“He didn’t know how Yun Zong and I got along, let alone that Yun Zong and I were already married. Judging from the surface examples, I am indeed a cheap and vulgar man who clings to a powerful figure and looks for a meal ticket.”
Qi Xiang'an couldn't see Zong Xi's bright red marriage certificate! All he could see was Su Yanxi's extravagant spending of millions, her unwavering acceptance of luxury cars worth tens of millions, and her boundless intimacy with male actors in the same production.
And Su Yanxi said that Bie Yunzong was "just a long-term meal ticket."
Without knowing that Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong were already married, everything Su Yanxi did as a matter of course gave people an extremely cheap feeling.
“I see. Qi Xiang’an didn’t know.” Zhou Tong also realized. “No wonder he wanted to release the candid video of the university backstage. He must have been holding back for a long time and couldn’t wait to show Young Master Bie Su Su’s ‘true face’.”
Before Lin Xiaohai could finish speaking, he lightly tapped the table to draw everyone's attention: "And another thing! I think that in Qi Xiang'an's heart, the relationship between the Madam and the Young Master is extremely bad and unstable! First, he has repeatedly interfered and tried to separate the Madam and the Young Master. Second, the Young Master's lifestyle after marriage has not changed much compared to before marriage."
"The young master still attends parties and social gatherings frequently."
According to common sense, "marriage" means "settling down," and a stable relationship equates to reducing social interaction. After all, sweet romances often involve mutual checks and balances and compromises between two people.
If someone frequently attends social events and becomes the Party King after dating and getting married, it is indeed believed that their relationship with their partner is not good.
Zhou Tong's body stiffened, and he looked at Bie Yunzong: "Young Master Bie, you've been living such a dissolute life since you got married?"
"Go away, how can you talk like that? I was just going out for drinks and karaoke with friends, it's normal socializing, nothing inappropriate like you think." Bie Yunzong quickly explained, "Well, it's just that my friends bring a lot of friends over to hang out... but I'm very considerate, I always keep my distance!"
After saying this, Bie Yunzong glanced at his wife expectantly, as if afraid she might misunderstand.
"Honey, you know me, I'm super good. And I only go out with your permission, right?"
Su Yanxi replied indifferently, "Oh."
Zhou Tong's gossipy nature was piqued again: "Really? Su Yanxi, you're quite magnanimous, daring to let your husband go out to parties and social events even after you're married?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Su Yanxi spread her hands, glancing at Bie Yunzong speechlessly. "He should report in advance before the gathering: where he's going, what time, and who's going; and before going to bed that day, he should report whether he's going home to sleep. If he can do these two things, he can go wherever he wants."
"Look at his pathetic behavior, I doubt he'd dare to cause any trouble outside."
Bie Yunzong affectionately hugged his wife's arm, pressing his face against hers like a spoiled husband: "No, no. My wife is the best and most perfect. No other woman can compare to her!"
Zhou Tong scoffed, exposing his artist's shortcomings: "Is your heart truly big or just pretending? A few days ago, when Young Master Bie didn't come to see you, your face was darker than Bao Zheng's! I think you're just pretending to be big-hearted and open-minded, but when Young Master Bie was out having fun, you were probably gritting your teeth and cursing him under your breath, right?"
Bie Yunzong instantly perked up, looking at his wife with starry eyes and exclaiming, "Wife~ I didn't know you loved me this much, and needed me this much!"
"I'm sorry, honey, my brother really got me busy this time—I was so busy I didn't have time for you! I'll have him call you and apologize to you right away!"
"Come on, my brother is busy with all sorts of things, and he still has to find time to take care of you, his troublesome little brother. I'm already not apologizing to him, how can I let him apologize to me?" Su Yanxi twisted Bie Yunzong's ear and lifted the disgusting, sticky dog away.
Chapter 80
After carrying it, Su Yanxi explained to Zhou Tong, feeling embarrassed.
"It's inevitable for partners to have controlling and possessive tendencies. I don't really like to let him socialize outside, but I also know that he enjoys drinking and chatting with his friends; attending parties organized by his friends is one of his sources of happiness."
"Although he may still feel uncomfortable and unhappy, we cannot arbitrarily deprive him of his pleasure just because of our close relationship."
To put it bluntly, this is also a manifestation of the mutual trust between him and Bie Yunzong.
You've been in love for seven years, how can you not even have the courage to let go?
After listening, Zhou Tong clapped and exclaimed in admiration: "What a wonderful example of putting yourself in someone else's shoes and understanding each other! Such a great love has moved me, a single agent, so much!"
"Aww, yes!" When praising his love for his wife, Bie Yunzong always took the lead, "Wife, I love you, just as you love—"
Both ashamed and angry, Su Yanxi swiftly covered the dog's mouth, silencing the man's unfinished words with her palm and fingertips.
