There was another important reason.
Nowadays, girls expect gifts for every conceivable holiday.
Getting married on this day meant the wedding anniversary would coincide with Qingming Festival, allowing him to give one less gift.
Luo Yao leaned close to Lin Ran's face. "I hear there are quite a few people attending today's wedding. Do you think there might be some pretty young ladies among them?"
"There are bound to be quite a few. If you're worried, Yao Yao, you'd better keep a close eye on me. Although I wouldn't glance at any other woman, I can't stop them from looking at me either."
Luo Yao thought Lin Ran had a point, and her gaze turned somewhat dangerous.
"Then let's go together. Yi Buhuo did tell me to move around more anyway. If anyone is foolish enough to try anything, I can stretch my limbs a bit."
Lin Ran smiled helplessly.
The doctor meant for you to do simple exercises like taking walks, not picking fights with people.
But with him by her side, there likely wouldn't be any trouble.
His real purpose in saying that was simply because he didn't want to be apart from Luo Yao.
So he nodded and instructed Wang Bao, "To the Pangu Hotel. Drive smoothly."
He didn't even need to give the order. Ever since learning of Luo Yao's pregnancy, the entire estate had become extremely cautious.
By the time they arrived at the Pangu Hotel, the wedding venue was nearly full, the entire banquet hall brimming with a festive atmosphere.
Of course, Lin Ran and Luo Yao entered under the protection of their bodyguards.
Many of the guests were people Lin Ran knew, as he and Wu Zhishang moved in the same social circle.
Old university friends from Jingda University were all there, and even Principal Tang had made a personal appearance.
Lin Ran and Luo Yao were seated at the Wu family's main table.
Apart from the newlyweds Wu Zhishang and Zhang Xinyan, the table included their parents. With Lin Ran and Luo Yao, it made exactly ten people.
However, only the two of them were sitting at the table for now; everyone else had already gone to prepare for the ceremony.
Lin Ran gave a nod towards the table where Principal Tang and their academic advisor were sitting, a simple greeting.
This thrilled Principal Tang immensely, who smiled and returned the greeting.
Not long after their last parting, he had indeed been promoted half a rank, and he felt deep gratitude towards Lin Ran.
Luo Yao's eyes suddenly turned cold. Sensing the change, Lin Ran followed her gaze.
He saw Zhang Xiaonuan sitting with her head bowed at a table not far away, with Zhang Xiaolong beside her.
Lin Ran frowned.
Zhang Xiaonuan had no particular friendship with Wu Zhishang, so she shouldn't have been invited.
That left only one possibility: she had come with Zhang Xiaolong.
That was indeed the case. Knowing her brother was attending Wu Zhishang's wedding, Zhang Xiaonuan had asked to come along.
Zhang Xiaolong didn't overthink it; his sister usually had little social life, so it was good for her to get out and meet people.
At the wedding, Zhang Xiaonuan kept her head down, constantly observing, until Lin Ran arrived.
He was still as dazzling as ever in the crowd, his smile just as bright.
Zhang Xiaonuan harbored no grand desires; she just wanted to catch one more distant glimpse of Lin Ran among the people.
She had once heard many stories about him and fantasized about becoming his salvation, offering a warm embrace to this boy who had been hurt since childhood.
But later she realized that her fantasies were just that—fantasies.
Someone more suitable than her was already by Lin Ran's side.
She loved him so deeply and was so beautiful.
Compared to her, Zhang Xiaonuan truly felt like a speck of dust.
Zhang Xiaonuan, it's not that you aren't good enough; it's that she is simply too perfect.
Zhang Xiaonuan looked up again, meeting Luo Yao's icy gaze directly. She didn't flinch but instead offered Luo Yao a warm smile.
That smile made Luo Yao pause for a moment.
Luo Yao felt the smile held a certain strength, a power to warm the heart.
Even Luo Yao had to admit the innate resilience and kindness radiating from Zhang Xiaonuan.
A flicker of worry arose in her heart.
If Zhang Xiaonuan truly approached A-Ran, would it capture his attention?
Luo Yao turned back to look at Lin Ran and found his gaze fixed solely on her, as if he had never paid attention to anyone else.
Luo Yao smiled, her expression filled with love for Lin Ran and a desire for possession.
This beautiful scene was captured by Zhang Xiaonuan, who offered a heartfelt blessing in her mind.
Along with it came a twinge of loss.
I can warm the whole world, yet I cannot warm you.
Lin Ran is wonderful, Luo Yao is wonderful, and I am wonderful too.
But it's time to let go.
"Brother, I'm going back to school now."
"Huh? You're not staying for the ceremony?" Zhang Xiaolong was taken aback.
Zhang Xiaonuan gave her brother a faint smile. "I've seen it. It's beautiful."
Zhang Xiaolong was utterly confused, not understanding what his sister meant.
Luo Yao glimpsed Zhang Xiaonuan getting up to leave out of the corner of her eye but chose not to make things difficult for her.
Perhaps she was willing to show mercy to a kind person.
Provided they stayed away from her A-Ran.
Moreover, she could sense that Zhang Xiaonuan had truly let go; she likely wouldn't appear before Lin Ran again.
This was a woman's intuition, and Luo Yao always trusted her intuition.
Apart from Zhang Xiaonuan, who had already left, many others frequently glanced towards their table. A few bold ones even tried to get a closer look, but they were all stopped by the bodyguards and hotel security.
This wasn't overprotection; the more crowded the place, the higher the risk.
Luo Yao and Lin Ran's lives were far too valuable.
With the music, the host strode elegantly to the center of the stage, and the wedding officially began.
After a series of professional opening remarks, it was time for the groom's entrance.
The lighting changed, and the air began to fill with a sweet atmosphere.
The entrance was exquisitely decorated, like a fairy-tale wonderland. Two grand arches leaned against each other, entwined with lush roses and verdant ivy.
Amidst this beautiful scene, the two attention-seeking grooms made their entrance, arms slung over each other's shoulders.
Both dressed in groom's attire with veiled hats, they walked in looking as if they had just been fighting, their hats askew, arguing as they walked.
"My wife is prettier."
"My wife is prettier."
"Your wife smiles like a simpleton."
"Your wife gets fierce like a tiger."
Neither would yield verbally, arguing fiercely, yet their steps were full of confidence.
The host was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered to smooth things over.
"It seems both grooms adore their brides very much. Then let's see which bride is indeed more beautiful. Next, please welcome the brides!"
The lighting changed again, casting a path that yearned for happiness. The entire aisle was adorned with fiery rose petals, each one shimmering under the lights.
Flanking the aisle were ivy decorations, symbolizing eternity and wishing the couple's love a long and lasting future.
Following the rhythm of the music, the two brides made their entrance.
Just as Wu Zhishang and Shen Jingbing, this pair of "brilliant" strategists, were about to go greet their brides, they suddenly froze.
The host grinned mischievously. "Since both grooms believe their bride is the most beautiful woman, why not try to guess which one is yours?"
Wow, they really know how to have fun.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
