CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: A BLOOD OATH

Xiao Li smiled and nodded, Qin Xiao pulled Xiao Li close to him, smiling as he held her hand, and together they ground the ink. When the ink was almost ready, Qin Xiao cut his finger and let a drop of blood fall into it...

Xiao Li almost immediately understood his intentions and raised her hand to cut her finger and let her blood drop too, but Qin Xiao stopped her.

Qin Xiao said with a smile, "I make an oath with my blood, but you don’t need to. Some people are born for one person, to live and die for that one person. I am the one who lives and dies for you.

But you don’t have to do so for me!"

Xiao Li smiled and lightly cut her finger, a drop of bright red blood instantly fell into the ink. "You live for me, you die for me, and I do the same!"

Qin Xiao joyfully put Xiao Li’s finger in his mouth to stop the bleeding, and once it was stopped, the two of them held the pen together to write their names on the marriage certificate, stroke by stroke.

The moment they finished writing, Qin Xiao’s kiss followed.

As they kissed, fireworks rose in the sky outside the attic, blooming in heart shapes...

After the fireworks outside ended and everything returned to tranquility, their kiss came to an end...

Qin Xiao gently kissed the top of Xiao Li’s head, then knelt on one knee, taking out a ring box from his chest. Xiao Li smiled as she extended her hand...

Qin Xiao solemnly slipped the ring onto Xiao Li’s middle finger, awaiting the moment when daylight came, he could place the ring on her ring finger during the wedding ceremony.

After the ring was put on, all the lights around them lit up, and Qin’s mother and others came up from the fourth floor.

Xiao Li, seeing Feng Qing and others in the crowd, looked towards Qin Xiao in surprise. Qin Xiao smiled, "We are having a wedding, they naturally have to be bridesmaids!"

After returning from Tingfeng Pavilion, Xiao Li was still in a daze, even though she had already changed clothes, people were still fussing with her hairstyle and makeup. Yet, she still felt unreal...

She never imagined Qin Xiao would make up a wedding ceremony for her, after all, their wedding had already been held, just not on such a large scale.

But how could Qin Xiao bear it?

The last wedding held in C City was rushed due to time constraints, with Xiao’s father eager to settle their marriage and inform the company’s board members, resulting in a hasty wedding.

Xiao Li was someone Qin Xiao cherished dearly, how could he allow their wedding to be so perfunctory.

Feng Qing, seeing Xiao Li still in a daze, patted her shoulder and said, "What’s wrong with you? Still haven’t come around yet..."

Xiao Li nodded, "Yeah, still haven’t come around... You all knew Uncle was going to throw this wedding so early, and you didn’t tell me in advance.

Are you really my good friends?"

Feng Qing laughed, "Of course we are, it’s because we are your good friends that we kept it from you.

Your uncle wanted to surprise you, if we told you beforehand, would you have felt that happiness you just experienced?"

Xiao Wenjing also laughed and said, "Besides, you were just a bit dense, couldn’t guess it. There was red hanging all over the place on the manor, and you didn’t figure it out?

I knew you retook wedding photos two days ago."

Xiao Li shook her head, earlier Qin’s mother said red was hung everywhere because entering the family genealogical records was a joyous event, and it had to be hung.

When taking the wedding photos, she did feel a bit suspicious, but after Qin Xiao explained, she felt it was normal again.

Dai Zihan, upon hearing Xiao Wenjing, spoke up for Xiao Li, "Little Li Li isn’t dense, she just trusts her uncle. When he said it was for the family record, she believed it, and didn’t think otherwise...

You can only say her uncle has a high rank, Little Li Li is completely under his spell..."

Xiao Li smiled and said, "Yeah... completely under his spell, so what?"

Dai Zihan laughed, "Nothing wrong with that, your uncle treats you so well, it’s fitting that you’re completely under his spell.

I heard that your uncle personally painted those sketches today, truly multi-talented.

Most importantly, his feelings for you are as deep as the ocean.

He remembers every moment together so clearly, even recalling things from years ago to paint them...

If he didn’t hold every bit of your time together in such high regard, how could he remember it so vividly?"

This visit brought many unexpected revelations for Feng Qing and others. First, they hadn’t expected Qin Xiao’s family background to be so substantial.

Secondly, they hadn’t expected Qin Xiao’s deep feelings for Xiao Li; they had no clue he used to secretly follow them to school...

Even before they knew about Qin Xiao, he already knew who Xiao Li’s best friends were.

Listening to Feng Qing and the others, Xiao Li felt affirmed in her heart, for in this life and the past, she already knew how deeply Qin Xiao’s feelings ran for her.

When signing the marriage certificate, Qin Xiao swore with his blood. Others might consider it added a touch of romance, but Xiao Li knew it wasn’t for show; he truly was willing to share life and death with her.

The manor was filled with joyous preparations for the wedding, and outside the manor, things were bustling as well, with guests arriving one after another.

For this wedding, Qin Xiao invited everyone connected with the Qin Family, people who were quite influential in B City.

Among them, the Qin Family’s extended branches, his maternal family’s Zhen Family, and the equally renowned Wen Family were at the top.

Most of the Qin Family had arrived, and the Zhen Family, as Qin Xiao’s maternal family, naturally came in full attendance. As for the Wen Family, because Wen Zeyu previously remarked on how much Xiao Li and Bai Ruoqing resembled each other, Wen Jiliang brought his wife Zhou Shuyi and Wen Zeyu along today.

Outside the manor gate, Qin Xiao and Xiao Li’s wedding photographs were displayed, and as Wen Jiliang and Zhou Shuyi approached the gate and saw the wedding photo, they froze momentarily.

Among the three, only Wen Zeyu, who had seen Xiao Li before, remained the most composed.

The servant in charge of guiding them into the manor, seeing the three stand still to look at the photo, didn’t dare to rush them and could only wait at the side...

It was only when Wen Jiliang came back to his senses that he led Zhou Shuyi and Wen Zeyu into the manor.

Entering the manor gate, there was still some distance to the main hall, and along this path, more photos of Qin Xiao and Xiao Li were displayed.

Zhou Shuyi, looking at those photos, softly spoke to Wen Jiliang, "Jiliang, when Zeyu mentioned the second daughter-in-law of the Qin Family resembling Mom, I didn’t expect them to look so alike.

Do you think it’s possible?"

Wen Jiliang, feeling a bit excited himself, steadied his emotions and replied, "Zelin has already sent someone to C City to investigate, there should be news soon."

As they conversed, they reached the banquet hall...

Inside the banquet hall, Qin’s father, Qin’s mother, and Qin Tan’s couple were attending to guests, but Qin Xiao and Xiao Li, the bride and groom, were not yet present...

As the wedding time approached, more and more guests filled the manor, increasing the liveliness inside, but at the same time, there was a commotion outside...

Jiang Li brought her daughter-in-law to the banquet, but as soon as her car stopped, someone came to ask her to leave. However, Jiang Li had come to cause a scene, so how could she possibly leave...