{"id":8137,"date":"2026-09-16T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=8137"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:08:20","slug":"a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-101\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love-Struck Brain Is Nothing In The Face Of Melodrama &#8211; Chapter 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu, who was in the restaurant, did not notice the director behind him. His ears felt slightly itchy, so he pinched his earlobe, then focused as if only one person existed in his sight and looked at the woman across from him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong? Is it too hot in the restaurant?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The woman asked, somewhat puzzled.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu smiled gently and said: &#8220;Not at all. In fact, your taste is excellent. I just suddenly realized that I am not only spending time with a kindred spirit but also with a person of status. That made me realize that your approachability allowed you to chat with a small actor like me for so long.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s words obviously pleased the woman across from him. Everyone liked compliments, and a smile appeared on her face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cIf brother Shi is a small actor, then there probably aren\u2019t many real big actors in the circle. Besides, I\u2019m hardly a big shot\u2014just a worker helping my boss find investors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">They humbly exchanged words for a while, and the conversation returned to its normal track.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As they talked, Shi Xuanzhu suddenly sighed. The restaurant lights were soft and warm, casting onto his face and highlighting his gentle and jade-like aura, making the faint melancholy in his expression even more apparent.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He slightly turned his head, no longer looking directly at the woman, but showed his profile to her, appearing somewhat fragile.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c\u2026I wish my partner could be as independent as you,\u201d he said, his voice low and magnetic, tinged with bitterness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cHe isn\u2019t bad. On the contrary, he is really good. He helps me handle any problem in my career, but sometimes when I feel tired and want to complain, all I get is a scolding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A glimmer of moisture appeared in Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s eyes, but it disappeared quickly, so quickly that the woman wondered if she had seen it wrong.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu continued speaking.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThis sometimes makes me feel really suffocated. I know he means well, but\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu hesitated, shaking his head, then looked up at the woman across from him. His voice carried bitterness but also a hint of hope.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c\u2026Do you think maybe I\u2019m just being too fussy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The woman looked at him and instinctively shook her head. She saw a flicker of pity in his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu chose to press his advantage. He looked at the woman seriously and said: \u201cTalking with you really gives me a feeling I\u2019ve never had before. Between us, it seems we don\u2019t need many words to understand each other. This unspoken understanding is truly captivating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He looked at her, and a smile returned to his face, as if he had been rescued.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It had to be said, Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s little series of gestures seemed to work effectively.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The woman across from him began to feel affection for Shi Xuanzhu. She wanted to comfort him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">She began helping him analyze the relationship between him and Song Yun, even as she spoke, she comforted him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But what the woman did not know was that Shi Xuanzhu was calculating in his mind.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The woman was indeed smart, knowledgeable, and spoke wisely. Talking with her made him feel relaxed and happy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Unfortunately, she was not the type to bring home. Her background and status were unsuitable to become Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s wife. What he needed was someone who could uphold his public image, not a \u201csoulmate\u201d he could only connect with privately.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This was the belief Shi Xuanzhu had been taught since childhood. He fully agreed that someone in a family must make sacrifices\u2014but that someone could never be him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As a son, he had already sacrificed too much. His pride and thoughts were controlled by his father. In his own small family, he had to be the one in control.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This was what his father had taught him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s gaze flickered momentarily, but the next second, he composed himself, looked at the woman across from him, and forcibly suppressed the emotions surging within him. He listened to her words, nodded and shook his head occasionally, spoke a few sentences to give enough emotional value, then continued talking about his situation with Song Yun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cI know I should talk to Song Yun properly, but Song Yun\u2026\u201d He sighed helplessly, showing a trace of fatigue in his eyes. This mature vulnerability instantly made him seem very endearing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cI had considered such methods, but he is always busy with work. After dealing with Ye Wangxing\u2019s matters, he worries about his younger cousin. He\u2019s that kind-hearted person, very attentive to family, which is good\u2014but the topics between us became fewer and fewer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cSometimes, I even feel like we are strangers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When he said this, his eyes carried a hint of confusion, and his tone conveyed genuine concern, as if he truly felt pain over the marriage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, his mind was entirely calm. Song Yun\u2019s busyness was an excuse he could exploit. He did not need too many reasons for his behavior, he only needed to make the woman in front of him believe that his marriage was already effectively over.