Having been so well-protected by Mu Yuchen, Xi Xiaye obviously did not know that there was an uproar outside right now. Everyone was talking about her scandal with Qi Lei. Almost all the headlines of the huge papers published this news. Even Wang Hui and Mu Yinan saw it!

"What's this? How did this happen?" Wang Hui only found out about this when she went out for a stroll in the afternoon.

Mu Yinan who sat on the sofa frowned, he flipped through to read this news too, his expression had darkened, but he could remain some degree of calm, while Wang Hui paced back and forth anxiously.

"Xiaye probably wouldn't do this, but where did these pictures come from then? Isn't...isn't this nonsense?"

Wang Hui was deeply worried as she slapped the newspaper in her hand. She said with a slight headache, "Where did this scandal come from all of a sudden? What affair? This is rubbish! What actually happened? It's the Qi family again! Bloody hell, why won't the people from Qi family ever leave us alone!? Do they think that they haven't tormented us enough all these years? They have to stick a foot in everything! And this Qi Lei, when did he get to know Xiaye? It must be some trap again! They've never known their place, and now I'm afraid Xiaye's going to be implicated too! None of the Qi family are good people!"

"Okay, okay! Don't get so worked up. This matter hasn't been clarified yet, has it? We can't just believe the hearsay of these newspapers and magazines? Let's call the children and ask them what's going on. You call Ah Rong and Tangchuan to give them a heads-up too. Tell them to get a hold of themselves and not listen to what others say! Dampen any problems first. We'll discuss when they get back tonight! I think there's something fishy about this. This doesn't benefit Qi Lei in any way either. We'll see how things go first!"

Mu Yinan was someone who had been through a lot. He had seen things like these happen plenty of times, thus naturally he could calmly evaluate this now as he spoke calmly to Wang Hui.

Wang Hui then tossed the newspaper in her hand aside before picking up her pace and walking upstairs. "I'll go get my phone right now."

Mu Yinan, who had already picked up his phone, nodded as he placidly called Mu Yuchen.

When the phone rang, Mu Yuchen was currently observing the stock market at his desk in the study room while Xi Xiaye was standing by the bookshelf and picking some books to read.

"Chen Er?" The call had just gotten through when Mu Yinan's aged voice came through from the other end.

"Grandfather?" Mu Yuchen immediately frowned. He could already guess what this call was about.

Indeed, the moment Mu Yuchen finished, Mu Yinan asked solemnly from the other end, "I'm sure you've seen the newspapers today. What's going on? Your grandmother's been worried the entire afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuchen could not help but look up at Xi Xiaye who was focused on flipping through a book before he said, "Xiaye, go check on the soup in the kitchen. You can turn off the stove now."

Xi Xiaye did not pay much attention and nodded, swiftly closing the book and putting it back before she walked out.

He was worried that she would let her imagination run wild, so he had even taken her phone away with some excuse. He was waiting to observe how things went for the next two days. It was quite easy to resolve this matter, but he wanted to find out the other person's intentions. Mainly, he wanted to see Qi Lei's situation on the other end and what they planned to do, so it would not be too late to tell her after things had gotten under control.

"It's nothing. It's just someone's little tricks, so don't worry. I've already informed Grandpa. Meanwhile, keep calm and just pretend nothing happened," Mu Yuchen answered calmly.

"Whose tricks? You've got to explain this to us! You have to find a way to resolve this. It's now the talk of the town. What nonsense is this?" Mu Yinan was obviously more than a little worried.

"Xiaye has been having a fever for the past two days. There was a dispute at the club yesterday, so she went over. When she was on the way back, she fainted halfway. Qi Lei passed by and saved her," Mu Yuchen spoke indifferently as he closed his laptop and walked to the window. "I'll settle this matter. Trust me, I'll clarify things as soon as possible. Xiaye doesn't know about this yet, so all of you don't have to ask her anything either. She was unconscious from the fever yesterday."

"Find out who the person is. Who is using such a scheme? This is taboo to your grandmother! Don't become someone else's pawn. If it's just purely by accident, I won't say much, but if it's intentional, then I'm afraid they are planning to stir up trouble. This isn't a small matter and you must handle it well! Do they really think we're fools, that we'd believe this little trick? Do we look so gullible?"

