The male supporting character was actually myself.

At the same time, a splash of water was sent up from the lake, making a muffled sound.

"Xin'er!"

Seeing this, Su Li was furious and charged over to fight Chu Jiangchen.

Jiang Chen calmly took a step back, dodging Su Li who was rushing towards him recklessly, and then kicked him in the butt.

With another "plop," another person struggled in the lake.

"Chu Jiangchen, I will not let you get away with this!"

"You're being too presumptuous! This is our Su family home... glug glug..."

"Chu... Gulu..."

Jiang Chen threw the small pebble he had been playing with into the lake, turned around and left without even glancing at them.

A minute later, Xiao Bai, who had been terrified and staring blankly, only came to his senses when the main system announced, "Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Random C-grade item reward has been issued..."

I said, dear host, although we completed the mission very well.

But... isn't that a bit too violent?

Both the male and female leads are surrounded by a halo, so they definitely won't drown.

But you didn't!

What if I get retaliated against?

The host has three chances to resurrect in the mission world, but…

"This is the fastest way to complete the mission." Jiang Chen patted Xiaobai's little belly to comfort him, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

Not long after he returned to the banquet hall, Su Li and Du Xinyu were discovered and pulled out of the water.

The two of them were soaking wet, looking like disheveled drowned chickens.

Du Xinyu's makeup was ruined, her carefully styled hair was a mess, and she looked like a madwoman with disheveled hair and a smeared face. Her white lace dress clung to her body, revealing everything underneath, and she could only awkwardly cover her private parts.

With such a commotion at the banquet, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

"What's wrong with you two? How dare you come into the lobby like this?" Su Ziqing scolded them and told the housekeeper to take them downstairs to change their clothes.

Still furious, Su Li shoved the old butler aside and rushed over, roaring, "Chu Jiangchen, you bastard! How dare you push us into the water! Don't you know Xin'er can't swim?"

Jiang Chen took a step back while holding her wine glass, covering her nose with her hand in disgust. "Young Master Su must be drunk and acting crazy. I stayed in the lobby the whole time and didn't go anywhere. How did I end up pushing you guys into the water?"

You should change your clothes first; being wet and smelly must be very uncomfortable.

"Brother Chen, why are you doing this to Xin'er!" Du Xinyu cried miserably, her body swaying as she slumped to the ground, looking delicate and pitiful. "Xin'er was just refusing your advances, do you... want Xin'er to die?"

Seeing that the two of them were targeting her beloved, Su Ziqing was furious. "Take them both downstairs to change their clothes. What kind of behavior is this, yelling, shouting, and crying! They've completely disgraced the Su family!"

"I'm not going! I demand an explanation!" Su Li roared, his eyes red with anger. If someone hadn't stopped him, he would have punched the other person in the face long ago.

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, "Young Master Su, keep your voice down. You're spitting on other people. That's very rude."

I felt sorry for Du Xinyu's background, so I brought her from the mountains to Jincheng and raised her for four years.

She spent money and time, cleaned up her identity, saved up enough money, and wanted to leave with you, so I didn't stop her.

We've already made it clear that there's no longer any entanglement between us.

What are you two up to today?

"Fine, you have the guts to do it but not the guts to admit it, huh?" Su Li pointed at him and shouted, "This is our Su family manor! You tried to drown both of us on my own property! This is attempted murder!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, looked at Su Ming, who was filled with anger, and said slowly, "Uncle Su, I have been invited to attend the banquet."

Su Shao, however, made baseless accusations, which I found intolerable.

If this matter isn't clarified, according to Young Master Su, I, Chu Jiangchen, will become a murderer who wanted to silence someone out of jealousy.

I dare not bear such a charge; I beg all the uncles and elders present to make the decision!

"You hypocrite, you're still being stubborn..."

"Shut your mouth!" Su Minghe's face was ashen as he pointed at Su Li and Du Xinyu and shouted angrily, "Drag them both away, clean them up, and bring them back!"

He turned to Jiang Chen and said gently, "You naughty boy, you've had too much to drink and offended Xiao Chen. Don't be angry. Uncle Su will have him apologize to you later!"

"Uncle Su, you're too kind." Jiang Chen put down his wine glass with neither humility nor arrogance, and said seriously, "There must be surveillance cameras in the manor. Please, Uncle Su, take charge and check them out."

If I really did push them into the water, I will not shirk the responsibility I should bear.

But if it wasn't me who did it, and Su Shao stole my girlfriend away and embarrassed me in front of so many people, we should settle this score, right?

Although my Chu family is small and our business is modest, we still have backbone. We cannot allow others to trample on us and humiliate us repeatedly!

Chapter Seven: Oh no, my host has gone mad!

"I never realized how handsome Young Master Chu is!"

"Having heard a lot of rumors, I thought this kid from the Chu family was a spineless sycophant. But after seeing him today, I'm sure you can't believe rumors."

"Brother Chu is a real man! He even dares to challenge President Su!"

"Do you think Chu Jiangchen pushed those two into the water?"

