Xin Yi considered her acting skills impeccable, the scene just now was her earnest performance, using all her learned skills.
The last sentence was to give Qin Yan a way out, after all, it was her birthday party, she couldn't let her lose face in front of so many friends and family, right?
---"Today is just a warning for her, if she dares to provoke me again next time, I'll tear her apart!"
---"Oh, without finishing her off, I'm really a kind woman."
Yi Yang's eyebrow twitched, and he looked at Xu Xinyi with a deep gaze.
Qin Yan swallowed the bitter fruit she had brewed herself and forced a hint of a smile, "Yes."
"Acting? Qin Yan, I clearly saw..." One of her friends was about to speak up.
"Alright," Qin Yan composed herself and tried to not look so terrible in front of Yi Yang. "It's nothing really. I was just curious about Xinyi's acting, so I staged this little drama. I have something else to attend to, so I'll go in first. Have fun, everyone."
As Qin Yan left, her four friends glared at Xu Xinyi and went inside the hall, nursing their grievances.
On the terrace, only Xu Xinyi and Yi Yang remained.
A gust of autumn wind blew, causing the rare flowers and leaves in the courtyard to sway, and Xu Xinyi couldn't help but shiver.
"Enjoying yourself?"
Yi Yang pinched her cheek and looked around. "What are you doing?"
Yi Yang smiled slyly, "Just checking whether there's a print on your face, or if you're disfigured."
Xu Xinyi pushed his hand away, "Stop it. I told you, I was just playing around with Qin Yan."
Yi Yang scrutinized her for a while, but Xu Xinyi met his gaze without any guilt.
-"What are you looking at, you jerk? Are you here to defend your Qin Yan? Look at me again and I'll knock your head off!"
Yi Yang withdrew his gaze helplessly. -"You've got some sense."
Most of the guests who had come to celebrate Qin Yan's birthday were gathered in the large hall, where Qin Yan, no longer in the disheveled state she was in earlier, elegantly stood in front of a ten-layer cake and cut a slice.
Xu Xinyi watched Qin Yan smiling and mingling with the crowd with interest. Wasn't it exhausting for this woman to maintain her facade?
"Yi Yang, long time no see." A man approached, holding a glass of wine, and greeted Yi Yang with a handshake. He seemed to be an acquaintance of Yi Yang's.
Yi Yang hesitated for a moment, seemingly trying to remember who the man was, then smiled slightly and shook hands with him, "Long time no see."
"Is this Mrs. Yi? I was overseas when Yi Yang got married, so I couldn't attend your wedding. I'm sorry. Do you mind if I have a chat with a few of us married men alone?"
"Of course not."
Yi Yang looked at Xu Xinyi hesitantly, "You..."
"I'm fine. Go ahead."
-"What is there to talk about with a few married stinky men."
Yi Yang turned and left.
Xu Xinyi watched Yi Yang chatting with the men on the side and found a quiet sofa to rest on.
After the two scenes just now, Qin Yan's group of friends had a new understanding of Xu Xinyi. They probably realized that things were not as simple as they seemed and didn't dare to provoke her easily.
Xu Xinyi felt relaxed. She couldn't distinguish between friends and enemies in this kind of occasion where everyone was putting on a show and saying meaningless polite words.
She sat bored on the sofa, feeling drowsy. She didn't know how long had passed, and when she was about to call a waiter for more wine, a waiter approached her.
"Thank you."
"Mrs. Yi, can I have a word with you?" he said in a low voice.
Xu Xinyi raised an eyebrow, opened her sleepy eyes and saw that it was the same waiter who had spilled wine on Yi Yang.
"You need me for something? What is it?"
The waiter glanced around, "Mrs. Yi, I saw someone slipping something into Mr. Yi's drink just now."
Xu Xinyi was taken aback and her expression turned serious.
"Are you sure it was in my husband's drink?"
"Yes."
"Do you know what it was?"
The waiter shook his head.
