Chapter 571 Is It Really Me Getting Married?
"And there's this suit; although it's not as expensive, it was handcrafted by Mr. George Armani's successor. Its value starts in the tens of millions of US dollars."
"Is this really our wedding?" Ye Wei asked Zhu Xiaoyu, tilting her head,
Everything was so dreamlike, so fantastical that even in their dreams, they wouldn't dare imagine something this extravagant.
"Both of you, let's start with the makeup. It won't be easy to finish all the styling before the wedding this afternoon," Shariel said with a smile, "This wedding dress alone takes two hours to put on. We'll have to do makeup and dress you at the same time."
Ye Wei's relatives and friends looked on enviously, glowing with admiration. A wedding dress that took two hours to wear? Wasn't that even more luxurious than the apparel of emperors and princesses? If they had the chance to wear such a dress, they would be willing to die on the spot!
"Go ahead!" Zhu Xiaoyu patted Ye Wei on the shoulder, "Today, you will be the most beautiful bride."
Zhu Xiaoyu had let down his guard now; this mysterious friend of theirs was clearly not short of money, and even if there were any scheming behind his actions, what could they want from him? What would they want from a poor man or a cripple?
Being someone who had returned from the battlefield, he was already riddled with wounds; he had been shot in the lungs, stomach, and kidneys, and even if it came to selling organs, he wouldn't be the one considered.
Moreover, with so much money, one could buy lives; what organs couldn't they buy?
So he was almost sure that there wouldn't be any plots from the other party, and they must be a friend who would risk his life for him; otherwise, why would anyone, however rich, help him?
"Zhang Menglong?" Zhu Xiaoyu thought of a possibility, setting aside his comrades, his top friend would naturally be him.
But Zhu Xiaoyu and Zhang Menglong had almost grown up together, with just a street separating their neighborhoods, and their parents were very familiar with each other, Zhang Menglong's home almost as familiar to him as his own.
The financial condition of Zhang Menglong's family was just slightly better than his; if he really had made it rich, it would have been on his own merit.
But Zhang Menglong had only just graduated from college. Even if he had started a business during college, could he have earned a billion-dollar fortune?
No, the actions taken so far were not within the capability of someone worth merely a billion.
The spending so far had reached several billions, possibly even in US dollars, so this person's assets must be tens to hundreds of times that amount!
Such a person would likely only appear on the Forbes list.
Although he never paid attention or had the energy to pay attention to these things, was Zhang Menglong even capable of making it on the Forbes list? He was more likely to make it on the Kaibong male actors' list!
If it wasn't him, then who could it possibly be?
Zhu Xiaoyu pulled out his phone and called Zhang Menglong right away, still using the number from when he had just graduated, "Menglong, where are you? What time will you arrive?"
"I'm on the way, about an hour or two more. I'll definitely be there before your wedding starts!" Zhang Menglong replied calmly.
"Okay, I'll wait for you!"
"I must be overthinking it," Zhu Xiaoyu hung up the phone. Zhang Menglong's reaction was too normal. Based on Zhu Xiaoyu's understanding of him, if this guy had come into money and helped him with such a grand wedding, he would definitely start showing off over the phone.
...
True to her reputation as a world-famous makeup artist, Shariel quickly finished designing their looks.
Zhu Xiaoyu was naturally handsome and sunny, plus the unique aura of a soldier, he simply embodied the epitome of manliness.
This suit had also been meticulously designed; it was originally a finished product, but considering Zhu Xiaoyu had been a soldier and then a policeman, Zhang Menglong had the designer work overnight to redesign and modify it, adding elements of a military uniform to the suit.
The epaulets on the shoulders, the badges on the chest, were all reflections of his honor.
"Squeak!" Another room's door opened, and out walked an angel in pure white.
Though Ye Wei's appearance could only be considered slightly above average, there is a saying that there are no ugly women, only lazy ones. The makeup skills, which could be described as Demon Art, were already superbly handled by Huaxia's folk makeup artists.
