Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 1064 - 630: Gossip Intensifies: The Third Wheel? The Cast-Off Spouse? (Part 2)

Chapter 1064: Chapter 630: Gossip Intensifies: The Third Wheel? The Cast-Off Spouse? (Part 2)

A...Auntie?

Ruan Mengxi bit her lip, thinking about her current appearance. Calling her auntie?

"I take full responsibility for what’s happening here. Due to some unavoidable factors at the club, we can’t let you drive today. Besides refunding today’s expenses, we’ll give you extra discount cards for your next visit."

Ruan Mengxi tried to make her voice sound as gentle as possible.

The girl leading the group had her hair in dreadlocks and giggled, "Auntie, we came all this way; do you think we’re short of money?"

"We heard this club was good, so we came to enjoy it, but then this happened. How do we account for our wasted time?"

"Discount cards? Who are you trying to brush off?"

If it was the old her, she would have retorted directly, but she had to be responsible for Jiang Chengsi, so she spoke gently.

"What do you want? As long as we can do it, we will try to satisfy you. The fire inspector has been here, and you all saw it. We’ll be closed for a few days for adjustment, and right now, no driving is allowed in the club."

"We came here to drive. Are you kidding me? Your lack of fire safety measures is your problem; it’s your negligence!" The other party clearly wasn’t inclined to let it go.

"Negligence in your work is your business, what does it have to do with us?"

"We are just consumers; why should we pay for your mistakes? Big stores bully customers!"

Ruan Mengxi tried to keep smiling, "It is indeed our negligence, so we will try to compensate for your losses."

"Compensate the loss? Sure, how about this number!" She suddenly reached out and gestured a number.

Ruan Mengxi’s smile froze for a moment, and the staff behind her started whispering.

"A six-figure sum, are they crazy?"

"This is blatant extortion."

"This is a bit too much, and with so many people, what should we do?"

...

Ruan Mengxi pressed her lips, "Okay, let me give you two options to choose from. Firstly, the refund and discount card I mentioned before. Secondly, I’ll refund your money and call the police over to settle this."

"I can’t think of a better way to handle this. Maybe under the coordination of the police, we can reach a better settlement."

"So you won’t accuse us of using our size to bully customers."

The group of young people across from her turned pale at the mention of calling the police.

Ruan Mengxi didn’t believe they were just ordinary kids coming to cause trouble.

"Auntie, who are you trying to scare?"

"I’m not trying to scare you; I’m just looking for the best solution. If you feel bullied, having the police here can support you. Think it over carefully."

Ruan Mengxi was already signaling the person beside her to bring the discount cards.

**

Jiang Mansion

Tang Wan feared that her parents would find out about Ruan Mengxi and Qi Zeyan’s issues, and she was worried about further troubles at the club. She was so distracted that she didn’t even notice when her son got hungry.

"Wanwan?" Ruan’s Mom frowned.

"Hmm?"

"The child seems to be hungry."

Tang Wan smiled, carrying Xiaowai into the room to nurse him. As soon as the little guy saw Tang Wan undoing her shirt buttons, he seemed to get excited.

Finally, food!

But Tang Wan took a glance at her phone again, checking the follow-up on Ruan Mengxi and Qi Zeyan’s situation.

Ruan Mengxi’s identity had been dug out.

Initially, someone speculated:

[Does anyone think this person looks like Qi Shao’s former assistant, the really pretty one?]

Ruan Mengxi had been with Qi Zeyan for a long time. She accompanied him to events with Xiaozhu, often getting photographed, and there had been early speculations about their relationship.

Later, people heard she was Tang Wan’s best friend, assuming she got in through the backdoor. But the scandalous rumors about Qi Zeyan and Jiang Chengsi’s "cult" were too intense.

Ruan Mengxi followed the "Feng Que" crew frequently going into the mountains. Who would place someone they liked by their side just to send them off into the mountains?

Everyone knows how tough it is to be with the crew. Anyway, there was never a rumor between them.

At this point, people dug up old photos of Ruan Mengxi attending events with him. Her body proportions looked the same.

Furthermore, netizens figured out the neighborhood and, using details, deduced the building, eventually exposing Ruan Mengxi.

"Didn’t she quit?"

"What does quitting have to do with it? I heard Qi Shao invested there, and she went there, supposedly becoming the manager under the boss, much more free than working in a corporate system."

"Isn’t that Sir’s place? How could Sir allow Qi Shao to place his girlfriend there?"

"Maybe Sir didn’t know? Then Qi Shao put her there, and he just took her over?"

...

Many netizens used their imagination, concocting a grand drama of how Ruan Mengxi usurped her way from being a mistress to a legitimate partner.

Jiang Chengsi turned into an innocent figure in the middle, a victim of a scumbag couple, leading many to sympathize with him.

Claiming he got abandoned by Qi Zeyan...

Tang Wan found it hilarious and exasperating at the same time. Were these netizens crazy? Their imaginations were so wild!

They might as well write novels.

This was all just gossip for entertainment; Qi Zeyan and Ruan Mengxi weren’t celebrities. They didn’t need to make anything public, though some comments were resentful, claiming Ruan Mengxi dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family, or that she climbed up using connections.

But most people were supportive.

Up to this point, nothing majorly bad had happened.

Until Tang Wan scrolled her phone and saw someone exposing Yun Hezhi.

[During her relationship, Qi Shao’s girlfriend entangled with a famous opera star, even living under the same roof.]

The photos were secretly taken from a window, with Yun Hezhi at Ruan Mengxi’s place. They were actually doing nothing, with no intimate contact whatsoever.

But in everyone’s mind, Ruan Mengxi seemed to be Qi Zeyan’s girlfriend, and being alone with a strange man, even if nothing happened, inevitably aroused suspicion.

Yun Hezhi’s life story was all over Baidu and easily searchable. His ancestral home was in Pingjiang, just like Ruan Mengxi.

What a coincidence.

Netizens immediately abandoned Jiang Chengsi, diving into the love triangle between Ruan Mengxi, Qi Zeyan, and Yun Hezhi.

"Did Qi Shao get cheated on before he even publicly announced the relationship?"

"That can’t be true, right? They didn’t even do anything! Sneakily taking photos from a window is shameless. This constitutes privacy invasion, they could be sued."

"Qi Shao, Boss Yun, this little assistant is quite the catch. Why are so many men surrounding her?"

"She managed to become Qi Shao’s assistant and then moved to Sir’s place. Do you think she didn’t have any tricks?"

...

The online chatter was a mess. Tang Wan was annoyed reading it, while Xiaowai, waiting half a day with no milk, squirmed to grab Tang Wan’s attention.

Look at me!

See your starving son eagerly waiting to be fed.

But Tang Wan was engrossed, texting Ruan Mengxi, not noticing him at all, which made Xiaowai discontent.

No matter what, he had to catch Tang Wan’s attention. So, he simply tilted his little neck and let out a loud cry.

Tang Wan frowned, quickly putting down her phone to pick up her son.

"Crying with your neck tilted; no wonder your godmother calls you Jiang Xiaowai. From now on, you’ll be Xiaowai."

The little guy, finally getting his mother’s attention, felt content and stopped fussing.

Tang Wan, seeing this, thought he liked the name. Besides, it was just a nickname. "Let’s settle on that."

Xiaowai waved his arms:

I’m really hungry!

"Do you really like this name..."

"Ah—" Jiang Xiaowai babbled, truly hungry.