Jiang Ying Yue gasped at the hurtful words Long Hui threw at her. She couldn't believe that he just called her a "whore". He was the only man she had ever slept with, but he was degrading her like this? Not only that, he also dared insult her in front of their young child?
Suffocating pain squeezed her heart, but she tried her best to remain calm for the sake of their son who had no idea what was going on. Little Jun was alternately looking at his mommy and daddy, trying to figure out why they were being so scary.
Jiang Ying Yue took a deep breath and spoke in her sincerest voice, "Hui…please listen to me. I'm not cheating on you—"
"Liar! I have clear evidence here! I even have videos! Who is that man?" he continued to roar at her.
"These photos and whatever videos you have are all misleading. If you'll just listen to me, I'll explain everything. I'm not cheating on you. That man is Lin Yehan. We're not in a relationship. We met each other today by coincidence. He's Sir Liwei's friend—"
"Ah, so he's Lin Yehan, that agriculture tycoon. You're really something Ying Yue." He sneered at her. "You know that my position in the clan is very unstable right now because of Xiulan, making it unclear of whether I'll succeed as the next head of Long Industries or not. Since I've become an heir with an uncertain future, you now decided to toss me away for a wealthier man who owns his own businesses!"
"No! Hui, that's not true! I never cared about your wealth or your status! Please listen to me—"
"Liar! Now I know why you underwent a makeover, started taking care of your physical appearance and wearing sexy clothes! I thought you were doing it for me so that I'll return to live with you again, but it turns out you're doing it for another man! That explains why you always reject me when I try to sleep with you! It's because you're busy fucking another man, you cheating whore!"
Jiang Ying Yue couldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth. She couldn't believe that this was Long Hui. All of the insults he was throwing at her, not to mention his tone of voice like he was disgusted at her for being a dirty woman who slept around with other men, stabbed deeply into her heart and degraded not only her dignity as a woman but also as a human being.
Long Hui continued roaring at her. She attempted several times to explain herself to him, but he refused to listen. He was too furious. It seemed that his mind was already set on what to believe. Unfortunately, he believed the misleading photos and videos more than her.
"Dadaaa! Dadaaaa! Sowwy! Junjun good boy!"
Jiang Ying Yue immediately felt frantic. Her son's pitiful words hurt her more compared to Long Hui's insults. Little Jun was too well-mannered that he was even apologizing for something that wasn't his fault. Her heart squeezed painfully until she felt like she couldn't breathe anymore.
On one hand, she wanted to properly explain the real situation to Long Hui and hopefully repair their relationship (if that was still possible). On the other hand, her mother's instincts made her prioritize calming her child first.
"Hui, let's not do this in front of our son. Let me calm Little Jun first and then we can talk. Wait… Let me bring him up to the penthouse first and then we'll talk, okay?"
She didn't wait for him to reply but was already on her way to the door, while at the same time murmuring reassurances to the frightened Little Jun.
However, Long Hui was having none of it. He roughly pulled Jiang Ying Yue's arm, almost making her drop Little Jun.
"Long Hui! What the hell are you doing?!!" she yelled.
Instead of noticing the precarious position of their son between them, Long Hui pointed an angry finger at Jiang Ying Yue's face.
"There's no way I'm going to let you bring MY son to the penthouse! Xiulan and Jin Liwei have corrupted you enough! You changed so much because of them! They're also the reason why you and my son are becoming more distant to me! I also heard that you've become close to Xiulan's slut of a mother! No wonder you've become a slut as well! I forbid any of them from having any further direct interactions with my son! Long Jun is MY son! He's a Long, not a Jin or a Lin! I'm taking Long Jun right now and I'll raise him by myself as a Long! There's no way I'm going to allow him to treat another man as a father!"
This disturbing cacophony was punctuated by the sound of the now hysterical Little Jun screaming at the top of his lungs.
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At the same time that the fierce argument between Jiang Ying Yue and Long Hui was occurring inside the unit, a loud and urgent alarm rang throughout the penthouse upstairs, the special security room in the condo building where some of Jin Liwei's own subordinates were staying, and all the way at Dragon Palace Home #10.
Ketchup's voice spoke in a cold and emotionless yet still urgent tone, saying:
"Emergency! Emergency! We have an emergency inside Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun's unit. They are being attacked by a figure matching the profile of…
"Long Hui…that good-for-nothing scumbag! Urgent intervention is required. I repeat, this is an emergency!"
Then a live sound recording played and was heard by everyone in these places. Their hearts stopped for a moment when they heard the distressed screams of Little Jun and the disturbing sounds of a fight.