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Although they had never heard of it before, Wan Hongguang was a down-to-earth person. So they didn't bother trying to understand and just needed to know that the groom definitely came from a powerful background.

The people who had spoken then led Xiao Yu's group up to the second floor.

However, since there wasn’t much space upstairs, only a few of them went up while the rest stayed downstairs chatting casually with Yunxi’s relatives and friends.

This time around, everyone present was no simple person. But none of them acted like they were better than anyone else. Who could act superior in Xiao Yu's mother-in-law’s house

Upstairs, after overcoming many obstacles and handing out numerous red envelopes, Xiao Yu finally saw Yunxi sitting solemnly in the room wearing traditional Chinese wedding attire that resembled a fairy descending from a painting.

Xiao Yu looked at Yunxi before him but didn't say anything overly sentimental. Besides, Yunxi hadn’t asked for it anyway. Firstly, he wouldn’t know how to express such feelings. Secondly, both of them knew in their hearts how deeply they loved each other, which was better and more powerful than any words.

Xiao Yu’s group stayed at Yunxi's house for around twenty minutes before heading downstairs.

According to tradition, the bride had to be carried the entire time after leaving her home. So Xiao Yu held onto Yunxi as he walked down the stairs.

After they got into the car, Yunxi’s relatives and friends also climbed in one by one. After everyone was seated, Song Hushan, Wan Hongguang, and Yunxi's parents sat in their own cars and headed towards Beijing.

The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Those familiar with the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse could tell that today there were significantly more security personnel patrolling both the open and closed areas. Furthermore, all of it had already been cleared out; to put it simply, no one was being served here today—it was fully booked for a private event.

Today, the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse was brightly decorated and bustling with activity. By nine o'clock in the morning, vehicles kept arriving at the Diaoyutai.

Wang Jun was one of the earliest arrivals. After he finished his business last night, staff members from Hangzhou office had delivered two invitations to him. The staff member told Wang Jun that these invitations were sent in the morning—one for him and another for Liu Yong.

When Wang Jun saw the invitation, he knew it was from Xiao Yu and thus gave Liu Yong's copy to him so that he could rest early. He probably wouldn't be able to attend Xiao Yu’s wedding tomorrow since today, when he went out on business, everything had gone very smoothly, and he was almost certain of getting the position of provincial governor. However, Wang Jun wasn’t at ease because Governor Wu was an example—he was supposed to get the position with certainty but ended up not having it anymore. Therefore, he couldn't afford to be complacent.

Originally, he had been thinking about attending Xiao Yu's wedding since Xiao Yu had helped him greatly. But today’s business had gone so smoothly that he wanted to follow up on his success and visit his former superior tomorrow to ask him for help in sealing the deal; after all, something unexpected might happen if it was delayed.

After Liu Yong left, Wang Jun sat down in a recliner, closed his eyes, and quietly started thinking. This rare opportunity couldn’t afford any mistakes.

"Knock knock knock..." Just as Wang Jun was lying on the recliner with his eyes closed half-asleep, there came an urgent knocking sound at the door.

When he heard the knocking sound, Wang Jun frowned slightly. He didn't like being disturbed while thinking.

But the urgent knocking continued and無奈，Wang Jun said in a deep voice: "Come in!"

"Party Secretary Wang..." Hearing Wang Jun's words, Liu Yong hurried inside and looked at him lying on the recliner with his eyes closed. He quickly said.

“Liu Yong, you're already a division chief; why are you still so fidgety” Wang Jun remained lying down without opening his eyes and said. But as he spoke, the slightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed. Liu Yong had been following him for many years, so he knew that Liu Yong wouldn't be this agitated unless there was an emergency. However, since Liu Yong had followed him for so long, Wang Jun treated him like a nephew, and thus didn’t speak to him in any formal manner.

"Yes, Party Secretary!" Liu Yong answered quickly upon hearing Wang Jun's words.

“Speak up! What’s happened” After Liu Yong responded, Wang Jun asked quietly.

"Party Secretary, please look at the invitation Xiao Yu sent over!"

Hearing this, Wang Jun slowly opened his eyes with a puzzled expression. He sat up and picked up the invitation on the table to read it.

“Whoa…” When he opened the invitation and saw what was inside, Wang Jun sucked in his breath sharply.

Seeing Wang Jun's shocked expression, Liu Yong revealed a wry smile. The moment he had seen the invitation, his hand trembled, causing him to drop it on the ground.

While others might not be aware of the distinctions at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, these officials are well informed. The address on Xiao Yu’s invitation was none other than the part of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse that is not open to the public.

Although Wang Jun only displayed a look of shock on his face, he was already terrified inside. Liu Yong knew this was the non-public area but didn’t know that Xiao Yu’s address was the best place in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Normally, this would be used exclusively for state leaders hosting guests; it wasn’t a private matter either, because even state leaders wouldn’t use it for personal matters. Weddings were certainly out of the question. Even at Wang Jun’s level, he had never heard of anyone using such a place for their wedding.

