Since she was a child, Xia Ying knew exactly how to curry favor with Old Madam Xia.
For Old Madam Xia's birthday banquet, she had prepared a song full of gratitude and blessings.
As she sang, the large screen behind her displayed a slideshow of happy, sweet family photos.
"Old Madam, you are truly blessed."
"Your daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter are all so filial."
A gratified and joyful smile appeared on Old Madam Xia's face.
She glanced at Old Master Si, whose expression was rather sour. "Whenever you have time, I should have my Qiuzhi teach your sons and daughters-in-law a thing or two about the secret to a happy marriage."
Old Master Si was speechless.
Please, don't make him sick!
What kind of marital secrets could Xia Qiuzhi possibly teach?
How to cheat with the exact same person as her husband?
Just as Xia Ying's song reached its climax, the screen behind her suddenly flickered.
The slideshow of happy family photos abruptly switched to a video feed.
The timestamp on the screen indicated it was a live stream.
On the massive screen, two half-naked figures were tumbling on a bed, kissing passionately.
The guests were stunned.
Why was a live erotic video playing here?
Wait, no, that wasn't right.
The people in the video were actually two men?
Who was playing such a wild game?
Xia Ying's singing masked the suggestive sounds coming from the video.
But just looking at the footage was enough to make the guests feel physically uncomfortable.
Did someone connect to the wrong feed?
At this moment, no one associated the video with Old Madam Xia's son-in-law, Jiang Baitao.
Unaware of the video playing behind her, Xia Ying continued to sing with deep devotion and emotion.
Seeing all the guests staring toward the stage, she assumed her performance was deeply moving and that they were captivated by her voice and beauty.
Meanwhile, on Xia Qiuzhi's end.
She swiped her key card and walked into the hotel room.
The moment she stepped inside, she heard suggestive panting.
She glanced further into the room.
Seeing the eye-burning scene before her, she momentarily thought she had walked into the wrong room.
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.
"Baby, we haven't been together in so long. Did you miss your Uncle Tao?"
"...Yes."
When she heard Jiang Baitao's voice, Xia Qiuzhi was a bit annoyed, but she didn't take it to heart.
Her marriage with Jiang Baitao had long existed in name only. She didn't love him, and he didn't love her anymore. She knew he had people on the side.
As long as he didn't flaunt it in her face, she couldn't care less.
After all, her heart was no longer with Jiang Baitao either.
However, upon hearing the other person say the word "Yes," Xia Qiuzhi felt like she was going to explode.
Had she heard wrong?
Otherwise, why did that sound exactly like Zhou Xuyan's voice?
That was her most doted on, absolute favorite sweet young boy toy in recent years!
He was even an outstanding college student.
The boy toys Xia Qiuzhi liked not only had to be handsome but also highly educated.
This was one of the main reasons she had taken a fancy to Zhou Xuyan!
Xia Qiuzhi comforted herself, thinking she must have misheard.
Zhou Xuyan was always so obedient, sweet, and well-behaved around her. He had said she was the one he loved the most. There was absolutely no way he would betray her.
Xia Qiuzhi took another look inside the room.
This single glance left her completely stunned.
Because Jiang Baitao was impatiently unbuckling Zhou Xuyan's belt.
Watching her sweet boy toy being pinned down by Jiang Baitao, all the blood in Xia Qiuzhi's body rushed straight to her head.
"Jiang Baitao, you dare to cheat with someone who belongs to me?!"
Xia Qiuzhi took off her high heels and hurled them fiercely and viciously at Jiang Baitao.
Jiang Baitao turned his head. Seeing Xia Qiuzhi's twisted and savage expression, his face turned pale with fright.
"Qiu... Qiuzhi, what are you doing here?"
Seeing the hickey marks Jiang Baitao had left on her boy toy's chest, Xia Qiuzhi's eyes turned bloodshot with fury.
She quickly stepped forward and slapped Jiang Baitao hard across the face.
The guests were all dumbfounded.
Was... was this something that could actually happen in real life?
Weren't Xia Qiuzhi and Jiang Baitao one of Ye City's Top Ten Loving Couples?
Who knew they played so wild in private?
Jiang Baitao was cheating, and with a guy no less?
How explosive!
How thrilling!
They had merely come to attend a birthday banquet; they never expected to feast on such fresh, melodramatic gossip.
The guests all put down their chopsticks, watching the vicious fight on the screen with great relish.
Seeing that her singing had made the guests forget to eat, Xia Ying sang with even more confidence and passion.
With her back to the screen, Old Madam Xia was still chatting with a few elderly friends she was close to.
She continuously praised her daughter and son-in-law, constantly bringing up their number one ranking in the Top Ten Loving Couples selection.
Sitting next to her, Old Master Si was trying his hardest to hold back his laughter.
Noticing Old Master Si looking like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare, a flash of displeasure crossed Old Madam Xia's heart.
What did this old geezer Si mean by that?
The loving relationship between her daughter and son-in-law was obvious to everyone. Since he hadn't managed to raise a loving son and daughter-in-law himself, he must be secretly jealous of her!
Old Master Si really wanted to remind Old Madam Xia to take a look at the big screen.
But he hadn't seen enough of this good show yet!
Xia Qiuzhi was incredibly fierce and domineering, scratching Jiang Baitao's face until it was covered in bloody marks.
Jiang Baitao, after all, was no longer the man he used to be. He had grown much more thick-skinned and assertive. Seeing Xia Qiuzhi's relentless attacks, he viciously slapped her across the face.
"Scratching up my face, does that make you proud?"
Trembling with anger, Xia Qiuzhi pointed at Jiang Baitao's nose. "I'll settle the score with you after Mom's birthday banquet ends. Now get the hell out!"
Jiang Baitao left in a wretched state.
The guests assumed that after Jiang Baitao left, Xia Qiuzhi would deal with the male homewrecker next.
The female guests in particular were furious, having put themselves in Xia Qiuzhi's shoes.
If their husbands cheated on them and brought a male homewrecker into the picture, they would definitely skin the homewrecker alive.
However—
In the video, Xia Qiuzhi sat on the edge of the bed. Her eyes were no longer fierce and vicious like when she faced Jiang Baitao; she instantly softened.
The male homewrecker wrapped himself in the blanket and shrank into the corner of the bed, his long eyelashes lowered, seemingly too afraid to even look at Xia Qiuzhi.
Xia Qiuzhi caressed his fair, refined, and handsome face. "Little Yan, he forced you, didn't he? That dog, that animal! He must have done this to get back at me for not loving him. He definitely knew you were my man, which is why he forced you!"
"You're a college student, how could you possibly like an old man like him? You only have Auntie Qiuzhi in your heart, right?"
Zhou Xuyan's lips quivered. "...Yes."
Xia Qiuzhi cupped Zhou Xuyan's face in her hands and took the initiative to kiss his lips. "You've been wronged, my little baby."
Gag—
Someone among the guests in the banquet hall let out a gut-wrenching gag.
It wasn't intentional.
They actually threw up.
"I'm so fucking disgusted! What bullshit Top Ten Loving Couples, fuck! I'm so sickened I'm going to throw up what I ate a week ago!"
A wealthy second-generation guest violently flipped his table over. "The Xia family sure knows how to disgust people!"
Xia Ying, who was singing on stage, and Old Madam Xia, who was chatting with people off stage, both froze in shock.
