to start taking pictures.
Xia Qingyue tightly covered her red lips, her alluring peach-blossom eyes already misting over with tears... *Ye Chen... he really didn't lie to me!! He actually prepared such a romantic wedding for me!*
"Mommy, it's so pretty!"
Standing beside Xia Qingyue like a little princess, Xiao Ningning tugged at her mother's delicate hand.
"Did Daddy do all of this? My daddy is as amazing as an immortal!"
Xiao Ningning said in her milky, childish voice.
"Gasp!"
The members of the Xia family stood frozen in place, while Xia Lingwei's family were petrified, continuously drawing in sharp breaths of cold air.
Xia Qingyue looked peerlessly breathtaking at that moment, surrounded by butterflies and a sea of fragrant blossoms... This scene was countless times more stunning than any female celebrity walking a red carpet!
"Qingyue, I've come to take you home."
At that moment, Ye Chen walked step by step up to Xia Qingyue, dropped to one knee, and said, "Will you marry me?"
"I do!"
The three words slipped past her lips, and Xia Qingyue was already crying uncontrollably.
Then, amidst the utter shock and envious gazes of everyone present, Ye Chen produced the custom-crafted Cullinan diamond ring...
"Let me put it on for you!"
Cupping Xia Qingyue's finger, Ye Chen moved to take off the cheap five-yuan ring she had worn before...
Suddenly, she stopped him, "No! This ring was the first one you prepared for me, I don't want to take it off!"
Xia Qingyue clutched that five-yuan ring tightly, completely disregarding the Cullinan diamond ring worth over a hundred million!
"Oh my god..."
"Is Xia Qingyue out of her mind? A diamond that huge has to be worth at least ten million!"
"As for the ring on her hand, it looks like a trinket from a gift shop... worth a few bucks at most!"
"Is her brain broken? She just threw away ten million!"
The crowd whispered among themselves in hushed tones.
Ma Huayun, however, let out a cold snort. "What do you idiots know? This Cullinan diamond is a top-tier gem in the world! It was once used by certain kings to encrust their scepters and crowns, symbolizing supreme value and power! Its value has long since surpassed hundreds of millions... If intentionally hyped up, selling it for a billion wouldn't be an issue!"
"What?!"
"A billion... are you out of your mind?!"
"Oh my god, just hearing that number makes me short of breath!!"
"A billion—what kind of concept is that..."
In an instant, another wave of sharp gasps echoed through the surroundings. If anyone else had said those words, they might not have believed it.
But Ma Huayun was the richest man in the world!!
The Tengli Group he founded practically monopolized the gaming and e-commerce industries across the entire Daxia Country, to the point where even young people overseas couldn't help shouting "Papa Ma" when they saw his photo!
So, if Ma Huayun said this Cullinan diamond was worth a billion, then it was worth a billion.
No one dared to dispute it!!
"Gulp!"
Nearby, Xia Lingwei was turning green with envy. Her gaze locked onto that Cullinan diamond, wishing she could snatch it away immediately.
As for Jiang Feichi and the others, all the color had drained from their faces; if their cars hadn't been blocked in, they would have already fled!
"Since you like this five-yuan ring better, we can just put this Cullinan diamond ring away and keep it as a souvenir..."
As Ye Chen spoke, he still gently placed the diamond into Xia Qingyue's palm.
"Okay..."
Xia Qingyue nodded, so happy she was reduced to silent tears.
"Sis, you didn't wait in vain these past five years..."
Standing nearby, Xia Qingcheng whispered secretly to herself, feeling a lingering trace of envy toward Xia Qingyue.
In fact... not just Xia Qingcheng, but out of the vast sea of onlookers present, which woman didn't envy Xia Qingyue?!
Rising to his feet, Ye Chen took Xia Qingyue's delicate hand and walked step by step toward Xia Junjie and his wife, saying slowly, "Dad, Mom... From today on, I'll take care of Qingyue!"
"Good! Good! Good!!"
Xia Junjie and Zhang Lan were smiling so broadly they couldn't close their mouths, repeatedly saying, "With a good son-in-law like you, we can rest easy handing Qingyue over to you! We're so relieved!!"
Then, Ye Chen's gaze swept over Elder Xia, though he said nothing...
If not for Elder Xia pushing some arranged family marriage for Xia Qingyue and ruthlessly banishing her from the family after discovering she was pregnant out of wedlock—how could Xia Qingyue have suffered so much bitterness over the past five years?
Especially Xiao Ningning, who had almost been drained of her blood and had her heart dug out!
Therefore, Ye Chen didn't give Elder Xia any pleasant face, and Xia Lingwei's family wasn't even worth mentioning!
Without so much as a glance at Xia Lingwei's family, Ye Chen treated them entirely as air!
After exchanging a few polite words with Xia Junjie and his wife, Ye Chen took Xia Qingyue's hand again and said softly, "The auspicious time is almost here, let's go inside to pay our respects to the elders and heaven."
"Okay."
Xia Qingyue leaned against Ye Chen's arm like an obedient little kitten, her breathtakingly beautiful face brimming with complete happiness.
*Odious!! That odious Xia Qingyue, that odious Ye Chen—they didn't even bother to look at me once!!*