"How did they catch each other's eye?"
"I don't know??"
The onlookers looked confused, watching Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi across the room meet each other's gaze, their eyes filled with unspoken stories.
Wan Dongming turned to look at his wife. Wang Chulin smiled and nodded, indicating she had arranged it.
"Heh, so all the beauties are up here. No wonder I couldn't find any after looking around downstairs..."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted everyone.
Chen Tao, dressed in a white suit, with his hair slicked back, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a devilishly charming smile, walked up. Zeng Guo and the others were with him.
"Chen Tao!"
Upon seeing him, Wan Dongming's face changed dramatically.
"I invited Mr. Chen," Zeng Guo said proudly.
Chen Tao ignored Wan Dongming, the "soft-rice king." The reason he came up was naturally because he heard Fang Yanxi was also here!
"Who is this?"
Suddenly, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar back, which puzzled Chen Tao.
"Chen... Tao...!"
Wan Yunting turned, his sharp gaze fixed on him, and uttered the name through gritted teeth.
When enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred!
"Wan Yunting!"
Chen Tao was shocked, finding it incredible.
"You still recognize me!"
Wan Yunting's expression was somber, his eyes cold as he looked at him, his tone so chilling that the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees.
"Third brother, don't be rash,"
Wan Dongming, having reacted, quickly pulled Wan Yunting back.
"Hahaha..."
Chen Tao let out a few hearty laughs, his demeanor arrogant and haughty. His sinister eyes beneath the gold-rimmed glasses glanced at Wan Yunting with disdain. He smirked, "Of course I remember you. Back then, you sexually assaulted a female classmate at school, and I was the one who reported you!"
The moment these words were spoken, the crowd gasped, not knowing what was happening.
Suddenly, a noblewoman exclaimed, "I remember now! No wonder the name Wan Yunting sounded so familiar. He's the rapist who sexually assaulted my classmate!"
"Whoa, so it was him. That rape case back then caused quite a stir throughout Huadu."
The socialites and noblewomen present exclaimed, surprised that such a handsome man could be a rapist.
Wang Chulin and Wan Dongming grew anxious and quickly tried to explain to everyone.
Fang Yanxi, sitting over there, furrowed her brows slightly, her gaze indifferent as she watched Wan Yunting and Chen Tao.
Chen Tao glanced at Fang Yanxi, then sneered contemptuously at Wan Yunting, "How was it? How did it feel to be in prison for seven years? Was it unbearable?"
"Hahaha..."
Zeng Guo and the others burst into laughter.
The other noblewomen and socialites looked at Wan Yunting with disgust, contempt, and mockery.
"Chen Tao, shut up. You're not welcome here," Wan Dongming stepped forward to block Wan Yunting and yelled at Chen Tao.
"The renowned soft-rice king, the Wang family's useless son-in-law. You think you can kick me out?"
Chen Tao gave Wan Dongming a dismissive glance and pointed at him, smirking wickedly at Wan Yunting, "Look at your second brother, how spineless. If it were me, I'd rather be a beggar by the roadside, eating garbage, than lose my dignity and become a live-in son-in-law for someone else."
"He's a spineless wimp," Zeng Guo chimed in with a laugh.
The others watched the two brothers, Wan Yunting and Wan Dongming, as if they were watching a joke.
"You..."
Wan Dongming's face turned red with anger, and he glared at Chen Tao.
In contrast, Wan Yunting beside him remained poker-faced. His gaze was fixed on Fang Yanxi, who sat over there with a cool, clear expression. She sensed the man's complex gaze but did not turn her head.
"Mr. Chen!"
Wang Chulin pulled Wan Dongming aside and said coldly to Chen Tao, "I will not allow you to speak about my husband like that. This is my Wang family's place!"
Chen Tao smiled. Seeing that the hostess had spoken, he felt it inappropriate to continue. He turned to Wan Yunting and provocatively said, "Wan Yunting, there's plenty of time. We'll play slowly in the future!"
Wan Yunting remained expressionless, watching Chen Tao walk towards Fang Yanxi. He suppressed the rage within him, never expecting to see him here tonight!
