The man was drunk and flushed. Coupled with the fact that he was used to getting whatever he wanted in the investment circle, and now Si Yanli had made him lose face, he completely disregarded the power of the Si family. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "I don't give a damn who you are! You hurt me, and I'm calling the police!"
The other men tried to persuade him to let it go. After all, he was the one who had disrespected the man's wife first; anyone would be furious in that situation!
But the man refused to listen. Boiling with rage, he began to speak even more recklessly. "You say you're Tang Wu's husband, but how come I've never heard her mention you? You've been abroad for the past two years, haven't you? If you're really married, staying overseas for so long just proves you don't care about her at all. Did you just marry her to treat her like a decorative vase? You only did it for your own ego. How much do you really think you care about or like her?"
Si Yanli stepped forward. His long, elegant hand grabbed the man by the collar, hauling him up from the ground. Without giving the man a chance to utter another word, he drove a fist straight into his face.
The man screamed bloody murder, and the private room instantly descended into chaos.
"What happened?" a gentle, melodious voice rang out, as clear as a mountain spring.
Si Yanli turned around, meeting a pair of eyes as soft and gentle as autumn waters.
The woman standing at the door of the private room also saw Si Yanli. A flash of surprise crossed her eyes. "Yanli?"
...
The next day.
Tang Wu was bombarded awake by a flurry of WeChat notifications.
It was a rare weekend where she didn't have to work or shoot, and she had planned to sleep in.
However, the relentless pinging of incoming messages refused to let her be.
Tang Wu groped for her phone, prying open her sleepy eyelids to check WeChat.
Xia Zhiwan had sent her several messages.
"Darling, have you seen today's headline news?"
"What is going on with that dog of a husband of yours? Lin Qianxue just came back, and he's already hooked up with her?"
"Sister, I really feel this marriage isn't worth it for you."
Upon seeing the name Lin Qianxue, the sleepiness in Tang Wu's mind instantly vanished.
She grabbed her phone and abruptly sat up in bed.
Xia Zhiwan had sent her a news link.
She clicked on it to take a look.
The headline read: Breaking! Pianist Lin Qianxue just returned to the country, and a top translator and a business investor have already come to blows over her.
Below the news were nine grid photos.
Tang Wu zoomed in on the photos. The first showed Si Yanli punching a man. Two photos showed Lin Qianxue stepping forward to pull Si Yanli away. Another showed the three of them walking out of the police station. The final photo featured Si Yanli and Lin Qianxue sitting in a car, with Lin Qianxue applying medicine to the back of his hand.
Although the photos were a bit blurry, it was still obvious that they were a stunningly attractive couple.
Lin Qianxue was an internationally renowned pianist, boasting a large fanbase on both Instagram and domestic Weibo.
As the third young master of the Si family and holding the title of a top-tier translator, Si Yanli also had no shortage of fans.
Below the headline news, fans of both sides were having a field day.
Someone even leaked some gossip: [Guys, seeing the news first thing in the morning made me tear up. As far as I know, Xuexue and Master Si were together during their school days, but they broke up later due to some reasons. Over the years, neither Xuexue nor Master Si has had any scandals. They must still be in love with each other! There used to be rumors that Master Si was a sworn bachelor; he definitely said that for Xuexue. He is so deeply devoted. Please, let this couple be locked in forever!]
Reading the comments and the gossip, Tang Wu could still keep her emotions in check.
But when she zoomed in on one of Lin Qianxue's photos and saw a bracelet on her wrist, her limbs suddenly turned icy cold, and all the blood in her body rushed to her head.
She remembered that Si Yanli had personally designed that bracelet during his student days.
Many girls had wanted that bracelet, but in the end, he gave it to Lin Qianxue.
She hadn't expected that after all these years, Lin Qianxue would still be wearing it.
Just as the netizens gossiped, they must still hold each other in their hearts!
Tang Wu's nose stung, and her eyes throbbed with unshed tears.
Now that Lin Qianxue was back, they would rekindle their old flame, wouldn't they?
Her plan to seduce him and then kick him to the curb would probably never come to fruition.
Forget it. She wasn't going to play their game anymore!
As long as he helped her find her grandmother within the stipulated time, she would never pester him again.
Seeing that Tang Wu hadn't replied, Xia Zhiwan sent her another message:
"Sister, are you okay? If your dog of a husband really cheated on you, you have to harden your heart and divorce him!"
Tang Wu closed her eyes, forcefully suppressing the emotions at the bottom of her heart, and replied to Xia Zhiwan with a voice message.
"It's fine. It's not like it's my first day knowing they have a history. Anyway, he and I have already agreed to a divorce. Whether he cheats or not is none of my business."
She spoke breezily, as if she couldn't care less, but her heart felt as if it were being pricked by a thousand needles. The dense, overwhelming bitterness and pain were impossible to ignore.
Xia Zhiwan: "You have the day off today, right? How about we go out shopping?"
Tang Wu: "Sure."
She felt fortunate that during her most disheartening moments, she still had her best friend by her side.
Tang Wu got out of bed, washed up, and dressed nicely. Then, she took a taxi to the mall she and Xia Zhiwan had agreed upon.
When Xia Zhiwan saw Tang Wu, she quickly said, "I just went to check that news article, and it's already been deleted. I have to say, your dog of a husband is quite protective of Lin Qianxue."
Hearing Xia Zhiwan say this, Tang Wu went to check the news, and sure enough, everything had been wiped clean.
Tang Wu couldn't help but think about the past two years. Because of her beauty, she had attracted quite a bit of trouble, resulting in her frequently ending up on negative trending topics.
When she was attacked by anti-fans, she never saw Si Yanli find someone to delete the posts for her. Perhaps he didn't even know she had been on those negative trending lists, because he never paid any attention to her.
Every time there were negative news and unprovoked attacks, it was always Old Master Si or her sister-in-law, Wen Yan, who stepped forward to resolve them for her.
Therefore, she was truly grateful to them from the bottom of her heart.
After shopping at the mall for the entire morning, Tang Wu bought a gift each for Old Master Si and Wen Yan, and also bought two outfits for herself.
In the afternoon, Tang Wu and Xia Zhiwan went to the nursing home.
Every few months, Tang Wu would come to the nursing home to do volunteer work.
She bought a lot of cooking oil and rice to donate to the nursing home, and also bought a seasonal four-piece bedding set for each of the elderly residents.
The director smiled at Tang Wu and said, "Wuwu, you don't need to spend so much money. It's not easy for you to earn a living either. A young lady just came by and donated five million to the nursing home."
Hearing that someone had donated such a huge sum to the nursing home, Tang Wu felt happy for the director. "That's wonderful news."
The director nodded, her face full of a joyful smile. "Yes, she's still here in the nursing home. Some reporters are interviewing her."
Tang Wu had no intention of piggybacking off this publicity. Just as she and Xia Zhiwan were preparing to leave, she heard a gentle and graceful female voice coming from behind her.
Hearing that voice, Tang Wu's body stiffened slightly.
