Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Ji Hancheng once again arranged for them to stay in a presidential suite on the top floor of the Tihou Hotel; the entire floor had been reserved for them.

Tang Junyao and the others had been at Tihou for half an hour, but Lan Yunxi still hadn't returned. Shen Muyun and the others remained calm and didn't seem inclined to ask any questions.

Lan Yunchen frowned slightly, but still didn't say anything.

Ji Hancheng sat down opposite Shen Muyun. He always wore a cheongsam or silk whenever he saw his aunt, which showed that he really liked it. His hair was tied in a braid and hung casually down his back.

"Uncle, Aunt, my mother and the others won't be coming today."

Shen Muyun wasn't one to hold grudges. The groom was already busy the day before the wedding. She had met Yuan Shu before, and this woman was quite similar to her in how she did things—she liked to do everything herself, which made her feel more at ease. Now that it was her wedding, she would definitely be even more hands-on.

If it were Yunchen getting married, she would probably do the same, so it's understandable.

Shen Muyun smiled gently, "I understand. Today is your busiest day. Don't worry about our feelings. I only have one request: you must treat Yaoyao well for the rest of your life. She's pregnant now, so it will be tough for her. I hope you can take good care of her."

Yao Yao is now pregnant with her second child, and he can make up for his mistakes. He wasn't by her side when Lele was born, and he hopes to take care of her every day this time and participate in every stage of her growth.

We will definitely take good care of them.

He readily agreed, "Auntie, I will. You can supervise her, and I will wholeheartedly accompany her through every stage of her growth."

Shen Muyun sat upright, poised and elegant. She agreed with Ji Hancheng's words. In Shen Muyun's view, a woman's life is a continuous process of growth, from childhood to adolescence, to falling in love, to marriage, to becoming a mother, having one child, having two children, and each stage presents a different personality and state of mind.

Most women go through this process step by step, except for those who choose not to marry or remain childless, which may reduce their experiences.

Lan Chumu sat next to Shen Muyun, seemingly deep in thought. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke up, "Hancheng."

Ji Hancheng sat upright and replied, "Uncle, please give me your instructions."

His tone was respectful and polite, befitting a junior, and showed a willingness to humbly accept advice.

Lan Chumu was satisfied, but he still had to say what needed to be said. "There are some things that I might not be able to say since you're getting married tomorrow, but Yaoyao is our Lan family's precious child, so I still want to say them."

Ji Hancheng: "It's alright, Uncle. Just say what you want to say. I'll do whatever I can for Yaoyao, and I'll find a way to do what I can't."

Lan Yunchen sat on the single sofa, his hands resting on his lap, and gave Ji Hancheng a rare look of satisfaction, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Lan Chumu let out a sigh of relief, feeling a little reluctant. "If, after we get married, one day you feel that Yao Yao is not suitable for you, or if your Ji family feels that she is not suitable to be Mrs. Ji, then let me know and I will come to take her home. She will always be our Lan family's darling."

Tang Junyao turned her head to look in another direction, swallowing back her tears. Tomorrow is a good day; she can't cry.

Ji Hancheng: "Okay, but that day will never come. Uncle, you're overthinking it."

Lan Chumu slapped his thigh, a wide grin spreading across his face, a stark contrast to his earlier serious demeanor. "Alright, Uncle believes you."

Lan Yunchen remained silent throughout. In any case, as long as Ji Hancheng treated Yao Yao badly, he could intervene in time.

About an hour later, the doorbell rang. Tang Junyao was about to get up to open the door when the man next to her stopped her, saying, "Sit down, I'll go."

Ji Hancheng got up to open the door.

Outside the door stood Lan Yunxi, slurping up her milk tea with a happy and content expression. "Brother-in-law, I'm back."

Ji Hancheng: "Hmm, hello Xixi."

Lan Yunxi walked into the room cheerfully, holding up the milk tea in her hand, saying, "Sister, you can't drink milk tea now that you're pregnant. I'll buy you some after you give birth."

Shen Muyun and the others don't eat these things.

Tang Junyao smiled and, unusually, made a joke, "I thought you weren't coming back for lunch."

Lan Yunxi scratched her neck sheepishly and chuckled awkwardly. She did want to have dinner with Han Yue, but then she remembered that today was the last day before her sister's wedding, so the family should have a proper meal together.

If you want to have dinner with Han Yue, you can do it after the wedding; you can't get the order of importance wrong.

After the group finished lunch, Shen Muyun urged Tang Junyao to go home.

Given what her grandfather had done, Tang Junyao did not invite her uncle and his wife to the Tang residence. Lan Yunxi, however, went along on her own initiative. Ji Hancheng could not stay with her that night, and Shen Muyun, worried about him, naturally sent this clever young girl to keep him company.

Lan Yunchen did not go to the Tang residence because Ji Hancheng had already told him everything that had happened, including the matter of the chef.

Naturally, Shen Muyun and the others also knew about it, because as Jiang Rui's family, they had the right to know about Jiang Rui's past, cause of death, and reason for her disappearance.

The once nostalgic Tang-style house is now full of festive cheer because of its ancient design, with calligraphy, paintings, and wooden furniture, which necessitates a Chinese-style decor.

When the car arrived at the Tang residence, Ji Hancheng got out, opened the passenger door, and helped Tang Junyao out, carefully reminding her, "Be careful."

"I'm not that fragile, really, don't be nervous." Tang Junyao was now unsure of who was pregnant.

Since she became pregnant, Ji Hancheng has been extremely nervous, not letting her move this or him, and never leaving her side.

"It's better to be careful. You don't want Grandpa to remove me from the family register the day after you marry me," Ji Hancheng said.

