Cheating on her husband's mistress? I seduced her third son.

Su Yutang was startled by his sudden grip on her hand, and looked up at him: "What's wrong?"

Gu Xizhou's heart skipped a beat, his throat tightened, and he almost blurted out the word "wife" that he had kept hidden for countless days and nights.

But he still didn't dare to shout it out.

He slowly released his grip, his voice low and tinged with disappointment: "No...it's nothing."

Su Yutang didn't ask any more questions. She simply wiped away the tears on his face, then looked up at his reddened eyes and asked, "Did you come to see your older brothers today?"

Gu Xizhou shook his head, his gaze fixed on her face, as if trying to etch her image into his heart.

"I just wanted to see someone, so I came here."

Su Yutang naturally knew who he was talking about.

She avoided his burning gaze and casually placed the face towel aside.

"Okay, let's go see a movie."

She had only taken two steps when she deliberately twisted her ankle, causing her body to fall backward uncontrollably.

"ah--"

"careful……"

Gu Xizhou reacted quickly, almost instinctively reaching out to pull her into his arms, his arms tightly gripping her waist.

The two instantly became extremely close, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

"How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

He asked anxiously.

Su Yutang shook her head and raised her hand to stroke his face.

"It's a good thing you caught me. But you three brothers really do look exactly alike. The only difference is that your eldest brother has a mole at the corner of his eye, while you and Huaiye don't."

Looking at her so close, feeling her body temperature, Gu Xizhou couldn't bear to let go.

He couldn't help but lower his head slightly, wanting to get closer and kiss her soft lips.

Su Yutang noticed his intention, gently placed her index finger on his lips, raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at him with a hint of teasing.

"Don't you have a wife? We're standing too close, let go of me right now..."

"That's not how it works..."

Gu Xizhou spoke hastily, his tone flustered and urgent.

"I...I don't know how to explain this to you..."

Su Yutang withdrew her hand and teased, "Then don't bother explaining. I'm asking you, am I prettier, or is your wife prettier?"

Gu Xizhou didn't expect her to suddenly ask this question.

Whether it's Su Yutang in front of him or his wife, they are the same person, and in his eyes, they are both the most beautiful.

But he couldn't say it outright.

If I say Su Yutang is pretty, I'm afraid she'll think I'm frivolous and like a scumbag.

He might say his wife is beautiful, but he's afraid she'll misunderstand and think he's seeing someone else.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and his eyes welled up with tears again.

Seeing that he was about to cry again, Su Yutang couldn't bear to tease him any longer.

She gently pushed him away, stood up straight, and smiled, "Okay, okay, I wasn't teasing you anymore, I was just joking."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the restroom.

Gu Xizhou raised his hand and pressed it to his chest. After a while, he managed to suppress his surging emotions and walked out.

As soon as I stepped out of the restroom, I saw Gu Huaiye leaning against the wall, a cigarette between his fingers, slowly exhaling a smoke ring.

Those deep eyes were staring intently at him.

Gu Xizhou's eyes darted away instinctively. He lowered his head, trying to pretend he hadn't seen anything, and walked straight toward the theater.

"etc!"

Gu Huaiye's voice rang out, neither too loud nor too soft.

Gu Xizhou paused, slowly turned around, and asked, forcing himself to remain calm, "What's wrong?"

Gu Huaiye didn't answer. He took another deep drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke in his direction, and then stubbed out the cigarette butt in the trash can next to him.

He approached him step by step, tentatively asking, "You have feelings for Tangtang?"

Gu Xizhou froze, his secret exposed to his face. He forced himself to remain calm and asked, "What?"

Gu Huaiye put his hands in his pockets and warned, "The way you look at Tangtang is very strange. Now that you have a wife, treat her well. Tangtang is my woman, and I won't allow you to make a move on her."

He paused, his tone softening slightly.

"Apart from Tangtang, we're all easy to talk to. You're still my good little brother!"