Mu Yinan was not someone to go up against because he could quickly figure things out.

"Mmm, I got it, Grandfather."

"Chen Er, tell me the truth. Does this have anything to do with you? Why do I keep hearing that you and Xiaye have been meeting with mishaps recently? Earlier, Xiaye was even blocked in the tunnel. What was that about?" Mu Yinan could not help but ask.

He had probably heard about it from Ah Mo, so now...

When he brought this up, Mu Yuchen felt some frustration rise. He held his forehead with a hand. "I'll explain these things to you later on. Don't worry, Grandfather."

He could hear Mu Yuchen's warning tone. He thought about it, then decided to cut this conversation short. "Okay then, you have your own thoughts, so I won't interfere much, but you must watch out for yourself. Things have been getting too odd recently. I'm worried that..."

"Mmm, I know." Mu Yuchen did not let him continue and just hung up like that.

Night crept closer. Xi Xiaye was carried away by a whim tonight. Suddenly, she wanted to personally cook something while Mu Yuchen looked on favorably. He just told her that he was going out for a bit, and would come back for dinner with her. She went along and started to get busy in the kitchen while Mu Yuchen left the house.

...

Night time in City Z was magnificent and enchanting. With the brilliant colors of the city, it was monstrous and multicolored akin to an illusion.

Inside the underground carpark near Yueying Culture Media Company.

The patter of clear and rhythmic footsteps was heard. Under the dim lights, a figure with an evident baby bump slowly appeared.

She donned a white cotton dress with a handbag in her hand.

It was Xi Xinyi who was going home late!

She had been busy in the office till late recently.

She walked towards her own car and was about to open the door when a strong light suddenly shone from across. It was so bright that she almost could not open her eyes!

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Xi Xinyi did not even know what happened. She just heard a swoosh and then someone said, "Miss Xi, our boss would like to invite you over for a chat."

Next up, before she could even answer, she was seized into the car before it swiftly drove away from the carpark.

She struggled, but the two men who held her locked onto her tightly, so she could barely move about. As loud as she yelled, the car was soundproofed well, hence even if she screamed till she lost her voice, no one would be able to hear her.

"Let me go! Let me go! Who are you!? Let me go! Ah! Ah!"

Xi Xinyi struggled like a mad woman. Her screeches could almost rupture one's eardrums. Nonetheless, the black-clothed men with shades held her down impatiently. Then, one of them slapped her, and the angry imprint of a palm immediately appeared on Xi Xinyi's face. Abruptly, the screeches stopped.

"Miss Xi, my advice is for you to behave so you will avoid anymore physical suffering. You will meet our boss!" insisted the man apathetically, and Xi Xinyi finally shut up. She dared not make any more noise because she knew that even she did, she would not be able to escape, so she might as well meet their so-called boss.

The car made many turns, and after passing through a very narrow alley, they reached a slum area. After going around the slum and driving much further away, there was a large, shabby, abandoned factory. The car slowly came to a halt in front of the factory.

"Get down!"

The car had just stopped when they dragged Xi Xiaye out. Struggling, she followed the black-clothed men straight up to the second-floor balcony. With the dim lights, she could see a cold and distant figure by the railings from afar. Just from that back alone, she felt an indescribable feeling of infatuation as she could almost immediately recognize who that was!

Mu Yuchen!

That God-like man!

That person who could only be seen from afar and not up close!

The reason Yueying was in its state today was all because of him!

Xi Xinyi really did not understand why someone like him would fancy someone like Xi Xiaye. That witch Xi Xiaye really lucked out!

Then, she looked back at herself!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she felt!

Even so, she did not resent this man one bit. The person she resented with a vengeance was Xi Xiaye!

Xi Xinyi stopped walking and stared at that figure for quite a while before slowly walking over.

Mu Yuchen could obviously hear the footsteps that came from behind. He was casually looking downwards at the moment while he playfully rolled a freshly lit cigarette between his fingers.

Xi Xinyi could faintly smell the cigarette smell in the air as she walked over quietly and stopped behind Mu Yuchen.

"Long time no see, Miss Xi."

Mu Yuchen did not turn back to glance at her. He just took a puff, his deep and calm voice sounding as still as the water, devoid of any emotion.

