The very second Lan Hai made his declaration, something happened that completely shattered his understanding of reality—something he could never have imagined, even in his wildest dreams.
Hua Tian desperately clutched his swollen, bruised cheek and stumbled backward, whining in pain as he looked toward the bride.
Hua Tian: “Qinue! This is completely unfair! This level of violence was never part of our plan!”
Lan Hai froze.
His mind spun into complete chaos as his jaw slowly dropped.
He turned toward the young woman in his arms.
Only moments ago, Xia Qinue’s face had been filled with fear.
Now, a soft chuckle escaped her lips.
A brilliant smile blossomed across her face before she burst into a fit of heartfelt laughter.
Suddenly—
FIWWITTT~
A sharp whistle echoed from the far end of the VIP terrace.
Lan Hai instinctively turned toward the sound.
The moment his eyes landed on the source, his entire mind went blank.
Leaning casually against the marble railing with a mischievous smirk plastered across his face stood none other than his best friend…
Mu Chen.
Fresh blood continued dripping from Lan Hai’s temple onto his torn black suit as his brain struggled to process the bizarre scene unfolding before him.
Lan Hai: “W-What… what on earth is going on?!”
Mu Chen laughed heartily as he walked over with relaxed strides, placing a warm hand on Lan Hai’s shoulder.
Mu Chen: “Finally… you’ve finally found the courage to reveal your true feelings, my brother.”
It wasn’t just Mu Chen.
The moment those words fell, the entire Xia Family—including Patriarch Xia Zhang—and even the bruised Hua Tian burst into joyous laughter.
The suffocating tension that had filled the banquet hall only moments ago completely disappeared, replaced by celebration and relief.
Lan Hai looked around in utter disbelief.
Lan Hai: “Will someone please explain what in the world is happening?!”
Xia Qinue slowly stepped forward.
Her beautiful eyes overflowed with warmth as she gently cupped Lan Hai’s bloodstained face, tenderly caressing his cheek.
Xia Qinue: “If we hadn’t staged this entire performance… how else could we have made you confess your feelings in front of everyone?”
Mu Chen smiled apologetically.
Mu Chen: “Forgive me for deceiving you, brother. Ever since Aunt Lan left this world, I’ve watched you bury yourself in loneliness. I couldn’t stand by and watch you slowly destroy yourself anymore. So I decided to give you a reason to truly live again.”
He smiled gently before looking toward Xia Qinue.
Mu Chen: “And that reason has been standing in front of you all along.”
At that moment, Patriarch Xia Zhang stepped forward with the dignified bearing of a true family head and gently rested a fatherly hand on Lan Hai’s head.
Xia Zhang: “Wealth and power certainly have their place in this world, my boy. But my daughter’s happiness is worth far more than any fortune. As for you… your courage, your determination, and your unwavering devotion have earned my respect.”
Lan Hai stood there in complete disbelief.
His trembling finger slowly pointed toward the bruised Hua Tian.
Lan Hai: “T-Then… what about Hua Tian?”
Xia Qinue couldn’t help but laugh.
Leaning comfortably against Lan Hai’s chest, she answered with a smile.
Xia Qinue: “Him? Hua Tian is actually my elder sister Xia Moli’s fiancé. He simply volunteered to help us put on this little performance so we could finally force your true feelings out into the open.”
Hua Tian rubbed his swollen jaw with a miserable expression.
Hua Tian: “Exactly, brother! I swear, if my future wife, Xia Moli, hadn’t personally ordered me to participate in this crazy plan… I never would’ve agreed to become the target of your slap.”
Mu Chen burst into laughter before playfully nudging Hua Tian.
Mu Chen: “Oh, stop complaining. My family already transferred the New Spiritual Site contract to yours as payment. What more do you want?”
Hua Tian sighed dramatically while continuing to rub his jaw.
Hua Tian: “The contract is definitely worth it… but that doesn’t change the fact that he slapped me so hard my jaw still feels like it’s falling apart.”
Mu Chen laughed even louder before patting him heavily on the back.
Mu Chen: “To be fair… you did shove him pretty hard downstairs. But I have to admit…”
He looked toward Lan Hai with a wide grin.
Mu Chen: “That slap was absolutely magnificent.”