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And that the other party was at fault.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The truth didn\u2019t matter. As long as she believed it, even if he grew tired of the mental interaction, he could claim reconciliation with Song Yun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After all, with no intimate connection, these people\u2019s longing for him was irrelevant.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cSometimes I really envy you,\u201d he continued, his eyes softening. \u201cYou know so much, and talking to you makes me feel life has another possibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The woman felt embarrassed but pleased by his words. Her previously clear eyes became slightly flirtatious.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">At that moment, the restaurant door was suddenly pushed open, producing a loud scraping sound.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu instinctively looked up. His gaze froze on the doorway, where a figure appeared.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just now, Song Yun\u2014who had appeared in his conversation and had no common ground with him\u2014suddenly stood at the restaurant doorway!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu could not clearly see Song Yun\u2019s eyes, but he was certain that Song Yun had come to catch him in the act!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thinking of this possibility, Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s heart tightened instantly. He felt this time might go badly, but after calming down, he thought there was still a chance to survive. As long as he explained that he was just eating with a friend, Song Yun was not the type to act unreasonably.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After all, it was only an emotional affair. Without concrete evidence, even if Song Yun suspected him, he could only keep those suspicions in his heart.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thinking this, Shi Xuanzhu put on a normal smile and even a hint of curiosity, like an ordinary man who saw his partner while dining out.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But before he could enjoy this feeling too long, he saw a black-haired, black-eyed young man walk in behind Song Yun. Shi Xuanzhu naturally could not fail to recognize his brother-in-law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">His heart leapt again. Song Yun was not intimidating, but this brother-in-law\u2014someone even Shi Xuanzhu admitted he could not outmaneuver in matters of the heart\u2014was absolutely not easy to fool.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu panicked slightly and stood up. He had to come up with a foolproof plan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But before he could think of one, Song Yun rushed in front of him. In haste, Shi Xuanzhu could only plan to tell Song Yun that he was just here to eat with a friend, according to his original plan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014but he didn\u2019t even get a chance to speak.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cSmack\u2014!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With a loud sound, everyone in the restaurant turned their attention.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s face turned to the side. He froze for a moment, then felt a burning pain on his cheek.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He realized that a hard slap had hit his face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And that slap came from Song Yun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Song Yun who had always been gentle, at most argued with him, but never dared to hit him\u2014had hit him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The pain and humiliation were exactly like the feeling he had experienced when his father beat him as a child.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But unlike his childhood, when he endured silently, the current Shi Xuanzhu only felt a nameless fire surging inside him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Even though he knew Ye Wangxing was present, he could no longer fully control his temper.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014Moreover, sometimes it was important to speak up first, to let others take the first impression.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cSong Yun, are you crazy? I was just eating with a friend! Why did you come up and slap me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu did not know whether he wanted to shout at Song Yun or at the father who never listened to him, but after shouting, he felt much better.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Especially as his voice echoed throughout the restaurant, with everyone staring at Song Yun as if he were insane, Shi Xuanzhu felt a strange pleasure, unlike anything he had experienced before.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This strange pleasure urged him to say a few more words to Song Yun, preferably exposing everything he had done in the past to everyone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just as Shi Xuanzhu could no longer restrain himself and lifted his head to speak\u2026<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Several people appeared behind Ye Wangxing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A red-haired man, a blond man, and two white-haired men.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He didn\u2019t even need to see their faces, their height alone told him who the four were.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu: \u201c\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No\u2014had he broken a taboo?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He could not believe which heavenly rule he had violated to summon these four \u201cgreat Buddhas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Luckily, the four did not step forward to attack him. They only looked at him with a strange gaze.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Later, Shi Xuanzhu realized it was a \u201cgaze of prize assessment\u201d\u2014like in nature when presenting gifts to a desired mate.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But at that moment, he only felt chills. His mind immediately raced, and he put on the most innocent, slightly aggrieved expression.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cWife, what exactly happened? I was just eating with a friend. Why did you rush in and slap me without distinguishing right from wrong?