After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 332 - 236: Ambition

Chapter 332: Chapter 236: Ambition

Gu Zhiyi looked at her, "Aren’t you busy on your end?"

Tang Xi didn’t hide anything from Gu Zhiyi, as she also wanted to vent to someone. So, she shared what happened last night—how Fu Tingzhou took her to Qing Shui Tang for dinner, how she was bullied by Gao Youhan, and then stayed overnight at the hotel under Fu Tingzhou’s tower.

Gu Zhiyi clenched her teeth, "Gao Youhan, that wicked woman, is the person I hate the most. Relying on the indulgence and protection of her father and brother, she often does such despicable things. So utterly disgusting!!! Tang Xi, are you alright?"

She quickly walked over, took Tang Xi’s hand, and gave her a once-over. Seeing that Tang Xi’s complexion was still decent, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fu Tingzhou also arrived just in time, not letting Gao Youhan have her way. Gao Youhan has a terrible reputation in the circle, but because her family has power, nobody dares to confront her openly, and Shangguan Nanxian also disdains to tangle with her. This has led Gao Youhan to be arrogant and despotic among the socialites, infamous—rather, notorious... Those few girls in her little clique are all fair-weather friends, sucking up to her, hoping to get a piece of the Gao Family’s projects. The moment there’s trouble, they run faster than anyone else."

Tang Xi was all too aware that these wealthy people could trample on the dignity of powerless commoners like her at will.

If Fu Tingzhou hadn’t rushed over last night, Gao Youhan would definitely not have let her off.

Perhaps by today, her video would have spread across all the major entertainment platforms in North City.

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At this moment, at the Gao Family’s residence.

In the living room, Gao Chengxiong was seething with rage and couldn’t help but slap her, "How did I end up with such a foolish daughter!!!"

There was a clear slap mark on Gao Youhan’s face, and she yelled desperately, feeling unjust, "It was that bitch Tang Xi who bullied me!! Dad, when have I ever suffered like this!"

Lin Shuyuan, on one side, felt sorry for her daughter and hurried over to check on Gao Youhan’s face. She shouted unhappily at Gao Chengxiong, "Why did you hit Youhan?? She is our daughter! If you don’t feel sorry for her, I do. You’re elbowing out, and it’s fine if you don’t dare to offend Fu Tingzhou, but even his little lover! Since when has the Gao Family become such a pathetic figure in North City, Gao Chengxiong? Are you just afraid of losing the cooperation?"

Gao Chengxiong had a headache from Lin Shuyuan’s crying, "Such misplaced maternal instincts, what do you know? That woman is not some mistress, she is Fu Tingzhou’s ex-wife!! Ex-wife!! Youhan’s arrogant behavior is all spoiled by you. It’s one thing to bully others, but this Tang Xi is Fu Tingzhou’s ex-wife!! If you insult her, do you know what the consequences are?"

Gao Youhan was stunned.

She stuttered, "What, ex-wife? Tang Xi, that plainly dressed, poor-looking woman is Fu Tingzhou’s ex-wife? Dad, could you be mistaken? How is that possible?"

Lin Shuyuan was also shocked, "Yeah, could that be a mistake?"

Gao Chengxiong, "How could I be mistaken? This was confirmed by Fu Tingzhou himself! Could something he admits himself be false?"

Gao Youhan still found it hard to believe that Tang Xi was Fu Tingzhou’s ex-wife. She was somewhat annoyed that just because of Tang Xi, she had offended Fu Tingzhou, fearing that any prospects of developing a relationship with him were now slim, and her dreams of becoming the young mistress of the Fu Family were utterly dashed.

"Dad, why didn’t you tell me earlier? If you had told me sooner, I wouldn’t have been so impulsive." She wouldn’t have humiliated Tang Xi in public; she would have found someone to teach Tang Xi a lesson in private, without getting herself splashed with dirty water.

Gao Chengxiong sighed, "Now that things have blown up like this, I hope it won’t affect our cooperation with the Fu Family."

At this moment, a male voice came through, accompanied by footsteps. Gao Yufeng walked in, "I’m afraid it has already affected the collaboration. Dad, check your email and see what’s in there!"

"Yufeng, what happened?" Gao Chengxiong was somewhat puzzled. He didn’t go to the company today. Gao Youhan and Lin Shuyuan had been in a conflict all morning; he was hardly in the mood to go to the office.

Gao Yufeng frowned, "Just open your email and you’ll see."

He glanced at Gao Youhan with a complex expression, feeling furious yet also pitying his sister for causing trouble.

Gao Chengxiong immediately had the household servant bring over his laptop. He opened his email, clicked on the most recent message, and the moment he did, a series of pictures were laid bare. The woman in the pictures had all crucial parts blurred out, accompanied by two men, whose faces were smeared.

The pictures were suggestive.

Lin Shuyuan fainted upon seeing the compromising photos of Gao Youhan.

And Gao Chengxiong, grinding his teeth, exclaimed, "What is the meaning of this!!!!"

Although the sensitive areas in the pictures were pixelated, that face was unmistakably Gao Youhan’s, in high definition and close-up.

Gao Youhan came home this morning and didn’t dare speak of what had happened yesterday. In fact, those two men didn’t dare to really do anything to her; they just stripped her of her clothes and took videos and pictures, but they didn’t touch her. Then, despite her screams, they ignored her, locked her in the washroom with a broken basin of water, and kept her there all night until she was released in the morning by two younger mistresses.

Returning home, she unleashed a torrent of abuse on Tang Xi and complained to Gao Chengxiong, hoping that Gao Chengxiong would deal with Tang Xi.

She was then slapped by Gao Chengxiong.

She hadn’t even had a chance to say... that last night she had wanted to capture scandalous photos of Tang Xi, but instead, she was...

Gao Yufeng looked at her, "What on earth happened last night!! Youhan, it’s one thing to bully those other ladies of high society, but last night you were at Qing Shui Tang. Qing Shui Tang would never allow uncontrollable things to happen on their premises. What exactly happened last night! Who took these pictures of you? On the entire North Island, who would dare to bully my sister, Gao Yufeng?"

Gao Youhan couldn’t help but cry, looking at the fuming Gao Chengxiong. She now knew how to play the victim pitifully. She instantly fell to her knees with a thump, "Dad, brother, you must stand up for me. It was all Tang Xi’s doing! I just wanted to teach Tang Xi a lesson last night and make her stay away from Fu Tingzhou. I was just joking with her, but she played the victim in front of Fu Tingzhou, seduced him, and then... then Fu Tingzhou believed that woman and had people lock me in the washroom and take pictures of me."

"Wuwuwu, Dad, you must stand up for me. I am your daughter, and they are bullying me like this, not giving you any face at all, and even bullying the Gao family. You have to help me and properly teach Tang Xi, that bitch, a lesson!!"

Gao Chengxiong’s face grew increasingly ugly.

He stared at the pictures on his computer, and his whole body trembled with anger.

On one hand, because Gao Youhan is his own daughter, which father can remain calm upon seeing such photos of his daughter? On the other hand, Fu Tingzhou didn’t leave him any face!

In recent years, as the Gao family rapidly grew on North Island, Gao Chengxiong’s pride and ambition have inflated. Everyone ought to give him some respect, yet he ran into a wall with Fu Tingzhou, something he cannot tolerate!

Gao Yufeng said, "They are bullying the Gao family to this extent, Dad, can you still bear it? No matter how powerful Fu Tingzhou is, that’s only in North City. This is the island, and as the saying goes—though it might not sound nice but it’s true—’the mighty dragon cannot suppress the local snake.’ We are that troublesome local snake. On this island, we, the Gao family, call the shots!"