As the younger sister of Xia Qingyue, Xia Qingcheng possessed breathtaking and radiant looks. Not only was she tall, but her slender, fair legs were strikingly more attractive than those of professional leg models.
Furthermore, Xia Qingcheng was only nineteen years old. Whether considering her fair, radiant young face or her age full of youthful vitality, she was far beyond what Xia Lingwei could ever compare to!
Hearing Xia Qingcheng's taunts, Xia Lingwei's face instantly turned green.
Then it shifted between pale and ashen...
In short, it was an utterly agonizing feeling!
Among the three pearls of the Xia Family, Xia Lingwei's appearance was far too ordinary. Actually, compared to average women, Xia Lingwei could still be considered a beauty.
Yet... she just happened to encounter Xia Qingyue and Xia Qingcheng, those two favorites of the heavens.
"Well, you little brat! Once the wedding starts, let's see how you sisters humiliate yourselves!"
Xia Lingwei had no time to exchange insults with Xia Qingcheng. She still needed to wash up and put on her makeup, so she had no choice but to swallow her pride for now and wait until the wedding started to get her own back.
"Hmph!"
Xia Qingcheng let out a disdainful snort, her delicate, youthful face full of arrogance.
Soon, the auspicious hour arrived.
Gongs and drums beat in unison, and a series of firecrackers sounded.
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 leading white Lamborghini is Young Master Jiang's car!"
"A white car leading the way symbolizes growing old together!"
"Young Master Jiang is certainly thoughtful!"
"Huh? How are they all multi-million-dollar luxury cars? Weren't there many luxury cars worth tens of millions driving into our Jinling City last night?"
"Could it be that those cars didn't come for the wedding? Is it just a coincidence?!"
The crowd buzzed with discussion as they watched the luxury cars slowly drive up to the front door.
Meanwhile, Xia Lingwei had already put on her pure white wedding dress, waiting with eager anticipation for the wedding procession.
As for Xia Qingyue, she was still wearing casual clothes... Because up to this moment, Ye Chen had not yet sent over a wedding dress.
"Heh, Xia Qingyue, you've already lost..."
"My husband has already come to pick me up. Where is your husband? Heh heh heh, let alone a wedding, you don't even have a decent wedding dress. How pathetic!"
Xia Lingwei giggled, laughing until her shoulders shook. "Sigh, you were deceived five years ago, and you're still being deceived now. How utterly stupid! A grand wedding of the century? Go eat dirt!!"
Chapter 24: Drifting Scarlet Attire
Just as Xia Lingwei finished speaking, a "rumbling" sound suddenly rang out.
Eighteen helicopters were seen slowly flying in from the distance.
Inside the lead helicopter, Chen Junlin wore a stern expression. As the aircraft approached the airspace of the Xia Family estate, he immediately gave the order: "Begin, Drifting Scarlet Attire!"
In an instant, countless red rose petals fell rapidly from the sky like a blizzard.
At the same time, eight white Pagani sports cars slowly drove in, forming a wedge formation!
Their speed was not fast, but the formation was extremely rigorous. All eight sports cars maintained the exact same speed, matching a military parade convoy with absolute precision in speed and distance, without the slightest error!
Behind the eight white Paganis was a neat row of Ferraris—a full eighty-eight cars in a continuous line!
Further back were Lamborghinis, Maseratis, and various other sports cars, all of uniform model and color, forming a long dragon as they slowly drove toward the entrance of the Xia Family estate.
"This..."
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.
This row of vehicles was obviously not from the Jiang Family... Because Jiang Feichi's motorcade had already pulled over and parked along the roadside one after another.
Moreover, the most expensive car in Jiang Feichi's group was his own Lamborghini, while the ones behind it were various million-dollar sports cars of completely different models and brands.
However, that motorcade led by the eight white Paganis was vastly different.
In this convoy, the vehicle models, brands, and even colors were impeccably uniform. Viewed from a distance, it slowly rolled in like a great dragon, an immensely pleasing sight to behold.
"This... what on earth is going on? Could it really be Ye Chen?"
Everyone in the Xia Family was dumbfounded by this spectacle, and then frantically searched for Ye Chen's figure.
"Impossible, it's definitely not Ye Chen. Look at Xia Qingyue—she doesn't even have a decent wedding dress. How could she possibly deserve such a lavish wedding?!"
At that moment, Xia Lingwei also heard the commotion outside and couldn't help walking out.
