The last time Mianmian had her full-month celebration, Jiang Li and Lin Jing went to the Qin Family Villa together, intending to ask Father Qin for help.
However, they angered Xiao Li, and Qin Xiao secretly intervened, uncovering the company’s financial issues that Qin Jiantai had been discreetly covering.
Once the partners heard the rumors, they came to the company to cause a scene.
Qin Jiantai and his son were even summoned to the authorities due to tax issues two days ago.
The day Qin Jiantai and his son were taken away, Lin Jing, overwhelmed with anger and stress, found her already weakened body could no longer sustain her.
For the past two days, she has been hanging on by a thread. Meanwhile, Qin Xiao’s upcoming wedding in B City’s elite circles had already spread, so Lin Jing and her family were aware.
Seeing Qin Jiantai and his son taken away with no ability to intervene, knowing she herself was on her deathbed, Lin Jing, not a kind-hearted person by nature, realized she was truly leaving this time.
But she was unwilling; if her child would suffer, then others shouldn’t have it easy either... So she called Jiang Li to the ancestral home to make trouble...
When Jiang Li saw the greeters at the door trying to drive them away, she immediately thought of the method taught by her mother-in-law, sat on the ground, and began to wail...
Anyway, Jiang Li had long lost both face and dignity, so she no longer cared how improper her actions might be.
Jiang Li sat on the ground, intending to start wailing in mourning as Lin Jing taught her, as if coming to announce Lin Jing’s death.
Just as she opened her mouth to shriek, "Oh my...," before she could get the rest out, her mouth was covered, and she was promptly hauled into a car by two bodyguards.
Jiang Li’s daughter-in-law was similarly hauled into a car, and as soon as they were shoved inside, someone jumped into the driver’s seat, floored the accelerator, and drove away...
The Qin family was hosting a banquet, so naturally, there were guards at the gate to handle any unexpected situations...
Just as Jiang Li was being shoved into the car, another car stopped outside the manor, and a strikingly seductive woman stepped out. Seeing the commotion, she asked her servant, who was meant to park her car, "Isn’t that person being taken away the second aunt from over there? Why are they driving her away?"
The servant laughed and said, "Miss Chen was mistaken; that’s just an inconsequential person. Please enter the manor!"
Hearing this, Chen Tingting walked towards the manor entrance on her seven-centimeter high heels. She stopped to look at the wedding photos at the door, gazing at Qin Xiao in the photo for a long time before finally entering the manor.
Once the car had driven far away, Feng Ye removed the items from Jiang Li and her daughter-in-law’s mouths, and as soon as Jiang Li could speak she began to yell...
"You group of senseless people, my mother-in-law is now at death’s door; I came to inform Qin Jianguo and the juniors to send her off properly. How dare you take me away...
If Qin Jianguo misses sending his elder off, can you bear that responsibility?"
Hearing this, Feng Ye took out his phone and called Qin Xiao...
Qin Xiao answered the call, and upon hearing Lin Jing was dying, said coldly, "Send someone over; I don’t want her to die today. Just keep her hanging on until tomorrow."
Today is his wedding with Xiao Li; he couldn’t let Lin Jing ruin it. Her body was already beyond recovery, impossible to prolong life, but hanging on until tomorrow wouldn’t be a problem.
Qin Xiao put away his phone and went to Biluo Courtyard to greet Xiao Li.
Because they had to proceed from the courtyard to the hall for the ceremony, and only after the ceremony could they enter the bridal chamber, Xiao Li first changed into her wedding attire in Biluo Courtyard, waiting for Qin Xiao to arrive...
Once the wedding was over, she would be escorted back by Qin Xiao to his residence in Luozhu Courtyard.
In the room, Xiao Li sat quietly on the bed in her red wedding dress, wearing a phoenix crown with her face covered by a bridal veil, while Feng Qing and others accompanied her chatting...
When Qin Xiao walked in, Feng Qing and others went outside to wait.
Qin Xiao sat down beside Xiao Li, "Nini, it’s time for the ceremony."
Xiao Li nodded, and Qin Xiao bent down to pick her up, walking towards the hall step by step...
At the hall entrance, Qin Xiao finally set Xiao Li down and accompanied her inside.
Within the hall, Father Qin and Mother Qin sat prominently, surrounded by many elder relatives.
In the presence of the witnesses, Qin Xiao and Xiao Li bowed to heaven and earth, to the parents, to each other, and were sent to the bridal chamber!
Standing among the crowd, Chen Tingting looked at the newlyweds in the center and used all her strength to suppress the pain and jealousy within her...
In Luozhu Courtyard, the room that Xiao Li left earlier in the morning looked ordinary, but now it was joyfully decorated.
The red sandalwood bed was covered with a large red quilt.
The table in the room was adorned with various auspicious dried fruits.
Seated upright on the bed, Xiao Li watched as Qin Xiao stood by holding a scale, gently lifting the cover on Xiao Li’s head...
Xiao Li looked up at Qin Xiao standing before her, a faint smile on her face...
Qin Xiao picked up the nuptial wine and drank with her; once all the rituals were completed, Xiao Li changed from her heavy wedding attire into a red dress for toasting, then went with Qin Xiao to toast the guests.
As Xiao Li appeared in the banquet hall with Qin Xiao, everyone’s gaze simultaneously turned to her.
However, among these gazes, some were different. Among them were the several uncles with the highest seniority in the Qin family, three members of the Wen family, and Chen Tingting...
The uncles’ eyes carried a hint of appraisal; this bride would be registered in the clan book, naturally warranting a closer look...
Wen Jiliang and Zhou Shuyi appeared a bit dumbstruck upon seeing Xiao Li clad in the toasting dress.
The wedding photos lined up at the manor entrance mostly featured Xiao Li in modern bridal attire, yet now she appeared in a cheongsam-style toasting dress with slightly coiled hair, evoking an image of a woman from the Republic of China.
She looked more like Bai Ruoqing.
Meanwhile, Chen Tingting’s gaze towards Xiao Li was filled with deep-seated hostility; this was the person who took away her beloved.
Xiao Li perceived everyone’s gaze but failed to notice the hostile glances hidden among them.
Xiao Li followed Qin Xiao as they first toasted the Qin family’s uncles before proceeding from table to table. Due to the numerous tables, each time they toasted, Xiao Li only sipped slightly, and no one commented...
Until they reached the table where Chen Tingting was seated, Chen Tingting let out a derisive laugh and said, "Brother Qin Xiao, shouldn’t the toast be given more sincerely?
The bride has barely sipped with several tables, isn’t this a bit too perfunctory?"
Those seated at the same table as Chen Tingting weren’t surprised at her provocation, as they were aware of Chen Tingting’s affection for Qin Xiao.