My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!
Chapter 507 - 507 507 Showing Off Wealth

507: Chapter 507: Showing Off Wealth?

Unfilial Son!

507: Chapter 507: Showing Off Wealth?

Unfilial Son!

Enchanting eyes!

Thrilling heartbeats!

Watching the sleeping Wu Jie, Tang Xiao couldn’t calm down for a long time.

Was this…

getting married?

Tied the knot?

Has this old lady just blindly rushed through a fast-food style romance, and then really married her contract fake boyfriend, turning the act into reality?

Initially, she had only asked Wu Jie to put on a show to appease her family pushing for marriage and to put an end to the hopes of those suitors…

But now…

Tang Xiao wasn’t sure if her decision was right or wrong.

But no matter what, she had to see through the path she chose, even if it meant crawling.

“Where the husband goes, the wife follows!

I can’t manage that much anymore!”

Tang Xiao walked slowly to the bedside and opened the two backpacks filled with red packets.

The red envelopes she received today filled two large backpacks.

Tang Xiao casually flipped through them and found that the cash gifts were all quite generous.

Actual cash was rare, but those that contained cash were thick with British Pounds and Gold Coins and the like.

And most were cheques, with some giving shopping cards, membership cards, and so forth.

As for the exact amount collected…

Although the guest list had it recorded, ranging from a few thousand to several hundred thousand.

But during the toasting, when people were drinking and giving red envelopes, they stopped keeping track.

Roughly calculating, there must be tens of millions.

The amount wasn’t much, after all, the guests were all close friends and relatives, and it wasn’t a grand affair.

Otherwise, with the background and connections of the Tang Family of Tianyuan, the cash gifts would have easily surpassed a hundred million.

However…

Tang Xiao didn’t really care about these things.

Reciprocation is the essence of gift-giving, and what she collected now, she will have to give back in the future.

Zipping up the backpacks, Tang Xiao slowly lay on the bed.

She turned on her phone, finding no shortage of congratulatory text messages.

Her old comrades from the army unit, unable to attend, all sent their greetings and monetary gifts.

Regardless of the amount, it was the thought that counted.

Tang Xiao took the time to accept and reply to each one, keeping her quite busy.

And the most messages came from the wedding group chat and the mahjong group chat.

There were too many messages to look through.

But the theme was clear—it was all about ‘showing off wealth.’

Especially in the mahjong group, Tang Xin posted a thick stack of red packets and a thick wad of cash after opening them.

Her flaunting naturally led others to share their pictures as well.

Tang Xiao knew that all the bridesmaids and groomsmen’s ‘incomes’ were not low.

And Fang Qingya, the main wedding car driver, Bai Fengling, who sang, Yuan Zihan, who brought the rings…

Wu Jie had given them red packets as well, and the expense was not small.

As for those sent out in the group, it was even harder to count.

Beyond that.

Somebody had taken snapshots of the wedding news online and posted them in the group.

With the whole city abuzz, the wedding had a very high level of attention to begin with.

And with Bai Fengling singing at the wedding and taking photos with the newlyweds.

The photos and videos uploaded to the platforms naturally caused quite a stir.

Rumors fall apart on their own, and justice lies within the hearts of people.

This time, the scandal clearly would not impact Bai Fengling’s fame negatively; rather, it even increased her popularity.

Tang Xiao didn’t care; she and Wu Jie were not involved in the entertainment industry and didn’t care about people gossiping.

She watched another video in the group, recorded by Zhu Cui.

The card room downstairs and the garden at the back were bustling with people playing cards.

Mahjong, Fight the Landlord, poker…

various games, all having a blast.

Even the old master Tang Pingde had joined the fray.

It seems that going to a wedding banquet is just about eating, drinking, and merrymaking, isn’t it?

Tang Xiao, whose mood had gradually calmed down, also felt a bit sleepy.

She tossed her phone aside, pulled up the blanket, and covered both herself and Wu Jie before falling into a deep sleep.

…

The First People’s Hospital of Tianyuan City.

Yuan Shikui’s phone rang once again.

In pain, he angrily answered the call,

“Old Su, calling me is useless!

