When a Marriage Alliance between two top Elite Wealthy Families collided with the recently popular Smart Home ecosystem, netizens wished they could crawl into their phones to attend Ji Yan and Su Xiang’s wedding.
The Ji Corporation and Su Corporation were generous too. They held a lottery directly on their official websites. No purchase history was required; participants only had to follow them to enter, and the prizes came with free home delivery. The total prize value reached hundreds of millions.
Netizens erupted. The Su Corporation started out with home appliances, while the Ji Corporation’s newly developed smartphones and other Smart Home products had earned widespread acclaim. They were all practical things—who wouldn’t want to take advantage of this?
【There are also unreleased new products. I can’t wait!】
【Am I the only one eyeing that internship position at the Ji Corporation? I heard the Ji Corporation’s benefits are especially good, and I’m desperately in need of a job right now.】
【But the Ji Corporation’s requirements are high, right? What if I don’t pass the internship assessment?】
【The special notice explains that if a winner’s education or abilities don’t meet the requirements, they can choose positions such as logistics or cleaning. Honestly, I’d accept even sweeping floors. Those jobs still come with five types of social insurance, a housing fund, and a two-day weekend!】
【Ah! Then I have to make several more accounts to enter the lottery!】
【It uses real-name registration, and one person can only win once.】
【I’ll have my family participate too. It wouldn’t be impossible for my parents to chop vegetables in the back kitchen.】
【Of course everyone should have their family participate! The prizes are worth hundreds of millions! How many prizes must there be? The winning odds can’t be low.】
【Please let me win. May Young Master Ji and Miss Su love each other dearly and remain together forever.】
【I want to kneel and worship them both. Let me be reborn as their child right now.】
【Now that’s what it means to be born with a golden key in your mouth!】
Su Xiang could not help laughing aloud as she looked through the netizens’ blessings. But as for her and Ji Yan’s child… there was no sign of one yet. They had not even…
The last time things nearly went too far at the hot spring hotel, she even felt Ji Yan’s burning heat, but they stopped in the end.
She did not mind. They were engaged and had confirmed their wedding date, so they would be together sooner or later. Ji Yan said important matters had to happen on important days, not be handled casually.
But it would happen soon. Workers outside were arranging the roses for the wedding.
“It’s spectacular and beautiful!” He Chan, Xu Ting, and Lin Ranran walked in from outside, still marveling. All three would be bridesmaids at the wedding the day after tomorrow.
“Xiangxiang, your taste is impeccable, and Ji Yan really is willing to spend money.”
He Chan clicked her tongue as she spoke. Her own assets were considerable, and she could be considered well-versed in the world, but if she asked herself whether she would be willing to spend so much money on her own wedding, the answer was no.
Even with the ji family’s vast holdings, this was still a considerable expense.
Not to mention the top-tier luxury jewelry he had prepared before the wedding, all of which Ji Yan had gifted to Su Xiang without conditions or obligations.
“The jewelry alone must be at least a year’s worth of the Ji Corporation’s profits! I’ve seen plenty of weddings in the entertainment industry. Many people give jewelry too, but to put it bluntly, some even require an agreement before the jewelry can be worn in public. How could they compare with Ji Yan…”
Su Xiang recalled the scene when Ji Yan had given her the gifts and was still shaken by it herself.
Many of the high-end jewelry pieces were too extravagant for her to buy herself, yet Ji Yan showed no sign of heartache. He even hired a lawyer to draw up a gift agreement, so she could wear them without any worries.
According to Ji Yan, wealth could neither be brought into life nor taken into death. It had to be spent meaningfully and happily. If it could win a smile from her, that was enough.
He Chan bumped Su Xiang’s shoulder with a mischievous grin. “He probably spent all the profits from the Ji Corporation and Su Corporation’s cooperation on you, didn’t he?”
“Actually, it’s more than that.”
“!!!!!”
He Chan and the others widened their eyes.
Su Xiang chuckled. “Most of his personal assets from before the engagement are under my name now as well.”
“Isn’t he afraid you’ll run away?”
Su Xiang had asked Ji Yan the same thing. He said nothing at the time; he only bent down and kissed her deeply.
Only afterward did he gasp, “I’ve fallen into your hands, and I accept it. Perhaps I owed you in a past life.”
That night, they nearly went too far again. Su Xiang felt she would never be able to leave Ji Yan in this lifetime. This man was too charming; he teased her until she lost all reason time and again.
She did not know what luck had allowed her to meet and obtain the best man in the world.
How had they gotten together in the first place?
Su Xiang could not remember clearly, because it had been uneventful.
It was nothing more than their similar family backgrounds and the gatherings where they often encountered each other. She felt that if she had to marry, Ji Yan would be a good choice.
At that time, she had only evaluated the various conditions. As for love, there did not seem to be much of it.
When had she truly fallen for him?
She could not remember that either.
It seemed to have happened through his attentive care each time, every intimate contact, and the special emotions he displayed only when facing her, all of which had slowly caused her to fall.
He Chan looked through the guest list for the day after tomorrow. “You invited The Shang Family?”
“We sent them an invitation, but the Shang Corporation has faced turmoil lately, so they may not come.”
He Chan gave a cold snort. “Someone as concerned with saving face as he is probably wouldn’t dare come.”
“The Shang Corporation’s stock price has been falling lately. Fu Corporation and Jiang Corporation have been dragged in and shut down quite a few businesses. They’re now demanding payment from him.”
“The Materials Suppliers have filed lawsuits. The Shang Corporation has kept the news under wraps, so the collapse probably isn’t far away.”
“Ji Yan said that if Shang Xu cuts off the diseased limb to save himself now, there’s still a way out.”
“Would he be willing to do that? He won’t accept his fate until the last moment.”
“That’s true.”
Everyone felt regretful about the Shang Corporation’s current predicament.
After all, a few months ago, the Shang Corporation had been at the height of its power, with the highest market capitalization among their families.
But Shang Xu had been too greedy and had taken too large a step. Once a problem arose in the flow of funds, it implicated the entire Corporation. The banks, Materials Suppliers, and partners who had once lent him money all tightened their purse strings, making things increasingly difficult.
On the top floor of the Shang Corporation building, Fu Jia and Jiang Yi blocked the entrance to Shang Xu’s office.
“You said funds would return after the first opening. Now the court has seized all my family’s shops. Shang Xu, you have to compensate me.”
“My father was so furious that he suffered a heart attack and had to go to the hospital. Those were his lifetime savings! Shang Xu, what did you say back then, and what have you done now?”
Facing their accusations, Shang Xu remained unfazed. “There are gains and losses in business. You were the ones who signed the risk agreement. I didn’t force you.”
Seeing his brazen confidence, the two grew even more furious. “Are you planning to turn your back on us? Aren’t you afraid we’ll expose everything and send the Shang Corporation’s stock price to its daily limit down?”
Shang Xu furrowed his brows impatiently. “What are you in such a hurry for? What business pays back so quickly? Once the land parcel rises in price again and the houses sell, you can earn back twice what you invested.”
“The houses will rise in price and be sold? That sounds wonderful, but the news has already exposed that some of the Shang Corporation’s real estate projects have been unfinished projects for years. Who would still dare buy them?”
“You hid this matter well. Even we didn’t know.”
Fu Jia and Jiang Yi regretted it now. Why had they bet their family fortunes and boarded Shang Xu’s pirate ship?
Back then, they had even mocked Ji Yan for being inferior to Shang Xu. But if they had invested that money in Ji Yan’s projects instead, it would have doubled long ago.
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