Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Xu Xingguang held her phone, walked to the rose garden behind the manor, opened WeChat, and found a contact named ’Lingling’.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally opened the chat box and typed.

[Hello, I’m Xu Xingguang.]

Feeling it was too formal, Xu Xingguang deleted it all and wrote: [Lingling, do you remember me?]

Still feeling unsatisfied, Xu Xingguang continued to delete and retype.

[Chu Ziling, I’m Xu Xingguang, I’m getting married.] Xu Xingguang had just typed this and hadn’t clicked send yet when she noticed the top of the chat box displaying ’the other party is typing...’

Xu Xingguang raised an eyebrow.

Lingling: [Whoa, typing for ages and not even a fart sent, are you writing a novel for me?]

Xu Xingguang: "..."

Before she could reply, Lingling said: [I thought you’d deleted my WeChat long ago, Xu Xingguang, why haven’t you?]

Xu Xingguang chuckled softly.

Chu Ziling was a friend she had known since junior high school, for three years in middle school and three years in high school, they had always been close friends.

They had promised to definitely attend each other’s weddings.

But Chu Ziling was quite wild at heart, she not only wanted to attend Xu Xingguang’s wedding but also wanted to marry her.

Xu Xingguang peeled a mint candy, ate it, and replied to Chu Ziling: [Chu Ziling, my wedding is on October eighteenth, are you coming?]

There was no reaction from Chu Ziling’s side.

Xu Xingguang continued: [If you come, you’ll be my bridesmaid. If you don’t, I won’t arrange for a bridesmaid.]

Seeing this, Chu Ziling finally responded.

She said: [Xu Xingguang, are you deliberately provoking me?]

Xu Xingguang: [I just don’t want to break our promise. I promised you I would attend your wedding and invite you to mine.]

[You’ll always be my friend.]

Friendship as pure as that during their school days would never be found again in Xu Xingguang’s life, so she valued Chu Ziling greatly.

After retrieving this WeChat account, she deleted everyone but kept only Chu Ziling.

Chu Ziling ultimately replied: [Fine, but I had a breast augmentation last year, you’ll have to get me a bridesmaid dress in size 36C.]

Xu Xingguang sent a thumbs-up emoji.

She remembered how Chu Ziling used to be flat as a board.

Medicine indeed benefits humanity.

Keeping her phone, Xu Xingguang went back inside to tell Andariel: "Your Highness, please send a wedding invitation to Miss Chu Ziling of Wing Jewelry International, by the way, she’s my bridesmaid."

Andariel quickly jotted down Chu Ziling’s name.

When she went to ask Huo Wen’an about which friends to invite to the wedding ceremony, Huo Wen’an said: "Mom, let me see your list."

Andariel handed the notebook directly to Huo Wen’an. "There aren’t many people from Xingguang’s side, I’ve compiled them all here."

Huo Wen’an quickly scanned the list of invitees given by Xu Xingguang.

His gaze lingered a few seconds longer on the names Xiahou Huai Gui and Chu Ziling before he said: "I’ll personally write the wedding invitations for Young Master Xiahou and Miss Chu."

Andariel didn’t understand, "Why? Are you close with them too?"

"Heh." He smiled sarcastically, "They both have their eyes on your daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

Andariel immediately turned serious, "Then you write them."

An invitation to rivals would naturally have to be special.

*

Soon, two wedding invitations embossed with the ancient Huo Family python pattern seal were delivered by Huo Family staff to the Xiahou Family and Chu Family.

The steward of the Xiahou Family was quite excited upon receiving the invitations.

"Old Master, Old Madam! Divine Concealment Island Huo Family Leader’s wedding is approaching, they’ve sent us wedding invitations, naming our Young Family Head specifically!"

The steward was smiling broadly, he said: "The Huo Family specifically named our Young Family Head for this wedding invitation, it’s recognition of our Young Family Head!"

Xiahou Xiong and Luo Xiangyue also couldn’t help but feel pleased hearing this.

Xiahou Xiong and Luo Xiangyue took turns touching the invitations, absorbing the Huo Family’s joyful atmosphere. The invitations were handed to Xiahou Huai Gui by evening.

—To Xiahou Huai Gui personally.

Six characters, ink bold and full, strokes strong, radiating a wild and arrogant energy as befits Huo Wen’an himself.

Seemingly lazy and harmless, in fact full of clever schemes, despicable, yet leaving others helpless.

Xiahou Huai Gui opened the exquisitely crafted, vintage, red-gold invitation, and inside it carefully written in black pen, rhythmically aligned—

[We all love the boundless starlight.

Starlight accompanies me into my dreams, a lifetime of joy.

Looking up without starlight, a lifetime of regret.]

Presented to: Mr. Xiahou Huai Gui.

This is scheduled for the wedding on October eighteenth at noon, at the Pilot Mansion on Divine Concealment Island. We invite Mr. Xiahou Huai Gui to join us and share in the joyous occasion.

Huo Wen’an cordially invites.

Bang!

Xiahou Huai Gui closed the invitation with a dark face, mumbling, "People look up but cannot see a star, regretting for life... Huo Wen’an, is truly a damn dog!"

He’s about to get married, yet he couldn’t resist mocking Xiahou Huai Gui on the invitation about not getting Xu Xingguang’s love.

Never seen a man more dog-like than Huo Wen’an.

