Catching a Cheater

Yan Wen perked up, inwardly thrilled. Tell me, tell me!

Host, Mu Xu Xi's boyfriend is cheating on her!

The system's words struck the Mu Family like a bolt of lightning. Mu Xu Xi was about to confront Yan Wen when Xie Yunshu swiftly clapped a hand over her mouth.

Xie Yunshu shot Mu Xu Xi a look, telling her to stay calm for now.

Mu Xu Xi fought back the urge to curse. She wanted to see what nonsense Yan Wen would come up with.

Unaware of what had just happened, Yan Wen was entirely absorbed in the gossip. Xiao Qi, give me the details. When did Mu Xu Xi's boyfriend start cheating? How long has it been?

Mu Xu Xi's boyfriend is named Lin Qi. They attend the same school and got together two years ago, but Lin Qi started cheating six months ago.

It's been that long, and Mu Xu Xi hasn't noticed a thing? Love really does make people blind.

Mu Xu Xi couldn't stop trembling when she heard that. Had Lin Qi really been cheating for six months? No, that was impossible. Yan Wen had to be spouting nonsense!

Xie Yunshu silently patted Mu Xu Xi's shoulder, signaling her not to act rashly.

Xiao Qi continued spilling the gossip. Tomorrow night, Lin Qi is going to have some steamy fun with his Little Sweetie in room 3101 at the Hot Spring Hotel!

Yan Wen looked disgusted. L-Little Sweetie?

That's the girl he's cheating with. Her name contains the character for "sweet," so Lin Qi calls her Little Sweetie.

Ugh, that's revolting. What time tomorrow night? I need to get some sunflower seeds ready.

Eight tomorrow night!

Great! I'm exhausted from spending all day in the car. I'd better get to bed.

"Um, where's my room?" Yan Wen asked. "I've been traveling all day, and I'm a little sleepy."

Xie Yunshu reacted quickly and led Yan Wen upstairs. "It's upstairs. Mom will take you. Get some good rest tonight."

Xie Yunshu took Yan Wen upstairs, while Mu Xingfeng left to deal with some company business.

Mu Xu Xi also decided to return to her room and rest so she could find out that evening whether Yan Wen's words were true.

"Xu Xi, you..."

"Huai'an, I'm a little tired today, so I'm going back to my room. Go have fun on your own."

Mu Huai'an clenched his fists resentfully as he watched Mu Xu Xi head upstairs. Just a moment ago, she'd sworn she would stand up for him and said he was her only younger brother. Now she'd left him here all alone.

Yan Wen slept comfortably through the night and was woken by the housekeeper knocking on his door a little after nine the next morning.

The Mu Family were all sitting in the living room. Yan Wen came downstairs and sat at the dining table to eat the breakfast the housekeeper had prepared, trying to work out what to say so he could go out.

Having heard Yan Wen's thoughts, Xie Yunshu deliberately asked, "Wen, is there something you need to do?"

"Yes, yes!" Yan Wen nodded. "Um, I have something to take care of outside tonight."

Mu Huai'an spoke with ill intent. "You only just came back to the Mu Family. You shouldn't be running around, little brother. It wouldn't look good if someone saw you out so late."

Yan Wen grumbled inwardly. Does the Mu Family have a rule against going out at night? Nobody's asking you to go. You sure have a lot to say.

"Wen must have something important to take care of if he's going out at night," Mu Xingfeng said. "How about this? I'll have a driver take you. Come home as soon as you're done."

"Okay! Thanks, Dad."

Catching the other woman for this newly acquired older sister of mine is definitely important! I'll get a camera ready and photograph everything he does.

Host, let's go buy a camera!

Yan Wen obediently promised, "I'll head out, then. I'll definitely be back before ten."

"Go ahead. Be careful on the way."

Mu Xingfeng went to his study to handle company matters, and Xie Yunshu pulled Mu Xu Xi aside for a private conversation. Only Mu Huai'an seemed left out.

After finally getting through the long wait, Mu Xingfeng announced that he needed to stop by the company, while Mu Xu Xi linked arms with Xie Yunshu and said they were going out for beauty treatments. All three left the villa.

Then they got into the same car.

"Liu, take us to the Hot Spring Hotel."

"Yes, ma'am."

Yan Wen had just stepped out of the car and entered the hotel when the Mu Family followed him inside. To avoid being noticed, the three kept a safe distance from him the entire way.

As Yan Wen headed upstairs, he continued gossiping with the system.