The entire rooftop banquet erupted into thunderous laughter and joyous cheers once again.
Watching the overwhelming display of genuine affection surrounding him, hot tears of pure joy finally broke through Lan Hai’s defenses, streaming down his bloodstained cheeks.
Ever since the tragic passing of his beloved mother, a suffocating wall of loneliness had encased his heart like solid stone.
Yet, in this single, beautiful moment, that fortress completely melted away.
On one side stood the woman he loved more than life itself, who had willingly orchestrated an elaborate performance simply to free him from the prison he had built around his own heart.
On the other stood his dearest brother, Mu Chen, who had sacrificed a multi-billion-yuan Spiritual Contract without a second thought, all to ensure his happiness.
Xia Qinue gently reached up and wiped away the tears rolling down his face, her eyes filled with boundless love.
Xia Qinue: “From this day onward… we will walk through life together.”
The very moment those words left her lips, Xia Qinue slowly leaned forward and pressed her soft lips against Lan Hai’s in a deep, lingering kiss.
For the two lovers, the entire world seemed to fade away.
Time itself appeared to stand still as they embraced one another beneath the countless eyes watching them.
However…
The exact instant Xia Qinue slowly broke the kiss and gently pulled away from Lan Hai’s embrace—
A terrifying distortion violently ripped through the air behind them.
From Lan Hai’s blind spot, an incomparably concentrated beam of crimson destructive energy shot forward with unimaginable speed.
It moved so fast that not a single person present had even the slightest chance to react.
Yet, by a miracle…
Xia Qinue caught the crimson reflection in her eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation, she used every ounce of strength left within her body to violently shove Lan Hai backward while throwing herself directly into the path of the incoming attack.
ZAPPPP!
The horrifying beam pierced straight through the center of Xia Qinue’s chest.
It tore effortlessly through her body, destroying everything in its path before bursting out through her back in a spray of crimson blood.
Lan Hai’s pupils contracted violently.
His entire world shattered.
Lan Hai: “Q… Qinue…?”
A thick stream of blood slowly trickled from the corner of Xia Qinue’s lips.The light in her beautiful eyes rapidly faded.
Her knees gave way beneath her as her fragile body collapsed toward the ground.
Within a single heartbeat.
The joyous atmosphere of the banquet vanished completely.It was replaced by screams.
Chaos And absolute horror.
Lan Hai: “Q-Qinue…!”
Lan Hai’s entire body turned ice-cold.
His mind shattered into countless pieces.
Throwing himself to the ground, he desperately caught her falling body, cradling her fragile, blood-soaked form tightly in his arms.
His once-pristine black suit was rapidly turning crimson as an endless torrent of warm blood poured from the gaping wound in her chest.
His entire body trembled violently.
Lan Hai: (His voice shaking uncontrollably as tears streamed down his face.) “Why…? Why would you do something so insane?!”
Despite the unimaginable pain coursing through her body, Xia Qinue forced a faint, gentle smile onto her pale face.
Her breathing had already become shallow and ragged as she slowly lifted her fading gaze to meet his.
Her voice was barely more than a whisper.
Xia Qinue: “Lan Hai… I love you… more than my own life.”
Lan Hai completely lost control.
Like a man driven mad by grief, he screamed at the top of his lungs.
Lan Hai: “No! No! No! Don’t say that! Don’t talk anymore! I’m taking you to the best doctors right now!”
He frantically turned toward the crowd.
Lan Hai: “Mu Chen! Get the car! Right now! Hurry!”
Xia Qinue gently raised her trembling hand and weakly wrapped her fingers around his.A sorrowful smile appeared on her bloodstained lips.
Xia Qinue: “It’s… useless, Lan Hai…”
“I can feel it My time has finally come.”
Lan Hai shook his head violently, tears blurring his vision.
Lan Hai: “Don’t say that, Qinue!”
“We just promised to spend our lives together!”
“You can’t leave me!”
“You can’t…”
His cries echoed throughout the rooftop as tears flowed uncontrollably down his face.
Not far away,
Mu Chen…
Patriarch Xia Zhang…
Hua Tian…
And every guest present Stood frozen where they were.
No one could believe what had just happened.
A single tear slowly rolled down Xia Qinue’s pale cheek.
