Chapter 8: Scandal Exposed

Qi Xu grabbed Jiang Hongyi's other arm, not allowing him to leave his side at all, and refused with a fake smile.

"Oh, Xu Xu, you have to entertain this guest, so you don't have time to take care of your nephew-in-law Jiang Hongyi. I'll help you help him sleep in the guest room."

Unexpectedly, Li Jinyan not only did not give up, but became even more aggressive. She grabbed Jiang Hongyi's arm and pulled it down with her hands.

Qi Xu was quite strong, and Li Jinyan only managed to pull off one little finger after trying for a long time.

"Don't worry, Auntie. I can still hold on."

As the two were dragging each other, Jiang Hongyi woke up from his trance, shook off Li Jinyan's arm that was touching his arm, and his whole body exuded an aura that kept strangers away.

Although Li Jinyan was not afraid of Qi Xu, Jiang Hongyi was a grown man with a lot of strength, not to mention he was a soldier. She was afraid that she would anger Jiang Hongyi, so she withdrew her hand awkwardly, rubbing her hands nervously.

"Haha, nephew-in-law, why are you so distant? I saw that you were drunk and a little confused, so I thought of taking you to the guest room to rest for a while."

"Haha, since you're sober now, forget it."

Li Jinyan explained awkwardly, but her eyes rolled around, and then she looked at where Qi Baihua was, blinking rapidly to signal.

This action was so obvious that Qi Xu could tell something was wrong at a glance, because Li Jinyan's blinking looked like a physiological twitch, which looked abnormal no matter how he looked at it.

However, since Jiang Hongyi was awake, there was no need for her to hold his arm anymore. She loosened her grip on Jiang Hongyi's hand without leaving a trace, and silently took a small step forward, creating distance between them.

Jiang Hongyi was actually still a little dizzy, so he didn't notice that she had suddenly become farther away.

Someone saw that Jiang Hongyi was sober, so they dragged him to the table to drink. Qi Xu was worried that something might go wrong along the way, so while he was entertaining the guests, he would keep an eye on Jiang Hongyi's condition from time to time.

But it was hard to guard against it. Li Jinyan suddenly called a group of distant relatives to come over and toast Qi Xu, turning him into a group of praisers.

They praised her for being lucky enough to find a good husband, praised her for being lucky enough that her husband had a state-owned enterprise, and praised her for becoming more beautiful after losing weight.

Then the toasts began, and Qi Xu was forced to drink one glass of wine after another.

It was this gap that allowed Qi Baihua to take advantage of the opportunity.

Qi Baihua got a pot of wine from somewhere, and while saying that she envied Sister Xu Xu, she toasted and made Jiang Hongyi drink the whole pot in a row.

Although Jiang Hongyi was not a good drinker, after all the toasts, he was dazed for a moment at most, and he would soon sober up after a little breeze.

But after drinking this pot of wine, he felt that even his vision became blurred and his body staggered involuntarily.

"Hey, brother-in-law, why are you drunk? Come on, let me take you to the guest room to sleep for a while."

Qi Baihua spoke hypocritically, took the opportunity to support Jiang Hongyi, and walked towards the guest room.

Even though Qi Xu was constantly being forced to drink, she kept reciting the Heart Clearing Technique in her heart to keep herself awake at all times.

When she looked up after drinking a glass of wine, she saw Qi Baihua supporting the staggering Jiang Hongyi and walking towards the guest room deep in the old house.

She didn't know what tricks the mother and daughter would use, but judging from their appearance, it was definitely not a good thing.

Qi Xu smiled and made the excuse that she had drunk too much and needed to go to the bathroom. Then she pushed through the relatives surrounding her and quickly caught up with Qi Baihua.

"Hey! Where is cousin Baihua planning to take my husband?"

Qi Xu was glad that he had increased his exercise recently and his pace had more than doubled.

The moment Qi Baihua opened the door to the guest room, she grabbed the back of Jiang Hongyi's shirt, and with her right hand, she pulled Jiang Hongyi, who was leaning on her shoulder, back to her side and put her arm around his waist.

Qi Baihua looked at her who suddenly appeared, and was so angry that her teeth were itching with hatred, and the muscles in her cheeks were obviously twitching.

"Sister, did you see it? Isn't my brother-in-law drunk? I helped him into the house to rest."

At this point, Qi Xu could probably guess what Qi Baihua and her daughter were planning. They probably wanted to take advantage of the wedding banquet to knock Jiang Hongyi unconscious, take him to the guest room and eat him up.

"Don't bother Sister Baihua. I'll take care of my husband myself."

Qi Xu left the words behind and turned around to walk back with the unconscious Jiang Hongyi.

Li Jinyan seemed to notice something was wrong and shouted at the top of her voice: "Xu Xu, is your niece-in-law drunk? Let him rest first and come over to eat and drink."

The voice was so loud, as if the speaker was worried that none of the guests present could hear it.

In an instant, everyone's attention turned to Qi Xu who was hugging Jiang Hongyi's waist.

"Oh! Are you afraid of losing the groom while hugging him like this?"

"That's right, Qi Xu, come over for dinner and drinks. We haven't talked enough with you."

"Xu Xu, Hongyi probably hasn't had much to drink before, so he can't hold his liquor. Let him rest for a while, and we'll eat."

Everyone was talking at once, even Liang Jing felt a little distressed when she saw her son was drunk, so she asked her to help Jiang Hongyi into the guest room to rest.

Qi Xu instantly became the target of public criticism, and everyone started gossiping again.

So he was waiting for her here. This operation clearly wanted to make her feel like a nobody. Ha! Interesting.

She calmly used her other hand to draw a heart-clearing talisman in the air behind her back and slapped it directly on Jiang Hongyi who was beside her.

Although it would take a minute or two for the Qingxin Talisman to take effect, it didn't matter. It was enough time for her to expose the shameless plot of the mother and daughter.

"Oh? Auntie, is that really the case? You just want my husband to go into the guest room to rest?"

The moment she finished speaking, the mantra talisman she had drawn in the air on her hand happened to hit Li Jinyan's heart.

In the blink of an eye, the words that Li Jinyan was about to use to argue suddenly changed.

"How is that possible? I just want Baihua to help him go in so I can do whatever I want and have a taste of what's new."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. No matter whether they were drinking and bragging or just eating, it was as if the pause button was pressed.

"Really? Auntie knew he was my husband, yet she still let Qi Baihua do this shameful thing. What's her motive?"

Qi Xu guessed that they had this plan, but when he really heard her say it, the anger in his heart swelled uncontrollably, and his hand around Jiang Hongyi's waist tightened unconsciously.

"Haha, what? You two haven't even gotten your marriage certificate yet, and Baihua got there first. So this wedding banquet is for Baihua and Hongyi."

Li Jinyan's eyes were filled with fear and shock, and she spoke out everything she was thinking as if she was uncontrollable.

She reached out her hand to cover her mouth, but how could Qi Xu let her do as she wished?

"Hongyi? Auntie, do you really want my husband to become your son-in-law? You're so unscrupulous. Have you planned this all along?"

"Hmph! You're so clever! Otherwise, why would I let you hold the wedding banquet at the old house? You know Baihua likes Jiang Hongyi so much, he's destined to be my son-in-law."