Zhu Mountain Housekeeper listened with his heart pounding, having already seen that the young master harbored feelings for the great Medicine Farmer Star, but unfortunately, his rival was too powerful.

Zhu Mountain cautiously reminded Xiahou Huai Gui, "Young Master, the Huo Family sent an invitation, we must respond within three days. Will you be attending the wedding?"

Xiahou Huai Gui took a deep breath, swore, "Who’s going!" But he turned around and went into the study to write a reply.

Zhu Mountain Housekeeper shook his head, feeling their young master was somewhat pitiful.

Meanwhile, the Chu Family also received an invitation from the Huo Family.

Chu Zimu happened to be at home, and when he received the letter from the messenger claiming to be from the Huo Family of Divine Concealment Island, his expression became strange.

After entering the room, Chu Zimu placed the invitation on the table, staring at the ancient python pattern wax seal on the invitation for a while, then took out his phone to search for Huo Family’s emblem.

Seeing the emblem emerging on the search engine, identical to the one on the invitation, he exclaimed, "The Huo Family actually sent us an invitation!"

"Which Huo Family?" Chairman Chu and Mrs. Chu immediately crowded around.

There are many Huo Families in Xia Country, but whenever the Huo Family is mentioned, they first think of the Huo Family from Divine Concealment Island.

"Divine Concealment Island," Chu Zimu said.

Chairman Chu was very surprised, "The Huo Family distributed invitations to us? Is the Huo Family holding a major celebration?"

Chairman Chu picked up the invitation, instinctively wanting to open it but noticed that it was addressed to ’Chu Ziling personally.’

This was an invitation from the Huo Family, so Chairman Chu did not dare to open it casually.

He quickly called upstairs, "Lingling, come down!"

Chu Ziling came downstairs with a facial mask, her dark face looking somewhat frightening.

Chairman Chu holding onto the invitation, frowned, and asked Chu Ziling, "Do you know people from Divine Concealment Island’s Huo Family?"

The mask was a bit tight, so Chu Ziling’s mouth could only move slightly when speaking, sounding a bit muffled, "You don’t know them, how could I know them?"

That’s the Huo Family, the top of the hundred financial conglomerates, being able to get along with Huo Lan at Wing International is a considerable achievement.

Let alone the headquarters of the Huo Family on Divine Concealment Island?

Chairman Chu quickly calmed down too.

"But this invitation was sent from Divine Concealment Island, the messenger said it was personally written by their helmsman." Chu Zimu’s heart was filled with shock, he said, "The helmsman, must mean the Huo Family’s sick... that surviving young helmsman."

Huo Wen’an was getting married and personally sent an invitation to his sister, how could Chu Zimu not be shocked?

"Huo Family Leader?" Chu Ziling widened her eyes.

She directly tore off the mask, washed her hands, dried them, then sat on the sofa and opened the invitation in front of the family.

The style of that invitation was the same as the one Xiahou Huai Gui received.

Chu Ziling saw that paragraph and immediately understood what was going on.

Xingguang’s fiancé turned out to be Huo Wen’an!

Chu Zimu and his company did not understand the meaning of that poetic implication, their focus was entirely on the names of the groom and bride.

"Groom: Huo Wen’an, Bride: Xu Xingguang!"

"Xu Xingguang?" The first reaction of Chu Zimu upon seeing Xu Xingguang’s name was —

This invitation is fake.

"I’ve met Xu Xingguang’s boyfriend, just a poor guy from Cangshan Town who had killed and done time, how could he be Huo Wen’an!" Chu Zimu instinctively denied this fact.

Chu Ziling closed the invitation, instinctively defending Xu Xingguang, "You guys know how capable Xu Xingguang is, don’t you? What makes her unworthy of Huo Wen’an?"

"Back then, you had no eyes for jewels, mistakenly took You Mingyue as treasure and joined her in bullying and slandering Xu Xingguang. Your current mindset is just sour grapes."

"In my view, Xu Xingguang deserves the best man in the world!" Chu Ziling couldn’t stand her brother, who had only a handsome face but no wise mind.

To be fooled by a woman like You Mingyue, it shows how foolish he is.

Chu Zimu said nothing, his expression troubled, unable to find a word to rebut Chu Ziling.

But Chairman Chu subtly remarked, "I went to West Continent City for a business meeting recently, and happened to meet Jiang Shoufu. He specifically reminded me to keep an eye on Zimu, not letting him continue targeting Xu Xingguang."

"After investigating thoroughly, I found out Xu Xingguang went to Divine Concealment Island and cured the critical illness of Captain Huo."

Chairman Chu looked complexly at his eldest son, saying, "Zimu, Xu Xingguang is the Medicine Farmer Star, protected by the Xia Country Alliance Government; her excellence is beyond doubt."

"Is it so difficult to admit that someone else is very excellent?"

Chu Zimu moved his lips, trying to argue, "It’s Xu Xingguang who’s too good at pretending, she’s always been a wolf in sheep’s clothing, deliberately misleading me."

Seeing Chu Zimu still unwilling to acknowledge his shortcomings, Chairman Chu became very disappointed.

He had originally been very satisfied with this son, and had been cultivating him as the family heir from childhood.

But he did not expect Chu Zimu to act like a lunatic in the matter of Xu Xingguang, biased and narrow-minded.

He and that woman, You Mingyue, really are a perfect match.

Both equally brainless.

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