Chapter 453: Three Trials

Wade Dong's phone call with James made Li Jiajia burst into laughter.

Because Wade Dong loved playing basketball, Li Jiajia had been following the NBA for a long time. Her understanding of James came from watching his games and reading news about him. She always thought James was a serious person, but she never expected him to have a playful side.

If it weren't for Wade Dong, James would probably be the top player in the league by now.

Wade Dong was rowing, and Li Jiajia was half-lying in his arms, her long hair cascading over her chest. A playful strand of hair wrapped around her slender fingers, curling around them.

"Fei Fei said that she wants to be a groomsman at our wedding," Li Jiajia said, lifting her head. "She told me that you've already agreed to let Li Pei be a groomsman."

"Pfft..."

Wade Dong chuckled, "When did I agree to that?"

"Hehe... I knew it. Li Pei is so full of himself that he can talk about things that haven't even happened yet."

"Are Zhuang Fei and Li Pei really a couple?"

"Yes, Fei Fei quit her job. After this summer, she's going to M Country to be with Li Pei."

"Sigh... What a ridiculous love story."

"Actually..."

Li Jiajia paused, "For our wedding, I don't really want a bridesmaid."

"Then we won't have one, and we won't need a groomsman either!"

"Okay~"

The calm waters of Lake Baikal seemed to reflect only the happiness of this couple.

Li Jiajia's soft body gently squirmed as she adjusted to a more comfortable position, closing her eyes. Wade Dong's lips curved upwards.

Jiajia was the one who understood him the most in this world.

This small incident showed that it wasn't that Li Jiajia didn't want a bridesmaid; it was that she understood Wade Dong. Recently, he had been pestered by Guo Zifeng, Durant, and others. When they heard that Wade Dong was getting married, over a dozen people wanted to be groomsmen!

With just one sentence, Li Jiajia solved Wade Dong's problem by saying she didn't want a bridesmaid.

Without a bridesmaid, there was no need for a groomsman...

...

July 7th was the day of Wade Dong and Li Jiajia's grand wedding.

Wade Dong's family lived in an old neighborhood in Yanjing. Early in the morning, the wedding procession filled two streets with luxury cars, each worth over ten million.

With Wade Dong's wealth, it wasn't a problem to gather a hundred million-dollar cars, let alone buy them. They only used a few dozen cars because these were from Guo Zifeng's private collection.

The biggest advantage of not having a groomsman or bridesmaid was that everyone became one, eliminating the need for competition.

Over twenty people accompanied Wade Dong to pick up the bride, including Durant, Curry, Kobe, Li Pei, Zhang Yang, Guo Zifeng, and Feng Yuxiu... There were also quite a few people on Li Jiajia's side, including her university roommate, Daisy, and several close friends. Moreover, several formidable individuals were waiting with Li Jiajia for Wade Dong's arrival: Yun Qi, Yu Yan, and Wang Xingya.

This was a battle, and winning meant bringing the bride home.

Li Jiajia had checked into the hotel two days ago. It was one of the most luxurious hotels in Yanjing, but it had been booked by a well-known wealthy person for an entire month, starting half a month ago.

"Is this a car exhibition? I've never seen so many of these cars."

"Brother, there's a 'double happiness' character on each car. These are wedding cars~"

"It's so extravagant... Renting these cars for a day must cost hundreds of thousands."

"Hundreds of thousands? Brother, you don't understand cars. These cars are so exclusive that even if you had the money, you couldn't rent them. As far as I know, at least three of these cars are from a mysterious Chinese billionaire's collection."

"Who's getting married with such a grand procession?"

"What's the date today?"

"July 7th."

"Then it must be Wade Dong. Wow! Is he picking up the bride? I have to follow and see..."

The wedding procession was already eye-catching, and some people guessed it was Wade Dong's.

In fact, there was no need to guess. There were several convertible cars in the procession, and Curry, Kobe, Durant, and Dudley were sitting in them. Seeing these people, it was obvious who the groom was.

The lead car was a limited-edition Red Flag sedan, and the windows were rolled up, making it impossible to see who was inside.

If one wanted to see who was inside... today's top trending topic was already decided. The car was occupied by Wade Dong, and Zhang Yang was driving.

...

The wedding procession originally had only a few dozen cars, but by the time it reached the hotel, hundreds of cars had joined, causing a traffic jam.

"This..."

Wade Dong noticed this scene and smiled, saying to Zhang Yang, "Brother Yang, Yanjing is always congested... We're giving the traffic police a hard time today."

