Half an hour later, a girl of about twenty-one or twenty-two knocked on the door and entered Shen Yong's home. She was around 1.6 meters tall.
She wore pink sneakers, jeans, and a light blue T-shirt, with shoulder-length hair framing a slightly round face.
A touch of light makeup made her look sweet and adorable. With such a sweet, adorable girl-next-door, it was no wonder Shen Yong would marry no one but her.
"Yong, I'm sorry. Don't worry, I'll convince my mom. You don't need to be anxious." He Xiaozhu's sweet, soft voice rang out, instantly bathing Shen Yong's agitated heart in a spring breeze. What had I ever done to deserve such an understanding girlfriend?
Shen Yong stepped forward and pulled He Xiaozhu into his arms, comforting her softly. "It's all right, it's all right. As long as we truly love each other, we'll get through every hardship and obstacle."
"Mm," He Xiaozhu answered softly.
"Oh, right. My college roommate Li Rui told me he could help sort out the wedding car. Maybe he really can. If so, we'll have an answer for your mom."
"What? I've heard you talk about your roommates. Which one has that kind of ability?" He Xiaozhu pulled out of Shen Yong's embrace and stared into his eyes, asking in astonishment.
"Third Brother, Li Rui. He just called me and said he was already on his way to Gaoyang City."
"Isn't he just an employee working in sales? Does he have that kind of ability? You've never mentioned it before," He Xiaozhu asked in confusion.
"Ha, ha, I don't know either, but Third Brother wouldn't joke about something like this. Maybe a relative of his has a luxury car worth tens of millions. Given how close we are, it might be possible for him to borrow it for my wedding," Shen Yong said with an awkward laugh, forcing an explanation.
"All right, all right. Then when will this college roommate of yours arrive?"
"Probably in a little over an hour."
After driving for about two hours, Li Rui and the others reached the residential complex at the address Shen Yong had given him, and he called Shen Yong.
"Hello, Boss, I'm at the entrance to your complex. Which building are you in?"
"Wait for me at the entrance. I'll come down and get you now."
"Yong, was that your college roommate calling?"
"Yes, Xiaozhu. Let's go down and get him."
At that moment, Li Rui was leaning against the McLaren P1 at the entrance to the complex, waiting for Shen Yong.
Seeing a supercar like that at the entrance, people coming and going from the complex stopped one after another to gather around and watch.
"Does this guy live in our complex?"
"Since when could anyone in our complex drive such a nice car?"
"He even has bodyguards. He must be a big shot. Does anyone know him?"
"I don't think he lives here. I've never seen him before."
Among the crowd was a tall, beautiful woman of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, wearing black stiletto heels with red soles and black stockings. Her eyes shifted, and she brushed back her hair before stepping forward to ask a question.
"Hey, handsome, do you live in our complex? How come I've never seen you before?" Her alluring voice was as coy as could be.
Li Rui was playing on his phone when he heard the unbearably coy voice beside him. Looking up, he saw a sexy, seductive beauty with fiery red lips. He swallowed before speaking.
"Beautiful, I don't live in this complex. I'm here to see a friend."
"Oh, I see. Do you think I could be your friend?" As she spoke, she licked her lips, then put on a shy expression.
Although Li Rui was twenty-five, he had actually only had one girlfriend, whom he had started dating in his sophomore year. After graduation, Li Rui had stayed in Star City, while his ex-girlfriend had gone to Magic City for work. The two cities were a thousand kilometers apart, and for reasons of his own, Li Rui had taken the initiative to break up less than six months later.
So, by that reckoning, Li Rui had gone three years without a taste of flesh. Faced with this beauty so ripe she could drip with juice, he was finding it hard to control himself.
Just as Li Rui was wondering whether to agree to become friends with the beauty, a delighted voice came from behind him.
"Third Brother!" The familiar voice rang out behind him. Ignoring the beauty, Li Rui turned toward it.
An equally delighted voice rang out. "Boss!"
"Hahaha, three years without seeing you, Third Brother, and you haven't changed a bit. Though I do feel you've gotten a little uglier."
"Hahaha, Boss, that mouth of yours is just as cutting as it was back then. Why don't you look at yourself? In three years, you've gotten as fat as a pig."
Beside them, He Xiaozhu covered her mouth and laughed too.
Only then did Li Rui notice the girl beside Shen Yong.
"Boss, this must be my sister-in-law. She's really beautiful. Did you save the galaxy in your past life? Not only is she beautiful, she's fed you so well you've gotten this fat. One look tells me you've been living the good life these past few years," Li Rui joked.
"I've only gained a dozen or so jin. It's nowhere near as exaggerated as you make it sound. But you're right about that. Your big brother really did stumble into dog-shit luck. To be able to marry someone like your sister-in-law, maybe I really did save the galaxy in my past life. Hahaha."
"Oh, stop it." Beside him, He Xiaozhu blushed and gave Shen Yong a light punch.
Seeing that, the two grown men looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"Third Brother, come on. Let's go to my place for some tea first, then we'll go out for a meal."
"Sure. Where should I park my car?" Li Rui agreed, then asked.
A car? Hearing Li Rui's question, Shen Yong finally shifted his gaze from Li Rui to look behind him.
He Xiaozhu, standing beside him, also looked behind Li Rui.
"Ah!" Two cries of surprise rang out at once.
"Third Brother, you're not joking, are you? This car is yours?" Shen Yong's mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg.
"Boss, didn't I tell you? I'd sort out your wedding car. What do you think? Will this one do?" Li Rui asked with a beaming smile.
"Third Brother, you really aren't joking? You can't joke about something like this. I know your background inside out. Is this car really yours? Or did you rent it? You can't lie to me."
"Boss, don't you know what kind of person I am? How could I joke with you about something like your wedding? This car is mine. All I'm asking is whether this car will do as your wedding car."
Hearing Li Rui's definite answer, Shen Yong stood stunned for quite a while. Only when He Xiaozhu tugged his arm did he come back to his senses.
Once he recovered, Shen Yong began circling Li Rui, looking him up and down several times. "Third Brother, don't tell me you really went home after graduation and inherited hundreds of millions in family assets?"
"When I called you six months ago, didn't you say you were still working in sales? And now you've produced a luxury car worth over ten million? I've seen this car in short videos. A McLaren P1, worth over thirteen million. You'd better give me an honest account."
He Xiaozhu had only known it was a sports car. As a girl, she wasn't particularly interested in cars and naturally had no idea how much it cost. Hearing Shen Yong say that, her eyes widened, disbelief all over her face.
"Boss, as the saying goes, a child without a mother-it's a long story. I'll tell you when there's time. Anyway, your third brother has struck it rich, and all through legitimate means."
Since Li Rui put it that way, Shen Yong stopped pressing him. He spoke to the security guard, who opened the gate and let the bodyguards drive the vehicles into the complex. In fact, with luxury cars like these, the guard wouldn't have dared stop them even without a resident saying anything. Anyone who could afford such cars was either rich or powerful. A security guard earning three or four thousand yuan a month wasn't about to make trouble for himself.
Meanwhile, the beauty could only watch resentfully as this golden-turtle husband slipped away.