"Dongming, take Third Brother downstairs first."
Wang Chulin didn't want them to stay any longer and be ridiculed.
"Third brother, let's go..."
Wan Yunting nodded, glanced at Fang Yanxi again, and then followed his second brother downstairs.
Fang Yanxi turned her head slightly, her eyes watching his retreating figure as he went downstairs, her thoughts unknown.
"Yanxi, I thought you didn't like attending these parties."
Chen Tao walked over and sat beside Fang Yanxi, raising his wine glass and smiling, "Come on, you couldn't drink last time, but you can have a drink with me this time, right?"
Fang Yanxi remained unmoved, turned her face away, and completely ignored him.
"Heh heh."
Seeing this, Chen Tao smiled, downed the wine in his glass, and his eyes turned sinister beneath his gold-rimmed glasses...
"Third brother, I didn't expect Chen Tao to be here either..."
Wan Dongming regretted it. If he had known Chen Tao would be at the party, he wouldn't have brought Wan Yunting.
"Second brother, perhaps I should leave first. I'll come by another day to see sister-in-law." Wan Yunting felt there was no point in staying.
"Don't go, third brother. You haven't eaten anything yet. Sit here for a while, I'll go downstairs to get something for you to eat before you leave." With that, Wan Dongming went downstairs.
Wan Yunting was helpless. He surveyed the luxurious living room on the third floor and then walked onto the balcony outside, took out a cigarette, and lit it.
He had only caught a glimpse of Fang Yanxi upstairs. His heart was filled with excitement and anticipation. This was the first time they had met in seven years...
At this moment, a man in a blue suit appeared in the living room. He reeked of alcohol, was dazed, and held a wine bottle, pointing at a room door. He staggered in and pushed the door open...
This was a girl's room, decorated in pink, full of girlish charm.
On a large bed, a woman in a nightgown was sleeping with her head tilted.
It was tonight's hostess, Wang Mengyao!
Because she had celebrated her birthday with friends outside in the afternoon and had gotten very drunk, she had collapsed into sleep upon returning.
No wonder everyone hadn't seen her at the party.
"Ah...!"
A scream.
Wan Yunting, who was smoking on the balcony, stiffened. He turned towards a room in the living room and heard a woman's scream, "Pervert, get away..."
Confirming it was a cry for help, Wan Yunting dropped his cigarette butt and rushed into the living room, heading for the room door.
He saw a woman on the large bed inside, being pinned down by a man. She cried out in terror, "Help, rape...!"
Wan Yunting's eyes widened. Without a word, he charged in, grabbed the man by the back of his collar with a large hand, and flung him away like a sack.
Bang
With a loud thud, the man smashed hard against the door, then fell heavily to the ground. Cheng Kai, momentarily sobered by the pain, clutched his lower back and moaned.
Wan Yunting glanced at him coldly before turning to the woman on the bed, her face pale with fear, pulling the blanket over herself.
"It really is you!" Wan Yunting looked at her.
Wang Mengyao's large eyes widened. Upon closer inspection, she immediately recognized the man who had saved the old man from under her car yesterday.
"It's you!"
Wang Mengyao jumped up excitedly. However, the strap of her nightgown slipped, revealing her fair bosom, which Wan Yunting caught sight of. Startled, she shrieked again, quickly sat up, pulled the sheet to cover herself, and yelled angrily, her face filled with shame and indignation, "Get out...!"
Wan Yunting shook his head speechlessly and turned to leave.
However, in the next second, a group of people rushed in, led by Zheng Peihui and Wang Anrong.
They had heard the cries for help from upstairs and had all rushed up.
Seeing Wan Yunting in the room, coupled with Wang Mengyao's embarrassed and furious expression, everyone instantly understood what had happened.
"You good-for-nothing rapist, how dare you bully my daughter..."
Zheng Peihui's face was filled with fury, and she was enraged. She immediately began to accuse him, causing Wan Yunting to frown.
Wang Anrong's face was also ashen. He knew that his son-in-law Wan Dongming's third brother was a rapist.