Hearing this, the crowd looked again at Xia Qingyue, who was wearing casual clothes! This woman, though breathtakingly beautiful... who on earth wears casual clothes on their wedding day?!
"Weiwei makes sense!"
"But... 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, "There's only one possibility. In all of Jinling City, aside from the Jiang Family, who else has this kind of capability?!... It must be Feichi. He wanted to give me a surprise!"
Right at this moment, Jiang Feichi was completely dumbfounded.
The moment he stepped out of his car, he was paralyzed with shock by the dragon-like motorcade parked alongside them...
A few multi-million-dollar sports cars gathered together was not terrifying, but gathering hundreds of sports cars of the exact same model and color into a dragon-like convoy—that was no simple feat!!
*Swish... swish... swish...*
At this time, the rose petals drifting through the air cascaded down one by one, resembling a rain of red petals.
"How beautiful~!"
Xia Qingyue couldn't help whispering softly.
"Sister... quickly look up! That's Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen!"
Suddenly, Xia Qingcheng grabbed her older sister's arm and said joyfully, "In that lead helicopter, Ye Chen is right up there... Sister, look!!"
By now, the helicopter was hovering in mid-air, about fifty or sixty meters above the ground.
Hearing Xia Qingcheng say this, everyone raised their heads to look at the foremost helicopter!
They saw that the helicopter cabin door was already open. Ye Chen, dressed in a black suit, stood right at the doorway, looking down condescendingly at everyone from the Xia Family.
"It... it really is Ye Chen?!"
In an instant, Xia Qingyue's alluring peach-blossom eyes welled up with a mist of tears from being deeply moved.
"Ye Chen..."
"It's actually Ye Chen!"
"Oh my god!"
Everyone in the Xia Family was dumbfounded. At the same time, the eight white Paganis came to a synchronized halt right at the entrance of the Xia Family estate.
Then, eight women as fair as celestial maidens stepped out from the front passenger seats of these luxury cars.
These women possessed otherworldly temperaments and were dressed in identical, matching bridesmaid gowns. Some held wedding dresses, while others held platinum accessories as they approached gracefully one after another.
They were all Kunlun Disciples. Aside from their peerless beauty, their aura was remarkably transcendent. As the eight of them walked over slowly, the members of the Xia Family were left utterly speechless.
"This..."
Everyone's throats felt dry, particularly the men, some of whom couldn't help swallowing hard.
"We have received our Master's command to come and help the Master's wife change into her wedding dress!"
The eight celestial-like women said in unison.
"Ah..."
Xia Qingyue snapped out of her daze and nodded hastily.
"Master's Wife, because this wedding dress was personally designed by Alfred Angelo, it was airlifted here the moment it was finished... Fortunately, we made it just in time for the final moment!"
Standing nearby, Ma Huayun stepped forward to explain: "Master's Wife... there is still an hour left until the auspicious hour. Please take the little junior sister and go change your clothes first."
"Th-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 looked it up on my phone! This is the oldest and most famous wedding dress company in the Great Feng Empire... Furthermore, 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 this person's answer, gasps of astonishment burst from the crowd once again.
Afterward, accompanied by the eight celestial maidens, Xia Qingyue and Little Ningning returned to the room to change their clothes.
Watching the sky full of drifting petal rain and the luxury cars stretching out like a great dragon, Xia Lingwei felt her back molars grind to dust with hatred!!
"Xia Qingyue! You bitch... How dare you, on what grounds, how can you do this!!"
"I finally managed to trample you beneath my feet, and today you've turned the tables on me again... On what grounds? Why? I refuse to accept this!!"
It wasn't just Xia Lingwei; her family of four all had faces as pale as paper.
Jiang Feichi was also gritting his teeth, wishing he could immediately drive away—compared to Ye Chen's motorcade, his dozens of sports cars looked like mere child's play, completely unpresentable!!
At that moment, Ye Chen slowly descended from the helicopter.
Accompanied by the eight celestial maidens, Xia Qingyue walked over, draped in a pure white wedding dress...
The wedding dress was noble and fashionable in style, with magnificent and graceful lines that outlined Xia Qingyue's graceful figure to absolute perfection. Moreover, countless diamonds were embedded across the wedding dress. Under the sunlight, the pristine white gown and the sparkling diamonds set off Xia Qingyue to make her look just like a fairy.
In addition to the wedding dress, a complete set of noble platinum jewelry and gorgeous, sparkling crystal high heels complemented Xia Qingyue's peerless face!
