Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 551 - 473: Twelve Updates

Tong Airui accompanied Bert to the VIP fitting room, where several shop assistants pushed a rack full of clothes in front of Bert.

"Prince Bert, your custom-made suits are all here. Please try them on, and if any don’t fit, we can make alterations."

"Alright, you can leave now." Bert grabbed Dean’s hand. "Help me pick which one to wear for our wedding."

Dean chuckled. "You’re sitting right next to a fashion guru. Why not ask him?"

"Look at him, acting like he doesn’t have a heart or a soul. Do you really think he’d bother helping me pick a suit?"

Tong Airui was just about to redial on his phone when he heard Bert mocking him. He lifted his gaze to glance at Bert. "You’re picking an outfit to impress your wife. It wouldn’t be my place to have an opinion."

"You’re calling Yi Luowa?" Bert shot him a look. "If you’re gonna call, just do it already. Stop dawdling. After you’re done, help me pick out a suit."

"She’s not answering." Tong Airui shook his head helplessly.

His call didn’t go through, but Dean’s phone started ringing instead.

Dean glanced at his phone nervously, then hurried out of the room.

Tong Airui looked down at his phone, his expression gradually darkening.

"Airui, how about this one?" Bert held up a light gray suit for Tong Airui to see.

Tong Airui ignored him, pressing a button on his phone.

Dean’s voice came through the phone, "How can you go back on your word?! I already gave you the money. Why are you still calling me?"

"I’ve changed my mind! Mrs. Luowa isn’t someone I dare to provoke. If you don’t pay me more, I’ll go confess everything to Duke Airui."

"Go ahead if you want to die! Once Tong Airui finds out, you won’t even know how you died!"

"Ha! I’ll bring you down with me when I go! I have nothing to lose. But if Prince Bert finds out you schemed against his brother’s wife, do you really think he’d still marry you?"

"I wasn’t scheming against her! I just showed him a photo!"

"If it was just about a photo, would you have kept me involved with Mrs. Luowa for so long?"

"...How much do you want?!"

Bert’s face darkened as he kicked over the clothes rack. "Airui, we’re leaving!"

Tong Airui raised an eyebrow slightly. "She’s being blackmailed. You’re not going to do anything?"

"A woman like that? I can’t be bothered. I’m calling off the wedding as soon as we get back!"

Tong Airui stood up lazily. "Dean isn’t a bad person overall. I have no idea how Yi Luowa and I offended her. Why don’t you ask? If it’s our fault, we’ll apologize. Your wedding is already set. Canceling it now would be bad for you, for her, and for the relationship between our two nations."

"What’s on the photo?" Bert hesitated slightly, suddenly curious.

Tong Airui showed him the restored image. "Ke Jingran fainted, and Yi Luowa helped him up. That’s it."

"What’s her problem?!" Bert flared up again after seeing the photo.

"Calm down. Ask her about it first. I don’t want my relationship with Luowa to ruin your wedding." Tong Airui called Dapeng, gave him a location, and said in a low voice, "Once you’ve caught the person, don’t ask anything, just lock them in the detention room."

Even at this point, Tong Airui was still protecting both Dean’s and Bert’s reputations. Bert looked at him with guilt. "You and Luowa... nothing happened between you two, right?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"What could possibly happen!" Tong Airui pointed to his own chin, smiling lightly. "These are love bites, not signs of domestic violence."

"Beep, beep..." Just as Tong Airui was speaking, Yi Luowa’s call came through.

Tong Airui picked up, intentionally switching to speaker mode.

"You beast! You actually called me?"

"Yeah, why didn’t you answer earlier?"

"It’s all your fault! I didn’t sleep well and had to nap in the car."

"Did you arrive at Second Uncle’s place yet?"

"I just entered the estate gates. I called you so you wouldn’t worry about me."

"I’ll come pick you up later."

"Stay with Bert. I’ll come back on my own tonight. Gotta go, Second Uncle and Huo Li have come outside to greet me."

Tong Airui hung up, smiling as he looked at Bert. "Feel reassured now?"

Bert’s lips moved slightly, but before he could say anything, Dean walked back into the room.

Bert scoffed, turning his head away.

Dean glanced at the toppled clothes rack, lightly biting her lip, before stepping straight in front of Tong Airui. "Airui, I’m sorry!"

Tong Airui froze. "Why are you suddenly apologizing to me?"

Bert frowned, watching carefully to see what this woman was up to.

Dean fidgeted nervously with her fingers. "A while ago, I hired a private investigator to follow Yi Luowa. A few days ago, that investigator sent me a photo. I hesitated for a long time before sending it to you. Honestly, I regretted it as soon as I did. I was afraid you and Yi Luowa would start fighting.

Just now, that investigator called me, trying to extort money. I refused because giving in once would mean giving in forever. I don’t want to live my life in fear and guilt.

I need to confess everything to you and Bert. Airui, you can punish me however you see fit. And Bert, if you think someone as narrow-minded as me doesn’t deserve to be your wife, let’s call off the wedding."

When Dean finished speaking, she bowed deeply to Tong Airui. "I’m sorry!"

Tong Airui hesitated for a moment, then reached out to help her up. "Yi Luowa and I trust each other. One photoshopped image won’t affect our relationship. But I just want to ask: why did you have someone follow Yi Luowa? How did she offend you?"