"That's why you should only get married once."

Zhang Yang joked.

Upon reaching the destination, several cars had already mixed into the wedding procession, trying to follow the wedding cars into the hotel.

However, these cars were stopped by the hotel security. It was easy to distinguish which cars were part of the procession and which were not, as the social vehicles that had joined were not of the same caliber as the wedding cars.

Several dozen people got out of the cars, with Wade Dong standing in the middle. They all shouted towards a room on the top floor, "Li Jiajia, we're here to bring you home!"

"Hey, ha!"

As soon as they entered the hotel lobby, a loud cheer was heard.

"This is..."

Kobe and Curry were stunned by the scene before them. "Chinese Kung Fu?"

Six young men stood in two rows. After Wade Dong and his group entered, the young men performed a synchronized military-style boxing routine.

"Brother-in-law!"

After finishing the routine, the six young men bowed to Wade Dong with a hint of defiance in their eyes.

All of Li Jiajia's relatives had arrived in Yanjing a few days ago and were staying at this hotel. These six young men were probably Li Jiajia's younger cousins.

Wade Dong was here to pick up his bride, and they performed a military-style boxing routine. What was this? An attempt to intimidate him? Li Jiajia probably didn't even know about this, and if she did, she would have stopped her cousins from doing something so pointless.

...

Wade Dong found the boxing routine amusing. He turned to Ge Qian and said, "Old Ge, you're the expert in military-style boxing. Give us your opinion."

"Hmm."

Ge Qian nodded, took off his sunglasses, and slowly said, "The horse stance punch is weak..."

"The throat kick is too low, and it won't reach the target..."

"The horse stance strike is unstable..."

"The inside block and hook have no rhythm..."

"The other moves are even worse."

"These six young men haven't served in the military. They probably learned this routine during school military training and have been practicing from online videos recently. In summary, it's four words: neither fish nor fowl!"

As Ge Qian spoke, one of the young men lowered his head. Before he could finish, all six of them retreated to the side, their heads hanging low. Ge Qian had hit the nail on the head.

This brother-in-law was not to be trifled with...

The young men stepped aside, and Wade Dong gestured to Li Pei, "Give your cousins some red envelopes."

"Thank you, brother-in-law~"

"Thank you, brother-in-law~"

"Thank you, brother-in-law~"

The six young men held the red envelopes, their faces beaming with joy. Wade Dong was not stingy; each envelope contained 10,000 yuan.

Their boxing routine seemed a bit childish, and when they encountered someone like Ge Qian, a 'Wolf Warrior' level special forces soldier, they were instantly exposed. Ultimately, it was all for the sake of protecting their sister and ensuring that Wade Dong wouldn't bully Li Jiajia after the wedding.

"Let's go~!"

Wade Dong waved his hand, and everyone headed towards the elevator.

Li Jiajia's room was on the top floor, over twenty stories high. Climbing the stairs would be too tiring.

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

Curry was the first to rush to the elevator, but despite the sound of the elevator, the doors remained closed.

"This is intentional, right...?"

Wade Dong touched his nose, "They turned off the elevator, forcing us to climb to the twenty-seventh floor?"

Guo Zifeng frowned, "I'll call the manager and ask the engineering department to reopen the elevator as soon as possible."

"No need."

A crisp female voice accompanied the opening of an elevator door, and Yu Yan stepped out, smiling sweetly, "This is your first test. You have five minutes to climb to the twenty-seventh floor."

"Sister Yan, please be understanding. It's impossible to climb twenty-seven floors in five minutes," Wade Dong said.

Yu Yan raised an eyebrow, "If you don't want to climb, you can take three hits from me. If you don't fall after three hits, you won't have to climb."

"I'm getting married today, and I'm dressed up. It's not suitable for me to fight. Can I choose someone to take my place?"

"Sure~"

Yu Yan nodded.

Wade Dong thought this was a good idea, but since it was his wedding day, he didn't want to get into a fight. He turned to Zhang Yang and said, "Brother Yang, please forgive me, but this is the rule set by my future sister-in-law..."

"It's fine."

Zhang Yang smiled, "You don't need to be polite. If you can take one hit, she loses!"

One hit?

Wade Dong first looked at Ge Qian and Feng Yuxiu, who should have been the best fighters, but they instinctively took three steps back and waved their hands, saying, "Don't look at me. I won't fight!"

