Smack-
A resounding slap landed on Shen Kezhou's left cheek.
"Xiao Ci, you..."
Smack-
Before Shen Kezhou could finish, Su Cimu slapped him across the right cheek.
Then, before Shen Kezhou could speak again, Su Cimu snatched the microphone from the host and walked to the very center of the stage.
The guests attending the engagement banquet were stunned:
Why had Young Master Su suddenly slapped his soon-to-be fiancé twice?
"Everyone, please remain calm. Today was supposed to be my engagement banquet with this dog, Shen Kezhou. But before the banquet begins, please allow this young master ten minutes to walk you through a PowerPoint presentation. Please look at the screen-"
As Su Cimu finished speaking, black text appeared against a white background on the large screen:
How a scumbag cheated on this young master with his green tea cousin
"Now, please look at the first image. This is the hotel booking record for Shen Kezhou and my dear cousin Liang Xi on the very first day he and I started dating..."
"Holy shit, seriously? Shen Kezhou hooked up with Liang Xi? Is this real?"
"It doesn't look fake. Who would pull a joke like this at their own engagement banquet...? Tsk, poor young Master Su."
Only when he saw the first photo did Shen Kezhou realize what was happening. He instinctively looked toward Liang Xi below the stage.
Liang Xi was covering her face with her hands, not wanting people to stare at her or talk about her too much.
"Xiao Ci, whatever it is, let's talk after the engagement banquet. Be good. Stop making a scene. Everyone's watching. Stop joking around."
Shen Kezhou walked up to Su Cimu and lowered his voice in warning.
Su Cimu laughed in anger. Even now, he was still telling him to stop making a scene?
"Shen Kezhou, fuck off. Don't get in the way of this young master exposing that scumbag and that bitch for what they really are! Security, hold him back-"
At Su Cimu's command, two tall security guards stopped Shen Kezhou from causing any trouble.
"Come on, let's continue. I've censored the second photo, since publicly exposing pictures of someone's private parts is illegal. The man is Shen Kezhou. His body? Average. Nothing worth looking at. The woman is my cousin Liang Xi. Now that's a hot body. No wonder Shen Kezhou couldn't control himself. As for the location-it's the bed in the master bedroom of the marital home my parents bought me. These two shameless bastards were rolling around on that bed last night, going at it hard!"
"The third picture shows Shen Kezhou and Liang Xi shopping hand in hand. Note: they were using this young master's card!"
"The fourth picture-we were all shopping together, and while I was in the restroom, these two couldn't wait to get hot and heavy in a mall fitting room. Another note: every stitch Shen Kezhou was wearing was bought by this young master!"
"The fifth picture..."
As one photo after another was revealed, the guests' emotions rose and fell as though they were watching the drama of the year. They all stared, dumbfounded, and the room was utterly silent, lest they miss a single word from young Master Su.
Ten minutes later, Su Cimu brought his thoroughly satisfying PowerPoint presentation to an end.
"Shen Kezhou, is there anything you'd like to explain? I'll give you a chance. Come here-"
Su Cimu crooked a finger at Shen Kezhou as though summoning a puppy.
Shen Kezhou felt deeply humiliated, but to salvage a little dignity, he had no choice but to steel himself and step forward.
"Xiao Ci, where did you get these photos? They're Photoshopped. That isn't me in them. I barely know Liang Xi. How could I have... have that sort of improper relationship with her? Calm down. Let's carry on with the engagement banquet first. Once it's over, I'll explain everything properly, and we can clear up this misunderstanding..."
"Heh. Shen Kezhou, if you'd just admitted to cheating on me with Liang Xi, I'd at least respect you as a man. I never imagined you'd have the nerve to call them Photoshopped even after being exposed. I took some of these photos myself. Some are screenshots from surveillance footage I retrieved, and others are your transaction records that I checked through mobile banking. If they're Photoshopped, are you saying this young master's big, beautiful eyes are blind?"
Su Cimu was utterly scornful of Shen Kezhou's explanation, and the guests laughed at his words.
Young Master Su was rather full of himself, wasn't he? And what a fiery temperament he had.
At that moment, Su Cimu's parents and older brother finally processed what had happened and came forward to check on how he was feeling.
"Xiao Ci, why didn't you tell us sooner that something like this had happened? You've been wronged. We're calling off this engagement. Those two bastards can go die somewhere far away!"
Su Huaiyuan's chest heaved with anger. The precious son he had cherished for so many years had actually been treated like this by those two bastards! It was despicable!
"Xiao Ci, we don't need a man like Shen Kezhou. He's only a descendant of a branch of the Shen family. Your big brother will find you someone better. My little brother is more than good enough even for the head of the Shen family!" Su Yunchao said indignantly.
Su Cimu's mother, meanwhile, walked without hesitation toward Liang Xi, who was still cowering in her seat, grabbed her, and slapped her twice.
"Liang Xi, you're always calling me Auntie and him your cousin, yet behind our backs, you seduced your cousin's fiancé. Have you no shame?"
Liang Zhen was truly furious. Seeing this, Su Cimu hurried forward to stop his mother.
"Mom, your health isn't good. Don't get angry over her. I've already called Uncle. He's on his way back to the country. Let him deal with her when he gets here," Su Cimu soothed her, patting her back.
He only wanted to expose the disgusting things that scumbag and bitch had done, not make his mother ill with anger.
"Xiao Ci, you've been wronged. I'll make sure she answers to you for this."
Liang Zhen's eyes reddened, and she was filled with guilt toward her youngest son. Back then, she had felt sorry for Liang Xi because she had lost her mother, which was why she had kept letting her stay with the Su family. Who could have imagined she would... would seduce Xiao Ci's fiancé!
Su Cimu nodded, then made an even bolder decision.
"Mom, Dad, today's engagement banquet is still going ahead, but I'm changing fiancés. As for who it'll be-him!"
The banquet hall doors slowly opened, and Shen Yannian walked through them.
He had come to attend his nephew's engagement banquet as soon as he finished handling the corporation's affairs, only for Su Cimu to point at him the moment he arrived.
"Young Master Su is fucking incredible. He picked a big shot straight away!"
"Oh, he's done for. Young Master Su is about to get taught a lesson. Is Shen Yannian someone he can even dream of having?"
"Shen Yannian? Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"Are you an idiot? Shen Yannian is the man in charge of the Shen family, one of the capital's most elite wealthy families. He's also Shen Kezhou's youngest uncle!"
Su Cimu paid no attention to what anyone present thought of him, nor whether his parents approved or objected. He walked around the long T-shaped stage, came up to Shen Yannian, and raised his chin haughtily as he asked:
"Since this is our first meeting, let me introduce myself. My name is Su Cimu. Want to have a spur-of-the-moment engagement banquet with me?"