A beautiful summer night

The daughters of truly prominent families are mostly well-educated, reasonable, and respected, rather than those women who wear glamorous exteriors but only know how to fight for love and gossip.

The main characters of this birthday party were Rong Yu and Jiang Yourong's family of four, but Xia Wanzhi saw several other happy families.

They are also the main characters in Xia Wanzhi's heart.

The birthday banquet ended after the luncheon. Yun Li had to leave early due to other matters, and Jiang Baichuan was with his two nieces. Therefore, the task of taking Xia Wanzhi, this distinguished guest, home was handed over to Xie Qiyan.

The driver was Yu Fei. When Xia Wanzhi bent down to sit in, half of her skirt was still hanging outside. Just as she was bending down to pull it in, Xie Qiyan also bent down to lift her skirt for her.

Their foreheads collided unexpectedly.

Xia Wanzhi groaned and glared at Xie Qiyan.

"Just say you want to murder me." Xie Qiyan said, already prejudiced.

Xia Wanzhi glared at him: "You need to get your paranoia treated as soon as possible!"

Xie Qiyan grabbed the hem of the skirt and threw it in, then went around to the other side to open the door and get into the car.

Xia Wanzhi sat down and looked up to meet Yu Fei's surprised gaze. She thought she was seeing things, but before she could think too much, she nodded slightly to him out of politeness.

The next second, the partition button on the Rolls-Royce suddenly rose.

The button that Xie Qiyan pressed.

Xia Wanzhi looked at him sideways with disbelief.

They're really pulling more and more outrageous stunts.

At this moment, Yu Fei's inner thoughts were—

Exciting!

The birthday party had just ended at noon when media videos surfaced in the afternoon, with various videos and photos taken from different angles going viral online.

It's worth noting that the Lu family produced a movie queen, and the Qu family has a retired movie king. In addition, someone got wind of the fact that the four major families of Beicheng would be at this hotel, so the media came for the hype and staked out the hotel area early on.

Unexpectedly, instead of capturing images of the Lu and Qu families, a pair of seemingly distinguished individuals were photographed.

A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses gentlemanly lifted the hem of a beautiful woman in a shattered blue dress, and the woman's shy and reproachful expression was captured by the media's cameras.

Subsequently, it went viral worldwide.

[Talent scout! Get these two into the entertainment industry right now! I swear I'll be their first CP (couple) fan!]

[Does anyone have any information about which family these two belong to?]

[Reserving this spot: The beauty's name is Xia Wanzhi, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, whose bankruptcy caused quite a stir recently!]

[I don't know the guy, and no one has revealed anything about him yet, but he's so handsome! Could he be a rich young master?]

[A resilient, innocent young woman facing bankruptcy VS a deeply affectionate, wealthy young man! I've already imagined a perfect love story!]

[Quick, someone look up this man's name! He's totally my type!]

……

Since returning to China, Xie Qiyan has never given any interviews, nor has he ever appeared in front of the media.

It's normal that nobody knows him.

However, Xia Wanzhi was recognized, and public opinion followed the trend, and soon someone dug up the fact that Xia Wanzhi was engaged to the eldest son of the Zhou family three months ago.

[Isn't this Zhou Yu? Who else could it be but Zhou Yu? Could he be Xia Wanzhi's kept man?]

[Front row seat! I'll be kicked if you get any messages!]

Here it is! Another major scandal involving a wealthy family feud!

[Breaking news! Xia Wanzhi and Zhou Yu broke off their engagement more than two weeks ago. A friend of mine in the wealthy social circle told me this, and it's absolutely true!]

[You've already started dating a gigolo right after breaking off your engagement?]

[Waaaaah, it's not Xia Wanzhi's fault. Who told this pretty boy to be so good-looking? She just made the mistake that all women make...]

[No, I heard it's because the eldest son of the Zhou family wants to break off the engagement after the Xia family went bankrupt.]

[I have evidence that Zhou Yu was passionately kissing another woman at a bar before the engagement was called off; Zhou Yu cheated on his wife!]

The evidence was, of course, a video, so high-definition that Zhou Yu and the scantily clad woman were immediately recognizable.

……

The power of online media is unimaginable. Word spreads like wildfire, and Zhou Yu's reputation has suffered greatly. At this moment, in the Zhou family hall, Zhou Yu angrily smashed his phone, while his mother comforted him from the side, trying every means to bribe her connections to suppress the video's popularity.

