My wife is a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox
Chapter 153: Exposing Her Disguise

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Exposing Her Disguise

After a while, Chen Chaoyang snapped back to reality and hurriedly offered an explanation.

"Brother, don’t take it to heart, Yuanyuan is just shy around outsiders. Normally, she treats me very well. Come on, sit down, let’s eat."

"It’s all right!" Wu Xia replied politely, but he couldn’t help giving Xiang Yuan’s retreating figure a deep look, frowning slightly.

Having seen countless women, he saw the air of a gold digger about Xiang Yuan.

Chen Chaoyang had become a gigolo, most likely all for Xiang Yuan, while Xiang Yuan only used words to deceive Chen Chaoyang, not truly loving him.

"Brother, take a look at what you’d like to eat, feel free to order anything, today I’m picking up the tab!"

Chen Chaoyang’s words interrupted Wu Xia’s train of thought. Wu Xia closed the menu, his gaze intense as he looked at Chen Chaoyang, "Chaoyang, tell me first, what exactly is going on?"

"Let’s start with the food, we can talk while we eat!" Chen Chaoyang hurriedly changed the subject, his eyes still involuntarily glancing upstairs, hoping to catch a glimpse of Xiang Yuan.

"If you want to have dinner with her, I can take you up!" Wu Xia said as he stood up, grabbing Chen Chaoyang and preparing to head upstairs.

"Don’t!" Chen Chaoyang quickly stopped Wu Xia. "Yuanyuan is discussing important business. You sit down first, I’ll tell you the whole story!"

Wu Xia sat back down and listened quietly to Chen Chaoyang’s account.

Turns out Chen Chaoyang met Xiang Yuan in the provincial capital where he was a well-known doctor at the provincial hospital, and Xiang Yuan was his patient.

After going home, Xiang Yuan would often send Chen Chaoyang messages, initially about her condition, but gradually they turned to everyday trivial matters.

It was as though she had come to rely on Chen Chaoyang, thinking of him first whenever something came up, and in this way, their affection warmed with each exchange.

Xiang Yuan began to chat with Chen Chaoyang about her personal life, revealing her father’s early death, her mother’s serious illness, and a younger brother who was not sensible—all of whom depended on her. She had to work three jobs a day and would live stream to sell goods at night.

Chen Chaoyang was moved, originally wanting to help Xiang Yuan, but she was unwilling to accept charity without cause, so she would send Chen Chaoyang the goods she sold as a form of exchange.

This made Chen Chaoyang even more infatuated with the image Xiang Yuan projected, seeing her as a strong and independent woman, and he began to fervently buy the goods she sold, even influencing those around him to buy as well.

However, when the goods Xiang Yuan sold turned out to be problematic, Chen Chaoyang was implicated and fired by the hospital.

Xiang Yuan cried bitterly at the time, claiming she had ruined Chen Chaoyang and wanted to compensate him; yet she subtly made it seem as if her loss was even greater.

She even offered her body to make it up to Chen Chaoyang, but she had told him long before that she wanted to save her first time for the night of her wedding.

Chen Chaoyang was foolish not to accept because he truly loved Xiang Yuan.

Latterly, Xiang Yuan made excuses to return to Hai City, and Chen Chaoyang resolutely decided to follow her back.

Xiang Yuan’s attitude towards Chen Chaoyang changed drastically, even to the point of outright asking him for money.

"I know Yuanyuan’s attitude has changed because she’s under a lot of pressure, I understand her!"

Chen Chaoyang said firmly, "I’m willing to do anything for Yuanyuan, even if it means I’m living in a basement and working as a gigolo, as long as she’s happy!"

Wu Xia was thunderstruck; he had figured it out—Xiang Yuan had simply seen Chen Chaoyang as a golden goose from the start.

And Chen Chaoyang was still naively thinking he had met a good woman, not getting the benefits yet willingly making a bridal dress for someone else.

