Chapter 159

Chapter 159

After that whole series of moves from Xie Qiyan, Jiang Baichuan gave only a perfunctory comment: [Satisfied now, little bro?]

Xie Qiyan replied politely: [Thank you.]

Jiang Baichuan: “…”

Although Xie Qiyan was a year younger than him, he had never once admitted to being the younger brother between them.

The reason he let it slide today was because Xia Wanzhi treated Yun Li like an older sister.

And since Jiang Baichuan had been fortunate enough to win Yun Li over, to put it plainly, he was only benefiting from Yun Li’s blessing.

Sneaking a moment out of his busy schedule, Jiang Baichuan continued chatting with Xie Qiyan on WeChat: [Free to come out for a drink?]

Xie Qiyan replied when he had a moment: [No.]

Jiang Baichuan sneered: [Fine. Asking you was pointless. I’ll ask your wife for permission.]

Xie Qiyan: [Why drink?]

Jiang Baichuan: [Back then, after Xia Wanzhi found out you’d gone alone to declare your resolve to her family, did she get angry?]

After reading the message, Xie Qiyan could more or less guess what was bothering Jiang Baichuan and why he wanted to drink. He left him hanging for a while before replying: [Yun Li’s situation isn’t the same as Wanzi’s.]

Half an hour later, after checking with his own wife and receiving her approval, Xie Qiyan sent Jiang Baichuan another message: [Drinking is fine. We’ll drink at your place.]

That was exactly what Jiang Baichuan had in mind.

That night, Jiang Baichuan got very drunk.

“You know, I don’t want her to have to shoulder it all by herself.” Jiang Baichuan hugged the bottle, tears falling before he realized it. “But I can’t interfere.”

It was the first time Jiang Baichuan had experienced this feeling of helplessness, of being able to do nothing but watch.

“I just… feel so bad for her.”

Xie Qiyan lowered his head to glance at the time. Xia Wanzhi had said half an hour ago that she was coming to pick him up. She was probably almost here.

As he was thinking that, there was some movement from the entryway.

Yun Li was already standing there.

Xia Wanzhi stood behind her.

“I’ll take Ayan home first. You…” Xia Wanzhi rested a hand on Yun Li’s shoulder.

Yun Li nodded. “I’ll stay here with him. You two go on back.”

After helping the slightly tipsy Xie Qiyan into the car, Xia Wanzhi explained, “I mentioned to Yun Li that Jiang Baichuan had asked you out for drinks. She probably guessed why he was drinking, so she insisted on coming with me.”

Xie Qiyan lowered the car window a little to let the smell of alcohol disperse. With a soft laugh, he clasped Xia Wanzhi’s hand tightly. “This drink came at just the right time, and Yun Li arrived at just the right moment.”

By tomorrow morning, the rain would be over and the sky would be clear.

–

The official announcement of Muxia Wanzi only stayed on the trending lists for two days. Xie Qiyan was worried that once Xia Wanzhi returned to work, the online commotion would affect her job, so after having his fill of satisfaction, he had the trending topics taken down.

But by then, the matter had already spread like wildfire through upper-class circles and had even made its way overseas. Ms. Ross, who loved a good spectacle, registered an account herself and reposted the blessings from netizens all over the trending topic page.

Rose laughed so hard she nearly fell over, holding up her phone to share the screen with Xia Yongqing. “See that? Tens of thousands of comments, and every single one of them is paying respects to Mother-in-law. This is hilarious, hahahaha!”

Xia Yongqing gave a scoff. “He looked like such a normal young man. Who knew he was this flashy and high-profile behind the scenes?”

“Tsk. What do you know? This is called romance!” Rose shot back.

Xia Yongqing said what he said, but he still saved the photo Xie Qiyan had posted on Weibo.

His daughter was very happy now.

That made Xia Yongqing feel that entrusting his daughter to this man had been the right choice.

And Xie Qiyan had not betrayed his trust.

The old father felt deeply gratified.

His phone had already grown hot from all the scrolling, and the tea in his cup had gone cold. Xia Yongqing drained the cup in one gulp, as if some fighting spirit had been stirred in him, and privately messaged Xie Qiyan.

Xia Yongqing: [When is the wedding?]

There was a time difference between the two countries. Night had just fallen on his side, but it was the early hours of the morning in Beicheng, so Xie Qiyan could not reply.

When Xia Yongqing woke up the next day, Xie Qiyan had already responded: [This year’s Start of Summer.]

Clear, certain, without the slightest hesitation. He had even attached-

Wedding Proposal… Version Five (Tentative).

Xia Yongqing couldn’t hold back his laughter. His chest trembled with it, and his shoulders shook.

“What kind of sweet dream did you have to be laughing like that first thing in the morning?” Rose had just finished washing up and was dressed formally, ready to head to the company.

“See for yourself. I have to say, that kid Xie Qiyan really has something. No wonder our precious girl is so devoted to him.” Xia Yongqing got out of bed, humming a little tune.

Rose read Xie Qiyan’s wedding proposal with delight. Seeing the word “tentative,” she smiled and did not interfere further. Turning around, she lifted a brow slightly. “I told you ages ago that Xie Qiyan and our Xiao Wanzi were a perfect match. When has my judgment of people ever been wrong?”

During Start of Summer, Beicheng was not yet too hot. It was indeed a suitable time for a wedding.

More importantly, the day of Start of Summer was Xia Wanzhi’s twenty-sixth birthday.

Xie Qiyan had always been thoughtful.

Xia Yongqing did not argue with her. Cheerfully, he continued discussing matters with Xie Qiyan and boldly declared that if there was anything he needed help or cooperation with, he should come to him without hesitation.

Xie Qiyan agreed.

It was only February now, still several months away from Start of Summer. There was plenty of time ahead. He had more than enough time to give Xia Wanzhi a grand, romantic wedding she would remember for the rest of her life.

In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival had passed. The next day was the sixteenth day of the new year, as well as the wedding of Xie Lin and the Luo Family’s eldest daughter, Luo Biyu.

The wedding venue was set at Interstellar Bay Hotel under Jiang Corporation. Many guests were invited, including powerful families such as the Jiang and Lu families, as well as the Qu Family.

Xie Qiyan arrived fashionably late. Only when the Old Master saw him and Xia Wanzhi enter did he finally let out a breath of relief and slowly reveal a smile.

“President Xie-”

“President Xie…”

People came forward one after another to greet him. Xia Wanzhi held Xie Qiyan’s arm with a restrained smile. It was only when she saw Yun Li and Jiang Baichuan come in that she said, “You all talk. I’ll go find Yun Li?”

Just as she was about to turn away, a trace of expression finally appeared on Xie Qiyan’s face. Taking Xia Wanzhi’s hand, he calmly responded to the guests who had come forward to offer congratulations, “Excuse me. I need to accompany my wife to greet some important guests first.”

Xia Wanzhi: “…”

That thoroughly confirmed the online rumor that he was a domineering CEO utterly devoted to his wife.

Everything revolved around his wife, and at every moment, he stayed glued to her side.