Old Du was old but still vigorous, and that slap, delivered in a fit of anger, sent his unfilial son's face twisting sideways.
The unfilial son was so furious he nearly jumped out of his skin. He cursed, "Who was it? Who dared hit me? Do you know who I am-"
"Who are you?"
Why did that voice sound so much like his dad?
The unfilial son nervously turned his head and saw his dad standing there with his neck stiff, clearly so furious he was about to drop dead from anger.
Du Haocang said awkwardly, "Dad, what are you doing here?"
Du Yongyuan pointed
at the camera overhead and ground out, "Do you have any idea what you've done?"
Only then did Du Haocang remember that he was still naked. He hurried to get dressed, and once he was dressed, he ingratiatingly said to Du Yongyuan, "Dad, isn't this our own new development? Just tell them to delete the surveillance footage."
[It's probably too late for that.]
It turned out that, during the stage accident just now, someone had already recorded it and posted it online. Lin Shengyan had sent Lin Tingyue this clip.
But after sending it, he tried to recall it, only to discover that he couldn't. Then he told Lin Tingyue not to watch it.
Lin Tingyue asked him why she shouldn't watch.
Lin Shengyan stammered, and only when Lin Tingyue pressed him did he blurt out that if a girl watched it, what if she got eye sores!
As if.
What hadn't she seen?
She still remembered two pink...
"You even know it's our new development, and you brought people here to fool around?"
Du Yongyuan was probably too angry to hold back. He slapped Du Haocang again, and the resounding slap caught Lin Tingyue's attention.
[Even if you slap this kind of person twice, he still won't realize what he did wrong.]
[He has absolutely no shame or civic-mindedness!]
Lin Tingyue was happily enjoying the show when, before long, she noticed quite a few people had gathered behind her. Even Bai Yaxin and Lin Xiawan had rushed over.
The gorgeous female guest, Yun Xixue, also rushed forward and slapped Du Haocang. The blow left him reeling, and Yun Xixue tearfully cried out, "Du Haocang, how could you do this to me?"
[Waaah, it breaks my heart to see a beautiful sister cry. Beat this bastard to death.]
"Yun Xixue, are you crazy? Fine, my dad can hit me, but why are you hitting me?" Du Haocang spat fiercely. His ears were ringing, and there was blood in his spit.
Yun Xixue said, "Because you cheated on me."
"Cheated?" Du Haocang looked as though he'd just heard a joke. "We're boyfriend and girlfriend, and we aren't even married yet. How could I have cheated?"
[It's not called cheating. This should be called two-timing. If you don't need the extra leg, you can cut it off. Snip~]
Quite a few people laughed. Only then did Du Yongyuan notice how many people were standing around them. This was, after all, a scandal, and he was embarrassed. He said, "Xixue, let's go home and sort this out. Let's leave it for today. You shouldn't have hit Haocang either."
[Isn't he the type who thinks, "I can hit my son, but no one else can," and would protect his son with his life?]
["You shouldn't have"? Old geezer, you forgot you hit your son too, did you?]
[One slap for your son, and then you get the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.]
Du Yongyuan was mortified, but he couldn't figure out where the voice was coming from, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger. He said, "Everyone, please disperse. This time, it was a mistake on the part of Xingsheng Group. We'll provide compensation afterward."
Everyone who had come to the new development's opening was wealthy. Who cared about a little compensation? They all wanted to get their teeth into this fresh gossip.
Their refusal to leave made Du Yongyuan increasingly irritated, while Du Haocang rushed over to make matters worse. "Dad, they don't need to leave. They can bear witness for me."
After saying that, Du Haocang turned to Yun Xixue. "Yun Xixue, don't think you're all that just because you're popular and a celebrity. I can't stand your arrogant attitude. I like Xiao Rong. I'm breaking up with you."
"Breaking up?"
Yun Xixue was so angry she laughed. She slapped Du Haocang again. "Stop talking nonsense. Who wants to break up with you? I dumped you, got it?"
[Aaaaaah, big sis is so cool!!!]
[Where did this scumbag get the nerve?]
Yun Xixue straightened her bangs. Her assistant promptly handed her a wet wipe. After wiping her hand, Yun Xixue tossed the wipe onto Du Haocang's face, making it plain that he was a disgusting piece of bad luck.
"Yun Xixue, you..."
Seeing his son treated like that, Du Yongyuan grew anxious too. "Xixue, how can you be so unreasonable?"
Yun Xixue really wanted to slap the old bastard, but the public would surely side with her if she hit Du Haocang. If she hit Du Yongyuan, though, that might not be the case.
Yun Xixue rolled her eyes and was about to leave when the person called Xiao Rong, who had been standing behind Du Haocang, suddenly dropped to his knees with a thud right in front of her.
Yun Xixue: "?"
[Aaaaaah, don't come any closer!!!]
Yun Xixue shuddered and took a step back. Xiao Rong lifted his tear-streaked face and said, "Sister, this is all my fault. Don't break up with Haocang. I'll leave of my own accord."
