Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Zhuang Wei's face darkened. "I'm helping you, and you're turning around and blaming me. The Ye family is now stronger than the Zhuang family. Zhuang Wei is genuinely afraid of Ye Chengnian."

He spat, but wouldn't let go of her. "Look at you, you slut. You know it's me, yet you're still like this. You just want men to sleep with you, don't you! Ye Wenhan, you're fucking shameless!"

He simply took out his phone and snapped some photos of Ye Wenhan.

Zhuang Wei is a lewd person, and he got aroused in a short while. He simply started having sex with her while recording a short video of it.

He probably used up all his patience just now. Xu Qingcheng is the apple of his eye, which is why he could be so unusually gentle. If it were anyone else, she would just be a plaything. Who cares about relatives?

Ye Wenhan was on the verge of a breakdown, crying and yelling at him until her voice was hoarse.

Zhuang Wei only released her after he had finished everything. He put his phone away and warned Ye Wenhan to behave herself and not to mess with him, or he would post this online.

After threatening her, he comforted her, saying, "We are distant relatives after all, and I still care about you. As long as you don't go against me, what happened today will remain a secret between you and me."

Ye Wenhan cried her heart out, but dared not threaten him again. She was, after all, a girl from a respectable family. What had happened today had crossed the line. Even if Zhuang Wei hadn't taken her virginity, the things he possessed were enough to ruin her reputation.

Ye Wenhan dared not speak of it, dared not mention it. This matter was a thorn in her heart, and she wanted to stab it deeper and deeper, until it bled profusely.

She hated Zhuang Wei, and even more so Xu Qingcheng. She couldn't understand how Xu Qingcheng had escaped her scheme and how she had managed to tie her up.

The thought that Xu Qingcheng might have tricked her filled Ye Wenhan with pain and hatred; she even wished she could chop Xu Qingcheng in half.

But Ye Wenhan didn't dare to say it, and Zhuang Wei wouldn't mention it either. So the matter remained buried in Ye Wenhan's heart, without even a whisper of it reaching Ye Chengnian.

Song Chang rushed over to Xu Qingcheng's side that very night and was heartbroken to see the injuries on her wrists and ankles.

"Ye Wenhan is such a bastard, she'd resort to such despicable tactics?!" Song Chang exclaimed angrily.

He applied iodine to her while cursing at her.

Ask her, "What do you want to do?"

"I'm unharmed, so I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I don't have the energy to argue with her." Xu Qingcheng lowered her eyes. "But if I swallow this and let her be arrogant, she'll think I'm afraid of her."

Song Chang nodded, "That's right, we have to teach her a lesson."

After applying the ointment, Xu Qingcheng withdrew her hand. Song Chang looked at her and asked, "You and Fu Jingting..."

Xu Qingcheng knew what she wanted to ask. Song Chang had come over so late at night; Fu Jingting must have been the one who contacted her.

"He helped me this time," Xu Qingcheng admitted, adding, "But we have no other relationship. Everything has been made clear. Our romantic relationship ends here."

Knowing that she wanted to arrange a marriage with the Liang family, Song Chang asked her, "What's the situation with the Liang family?"

"Not good." Xu Qingcheng rubbed her face, somewhat self-deprecatingly, "Right now, even getting married seems so difficult."

Song Chang couldn't comfort her; her marriage came with too many conditions, so it couldn't be that easy.

Song Chang reached out and hugged her. "It will be alright."

Around 4 a.m., Song Chang's phone rang. She answered it and saw it was a call from a colleague.

Xu Qingcheng had taken sleeping pills before bed, so the vibration of her phone didn't wake her. Song Chang took the phone and went out of the bedroom to answer it.

Song Chang answered the phone and was utterly shocked by the news.

The news that broke out was related to the person sleeping in the room. Didn't Qingcheng say that she had no relationship with Fu Jingting?

But this revelation has pictures and evidence; they've already reached the point of meeting each other's parents, so how can it be considered unrelated?!

Song Chang zoomed in on the photo and could see that the Silver Bay Hotel was in the background.

Zhao Lan was with the two of them. Fu Jingting stood beside Xu Qingcheng, his arm wrapped around her waist, looking very intimate.

Suits and cheongsams, the handsome man and beautiful woman standing together were both eye-catching and pleasing to the eye. There was also the image of the two kissing after Zhao Lan left.

In the dim light, her profile was beautiful, radiant, and gentle, breathtakingly so; any man who saw her would fall for her at first glance.

Few people are browsing the news at this time; it's mostly limited to media circles that are particularly sensitive to news. Their work groups are already going crazy, with hundreds of messages whizzing by.

People have been trying to verify with the parties involved, but have not yet received a response.

Song Chang hurriedly woke Xu Qingcheng up, "Qingcheng, Qingcheng, wake up... watch the news."

When Xu Qingcheng woke up, she was so shocked by the news that her heart almost stopped. She hurriedly got up and got dressed.

"How did this news come about?"

"You're asking me how I know? Everyone's waiting to verify with you. Look at your phone."

Xu Qingcheng glanced at it and, sure enough, there were many unfamiliar missed calls, mostly people trying to verify the authenticity of the news.

Xu Qingcheng tossed her phone aside and ran to the bathroom to wash her face, not even bothering with her makeup. "I need to go to the hospital."

Song Chang, also anxious, hurriedly dressed, "Going to my aunt and uncle's?"

"Yes, we need to explain it to them first." Xu Qingcheng's hands were trembling slightly. "I'm afraid my mother might overthink things given her situation."

"Is this photo a composite or real?"

"It's true," Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips, "but it's also fake."

"What happened?"

I'll explain it to you on the way.

Less than ten minutes later, the two went outside. Song Chang, holding the car keys, said, "Drive my car."

The two got into the car, and Xu Qingcheng gave a brief explanation, resting her hand on her forehead, "How did these photos get leaked? Fu Jingting chose the location."

"No way, Qingcheng, how could he agree to such an absurd request as to act like a couple with you? Acting in front of your mother?" Song Chang found it utterly surreal. "What were you thinking? Are you treating life like a script?"

"It was my fault. I just wanted my mom not to get stuck on it." Xu Qingcheng pressed her hand to her eyes. "You're right, one lie requires countless lies to cover it up."

"Don't worry, we can just deny it. The Fu family definitely won't admit it either," Song Chang comforted her.

"Changchang." As they approached the hospital, Xu Qingcheng suddenly grabbed her hand. "Pull over first."

Seeing that she was upset, Song Chang hurriedly pulled the car over to the side of the road. "Qingcheng, don't cry! This news is serious!"

Xu Qingcheng was on the verge of a breakdown; she didn't know what to say. Serious? How could it not be serious? This news would drive her to a deserted island.

She rested her head on the passenger side of the car, wiped away her tears, and then picked up her phone to make a call.

I couldn't dial, and then I realized she had blocked me.

Xu Qingcheng removed Fu Jingting's number from her blacklist and called him.

The phone was answered after ringing for a short while.

Xu Qingcheng spoke first, "It wasn't me, I didn't ask anyone to release the news. You chose the location that day, and I can guarantee that I didn't leak the information to any media beforehand."

"Yeah?"