"We haven't explained anything yet, so don't rush to play the victim or act aggrieved." Su Yanxi interrogated her husband while checking the details of Bie Yunzong's drinks from the night he was drunk. "Let's continue with what we didn't finish this afternoon, one thing at a time."
Chapter 64
"I'm asking you, what did you do all those nights you came home late?"
"Do I...do I come home late a lot of nights?" Bie Yunzong scratched his head, his tone becoming increasingly guilty. "No, right? It was just the day you went to the audition that you came home late."
"Um?"
Su Yanxi looked up and glared at him, then squinted and asked in return.
"It was just that one day...?"
“Okay, okay, it really happened quite a few times. But I always did it with my brothers! Fatty and Four-Eyes, you know them all.” Bie Yunzong’s eyes darted around, and he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Actually, he was secretly preparing a surprise for their wedding anniversary!
Having kept it a secret for so long, Bie Yunzong can't afford to fail now, so of course he has to keep it a secret!
His brothers all know his situation. If his wife really doesn't believe him and wants to investigate further, he can just tell his brothers and ask them to help him lie.
A white lie, is it illegal?
"Really?" Su Yanxi continued looking at the details. "A group of people getting together like this, they're not doing anything bad, are they?"
Bie Yunzong hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, it can't be! Oh dear, they all know I have someone I love, so they definitely can't involve me in 'doing bad things'."
Although Su Yanxi didn't have much of a relationship with the group of brothers Bie Yunzong mentioned, she probably had a good impression of them because she was older and indeed beautiful and had a good temperament.
Unlike other true frenemy friends who secretly scheme and deliberately try to get everyone to join in the wrongdoing, Bie Yunzong's group of brothers are quite supportive of Zong Xi's relationship—and quite a few are envious of it. A few of them, though sharp-tongued and roguish, aren't bad at heart; when they see Su Yanxi, they'll obediently call her "Sister-in-law" or even "Young Madam."
If it were those few people, it would indeed be unlikely that they would lead Bie Yunzong to "do bad things".
"So... that WeChat message about the Beicheng Club, was also sent to you by your brother?" Su Yanxi pressed. "It was just normal chatting between good buddies, not some mutual promotion of nightclubs, right?"
"certainly!"
Bie Yunzong angrily slapped his thigh, snatched the phone, and showed his wife the chat history where he had been cursing.
"Oh dear, I knew you misunderstood. I was so angry that I gave them a good scolding!"
"What a brotherhood group! Those guys are such idiots, always changing the group name randomly!"
"If it's a group chat with your brothers and friends, why are you panicking?" Su Yanxi frowned. "Do you think I don't know you deleted the history?"
"No, really no! I'm flustered because..." Bie Yunzong stammered for a moment, "Well, it's a brothers' group, sometimes they talk about finding playmates, it's... it's pretty lewd."
“I usually don’t participate in conversations with them, but I’m afraid you’ll feel uncomfortable if you see it.”
What Bie Yunzong said could only be one of the reasons. The more important factor was that he had just finished telling his brothers about his wedding anniversary party ideas that day.
To show his sincerity and give his wife an unforgettable seven-year anniversary of their relationship—also known as their paper wedding anniversary—Bie Yunzong mobilized all his brothers, coming up with thirty ideas a day without holding back!
"Alright, alright." Su Yanxi waved her hand, accepting Bie Yunzong's explanation for now. "I'll believe you for now. Don't hide anymore. If there's any misunderstanding, be sure to tell me clearly on the spot, okay?"
Bie Yunzong nodded obediently, muttering softly, "I never expected you to misunderstand me and think I cheated on you over something so small..."
He thought his wife would at most misunderstand that he was stealing chickens and dogs, but he didn't expect her to be so direct and immediately misunderstand that he was cheating on her!
Although, upon closer examination, these two words mean almost the same thing.
"Qi Xiang'an again?" Su Yanxi stared at Bie Yunzong's face. "Your reaction was strange when I mentioned him before. Do you even know him?"
"Or is he actually one of the people you've been cheating with?"
Considering that Qi Xiang'an and she were from the same school and the same department but different majors, and combined with Qi Xiang'an's familiar yet unfamiliar perfume, Su Yanxi thought that the possibility of Bie Yunzong and Qi Xiang'an having an affair was indeed not small!
If Qi Xiang'an were so inclined, he could easily arrange a chance encounter with Bie Yunzong when Bie Yunzong came to the school to give him a gift.
Bie Yunzong was genuinely surprised by his wife's keen observation skills and couldn't help but applaud her sharp eyes: "Wife, you are so good at observing details! No one but you can be the young mistress of the second young master of the Bie family!"
“I do know him, but not because we have any dealings, but because I have investigated him.”
"Investigate?" Su Yanxi perked up. "What about him piqued your interest in investigation?"
Bie Yunzong licked his dry lips, mysteriously lowered his voice, and said.
"Wife, that Qi Xiang'an actually knows your former name!"
This answer was completely unexpected by Su Yanxi. Su Yanxi's eyes widened in surprise: "How did he know?"
The matter of Su Yanxi changing his name is closely related to his father's wrongful imprisonment. That was twelve or thirteen years ago, and very few people know the inside story; only close relatives and a few very close friends know. How did Qi Xiang'an, someone who has absolutely no connection with him, hear that he had a former name?
"That's why I asked my sister-in-law to investigate him."
After answering, Bie Yunzong shrugged.
"It's a pity that my sister-in-law didn't find out any useful information either. I was wondering... could it be that I'm just being paranoid, and Qi Xiang'an just heard about this from someone else?"
"From which channel did you find out?" Su Yanxi asked, puzzled. "Ordinary people wouldn't call someone by their former name, would they? Without any evidence, how can you be so sure he knows?"
