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Xie Bin only felt a blur before his eyes.

Chu Yang vanished from the spot, leaving only a blur, and appeared almost instantly beside Su Wanning, who was in a panic and had already leaned back, unable to maintain her balance.

Chu Yang's arms gently yet firmly encircled her slender waist, and then with a swift turn, he steadily swept the beauty into his embrace.

Nestled in Chu Yang's strong arms, Su Wanning's wildly beating heart suddenly calmed down. Her previous panic was instantly replaced by a strange sense of security, like a bird that had strayed from its nest returning to safety.

Her elegant white dress accentuated her graceful neckline, and a few strands of her dark hair clung to her slightly sweaty collarbone, giving her a cool and aloof demeanor, like a snow lotus blooming under the moonlight.

The crowd that had been making a ruckus just a moment ago was now frozen in time, frozen in various exaggerated poses, staring dumbfounded at everything that had happened in the blink of an eye, their breath seemingly stopped.

Chu Yang's lips curled into a confident yet slightly roguish smile. "Wife, did you miss me?"

Su Wanning felt an urge to throw herself into his arms and act coquettishly, but she quickly suppressed it with strong reason.

She frowned slightly, a hint of reproach in her voice: "There are so many people here... put me down quickly."

At this moment, the stunned "extras" finally came to their senses, and a cacophony of accusations erupted instantly:

"You scoundrel! Let go of that lady!"

"They're a perfect match, a match made in heaven, why are you causing trouble?!"

"He looks like a shifty-eyed thief; he's definitely not a good person! Call the police and have him arrested!"

The barrage of questions made Su Wanning's heart tighten, and she hurriedly explained, "No, it's not what you think..."

Chu Yang gently put his wife down.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Su Wanning felt extremely embarrassed.

Explanation?

She's going to apologize to him in front of so many people? But she clearly didn't do anything wrong!

"Why don't you go back first? I need to celebrate Ziming's birthday first, no matter what..."

Those around immediately seized on this as if they had caught them red-handed, and the mockery intensified:

"Listen to this! All the beautiful women have chased you away, so why don't you get lost?"

"Exactly! A shameless, disgusting bastard!"

"A toad lusting after a swan? He should take a good look at himself in the mirror!"

Chu Yang took a deep breath, pointed to the cake with the words "Growing Old Together, Forever United" written on it, and asked in a low voice, "Do you think this is appropriate?"

"This...this must be a mistake by the hotel!" Su Wanning hurriedly explained, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Zhou Ziming then "stumbled" forward at the opportune moment, his face showing restraint and grievance: "Brother Yang, if you want to blame someone, blame me. Please don't take it out on Wan Ning!"

Chu Yang's icy gaze swept across Zhou Ziming's hypocritical face like a knife, and he sneered, "Your acting is really good. You were limping on your right leg just now, and now you've switched to your left? At least make it look convincing."

Zhou Ziming, caught off guard, was momentarily speechless: "Ah...I..."

Su Wanning tugged at Chu Yang's arm forcefully, her tone a mixture of protectiveness and impatience: "What are you doing?! Ziming hasn't slept for two days because of the company. If it weren't for the company, he wouldn't be so badly injured! Go back now! I promised to celebrate his birthday, we can talk about it tomorrow!"

Subconsciously, she felt that Chu Yang was being unreasonable and embarrassing her in front of everyone.

Everyone predicted that Chu Yang would fly into a rage and teach Zhou Ziming a lesson. Even Zhou Ziming himself secretly looked forward to it—getting beaten up would only deepen Su Wanning's guilt.

Chu Yang merely slumped his shoulders slightly and let out a barely audible sigh.

A bitter look appeared on his face, and his lips moved as if he had something to say, but in the end he swallowed it all back.

Immediately, he turned around resolutely and silently walked towards room number 18.

But his silhouette gave off a sense of desolation.

Su Wanning's heart clenched suddenly, as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand. An indescribable dull pain spread through her, almost suffocating her.