Gu Huaiye raised his hand and patted Gu Xizhou's shoulder, sighing, "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I still have to remind you, Tangtang is my woman, you're not allowed to have any feelings for her!"

Gu Xizhou slowly clenched his fists, remaining silent.

After all, he had once enjoyed Su Yutang's unreserved care and warmth by virtue of his status as the second brother.

Gu Huaiye patted his shoulder again, his tone softening: "Alright, let's go see a movie together."

A few minutes later.

The three brothers sat on the sofa, their eyes fixed on the screen, seemingly focused on watching the movie, but each had their own thoughts.

Their gazes kept drifting unintentionally toward Su Yutang standing to the side.

Gu Ruyan has been feeling very uneasy these past few days.

Not only could she not contact He Xun, but his attitude had also become noticeably colder. Knowing that his company was already stable, she couldn't help but worry.

She was afraid that He Xun would betray her.

What made her even more uneasy was that the bodyguards she had sent to keep an eye on He Xun had disappeared without a trace.

A strong sense of crisis welled up in her heart, and she could no longer sit still. She rushed to Gu Chengyan's villa.

She wanted her son to investigate what exactly was wrong with He Xun and whether he had truly betrayed her.

ding dong -- ding dong --

The doorbell rang urgently.

Su Yutang picked up the remote, stopped the movie, and asked suspiciously, "Who could it be so late?"

Gu Chengyan frowned and said in a deep voice, "At this time, it should be my mother."

Su Yutang immediately pretended to be very scared, her eyes instantly filled with fear and unease, and her voice trembled.

"I can't let her see me here...she'll kill me!"

As she spoke, she hurriedly tried to find a place to hide.

"Don't be afraid!"

Gu Chengyan immediately stood up, took her hand, and spoke firmly.

"With me here, she won't hurt you."

Gu Huaiye quickly grabbed her other hand, trying to soothe her with the warmth of his palm.

"Don't be afraid, Tangtang. I won't let my mom touch a single hair on your head."

Gu Xizhou, who was standing to the side, also immediately stood up.

When he saw how terrified Su Yutang was, he froze.

He had never seen her so terrified. His heart clenched, and an indescribable pang of heartache instantly overwhelmed him.

Su Yutang forcefully pulled her hand back and took two steps back.

"No, I'm really scared. Every time I see her, I'm reminded of the slaps she gave me back then."

She secretly pinched her thigh, and the pain made her eyes instantly red, with tears welling up in them, making her look exceptionally pitiful.

Seeing how terrified she was, Gu Chengyan felt as if his heart had been violently clenched, a mixture of pain and suffocation.

He even felt a sense of revulsion; why did his mother have to come at this particular time?

Gu Ruyan rang the doorbell for a long time but no one answered, so she immediately took out her phone and called Gu Chengyan.

The urgent ringtone sounded in the living room. Gu Chengyan looked at the word "Mom" flashing on the screen and his face darkened.

Sure enough it was her.

Gu Huaiye stepped forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, gently patting her back with his palm, his voice full of heartache.

"Tangtang, since we've run into each other today, I'll have my mom apologize to you in person. This matter needs to be resolved, and I don't want to see you so scared anymore."

Standing to the side, Gu Xizhou's heartache was instantly replaced by a layer of cold hatred the moment Su Yutang said, "She slapped me those few times."

That woman actually dared to hit her.

With tears welling up in her eyes, Su Yutang looked up at Gu Huaiye.

Are you really on my side?

"Of course! You're my woman, and I'll always be on your side!"

Gu Huaiye's tone was unusually firm.

Gu Chengyan stepped forward and snatched Su Yutang from Gu Huaiye's arms. He placed his hands on her shoulders, looked down into her red eyes, and spoke in a deep and solemn tone.

"Huaiye is right, this matter needs to be resolved. Tonight, we'll make her apologize to you!"

Su Yutang still looked terrified and uneasy, nodded slightly, and said in a trembling voice, "I believe you."

She sneered inwardly: Gu Ruyan, we've finally met again.