The main thing is to make money, and the rest is just a matter of convenience.

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2009 January 12

Hua Yan and Taiji finally held a grand wedding in Kyoto. Taiji took care of everything, so Hua Yan didn't have to worry about anything. Even the guests were arranged by the "Ninth Master Wedding Planning Team" specially set up by Miao Xianxing.

The Kyoto Sheraton Hotel stopped accepting guests a week ago, and Qiu Jiu personally took charge of arranging for people from all over the world to attend Jiu Ye's wedding.

Hua Yan's identity is somewhat special; she currently also serves as Gao Wei's special operations agent and is a member of the Business Alliance granted by Elder Wang.

When Gao Wei heard from Liu Heming that Hua Yan was getting married, he called Hua Yan to question her about why she hadn't sent him an invitation. Hua Yan lied and said that she planned to personally invite him in a few days.

In fact, Hua Yan never intended to invite Gao Wei, since she didn't want to be too high-profile.

Haha! With this kind of momentum, how could they possibly keep a low profile!

Although Gao Wei's son had problems, it didn't affect him much, and he still held a high-ranking official position. With him taking this so seriously, some people are bound to follow suit.

In the military circles, influenced by Gao Wei, quite a few people actually came, besides Liu Heming and Men Buhui, all of whom obtained invitations through Liu Heming's connections.

Hua Yan didn't know them, but they were very familiar with her. For one thing, the fact that she possessed biological weapons in Japan (though not publicly known, well-informed people had still managed to find out some details) filled them with immense respect. Someone Gao Wei held in such high regard couldn't be simple, so getting to know her wouldn't hurt.

Mr. Wang sent Yang Xiao to represent him, and the invitation was personally delivered by Hua Yan and Taiji.

Hua Yan's intention was not to invite him; if she did, it would be awkward for Old Master Wang to come, and equally awkward for him not to. However, Yang Xiao, who was close to Liu Zhiyi, learned of Hua Yan's wedding. First, she called and scolded Hua Yan, then used threats and inducements, saying that if Hua Yan didn't send her an invitation, she would face the consequences. This eventually reached Old Master Wang, who then had his secretary call Hua Yan, saying he couldn't guarantee his attendance, but would definitely send a wedding gift.

There was no other way; to show their respect, Hua Yan and Tai Ji personally delivered the invitations. Old Wang talked with the two of them for a long time, but the topics had nothing to do with marriage; they were all about economic development.

Haha! The old man's heart is full of the country's development. Even though he has retired behind the scenes, he still can't stay idle.

Gao Zhanpeng and Chu Mosheng were both on overseas visits and were unable to attend in person; their wives represented them.

Chu Ge came alone, not with his mother Chen Yanqiu. He was somewhat stunned when he heard the news of Hua Yan's marriage. Over the years, he had been working hard to become stronger, hoping that one day he could stand by Hua Yan's side.

But now, he knew he didn't have that chance anymore. He felt regret and resentment, but all of that vanished the moment he saw Taiji.

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An Xin and Liu Liang also made a special trip back to attend Hua Yan's wedding. They didn't dare to reveal a word, worried that those who worked with them would find out. If everyone came to the wedding, it would definitely attract international attention, so they didn't tell anyone except their comrades who were back to protect the security at the scene.

Hu Zhiang did not return with An Xin and Liu Liang. He had returned a week earlier to arrange the security for the wedding and then went behind closed doors to prepare gifts.

He had actually prepared the gifts a long time ago, but he was never satisfied with them, and he had prepared more than one gift.

Now, he has used Hua Yan's funds to invest in military factories in many countries, and his identity has been redefined. All of this was arranged by Jonathan, the president of the Senate of Country A.

Jonathan is the backer of the Backstreet Organization. He previously cooperated with Liu Liang on a military factory. Later, Hu Zhiang appeared as the person in charge and cooperated with him in many ways.

If he knew Hua Yan was getting married, he would definitely want to attend, because Hua Yan made a very deep first impression on him: she was domineering, rich, and intelligent.

Over the years, although he hadn't seen Hua Yan again, and Liu Liang and Hu Zhiang had taken over everything and collaborated on many projects, his career had been smooth sailing ever since he started working with Hua Yan. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be running for the next presidential election. Therefore, he valued Hua Yan highly from the bottom of his heart.

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Powell, the Defense Minister of Country A, the leader of the Spirit Absorbing Cult, and the head of the largest organization subdued by Hua Yan, now cooperates with him in various countries around the world, but mainly in the military and information fields.

He never knew Hua Yan was a woman; he only thought that Ninth Master was some kind of old man in his fifties or sixties. Hu Zhi'ang, as Hua Yan's representative, had the most contact with him.

