Extra Story - The Young Lady and Her Little Wolf Dog - The Sordid Affair

The reality was indeed as Huangfu Chengshi perceived.

The world of the wealthy elite was filled with filth and depravity.

Wei Xianzhe was all tender affection towards Qin Ya on one side.

While simultaneously maintaining ambiguous relationships with several other girls.

He had even participated in some shady underground investments.

If this information were exposed, it would be enough to ruin Wei Xianzhe completely.

However, within these circles, people either turned a blind eye to each other's misdeeds.

Or they covered for one another.

If, one day, such matters were brought into the open,

It meant that person had lost their qualification to survive within the elite circle.

A fool, or a worthless individual, had no right to remain.

Huangfu Chengshi sorted and categorized this evidence, then stored it in an encrypted folder.

But he did not tell Qin Ya directly.

He knew Qin Ya wouldn't care about these things.

She might even find it perfectly normal.

Then, mock him for making a fuss over nothing.

That wasn't the outcome he desired.

What he wanted wasn't Qin Ya's sympathy, pity, or her indifference.

What he wanted was for Wei Xianzhe to vanish completely from her world.

In the most wretched and humiliating way possible.

Huangfu Chengshi adopted a more covert and malicious approach.

He hired a professional private detective.

His instruction to the detective was singular.

Capture the most intimate photos of Wei Xianzhe with another girl.

He had already selected the girl.

An internet-famous model.

One with a very high follower count.

Also the most ostentatious and boastful among Wei Xianzhe's many "girlfriends."

Simultaneously, she had a publicly known boyfriend.

Another scion from a family comparable to the Weis, Zhou Shiyang.

This Zhou Shiyang was notorious within their circle for being impulsive, hot-tempered, and obsessed with saving face.

Everything was ready.

An invisible net quietly unfurled.

A few days later.

In an anonymous email inbox.

Huangfu Chengshi received a set of high-definition photos.

The photos included shots of Wei Xianzhe and that internet-famous model locked in a passionate kiss in the garage of a luxury hotel.

Shots of the two partially undressed inside a car...

And shots of them, disheveled and kissing, stumbling into a hotel room...

The two figures in these shots were engaged in fierce, entangled motions.

The camera angles were chosen perfectly.

Clearly revealing both of their faces.

Huangfu Chengshi looked at the photos, his face devoid of expression.

He calmly packaged them.

Then, using another anonymous email account, sent them to Zhou Shiyang.

The email contained no text.

Only that series of photos, brimming with betrayal and humiliation.

Having done all this, Huangfu Chengshi turned off his computer and leaned back in his cold chair.

Finally, a cold, cruel smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

His goddess could belong only to him.

Any mortal who dared lay a finger on her must pay the price.

At a grand brand gala.

All the prominent figures of Jingzhou were in attendance.

Qin Ya, as a specially invited guest, was naturally present.

She was dressed in her signature red.

A fishtail gown.

Making Qin Ya resemble a noble, aloof mermaid.

Wei Xianzhe, as usual, stayed by her side.

His demeanor was considerate and gentlemanly, drawing countless envious glances.

Just as the banquet reached its midpoint.

An incident occurred.

A young man in a suit, his face contorted with rage, stormed in.

He walked straight up to Wei Xianzhe.

Before anyone could react, he threw a fierce punch squarely into Wei Xianzhe's face.

"Thud!"

A dull sound echoed.

The entire hall fell deathly silent.

Wei Xianzhe staggered back several steps from the blow, blood instantly appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Zhou Shiyang! Have you lost your mind?!"

Wei Xianzhe clutched his face, both shocked and furious.

"I've lost my mind?"

Zhou Shiyang's eyes were bloodshot, like an enraged bull.

"Wei Xianzhe, you bastard, how dare you touch my woman! Do you think I'm dead?!"

Zhou Shiyang roared.

Then, he flung a stack of printed photos violently into Wei Xianzhe's face.

The photos scattered across the floor.

Those standing nearby saw clearly.

They saw the unsightly scenes captured in the photos.

"Whoa—"

The entire venue instantly erupted.

Whispers and mocking laughter surged like a tidal wave.

Wei Xianzhe's face turned pale, then flushed with anger.

He looked at the damning photos on the floor that left him speechless.

Then at the surrounding crowd, their eyes filled with disdain and schadenfreude.

He knew he was finished.

He had become a complete laughingstock before the entire upper crust of Jingzhou society.

Getting caught playing around and being publicly humiliated like this was worse than death for him.

Many things, everyone was doing them.

But once laid bare for all to see, everyone would draw a clear line.

Qin Ya stood to the side.

Watching this sudden farce with cold eyes.

Her face showed no trace of surprise.

Only a faint hint of annoyance.

And a sense of predictable, utter boredom.

She didn't even spare the disheveled Wei Xianzhe an extra glance.

She simply turned gracefully.

And said to Huangfu Chengshi beside her,

"Let's go."

"It's too noisy here."

The car ride back was quiet.

Qin Ya leaned against the window, resting with her eyes closed.

She found it all so tedious.

The men of Jingzhou seemed cast from the same mold.

Hypocritical, greedy, and foolish.

They couldn't even clean up their mess after cheating.

"Ya Jie."

A voice came from beside her, carrying the clear disdain unique to a youth.

"Stay away from that kind of person from now on."

"He's not worthy of you."

Qin Ya opened her eyes.

She turned her head, looking at this young man beside her wearing an expression of "righteous indignation."

He was truly beautiful.

His features were clean, clear.

Like an unpolluted mountain spring.

Looking at him seemed to wash away the greasy feeling she had picked up at the banquet.

Qin Ya's mood inexplicably improved a little.

"Understood, little caretaker."

She smiled.

Reaching out as she did in their childhood, she ruffled his hair.

Then, somewhat amused, she pinched his cheek.

His skin was excellent.

Smooth, firm.

Carrying the unique warmth of youth.

"You worry about quite a lot of things."

Huangfu Chengshi let her pinch him.

But in his heart, there was only icy calm and the satisfaction of a wish fulfilled.

He had succeeded.

He had effortlessly removed one obstacle.

He knew this was just the beginning.

There would be a second, a third Wei Xianzhe in the future.

It didn't matter.

If one came, he would deal with one.

If a pair came, he would deal with the pair.

He would use his own methods.

To clear away all those who coveted a place by her side.

What he wanted wasn't just to follow behind her.

What he wanted was to stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Even to possess her completely.

This obsessive, nearly insane affection.

Became the most primal driving force for his frantic growth.

He had to become powerful faster, powerful enough to match his ambition.

And his shameful, hidden love.