Summer evening, Zhi Ren was sitting at home when a trending topic suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Is this something a commoner like her should own?

"What should I do?" Xia Wanzhi's eyes were lifeless, afraid that if netizens continued to dig, her residential address, studio address, and even other things would be completely exposed.

The question was directed at Yunli and Zhuzi, but these two had clearly already sealed away their demonic powers; one was repeatedly watching videos and photos, and the other was frantically scrolling through the comment section.

"What a perfect match, a match made in heaven! Even the heavens couldn't bear to see you two together and wanted to bring you together!" Yunli couldn't hide her excitement.

Bamboo was so engrossed in the comments section that she didn't hear Xia Wanzhi speak at all.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Just when I was filled with worry, my savior arrived.

Xie Qiyan called to say that the trending topic had been taken down, but for her safety, he asked Yu Fei to pick her up and take her home tonight.

It refers to Yu Fei picking her up and taking her home.

But in the back seat of that prestigious Rolls-Royce Phantom sat such a large Xie Qiyan!

Xie Qiyan is now a gigolo and also her rumored lover.

Xia Wanzhi reluctantly got into the car, glancing at Xie Qiyan several times, but still couldn't help laughing.

In her lifetime, she was actually rumored to be having an affair, and it was even a rumor about her keeping a gigolo.

Is this reasonable?

She's already fallen on hard times, how can she possibly support a gigolo?

Besides, Xie Qiyan isn't exactly a pretty boy.

Xie Qiyan glanced at her sideways: "Your mouth is cramping?"

Xia Wanzhi didn't expect him to say anything nice, and snorted: "You've done a pretty good job of keeping your identity a secret."

Xie Qiyan raised an eyebrow slightly, but remained silent, tacitly agreeing at the time.

"Aren't you angry?" Xia Wanzhi's eyes held a volatile mood, yet he couldn't tolerate even the slightest imperfection.

Xie Qiyan remained calm and composed: "Angry? What are you angry about?"

“They all say you’re my kept man,” Xia Wanzhi discussed with him with great interest, since she was the one in control in this rumor.

Surprisingly, she even developed a strange sense of superiority.

Xie Qiyan chuckled lightly: "Can you afford to cover it?"

No one can stand being looked down upon, so Xia Wanzhi snorted, "Why can't I afford to cover it up?"

Xie Qiyan's posture became lazy and relaxed, and if you listened carefully, his tone rose slightly, with a hint of teasing laziness: "I understand, so the Xia family's sister wants to take care of me."

Xia Wanzhi was knocked out: "..."

"I'm very expensive," Xie Qiyan said with relish.

"Worth billions."

Not everyone can afford to support them.

"Little sister Xia, give up now."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

That's enough, that's enough, that's really enough!

Talking to people from the underworld is exhausting for your mind, brain, heart, and lungs!

For safety reasons, Yu Fei was ordered to personally escort Xia Wanzhi upstairs, but Xia Wanzhi thought he was just going home on his way.

In her mind, Yu Fei was her neighbor across the hall.

"You're working as Xie Qiyan's assistant, bodyguard, and driver all at the same time. Are you getting really good treatment?" Xia Wanzhi asked tentatively.

Yu Fei: "When President Xie is happy, he can get a bonus of 100,000 yuan a month. When he is unhappy, his bonus for the next ten years can be deducted. I don't know if this treatment is good or not."

Xia Wanzhi choked up: "..."

He's a real devil.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit, yet one can act with righteous indignation and without breaking the law.

"So, is this large apartment you live in an employee perk?" Xia Wanzhi had already reached the door and pointed to the apartment across the hall.

Yu Fei paused for half a second in confusion, then explained, "Miss Xia, you must be joking. This is Mr. Xie's house; he'll be moving in next week."

A single sentence struck Xia Wanzhi like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, shattering her world into pieces.

The house doesn't belong to Yu Fei.

The new neighbor is not Yu Fei either.

It is Xie Qiyan.

Isn't this ridiculous?

If she's photographed entering and leaving the same neighborhood as Xie Qiyan again, wouldn't the rumors that she's keeping Xie Qiyan as a kept man be confirmed? "Report, please give me some votes!"