This morning Su Geng said he went to visit Mu En at the detention center, and he didn’t say much else!”

“What use is it to call me when you can’t find him?

I’ve been in the hospital all this time and haven’t gone anywhere!”

On the other end of the phone, Su Geng’s father was also frantic.

“I’m not trying to bother you!

It’s the police who found me!”

“What?”

Yuan Shikui felt somewhat guilty since his loan business was not exactly above board.

Su Geng’s father quickly explained,

“Brother, don’t panic!

It’s not about our company; it’s about that scoundrel Su Geng!”

“That bastard didn’t go to the detention center to see Mu En at all; he mortgaged his car to a freight company!”

“He borrowed a box trailer and I don’t know what he was up to, but the tracking signal on the vehicle vanished before noon!”

“The freight company reported it, but they couldn’t reach Su Geng, so they came to me through various channels!”

Yuan Shikui cursed, “That kid usually likes to drive sports cars, doesn’t he?

Why the hell did he suddenly switch to driving a trailer?”

Desperate, Su Geng’s father said,

“I don’t know!

The worst part is, the police just called and said they found the truck, it has crashed into a river in the western suburbs of the city!”

“The truck is totally wrecked, and with the river flooding, it’s simply not possible to hoist it out.

Now, what I’m worried about is, where has that scoundrel gone?”

“He couldn’t have plunged into the river with the trailer and been swept away by the current, could he?”

Yuan Shikui snorted, “What are you thinking?

If he had a short circuit in his brain and wanted to kill himself, why wouldn’t he drive his own sports car into the river?

Why bother getting a box trailer?

Is he sick in the head?”

Su Geng’s father sighed, “That’s exactly what I’m thinking!

This is all too strange; I can’t figure out why he would do this.

Do you think it could be the public humiliation and detention that caused a psychological issue?”

Yuan Shikui said angrily, “How would I know?

With your crazy son, who’s bold enough to charge at highways and thinks he can blow up the earth after taking drugs, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did something even more outrageous!

Anyway, if you’re that worried, I’ll arrange for someone to look for him.

But for all we know, that brute might just be hiding somewhere getting high!”

After speaking, Yuan Shikui angrily hung up the phone.

He called someone to deal with the freight company, offering to pay for the damages to retrieve the vehicle, and to search thoroughly near where the trailer had crashed into the river.

Just as he finished making the calls, Yuan Shikui began to experience severe heart pain.

He curled up into a ball, trembling all over from the agony.

Trembling, he reached out to press the call bell.

Soon, a nurse arrived.

Seeing Yuan Shikui in such agony again, she didn’t ask any questions and simply gave him a painkiller shot.

Unable to diagnose his condition, there was no treatment available, and they could only administer pain relief.

Once the pain subsided, Yuan Shikui lay on the bed, gasping for air.

He picked up his phone and called his wife, who was taking care of their child back home.

“How’s the kid?

Okay, make sure he doesn’t find out I’m sick and in the hospital.

If he asks, just say I’m on a business trip!”

“Also, what’s the word from Japan?

Dammit, I’ve made them a lot of money over the years; have them hurry up and get it sorted!”

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Shikui’s thoughts were already in Japan.

He felt that domestic hospitals were unable to treat his condition, and he could only pin his hopes on the advanced medical technology in Japan.

Moreover, his company’s major secret backer was a Japanese firm.

His shady dealings in the loan business had harmed many, which was why people didn’t mince words when they labeled him a ‘traitor’.

With the painkiller working, he felt relieved.

He could be normal for an hour or two, just like any regular person.

But when he thought about how Wu Jie, who had caused him to be hospitalized, was receiving the honor of the whole city today and had married the beautiful CEO Tang Xiao in a dreamlike wedding… Yuan Shikui grew even more furious.

“Tonight is Wu Jie’s wedding night, and I must find a way to get revenge!”

“I hope he gets so angry that he drinks excessively, gets alcohol poisoning, and ends up in the hospital to taste this hellish agony I’m going through!”

Yuan Shikui gritted his teeth and plotted his revenge in his heart…