"Shut up!"
After threatening him with a flushed face, Su Yanxi adjusted her tone and looked at Lin Xiaohai with gentleness.
"Xiao Hai, are you not finished yet? Continue. You organized things very well just now."
"Yes, thank you for the compliment, Madam!"
After being praised by his beloved young mistress, the number one fanboy became even more enthusiastic, and his voice became much louder.
"As mentioned earlier, Qi Xiang'an believes that the relationship between Madam and Young Master is not good because Young Master presents himself to the outside world as a playboy and philandering rich young master. Therefore, Qi Xiang'an believes that your relationship will definitely be successfully sown apart!"
"He constantly creates incidents, trying to make the young master dislike the madam and the madam suspect the young master of cheating; once the young master and madam's relationship really breaks down, Qi Xiang'an will be eager to take over!"
"Oh." Lin Xiaohai's words were somewhat disjointed and his logic was scattered, but it wasn't a big problem, and Su Yanxi understood. "In short, Qi Xiang'an is trying to interfere in my relationship with Yun Zong—he wants to be Yun Zong's mistress?"
Lin Xiaohai nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean!"
"If Qi Xiang'an knows one of Yun Zong's friends and can get in touch with Yun Zong through that friend's invitation, then this whole operation is indeed possible. The unfamiliar perfume that often appears on Yun Zong's clothes could also be something he sprayed on Yun Zong's coat under some pretext..."
Su Yanxi became increasingly lost in thought.
He suddenly remembered that the unfamiliar male fragrance on his ex-husband's clothes usually appeared inside his coat, not on the outside collar.
He hadn't thought about it deeply before because he was angry, but now that he remembered, he wondered: what position should one use to get the perfume so close to the inside?
It seems like it was done on purpose.
"Okay, I've got it all figured out." Su Yanxi came back to her senses. "That's great, I feel like my thinking is clear now. But Qi Xiang'an is so cunning, he hasn't given anything away yet, and our investigation of him has been fruitless. How are we going to catch him?"
Lin Xiaohai shrugged, indicating he didn't know. Zhou Tong remained silent, unable to come up with a solution.
Bie Yunzong went even further, acting completely detached. Su Yanxi had originally intended to cover his mouth, but he broke free halfway and grabbed her, then started playing with her wildly again.
Seeing how much Bie Yunzong cuddled up with her, Su Yanxi came up with a plan.
"Why don't we play along?" He withdrew his hand and instead patted his nemesis's shoulder. "Honey, pretend to cheat on me!"
Author's Note:
For some magical reasons, I didn't have Saturday today again =O=
But let me tell you about my amazing experience today, which I call "The Ten-Minute Tow Truck Trip". If you don't like rambling, you can skip this!
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Here's the thing: today I was on a field trip. My female supervisor took me and another colleague with her to a place about 60 kilometers away in the suburbs.
I was heading back from my business trip around 4 PM, and I thought to myself, "Great! I've already clocked out for the fieldwork, so once I get back to the city, I can just take the subway home." Basically, I finished get off work before 5 PM today!
Another female colleague was very happy, and so was my female boss. In my heart, I was screaming, "Leaving early is no crime! Long live leaving get off work!"
Because we were so excited, the three of us girls stopped at a service area about 20 kilometers from the city center to get some fresh air, use the restroom, and buy a grilled sausage.
In the freezing cold, the three of them each finished a grilled sausage and hurried back to the car to continue their journey! But because of those sausages—they were just out for a breather—the car wouldn't start!
I won't go into the details of the struggle, but for about half an hour, my female boss was trying to start the car. There was also a minor incident where another female colleague and I got out and pushed the car to the side of the road (surprisingly, the car felt surprisingly light in neutral!). After countless unsuccessful attempts, we had no choice but to call roadside assistance!
Then a tow truck arrived! The tow truck driver was a young man, quite handsome, who told us we could only find the nearest highway exit; it would cost 420 yuan for 10 kilometers, and 10 yuan per kilometer after exiting the highway.
My female colleague and I got into the tow truck, while my boss sat in the passenger seat with the rescue worker.
Since I haven't taken my driving test yet, I don't know how the car got onto the tow truck. Maybe there was a conveyor belt or rope pulling it up? But anyway, when the tow truck lifted it up, my female colleague and I burst into laughter!
I've ridden a 500-yuan, 10-kilometer "roller coaster"!! Damn, I was shaken so badly I almost threw up blood during those 10 kilometers!!
Now everything's fine. Luckily, the car broke down at a service area, not on the road.
I'm taking a day off tomorrow, and I'll try my best to catch up on the updates!
Perfume #37: He's like a dog undergoing refusal-to-eat training.
After the conversation ended, Su Yanxi saw Zhou Tong and Lin Xiaohai off, and as soon as she turned around, she met her husband's resentful gaze.
