Chapter 45

After transmigrating, Chu Xiyue had watched many classic films and was no stranger to Li Yusheng.

Time had not diminished a beauty. Twenty years had passed, yet Li Yusheng remained as graceful as ever.

Beautiful women always caught the eye. Chu Xiyue looked at Li Yusheng with sparkling eyes, appearing very well-behaved. "Hello, Auntie Li!"

Li Yusheng looked at Chu Xiyue, her eyes filled with affection.

The system quietly said to Chu Xiyue, [Li Yusheng has a son named Cheng Heyun. He's the marriage alliance candidate the Chu Family wanted to introduce to you back then. Cheng Heyun inherited Li Yusheng's beauty. Do you want to consider him?]

Chu Xiyue:?

She looked at Li Yusheng's still-stunning beauty despite her being over fifty and decisively declined after a moment of admiration.

How could dating be as satisfying as eating gossip?

Fortunately, because of Chu Xiyue running away from home, Shao Suqiu had already given up on trying to match Chu Xiyue with Cheng Heyun.

She introduced Chu Xiyue to Li Yusheng because Chu Xiyue had entered the entertainment industry, while Li Yusheng had moved behind the scenes after retiring. Li Yusheng could look after Chu Xiyue a little in that circle.

It was nearly ten, and the cocktail party was about to end. Chu Xiyue had drunk two glasses of wine, and the alcohol had made her feel a little warm, so she left the banquet hall first to get some air downstairs at the hotel.

Downstairs, Chu Xiyue ran into someone unexpected—Mo Xiang.

She looked around and saw that no one from the Ji Family was nearby. Mo Xiang stood alone at the hotel entrance, head lowered as she fiddled with her phone, her back carrying a hint of loneliness and desolation.

The system said, [Mrs. Ji and her husband had left early because they had something to do. Ji Peng went to see his biological mother, and without even telling Mo Xiang, he left her alone at the hotel.]

This hotel was located within a semi-enclosed complex in a somewhat remote area, making it difficult to hail a taxi. Yet when Ji Peng left Mo Xiang behind, he had not considered how she was supposed to get home.

Even if she could get a taxi, it was dangerous for a beautiful woman like Mo Xiang to ride alone late at night. In the end, it was because Ji Peng did not care about her.

So infuriating. That scumbag of a man had usurped someone else's place for so many years and taken every advantage, while Mo Xiang had practically been drained to the bone by him.

The more Chu Xiyue thought about it, the angrier she became. She walked over, stood beside Mo Xiang, and asked, "Sister Mo, are you getting ready to go home?"

Mo Xiang turned her head. Chu Xiyue smiled at her. "It's so late, and it isn't safe for a girl to take a taxi alone. My family's driver will be here soon. Let me take you home, Sister Mo!"

Mo Xiang pursed her lips and hesitantly nodded. "Thank you, Miss Chu."

Chu Xiyue waved her hand. "You're welcome."

When Mrs. Shao got into the car and discovered Mo Xiang inside, she smiled gently at her and did not ask any questions.

Mo Xiang quietly sighed in relief.

Chu Xiyue took Mo Xiang home. Mrs. Ji was sitting in the living room. Hearing the sound of the car outside gradually fade away, she saw Mo Xiang walk into the house alone.

She frowned and asked, "Where's Peng? Why did you come back alone? Where's Old Liu? Who brought you home?"

Mo Xiang gripped the hem of her clothes, lowered her head, and said softly, "Ji Peng said he was going to meet an old friend and told me to come back first."

"It was the younger miss from the Chu Family who brought me home."

The crease between Mrs. Ji's brows deepened. Looking at Mo Xiang's timid, disappointing appearance, she had just been about to scold her when she thought of Ji Peng's physical condition.

Her dissatisfaction with Mo Xiang turned into anger toward Ji Peng. With a dark expression, she said, "What is wrong with Ji Peng? He let you come back alone? Which old friend was he meeting that was worth abandoning his own wife for?"

Ever since learning that Ji Peng was most likely infertile, Mrs. Ji's maternal filter for her son had faded by more than half. She cared deeply about appearances, and having a son who could not have children was a disgraceful matter.

Mo Xiang had already prepared herself to be scolded. Hearing Mrs. Ji's words, she could not help but freeze for a moment before shaking her head and saying softly, "I don't know."

Mrs. Ji frowned again and could not resist berating her. "Ji Peng is your husband. How can you not even know who he went to see?"

"I know! The person Brother Ji went to see was a female celebrity!" A third voice suddenly came from the entryway. Mrs. Ji looked over and saw Chu Xiyue.

"Good evening, Auntie Ji. Sister Mo left her phone in my car, so I came to return it to her." Chu Xiyue walked into the house, looked at Mrs. Ji, and gave her an utterly harmless-looking smile. "That female celebrity seemed to be Qiu Baizhen. I saw her get into Brother Ji's car and leave."

In fact, Chu Xiyue had not seen it, but the system had, which was practically the same as her seeing it! That was why Chu Xiyue did not feel the slightest bit guilty when she said it.

"What did you say?!" Mrs. Ji's voice rose several octaves, and her expression turned rather ugly.

Her first reaction was that it was not enough for Qiu Baizhen to seduce her husband back then—now she had come to seduce her son as well.

There were plenty of filthy affairs among wealthy families. Mrs. Ji had also heard of cases like Qiu Baizhen, who served the father first and then the son. The thought of her own son being involved with Qiu Baizhen made Mrs. Ji's vision go dark. It was something she could not accept.

Mo Xiang, however, did not know about the old grudge between Qiu Baizhen and Mrs. Ji. When she heard that her husband had gone to see a female celebrity, her expression barely changed. She touched her bag, then glanced at the phone in Chu Xiyue's hand and realized that it really was hers.

She took the phone from Chu Xiyue's hand and softly thanked her.

Chu Xiyue smiled at Mo Xiang, then unhurriedly said to Mrs. Ji, "Auntie Ji, don't misunderstand. I saw Uncle Ji there too. They were probably discussing some business. They were chatting and laughing, and it looked quite harmonious."

Qiu Baizhen, Ji Peng, and Ji Guowei were together?

Mrs. Ji frowned. If Qiu Baizhen had been with either Ji Peng or Ji Guowei alone, Mrs. Ji would not have found it strange.

But with all three of them together, Mrs. Ji felt that something was off.

She looked at Chu Xiyue. "Is what you said true?"

Rankings

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Transmigration Novel

Entertainment Industry

Female Supporting Character Novel

Transmigration and Rebirth Romance

Tu Yanyan

Cannon Fodder