“Could there be an error with the address” Wang Jun seemed to doubt this, so after checking the invitation one more time, he thought about it. However, he shook his head and smiled at himself; he knew that the chance of an error being made was less than 10%.

“Go back and rest first,” said Wang Jun once he had calmed down a bit and turned to Liu Yong.

Liu Yong nodded in response and left. After leaving Wang Jun’s room, he took out his phone intending to call Wang Chengzhi for more information, but then put the phone away after some thought; it was probably too late as Wang Chengzhi would likely be at Xiao Yu's place now.

After Liu Yong had left, Wang Jun stood up from his recliner and began pacing around inside his room.

At this point, if anyone still thought that Xiao Yu was just a doctor with some medical skills, they wouldn’t believe it either. Could someone in the medical field really hold a wedding banquet here But what kind of background did Xiao Yu’s family have Wang Jun couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

He knew quite well about Xiao Yu; his hometown was an ordinary county in northern China, and Wang Chengzhi had visited their home before, so there shouldn’t be a mistake. But what was going on now then No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't understand the situation. Since he couldn’t figure things out anyway, he decided not to think too deeply about this matter anymore.

Originally, Wang Jun had planned to visit his old boss tomorrow but felt that skipping Xiao Yu’s wedding would be a mistake since the venue was so special. He also recalled Fang Yulong and Zhang Yin coming over to look for Xiao Yu; all these factors made it difficult for him to decide.

After half an hour, Wang Jun stopped pacing around with a determined expression on his face. He walked to his desk and picked up the phone.

The decision was clear in Wang Jun’s mind: he would attend Xiao Yu's wedding ceremony and explain himself later to his old boss by phone. Considering his old leader's broad-mindedness, it shouldn’t be an issue.

"Hello Old boss, I’m Little Wang. I’m calling to apologize!" said Wang Jun after the call was connected.

“Oh, Little Wang! What’s wrong” came a puzzled elderly voice from the other end of the line.

"Old leader, I called you today not to tell you that I would visit you tomorrow It looks like I'll have to break my promise and can only come see you in the evening. Please forgive me!"

"Haha, it's alright. I was actually planning on calling you myself. I have something important to do tomorrow morning and wanted to tell you not to come over. Looks like we both have things to handle. Let's meet up in the evening then!"

The elderly person on the phone laughed loudly after hearing Wang Jun’s words.

After hearing what the elder said, Wang Jun let out a long breath of relief. As long as the old leader wasn't angry everything was fine. Originally, since the old leader had retired, he feared that the old man would have an impression of him being abandoned. After all, the old leader still held considerable influence in the central government, and he himself had been promoted by the old leader's patronage.

"Thank you, thank you for your understanding, Old Leader. It’s just that a relative is getting married and suddenly sent me an invitation. I really couldn’t say no!" Although the elder didn't get angry, Wang Jun still explained to him.

"Oh! Heh heh, looks like we're in the same boat then. Tomorrow morning, I also have to attend a wedding," said the elderly person with a light laugh after hearing what Wang Jun had said.

“Huh Old Leader, you won't be attending Xiao Yu’s wedding at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse as well” Upon hearing that the elder was also going to attend a wedding, Wang Jun instantly froze and asked in puzzlement.

Although there were many marriages during May Day holiday, weddings that the old leader would attend could only be counted on one hand. And throughout the city over these few days, he hadn’t heard of any wealthy families’ sons getting married. The only wedding worth attending was likely Xiao Yu’s.

"You too Wait a minute, Wang, just now you said that Xiao Yu is your relative What's going on How did you end up having connections with the Xiao family" Upon hearing what Wang Jun had to say, the elder on the other end of the call was startled and immediately followed up with several questions, revealing his own unease.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jun’s heart stirred as he explained his relationship with Xiao Yu to the elder.

"No wonder, no wonder... Haha... Well then, I can now be certain that you will get the position of provincial governor. You just wait for the official announcement!" The elder burst out laughing after hearing Wang Jun's explanation.

At this point, the elder finally understood why things had changed so quickly. Back when Wang Jun and Wu Jian were competing for the post of provincial governor, he had already given a push to Wang Jun, but in the end it still fell through. But now, due to just some minor matter involving Wu Jian's son, something that was already decided by the central government suddenly changed.

The matter regarding Wu Ting seemed like nothing more than a minor issue. Originally, such matters wouldn't have any significant impact on Wu Jian, but within just one night, after the higher-ups in the central government had made their decision and issued formal documents, everything took an unexpected turn. Leaders who previously supported Wu Jian suddenly switched sides and started favoring Wang Jun.

When the elder heard this news, he was very puzzled as well. Back then, he had basically used all of his connections but still ended up weak at the finish line; in despair, the provincial governor position fell to Wu Jian. But overnight everything changed completely. The old man couldn't figure out why such a dramatic shift happened until he heard what Wang Jun said and finally understood it all. (To be continued)blade had already begun to take form as a demonic weapon.Xiao Yu put the sword back into its sheath and stored it away. Regarding how to deal with this sword, Xiao Yu hadn't figured out yet because th...