The Dragon King's plot comes true in real life Xiaxia That Xiaxia, the Xiaxia of Dongfang Zhixia

“You’re Young Master Xu?”

“No, no, no, Boss—you can just call me Little Xu.”

“Smack!”

Xu Jingfu: “???”

A solid slap landed across Xu Jingfu’s face. It burned like fire, but he didn’t dare show the slightest bit of anger.

The Dormitory Aunt lifted Xu Jingfu off the ground with one hand. “The only boss in the Du family is our Family Head!”

“This old woman has worked diligently for the Du family for decades. I’ve been unfailingly loyal to the Family Head, the former family head, and the Young Master. And now you dare try to drive a wedge between me and the Young Master, the Family Head, and the former family head!”

“Smack, smack, smack—”

Xu Jingfu: “???”

He had lost count of how many slaps he had taken. All he knew was that his face had gone completely numb, devoid of sensation. Tears of helplessness streamed down his face even faster than the saliva.

Was there any justice in this world? Calling her “Boss” had obviously just been a polite formality.

He had no idea what this elderly woman was called. Besides, the Du family was the kind of powerful clan where even flattery had to carry a little more streetwise flair. Calling her “Boss” had seemed like a perfectly good choice.

It had only been an ordinary attempt at flattery, but somehow, his compliment had landed straight on the horse’s leg instead.

At first, he had thought he had merely chosen the wrong words and planned to correct himself. Instead, he was treated to another savage beating—this time, one that left his own father unable to recognize him. His entire face had swollen into that of a pig’s.

Only then did Xu Jingfu realize that the other woman had never intended to question him at all. She had simply wanted to vent her anger.

Even when his right eyelid twitched a couple of times, the Dormitory Aunt interpreted it as a sign of guilt—or even a curse—and gave him another beating…

This went on for quite some time. The members of the Chen family standing nearby were completely terrified.

They had assumed that the powerful ally they had called over would save them, only to watch him get beaten until even his own mother wouldn’t recognize him. They didn’t dare so much as breathe loudly. Only now did they realize how foolish it had been to place their hopes in the boyfriend Chen Qiao had called over.

Not only had he failed to resolve the crisis, he had made things even worse. Now they were going to be dealt with today—and once they left, they would still have to face the Xu family’s wrath.

As for how things had come to this…

Let’s turn the clock back about half an hour.

After Chen Qiao had finished her arrogant tirade, she began making phone calls to contact Xu Jingfu, showing off her connections and giving the damned old woman in front of her a harsh warning.

But then…

The moment Xu Jingfu heard that there was trouble, he immediately hung up.

Chen Qiao was dumbfounded.

The mocking smile on the Dormitory Aunt’s face grew even more pronounced. Chen Qiao’s face flushed bright red.

“You dead old hag, what are you laughing at? My boyfriend just happened to be somewhere without a signal!”

The Dormitory Aunt tried to hold back her laughter, her face practically turning into a meme. Compared to her earlier mocking smile, this display was even more humiliating.

“I’m not laughing. My teeth were just feeling a little hot, so I took them out to cool off. Did you see me laughing?”

The Dormitory Aunt turned her head toward the members of the Du family nearby.

In perfect unison, they shook their heads.

“No.”

The Dormitory Aunt nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the Chen family, who had been brought over and were standing nearby.

“Did you see that?”

The Chen family: “……”

What a masterful way to call a deer a horse.

Still, though…

“No…” The Chen family members responded with remarkable unanimity. They all shook their heads in unison, selling Chen Qiao out without the slightest hesitation.

Wanting something was one thing; knowing when to submit was another. Given the situation, anyone who wasn’t a complete idiot could tell that the powerful, influential boyfriend Chen Qiao had been bragging about didn’t take her seriously at all.

He had treated her like a shared bicycle—ridden her once, then tossed her aside. He hadn’t even bothered to lock her up, let alone leave her in a decent parking spot. He’d simply abandoned her by the roadside.

The next time he wanted a ride, he could just scan another bike.