Chapter 81
“Wife,” Bie Yunzong said, his face crumbling and brows furrowed, “I don’t want to cheat on you…”
Su Yanxi was both amused and exasperated. She went over and patted the silly dog's head: "I didn't ask you to actually cheat. I just wanted you to cooperate with me in a fake affair."
"I won't even pretend to cheat!" Bie Yunzong said, increasingly aggrieved, snuggling against his wife's warm neck. "I only have eyes for my wife; no one else even registers in my mind. Asking me to fake cheating on someone else would just be lowering my standards, wouldn't it? No way!"
Seeing her husband's unwilling expression, Su Yanxi stopped trying to persuade him and gently comforted him, "Okay, okay, no, no. Just pretend I was joking, okay?"
Su Yanxi thought this was for the best; he wouldn't have to risk his husband's possible infidelity by pushing Bie Yunzong out.
It's true that he and Bie Yunzong had seven years of unwavering trust, but love shouldn't be tested with risks and trials. Even if Bie Yunzong could withstand the test, he still wouldn't want to send his husband to that man surnamed Qi.
It's disgusting and unlucky.
“Let’s not go. We’re not going to pretend to cheat. We’ll figure out a way to deal with this if we think about it carefully. Let’s not do anything like this and ruin our relationship.” Su Yanxi gently straightened Bie Yunzong’s collar. “Let’s change your shoes and go find something to eat first?”
"Mm." Bie Yunzong responded verbally, but actually didn't get up.
He tugged at his wife's sleeve and asked.
"How are you going to deal with that second male lead who spoke rudely to you?"
“Cheng Zhuo?” Su Yanxi sighed softly. “Let’s leave it at that for now. I still have a lot of scenes with him to film, and I can’t take it out on him no matter how angry I am.”
"Why?" Bie Yunzong frowned, showing his dissatisfaction. "He dared to talk to you like that, which means he no longer values your working relationship. If that's the case, why are you still worried about him being the second male lead?"
Like a loyal dog that always treats its owner with the utmost enthusiasm, Bie Yunzong rarely showed unhappiness in front of Su Yanxi. In the seven years they've been together, the number of times Bie Yunzong has given Su Yanxi a sour look can be counted on one hand.
It's clear that Bie Yunzong was genuinely displeased with Cheng Zhuo's insolent words. He himself wouldn't even utter a harsh word about his beautiful wife, so why should a lowly man speak so disparagingly of her?
Su Yanxi patiently explained to Bie Yunzong, "Because I'm more rational, I'll think about the production team. Because of the scenes that need to be cut, the filming schedule has already been delayed beyond the expected time. We really can't afford to cut and replace the actor a second time."
"To put it bluntly, it's because he has too many scenes, right?" Bie Yunzong snorted, then asked, "Can't you rewrite the script, like making his character die halfway through or something?"
Su Yanxi hadn't expected this at all. After a moment of stunned silence, she came to her senses and said, "This... won't do, will it? The filming is already a third, or even almost halfway done. Is it reasonable to kill off a character out of nowhere?"
Cheng Zhuo is someone who can hover between the first and second tiers of stardom, with fans and a certain level of attention; before filming officially began, his fans also put in a lot of effort to promote the drama "Red Flower." Isn't replacing Cheng Zhuo so suddenly a bit too presumptuous?
"If we can find a great screenwriter to rewrite the script, and find a capable actor to take over the role of the second male lead, wouldn't the problem be solved?"
"Easy for you to say," Su Yanxi rubbed her dog's ears. "Do you know how difficult those two points are to achieve? Not to mention the screenwriter the production team has hired is already quite capable, just consider the male actor—"
"If they could find a more suitable actor than Cheng Zhuo, why did Director He choose Cheng Zhuo?"
Isn't it obvious that there's no better option, or that Cheng Zhuo is the best?
"That's not necessarily true. Uncle He's face is Uncle He's face, and my face is my face." Bie Yunzong smiled confidently, patted his chest, and said, "Wife, since you don't know what to do anyway, just stop worrying and leave it to me!"
Su Yanxi was skeptical of Bie Yunzong's guarantee: "Can you really do it?"
Bie Yunzong clicked his tongue: "Wife, why do you still doubt me about this? Shouldn't you know best whether I'm 'capable' or not?"
Su Yanxi rolled her eyes and stomped on the stinky dog without hesitation: "Shut up. Let me make this clear beforehand: you can help me tidy up Cheng Zhuo, but you're not allowed to interfere with my other work or delay our filming schedule."
"If you can do these two things, you can do whatever you want."
"No problem, I'll obey!" Bie Yunzong chuckled, hugging his wife's soft, fragrant body. "I've been so good, won't I get a kiss as a reward?"