Xiao Longyang clutched his face, his eyes looking up, gazing at her with that unruly expression.
The first time was understandable, but now she was going to hit him again. Enraged, Xiao Longyang’s lips curled upwards as he took deep breaths, suppressing his anger.
“Why don’t you believe me? That jade pendant is worth a fortune.”
“Just because he said it’s fake, does that make it so?”
Xiao Longyang looked at Lin Suyu with immense distress.
After three years, she still had no wifely affection for him, not even a shred of trust.
He didn’t consider how many things he had kept hidden.
“Believe you? What evidence do you want me to use to believe you?”
“You think a fake can deceive me?”
Lin Suyu’s face was filled with cold fury, her expression like frost as she stared at him.
Zhao Yunhai slowly stood up and walked over, all eyes following him.
“Cousin, don’t be too angry. For a live-in son-in-law like this, it’s better to divorce him. What’s the use of keeping him?”
Zhao Yunhai could tell his cousin had the intention of divorce, so he, as her cousin, would proactively suggest it, considering it a welcoming gift.
Yang Hui walked past Zhao Yunhai and gently held Lin Suyu’s arm, comforting her. “Alright, leave it to your cousin. Come back and sit with me.”
Lin Suyu nodded heavily, gratefully saying, “Thank you, cousin-in-law.”
“You’re welcome.” Yang Hui led Lin Suyu back to their seats.
Yang Hui didn’t like to get involved in these matters. She didn’t want to understand; all she knew was that Zhao Yunhai was her man, and that was enough.
Whatever her man asked her to do, she would do it. The rest was none of her concern.
Zhao Yunhai glanced at Xiao Longyang before withdrawing his gaze and then looking back at him. “A fake is a fake. Even if it were real, it would be discovered one day.”
“Heh… Zhao Yunhai, is it? And what are you? Just a spoiled young master from a prominent family, throwing your weight around because of your background.”
Xiao Longyang suddenly raised his head, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
The fierce gaze startled Old Madam Lin.
Then, Old Madam Lin realized she had been intimidated by a useless live-in son-in-law. Her face lost all color, and she pointed at him, yelling furiously.
“Insubordination! Utter insubordination! You, a mere live-in son-in-law, think you can defy heaven?”
“And what if I were to defy heaven?”
Xiao Longyang’s demeanor, previously that of a useless live-in son-in-law, transformed abruptly. He was now like a bloodthirsty Asura descending upon them.
Old Madam Lin had no idea how this useless live-in son-in-law had suddenly changed.
However, his image as a useless live-in son-in-law for three years was deeply ingrained. She believed he was merely pretending now.
“Fine! You useless live-in son-in-law, you dare to defy heaven?”
“From this day forward, you are expelled from the Lin family. Leave the Lin family, and you are nothing.”
“In Luoyang, you will have no place to stand.”
“Trash.”
Xiao Longyang hadn’t expected his three years to be so one-sided. He couldn’t believe it, saying, “Don’t you have any affection left?”
Old Madam Lin snorted coldly, “Affection? Based on the scene you’ve caused today, our three years of affection are completely severed today.”
“Regardless of anything else, I must have my reputation restored today. That jade pendant is genuine. You people are simply blind.”
Xiao Longyang’s lips curved into a cold sneer, his eyes scornfully sweeping over everyone, projecting an air of being the only one who saw clearly.
Yang Yan finally saw his chance to step in.
“Jade pendant? What a joke. This jade pendant is one of a kind in the world. Yours has always been placed in the center, untouched.”
“And mine is the genuine jade pendant, worth a fortune.”
Yang Yan walked to the center of the crowd, gesturing with the jade pendant in his hand. Its exquisite lanyard was vastly different from Xiao Longyang’s, a distinction as vast as heaven and earth.
With Yang Yan’s permission, everyone carefully handled the real jade pendant and then touched the fake one, instantly feeling the difference between the two.
“How could a mere live-in son-in-law possibly obtain this jade pendant? Fortunately, Young Master Zhao has the real one, otherwise, we would have been fooled by this son-in-law’s counterfeit.”