And how could someone like Shariel, a national team level master, be outdone by them?
The exquisite makeup simply transformed Ye Wei into a Banished Immortal, and the wedding dress, worth over a hundred million, elevated her aura several levels higher.
"I wonder if you two are satisfied with today's design?" Seeing the amazed expression in their eyes and the stunned looks of the relatives around them, Shariel knew he had succeeded.
...
The wedding proceeded according to the planned itinerary, and as the groom, it was natural for him to go and receive the guests in the hall. Since Ye Wei was accompanied by family, he wasn't worried, so he greeted everyone and went downstairs.
As he just walked into the hall, a soft and romantic piano piece began to play.
"The music quality in this banquet hall is really not bad," Zhu Xiaoyu entered the hall, but the scene inside was not the chaotic mess he had imagined, but eerily quiet instead.
All the guests, including his relatives who were usually the loudest, were sitting in their seats.
"What's going on?" Zhu Xiaoyu looked around and his gaze immediately landed on a crystal piano at the edge of the banquet hall.
This was a piano made with a crystal shell, all of its internal components were clearly visible. A man in a tailcoat, slightly portly, was performing on it. His expression was so immersed it was almost exaggerated, but his fingers danced on the piano keys like nimble spirits.
"Is that Lang Lang!?" Through the projection on the big screen, Zhu Xiaoyu saw the pianist's face.
This person was performing at his wedding? No wonder everyone was so quiet. Normally, one would only see such a performance at a Lang Lang concert!
"Xiaoyu, what are you dazed about? Go greet the guests! Most of the family relatives have arrived, and your friends should be here soon, too. We must not lose our manners!" Zhu Xiaoyu's mother quickly pulled him towards the door.
"Ah, please!"
"Hahaha, long time no see, no see! We haven't met since graduation, have we?"
"You're too kind, too kind!"
Zhu Xiaoyu greeted each of his old classmates and friends one by one. It had been many years since they last met, and he had almost evaporated from the social world, disappearing for four years. He was very surprised and grateful that these friends were willing to come.
"Huh? Why are there foreigners here?" Zhu Xiaoyu was startled; he didn't know any foreigners, except, of course, for those international drug dealers.
"Excuse me, sir, have you perhaps come to the wrong place?" Zhu Xiaoyu asked.
"Is this Mr. Zhu Xiaoyu's wedding?"
"Yes, that's me."
"Then I'm at the right place," the foreigner smiled, "My name is Tom Cruise, and I am honored to have been invited to your wedding."
"Tom Cruise?" Zhu Xiaoyu racked his brain for this name, which sounded very familiar, but he just couldn't place it.
"Tom Cruise! You're that Tom Cruise!?" Before Zhu Xiaoyu could react, his best man had already started screaming behind him.
"Yes, that's me," Tom Cruise was in Huaxia these days for the promotion of a movie. Although he had planned to leave today, he received an invitation yesterday from someone he couldn't refuse.
"My goodness! May I have your autograph?"
"Of course!" Tom Cruise laughed, "But today's star is our groom, let's talk more about this inside!"
"Haha, having a friend like you, it would be rather redundant to give a traditional red envelope," Tom Cruise handed over a box, "A small gift to wish Mr. Zhu a happy marriage."
"Please, come in!" Zhu Xiaoyu quickly invited the movie star into the wedding hall.
"Let's see, what is it?" The groomsmen curiously crowded around.
"Isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about it? Foreign customs are different from ours. If you openly unwrap the gift and show happiness, they'll be happier!"
Zhu Xiaoyu, still unsure, opened the package to find a golden figurine, Tom Cruise's first Oscar statuette! He actually gave such a precious and meaningful item as a gift to Zhu Xiaoyu!
"This..." Zhu Xiaoyu looked at the groomsmen around him, "Is this really my wedding?"