"Really? ... Weiwei is so blessed!"
The members of the Xia family chimed in one after another, all of them endlessly praising Xia Lingwei.
"Sister!"
Seeing the look of desolation 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... will he come back?"
"He definitely will."
Xia Qingyue nodded firmly and said, "No matter what the scale of the wedding is, he will definitely show up... Actually, I never dreamed of some grand, world-shaking wedding. As long as she comes openly to marry me... that's enough!"
As she spoke, Xia Qingyue gently stroked Xiao Ningning's head, feeling the soft strands of hair. Xiao Ningning obediently raised her head and said in a cute, childish voice, "Daddy will definitely come back to pick us up!"
"Hehe, what pretty words. Never dreamed of a grand wedding... coming openly to marry you! Hehehe!"
Xia Lingwei sneered. "Xia Qingyue, stop making excuses for yourself. You are destined to live in the mire for the rest of your life, so don't even dream of comparing yourself to me!"
"Xia Lingwei, why is your mouth so venomous?!"
Hearing Xia Lingwei humiliate her older sister, Xia Qingcheng immediately retorted, "Does your boyfriend have uremic disease or something?! The things coming out of your mouth are so foul..."
"You...!"
Hearing this, Xia Lingwei was so furious she felt she might explode; she longed to pounce on Xia Qingcheng and have a physical fight.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at that shrewish demeanor of yours. You'd better focus on your makeup and make sure you don't lose all face in a moment..."
Xia Qingcheng wasn't afraid of her at all and kept firing back. "After all, this face of yours can't compare to me or my sister! Hey, today is your wedding day, remember to apply an extra couple of layers of powder!!"
Among the three pearls of the Xia family, Xia Qingyue had a tall, full-figured physique and a radiant appearance, having previously been known as the number one goddess of Jinling City!
As for Xia Qingcheng, whether in terms of facial features or figure, she left Xia Lingwei trailing eighteen streets behind!
As Xia Qingyue's biological younger sister, Xia Qingcheng's looks were also breathtakingly stunning. Not only was she tall, but a pair of long, fair legs made her look far more dazzling than those professional leg models.
Moreover, Xia Qingcheng was only nineteen years old this year. Neither her fair, radiant young face nor her youthful, vibrant age was anything Xia Lingwei could ever hope to compare to!
So upon hearing Xia Qingcheng's taunts, Xia Lingwei's face instantly turned green.
Then it turned a shade of cyan, then pale...
In short, it was an utterly miserable feeling!
Among the three pearls of the Xia family, only Xia Lingwei's appearance was entirely ordinary... Actually, compared to ordinary women, Xia Lingwei could still be considered a beauty of sorts.
Yet... she just happened to cross paths with those two favored daughters of heaven, Xia Qingyue and Xia Qingcheng.
"Fine, you little brat. Once the wedding starts, let's see how you sisters humiliate yourselves!"
Xia Lingwei had no time to get into a scolding match with Xia Qingcheng; she still needed to wash up and apply her makeup, so she could only choose to swallow her anger for now and settle the score after the wedding began.
"Hmph!"
Xia Qingcheng let out a disdainful snort, her delicate, youthful face full of arrogance.
Soon, the auspicious hour arrived.
Gongs and drums sounded in unison, followed by the rolling reports of salute cannons.
A motorcade stretching dozens of meters long slowly made its way toward the entrance of the Xia estate.
"It's the greeting procession of the young master of the Jiang Clan... 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 luxury cars worth millions... Didn't a large number of luxury cars worth tens of millions drive into our Jinling City last night?"
"Could it be that those cars didn't come for the wedding? Is it just a coincidence?!"
People discussed animatedly among themselves, watching as luxury car after luxury car slowly drove up to the entrance.
Meanwhile, Xia Lingwei had already put on her pristine white wedding dress, waiting in eager anticipation for the bridal procession.
As for Xia Qingyue, she was still wearing casual clothes... because right up to this moment, Ye Chen still hadn't sent her a wedding dress.
"Hehe, Xia Qingyue, you've already lost..."
"My husband has already come to pick me up, and where is your husband? ... Hehehe, never mind getting married, you don't even have a decent wedding dress. How truly pathetic!"