Right at this moment, escorted by the eight Kunlun female disciples, Xia Qingyue smiled softly at Ye Chen, looking like a goddess surrounded by stars.
*Snap!*
Simultaneously, Ye Chen snapped his fingers with a smile—and a miracle occurred once again!!
Chapter 25: Flowers Blooming All Over the City
Following Ye Chen's snap of his fingers, dozens of sword-carrying Kunlun Disciples shouted in unison: "Command!"
Immediately afterward, an invisible magical array was instantly activated.
Over the past few days, they had been laying down the array, and now, driven by their spiritual power, the withered tree branches on both sides of the road began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting leaves and branches!
It wasn't just the large trees; even the wild flowers along the roadside slowly burst into bloom...
And those red rose petals drifting all over the sky, upon hitting the ground, rapidly took root and grew one brilliant red rose after another!
No... there were other flowers as well!!!
White peonies, pink azaleas, and purple clivias... All kinds of diverse flowers burst into bloom at the very same time!
These flowers had been planted in advance by the dozens of Kunlun disciples.
At this command, the massive Spirit-Gathering Array was triggered, spreading outward from the entrance of the Xia Family estate as the starting point, causing flowers to bloom everywhere along the path.
All sorts of charming and colorful flowers bloomed as if competing for beauty, and even the air grew sweet. What's more... butterflies actually began to flutter about in the surrounding area!
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 from right under Xia Qingyue's feet, stretching endlessly as far as the eye can see, with no end in sight!"
"With a single command, a hundred flowers bloom simultaneously. Th-how is this even possible?!"
In an instant, everyone was stunned.
Some people could no longer resist and whipped out their phones to start taking pictures.
Xia Qingyue tightly covered her lips with her hands, her alluring peach-blossom eyes already brimming with a mist of tears... *Ye Chen, he, he really didn't lie to me!! He, he actually prepared such a romantic wedding for me!*
"Mommy, it's so beautiful!"
Little Ningning stood beside Xia Qingyue, holding her mother's delicate hand like a little princess.
"Did Daddy do all of this? My daddy is as amazing as an immortal!"
Little Ningning said in a milky, childish voice.
"Hiss!"
The members of the Xia Family stood frozen on the spot, while Xia Lingwei's family were struck dumb as wooden chickens, drawing in cold breaths continuously.
At this moment, Xia Qingyue was peerlessly beautiful, surrounded by butterflies and the fragrance of blooming flowers... This scene was countless times more stunning than any female celebrity walking the red carpet!
"Qingyue, I've come to take you home."
At this time, Ye Chen walked step by step up to Xia Qingyue, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Will you marry me?"
"I do!"
The three words slipped past her lips, and Xia Qingyue was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Then, amidst the deeply shocked and envious gazes of the crowd, Ye Chen produced the crafted Cullinan diamond...
"Let me put it on for you!"
Holding Xia Qingyue's finger in his palm, Ye Chen was about to remove the five-yuan ring she had worn before...
Suddenly, she stopped him, "No! This ring was the very first ring you prepared for me. I don't want to take it off!"
Xia Qingyue tightly protected that five-yuan ring, completely disregarding the Cullinan diamond worth over a hundred million!
"Oh my god..."
"Has Xia Qingyue lost her mind? Such a huge diamond must be worth at least ten million!"
"As for the ring on her hand, it looks like a little trinket from a gift shop... worth only a few yuan!"
"Is her brain broken? She just missed out on ten million!"
The crowd whispered among themselves in low voices.
Ma Huayun, however, let out a cold snort and said, "What do you know? This Cullinan diamond is a top-tier diamond in the world. Back in the day, certain monarchs even used them to adorn scepters and crowns, symbolizing supreme value and power! Its value has long exceeded hundreds of millions... If intentionally hyped up, selling it for one billion wouldn't even be a problem!"
"What?!"
"One billion... Are they out of their minds?!"
"Oh my god, just hearing that number makes my breathing a little short!!"
"One billion—what kind of concept is that..."
In an instant, another wave of gasping echoes rippled through the surroundings. If this statement had come from anyone else, they might not have believed it.
However, Ma Huayun was the richest man in the world!!
The Tengli Group he founded practically monopolized the gaming and online shopping industries across the entire Great Xia Country, and even young people abroad couldn't help shouting "Daddy Ma" the moment they saw Ma Huayun's photo!!