"Do you know where my husband is now?"
"I saw them go into the room at the far end on the second floor."
The far end of the second floor?
Xu Xinyi looked up at the second floor. It was impossible for someone to drug Yi Yang in this kind of gathering, the only reason could be to take advantage of him.
Qin Yan?
Was she trying to have a relationship with Yi Yang and then use it against him?
If Yi Yang really had a relationship with her, the Qin family would definitely make him take responsibility, and then... Yi Yang would have to divorce her.
Wouldn't that be exactly what she wanted?
Xu Xinyi glanced in the direction where Qin Yan was, only to see Qin Yan's two friends walking towards her with smiles on their faces. They whispered something in her ear, causing Qin Yan's face to change, and she quickly looked in the direction of the second floor.
It seemed that Qin Yan was unaware of the situation.
It was those people who were taking matters into their own hands.
Qin Yan's so-called friends were even more unreliable than her. This situation...
What if something goes wrong?
Xu Xinyi hesitated.
Though Yang Yi deserved it, getting involved with Qin Yan in this kind of situation would be like slapping her in the face, not to mention the loss of face, she would probably be gossiped about behind her back, saying "This is Xu Xinyi, her ex-husband and someone else were fooling around right under her nose and she didn't even know."
No, Yang Yi's life had to be saved today. Qin Yan couldn't be left to act recklessly.
After thinking it through, Xu Xinyi said to the waiter, "Could you help me with something?"
"Please, tell me. If I can help, I will."
Xu Xinyi whispered something in his ear, and the waiter hesitated after hearing it.
"Don't worry, I know this may put you in trouble, but I will make arrangements for you."
With Xu Xinyi's assurance, the waiter nodded and walked towards Qin Yan with three glasses of wine.
A loud sound echoed.
"Why is it you again! Don't you know this dress is expensive!"
While everyone's attention was on Qin Yan and her friends, Xu Xinyi took the opportunity to head towards the second floor.
She reached the end of the corridor and found a room that was unlocked. She turned the handle gently, and the door opened.
The room was dark, with only a half-open window letting in the moonlight that shrouded the entire room in a dim glow. In the dim light, Xu Xinyi saw Yang Yi lying on the bed.
She quickly closed the door and walked to the bedside. Yang Yi had his eyes tightly shut, reeking of alcohol, as if he had passed out from drinking.
He wouldn't get drunk in such a situation. He must have eaten something, just like the waiter said.
After mulling over it, Xu Xinyi called the driver who had brought her and asked him to come to the room at the far end of the second floor.
"Yang Yi, wake up!"
He couldn't be roused.
Xu Xinyi looked around and luckily found a separate bathroom in the room. She poured a glass of water and splashed it on Yang Yi's face.
"Cough, cough..."
Yang Yi coughed and slowly woke up.
Xu Xinyi was pleasantly surprised, "You're awake? Quick, let's go to the hospital. Those bastards don't know what they fed you."
Yang Yi furrowed his brow. In the dim light, Xu Xinyi could hardly see clearly, and he murmured, "Who are you?"
"Who am I? I'm your father!" Xu Xinyi helped him up and said, "How could your friends be so unscrupulous and use such underhanded methods? Can you eat anything they give you? What if something goes wrong?"
Yang Yi was too heavy, and his whole body hung on Xu Xinyi's thin shoulders. She couldn't support him and was already out of breath before helping him up.
"Hey, don't fall asleep. Stay awake!"
Yang Yi rested his head on her shoulder, and a faint fragrance from Xu Xinyi wafted from her hair to her neck, lingering around his nose, causing his throat to move dryly and his breathing to become heavier.
The instinct of a man was awakened, and the restlessness inside made his body gradually heat up.
Yang Yi's eyes darkened, and he suddenly grabbed Xu Xinyi's wrist, overpowering her and pressing her to the bed. The disparity in strength left her powerless to move.