Xia Lingwei giggled, laughing until her entire body trembled. "Hey, you got scammed five years ago, and you're still being scammed now. How utterly stupid!! A grand wedding my foot, go eat dirt instead!!"
Seeing this, eighteen helicopters slowly approached from the distance.
Inside the lead helicopter, Chen Junlin wore a stern expression. As the aircraft drew close to the airspace above the Xia estate, he immediately gave the order: "Begin, Red Rouge Drifting!"
In an instant, countless red rose petals fell swiftly from the sky like a flurry of snow.
At the same time, eight white Pagani sports cars slowly drove in, forming a wedge-shaped combat formation!
Their speed was not fast, but the formation was extremely rigorous. All eight sports cars maintained the exact same speed, matching a military review motorcade with absolute precision in both speed and distance, without the slightest error!
Behind the eight white Paganis came a neatly arranged row of Ferraris, a full eighty-eight cars strong!
Further back were Lamborghinis, Maseratis, and various other sports cars, all perfectly uniform in model and color, forming a massive dragon-like procession that slowly made its way toward the entrance of the Xia estate.
"This..."
Seeing this, everyone froze.
This row of vehicles was obviously not from the Jiang Clan... because Jiang Feichi's motorcade had already pulled over and stopped along the roadside one after another.
Moreover, the most expensive car in Jiang Feichi's procession was his own Lamborghini, while everything behind it consisted of miscellaneous million-yuan sports cars of completely different models and brands.
However, that motorcade spearheaded by the eight white Paganis was vastly different.
In this procession, every single vehicle matched in model, brand, and even color. Viewed from a distance, it wound forward slowly like a giant dragon, an immensely pleasing sight to the eyes.
"This... what on earth is going on? Could it really be Ye Chen?"
Everyone in the Xia family was stunned by this scene, then began frantically searching for Ye Chen's figure.
"Impossible, it's definitely not Ye Chen! Look everyone, Xia Qingyue doesn't even have two decent wedding dresses, how could she ever deserve such a lavish wedding?!"
At this 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 dressed in casual clothes! Although this woman possessed beauty that could topple a country, yet... who wears casual clothes on their wedding day?!
"Weiwei makes a lot of sense!"
"Still... if it's not Xia Qingyue, then who is it? Could the Jiang Clan have sent two motorcades?"
"That's possible!"
Before anyone else could finish, Xia Lingwei immediately declared, "There's only one possibility. In all of Jinling City, besides the Jiang Clan, who else has this kind of financial muscle?! ... It must be Feichi, he wanted to give me a surprise!"
At that moment, however, Jiang Feichi had already been struck dumb.
The moment he stepped out of his car, he was petrified by the dragon-like motorcade parked alongside them...
A few sports cars worth tens of millions gathered together wasn't terrifying, but hundreds of sports cars of the exact same model and color gathering into a dragon-like convoy—that was no simple feat!!
Swish... swish... swish...
At this moment, the rose petals drifting through the air fell one by one, resembling a rain of red petals.
"How beautiful~!"
Xia Qingyue couldn't help whispering softly.
"Sister... quickly look up, it's Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen!"
Suddenly, Xia Qingcheng grabbed her sister's arm tightly and said with joyous excitement, "That lead helicopter right there, Ye Chen is inside it... Sister, look quickly!!"
By now, the helicopter had hovered to a halt 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!
The cabin door of the helicopter was already open, and Ye Chen, dressed in a black suit, stood right at the doorway, looking down condescendingly at everyone in the Xia family.
"Could... could it really be Ye Chen?!"
In an instant, Xia Qingyue's alluring peach-blossom eyes welled up with a mist of tears of deep emotion.
"Ye Chen..."
"It actually is Ye Chen!"
"Oh my god!"
The members of the Xia family were all frozen in place. At the same time, the eight white Paganis came to a synchronized halt right at the entrance of the Xia estate.
Then, from the front passenger seats of these luxury sports cars, eight women of ethereal, fairy-like beauty stepped down.
These women possessed transcendent temperaments and were dressed in identical attire—a uniform set of bridesmaid gowns, some holding a wedding dress while others carried platinum accessories, stepping forward gracefully one by one.
They were Kunlun disciples; aside from their peerless looks, their aura was even more otherworldly. As the eight of them walked slowly forward, the members of the Xia family were left utterly dumbstruck.