Durant bowed his head and spoke with Li Pei, who explained that this was Wade Dong's first trial—to defeat the woman in front of them.

"Brother Dong, I'll do it!"

Durant stepped forward from the crowd, adding, "I've never heard of such a request, but for you, Brother Dong, I'll let you hit me, and I won't fight back!"

"Heh..."

Yu Yan chuckled, extending her fist towards Durant's abdomen. Durant instinctively blocked it.

"Slap!"

Yu Yan's move was swift. She grabbed Durant's wrist and lightly pulled him, causing him to fly over the crowd and land on the ground.

The force was perfectly controlled, and Durant didn't feel any pain when he fell, but the move was not very graceful.

Yu Yan reminded him, "You have 3 minutes and 47 seconds left."

"Damn~~~"

Wade Dong was surprised by Yu Yan's impressive skills.

Moreover, she had been timing them the whole time, so Wade Dong didn't hesitate, "Brothers, let's go!"

"Charge!"

Curry and Kobe followed Wade Dong, rushing towards the stairs.

Climbing twenty-seven floors in 3 minutes and 47 seconds was not something ordinary people could do. Wade Dong maintained his sprinting speed, and by the sixteenth floor, he was alone. At the twentieth floor, he used a 'Stamina Potion' to continue sprinting!

"Stop!"

Zhuang Fei had been timing them at the stairs, and when she saw Wade Dong, she pressed the stopwatch, "Amazing, Brother Dong. 1 minute and 57 seconds. You can apply for a Guinness World Record with this speed."

Wade Dong wasn't out of breath, and he simply straightened his clothes, smiling as he asked, "Does this mean I passed the first trial?"

"Perfect~"

Zhuang Fei said, "There are two more trials. If you pass them, you can take Jiajia home as your wife."

"Two more trials?"

Wade Dong raised an eyebrow and took out a red envelope from his pocket, slipping it into Zhuang Fei's hand. He whispered, "Give me a hint."

Zhuang Fei squeezed the red envelope but then pushed it away, saying firmly, "I'm not the kind of person who betrays my sisters."

"I have a photo of Li Pei wearing split pants..."

"Oh?!"

Zhuang Fei's eyes lit up, and she snatched the red envelope, stuffing it into her pocket. She leaned towards Wade Dong and whispered, "The second trial is..."

"Hehe~ Well done!"

Wade Dong gave Zhuang Fei an appreciative look.

This second trial was ridiculous, and Wade Dong asked, "Who came up with these three trials?"

Zhuang Fei lifted her chin proudly, "It was our sisters' idea."

"Did Jiajia have any input?"

"No..."

This time, Zhuang Fei shook her head firmly.

"I understand~"

Wade Dong looked at Zhuang Fei with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "You got a red envelope for nothing."

Zhuang Fei's face turned red, "Ah... You guessed it?"

When Wade Dong arrived, only Zhuang Fei was at the stairs, seemingly timing him. In reality, she was Jiajia's little spy, sent to give Wade Dong a hint.

If she didn't give him a hint, Wade Dong wouldn't have been able to pass the second trial even with a month's time!

"Huff... Huff... Huff..."

Three minutes after Wade Dong arrived, Kobe, Curry, and the others finally caught up, panting heavily.

Kobe held his knee and caught his breath, "Your wedding is so tiring! When I got married, the pastor just said a few words, and that was it."

"This kind of wedding is more interesting."

Curry smiled, "It's very challenging. I'm so envious that I want to get married again."

"Understood. If I see your wife at the wedding banquet at noon, I'll pass on your message."

"Brother Kobe, please spare me... If my wife hears this, she'll kill me."

"Haha..."

Most people had good stamina and eventually made it to the top.

Finally, they reached the door of the room...

Yun Qi was standing outside, handing Wade Dong a pen and paper, "For the second trial, write a sentence on this paper."

"Write a sentence?"

Wade Dong pretended to be surprised, "What kind of sentence? A love poem or a love song? Brother Yang is an expert at this..."

Yun Qi shook her head and even showed a mischievous smile, "This is a test of your understanding. Jiajia has also written a sentence on a piece of paper. If you write the same sentence, you'll pass this trial!"

"That's impossible!"

Wade Dong feigned surprise, "At least give me a hint, like a few words or the meaning of the sentence..."

Yun Qi thought for a moment, "It's not fair to not give a hint. I'll give you one. Jiajia's sentence is in Chinese."

"And?"

"That's it..."

"That's it?!