Seeing Yang Yi's blurred eyes, Xu Xinyi had a sinking feeling; this was bad.
She took a deep breath, "Yang Yi, calm down, don't act impulsively, take a deep breath, then let me go, and I'll call someone for you."
Their faces were just inches apart, and Yang Yi's eyes looked at her as if she were his prey.
This look, this rapid breathing, made Xu Xinyi feel an unprecedented sense of danger. Even her voice trembled involuntarily, "What do you like? Do you like Qin Yan? Shall I call her over?"
At the mention of Qin Yan, Yang Yi's eyes grew even fiercer. He buried his head in Xu Xinyi's neck.
"Ah! Yang Yi, calm down!" Xu Xinyi felt like a lamb in the jaws of a tiger, at his mercy.
"Why did I interfere? Why did I bother to save this bastard!"
Yang Yi abruptly stopped, lifting his head from her neck.
Xu Xinyi's heart trembled, and her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Yang Yi, choked up, "Yang Yi, I'm scared."
As she blinked, a tear rolled from her eye and disappeared into her hair.
Her watery eyes, filled with fear, made Yang Yi flinch, and he bit his gums, his throat bobbing up and down. All his desires reached their peak, and he really wanted to, regardless of the consequences, indulge in his primal desires at that moment.
But he couldn't, he was human, he had reason, he couldn't do it.
Gradually, under his powerful self-control, he released Xu Xinyi's wrist and turned over to the side.
The crisis was averted.
Xu Xinyi quickly got up and looked at the unconscious Yi Yang lying on the bed, catching her breath in fear and anxiety. She was almost defiled by this scumbag Yi Yang!
"No, I can't bear this injustice," Xu Xinyi's hands were shaking.
"Host, calm down, the most urgent thing now is..."
"Shut up! The most urgent thing for me right now is to find a way to castrate this bastard so that he can't do any more harm in the future!"
She looked around the room, searching for something.
Unable to find a knife, she found a basin in the bathroom, filled it with cold water, then returned to the room and poured it over Yi Yang's face.
Caught off guard, Yi Yang jolted awake.
While Yi Yang was still not fully aware of what was happening, Xu Xinyi went back to the bathroom and then back to the bed, pouring another basin of cold water over him.
With two basins of cold water, Yi Yang was truly awake, lying on the bed, looking at Xu Xinyi through the drizzle from the top of his head, "Cough...Xu Xinyi, enough...really enough...cough..."
Ignoring him, Xu Xinyi returned to the bathroom to fetch another basin of cold water.
"Xu Xinyi! Cough...I said enough!"
"No, you're not done yet," said Xu Xinyi expressionlessly, lifting the basin.
"...Xu Xinyi, this is the last time I'll say it, enough, I'm awake, I...cough...cough..."
"This useless idiot, his brain has been eaten by dogs! He was actually drugged by a few pills. From now on, don't say you're my husband when we go out! It's embarrassing!"
Something on the ground caught Xu Xinyi's eye, reflecting off it.
Picking it up, she was surprised to find that it was Yi Yang's belt.
Xu Xinyi was immediately furious, pointing the belt at Yi Yang, "Look at you! Your belt was stolen!"
Click-
The door opened.
The driver and a few others stood at the door, looking at the disheveled Yi Yang lying on the bed with his shirt partially unbuttoned, and then at Xu Xinyi, who stood with her hand on her hip and the belt in her hand. They all fell silent.
"Sorry to disturb," the driver said as he closed the door.
Xu Xinyi and Yi Yang locked eyes.
Yi Yang looked down at himself.
Xu Xinyi looked at the belt in her hand, her face reddening, as if realizing something, she quickly threw the belt at Yi Yang, "Hurry up and fasten your belt!"
Inadvertently, the belt hit Yi Yang in the face, leaving a red mark from the jaw to the neck.
Yi Yang held his jaw, shivering all over, not knowing whether it was from anger or cold.
"Xu Xinyi! This is not my belt!!!"