"This is the Su family manor! There are surveillance cameras! Even if he hates you, he wouldn't do something so foolish, would he?"

"That's hard to say. Everyone's been drinking, and in the heat of the moment, they might actually do it."

"Tch! If it were you, and you actually did it, wouldn't you feel guilty and stand so upright demanding an explanation?"

"This banquet is quite lively today! The Su family has acknowledged an illegitimate child, so there will definitely be internal power struggles; Su Li hasn't even settled into his position in the Su family yet, and he's already offending the Chu family."

"That kid from the Chu family is really unlucky..."

……

The hall immediately erupted in discussion.

Su Ming was naturally embarrassed; how could such a perfectly good banquet have turned into this mess!

Su Li is such a troublesome guy.

He brought Du Xinyu back to show off, and even caused a huge misunderstanding by having them both fall into the water. Now he's still jumping up and down, shouting that he wants to tear Chu Jiangchen to pieces.

Regardless of the outcome, the Su family has completely lost face tonight!

Su Ziqing's face was also gloomy. She walked to her father's side and said in a low voice, "They've all cleaned up."

I was thinking of apologizing to Young Master Chu and quickly covering this up, treating it as a farce.

Chu Shao wasn't the kind of person who didn't understand things, but Su Li absolutely refused.

He said... if he didn't give Du Xinyu an explanation today, he... wouldn't be surnamed Su.

"What?!" Su Minghe trembled with anger. "How could he be so insensible!"

In comparison, my daughter is so thoughtful, sensible, and considerate.

But when I think of my son and grandson...

Suppressing his anger, Su Ming ordered, "Bring them both here. We've already lost face, so I want to see what really happened."

They couldn't have fallen into the water for no reason. If we catch the person who pushed them in, the problem will be solved.

"Okay," Su Ziqing replied, still seething with anger.

Despite the uproar in front of almost everyone in the industry, the father actually tolerated it to protect his illegitimate son and even wanted to turn the tables on Su Li.

This son-in-law is nothing more than sucking the blood of his first wife to strengthen himself. He keeps the red flag flying at home while having colorful mistresses flying outside. He has been secretly hiding for so many years, outliving his mother, and now he wants to bring his illegitimate son back to seize his daughter's property.

If things go as he wishes, Su Minghe would truly be a winner in life.

A penniless young man became a son-in-law of a wealthy family, outlived his wife, kept many mistresses, and eventually became the richest man in the world, living happily with many children and grandchildren.

As for his wife and daughter?

Ha... It's been drained of its nutrients and turned into a handful of yellow earth, forgotten by everyone!

Su Ziqing clenched her fists, a firm thought in her mind—I will never let anyone take away what belongs to me!

"Ah Chen, about this matter..." She walked up to Jiang Chen in her high heels and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to help suppress it?"

Jiang Chen looked at her innocently, "Why did you suppress it? I didn't do anything, and they've framed me for no reason. I want an explanation."

Seeing him lie without batting an eye, Xiaobai couldn't help but cover her eyes with her little paws and mutter, "Oh no, oh no, my host has probably gone mad..."

Su Ziqing naturally chose to believe in the white moonlight in her heart.

The thought of her illegitimate son's arrogant attitude made her furious. "Ah Chen, you wait, I'll make him apologize to you!"

He had barely stepped into the Su family's gate when he started to act recklessly?

"Heh...do you really think I, the legitimate daughter of the Su family, am someone to be trifled with?"

A moment later, Su Li and Du Xinyu, who had temporarily changed into casual clothes that didn't fit them very well, returned to the hall.

Du Xinyu's eyes were red and swollen with tears, making her look delicate and pitiful as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Su Li's eyes were bloodshot, whether from anger or water, it was hard to tell. Her demeanor was completely gone, and she looked somewhat sleazy with her arms around her shoulders.

Compared to Chu Jiangchen and other scions of noble families who had received excellent physical training from a young age, he seemed somewhat petty.

"Hmph, if you don't give me an explanation today, don't blame me for reporting him to the police for attempted murder!" As soon as he entered the hall, Su Li pointed at Su Ziqing and Su Ming and roared.

Both father and daughter had dark, gloomy faces.

"Reason doesn't lie in raising your voice. Stop yelling and being so ill-mannered." Su Ziqing smoothed her hair and said coldly, "I've already sent someone to check the surveillance footage. Tell me what happened first."

Du Xinyu sobbed, wiping her tears with the back of her hand, and said sadly, "I'm sorry, it's all Xin'er's fault."

It's all Xin'er's fault that she dragged Brother Ali into this mess.

Uncle, sister, please don't blame Brother Ali, okay? Blame Xin'er instead!

Xin'er... apologize to Young Master Chu!

It's all Xin'er's fault, but... even if Young Master Chu hates Xin'er so much that he'd push her into the water to die, he can't let it implicate Brother Ali!

She was sobbing and speaking between breaths, and even knelt down before Jiang Chen with a thud, "Xin'er was just refusing Chu Shao's harassment; Brother Ali just wanted to save Xin'er, Chu Shao, you are too ruthless!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly and took a step back to dodge.