Chapter 1030: Chapter 1030: Bittersweet The time was 7:30, and the Li family villa was already teeming with people. Mr. and Mrs. Li and the servants were busy running around; there were just too many people to recognize everyone. At 7:45, Duan Shuyuan received a phone call and hurriedly instructed the butler, “Quick, go tell Xiao Yue, the wedding procession has already set off.” The butler dashed up to the second floor, and for a moment, the entire villa was in a flurry. At 8:00 sharp, twenty-three cars entered the Shaded Pathway, all of them champagne-colored Rolls-Royces. The elaborately wrought iron gates of the Li family slowly closed. From the third-floor balcony in the back, Xi Luo gazed at the wedding cars outside the Shaded Boulevard, chuckled softly, and turned back, “Ladies, the cars have arrived, get ready.” Tang Yiting quickly jumped off the bed, swung the door shut, and locked it, “Qiaoqiao, you mustn’t remind Master Yan in a bit.” Li Qiao toyed with the hem of her Xiuhe Skirt, said nothing, and just nodded nonchalantly. What’s there to remind him of anyway? He knows everything. The lead car of the wedding procession stopped in front of the gate, and Liuyun, dressed in a sharp suit with a boutonniere, stepped out of the driver’s seat. He walked around the front of the car, opened the rear door, and the first thing out were shiny leather shoes, followed by dress pants and a long train of a Xiuhe garment as Shang Yu leaned out. The man was also wearing a male version of the Xiuhe garment. His tall, straight figure matched the classical gold and red attire, which didn’t seem effeminate but rather softened his austere and domineering aura, making him even more restrained and composed. At the same time, the doors of the other cars behind also opened in succession. Four close friends serving as the groomsmen team, wearing groomsmen’s boutonnieres, were impeccably dressed and strikingly handsome. The group leisurely gathered behind Shang Yu, as Liuyun pressed the doorbell in perfect timing. A few seconds later, a crack appeared in the iron gate, and a small hand holding a phone pointed the payment QR code on the screen towards those outside, “If you want to enter, leave a fee to pass.” The voice sounded like Mo Jue’s. Shang Yu curled his lips, and Liuyun immediately took out his phone to scan and directly paid five hundred thousand. Hearing the notification of the payment, Mo Jue retracted her hand to check and didn’t come back to her senses for a good while. So generous! Liuyun, outside, didn’t wait for her response and once again pulled up the previous transaction record to scan and added another five hundred thousand. Mo Jue let out a little “wow,” sounding very much like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. Is attending a wedding this profitable?! In less than half a minute, the door opened automatically, and Mo Jue, hiding by the door, watched the large contingent stream in, clenching her fist and shouting, “Brother-in-law, good luck!” The little section of road from the gate to the villa’s porch was empty. With He Chen leading the groomsmen team followed close on Shaoyan’s side, while Liuyun, Zhui Feng, Wang Yue, and the others were ever ready to pull out their red envelopes from their pockets. But the journey to the porch went smoothly and without a hitch. On the steps, Liuyun and Wang Yue looked at each other, then with determination, pulled open the double doors and were about to rush inside. Original content can be found at N0veI.Fiɾe.net Then, the two were bounced back… The five brothers stood on the porch, with the bodyguards behind them like an army of a thousand horses in the wedding procession. Liuyun steadied himself, took a closer look, and felt his scalp tingle. They had expected the wedding pickup wouldn’t be easy, but they didn’t anticipate the scene would be so grand. There were quite a few people at the entrance inside, with some familiar faces like Su Moshi, Song Liao, and Shen Qingye blocking their path in with their bodies. Standing in front, Bai Yan, across a layer of sealed plastic film over the door, raised his chin at Shang Yu, “In a hurry?” The man, looking incredibly regal in gold and red, stood at the forefront, his lips slightly curved as he replied in a deep voice, “I’m not in a hurry.” “Hmm…” Bai Yan pondered with a feigned difficulty for a few seconds, then signaled Liuyun to lower his head, “Twenty cups, finish them, and you’re through.” He added, “The groom has to drink at least five cups.” Inside the foyer, there was also a long table set with twenty cups. Upon hearing this, Liuyun and Wang Yue didn’t hesitate to tear off the sealed plastic film, grab the fiery red cups, and downed the contents in one gulp. Bai Yan leisurely shook his leg, “Chili water, experience—” Behind him, Little White Cow softly reminded, “Brother Bai, experience the spicy side of love.” Bai Yan couldn’t bring himself to speak the lines, glaring at Little White Cow with a complex expression. Who the hell came up with these lines anyway? So cheesy. Bai Yan, unable to say such sickly sweet lines, improvised, “Shang Shaoyan, love’s sweet and bitter, we’ll go one by one. If you can’t pass the first stage, you might as well go become a monk.” Liuyun and Wang Yue were breathing hard from the spiciness, while Shang Yu calmly looked at the cups on the table, stepped forward steadily, picked one up, and drank it without a change in expression. Immediately after, He Chen, Jin Rong, Feng Yi, and Zong Zhan stood in a line; twenty cups of chili water were finished in an instant. Bai Yan licked his cheeks, clapping his hands and stepping aside, “Truly five real men.” Before long, the wedding party entered the living room, where the servants brought out five plates of bitter melon, “Son-in-law, this will ease the spice.” He Chen tasted the tip of his tongue, sneered, “It’s the first damn time I’ve heard bitter melon can cure spiciness.” With that, he was the first to pick up the chopsticks and started eating. Only those who’ve tasted it know how bitter bitter melon is. Yet Shang Yu still finished more than half a plate without changing his expression. The servant silently gave him a look of admiration, stepped aside, as Li Yan came forward with two documents in hand, “Brother-in-law…” Shang Yu’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he nodded patiently, “Second brother, please go on.” Li Yan felt a bit weak on his legs, but, capitalizing on his status as an older brother, raised the documents and read aloud: “Henceforth, on May 17th, Shang Shaoyan and Li Qiao will marry. The Li family has established the following house rules, please adhere to them. First, everything prioritizes Li Qiao, nothing shall go against her wishes; Second, in all matters, do not…” Before Li Yan could finish, Shang Yu opened his hand towards Liuyun beside him, “Pen.” Liuyun pulled a pen from his suit pocket and handed it over; the man took the document from Li Yan’s hands and signed it decisively. Li Yan was stunned for a couple of seconds but quickly pulled out an ink pad from his pocket. Shang Yu raised his eyes to glance at him, pressed his fingerprint on the document, then handed it to Liuyun, “Send it for notarization tomorrow.” Liuyun responded, glancing at the document, eighteen house rules, like an unequal treaty. At that moment, Li Yan took two steps back in confusion and gestured towards the stairs, “Brother-in-law, please.” This was clearly supposed to be a challenge, so why did it turn into a lovey-dovey scene? Whether you like it or not, they just showered you with affection in heaps. Hopefully, the brothers and sisters upstairs could give some effort, letting Shang Shaoyan have a taste of defeat. The wedding party moved up to the second floor. The others followed behind one after another. According to the sequence of sweet and bitter, it should be time for the ‘sweet’ segment. He Chen and the others rubbed their hands, thinking it might be something saccharinely sweet again, yet as soon as they reached the corner of the stairs, there were many people either standing or sitting on the steps ahead.