Both brides were veiled, waiting for their husbands to give the answer.
Lin Ran, sitting below the stage, pinched his chin. "What if they guess wrong?"
Luo Yao: "They won't. I can tell them apart."
Lin Ran: ???
"Wait, how can you tell?"
Luo Yao pointed at the one with the more impressive figure. "That one is Zhang Xinyan."
Lin Ran suddenly understood. "Oh, I see!"
Suddenly, Luo Yao's gaze towards Lin Ran turned icy.
"A-Ran appreciates that too, huh?"
Huh?
"No, who said I appreciate it? I'm just amazed at my wife's keen observation skills."
On stage, Wu Zhishang also pointed out Zhang Xinyan without any hesitation, looking proudly at Shen Jingbing—a blatant show of dominance.
Shen Jingbing gave a disdainful smile. "Although I was a bit slower than you, my wife is prettier."
The line made the audience below burst into laughter.
Next came the wedding ceremonies for both couples. The fathers of the two brides walked onto the stage, took their daughters' hands, and placed them in the grooms' hands.
Then, the two newlywed couples served tea to the groom's parents, following the traditional Chinese wedding customs.
Watching the couples on stage, Lin Ran sighed.
Luo Yao leaned her head close to his face. "Why did A-Ran sigh?"
Lin Ran said wistfully, "I was thinking that Old Wu and Zhang Xinyan met so much later than us, yet they're getting married first. I've lost this round to him."
"We have our marriage certificate too, and it's earlier than theirs," Luo Yao explained.
Lin Ran shook his head. "In our country, some people get the certificate before the wedding, some after, but the marriage is generally counted from the wedding day. Like the wedding anniversary, for example."
Luo Yao tilted her head and thought about it; that seemed to make sense.
"A-Ran, don't be sad. I'll have someone ruin their wedding, then we can get married first."
Lin Ran was instantly stunned.
"No, this... let's forget it. Let's spare him. Although his wedding is earlier than mine, his wife isn't as beautiful as mine. My wife is the most beautiful in the world."
Lin Ran's coaxing made Luo Yao even happier, and she nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to A-Ran."
Lin Ran said she was the most beautiful!
But just because Luo Yao wouldn't cause trouble didn't mean others wouldn't.
Just as Zhang Xinyan was about to serve tea to Wu Zhishang's parents...
"Wait!"
A sudden, loud shout rang out, and a woman rushed in.
"Wu Zhishang, you can't marry her. You can only marry me. Come with me today, I swear I'll never leave you again..."
Lin Ran looked towards the source of the voice and cursed under his breath, "Damn! What bad luck."
Wu Zhishang was also taken aback for a moment. After recognizing the person, his face darkened.
The person was none other than Zhao Miaomiao.
The venue instantly erupted.
"Whoa, is this woman here to crash the wedding? Am I understanding this right?"
"I just came to attend a wedding, never thought I'd witness such a dramatic scene live. This gift money was totally worth it."
"I know this woman. She's Wu Zhishang's ex-girlfriend, Zhao Miaomiao. Rumor has it she's a 'bad girl' (bad girl: here means a 'cheater' or 'disloyal woman'); she was ambiguous with her male best friend while dating Wu Zhishang."
Whispers arose from every corner of the banquet hall, instantly making Wu Zhishang the center of gossip.
Zhang Xinyan hadn't expected such a dramatic confrontation either. She turned to look at Wu Zhishang, who tightened his grip on her hand.
Zhang Xinyan immediately relaxed.
She thought Wu Zhishang was telling her, "Don't worry, I'll always be by your side."
What Wu Zhishang actually meant was, "Hold on tight, don't charge out and fight her. It wouldn't look good."
"Zhishang, come back to me. That woman only loves your money. I'm the one who truly loves you."
Wu Zhishang snorted with contempt, looking down at Zhao Miaomiao.
"You! If you're here for the wedding, I might let you squat in a corner for a peek and give you some leftovers after the banquet starts. But if you're here to cause trouble, then I'll have no choice but to have you thrown out."
"And if you dare say one more bad word about my wife, I'll slap you so hard you won't remember which way you came from."
With just these few sentences, Zhao Miaomiao's character was already being dissected among the guests, and the discussions grew even louder.
Zhao Miaomiao's tears needed no buildup; they fell on command, a truly pitiful sight for any onlooker.
Lin Ran had seen enough. He signaled to Abu with his eyes, "Don't let her..."
Before Lin Ran could finish, a figure rushed out—not Wu Zhishang, but Shen Jingbing.
"Ah... finally someone asking for a beating."
He ran over and kicked Zhao Miaomiao flying, then turned back and instructed, "You guys continue with the toast. I'll help Boss Wu deal with this cheater."
No matter how much Shen Jingbing and Wu Zhishang messed with each other, it was normal between them. But if someone came to cause trouble for his bro, he had to stand up for him.
All the guests were dumbfounded.
"What just rushed out? Was that the other groom?"
"Probably... yes? But why did he rush out when she came for Wu Zhishang?"
"This is one chaotic wedding."
However, as Zhao Miaomiao was dragged away by Shen Jingbing and security, the wedding returned to normal.
Zhang Xinyan's parents looked somewhat displeased, but after a brief explanation and a bit of acting cute from Zhang Xinyan, they smiled again.
Zhang Xinyan continued serving tea and changing how she addressed Wu Zhishang's parents, formally calling them 'Mom' and 'Dad'...
Lin Ran thought for a moment and instructed Abu, "Shen Jingbing won't be enough to scare that woman. You go handle it. Make sure Zhao Miaomiao never dares to show up again."
Abu nodded and left.
After the interlude, Shen Jingbing returned, clapping his hands. The entire wedding proceeded very "smoothly" thereafter.
After the ceremonies concluded, the two grooms carried their brides around the venue once, showing off their strength.
Wu Zhishang and Zhang Xinyan's parents also came to their seats and greeted Lin Ran when they saw him.
Especially Wu's mother. She had only seen Luo Yao online; this was her first time in real life.
She had known Lin Ran for many years; Lin Ran had eaten countless meals at the Wu family home.
Seeing Lin Ran with such a beautiful wife, she was so happy she couldn't close her mouth.
"You must be Yao Yao. You're even more beautiful in person than on screen. Our Xiao Ran is truly blessed to have married you," said Wu's mother, a straightforward woman who spoke her mind.
Luo Yao nodded. "Being able to marry A-Ran is my luck."
Seeing the young couple so deeply in love, Wu's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had been a little worried before that Lin Ran was being kept by Luo Yao. However, after seeing many news stories about Lin Ran and Luo Yao over the past six months, she had slowly become a fan of their relationship, getting more and more into it.
Now, having confirmed it with her own eyes today, she felt even more at ease.
At that moment, Wu Zhishang finally arrived with Zhang Xinyan.
"Brother Lin, Sister-in-law."
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
