A Quarrel with Dai Mubai... Xiao Wu the Troublemaker

Zhu Zhuqing's body suddenly stiffened.

That voice...

It sounded like Dai Mubai?

That was the distinctive tone of Star Luo royalty—overbearing and arrogant.

On countless nights, she remembered him saying in Star Luo Palace, "I'll go on ahead. You cover the rear."

Then he had vanished without a backward glance.

It was precisely his cowardice that had plunged her into the joint assassination attempt by the Zhu Family and the Dai Family.

Had it not been for Fang Fan, her corpse would already have lain in the wilderness.

She slowly tightened her grip on the key, her knuckles turning white.

"Oh, Young Master Dai, you're so bad! Don't hold me so tight!"

"Don't rush. Let's start after we bathe!"

Two coquettish voices rang out.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly turned around with Fang Fan in her arms and saw a yellow-haired youth entering through the doorway, an arm around each of a pair of twin girls.

The youth was tall and wore a brocade robe trimmed in gold, its collar thrown wide open.

One twin wore red, the other purple. They clung to the yellow-haired youth, giggling together.

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze settled on that face, her pupils cold as frost.

"You... you are..."

Dai Mubai saw her clearly as well. His pupils shrank sharply, and his face went pale.

His heart skipped a beat. This is bad. I brought brothel twins here for fun and ran into my fiancée!

He instinctively released the twins, but the two sisters still pressed themselves against him.

Then Dai Mubai noticed the white-clad youth in Zhu Zhuqing's arms, his head resting on her shoulder and one hand draped over her waist in an exceptionally intimate posture.

He narrowed his eyes.

Could she have cheated too? An oddly balanced feeling rose in his heart.

I found twins, and she found a drunkard. Neither of us has any right to criticize the other.

"Dai Mubai."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke his name one word at a time, her voice cold enough to freeze the air.

"You..." Dai Mubai's mind raced.

"What about me?"

Zhu Zhuqing gave a frigid smile.

"Aren't you holding two women too? Then we should—"

Panic rose in Dai Mubai's heart. He turned, intending to leave with the twins.

He did not want to hear those two words in front of everyone.

"What a coward."

Zhu Zhuqing sneered.

"You run whenever trouble comes.

Dai Mubai, let's break off the engagement!"

"Break off the engagement."

The words exploded through the hotel lobby like thunder.

"Huh? A couple's having a fight!"

A crisp voice came from the entrance.

A young man and woman, drawn in by the argument, walked inside.

The young man wore a light-blue robe and carried himself with calm composure.

The girl wore a pink lotus-patterned dress, her jet-black hair braided into a scorpion-tail braid that hung to her ankles.

Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes as she eagerly observed the five people in the lobby, utterly curious and eager for gossip.

Although Fang Fan's eyes were closed, his Soul Power perception had already covered the entire lobby.

Sensing the pair, he was mildly surprised.

Tang San and Xiao Wu?

The child of destiny and a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had actually come to Suotuo City as well.

"Wow, this is interesting!"

Xiao Wu clapped her hands.

"These two have an engagement. The woman brought a man to a hotel, while the man found brothel twins... Wait, that's not right!"

She noticed Zhu Zhuqing's unhealed wounds and the bloodstains on her tattered leather skirt, and her brows furrowed tightly.

"Why is this beautiful girl covered in injuries?

And why is she so caring toward this drunkard?

She was clearly badly hurt herself, yet she was still supporting him so carefully..."

Xiao Wu tilted her head and blinked. Then she suddenly slapped her hands together.

"I get it! The aloof girl must have been hunted down and saved this handsome drunkard along the way! And this man—"

She pointed at Dai Mubai and pulled a face.

"—is a complete and utter lecher!

He was nowhere to be found when his fiancée was in danger, yet he's having the time of his life with twins!"

"Shut your mouth!"

Dai Mubai glared at her viciously.

With a whoosh, Xiao Wu ducked behind Tang San. She poked out half her head and stuck out her tongue.

"Bleh, bleh, bleh—scumbag!"

"Xiao Wu, don't meddle in other people's business."

Tang San swept a glance over the scene, his expression calm.

"The hotel has no rooms left. Let's go somewhere else."