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu spoke innocently and displayed his most pathetic side, like a weak husband bullied by a strong-willed brother-in-law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What puzzled him was that Song Yun did not feel embarrassed upon hearing this, instead, his anger intensified, much like the furious wives he had seen before.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But unlike the burning anger on his own face, Song Yun\u2019s eyes appeared relatively calm.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014even showing a trace of pity for him?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu found this strange. Why pity?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Did he really done anything to be pitied for?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But before Shi Xuanzhu could figure out exactly where things had gone wrong, Song Yun, seemingly blinded by anger, slapped him again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cYou bastard! We\u2019ve been married for seven years, and you\u2019ve emotionally cheated more than once. Now that I finally catch you in the act, you still dare to argue!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Song Yun\u2019s voice was thick with hatred as he said: &#8220;I even considered giving you a chance before, I even specifically consulted my brother, but what did you give me in return? The show just ended, and you brought someone here!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cYou said we had no common ground, so why didn\u2019t you admit you were using the excuse that I couldn\u2019t leave home to keep me tied to the family, even though my work ability isn\u2019t bad!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu held his face after another slap, first shocked that Song Yun might actually be insane, daring to say such things aloud. Then he looked at the woman beside him, seemingly hoping she would help defend him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014He truly thought this way, hoping she could help bear some of the anger, but she wasn\u2019t stupid. In this situation, it was clearly a family dispute, and Shi Xuanzhu was the guilty party. Would she stay just to get hit?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Without a word, the woman grabbed her bag and left, not forgetting to politely greet the six people present before going.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The six did not blame her, and the little brother even nodded at her, which reassured her. She picked up her bag and left quickly, settling the bill before she went.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014She was truly afraid of getting involved over a meal again. Paying quietly and deleting them from contacts was the best plan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, her escape made Shi Xuanzhu the target of all six again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He wanted to show weakness once more, at least to bring Song Yun and Ye Wangxing back to the negotiation table \u2014 but they didn\u2019t give him that chance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c\u2026I\u2019m just friends with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Song Yun angrily threw a stack of photos onto the table. The photos showed him in ambiguous positions with those so-called \u201cjust friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThese are just perspective tricks!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu shouted when he saw the photos.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014Then he saw Ye Wangxing\u2019s assistant place a laptop on the table.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The screen played looping videos of those \u201cjust perspective\u201d interactions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The cause, process, and result were clearly labeled. Anyone with eyes could tell whether it was just perspective tricks or real ambiguous relationships.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cold sweat appeared on Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s forehead. As he pondered how to break the deadlock, he also felt that something was off with Song Yun and Ye Wangxing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014Today, Ye Wangxing and Song Yun were too eager.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Whether directly throwing evidence or confronting him, their approach was too hasty. They didn\u2019t even give him a chance to speak outside, so now the entire restaurant was watching.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This was abnormal. Song Yun and Ye Wangxing were normal people, they would usually consider the consequences of exposure. Netizens wouldn\u2019t be lenient, they would point fingers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Yet they seemed to ignore this due to anger, focusing only on blaming him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">While Shi Xuanzhu was puzzled, Song Yun spoke again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cI don\u2019t care if it\u2019s just perspective tricks. I clearly saw whether you emotionally cheated or not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As Shi Xuanzhu had suspected, Song Yun\u2019s tone was calm, yet to him, it carried a hint of urgency.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu felt he was just one step away from the truth, but Song Yun\u2019s words made him immediately lose his composure.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cLet\u2019s get a divorce, Shi Xuanzhu.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After saying this, Song Yun tried to leave, but Shi Xuanzhu grabbed his hand, wanting to question why he had said such words.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He hadn\u2019t physically cheated. He was just chatting with those people. Why couldn\u2019t Song Yun understand the mental pressure he was under?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014But the next moment, he was lifted into the air like a chick.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shi Xuanzhu angrily turned his head.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A bodyguard, solid as a wall, casually held him by his clothes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Seeing him look, the bodyguard smiled at him kindly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Then he put him back in his place.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Back in place, Shi Xuanzhu: &#8220;\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When the headline #Shi Xuanzhu Slapped# hit trending, netizens, still immersed in the previous \u201ctall mysterious man\u201d incident, didn\u2019t even realize what had happened, thinking it was a promotional stunt for a new drama.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The identity of the tall mysterious man remained undecided. Many speculated he was Ye Wangxing\u2019s deceased husband, but both official sources and Ye Wangxing\u2019s company played dead.