“Indeed. As expected of top-grade jade. The feel of it is incredible. I need to research jade types and get one for myself to play with later.”
“Hahaha… Next time, I’ll take you to a jade stone market. Jade stones are unearthed there every day.”
“Really? Then thank you, my friend.”
“You’re too kind.”
After everyone had felt the jade, Xiao Longyang suspected they were ganging up on him. He personally touched it and indeed found something amiss.
“How is this possible? You must have switched them.”
“Otherwise, how could you coincidentally have identical jade pendants?”
Xiao Longyang seemed to have found a flaw and loudly declared to everyone, “Look, if they weren’t switched, could this be mere coincidence?”
Then, Xiao Longyang looked at Zhao Yunhai, a cold smile playing on his lips. “Didn’t expect this, did you? Your plan is full of loopholes.”
Zhao Yunhai glanced at him indifferently. “A mere live-in son-in-law, you will have no place to stand in the Nine Provinces from now on.”
Luoyang, this tiny place, meant nothing. He would have you blacklisted across all Nine Provinces.
An explanation?
Did he deserve to hear one?
Screw explanations.
None of the onlookers believed Young Master Zhao was bragging. They all knew the Zhao clan had the capability.
“Young Master Zhao is right. I agree. Let’s completely blacklist Xiao Longyang from now on.”
“Count me in.”
“Although my influence isn't as great as yours here, I can write articles to ruin him.”
Yang Yan chuckled. His brother-in-law had told him about this long ago. He scoffed.
“We already knew you had bought a fake. That’s why we specifically brought this jade pendant, so everyone wouldn’t be deceived.”
No matter what happened, everyone sided with Young Master Zhao. After all, Young Master Zhao was right.
“My brother-in-law has a kind heart. If it were me, I wouldn’t just expose you; I’d torture you to death on the spot.”
“On the contrary, I underestimated you, Zhao Yunhai.”
Xiao Longyang saw that they had anticipated his response so clearly, indicating they had already considered this.
“The three-year term has expired. Asura, how long will you continue to hide here?”
A voice came from outside the door. At that moment, a group of people wearing black trench coats appeared.
Leading them were a middle-aged man and a young, cold, and alluring woman with fiery red lips.
“Asura? Could it be the Asura Hall?”
Old Madam Lin appeared very calm. If Zhao Yunhai hadn’t been present, she might have seen the Asura Hall as a lifeline.
But in front of the Zhao clan, the Asura Hall was nothing.
“The Asura Hall has been silent for three years. I never expected them to appear here.”
One of them gasped in disbelief.
“From what they’re saying, it seems Asura is hidden among us. Who could it be?”
“I don’t know. Asura had numerous victories abroad. We thought he was dead, but he’s actually alive.”
“That’s Asura! An existence whose strength is unknown.”
Everyone began to discuss animatedly, completely ignoring the live-in son-in-law, Xiao Longyang. Who would have thought the dignified Asura would become a live-in son-in-law in the Lin family?
“Everyone here is someone I know well. There is no Asura.”
Old Madam Lin walked to the front of the crowd. Facing these unwelcome visitors, and thinking of Xiao Hai, she couldn't let anything happen to him.
The woman in the black trench coat didn’t even glance at Old Madam Lin. She pushed her aside and walked up to Xiao Longyang, kneeling on one knee.
“The three-year term has expired. Your subordinate, Vermilion Bird, requests Asura’s return to retake command of the Asura Hall.”
“Your subordinate, Black Tortoise, requests Asura’s return to retake command of the Asura Hall.”
“We, the Asura disciples, request Asura’s return to retake command of the Asura Hall.”
Following that, the middle-aged man and the rest of the Asura Hall members behind him knelt down and shouted loudly.
“Place a timed firework on their car.”
“This young master wants to witness a fireworks display, sending them to heaven.”
Zhao Yunhai watched the scene unfold, a cold glint in his eyes, as he hung up the phone he had just made.