At that moment, the humiliation and trampling reached their peak. Anger clouded Chen Qiao’s mind, and she could no longer think of anything else. She just wanted to prove herself, to reclaim her dignity and save face.

And then…

The Dormitory Aunt successfully got information about Xu Jingfu from Chen Qiao.

Xu Jingfu, the Xu family’s second young master from the city of Dahai.

Naturally, the Dormitory Aunt didn’t know Xu Jingfu personally, but she did know his father. After having her people look up the number, she called him directly.

It was almost like stepping into one of those “Smirking Dragon King” stories, and she enjoyed herself immensely. When they saw the Dormitory Aunt calling Xu’s father, every member of the Chen family present was stunned.

Chen Qiao included. Even so, she was still deceiving herself, insisting that it was all fake—that this was nothing more than the delusion of a crazy old woman.

This wasn’t some television drama… How could anything be this absurd?

The Xu family was, after all, a prominent and prestigious clan. How could they possibly be scolded like unruly grandchildren without daring to talk back?

Not only that, they had kept apologizing the whole time, acting as humble and servile as could be…

How was that possible? Xu Jingfu was the Xu family’s second young master. If what that foul-mouthed old woman had just said was true, then the person being berated over the phone and acting like a grandson would have to be the Xu family’s Family Head.

How could that be possible?

When fiction suddenly becomes reality, people’s first reaction isn’t to believe it, but to deny it. Even with so much evidence right in front of them, they would still choose to deceive their own minds and insist that none of it was real.

None of this was real…

Because otherwise, this… this was far too terrifying.

Chen Qiao had believed she was capable of reaching the highest levels of society. That was the limit of what she could imagine. Yet in the eyes of people like them, she was nothing more than an insignificant nobody—not even someone whose name they could be bothered to remember.

And the arrogant old woman standing before her, the one mocking and ridiculing her, wasn’t even the person behind the scenes who had summoned them there. She was merely one of that person’s subordinates…

What kind of joke was this?!

The rest of the time passed with Chen Qiao trapped between disbelief and fear. Those ten-odd minutes felt like half a century. She sat curled up to one side, her eyes vacant.

Every so often, she would curse and shout, trying to build up her own courage and make herself seem more intimidating.

“Just you wait! Once my boyfriend gets here, not one of you will get away…”

Then, at last, the roar of an engine and the glare of headlights came from not far away. A ripple finally appeared in Chen Qiao’s dull, despairing eyes.

She came back to life as if she had grabbed onto the last straw, and when she saw Xu Jingfu approaching, she was so excited she nearly burst into tears.

“Fuck you!”

Chen Qiao wasn’t the only one who nearly cried with excitement at the sight of Xu Jingfu. Xu Jingfu was on the verge of tears too—though in his case, it was from rage, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Before he could even get a clear look at her, a slap came flying. Then came a friendly round of punches and kicks…

Chen Qiao was beaten unconscious by the utterly furious Xu Jingfu. There were also unmistakable finger marks around her neck. If the Chen family’s people hadn’t rushed forward to stop him just now, Chen Qiao might well have been strangled to death right there.

As for one of the culprits, the Dormitory Aunt, she simply stood to the side with an icy expression, showing no intention of stopping them at all. It was as though the thing in front of her wasn’t a person, but merely an object…

Chen Qiao had paid the price for her arrogance and insolence. Next up was Xu Jingfu.

“You’re Young Master Xu?” The Dormitory Aunt wore a strangely terrifying smile.

Xu Jingfu had still been beating Chen Qiao—the bitch who had lured him into this mess—when he heard the Dormitory Aunt’s voice. His entire body stiffened, and every hair on him stood on end.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. In the end, he forced out an extremely awkward smile and desperately tried to look pleasant. Unfortunately, his smile looked even worse than crying.

“N-No, no, no. Boss, you can just call me Little Xu…”

“Smack!”

And so the scene from the very beginning played out once more. The rest was too brutal to describe in detail. In short, after being given the Dormitory Aunt’s special treatment, Xu Jingfu now felt as if his hands were itching and he desperately wanted to find something to hit to work off the energy…

“Does anyone else have a powerful boyfriend or girlfriend? Call them all over at once and save us some time. Otherwise, if you try pulling this nonsense in front of our young master, you’ll be wasting his time—and we won’t be nearly as easygoing.”