Excuse me?
You're putting on an act in front of an actress?
Before Yun Xixue could say anything, Du Haocang suddenly cried out in anguish, "No-!"
After shouting, he launched himself into a slide tackle and dropped to his knees beside Xiao Rong. He held Xiao Rong tightly in his arms and said passionately, "Xiao Rong, you don't have to sacrifice yourself. I know now. You're my true love."
[Great, another lovesick fool.]
Lin Shengyan, in the distance: "?"
Was Lin Tingyue taking a jab at him?
But even if he was a lovesick fool, he wasn't this crazy, was he?
"Haocang, you should stay with Sister. I'm not good enough for you."
"Xiao Rong, I won't let you say that."
Everyone around them was about to throw up.
[This is hilarious. Does Du Haocang really think Xiao Rong did this because he likes him?]
[Xiao Rong often sneaks into major companies to work as a secretary. The whole point is to seduce their chairmen. Du Haocang is just one of Xiao Rong's targets. How could Xiao Rong give up an entire forest for one tree like him?]
So that was what was going on. Yun Xixue watched Du Haocang and Xiao Rong embracing on the ground with amused interest.
Du Haocang, however, thought that if Xiao Rong wanted to play around, that was fine. As long as he kept waiting for Xiao Rong, Xiao Rong would come back to him.
[Xiao Rong is actually a cross-dressing man. He discovered he could imitate a woman's voice while gaming, so...]
[Wait, that doesn't make sense. Weren't they just doing that thing?]
[Oh, so they already have high-tech equipment. But even so, how could Du Haocang not tell?]
Du Haocang felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. H-how could this happen?
[Du Yongyuan is in Xiao Rong's forest too!]
[Tsk, how do you even work that out? Du Haocang calls him stepmom, and Du Yongyuan calls him a male daughter-in-law?]
Du Haocang rolled his eyes back and passed out.
The ambulance and the police car became returning guests.
The unconscious Du Haocang was carried into the ambulance. Xiao Rong was taken away by the police on suspicion of fraud and for doing something... in a public place. And since this had happened at Xingsheng Group's new development, Du Yongyuan, as the chairman of Xingsheng Group, was naturally held accountable.
[This is so exciting.]
[What's it going to be like between those father and son after Du Haocang wakes up? Hahaha.]
The opening event had been ruined too, and Lin Shengyan hadn't earned a single cent. Still, getting to enjoy such a huge scandal made up for his loss somewhat. He got into the car, ready to head back with Bai Yaxin and the others.
Just as Lin Tingyue was getting into the car, Yun Xixue's assistant came over and handed her a business card. She winked at Lin Tingyue and said, "If you ever want to join the entertainment industry, little sister, come find me."
Lin Tingyue nodded.
[It's great being born into a wealthy family.]
[Dating Du Haocang is Sister Yun's only black mark.]
In the distance, Yun Xixue stumbled. It really was her black mark.
In the car, Lin Rusong was driving, Bai Yaxin sat in the passenger seat, and Lin Tingyue, Lin Xiawan, and Lin Shengyan sat in the back.
Lin Tingyue had been so caught up in the gossip that she'd forgotten to call Lin Yuhuan. With her head bowed, she was now typing like crazy, her fingers nearly smoking.
Who else would treat Big Brother like Big Brother if she didn't!
Lin Shengyan asked, "Lin Tingyue, do you want to join the entertainment industry?"
[The entertainment industry? What kind of dragon's lair and tiger's den is that?]
Lin Tingyue shook her head decisively. "No."
Lin Shengyan, who was already in that dragon's lair and tiger's den: "..."
"Then why did you take Yun Xixue's business card?"
[Of course I'd take a beautiful big sister's business card. If Second Brother handed me one, I definitely wouldn't take it.]
After complaining to herself, Lin Tingyue said, "I'm a polite person, at least."
Lin Shengyan: "..."
Very polite, huh.
Why did Lin Tingyue always pick on him? Was a lovesick fool destined to be at the bottom of the family hierarchy?
Looking at Lin Shengyan, Lin Tingyue felt mischief bubbling up inside her. She suddenly said, "Second Brother, look, it's Cheng Jinshuang."
Lin Shengyan immediately turned toward the car window and anxiously asked, "Where? Where?"
He looked all around, but he couldn't see Cheng Jinshuang anywhere.
Lin Tingyue said innocently, "In your heart, Second Brother."
[In a way, Second Brother had stayed true to his original intent.]
Lin Xiawan smiled. She told Second Brother, "I just thought of something happy. Is it too late?"
Lin Shengyan, meanwhile, glared hard at Lin Tingyue. "Lin! Ting! Yue!"
Lin Tingyue covered her ears.
[Why are you yelling so loudly!!!]
Bai Yaxin, who had been listening to Lin Tingyue's inner thoughts for a while, turned her head and said disapprovingly, "Lin Shengyan, keep your voice down."