How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

On the 26th of the last month of the lunar calendar...

Just before 8 a.m., Gu Heng was rudely awakened by a phone call...

"Hengzi!"

Answering the call, Gu Heng heard the anxious voice of Li Feng on the other end...

"What's wrong?"

"Did you fucking forget something?!"
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Forget something?

Gu Heng groggily checked his phone, then realized it wasn't even 8 yet and confusedly said, "Aren't we supposed to fetch the bride at nine? It's not even eight now, what's the rush?"

No sooner had he spoken than Li Feng's roar came through.

"I said to fetch the bride at nine! That means you should be at my wife's house by nine! Not that you should fucking get up at nine!!!"

"I've got the whole wedding motorcade here except for your car leading the way! If I don't see that Bentley of yours outside my house within 20 minutes, you'd better be ready for me to come smash your windows!!"

Even through the phone, Li Feng's voice was powerful enough to make Gu Heng's ears ring... One could only imagine how agitated he was feeling right now...

After being yelled at by Li Feng a few times, even the drowsy Gu Heng had become somewhat more alert...

"Alright, alright, I know you're anxious, but just calm down for a second.

I'm getting out of bed now and will be at your place in 20 minutes at most."

With Gu Heng's assurance, Li Feng finally hung up...

Being the groom, he had a lot to deal with today and couldn't keep hounding Gu Heng, so he could only hope that Gu Heng would be reliable...

After hanging up, fighting the urge to crawl back into bed for a few more minutes of sleep, Gu Heng vaulted out of bed, dashed into the bathroom to splash his face with cold water, and finally felt a bit more awake...

After spending two or three minutes freshening up, he pushed open the door of the hotel room and walked straight out...

Before leaving, Gu Heng glanced at the room next door, contemplating whether to wake Lin Ran as well, but after a brief consideration, he decided against it...

He wasn't sure if Lin Ran liked these kinds of events.

And besides, he'd taken her around Qing'an for the entire day yesterday, exploring every place worth seeing. The two of them had also battled it out in bed for several hours. Given how his own physical stamina was nearly drained, let alone Lin Ran, a woman.

There was no need to disrupt her sweet dreams...

Thinking this, Gu Heng immediately headed downstairs to the hotel lobby...

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20 minutes later.

When Gu Heng's Bentley Flying Spur came to a stop in front of the gate, all eyes in the courtyard turned towards it...

The rarity of a Bentley appearing in the countryside was much higher than that of a wedding itself...

Stepping out of the car at a leisurely pace and seeing Li Feng, who was busy enough to start steaming from his head in the cold winter, Gu Heng was just about to greet him with a classy 'Happy Wedding' when Li Feng dragged him aside and said anxiously, "Your best man suit is on the bed in my bridal chamber, go change into it quickly!"

Saying this, he hastily directed the helpers, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, decorate this wedding car, set it up as the lead car."

Seeing that Gu Heng was still standing there motionless, Li Feng looked at him and said, "Don't tell me you think you're done by just driving the wedding car and picking up the bride, and then you can relax and enjoy the banquet?

Think again! Today you're the best man, and it's all on you to network with the folks at the bride's side, your old classmates!"

Gu Heng: "???"

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Compared to Li Feng's urgency, the bride Zhao Fang was leisurely sitting on the bed, dressed in a traditional Chinese bridal outfit, chatting away.

Three bridesmaids in blue cheongsams were seated around her.

Two of the bridesmaids were fairly average-looking, one fat, one thin, typical village girls...

But the third bridesmaid looked quite different from the other two...

Long hair draped over her shoulders, her face adorned with a simple bridesmaid makeup...

Though her makeup and dress were very plain, her delicate features nearly eclipsed the bride's radiance...

"Fangfang, time flies so fast. It feels like it hasn't been many years since we graduated from high school, and now you're getting married..."

The thin bridesmaid said with emotion as she sat beside Zhao Fang.

"What do you mean 'fast'? It's been six years, and I've been dating Li Feng for seven years.

At first, I thought we were both young and could have fun for a couple more years, but now there's a baby inside my belly. It's about time to get married, or it wouldn't look good..."

As she said this, Zhao Fang's face beamed with happiness as she gently caressed her gradually swelling belly...

"Mengxue has it easy, sitting in an office and comfortably making over ten thousand a month now. We graduated the same year, and I'm still just a nobody in a small company, earning only five to six thousand a month. I have no idea when I'll get ahead..."

No sooner had the thin bridesmaid spoken, than the plump one chimed in.

"How can you even compare yourself to Mengxue? She's a high-achiever from a 211 university, whereas you majored in an obscure subject at a second-tier school.

But the most pitiful one isn't you, it's me... If I'd known how hard it is to make it in society, I would've insisted on going to a good university no matter what. How could I have stopped studying right after high school? Graduating from a good university would've at least allowed me to join a decent company.

Even finding a boyfriend would've been a bit easier!

Now, I'm just screwing parts in a Suzhou factory, surrounded by guys from the countryside like me. Dreaming of buying a house in the city is just that, a dream – I'm not interested...

Sitting nearby, Li Mengxue listened to their envious tones. Though she didn't speak, the faint smile curving her lips betrayed her contentment.

She was incredibly grateful for her past efforts...

Had she not been diligent in her studies back then, she could have been the one sitting there, full of envy...

But at that moment, the bride Zhao Fang's voice rose again.

"What's wrong with just finishing high school? Isn't my husband a high school graduate? He works hard with cars and can earn more than twenty thousand a month, which is much better than me, a primary school teacher. Anyone can make it no matter if they only finished high school."