With both hands clasped behind her back, the Dormitory Aunt spoke slowly and leisurely. Her voice wasn’t loud, but everyone nearby could hear her clearly.

The Chen family members: “???”

There was a young master too?

They really were gangsters!

Gulp!

At that moment, every member of the Chen family swallowed hard in unison, shaking their heads like rattles.

Even the underlings were this terrifying. Just how vicious must their young master be?

Would they be chopped into mincemeat?

And besides… was this what she called being “easygoing”?

The Chen family members first looked at Xu Jingfu, who was sprawled on the ground, half-dead and swollen-faced, then at the Dormitory Aunt standing nearby with an utterly calm expression.

You call that being easygoing?

The Chen family members: “…”

After that little incident, the rest of the process went much more smoothly. One by one, their eyes became clear and obedient, even carrying hints of ingratiation. They were terrified that a single wrong word might set off that brutal old woman’s temper and earn them another beating.

The Young Master Xu they regarded as so powerful had already been beaten into a human meatball. They didn’t even want to imagine what would happen to them…

Tap, tap, tap…

A group of people made their way into the orphanage. The atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive—terrifyingly quiet. Before long, they arrived at their destination, and things finally became “lively.”

Except...

The scene was lively in a rather bizarre way.

Outside the orphanage stood a large crowd from the Du family, along with bodyguards from the Dongfang family, forming a circle. Inside that circle were a few scattered figures: three distinguished-looking middle-aged men, and... two exceptionally beautiful aristocratic young ladies, tangled up in a fight not far away.

Everyone from the Chen family: “...”

Had they walked onto the wrong set?

Not far away—

The Eldest Miss and Sister Lin had once again begun a “friendly sparring session,” fighting in a heap. Their strength was evenly matched. They elbowed each other back and forth; the damage might not have been high, but their punches came incredibly fast.

In a daze, one could almost hear...

“ORA ORA ORA—”

“MUDA MUDA MUDA—”

Those sorts of cries.

This time, Dongfang Zhixia did not join the fight. Instead, she stood to one side, tugging at Xiao Chun and stubbornly questioning her over and over.

“Xiao Chun, think carefully again. That bastard... ahem, did your Brother Cheng really never mention my name?”

“No...” Xiao Chun’s attention was not on Dongfang Zhixia, but on the Eldest Miss, who was grappling with Sister Lin nearby. She was thinking about how to persuade them to stop fighting.

One was the kind Eldest Miss Brother Cheng had told her about; the other was an old companion from the orphanage. They should both be friends, so they shouldn’t fight...

As for the President... oh, apologies. No such person could be found.

“Think carefully again... Did Ye Cheng tell you anything else about anyone?” Dongfang Zhixia gritted her teeth and called Ye Cheng by name.

If she were not afraid of making Xiao Chun suspicious—of making her overthink things and imagine something strange, then decide she was the bad guy—she would have cursed that bastard outright.

How could this be? How could he not have mentioned her name?

Why did Shen Qinghan, that problem child, get mentioned while she didn’t?!

Seeing that the President seemed almost possessed, Xiao Chun became a little nervous. She thought very seriously about whether Ye Cheng had mentioned any other girls before...

If she came up with an answer, perhaps the other woman would not be so angry?

Very quickly, Xiao Chun’s eyes lit up. She really had found another person Ye Cheng had mentioned.

“Yes! There’s also Xiaxia. Xiaxia is super nice too—she’s very beautiful and very gentle...” Xiao Chun earnestly described the image of the Head Maid from her memories.

Dongfang Zhixia: “???”

Who?

Xiaxia?

Which Xiaxia?

She had never heard Ye Cheng call her that... Dongfang Zhixia, Xiaxia?

No, wait... there was another Xiaxia. That... damned maid!!!

Dongfang Zhixia’s anger: +999 +999 +999...

Bastard!!!