Xiao Qi, how far have Lin Qi and that other woman gotten?

The Mu Family following behind him stopped abruptly. Husband and wife both turned toward their daughter, afraid she wouldn't be able to take it.

Mu Xu Xi took a deep breath to steady herself. "I have to see whether it's true. If it is, I'll skin Lin Qi alive!"

They heard Yan Wen and the system's inner conversation again. Host, they're already in each other's arms. Lin Qi specifically told the hotel staff not to disturb him for any reason unless there was an emergency.

Then pretending the hotel is delivering complimentary wine won't work. What about shouting fire? But then I wouldn't get to see them in the act. Xiao Qi, can you teleport the room key over here?

Host, right now I can only dig up gossip. The ability to move objects remotely hasn't been unlocked yet.

Then what do we do? How are we supposed to catch them cheating if we can't get inside?

Well... I don't know either. If I leveled up, I could give you a live feed, but unfortunately, we don't have enough points. I haven't unlocked that feature yet.

Host, they're in bed! They're about to get down to business!

"What?!"

The shout startled Yan Wen. He saw Mu Xu Xi storming toward him, with Mu Xingfeng and Xie Yunshu following behind.

"What are you doing here?" Yan Wen asked in shock.

Xie Yunshu reacted quickly. "Someone said they saw Xu Xi's boyfriend meeting another woman here. We couldn't sit still after hearing that, so we had to come and see if it was true."

Yan Wen nodded, half convinced. News sure travels fast.

This hotel belongs to the Mu Family. It's no surprise they found out so quickly.

Then why didn't my older sister notice Lin Qi cheating for the past six months?

Because Lin Qi was always careful before and only went to ordinary hotels. This time, the girl said she wanted to experience a luxury hotel, so he came here. But he doesn't know this hotel belongs to the Mu Family.

"How do we get in without a room key?" Yan Wen asked the three of them.

Mu Xingfeng took out his phone and made a call. Less than five minutes later, a hotel attendant came upstairs with a room key.

Yan Wen took the key, unlocked the door, and gently pushed it open. He could faintly hear a man and woman laughing and talking inside.

"Lin Qi, you're so good to me."

"Then how are you going to thank me, Little Sweetie?"

"Oh, stop it! Anything you want, of course."

"Let me show you some loving."

Mu Xu Xi kicked the door open and strode inside. She knew that voice all too well. It was that bastard Lin Qi!

The loud crash gave the two people in bed a terrible fright. Lin Qi was about to lose his temper, but the moment he saw who had entered, he shrank back.

"X-Xi, listen to me. She seduced me. I-I..."

Mu Xu Xi slapped Lin Qi with all her strength. "Lin Qi, you animal! How could you do this to me!"

Even after being slapped, Lin Qi kept begging for mercy. He had finally managed to latch onto a wealthy heiress like Mu Xu Xi and was waiting to marry into her rich family and live the good life. He couldn't let all his efforts go to waste now.

"Xi, please forgive me just this once. I was wrong. I promise, I promise I'll never do it again. Xi, please forgive me this once."

Yan Wen was contemptuous. What do you mean, "this once"? Who knows how many times you've done it? Only my idiot older sister could let you fool her for over half a year.

Mu Xingfeng stepped forward and kicked Lin Qi hard. "Did you think nobody in the Mu Family would stand up for her? How dare you hurt my daughter!"

Xie Yunshu cursed angrily. "What family raised a girl like you? How could you do something like this? Have you no shame?"

The system laughed. Host, the person Lin Qi's cheating with shouldn't be called a girl. She's a ladyboy!

Yan Wen's eyes widened. What do you mean? A ladyboy? Do you mean what I think you mean?

That's right, host. The girl Lin Qi is cheating with is called He Tian, but her original name was actually Li Dong. Three years ago, Li Dong went abroad for gender-affirming surgery and changed his name to He Tian.

Whoa! Then Lin Qi is with someone who's half man, half woman...

After He Tian returned to the country three years ago, she hooked up with four company chairmen in succession. Every time she'd squeezed enough money out of them, she found an excuse to leave, and she succeeded every time. Lin Qi is her fifth target.

She conned five people in three years? That's some serious skill.

Mu Xu Xi was utterly disillusioned. "Lin Qi, I must have been blind to fall in love with a scumbag like you. Don't ever let me see you again."

Mu Xingfeng made a call and had people come take Lin Qi and He Tian away.

With the Mu Family's resources, neither of them would come to a good end.