Honey, she hit me...

The seaside villa district in the south of the city was home to almost all of Hong Kong City's wealthy families.

Xu Shi stepped out of the taxi unhurriedly.

Taking off his sunglasses, he looked up at this "home" that had never appeared in his memories.

He did not know why, but it felt somewhat familiar, as though he had seen it somewhere before.

Although he was not the real "Xu Shi," he could not stand watching a mistress and her son swagger around the rightful young master's home, even buying smear pieces about him in an attempt to destroy his career.

He was going to teach these people a proper lesson!

Before going in, he sent Xiao Chi a quick message: [If I haven't replied in an hour, go find Xie Yanci's secretary and tell them I've gone back to the Xu family home.]

A little insurance for himself.

He was not stupid enough to return to the Xu family unprepared.

Putting his phone on silent, Xu Shi walked unhurriedly into the Xu family's villa.

The front door was open. Xu Shi had only just stepped inside and had not had time to look at anything when a figure suddenly barreled into his arms.

"Big brother!"

"Dad said you'd come see me today. I thought he was lying to me again."

"I missed you so much."

Xu Shi: "?"

[Who?]

[Xie Yanci doesn't need to come anymore.]

*[^_^]*

The person who had thrown himself into his arms was an "Omega," surrounded by a faint jasmine fragrance that smelled lovely.

He was half a head shorter than Xu Shi and kept nuzzling into his arms.

[So this is what it feels like to be relied on, fussed over, and needed...]

Xu Shi knew him.

His name was Xu Xingqi, and he was the fourth main love interest to appear in the original novel.

He was actually a Beta, but the Xu family thought having two Betas in succession would sound bad, so they publicly claimed he was an Omega.

He had a brother complex. After Xu Shi died, he hated Wen Yu intensely, but after learning about the bad things Xu Shi had done to the protagonist, he turned over a new leaf and was ultimately taken into Wen Yu's harem.

He was the younger, puppy-like type, second only to Xia Shian in popularity.

"Suisui, I've grown taller again lately~" Xu Xingqi held Xu Shi's fingertips and used them to measure against the top of his head.

"What did you call me?" Xu Shi froze.

"Suisui" was his nickname. Even Xie Yanci had never called him that intimately.

"I called you-your name..." Xu Xingqi lowered his head, his ears turning slightly red.

Xu Shi: "?"

This was not right.

The person before him was the illegitimate son who had driven him out of the house. He had come here to settle scores!

Xu Shi instinctively backed away a few steps. Suddenly, footsteps sounded upstairs.

The woman descended the stairs unhurriedly in high heels. "Oh, Xu Shi, you're here. You haven't celebrated your mother's birthday in all these years. I never expected you to come celebrate mine."

Lin Yuxiang did not want someone disgusting at her birthday banquet, but her son had cried, made a scene, and gone on a hunger strike, insisting on inviting Xu Shi.

She had thought Xu Shi would not dare come.

Xu Shi sneered. "Of course I had to come. You might not get the chance to celebrate another birthday next year."

At that, Xu Xingqi's eyes instantly sparkled. "Then how about celebrating my birthday with me next year? I want my big brother with me on my birthday too..."

"My birthday wish is for big brother Xu Shi to become famous all across the country!"

No one had told him about those matters in the Xu family. He thought Xu Shi had left simply because he disliked his mother.

Xu Shi opened his mouth, but in the end, he held back the insults.

He merely rolled his eyes. "If your mother targeted me less, I'd have been famous ages ago."

"Xu Shi!" Lin Yuxiang snapped.

She did not want her son getting involved in these matters.

"Xingqi, go outside and meet your father. I have something to discuss with Xu Shi."

"Oh..."

Xu Xingqi kept looking back as he walked away, reluctantly closing the villa's front door.

Only then did Lin Yuxiang slowly approach Xu Shi. "All those trending topics yesterday, and you actually managed to suppress every single one. You're quite capable."

Staring at his face, which so closely resembled the first wife's, she sneered. "I've been called a mistress for all these years. What's wrong with getting a little revenge on you?"

"?"

Xu Shi had never heard anything so shameless. "You deserve it. A mistress who breaks up someone else's family will never get to turn things around."

At that thought, he promptly added, "And your son will be an illegitimate child for the rest of his life."

"You...!"

Lin Yuxiang would not allow her to insult her precious son. Thinking of how those rich children had bullied her son all these years made her hate Xu Shi.

"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, Xingqi wouldn't be bullied!"

Her expression suddenly twisted, and she reached out to grab Xu Shi by the throat.

Smack-

A crisp slap echoed through the spacious living room.

Xu Shi shook out his hand and looked down at her. "That was on my mother's behalf. No need to thank me."

Xu Shi had not held back at all. In her high heels, the woman fell straight onto the sofa.

She covered her burning right cheek. "You dare hit me? You actually dare hit me?"

The Xu family's servants came running at the sound.

Lin Yuxiang suddenly laughed. "You actually dare hit me in my own home?"

The sound of a car braking came from outside. That cheating man had probably returned, and the room was full of servants surrounding him.

Xu Shi involuntarily took a step back. He was panicking inside, but he forced himself to remain composed. "Why wouldn't I dare hit you?"

He threatened, "My husband is Xie Yanci. What wouldn't I dare do?"

Lin Yuxiang sneered. "Does Mr. Xie love you? Will he protect you?"

Xu Shi: "..."

The woman signaled to the servants standing nearby with her eyes. "You're just as useless as your mother. In the Xu house, I can teach you a lesson however I please!"

Xu Shi glanced at the villa door, so close at hand, and was about to run out without regard for appearances.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Xu Xingqi's voice rang out. "Mom, Dad's back!"

[I'm done for.]

"And..." Xu Xingqi added reluctantly, "Mr. Xie is here too."

*[!]*

Xu Shi turned around.

The Alpha's tall, straight figure was particularly striking. He wore an all-black suit, his cool, aloof brows slightly furrowed.

He was always properly dressed, yet this time he had not even put on a tie.

His slightly narrowed eyes settled on the unharmed Xu Shi, and the Alpha visibly relaxed.

Xu Shi froze for two or three seconds, then suddenly ran over, stumbling into Xie Yanci's arms in a few strides. "Honey~~"

His voice rose and dipped so extravagantly that everyone around them broke out in goosebumps.

Xie Yanci, on the other hand, calmly raised an eyebrow. "?"

If he could still act cute, the situation was not as bad as he had imagined.

Leaning against Xie Yanci's shoulder, Xu Shi tried twice to squeeze out tears that were not there. He covered half his face with his hand, his voice brimming with grievance:

"Honey, she hit me..."