"This..."
Everyone's mouths felt dry, especially the men, some of whom couldn't help swallowing hard.
"We obey our Master's command to come and dress our Mistress in her wedding gown!"
The eight fairy-like women said in unison.
"Ah..."
Xia Qingyue snapped out of her daze and nodded hurriedly.
"Mistress, because this wedding gown was personally designed by Alfred Angelo, it was airlifted over the moment it was finished... Fortunately, we made it just in time for the last moment!"
Nearby, Ma Huayun stepped forward to explain, "Mistress... there is still one hour left before the auspicious hour, please go inside with the little junior sister to change your clothes first."
"This... thi-this, this is Ma Huayun!!"
"The chairman of 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 for it on my phone! This is the oldest and most famous wedding dress company in the Dafeng Empire... Furthermore, the princess gowns in famous Disney animated movies like *Cinderella*, *Snow White*, *Sleeping Beauty*, and *The Little Mermaid* were all designed by them!"
"Oh my god!!"
Hearing this person's answer, another wave of gasps and exclamations burst from the crowd.
Immediately afterward, Xia Qingyue and Xiao Ningning, surrounded and escorted by the eight fairy-like women, returned to the room to change their clothes.
Watching the rain of petals drifting across the sky and the dragon-like convoy of luxury cars, Xia Lingwei felt a hatred so intense she wanted to grind her back teeth to dust!!
"Xia Qingyue! You b*tch... By what right? By what right?!"
"I finally managed to trample you beneath my feet, and today you've turned the tables on me again... By what right, by what right, I refuse to accept this!!"
Not just Xia Lingwei, but her entire family of four had faces as pale as 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 child's play, completely unpresentable!!
At this moment, Ye Chen had slowly stepped down from the helicopter.
Escorted by the eight fairy-like women, Xia Qingyue walked out slowly, draped in a pristine white wedding dress.
The gown was noble and fashionable in style, with magnificent and graceful lines that outlined Xia Qingyue's graceful figure to absolute perfection. Moreover, the wedding dress was encrusted with countless diamonds. Under the illumination of the sunlight, the pristine white gown and the glittering diamonds set off Xia Qingyue, making her look like a celestial fairy.
In addition to the wedding dress, a matching set of noble platinum jewelry and magnificently sparkling crystal high heels complemented Xia Qingyue's breathtakingly gorgeous face.
Right then, surrounded by the eight Kunlun female disciples like a goddess held up by the stars, Xia Qingyue gave Ye Chen a soft smile.
Snap!
At the same time, Ye Chen snapped his fingers with a smile—and a miracle occurred once again!!
Then, an invisible formation was instantly activated.
Over the past few days, they had been setting up the formation all along. As they activated it now, the withered branches on both trees lining the road began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting branches and leaves!
Not just the large trees, but even the wild flowers along the roadside began to slowly bloom...
And those red rose petals drifting all over the sky, upon hitting the ground, rapidly took root, sprouting gorgeous red roses one after another across the earth!
No... there were other flowers as well!!!
White peonies, pink azaleas, and purple clivias... all kinds of diverse blossoms burst into full bloom simultaneously!
These flowers had all been planted beforehand by dozens of Kunlun disciples.
Now, upon a single command, the massive spiritual gathering array was triggered, spreading all the way from the entrance of the Xia estate and causing flowers to bloom everywhere across the land.
All kinds of charming, brilliant flowers bloomed as if competing in beauty, and even the air turned sweet and fragrant... and what was more, butterflies fluttered gracefully into the surroundings!
The entire world seemed to have suddenly returned to spring.
"This scene..."
"It's just like being inside a sea of flowers!"
"These flowers started spreading right from Xia Qingyue's feet, stretching endlessly without a visible end!"
"With a single command, a hundred flowers bloom simultaneously... How, how on earth was this done?!"
In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded.
Some people couldn't help taking out their phones to start taking pictures.
Xia Qingyue tightly covered her red lips, her alluring peach-blossom eyes already brimming with misty 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!"
Standing beside Xia Qingyue like a little princess, Xiao Ningning held her mother's fair hand.
"Did Daddy do all of this? My daddy is as powerful as an immortal!"