Wu Xia had sensed something amiss right from the start; there was something off about Xiang Yuan’s appearance. Now, thinking back carefully, he remembered the sensation—that was the vibe of someone who had just made love.

"Chaoyang, do you trust her that much?"

Wu Xia asked in a deep voice, "She doesn’t even live with you, how do you know she’s not doing well?"

"Because I trust her!" Chen Chaoyang said, thumping his chest, "Yuanyuan wanted to live with me, but I didn’t agree. Your basement is so dirty, it’s too much of a compromise for her. I told her about the company dormitory where I’m staying and asked her to go back to her own home."

Wu Xia had a full head of sweat and couldn’t believe that his good brother, who had top-notch academic performance, had almost zero emotional intelligence, was being deceived, and was even willingly helping the deceiver count the money.

"Chaoyang, do you trust me?" Wu Xia asked gravely, looking at Chen Chaoyang. Since he had come upon this situation, he absolutely couldn’t let Chen Chaoyang continue to be deceived.

"Of course I trust you, you’re my best brother!" Chen Chaoyang replied firmly.

"Then come upstairs with me, and I’ll expose her pretense right in front of your eyes!"

"What?" Chen Chaoyang’s eyes widened, and he frowned deeply, "Brother, we can’t do this. The Xu Family upstairs is now the number one family in Hai City. Yuanyuan took a lot of effort to establish a relationship with them. If we go up there, it will anger her. If that ruins her relationship with Miss Xu, the consequences will be severe!"

Chen Chaoyang said through clenched teeth, "Brother, let me tell you the truth. The reason I invited you to dinner here was also to keep an eye on Yuanyuan. I’m afraid she’ll get drunk later, and I’ll have to take her home!"

"Damn it!" Wu Xia couldn’t help but curse. He really wanted to rush up there and give Chen Chaoyang a few punches to wake him up.

But in the end, Wu Xia restrained himself and said with a grim expression, "I’m friends with Xu Qing. Let’s go; if she really has something she wants to collaborate on with the Xu Family, I can help out a bit!"

"What?" Chen Chaoyang widened his eyes, looking incredulously at Wu Xia, "You’re friends with Miss Xu? Then why are you still living in the basement?"

"It’s a long story. Let’s go, we’ll go upstairs together. Xiang Yuan won’t blame you and will be extremely nice to you instead!"

Wu Xia didn’t say much more and stood up, heading towards the upstairs.

By the time Chen Chaoyang reacted, Wu Xia had already reached the staircase. Chen Chaoyang hurriedly followed.

On the second floor was a huge connected private room, where Xu Qing’s birthday party was currently taking place.

This was also the Xu Family’s first public appearance after enduring hardships and taking over the Zhao Family’s enterprises.

Although there wasn’t a grand feast, many of Hai City’s noble families had come to build relations.

After all, the four great families of Hai City had fallen, and with the Xu Family taking over the Zhao Family with someone’s help in the background, it made everyone wary of the Xu Family, showing great respect and caution.

Wu Xia led Chen Chaoyang straight to the private room’s door and pushed it open to enter.

The connected private rooms had been opened up, and the large round tables were removed to create a cocktail party atmosphere, bustling with guests.

The security guards immediately noticed the two men who had suddenly come in and stopped them.

"Sir, this is a private party. Do you have an invitation? If not, please leave!"

The commotion immediately drew the attention of the people nearby. Xiang Yuan was laughing and talking intimately with a young man. When she saw Wu Xia and Chen Chaoyang, her face turned deathly pale and she quickly ran over.

"Chen Chaoyang, are you insane? What are you doing up here?"

Xiang Yuan ran over, grabbed Chen Chaoyang, and started pushing him out, "Get out of here quickly, don’t ruin my good fortune!"

Just as Chen Chaoyang was about to explain, Wu Xia raised his hand and slapped Xiang Yuan across the face.

Slap!

The crisp sound of the slap echoed throughout the venue, attracting everyone’s gaze, who looked on in shock at the few people at the entrance.