Xu Xingguang kept silent, then she is the white moonlight, the red mole, the little fairy.

But once she spoke, she instantly became the vicious Hedong Lion.

Chu Zimu heard these venomous words from Xu Xingguang and instantly snapped out of his infatuation.

No matter how beautiful Xu Xingguang was, she was essentially a venomous snake-woman!

You Mingyue was humiliated by Xu Xingguang to the point her cheeks turned pale. She said, aggrieved, "I was talking to you properly. If you don’t want to deal with me, then fine, but why humiliate people?"

Before Xu Xingguang could speak, Chu Zimu strode over to You Mingyue’s side.

He held You Mingyue in his arms, glaring at Xu Xingguang with disdain.

Suppressing his anger, Chu Zimu reproached Xu Xingguang, "Xu Xingguang, it takes two hands to clap. Without Uncle Xu’s approval and favoritism, how could Aunt You have married into the Xu Family? Everyone can understand that you might harbor resentment, but can’t you stop taking it out on Ming Yue all the time?"

"If you really want to talk about right and wrong, the one who made the mistake was your father. Besides, Uncle Xu only made a common mistake that men tend to make. Is there any need to hold onto grudges and target others everywhere?"

Looking at the sharp and prickly Xu Xingguang standing before him, Chu Zimu shook his head with indescribable disappointment and said, "Xu Xingguang, behaving like this, you’re no different from a shrew."

Chu Zimu didn’t truly believe Xu Zeqing was unforgivable.

Xu Zeqing’s only mistake was marrying You Jingqiu into the family too early. If he had waited another year or two, no one would have criticized.

However, when men encounter true love, they often act recklessly, regardless of the consequences.

Xu Xingguang found Chu Zimu’s words laughable.

Xu Xingguang shook her head, looked at Chu Zimu, but directed her words toward Mrs. Chu: "Chu Zimu, you really should repeat those words to your mother and see what she thinks."

Chu Zimu stiffened, subconsciously turning to look at his mother.

Seeing disappointment in his mother’s eyes, Chu Zimu then realized how heartless his previous words had been.

When roles are reversed and the deceased becomes one’s own mother, and the father, just two months after the mother’s death, impatiently marries a stranger into the home, treating her child as his own.

Chu Zimu felt as though he wanted to end their lives.

Realizing how absurd and heartless his previous words had been, Chu Zimu lowered his head with guilt.

"Do you say You Mingyue is innocent?" Xu Xingguang looked at You Mingyue playfully, raised her voice a bit, and sneered, "How innocent she is. She occupies my room innocently, wears my necklace innocently, dons my clothes innocently, and seduces a man I rejected, then deliberately shows off in front of me innocently."

"Someday, when you, Mr. Chu, go bankrupt and wear a green hat, and still can say You Mingyue is innocent, then I truly have to give you a banner to praise you as the ’Saint of the current times’!"

Every word Xu Xingguang spoke was heard clearly by everyone around.

For a moment, the entire hillside fell silent.

Those who had heard of Xu Xingguang’s reputation and those who hadn’t were all shocked by her brazen remarks.

Was she crazy, daring to publicly insult Chu Zimu in front of so many people!

Didn’t she notice how dark Mrs. Chu and Chairman Chu’s faces had become?

Chu Zimu’s hands were trembling with fury; he almost wanted to hit a woman.

Mrs. Chu noticed Chu Zimu’s intentions and immediately chided, "Zimu! What kind of behavior is it to quarrel with a young girl? She’s young and doesn’t know proper occasions and rules, but do you also have no decorum?"

Mrs. Chu was artful with her words, pulling Chu Zimu completely out of the whirlpool while labeling Xu Xingguang as ’unruly.’

Suppressing his anger, Chu Zimu turned and walked away. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Xu Xingguang had no intention of escalating the situation. After all, this was the Xiahou Clan, and she attended today’s event as Zhang Zhiyi’s family.

She ought to show Zhang Zhiyi some face.

"You Mingyue." Xu Xingguang suddenly called out to You Mingyue.

You Mingyue and Chu Zimu turned to look at Xu Xingguang together.

Xu Xingguang said to You Mingyue, "Let me share an old song with you. You may not have heard it, but your mother must have. It’s called ’Hiroshima Love,’ and it’s quite nice."

With that, Xu Xingguang walked towards Zhang Zhiyi’s car.

"What does she mean by that?" Chu Zimu asked, bewildered, looking down at You Mingyue, "What song is ’Hiroshima Love’?"