Deliberately Approaching-Chapter 577 - 539: Better to Go on a Honeymoon Sooner Rather Than Later
After a short moment, thirty supermodels clad in various pearl accessories made a stunning entrance. They sauntered down the cobblestone path, where the main building’s hall marked the end of their walk.
The pulsating music reverberated throughout the entire garden.
The majority of the women were captivated by the pearls and the unique aura of the models, while the men drooled over their figures, lamenting why they couldn’t walk a few more rounds.
"Leng Lingxiao controls the entire pearl market in Country Y, and Wanhua Jewelry just happens to be in..."
"This looks like a power alliance in the making!"
"Who else to give it to if not her? Business is done, the wife is pampered, and the mother-in-law has a direct source of goods—three birds with one stone, why not go for it?"
"All the gowns are from the glamour bridal shop, and I heard that the boss behind the scenes is the bride herself."
"Keep the good stuff in the family!"
A few young masters from wealthy families joked around with glasses in hand, looking as if they had seen through everything.
Next up was the appearance of a god-tier singer.
With a slight sway of the hips and a voice filled with magnetism, he left the female guests utterly enchanted.
At that moment, Li Zishen’s mobile phone rang.
After a glance at the screen, he placed his glass down and strode off quickly to a secluded spot.
Whatever Bai Long said on the phone, it caused Li Zishen’s eyes to darken and redden, seemingly glistening with tears.
"Clear everyone out."
"Yes, now."
He felt his heart being torn apart bit by bit, suffocating him with pain, yet he couldn’t make a sound.
On the way back to the Huangcheng Hotel, Chen Xin wished he could become invisible. He didn’t dare say a word and stared straight ahead with intense focus the whole time.
Li Zihan guessed that some plan must have failed.
During the supermodel catwalk, he had wanted to slip away to find Bai Long but ended up being dragged by Chen Xin to watch the beauties.
From this, he inferred that Bai Long was on a mission.
...
The next day, before dawn, Leng Lingxiao picked up the groggy Tang Xiaowan in his arms and brought her onto the helicopter.
He didn’t want to be disturbed by friends and family or be constrained by various traditions. His little wife was his alone; he intended to take her on their honeymoon to fully enjoy their world of two.
Since last night’s wedding night was disrupted, he knew that gang wouldn’t let it go easily, especially Shen Yiming.
"Aunt Yang, I’m going up to look for Ling Xiao."
"He’s not here, went on a honeymoon."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yiming was so shocked that he couldn’t help but frown.
He had skipped breakfast and rushed over, agreeing to meet up with the groomsmen at 8:30, all to make up for last night’s missed wedding pranks.
"Went on a honeymoon?"
Madam Leng smiled awkwardly yet politely, "Isn’t it normal to go on a honeymoon after a wedding?"
In truth, she had just found out herself. She didn’t fully understand her own son; he was impulsive like the wind, likely whisking away his bride for some fun.
"Don’t they need to pay a return visit to the bride’s home?"
"Mrs. Tang said to keep things simple, so that’s been skipped."
Shen Yiming: "..."
Humph, they’re probably off to Country Y by now!
He seriously suspected the honeymoon was just an excuse, and what Leng Lingxiao really wanted was to show off the business empire he had built himself in front of his little wife.
Men are all like this, conquering the world to conquer a woman.
"Yiming?"
"Since Ling Xiao is not here, then I..."
"Come, sit down and have some tea. Auntie has something she wants to ask you." Yang Aihua gestured for Shen Yiming to sit and poured him a cup of hot tea.
The two servants were quick to understand, setting down the fruits and pastries before swiftly making themselves scarce.
Meanwhile, Tang Mei also received a message.
[Grandma, I’m taking Tangtang out to play for a few days. You said we didn’t need to pay a return visit right away, right? We’ll come over after we get back. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Tangtang, and we’ll get in touch once we’ve arrived.]
The message had been composed by Leng Lingxiao before their departure, set to send automatically on a timer.
He knew Tang Mei had a very regular routine—walking in the tea garden at six, returning to Nanfeng Mansion by seven, and being in the study punctually at eight.
After reviewing the message, Tang Mei wasn’t surprised at all and continued listening to Uncle Quan report on his work.
The third day after the wedding ceremony was just a formality.
As long as her granddaughter could live a happy life, as far as Tang Mei was concerned, nothing else mattered.
At nine o’clock, Wang Jinhui came to deliver fruit.
"Not coming back for the formal visit? Went out to have fun? Oh, I see, she must have gone to Country Y to be the ’island owner.’ I knew she wouldn’t be able to sit still. Go ahead, go, spending your honeymoon there is pretty great too."
"As long as you’re not angry, that’s fine," Tang Mei raised an eyebrow, casually popping a blueberry into her mouth.
"Why would I be? I’m too happy to be angry."
"They taste good, quite sweet."
"Great, Tangtang is going to be an island owner!"
Wang Jinhui thought of how the spirited man, Leng Lingxiao, would have to humbly call him grandpa in the future, and he felt so delighted he could soar.
How could he possibly be angry with Leng Lingxiao? He used to be a close old friend, and now he was his granddaughter’s husband.
...
Country Y, Lekass City.
Local time, twelve noon, a cool black private helicopter landed smoothly on the helipad atop Lingxiao Group’s building.
"Wow, seeing is truly believing, it’s completely different in person. This is amazing!"
"Of course."
"Next, to the office?"
"That’s right, follow me."
Leng Lingxiao led Tang Xiaowan into the elevator.
Without the accompaniment of security personnel and a keycard swipe, visitors could not reach the 50th floor.
Here there were lounges, reception rooms, small conference rooms, multimedia presentation halls, as well as fitness centers and restaurants, with full amenities.
Leng Lingxiao’s office was at the end of the floor.
Pushing open the thick wooden door framed in genuine leather and walking through a reception room, they entered the office area.
Standing by the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the scenery of the harbor area was fully visible, giving Tang Xiaowan the impression of looking down upon the world and dominating the surroundings.
In the display case were six treasured swords.
These swords were all personally forged by Wang Jinhui and given as gifts to Leng Lingxiao.
"Wow, these are really nice, so dominating!"
"That’s exactly the effect I wanted."
Next, Tang Xiaowan looked at the distribution map.
Lingxiao Group’s business scope in Country Y was much larger than domestic, having expanded into shipping, infrastructure, energy, entertainment, media, finance, and many other fields, covering nearly all the municipal projects in every large and medium-sized city and not just limited to economic domains.
"Oh my gosh, these little red dots marked on here... They can’t all be your territory, right?"
She knew that his operations were formidable. He always strategized behind the scenes, fond of investing, but she was still shocked by the distribution map hanging on the wall. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
In just a short decade, he had actually fulfilled the wish he once promised.
He had established his own business empire.
"Impressive, huh?" Leng Lingxiao lifted Tang Xiaowan gently onto the desk and gave her a kiss, "But this is just a facade, for those who want to see."
"Cut it out, it feels like you’re talking about me."
"Do you want to... see something different?"
"Your secret base?" Tang Xiaowan’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Hearing her response, Leng Lingxiao was genuinely surprised, wondering if he had let something slip in his words, but his face quickly flashed a look of pride.
His Little Tangtang was indeed smart as a whip.
"Come on, let’s take a look."
So he lifted her from the desk and led her to his private dressing room, pressing a hidden switch inside a closet.
The seemingly ordinary closet began to rotate silently.
Mystery filled the air.
But before the closet even moved to the designated position, an eager Tang Xiaowan wriggled out of Leng Lingxiao’s strong grip and darted inside.