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014Until someone clicked on the trending topic and shared the marketing account video.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The video was clear, showing Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s reddened face from being slapped twice, and the process of the cheeks turning flushed was visible.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It also included what he had said to the woman, though the video only showed below her neck. But Shi Xuanzhu\u2019s words were heard by everyone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Including how he spoke to the woman about the issues in his marriage with Song Yun and his current distress.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Netizens initially thought Shi Xuanzhu could never do such a thing, as his entertainment persona had always been flawless, with supporting evidence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But after seeing the video, they called him shameless. When Song Yun\u2019s slap landed, it received a flood of likes in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The final scene, where four men kindly spoke to Shi Xuanzhu, was replayed multiple times.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014Seeing four men standing peacefully and even threatening Shi Xuanzhu was a rare sight.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Though for Shi Xuanzhu, he would have preferred not to see such \u201ckindness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But he had no choice.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c\u2026So the two white-haired ones provided evidence, the red-haired one provided bodyguards, and the blonde one provided lawyers? Isn\u2019t this overkill for a divorce case?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThough China has its own circumstances, if this lineup couldn\u2019t pass the first trial\u2026 then it really is national conditions, not just legal technicalities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cStop discussing the court? Let\u2019s talk safety \u2014 like how long Emperor Shi can survive!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Netizens began cruelly analyzing how long Shi Xuanzhu would last.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cOne month, at least he\u2019s an Emperor actor. He hasn\u2019t engaged in money laundering or shady contracts, and taxes are fine. His private behavior shouldn\u2019t affect him much\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cI think only half a month. Once all his shows stop airing, he\u2019s done!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cBut they seem to want to go through legal channels, probably only in entertainment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Someone hit the point: \u201cI think it depends entirely on when Emperor Shi has foreign work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Remembering Song Yun\u2019s brother, a widower, whose lovers mostly grew up in free countries with powerful connections\u2026<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Right!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">That comment instantly received thousands of likes, breaking ten thousand in ten minutes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As more people joined, comments proliferated.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Many were shocked by Song Yun\u2019s life and education background.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cIs Shi Xuanzhu crazy? Song Yun graduated from a top university, yet he\u2019s the househusband, and he\u2019s still ungrateful?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cSong Yun gave up his career for the family, and Shi Xuanzhu cheated? What an ungrateful man!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cWith Song Yun\u2019s conditions, anyone would be better than Shi Xuanzhu. What is he thinking?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThe best flowers are at home\u2026 and this guy is sly, only emotionally cheating. Evidence is hard to find.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cBut even hard-to-find evidence was found by the widower.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some suggested Shi Xuanzhu shouldn\u2019t go abroad.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cLaughable, Shi Xuanzhu, don\u2019t leave the country, or you\u2019ll be \u2018taken care of.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cShi Xuanzhu should thank national laws.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Marketing accounts reposted netizens\u2019 comments.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cShi Xuanzhu: I was just chatting. Netizens: You were asking for trouble.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cShi Xuanzhu: I just emotionally cheated. Widower: I just physically settled it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Meanwhile, discussion about the tall man declined.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By the next morning, posts about him had disappeared, including those with data and comparison charts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Netizens, like springs, insisted on digging up all gossip.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Then\u2026<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">They discovered something shocking.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">They compared the black-and-white photo of the man on the Gore family website with the tall man from the variety show. Despite some scars on the cheeks, the features matched perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c\u2014How did someone survive being hit by a mud truck?!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As netizens erupted online, the man who had been hit by the mud truck, 19, was troubled.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">His host was discussing post-task matters with him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The host\u2019s tone and expression were normal, as always.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But\u2026<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">19 looked at the flashing red alert and at his host sitting on the sofa, three body lengths away, and fell into thought.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Soon, 19 concluded: \u201cHost, are you planning to change your system?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ye Wangxing, who was trying hard not to take advantage of 19: ?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ye Wangxing, realizing it: !!!!!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shi Xuanzhu, who was in the restaurant, did not notice the director behind him. 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