Just as he was about to vent his frustration by knocking on Liu Muming's head, he suddenly noticed a woman behind Liu Muming, her hair floating wildly despite the absence of wind, her eyes glowing red, exuding an icy, chilling aura.
Everyone around noticed that this woman was on the verge of an outburst and retreated to give her space.
Only the flippant Liu Muming remained oblivious.
Xin Ci's lips curved into a sinister smile.
In the consciousness space, Mu Qingqing closed her eyes and silently thought, "Five seconds of mourning for Liu Muming, in advance."
Xin Ci seized the opportunity and retorted, "Oh dear~ Some people, about to have nowhere to run in the next second, yet still have no inkling."
"What do you mean?"
The confused Liu Muming subconsciously turned his head.
But the moment he saw Bai Ting standing behind him, Liu Muming instantly regretted it, almost collapsing to his knees in fright.
He forced a smile, uglier than a cry, and said guiltily, "Bai... Bai Ting, when did you get here?"
Bai Ting let out a cold snort and, right there and then, grabbed Liu Muming's ear, unleashing her fury, "What, did I interrupt your flirting? Liu Muming, Liu Muming, you're getting bolder and bolder."
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, big sister, I won't dare again."
Liu Muming grimaced in pain and quickly begged for mercy.
But Bai Ting wouldn't let go easily, continuing, "Won't dare? I'd like to see what you dare not do."
"Today is the wedding day of Xin Huanyan and Changyang Gushuo, and you, of all people, show up to join the fun, only to start hitting on women in the banquet hall."
"If I hadn't shown up, would you have donned a red robe and married this vixen?"
Xin Ci, who had been watching Liu Muming's predicament with amusement, immediately felt a dark line appear on his forehead upon hearing the words "vixen."
Vixen?!
Xin Ci, inexplicably insulted, froze, unable to smile.
Seeing Xin Ci's expression in the consciousness space, Mu Qingqing, however, burst into laughter.
With Liu Muming and Bai Ting bickering in front of him, Xin Ci wisely decided to leave to avoid further trouble.
Liu Muming hurriedly explained, "Bai Ting, please, you're about to twist my ear off. I really wasn't hitting on anyone, and you know this woman, she's Xin Ci."
Xin Ci, who had already retreated, became furious upon hearing his name called, "Damn it, you brat, you're trying to get me killed! I'm at the Xin family's place right now, if I'm discovered, I'm done for."
Xin Ci quickly quickened his pace, putting as much distance as possible between himself and the lively duo of Liu Muming and Bai Ting.
"You won't fool me. Xin Ci is in Dongzhou, how could he be here? I want to see who this vixen really is!"
Bai Ting pushed Liu Muming away angrily, only to find that besides Senior Ming Huang, there was no other woman at the seating area.
She had clearly seen a beautiful girl talking to Liu Muming just moments ago, so where had she gone?
"See? I wasn't lying..."
Liu Muming, clutching his ear, stepped forward to speak, but found that Xin Ci had already vanished.
A chill ran down his spine, "Xin Ci, you can't play me like this. If you leave, how am I supposed to explain to Bai Ting..."
Without time to think, Liu Muming already felt Bai Ting's murderous gaze cast upon him.
"It's over..."
Liu Muming was on the verge of tears.
Meanwhile, Xin Ci was rushing to escape, running into a luxurious and spacious courtyard.
Before he could even turn back, he suddenly collided with a wall of flesh.
"Ouch!"
Xin Ci and another unknown person tumbled to the ground together.
Xin Ci, now in a woman's body, felt that this body was significantly more delicate.
Just a bump and she had fallen to the ground.
"Why does it hurt so much? It was just a bump."
Xin Ci rubbed his nose, which ached, and then felt the pain in his backside. He couldn't help but inwardly complain, "Why does the pain in this body also feel so much more intense?"
"Which daredevil has the audacity to bump into this young master? I'm so angry..."
Xin Ci then realized that he had bumped into a young man who looked like a young master.
This young master was dressed in a golden brocade robe, with a luxurious jade pendant at his waist, inscribed with the characters "Changyang."
Changyang Gushuo had been strolling peacefully in the courtyard when suddenly someone bumped into him from behind.
Infuriated, he was about to unleash his rage and put the offender to death.
However, when he looked up, Changyang Gushuo discovered that the person who had bumped into him was such a beautiful young girl, and he couldn't help but be stunned, his anger instantly extinguished.
Changyang Gushuo had never seen such a stunning beauty. It was as if half of his soul had been captivated by this enchanting woman, and he couldn't tear his gaze away from her.
Seeing the woman on the ground rubbing her nose, her limpid eyes looking at him with a cute, curious expression.
Changyang Gushuo felt a stir of restless emotion within him.
Thus, Changyang Gushuo immediately adopted the demeanor of a perfect gentleman, extending his hand to the woman before him, and asked gently, "Miss, are you alright? Allow me to help you up."
Xin Ci was still rubbing his nose and didn't quite pay attention to his words, instinctively reaching out her hand.
Unexpectedly, Changyang Gushuo suddenly pulled her into his embrace.
Xin Ci's mind went blank. What was wrong with this guy?
Changyang Gushuo, holding the beauty in his arms, felt as if he were holding a piece of warm, fragrant jade, and sniffed the enchanting scent emanating from Xin Ci with an infatuated expression.
Mu Qingqing, watching the scene unfold in the consciousness space, was dumbfounded.
She recognized the person from the jade pendant at his waist as one of the villains from the original work, Changyang Gushuo, who had intended to marry the protagonist Xin Ci's sister.
But why was Changyang Gushuo embracing Xin Ci?
This scene was not in the original work. What was happening now?
However, Xin Ci did not know that this person was Changyang Gushuo. He simply thought that the person inexplicably hugging him had a screw loose.
Moreover, as a man, being held in this guy's arms made Xin Ci feel disgusted and nauseous.
He immediately turned cold and, channeling his true essence, directly pushed Changyang Gushuo away.
He then quickly retreated a few steps, looking at Changyang Gushuo coldly.
Changyang Gushuo did not seem angered by Xin Ci's action. Instead, he licked his lips with a look of intoxication and asked with a smile, "What a fresh and refined beauty."
Ugh!
Seeing Changyang Gushuo's lecherous appearance, Xin Ci's stomach churned, and he almost couldn't help but vomit.
Where did this pervert come from? Why was he like Liu Muming?
No, this person was even more outrageous than Liu Muming; at least Liu Muming wouldn't lay hands on him like this.
Xin Ci increasingly felt that disguising himself as a woman to infiltrate the Xin family was a mistake, as he simply couldn't handle these strange people.