You Came to Catch Me Cheating, Not to Read

Outside the door, Xia Zhiyun narrowed her eyes when she heard that.

Well, well. Bad-mouthing her behind her back-and she had caught every word!

In that case, she might as well turn the scheme against them.

Xia Zhiyun slipped downstairs, deliberately left her phone in the most conspicuous spot, then went to change.

Sure enough, when Gu Luoxi heard Xia Zhiyun's phone ring, she ran over to look. After seeing the room number on the screen, she immediately texted her father.

Xia Zhiyun put on a figure-hugging dress and picked up a small Chanel bag. "Family, I have plans. I'm heading out to have some fun!"

She deliberately spoke loudly so Gu Luoxi would hear.

"Okay, Mom. Stay safe!" Gu Luosheng blinked her big eyes, watching her mother all the way out the door.

Her mom really was a stunning beauty. No wonder she was so pretty herself. Good genes made all the difference.

Gu Luosheng lowered her head and swiped across her tablet.

After all this time living inside the novel, she had suddenly remembered something.

She worked in the entertainment industry, too.

Only... she had it even worse.

With no money or status before, she had constantly been suppressed and smeared.

People said she couldn't act, chased clout, was hopelessly irrelevant, and was ugly even after plastic surgery!

She could tolerate the rest, but that last one was truly unbearable.

She was a natural beauty, okay?

Holding her Huawei tablet stylus, Gu Luosheng carefully scribbled over the screen.

"What are you doing?" Gu Luoxi asked when she noticed Gu Luosheng's baffling behavior.

Gu Luosheng looked up and answered innocently, "Their insults are too nasty. I don't like them. Once I cover them up, I won't have to see them."

Gu Luoxi rolled her eyes. "Idiot."

Who would have thought this older sister of hers, who had come back from some remote mountain village, was a fool, too?

"Luosheng, I have a fan meet tonight, and everyone hopes you'll come along. I've prepared an outfit for you. You'll be there, right?"

Gu Luoxi sat beside Gu Luosheng, speaking with sisterly affection.

Gu Luosheng's hand paused.

You want me to dress hideously and embarrass myself there, so I can make you look good by comparison again?

Gee, thanks. Do you seriously think I'm that stupid?

That was what Gu Luosheng thought, but she smiled brightly. "Sure, no problem. I'd like to say hello to the fans, too."

Seeing her plan succeed, Gu Luoxi almost laughed aloud. "Then remember to wear the outfit I prepared for you. The fans recommended it, too. They said it would really suit you."

"Okay, I'll go take a look now." Gu Luosheng climbed off the sofa and went straight to her bedroom.

When she saw the red-and-green dress with its ridiculously elaborate lace hem, Gu Luosheng realized the author's description had actually understated things.

What the fuck...

This was tacky beyond belief.

It deserved a place in the top ten most revolting outfits.

But since Gu Luoxi had prepared it for her, she would definitely have to put it to good use.

Gu Luosheng poked her little head out of the room and said innocently, "Thank you, Luoxi. The dress is lovely. It'll definitely serve its purpose."

Gu Luoxi rolled her eyes. What an idiot. So easy to fool.

Just wait until you're trending tonight. Though... it'll be all the hate that makes you famous.

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

After receiving the room number from Gu Luoxi, Gu Jingsheng rushed straight to the hotel.

He actually trusted his wife. He was just curious about what was going on.

He was only coming over to clear things up.

Gu Jingsheng stood outside the room and knocked, only to find the door swing open by itself.

He frowned. This was exactly the sort of thing his careless wife would do.

She hadn't even locked the door properly. What if someone dangerous came in?

As soon as he entered, he heard water running in the bathroom.

Gu Jingsheng calmly sat on the bed and even picked up a nearby newspaper to read.

Xia Zhiyun came out wrapped in a bath towel and found her husband looking utterly unruffled.

She laughed. "You came to catch me cheating, not to read."

"Who said that?" Hearing his wife's voice, Gu Jingsheng immediately tossed the newspaper aside.

He swallowed. They had been together for so many years, yet he still lost control whenever he saw her.

Xia Zhiyun tilted her alluring eyes upward and deliberately swayed her hips as she sat right beside him. That alone already had him utterly spellbound.

"Didn't you already get the text? If you're not here to catch me cheating, what are you here for?" Xia Zhiyun rested a hand on his shoulder, her warm breath brushing his face. Moves like those took at least eight or ten years to master.

Gu Jingsheng took off his glasses, tossed them onto the floor, and pinned her to the bed.

"I wanted a change of scenery for our games, so I came to find you..." Gu Jingsheng was no slouch in the looks department, either.

When they had first married, he had been famous for his pretty-boy looks. He was a little older now, but that only made him more masculine.

Xia Zhiyun laughed softly. She knew Gu Jingsheng trusted her. "All right, enough teasing. I just want to know whether Gu Luoxi was the one who told you this time."

Gu Jingsheng nodded.

"Hah. Just as I thought. I've spent over twenty years raising an ungrateful snake!" Anger crept onto Xia Zhiyun's beautiful face.

"Yunyun, how did you see through Xixi's tricks?" Gu Jingsheng wanted to confirm whether his wife could also hear their biological daughter's thoughts.

"It's strange, but the very first time I met our biological daughter, I could tell what she was thinking." Xia Zhiyun pressed her lips together, unsure whether her husband would believe her.

Gu Jingsheng excitedly grabbed her hand. "Yes! Me, too, and it's been accurate every time. I suspect our daughter has been blessed by God, which is why she knows certain things now."

Xia Zhiyun wholeheartedly agreed.

"Thank goodness she appeared in time. Now we can see Gu Luoxi for who she really is!" Xia Zhiyun said angrily.

"We can't just let this slide." She narrowed her eyes, a smile curving her lips.

One look told Gu Jingsheng that his wife must have another wicked idea.

"Ahem, Yunyun, let's not think about all that yet. Since we've already booked the room, shouldn't we do something? We can't let it go to waste, can we?" Gu Jingsheng lay over her and began coaxing her little by little.

Xia Zhiyun giggled. "Stop it. At your age?"

"A man stays a boy until the day he dies!"

An hour later, Gu Jingsheng called Gu Luoxi in a panic and told her to come over immediately.

Knowing there was a good show waiting for her, Gu Luoxi arrived in just over ten minutes.

But the moment she arrived, the sight before her... left her stunned.

Broken glass littered the floor, and red wine had even been splashed across the walls. There was practically... nowhere to step.

Xia Zhiyun's hair was disheveled, and her clothes were badly rumpled, lending her the fragile beauty of someone who had been mistreated.

Gu Jingsheng wasn't much better off. His glasses were broken, and one sleeve had been torn off his shirt.

At the sight... Gu Luoxi had to think of every miserable thing she could to keep from laughing.

Then she put on a frightened expression. "Mom, Dad, what happened to you?"

"I want a divorce!" Xia Zhiyun said hoarsely.