In broad daylight, the dignified adopted son of the Zhou Family actually wet his pants.

The expressions on the faces of the guests present were extremely vivid.

First, shock, then bewilderment.

Finally, many people desperately lowered their heads, their shoulders shaking violently, trying their best to suppress the laughter that was about to burst from their throats.

The scene was once very awkward.

Ye Zhentian, standing on the stage, opened his mouth, the polite words he was about to utter were forcefully swallowed back by this absurd scene.

His face alternated between green and pale, finally turning ashen.

Liu Yuru felt the warm wetness on her thigh, and her entire body stiffened.

She looked down at Lu Qi, who was hugging her thigh and crying like a three-year-old child, and a surge of humiliated anger shot straight to her head.

Her face was taut, and her nails dug deep into her palms.

"What exactly is going on?!" she asked in a low voice, each word squeezed out from between her teeth.

"Ghost! There's a ghost under the table!" Lu Qi, still terrified, pointed towards the main table, his voice filled with fear.

"So scary! Mom, I'm scared!"

Ye Zhentian's face was gloomy, and he immediately ordered the servant beside him, "Go and check!"

Two servants quickly stepped forward, bent down, and carefully inspected under the main table.

A moment later, they stood up and shook their heads at Ye Zhentian. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Patriarch, there's nothing under the table."

"No! I really saw it! There really is a ghost!" Lu Qi was still crying and making a fuss, his voice becoming even more mournful.

"Shut up!" Liu Yuru finally lost her patience, violently shook off his hand, and angrily rebuked, "Aren't you ashamed enough?!"

How could she possibly have any desire to stay any longer?

Today, both her and the entire Zhou Family's reputation had been completely ruined by this good-for-nothing Lu Qi.

Liu Yuru no longer cared about the demeanor of a noblewoman, she grabbed Lu Qi's arm and, ignoring his crying, forcefully dragged him out.

Zhou Feng's face was also extremely grim.

He quickly walked up to Ye Zhentian, forcing out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Brother Ye, I'm truly sorry for spoiling everyone's enjoyment..."

"I will definitely have Qi'er come to apologize another day. For now, we shall take our leave!"

After speaking, he turned and gave Zhou Huai a deep look.

Then he quickly followed Liu Yuru, who was leaving in a panic.

A meticulously planned engagement banquet ended in such an absurd farce.

After the three members of the Zhou Family left in disarray, the atmosphere in the banquet hall instantly relaxed.

Whispers rose like a tide.

"My goodness, this trip was truly not in vain today, to be able to witness such a wonderful drama."

"That Lu Qi really is a fool, to actually wet his pants in public."

"This Zhou Feng is truly unlucky. His own son became paralyzed, and his adopted son became a fool. I think his position in the Zhou Family is completely hanging by a thread from now on."

Ye Xi didn't care about other people's discussions.

She held up her skirt and quickly ran to Zhou Huai's side.

There were still traces of unshed tears on her cheeks, but her clear eyes were filled with gratitude.

"Brother Zhou Huai, thank you, thank you for standing up and speaking for me."

Zhou Huai looked at her, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Why thank me? Could I just stand by and watch you marry someone else?"

Ye Xi's small face instantly turned red.

She lowered her head, fiddling with the hem of her skirt, then looked up again a moment later, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Brother Zhou Huai, how did you know... that Lu Qi's Soul was damaged?"

"Even I didn't know about this."

Zhou Huai smiled mysteriously.

"Although I've always stayed in the separate courtyard, my information is very well-informed."

"How could such a thing be hidden from me?"

Ye Xi gazed steadily at Zhou Huai for a long time.

She suddenly whispered, "Brother Zhou Huai, I suddenly feel that you've changed a lot."

"You've become... increasingly mysterious, and it seems you've also become increasingly powerful."

"It's like... you've become a different person."

Zhou Huai's Heart-Nature skipped a beat.

But the smile on his face remained unchanged, and his eyes ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ became deeper instead.

He sighed softly, "Xi'er, you might not have heard a saying called 'bouncing back from rock bottom.'"

"It means that when a person is pushed to a desperate situation, falling to the bottom, they will begin to struggle and save themselves frantically."

His voice was very soft, but extremely sincere.

"You know my current situation,"

"If I didn't change, I might have been forced to death by that Liu Yuru long ago."

"If I didn't change, I wouldn't have the opportunity to appear before you now."

Zhou Huai looked deeply into Ye Xi's eyes.

"So... can you accept my change?"

Ye Xi's eyes reddened again, tears glistening in her eyes.

She nodded vigorously without any hesitation.

"Of course I can accept it!"

"I only hope that Brother Zhou Huai can become better and better, better and better!"

Zhou Huai reached out and gently stroked her head, his eyes full of doting affection.

"Then that's all there is to it."

"You just need to know that no matter how I change, my affection for you will never change."

Ye Xi's cheeks were so red they looked like they were about to drip blood.

She lowered her eyelids, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"I... I am too."

"Cough cough!"

A heavy cough unseasonably interrupted the warm atmosphere between the two.

Ye Zhentian walked over with a dark face, his eyes twitching as he looked at their intimate posture.

"Someone, escort Young Miss back to her room to rest!"

Only then did Ye Xi reluctantly glance at Zhou Huai, before being half-escorted, half-supported away by two maids.

Ye Zhentian then walked onto the stage, and with a few simple words, announced the end of the evening's banquet, and the guests began to disperse one by one.

Xiang Yu was pushing Zhou Huai, preparing to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Ye Zhentian's voice came from behind.

Zhou Huai turned around.

Ye Zhentian looked at him, his gaze complex.

"With the scene you caused today, the Zhou Family, especially that woman Liu Yuru, will absolutely not let this go."

"Take care of yourself."

Zhou Huai nodded.

"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Ye."

Watching Zhou Huai's retreating figure as Xiang Yu pushed him away, Ye Zhentian stood rooted to the spot for a long time.

He couldn't help but sigh in his Heart-Nature.

This Zhou Huai's Heart-Nature and methods are absolutely in a league of their own among the younger generation.

What a pity...

He's paralyzed.

...

The SUV drove smoothly on the way back to the separate courtyard.

The night was deep, and the city's neon lights stretched into long streams of light outside the car window.

Zhou Huai leaned back in the passenger seat, resting with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

His gaze fell on the rearview mirror.

A few black car lights, like beast eyes quietly opening in the night, followed not too far behind.

A cold smile played on Zhou Huai's lips.

They came so quickly?

It seems my good father truly doesn't intend to leave any father-son sentiment.

"Pull over."

Zhou Huai spoke indifferently.

Xiang Yu had no questions, skillfully turned the steering wheel, and slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

The few black sedans behind also slowed down, forming a semi-encircling formation, completely blocking the SUV.

The car door opened.

Five or six burly men in black suits, with indifferent expressions, got out of their cars one after another.

They walked directly to Zhou Huai's car.

The leader tapped on the car window.

Xiang Yu rolled down the window, and a cold sense of oppression instantly washed over them.

The man looked at Zhou Huai inside the car with an expressionless face, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Young Master, the Master requests your presence."

"Please cooperate with us and take our car back for a visit."

Zhou Huai sat motionless in the car.

"Go back and tell Zhou Feng that I am no longer a member of the Zhou Family."

"I will not go back."

Upon hearing this, a trace of impatience flashed across the leader's face.

"If that's the case, then don't blame us for being impolite."

"The Master has ordered that you must return today!"