Eating All the Gossip He Could

After Jiang Qian told Xu Yanche to go have fun on his own.

Xu Yanche completely let loose, darting around everywhere.

He devoured gossip like crazy.

[Whoa, this CEO is something else. He got together with his own adopted daughter. The adopted daughter whispered in his ear, telling him to divorce his wife, and he actually agreed. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a scumbag. The moment he struck it rich, he dumped the wife who had suffered through everything with him. What a beast.]

[With that beer belly, bald crown, and acne-covered face, what exactly does that adopted daughter see in him? Does she like that he goes three days without showering, or that he has athlete's foot?]

The He Household was stunned by this inner voice.

They looked toward the CEO Xu Yanche had mentioned, finding it hard to believe.

The man had always seemed quite decent and easygoing.

Was he really doing such filthy things behind the scenes?

[Oh my God, Zero Zero, I want to gouge my eyes out. This man is disgusting. His adopted daughter is already engaged to someone else, and he still did that with her. She's even carrying his child now.]

The He Household was stunned once again.

They had already decided that they would never work with that man's company again. His character was terrible; cooperating with a company like that would only lead to losses in the end.

He Qing came up with an excellent idea.

He took Xu Yanche's hand and led him around to discuss business with the CEOs of various companies.

He wanted to hear how his little wife evaluated these people in his heart.

If any of them had poor character, they would not cooperate with them. Otherwise, if scandals about their companies came to light in the future, it would be bad for their own company.

Xu Yanche watched He Qing bring him along to discuss business and mingle with all those upper-class figures.

He was somewhat baffled.

[I'm not a businessman. Why did he bring me along for business talks? I don't understand any of this.]

[Wait, with He Qing's secretly flirtatious personality, could this be him subtly declaring his ownership? It definitely is.]

The tips of He Qing's ears turned slightly red.

That was indeed part of his purpose.

His wife was so good-looking, of course he had to show him off properly.

He wanted all those single dogs in their circle to be jealous.

Xu Yanche stood obediently beside He Qing.

He played the role of a virtuous helper.

He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was anything but calm.

[This CEO is kind of handsome, but standing next to He Qing, he doesn't even compare. He Qing wins by a landslide.]

[This guy has really severe hemorrhoids. He just had hemorrhoid surgery yesterday. What admirable perseverance in the face of disability. I'm impressed, I'm impressed.]

The He Household: "..." They wanted to hear gossip, sure, but not every kind of gossip. There was no need to mention that the man had just undergone hemorrhoid surgery.

[This female CEO is impressive. She became a CEO at such a young age. She has assets worth five million, and she came this time hoping to secure cooperation for a new project. Hehe, I'll talk to her when no one's around later. If he invests one hundred million then, he'll make a fortune.]

He Qing gave his father a meaningful look.

His father understood. Holding a glass of wine, he went with Jiang Qian to exchange pleasantries with the female CEO from earlier.

[Whoa, this CEO's father is vicious. He switched his wife's child with his mistress's child. This CEO is actually an illegitimate son, yet he constantly beat and scolded the legitimate child. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a malicious mind. Still, his forehead is dark with misfortune. Really dark.]

[He only has a few days left to live. He brought it upon himself, so he deserves it. He has so many lives on his hands. And he's mentally twisted too—he harmed so many young girls. Every time he hurt one, he cut off a lock of her hair and kept it by his bed to reminisce. How disgusting.]

[A year ago, the police were investigating the cases involving those girls, but this family pulled strings and erased most of the evidence. But evidence still exists. There's a USB drive in this man's safe containing videos of him harming those girls. The password is 888888.]

He Qing looked at the person Xu Yanche had just ridiculed, but he could not tell that the rich young heir's forehead was dark with misfortune.

It was not dark at all.

He took out his phone and sent Ling Xu a message.

He Qing: The case involving the harmed girls that you investigated a year ago may have a lead.

Ling Xu, who was chatting with Zhou Jinsu in the garden, looked at He Qing's message.

Ling Xu: Tell me the details.

Zhou Jinsu leaned against the swing bench and watched Ling Xu.