Therefore, since Ma Huayun said this Cullinan diamond was worth one billion, then it was worth one billion.
No one dared to refute it!!
"Gulp!"
Nearby, Xia Lingwei was turning green with envy. Her gaze was locked firmly 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. Had their cars not been blocked in, they would have already fled!
"Since you like this five-yuan ring better, we'll just keep the diamond ring made from the Cullinan as a souvenir..."
As Ye Chen spoke, he still placed the diamond into Xia Qingyue's palm.
"Okay..."
Xia Qingyue nodded, so happy she was reduced to silent tears.
"Sister, you didn't wait in vain these past five years..."
Beside them, Xia Qingcheng whispered secretly, a trace of envy for Xia Qingyue lingering in her heart.
In fact... it wasn't just Xia Qingcheng; among the vast sea of onlookers present, which woman didn't envy Xia Qingyue?!
After rising to his feet, Ye Chen held Xia Qingyue's delicate hand and walked step by step toward Xia Junjie and his wife, saying slowly, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law... Starting today, I leave Qingyue in your care!"
"Good! Good! Good!!"
Xia Junjie and Zhang Lan were smiling so broadly they couldn't close their mouths, repeating incessantly, "With a good son-in-law like you, leaving Qingyue in your hands gives us peace of mind! Absolute peace of mind!!"
Afterward, Ye Chen's gaze swept over Elder Xia, but he didn't say a word...
If not for Elder Xia arranging some family marriage alliance for Xia Qingyue, and then 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 Little Ningning, who had almost had her blood drawn and heart dug out!
Therefore, Ye Chen did not offer Elder Xia a pleasant expression, and as for Xia Lingwei's family, they weren't even worth mentioning!
Without even sparing Xia Lingwei's family a glance, Ye Chen treated them straight-up like air!
After exchanging a few polite pleasantries with Xia Junjie and his wife, Ye Chen took Xia Qingyue's delicate hand and said softly, "The auspicious hour is approaching. Let's go back and complete the wedding ceremony."
"Okay."
Xia Qingyue leaned against Ye Chen's arm like an obedient little kitten, her peerless face filled with utter happiness.
*Odious!! That hateful Xia Qingyue and that hateful Ye Chen—they didn't even look at me once!!*
Xia Lingwei roared internally: *You despicable couple, deliberately choosing to get married on this exact day just to ruin my mood, aren't you? You, you cheap bitches, you despicable pair—I will not lose to you!!*
Enduring the verge of a breakdown, she said through gritted teeth, "I—Xia Lingwei—will not lose!"
"Oh?"
At that moment, Shi Tianqi, standing a few meters away, suddenly raised an eyebrow and said, "You won't lose? Heh... Didn't you guys place a bet the other day? Then let me mention this by the way: my master's residence is none other than Youlong Villa in Clear Water Villas... I heard your new home happens to have a view of Youlong Villa? Heh heh heh, there's another program in half an hour; I hope you won't miss it!"
With that, ignoring Xia Lingwei's face, which was on the verge of driving her mad, Shi Tianqi walked away with a cold smirk.
Chapter 26: The Wedding Begins
"You... Youlong Villa!"
Hearing those four words, Xia Lingwei's expression shifted drastically, turning as pale as dirt, looking utterly defeated and mournful.
Moreover, Shi Tianqi spoke in a loud voice, and his words were heard not only by Xia Lingwei, but also by the Xia Family members and Jiang Feichi.
"It really is Youlong Villa?"
"Qingyue has made a comeback this time... rising straight to the heavens in a single bound!"
"The key point is that Xia Lingwei and Young Master Jiang also live right over there... Clear Water Villas! And Young Master Jiang even said the villa they live in has a direct view of Youlong Villa!"
"Hiss! You really can't avoid your enemies wherever you go... If Xia Lingwei is forced to watch Xia Qingyue entering and leaving Youlong Villa every single day, won't she die of jealousy?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is getting more and more interesting!"
Once the news spread, the crowd began to discuss it animatedly. Not only were they talking loudly, but they also cast teasing gazes toward Xia Lingwei and Jiang Feichi.
At that moment, Jiang Feichi felt like he wanted to die. He desperately wanted to call off the engagement right then and there, and then drive his car away in a flurry of dust...
However, because Ye Chen's motorcade hadn't moved, their dozens of cars were tightly blocked inside, making departure utterly impossible.
"Get in the car."