Your Father's Name Is Tang Hao, Right?

Tang San's heart ached beyond measure. His fists were clenched, his long nails digging straight into his palms.

"Brother, this hat is called the Hat of Destiny. Wearing it can strengthen your luck," Xiao Wu said, holding the green hat as she looked at Tang San. His reaction immediately made her heart tighten.

Could Brother know that this hat can see through his thoughts? Was that why he was reacting so violently?

Could everything Xu Ran said be true?

Had Brother really approached her deliberately?

If Brother knew nothing, why would he show such an expression when he saw this hat? Clearly, he knew a great deal, even what this hat meant.

A flood of questions rose in Xiao Wu's mind, and her body grew cold. Watching Tang San's reaction, she felt a bone-deep chill rise from her feet and strike straight at her heart, making her shudder involuntarily.

She dared not think about it, nor would she let her thoughts turn in that direction before the final result came out.

"The Hat of Destiny?"

"No."

"It's green. Green! This is a cuckold's hat." Tang San shook his head desperately. Whether in his previous life or this one, a green hat carried that same meaning.

Was Xiao Wu giving him a green hat to humiliate him?

Only yesterday, she had been fooling around with another man, and now she was giving him a green hat to humiliate him.

Even an emotional idiot like Tang San felt deeply humiliated at that moment. His dignity had been trampled underfoot.

Was Xiao Wu actually this kind of person?

How had he never noticed before?

She had found another man behind his back, cuckolded him, and now she even wanted to give him a green hat. How could someone like this exist beneath the heavens?

"It is indeed a green hat. The deeper the green, the stronger the power of destiny," Xiao Wu said, her heart breaking even further. Since Brother knew what the green represented, was he reacting this way because he wanted to escape reality?

"No, Xiao Wu, you can't do this." Tang San glared at Xiao Wu furiously, so angry he could barely speak. He stared at the green hat, his eyes bulging as though their corners would split.

Moreover, he discovered with some horror that the closer the green hat came to him, the stronger its green light became.

That green radiance was so dazzling it nearly blinded him.

"The stronger the green light, the more potent the power of destiny." A leisurely voice rang out. Xu Ran walked straight to Xiao Wu's side, his eyes on Tang San.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

"It's you?" Tang San flared with anger. Naturally, he recognized Xu Ran's voice. This was the very voice he had heard in Xiao Wu's bedroom yesterday.

"Did you tell Xiao Wu to give me the hat? Why did you do this?" Tang San stared at Xu Ran in fury, trembling violently from head to toe. As though stealing Xiao Wu away were not enough, this man before him had even told her to give him a green hat.

What normal man could endure something like this?

Even Tang San felt profoundly humiliated.

He knew what kind of person Xiao Wu was. Even if she had fallen for someone else, she would never do something like this to him. Clearly, this man had led her astray.

"Why? I just want you to stay away from Xiao Wu. I don't want you to hurt her," Xu Ran said, pulling Xiao Wu's slender waist, narrow enough to encircle with one hand, into his arm as he looked at Tang San.

"Hurt Xiao Wu? How could I possibly hurt Xiao Wu?" Tang San demanded angrily. He could hardly love Xiao Wu enough, so how could he possibly hurt him? Now he finally understood. This man before him was here to steal Xiao Wu away. He had even manipulated Xiao Wu into distrusting him.

He felt a little disappointed that Xiao Wu would actually suspect him. But more than anything, he was furious. He could take his time explaining all the misunderstandings between him and Xiao Wu. Yet this man before him definitely had other designs on her.

He was even shamelessly holding Xiao Wu in his arms. This man wanted to steal Xiao Wu away and cuckold him. If he really succeeded in taking her away, it would be an utter disgrace.

Tang San looked at Xu Ran and instantly exploded with rage.

Xu Ran's arm was wrapped brazenly around Xiao Wu's slender waist, his palm resting on her flat belly, which bore not a trace of excess flesh.

Even he had never touched Xiao Wu. Who did this man think he was, daring to touch her?

Held in Xu Ran's arms, Xiao Wu also felt a little flustered and hurriedly broke free of his grasp, still holding the hat in her hands.

"Brother Xu Ran, don't." Xiao Wu gave Xu Ran an apologetic look. His identity as an Auspicious Beast was incomparably precious, and there was a Titled Douluo nearby. Instead of hiding carefully, he had even come forward directly over her affairs. If Tang San really was that sort of person, wouldn't it be dangerous? Then he would once again be exposed right beneath the Clear Sky Douluo's eyes.

She could not help feeling a little moved. Xu Ran truly cared about her and considered her interests. Otherwise, why would he have rashly remained in Nuoding City? Why would he have rashly appeared before Tang San?

"Brother Xu Ran?"

Hearing what Xiao Wu called Xu Ran, Tang San was dumbstruck. His body went rigid and motionless, while inside his heart, it felt as though a sharp knife were slicing through it, sending waves of wrenching pain through him.

Xiao Wu had never addressed him so intimately.

She called the man before him "Brother." What that meant was already obvious.

"Tang San, there's no need to keep pretending. There's no point anymore."

"You had an ulterior motive from the moment you approached Xiao Wu. You did it precisely because you knew her identity. Even now, you're still pretending. Even I have to admit, you put on a convincing act," Xu Ran said with a smile. By this point, Tang San could no longer wash himself clean, however hard he tried.

Feelings were intangible and elusive, but his identity as an Auspicious Beast was nailed firmly in place. Which would Xiao Wu believe?

Tang San stood there in bewilderment,

his face utterly blank with confusion.

Hearing Xu Ran's words, he suddenly sensed that something was off. What did he mean, approaching Xiao Wu? What ulterior motive?

He turned his gaze to Xiao Wu. At that moment, faint traces of tears marked her cheeks. She looked so fragile. Why would she be so fragile? If Xiao Wu really were heartless, she should be happy now. How could she look so despairing? Clearly, she was suffering this much because of him.

Watching this, Tang San suddenly understood.

He understood.

Xiao Wu had not betrayed him, much less cuckolded him.

Xu Ran and Xiao Wu shared a deep bond, but it was not a romantic relationship between a man and a woman.

Instead, this despicable, shameless Xu Ran was scheming against him behind his back, using Xiao Wu's trust in him to slander Tang San and make her believe Tang San was a villain who had deceived her. Yet the real villain was that despicable, shameless scoundrel Xu Ran.

"Xiao Wu, let me explain..." Tang San wanted to explain things to Xiao Wu and let her see Xu Ran's true face.

But how could Xu Ran let Tang San have his way?

Naturally, he would press Tang San at every step.

"Still pretending, Tang San? If I remember correctly, you're from Holy Soul Village, and your father's name is Tang Hao, right?" Xu Ran laid his trap. Tang San still did not know what this father of his meant.

Tang Hao's existence would deepen Xiao Wu's misunderstanding of Tang San.

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