"Chairman Mu, it's you!" Xi Xinyi softly cried out. Her voice trembled slightly. When she got closer to this man, she felt uneasy. Suddenly, she remembered that news from this morning and she immediately felt delighted!

Xi Xiaye deserved it!

She had a man like Mu Yuchen, yet she still messed around. Now, she had caused an uproar. Everyone knew that Xi Xiaye had had an affair and cheated on Mu Yuchen! The newspaper really wrote it marvelously. Today, she even heard her company employees secretly cursing her for being a fickle woman!

Xi Xinyi finally felt better at these thoughts. Hesitating, she could guess that this man had come looking for her because of Xi Xiaye. When she thought about the witch, a smile flashed across Xi Xinyi's sweet-tempered face instantly. "Chairman Mu, it seems like you know about the witch, Xi Xiaye's scandal too? Let me tell you. She's met Qi Lei from long ago. Back then, the family wanted her to marry Qi Lei, and she pretended to be all high and mighty. Ha, now she ended up having an affair with Qi Lei. She's like that! She's a fickle and extremely disgusting woman! You have all been cheated by her! Didn't she use to love Han Yifeng to death? In the end, she found you instead, kicking Han Yifeng aside immediately. Now, it's Qi Lei. Chairman Mu, I think you should be very clear about that slut's morals now!"

Xi Xinyi was very smug. Xi Xiaye had dug her own grave, and she did not mind adding fuel to fire as long as Xi Xiaye would suffer. In fact, Xi Xinyi would feel much better. She could care less about her image as she continued to curse her by calling her a 'slut'.

"She just wanted to use you to take revenge on me, Chairman Mu. This woman is evil and scheming. Her bitchy capabilities grow with each passing day. I hope you won't be confused and cheated by her too!"

When she saw that Mu Yuchen did not say anything, Xi Xinyi continued again, "How dare she think of competing with me with those morals of her?! Delusional! I'll always be one step ahead of her! She pretends to be all noble. Who does she think she is?! Why does she always think that she's rightfully the princess? I'm the real princess. She's just an annoying slut and a pitiful creature!"

Xi Xinyi was really having a ball cursing her. Compared to her current situation, there was nothing that could make her happier. It would not be long before Xi Xiaye was kicked out of the Mu family with her current scandal!

Because of her giddy excitement, she was in a state of madness.

That was no wonder either. She had been busy working recently, and after being provoked by Han Yifeng, before returning home to see Yue Lingsi in her sorry state, she had become quite sinister and even found it hard to control herself.

Sadly, this was all her own wishful thinking.

After her mad sneering, Mu Yuchen finally turned around coldly. His eyes were as still as a lake as he calmly looked at Xi Xinyi. "Don't compare yourself to her. The two of you are incomparable."

His deep voice brought a hint of indescribable hostility. "I thought that after so many times, you'd at least know how to exercise restraint and be more self-aware."

Mu Yuchen's tone was eerily calm while his cold gaze seemed a little casual, yet Xi Xinyi could vaguely feel a chill start to spread from behind. She could not help but take a few steps back.

His gaze locked onto Xi Xinyi as his handsome face flashed with bitterness. "Who took the pictures of Han Yifeng and Xi Xiaye by the riverside that day?"

When Mu Yuchen demanded his answer coldly, Xi Xinyi was instantly stunned. Her gaze flashed with a faint light. As her eyes met Mu Yuchen's sinister gaze, her hands that lay by her side could not help but tighten. She took a deep breath and then said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Do you not have any idea? I don't like playing guessing games. I'm only asking one more time. Where did you get those pictures from the last time?"

Mu Yuchen's gloomy gaze held a degree of stern coldness as he coldly locked his gaze on Xi Xinyi's little face.

"Do you think I did it?" Xi Xinyi's eyes turned cold as she clenched her fists tightly and met his gaze.

"Even though I don't hit women, this doesn't mean I'm a gentleman. I won't trouble you."

A cold smile flashed across Mu Yuchen's lips. "Don't make me ask you a third time. Where did you get those pictures? If you'd like to assume responsibility, I'd be very happy to let you."