She was bewildered: she had only wanted to give a simple birthday celebration to a friend she had known for many years who had worked diligently for the company, so how did it... turn out like this?

In the private viewing room, Murong Lan smashed a wine glass to pieces in anger, took out her phone, and sent Xie Bin two words: "[Heartbreaking!]"

Upon receiving the signal, Xie Bin's eyes flashed with a sinister glint. He quickly gave the supervisor on the terrace a wink.

Chu Yang arrived at private room number 18, his expression icy as he pointed at Xie Bin and Jiang Yun, and said coldly:

"Transfer the money now before I decide to beat you both to a pulp. If you dare to try anything again, your five hundred million will become a billion!"

Jiang Yun swallowed hard, and thinking of Chu Yang's ruthless methods, he felt a pain in his buttocks.

Xie Bin forced a smile and pointed behind Chu Yang: "Brother-in-law, I said I'd give you a 'surprise,' don't be in such a hurry."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the band on the terrace started playing the birthday song again!

However, this time the spotlight shone on Chu Yang, and he immediately became the center of attention.

Chu Yang suddenly turned around.

A beautifully decorated food cart was slowly pushed in, and on it was a magnificent three-tiered cake!

On top of the cake, several striking words were written in bright red cream:

Happy birthday, Chu Yang!

"Brother-in-law, see? I put in a lot of effort, didn't I?"

Xie Bin smiled warmly, but his smile was full of malicious glee.

A man may be able to hide his pain, but if someone publicly tears open his wounds, the suppressed magma will surely erupt!

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes dangerously, standing quietly in place, seemingly trying his best to suppress his surging emotions, or perhaps calmly assessing something.

Xie Bin turned to those who had been mocking Chu Yang and explained, "Everyone has misunderstood! This is actually the real husband of Ms. Su Wanning, the president of the Su Group."

These words were like a bomb dropped into a crowd!

wow——

The discussion erupted instantly:

"So he was the one who got cheated on! His wife openly brought her mistress out on a date?"

"Tsk tsk, his wife chooses another man for her birthday and doesn't even spend it with him. Isn't that obvious enough?"

"In my opinion, in a relationship, the one who isn't loved is the real 'third party'!"

"Exactly! This good-for-nothing should know better than to quit! Didn't you see how well-matched they are?"

At this moment, Su Wanning felt as if all the blood in her body had frozen!

She clutched her chest tightly with one hand, gasping for breath, but it felt as if she couldn't breathe in a single drop of oxygen; a suffocating sensation overwhelmed her.

Her face was a mix of emotions: shock, guilt, embarrassment, panic...

Her expression kept changing, sometimes her eyes reddened, as if she wanted to rush over and hug Chu Yang and cry her heart out, and sometimes her brows furrowed, as if she was trying to figure out whether Chu Yang's birthday was real or fake.

In the end, all emotions froze into a stiff, pale expanse.

"Chu Yang, I didn't know it was your birthday today. I'm transferring ten million to you right now. Buy whatever you like. The only thing I gave Ziming was a fountain pen that cost less than ten thousand yuan."

She tried her best to express her apology and to prove her "fairness".

However, amidst the malicious jeers around them, these words sounded more like confirmation of an "insult":

"Damn! He really is a gigolo!"

"Hahaha, did you hear that? My wife'd rather spend money to get rid of him than not spend her birthday with another man!"

"Hilarious! I bet he's secretly thrilled, hoping for more cuckolding so he can get a bigger share of the money!"

Chu Yang's icy gaze, like a tangible blade, slowly swept over the faces of those who were shouting the loudest.

Those people seemed to be stabbed by a chilling killing intent emanating from the deepest hell.

A chill ran from the soles of their feet straight up to the top of their heads—they had no doubt that if they dared to utter another word, this terrifying figure before them would truly kill them!

Chu Yang's expression faltered for a moment, then softened.

"You're my wife, and I have a duty to protect you, but only if you need it!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an immense weight.

"Do you need it?"