After the New Year, March arrived quickly.

Jiang Chu leaned against the porthole, watching the sea of ​​clouds recede into the distance.

Beside her was a cup of warm oat milk and the final guest list for the wedding, which had been repeatedly confirmed and revised no less than twenty times by the Secretariat of the Tianyu General Office.

Almost every name on the list has appeared in financial news or political headlines.

"Still looking at this?"

Xie Jing walked over with a cup of black coffee. "I thought you were going to memorize it perfectly."

"Take a closer look at your business empire," Jiang Chuyang said, gesturing to the list in his hand, "and think about our... wedding, or rather, the most important informal strategic cooperation summit for Tianyu Group next year."

Xie Jing chuckled softly, leaned down and kissed her. "Think there are too many people?"

"No, actually it's less than I thought," Jiang Chu blinked. "I just suddenly felt a sense of mission... that we need to explore a new territory."

"To some extent, your intuition is correct."

Xie Jing pondered for a moment, "The wedding venue is a private island, which enjoys a high degree of autonomy under international law and local sovereignty agreements. The first reason for choosing this location is for absolute security and privacy; the second is also to send a signal to the outside world—Tianyu has the ability and resources to establish rules that are not subject to external interference anywhere."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "As for the guests, they came not only to offer their congratulations, but also to use this private platform set up by Tianyu to finalize deals that would normally take months to negotiate. This wedding is also their 'safe house'."

Xie Jing turned to look at her. "I'm sorry, I promise it will be grand enough, but... it might not be that pure."

"No need to apologize," Jiang Chu shook her head. "When my cousin and sister-in-law got married, they said that as long as they both knew each other's feelings, that was enough. Weddings are meant to be social events, even for ordinary employees. Let alone a big businessman like you, I can't have it both ways."

Xie Jing looked down at the girl whose eyes were full of smiles.

Jiang Chu grasped his hand, their fingers intertwined, "So, as long as you're the groom, that's enough."

Xie Jing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a ripple appeared in his eyes. He leaned down and tightened his grip on her waist. "...Mmm."

As the Gulfstream plane began its descent, the entire island was finally revealed to Jiang Chu.

It was a huge emerald set on the deep blue silk of the South Pacific.

It is surrounded by nearly transparent shallow waters, where fine sand glistens like scattered silver in the sunlight.

As the plane landed smoothly on the extra-long runway, Jiang Chu could see the security personnel lined up on both sides of the runway through the window.

They were all dressed in black tactical training uniforms, their tactical vests were covered with various sophisticated individual equipment, and they carried pistols at their waists. Some were even equipped with fully automatic weapons.

These people stood ramrod straight, exuding a powerful aura that could only be acquired through the baptism of war.

"That's Tianyu's private security team overseas."

As they disembarked, Xie Jing held Jiang Chu's hand and explained in a low voice.

"Most of them are retired top special forces soldiers who are usually responsible for defense work at several oil fields and air route nodes. I transferred two squadrons here for this wedding. Within three nautical miles of the island's perimeter, there are our patrol boats and sonar defense lines; in the air, there are anti-drone swarms patrolling 24 hours a day."

As Jiang Chu stepped onto the gangway, a cold wind, carrying the salty smell of the sea, blew in her face.

She looked around and saw that, apart from the armed security personnel, several small silver-gray radar antennas were slowly rotating in the coconut groves along the edge of the runway, and several monitors with thermal imaging cameras were scanning the surroundings without any blind spots.

"Chairman, Madam."

Assistant Wang quickly handed over an encrypted tablet. "This morning, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's chartered plane and the Warun family's chartered plane landed at the civilian airport near the main island, and were subsequently transferred to the island by our helicopter. Currently, twelve of the seventeen VIP villas on the island have been occupied..."

"How's the security check going?"

"All accompanying personnel, luggage, and interview equipment have passed three rounds of biometric and electromagnetic shielding checks. No abnormalities were found."

The car sped along the island's ring road, with the vast blue sea on one side and a high-tech security post hidden in the tropical rainforest on the other.

In the afternoon, at the media center on the island.

The atmosphere was tense, like an exam hall.

Only three media outlets were allowed to enter the island.

A top-tier domestic official financial weekly, one of the world's most influential business and fashion media outlets, and a high-end overseas documentary media controlled by Tianyu Holdings.

At this moment, more than a dozen core editors, photographers, and reporters from the three media outlets were sitting formally and properly in the conference room.

Before them lay a thick "Wedding Reporting Confidentiality and Targeted Release Agreement" drafted by Tianyu's legal department.

"Everyone, I would like to reiterate the rules of the Heavenly Empire."

The assistant stood in front of the projector, his tone calm yet undeniably cold: "All written descriptions, photographs, and video clips related to Chairman Xie and Miss Jiang's wedding must undergo three rounds of review by the Tianyu Group's headquarters before publication. Any unauthorized footage, details of attire, or leaks of guests' faces will be considered malicious commercial espionage against the Tianyu Group."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the media elites present.

"The agreement clearly states that the penalty for breach of contract starts at US$50 million, and Tianyu will indefinitely terminate all GG advertising and commercial cooperation with your respective media groups."

The editors-in-chief in the audience silently wiped their brows. They were usually prominent media figures, but here, in front of the incredibly wealthy Tianyu, they were more obedient than interns.

"Understood, understood."

Everyone nodded quickly.

"Very good." The assistant gave a satisfied professional smile. "I wish you all a pleasant holiday on the island."

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