Xiao Ningning said in her cute, childish voice.
"Hiss!"
The members of the Xia family stood frozen on the spot, while Xia Lingwei's family were dumbfounded like wooden chickens, drawing in cold breaths continuously.
At this moment, Xia Qingyue was radiantly beautiful, surrounded by butterflies and grounded in floral fragrance... This scene was countless times more stunning than those female celebrities walking the red carpet!
"Qingyue, I've come to take you home."
At this moment, Ye Chen walked step by step up to Xia Qingyue, knelt on one knee, and said, "Will you marry me?"
"I do!"
The three words escaped her lips, and Xia Qingyue was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Then, amid the gazes of shock and immense envy from everyone present, Ye Chen produced the custom-crafted Cullinan diamond...
"I'll put it on for you!"
Holding Xia Qingyue's finger in his palm, Ye Chen was about to take off the five-yuan ring from before...
Suddenly, she stopped him. "No, this ring is the first one you prepared for me, I don't want to take it off!"
Xia Qingyue clutched that five-yuan ring tightly to protect it, not caring a single bit about the Cullinan diamond worth over a hundred million!
"Oh my god..."
"Is Xia Qingyue out of her mind? Such a huge diamond has to 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 damaged? She just threw away ten million!"
The crowd whispered in low voices.
Ma Huayun, however, let out a cold snort and said, "What do you guys know? This Cullinan diamond is a top-tier diamond in the world. Back in the day, it was even used by certain kings to be embedded in their scepters and crowns, symbolizing supreme value and power! Its value has long exceeded hundreds of millions... If intentionally hyped up, selling it for a billion wouldn't be a problem at all!"
"What?!"
"A billion... are you crazy?!"
"Oh my god, just hearing this number makes my breathing a bit rapid!!"
"A billion, what kind of concept is that..."
In an instant, another wave of gasps inhaling cold air swept through the surroundings. If these words had come from anyone else, they might not have believed them.
However, Ma Huayun was the richest man in the world!!
The Tengli Group he founded practically monopolized the entire gaming and e-commerce industries of the Great Xia Country. Even young people overseas couldn't help shouting "Daddy Ma" the moment they saw a photo of Ma Huayun!!
Therefore, if 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 onto that Cullinan diamond, and she wished she could snatch it away immediately.
As for Jiang Feichi and the others, their faces had long lost all color. If their cars hadn't been blocked in, they would have already fled!
"Since you like this five-yuan ring better, we'll just put this Cullinan-crafted diamond ring away to keep as a souvenir..."
As he spoke, Ye Chen still placed the diamond into Xia Qingyue's hand.
"Okay..."
Xia Qingyue nodded, so happy she was reduced to silent tears.
"Sister, you didn't wait in vain these past five years..."
Standing beside them, Xia Qingcheng whispered stealthily, a trace of envy for her sister even lingering in her heart.
Actually... not just Xia Qingcheng, among the vast crowds watching the scene, which woman didn't envy Xia Qingyue?!
After standing up, Ye Chen held Xia Qingyue's fair hand and walked step by step toward Jiang Junjie and Zhang Lan, saying slowly, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law... Starting today, Qingyue is handed over to me to take care of!"
"Good! Good! Good!!"
Jiang Junjie and Zhang Lan were already smiling from ear to ear, repeatedly echoing, "With a good son-in-law like you, leaving Qingyue in your care gives us peace of mind! Total peace of mind!!"
Then, Ye Chen's gaze swept over Old Master Xia, but he didn't say a word...
If it weren't for Old Master Xia forcing Xia Qingyue into a family arranged marriage and then ruthlessly expelling 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 Old Master Xia any pleasant expression, and as for Xia Lingwei's family, they weren't even worth mentioning!
Without even glancing at Xia Lingwei's family, Ye Chen treated them completely as air!
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Jiang Junjie and Zhang Lan, Ye Chen gently took Xia Qingyue's fair hand and said softly, "The auspicious hour is approaching, let's go back and perform the wedding bows."
"Okay."
Xia Qingyue leaned against Ye Chen's arm like a docile little kitten, her peerless face filled entirely with happiness.
*Detestable!! Detestable Xia Qingyue, detestable Ye Chen, they didn't even bother to look at me once!!*