He could tell with his toes that it had something to do with a case.

"If you need to get busy, then go."

Ling Xu put away his phone and looked at Zhou Jinsu. "A-Jin, can we try dating?"

Zhou Jinsu looked at the garden under the moonlight without speaking.

Two minutes later, he said, "No. I told you before, if you want to keep things this ambiguous, that's fine. But don't even think about dating or anything else. If you like someone else, I won't stop you."

Ling Xu's voice carried a trace of pleading. "Can you tell me why?"

Zhou Jinsu looked at Ling Xu.

The moonlight softened Ling Xu's somewhat stern and intimidating face.

He reached out and gently stroked the scar on Ling Xu's face. "I agree."

Ling Xu was so overwhelmed by the surprise that he felt dizzy. "Really?"

Zhou Jinsu said gently, "Of course."

He had not wanted to agree at first, but continuing to drag things out like this seemed pointless.

Ling Xu truly loved him, but he was a man with ambitions.

If Zhou Jinsu rejected him again and again, he was afraid something would go wrong in Ling Xu's heart.

In his eyes, Ling Xu was a dazzling star with a bright future ahead of him, destined to climb even higher.

Ling Xu was about to say something else when his phone rang.

The search warrant had been approved.

Their superior said he had approved the warrant under considerable pressure. Ling Xu had better find evidence in the end, or he would be held accountable.

Ling Xu kissed Zhou Jinsu's forehead. "A-Jin, I need to handle a case now. I'll come see you tomorrow and bring you your favorite boiled pork slices."

This time, Zhou Jinsu did not feel sorrow or bitterness in his heart. He felt happy instead.

"Mm. Be careful in everything."

As he spoke, he took a gold safety talisman from his pocket and hung it around Ling Xu's neck.

"It'll keep you safe."

He had specifically taken it up the mountain to be blessed.

Ling Xu was so happy he could barely contain himself.

He hurried off excitedly to handle the case.

He now felt full of drive.

After this banquet, the He Household had eaten their fill of gossip.

They had never expected these people's gossip to be so explosive.

And many of them had committed crimes.

Listening to Xu Yanche's inner voice, He Qing directly sent Ling Xu a message.

He Qing: Brother, I'm sending you a few criminals. You'll definitely like them.

Then he rapidly typed out everything he had heard from Xu Yanche, including where the evidence was, edited it, and sent it to Ling Xu.

Ling Xu forwarded He Qing's message to the others on his team and had them investigate.

By the end of the banquet, Xu Yanche had gained five more chances to alter words because he had experienced so much gossip. Including the previous one, he had six in total.

Just as the banquet was about to end.

A large group of police officers arrived outside the venue.

They accurately identified the criminals.

And put handcuffs on them.

Xu Yanche: "????"

W-what kind of massive arrest scene was this?

The several arrested CEOs and rich young heirs were initially bewildered, then frightened, then calm.

Because they believed in their families' influence. They would definitely get out safely.

[Those young heirs and CEOs were completely fearless. They looked disdainfully at the police restraining them, as if their expressions were saying, My family has connections. You don't dare lay a hand on me.]

Xu Yanche rubbed his hands excitedly and began changing the words.

In the end, he changed the word "disdainful" to "biting."

[Those young heirs and CEOs were completely fearless. They looked biting at the police restraining them, as if their expressions were saying, My family has connections. You don't dare lay a hand on me.]

[Hoho, they've got another charge now: assaulting police officers.]

The moment the words were changed, the restrained CEOs and young heirs began biting the police officers like rabid dogs.

The police immediately dislocated their jaws and escorted them away.

The police knew perfectly well what those young heirs were thinking.

But their beautiful dreams were about to shatter.

The evidence of their crimes was conclusive.

This was a society ruled by law. Did they think they could do whatever they wanted just because they had so-called protectors? Dream on.

If they would not behave now, they would once they were locked up.

The He Household felt that they had better treat Xu Yanche well in the future, in case he ever turned against his own family for the sake of justice.

Most importantly, they had to obey the law and be good citizens.