He could tell that none of them were easy to deal with. The aloof girl carried the scent of blood, and the yellow-haired youth had the arrogance of nobility.

As for the white-clad youth sprawled there, drunk into unconsciousness, he appeared harmless.

Tang San grabbed Xiao Wu and tried to leave.

"No, there's a good show here!"

Xiao Wu huffed and planted her feet firmly, both hands clutching Tang San's arm while her eyes remained glued to the pair.

Tang San stopped helplessly.

Seeing more and more people watching, Dai Mubai knew he had to seize the initiative.

His eyes shifted, and a plan formed in his mind.

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Dai Mubai first barked a harsh warning at Xiao Wu. Then he turned to Zhu Zhuqing, putting on a grief-stricken expression as his voice filled with indignation.

"Can't you see the wounds on my fiancée?

Those injuries must have been caused by that drunkard going mad in a drunken rage and beating her!"

The more he spoke, the more worked up he became.

"My fiancée has little experience in the world and a pure heart.

Alone outside, she must have been lured in by this drunkard's shameful tricks.

He deceived her and trapped her so deeply that she couldn't break free, fooling her completely!"

He stepped forward and extended a hand with deep affection.

"Zhuqing, come back with me!

Look at how cruel this drunkard has been to you. He beat you into this state, yet you still treat him so well!

Throw him away, and let's make up!

I was wrong before. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye...

But you must understand, the Zhu Family and the Dai Family will forever be inseparable!

We were born destined to be together.

Come with me. I'll cherish you properly and never let you suffer the slightest grievance again!"

After Dai Mubai finished speaking, he felt rather pleased with his eloquence. Even his lies had sounded sincere and heartfelt; his time at the brothel had not been wasted.

"That makes sense!"

Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly, persuaded by his words.

She turned toward Zhu Zhuqing and chimed in brightly.

"Big-breasted girl, you should dump this drunkard!

You should think for yourself, and for that responsible, dependable fiancé of yours!

A man who drinks and beats his wife is the worst!

Since this big brother knows he was wrong, you should give him another chance!"

Xiao Wu felt that she had done a tremendous good deed by helping this pitiful girl see the truth.

"You..."

Zhu Zhuqing was nearly laughing, the corners of her mouth twitching.

"What do you know?

Even if I, Zhu Zhuqing, don't want that yellow-haired Dai Mubai, I will never abandon the person in my arms!

Do you understand? Get lost!"

Her voice was not loud, yet every word rang with conviction.

"You... you..."

Xiao Wu was left speechless. Her cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish, and she flung her long braid.

"I was only trying to help! I was afraid you'd be deceived by a bad person! How can you bite the hand that feeds you?"

Her eyes reddened slightly, and she stomped her foot.

Seeing Xiao Wu being rebuked, Dai Mubai knew he had to speak up again.

He released the twins and let them retreat to the side. Then he stepped forward, his voice choked with emotion.

"Zhuqing, you were definitely deceived by that drunkard!

Zhuqing... I was wrong!

I really know I was wrong!

Come with me. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you and cherish you with everything I have!"

"Miss,"

Tang San also stepped forward, his voice gentle and earnest.

"Actually, I have a drunkard father too, and he has a bad temper.

There's an old drunkard at the edge of our village who beats his wife every few days, leaving her covered in bruises.

But no matter how viciously he hit her, her injuries were never as severe as yours.

You should be grateful that you met Xiao Wu. She may love meddling, but she has a kind heart and sincerely wants to help you escape this misery.

And although your fiancé made mistakes before, he knows how to correct them. You should give him a chance."

He turned to Fang Fan.

"As for this drunkard friend, I can help him quit drinking. My family has a medicinal formula for it.

But after he quits, you must separate from him. After all, you have a fiancé. That is only proper."

Fang Fan, still drunk, had heard most of it.

He sneered inwardly. Xiao Wu loved meddling and had taken sides without distinguishing right from wrong.

A few sweet words had made her see Dai Mubai as a prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf.

She saw Zhu Zhuqing as an ignorant girl and the man who had saved her as a violent villain.

And Dai Mubai was wicked enough to concoct a flawless lie without even changing his expression just to keep his fiancée.

Fine, since they all loved acting, it was time for him to bring this performance to an end.