Lan Yunxi had never been to the Tang residence before; this was her first time. Two large red lanterns hung at the entrance, and many small lanterns were already set up in the courtyard, presumably hung up by Aunt Zhang, as older people consider red to be the most festive color.

Stepping into the living room, you see red and gold balloons in the corners, red calligraphy and paintings on the walls, and a sign in the center that reads: "My family has double happiness."

The restaurant was also covered with red silk cloth, on which a pair of exquisite and lifelike mandarin ducks were imprinted.

Red teacups were placed on the cloth, and red dates, peanuts, and longans were packed in a red box by Aunt Zhang. The box was open and looked particularly beautiful, with the peanuts even having been dyed a festive color.

The festive atmosphere permeated every corner, forcing Tang Junyao to admit that she was getting married and was very happy. Aunt Zhang had meticulously painted every corner with festive colors.

Aunt Zhang and Xiao Mei were still busy upstairs when they heard the noise downstairs. They rushed down, "Yao Yao, you're back! Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Ji Hancheng supporting Tang Junyao, Aunt Zhang asked with a worried expression, and Xiao Mei, who was following behind, also frowned.

Lan Yunxi looked around curiously. She had never attended a wedding before and this was the first time she had seen such an outfit. She was very curious because the ones on TV were all European style, with either white or red roses.

She politely greeted Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, it's been a long time! Hello, young lady!"

Aunt Zhang responded politely, clearly liking this Miss Lan. "Hello, Miss Lan. It's been so long since I've seen you. You seem to have become even more beautiful."

Lan Yunxi said sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie. May I go up and take a look?"

Aunt Zhang: "Go ahead, this is your sister's house, just like your own. Look around however you want."

"Okay, sister, brother-in-law, I'll go take a look first." Lan Yunxi couldn't suppress her desire to find out what was going on.

Ji Hancheng: "Hmm."

After seeing Lan Yunxi skipping up, he replied to Aunt Zhang, "Godmother, Yao Yao will tell you later."

"You go ahead and do your work. My godmother and the others are taking care of me here, so what are you worried about? Go back and check on Lele."

Tang Junyao gave the instructions.

Ji Hancheng was indeed worried. He felt anxious if she was out of his sight for even a minute. He had never felt so flustered before. "Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"OK, don't be so serious. You're getting married, not going to war or the front lines."

"Okay, then I'm really leaving." Ji Hancheng was a little reluctant and worried.

"Let's go," Tang Junyao urged.

After Ji Hancheng left, Aunt Zhang helped Tang Junyao to the master bedroom to check out the decor. Lan Yunxi was still taking pictures in the room, preparing to post them on her WeChat Moments. They looked so beautiful because she had never been there in person.

Upon seeing Tang Junyao enter, she couldn't wait to share, "Sister, this fan is so beautiful! Look at this hollowed-out 'double happiness' character, isn't it pretty? And look at the mandarin ducks on this four-piece bedding set, they're so exquisite! Were they embroidered on?"

Aunt Zhang helped Tang Junyao sit down on a stool and explained, "These were all embroidered by hand by the young master, and these 'double happiness' characters were also cut out by hand. The young master really put a lot of effort into it."

"Everything in this room was arranged and set up by the son-in-law every night."

Tang Junyao was taken aback. "He placed it here. When did it arrive?"

Aunt Zhang: "It's been several days, several days in a row. My son-in-law comes several times a day to put them up little by little. He's the one who put up the window decorations. He doesn't let us help. He's been busy for several days."

Before Grandpa's incident, he did indeed leave early and return early. I thought he was busy setting up on the island. It turns out he was the one who set up this place too. My heart is filled with sweetness, as if I've been given honey.

Lan Yunxi was excited to hear this, especially happy for her sister. "Wow, my brother-in-law is so awesome! I want to give my brother-in-law a thumbs up!"

She then posted all the photos she had taken to her WeChat Moments, with the caption: "Who is the busiest groom in the world? Of course, it's my brother-in-law! He arranged everything in the room. Thumbs up to my awesome brother-in-law!"

Xiao Mei had something to say, but with so many people around, she swallowed her words.

Aunt Zhang didn't ask Tang Junyao where she felt unwell. But when Xiao Mei couldn't see, she gently patted her stomach, which was already telling Aunt Zhang what was wrong.

It's not that I don't trust Xiaomei, but given the circumstances, she needs to be cautious for the best, there's no other way.

That evening, Tang Junyao received another call from an unknown number. It was from Tang Junting; her number had been blocked, and the call was being made from a new SIM card.

Her tone was urgent, "Tang Junyao, I've already given you the things, why haven't you helped me yet?"

A few days ago, after Tang Junting came to the hospital, she went back and told Ji Hancheng about it. Ji Hancheng sent someone to take the things from Tang Junting's hands, but there was no reply for several days. Tang Junting was probably getting anxious.

She sensed Tang Junting's anxiety and said calmly, "Aren't you being a little too hasty? Tomorrow isn't here yet."

We cannot be 100% certain whether what she has is valuable.

Tang Junting was extremely anxious. This was the only card she had, a chance to leave the Ji family and escape Ji Mingyuan. She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll wait one more day."

Tang Junyao did not reply to this.

Tang Junting was already in a desperate struggle, clinging to Tang Junyao as her last lifeline.

The night she brought the items back, Ji Hancheng told her that nothing she was worried about would happen, that he had already taken precautions, and that she could rest assured.

Recalling Ji Hancheng's promise, Tang Junyao hung up the phone.

Tang Junting chose her own path, and adults should take responsibility for their own choices. Clearly, Tang Junting has already paid the price and now wants to back out.

She is not a saint who can forgive her grandfather because he raised, educated, and nurtured her. But Tang Junting is not.

I only want to trade.

If what Tang Junting gives is truly valuable and can help them, then she will be grateful, which is a completely different matter from disliking Tang Junting.