Looking into Lan Hai’s tear-filled eyes, she spoke with all the strength she had left.
Xia Qinue: “We could have had such a beautiful future together…”
“Please forgive me for leaving you behind before our journey could truly begin.”
Lan Hai’s heart shattered completely.
His cries only grew louder as he desperately tightened his embrace around her frail body.
Xia Qinue took another shallow breath.Her vision had already begun fading into darkness.
Xia Qinue: “Lan Hai…”
“Promise me something. In our next life…”
“…don’t wait for me to confess first.”
“You must be the one. to ask me to marry you.”
“Promise me.
Lan Hai frantically nodded, pressing her cooling hand tightly against his tear-stained face.
Lan Hai: “I promise you! I swear it! In every lifetime, no matter where you are reborn, I will find you… and I will be the one to ask for your hand in marriage!”
A faint smile bloomed across Xia Qinue’s pale face.
Xia Qinue: “Then… grant me one last wish…”
Her voice had become so weak that it was barely audible.
Xia Qinue: “Say those words… one final time… so my soul can carry them with me.”
Lan Hai aggressively wiped away the endless tears streaming down his face.
Leaning forward, he gently pressed one last kiss against her fading lips, pouring every ounce of his heart into the words that followed.
Lan Hai: “I love you, Qinue…”
“I love you with everything I am.”
A beautiful, peaceful smile slowly blossomed across Xia Qinue’s face.For the final time…
She raised her delicate hand, trying to touch Lan Hai’s cheek.
Her trembling fingertips came within inches of his face.
Then…
All the strength left her body.
Her hand fell limply to the ground.
The light vanished completely from her eyes.
Xia Qinue had drawn her final breath.
Her soul had departed from this world.
Lan Hai’s mind went completely blank.
Without saying another word, he pulled her lifeless body tightly into his embrace, burying his face against her shoulder.
The entire rooftop fell into a suffocating silence.
Then—
Lan Hai slowly raised his head toward the endless heavens.
Every ounce of grief, despair, and agony that had accumulated inside his heart erupted in a single, earth-shattering scream.
Lan Hai: “QINUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
His agonizing roar echoed across the entire city, shaking the very heavens above.
Lan Hai’s agonizing scream had not even faded when—
BOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!
The vast heavens above the rooftop banquet violently split apart.
A colossal crack tore across the sky itself, as though the very fabric of space had been ripped open by an invisible hand.
From the endless darkness beyond, a gigantic pitch-black dimensional portal slowly emerged, swallowing the heavens in absolute darkness.
A terrifying roar echoed from the depths of the void.
The sound was so overwhelmingly powerful that every glass window across the surrounding skyscrapers shattered instantly into countless fragments.
CRASH!
CRASH!
CRASH!
The entire city trembled.
Then…
Something enormous began to descend from the portal.
An unimaginably colossal Demon Dragon slowly emerged from the dimensional rift.
Its gigantic body was covered in jet-black scales, each one engulfed in roaring black flames.
The moment it crossed into the mortal world, destruction followed in its wake.
With a casual sweep of its massive tail, several flying vehicles were blasted apart like fragile toys.
Towering skyscrapers crumbled into clouds of dust beneath its overwhelming might.
Within moments, the peaceful capital had been transformed into a living nightmare.
The anguished echo of Lan Hai’s heartbreaking scream spread across the city and reached the Demon Dragon’s ears.
The colossal beast slowly turned its enormous head.
Its blood-red eyes locked onto the lone young man kneeling on the rooftop, desperately cradling the lifeless body of the woman he loved.
For a brief moment…
The Demon Dragon remained completely still.
Then, it slowly opened its enormous jaws.
Deep within its throat, an immense sphere of pitch-black energy rapidly condensed, growing larger with every passing second.
The surrounding air pressure plummeted.
A violent storm erupted across the rooftop as the terrifying energy distorted the surrounding space itself.
The reinforced roof of the grand banquet hall began to crack apart under the overwhelming pressure.
Concrete shattered Steel supports bent.
Everything around Lan Hai trembled violently The massive sphere of Dark Energy reached its peak.
Then—
With a deafening roar that shook heaven and earth…
The Demon Dragon unleashed it.
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