Chapter 006 Marriage Invitation 6_1

Lu Qingqing possessed skin as delicately smooth as curdled cream, luminous and so pale it almost glowed.

Beauty under the light only became more stunning with every glance.

"Where did this beauty come from? Did an angel descend from heaven?" Tang Tang followed her into the room, sneakily touched her delicate collarbone, and then opened a beautifully wrapped small jewelry box she was holding, taking out a necklace to put on Lu Qingqing.

The fine platinum chain ended with a round diamond pendant encased in platinum that hung right at the perfect spot above her collarbone.

Looking at herself in the dressing mirror, Lu Qingqing remarked, "You don't skimp on expenses for your wedding, huh!"

She had a friend in the jewelry business where she bought and customized most of her jewelry. Because she had once saved that friend's life, her friend never made money off her. Among her collection were two concentric circle chokers: one in rose gold with a forty-point F color diamond cost her six thousand, and the other in platinum with a D color and slightly flawed one-carat diamond cost her around one hundred thousand.

The pendant she now wore around her neck was very similar in design and size to the latter, very white and dazzling, glittering brightly. Watching the packaging box's logo of an international top-tier brand, even if the diamond's quality wasn't visible to the naked eye, its price was definitely in the hundred-thousands.

The jewelry business ran deep with high brand markups.

Sure enough, Tang Tang said, "From what Ming's assistant implied, this diamond's quality is the same as the one on my ring."

Lu Qingqing inhaled sharply, recognizing that its clarity was higher than hers, and so was its value, "This brand's piece can't run away from three to five hundred thousand. Does every bridesmaid receive such expensive jewelry?"

"Of course not," Tang Tang thought with her own scale of judgment, "You are the chief bridesmaid, naturally you are most honored. I know you always prefer a simple style, so I picked this one out with Ming accompanying me. The other five bridesmaids' necklaces are from Piaget's full-diamond rose pendants, which are more complex and ornate."

"Just the bridesmaids' jewelry alone amounts to over a million; your husband is truly generous." Piaget's full-diamond rose pendants are like over one hundred thousand Hong Kong Dollars each in Hong Kong, and would be a lot more expensive on the Mainland.

Tang Tang silently added, "Each one also gets a Hermes Kelly bag."

In Pengcheng, her and Lu Qingqing's hometown, there was a custom where after the wedding, the groom had to give the bridesmaids a bag as a thank you gift, filled with cigarettes and wedding candies. Knowing this, Wang Ming had prepared seriously with her.

"Rich and capricious," Lu Qingqing admitted, gaining a tangible appreciation of Wang Ming's financial power.

Wang Ming's lavishness was also reflected in the wedding.

He booked a five-star hotel by the seaside on Phuket Island for the reception of the VIPs. The wedding took place on the beach, with famous figures gathering at the site, and arches and flower racks adorned with fresh pink roses everywhere, emanating a rich fragrance, both beautiful and romantic.

The bride, wearing a full set of pink diamond jewelry, radiated sweetness and happiness.

The only slight disappointment was that the groom was somewhat older, seeming to be in his forties, but he was handsome and dignified.

After seeing Wang Ming, Lu Qingqing learned that he was a businessman from Hong Kong, forty-six years old, with a main focus on the garment industry and entertainment. His personal net worth was estimated to be several billion US Dollars.

His first wife had died early, leaving behind a twenty-four-year-old son named Wang Chengzu.

Unlike his understated father, Chengzu, though not old, was a regular subject of gossip tabloids. He enjoyed dating female college students still in school, with more than a dozen well-known girlfriends, making him a bona fide philandering scion.

The one who felt the most dissatisfied about Wang Ming's remarriage was also Chengzu. He showed up nonchalantly at the wedding, seducing one of the bridesmaids a day before the guests even arrived, spent a whole night fooling around, and appeared utterly sleep-deprived during the day, showing great disrespect for the wedding. That was until he saw Lu Qingqing supporting her stepmother, and his eyes nearly popped out.