"Enough! The reason Xi Xiaye has everything she does today is all thanks to the bitchy things she did. Why do you have to blame it on me!? I don't know what you're talking about. Hmph, if it were me, Xi Xiaye wouldn't just be facing this! This shameless witch! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have fallen to the state that I'm in today. I'll let her have a taste of this scandalous storm. Let her know how much I've suffered!"

Xi Xinyi cackled coldly. The sinister light that gathered in her eyes clearly exhibited her delight.

Mu Yuchen looked coldly at Xi Xinyi who was close to insanity. He could tell that the fall of Yueying had taken a huge impact on her. Even that fool Han Yifeng could not settle this one woman. He had indeed overestimated Han Yifeng's IQ!

"If you were smart enough, you should know that the reason I didn't attack Yueying again was that I was giving you a chance. Since you won't let go and aren't showing remorse, I'm willing to help you accomplish your aim too," Mu Yuchen said, and the half-burnt cigarette felt to the ground. He gestured to the black-clothed bodyguards behind him who immediately went forward. With each of them flanking her, they swiftly held onto Xi Xinyi's shoulders.

Xi Xinyi panicked and quickly struggled. She widened her beautiful eyes and looked uneasily at Mu Yuchen as she asked with a slight tremble in her voice, "What are you doing?"

"Be smart and tell me." Mu Yuchen smiled apathetically, then gestured to the men who shoved Xi Xinyi down.

She then shouted, feeling frightened, "Let go of me! What are you trying to do? Let me go! I'm pregnant! You can't touch me! It must be that bitch Xi Xiaye saying things about me again! Chairman Mu, it really wasn't me! You can't touch me!"

"Let go of me! Bitch! Ah! Ah! You can't touch me! I'm pregnant! I'm pregnant!"

"Let go of me! What are you trying to do! Ah! Ah! Let go, bastard!"

It was no use struggling. Before she could even react, the two tall men held her down facing the stairs below. Xi Xinyi faintly smelled a putrid smell. Amidst the dim lights, she could only feel herself being pushed to the ground. Then, she felt something icy and heard some swishing sounds. She struggled in fear for a while and was trying to prop herself up to escape when someone held her hands just as she moved. While someone held onto her hands, both her arms were also gripped and her legs were pressed down too!

The disgusting reek filled the air, but she could not react. She just saw something being tossed towards her, and then she was dragged over!

"Let go of me! Ah! Let go of me, who are you people!?"

Xi Xinyi quickly sat up in a panic, and with the help of the dim streetlights, she realized that she was surrounded by several rogue beggars!

Her eyes finally got used to the darkness around her before she quickly glimpsed around. To her horror, she then realized she had entered a den of refugees and beggars!

All around her were dirty beggars curled up. They had never seen a woman for many years, what more one with her beauty. With the help of the faint light, she could vaguely see the disgusting gaze of those people!

She gagged twice.

With the horrible smell, Xi Xinyi could not help but begin to vomit. She was about to cover her mouth with her hand when she realized that both her hands were locked in the grips of two haggard and disgusting beggars. Before she could shout, her dress was ripped to shreds.

One of them held her down by the shoulders, and his hand quickly felt up her thigh. Another person closed in, their rough and oily hands grabbing past her clothes and reaching for the tenderness of her bosom. Xi Xinyi immediately widened her eyes and subconsciously struggled ferociously with a shriek!

"Ah! Let go of me! Let go of me! Don't touch me! Bitch!"

"Don't touch me! Mmm..."

Those people moved very quickly. Despite struggling aggressively, Xi Xinyi was still a woman. How could she fend off the attack of several men at once?

Her shrieks broke the silence of the night. She was close to breaking down as she struggled. Panic and fear swiftly surged out, and she started to cry out loud out of terror, "It wasn't me! You can't do this to me! Let go of me... Ah!"

In the blink of an eye, her clothes were in a sorry state. When she looked up, she could see Mu Yuchen watching everything that happened down below heartlessly.

Xi Xinyi's tears covered her face as she shrieked out helplessly through the struggle, yet the pungent smell was enough to make her dizzy. The people around her did not seem to have any intention of stopping. At that moment, there was not a strand of thread on her. Someone searched her lower body. She finally broke down and screeched, "Xi Xiaye, you bitch! I won't let go of you even if I turn into a ghost! I'll talk! I'll talk! Let go of me! I'll talk! Don't touch me! Fuck off! I'll talk..."