Speaking of this, Bie Yunzong got excited again and showed Su Yanxi another chat history on his phone.
Su Yanxi glanced at the note, which showed "Uncle He"—that is, director He Yu.
"When you first joined the crew, I really wanted to know how you were doing, so I went to chat with Uncle He to get information out of you."
Chapter 65
"Uncle He is quite funny. He trusts me too much! As soon as I ask him anything, he tells me everything. He said that a lead actor from a neighboring film crew wanted to come to your crew for a free cameo role; when the other party discussed it with Uncle He, he accidentally mentioned your name."
In the chat history, Director He casually sent Bie Yunzong a screenshot of the chat. In this screenshot, an artist with the nickname "Qi Xiang'an" spoke very earnestly to Director He.
[Director He, I'm an outstanding student from the Beijing Theatre Academy, the same school as Su Yanxi! My acting skills are definitely passable! Please arrange for me to have a cameo role for free; I really love your script!]
Unaware of the inside story, Director He simply thought Qi Xiang'an had misspelled a homonym. But Bie Yunzong, who knew the inside story, immediately understood: Qi Xiang'an wasn't a misspelling; Qi Xiang'an knew his wife's former name!
"You can't make such a precise typo, can you? There are so many homophones for 'yan,' and he just happened to type this one."
"It is clear that Qi Xiang'an not only knew it, but he also typed it on his phone and even searched for it, which is why his phone has a vocabulary memory."
Su Yanxi frowned and remained silent for the time being.
He had just finished looking at the drink details and receipts that Bie Yunzong had given him, and both things confirmed what Bie Yunzong himself and his brothers had said: they hadn't drunk much that night.
A small gathering of forty people consumed only ten bottles of Hennessy brandy? That's an average of one bottle per four people, which is indeed not much for these alcoholics who drink like water.
This is definitely not the amount you should get completely drunk on.
Sure enough, Bie Yunzong got extremely drunk that night.
Based on what this nemesis said, "That night I felt like I had a fever and my whole body felt terrible," Su Yanxi couldn't help but guess that it was...
"Okay, I understand." Su Yanxi stopped her train of thought and brought the topic back on track. "Let's talk about the drunken night in detail later. It's indeed very complicated and difficult to judge."
"Mmm-hmm!" Bie Yunzong nodded repeatedly, then leaned closer to Su Yanxi in a flattering manner. "Wife, now you know you misunderstood me, right? I really didn't cheat on you!"
"I don't know yet, because there's one last thing I haven't finished asking." Su Yanxi bit her lower lip, looking conflicted.
How should I bring this up? This last thing is a bit difficult to explain in detail...
Bie Yunzong tilted his head in surprise: "What else could it be? Honey, just tell me, and I'll answer honestly."
"that is……"
Su Yanxi's face grew increasingly red.
"Why is the consistency different now?"
"Did you actually take care of things outside?"
Author's Note:
Sue has never done it herself, so she has never thought of any other path. Sue: Why is it different?
Dog: ? ? ? Huh, what's different?
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Thank you so much, Ya tide, for the three cups of bitter melon and lemon tea! My dog was really getting a bit hot and bothered, so this bitter melon and lemon tea is perfect to cool him down.
I was so busy the past few days and kept forgetting to say thank you, I'm so sorry qwq
#32 and my good wife, let me put you to the test again.
Bie Yunzong didn't react for a moment: "W-what is that? What are you talking about? Yogurt?"
Actually, he did realize what was happening, but he didn't quite understand what his wife meant.
Was it the first thing that came to his mind... uh, that thing?
Su Yanxi's face flushed even more, and she spoke with such embarrassment that her words seemed to be squeezed out between her teeth: "What do you think? What else could it be?"
As the young mistress of a wealthy family, he was always poised and outspoken. His innate aloof and proud demeanor wouldn't allow him to speak so hesitantly and awkwardly—it would be too unladylike and utterly unbecoming!
But in front of her husband of seven years, there are times when she can't resist and shows such a shy and evasive demeanor.
"Your children and grandchildren!"
Su Yanxi gritted her teeth and angrily flicked Bie Yunzong's forehead.
"Your descendants are far fewer!"
Bie Yunzong was stunned. Only after his wife flicked his forehead did he come to his senses, clutching his forehead and gradually becoming shocked: "Holy crap, wife! What you said is actually exactly what I was thinking?!"
It must be heaven's will to open its eyes; he actually had the good fortune to hear his beautiful and aloof wife take the initiative to discuss this with him.
Absolutely amazing!
"Answer my question first!" Su Yanxi tried hard to appear serious and authoritative, but his blushing face completely extinguished his imposing aura. "Where did the inventory you didn't pay off go?"
After the initial shock subsided, Bie Yunzong began to find it both funny and exasperating. He countered Su Yanxi's question, "Why does not having enough inventory necessarily mean they went outside to find someone?"
Su Yanxi was speechless, still not understanding where her logic went wrong: "Isn't this obvious? If I don't solve it for you, won't you have to go outside and find someone else?"
My beautiful wife's blushing yet determined demeanor is just too adorable!
Bie Yunzong laughed uncontrollably! Although he liked his wife's aloof and untouchable demeanor and often acted obediently and submissively to cooperate with her performance, it was also quite nice to occasionally take the lead and see his wife blush shyly!
"Wife, is it possible that..." Bie Yunzong wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes, trying to sound serious, "I didn't go outside to look for someone, but instead figured it out myself?"
Su Yanxi didn't quite understand Bie Yunzong's statement: "How...how can you figure it out yourself?"
"When you're on your own, how do you... figure out a solution?"