Although Hu Zhiang was young, his calm and wise demeanor made Powell wary of him. Besides, how could the Ninth Master, who had managed to subdue their Spirit Absorbing Cult, be a fool?

Powell had long wanted to meet Hua Yan, but had never had the chance. If he knew that Ninth Master was getting married, he would probably question his existence. He might even suspect that the followers of the Soul-Sucking Cult were a rabble who had been defeated by a young girl.

Haha! Even if one day these big shots with such a resounding reputation find out that Hua Yan is called Ninth Master, they will definitely think it's a "coincidence" and assume that it's not the Ninth Master they know.

Back then, Hua Yan subdued Powell without anyone noticing. She secretly administered mind control pills and truth pills to Powell, then Hu Zhiang and his group interrogated him, while Hua Yan remained behind the scenes. Afterwards, Hua Yan erased Powell's memories of her; otherwise, Powell would have recognized her.

In order to make the members of the Soul Absorbing Cult obey Hu Zhiang and his group, Hua Yan erased the memories of the members of the Soul Absorbing Cult who had ever seen her. This was not only to protect herself, but also to facilitate Hu Zhiang and his group's further work.

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The Fu family's "Fengyue Tongtian" brothers traveled from all over the world to Kyoto, not to see Old Master Fu Lu, but specifically to attend Hua Yan's wedding. Fu Lu had informed them of this; Hua Yan hadn't informed them at all.

Fu Feng was a little jealous about this, because Glory, acting as the bride's family, had prepared a considerable dowry for Hua Yan, clearly outshining him. Therefore, in order to compete with Glory, he gave Hua Yan five percent of the shares in Kyoto [Lu'an] Automobile.

The other brothers of the wealthy family also cooperated with Hua Yan and followed their eldest brother's example by giving away shares.

Seeing his sons' performance, Old Master Fu Lu laughed heartily with satisfaction. He knew that cultivating a good relationship with Hua Yan would bring significant benefits. And it wasn't just about the benefits; he genuinely liked Hua Yan.

Hua Yan also respected the old man, and every time she returned to Shengjing, she would visit Fu Lu. Fu Lu held a one percent stake in every Xilai Hotel he opened in various locations.

Fu Lu's current assets are no less than those of his sons, and have far exceeded the original assets of the "Fu Ji Restaurant" in Shengjing. He sincerely thanks God for letting him meet this incredibly intelligent girl, who changed the rest of his life and also changed the lives of his sons.

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Among the Rong brothers, not only Ronglu treated Huayan as a junior member of the family, but Rongyao and Ronghua also regarded her as their own daughter. Neither of them were married, so Huayan was their biological daughter. Rongsheng, Rongyu, and Rongguang all had collaborations with Huayan because of Rongyao, and their relationships were quite close.

Rong Yu regards Hua Yan as his savior, and even when the two cooperate, he always puts Hua Yan's interests first.

Ronglu's Meihua Pharmaceutical, a collaboration with Huayan, has now opened branch factories in many places. However, Ronglu remains focused on the capital city, while Liang Dong manages the other locations.

He gave her money and beauty, so Ronglu gave her another five-courtyard house in his family.

The two became acquainted through their shared love of courtyard houses. Ronglu knew that Huayan liked them, so he catered to her tastes. He had sold Huayan's courtyard house before because he lacked the means to renovate it, but now he did so simply because Huayan liked it, and he happened to have one left.

What Glory gave to Hua Yan was an aircraft manufacturing plant in Country G. He used all his funds to acquire this aircraft manufacturing plant. Hua Yan had controlling stakes in aircraft manufacturing plants in Countries A, B, F, and R, but not in Country G, so he gave her this one.

Now Yaojiu Group belongs to him and Huayan, and their businesses include automobiles, computers, mobile phones, finance, and real estate. He has earned money he never dared to dream of.

Without Hua Yan, he might still be just an auction house owner. Now, the Prime Minister of G country personally receives him, urging him to contribute to G country's economic development.

Glory believes that Hua Yan was sent by God to save him. She not only made him countless amounts of money and improved his economic and political status, but also gave him a family relationship that was not related to him by blood.

He had already thought it through; all his money belonged to Hua Yan, so giving it to her now or later made no difference.

Haha! Ronghua shares the same thoughts as him. Ronghua may be different from Ronglu. Besides liking Huayan, he admires her more, especially for her ability to manipulate the stock market, which makes Ronghua admire her to the point of prostration.

Ronghua prepared a Yanxi Building for Huayan in Country A, located in the financial center of New York City. Although it is not the tallest, it is unique in design, which was specially designed by Zhao Yao at Ronghua's request.

The other brothers in the Rong family all sent gifts, haha! The gifts were all similar, real estate around the world, but none were as extravagant as Rong Hua's.