This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 297 Are you Xiao Jianren?

Xiao Xingchen was stunned. A scumbag? Where did this come from?

He quickly stopped the gossipy crowd and began to ask them detailed questions, and then his expression grew increasingly grim.

As for Mu Wushuang, their relationship, which had just eased after going through hardships, was once again frozen.

"Scumbag, scumbag who abandoned his wife and children."

Mu Wushuang's disdainful gaze made Xiao Xingchen almost explode. He had never imagined that this word would fall on his head in both his lives. How could he not be anxious?

Besides, the only wife he ever acknowledged was Daji. Could it be Daji? But that doesn't make sense either. The people all say that one of them was named Shen Li and the other Xiao Xingxue. They have a very clear story behind it, and it's definitely not made up.

"Let's go home. I want to see which two shameless people are trying to scam me. Damn it, they've given us too much face."

Despite his anger, Xiao Xingchen remained cautious. These two women had casually shown up at his door at this hour; he dared not provoke them rashly.

So, at his insistence, he took Mu Wushuang through the back door, which made Mu Wushuang even more contemptuous, and she mocked him relentlessly the whole way.

"He dares to do it but not to admit it, ha, that's men for you."

"Can't control your third leg? Should I chop it off for you?"

. . .

Xiao Xingchen sighed helplessly, wanting to retort, but the facts were undeniable. His rebuttal would only invite a stronger counterattack from Mu Wushuang. He quietly slipped into the palace, but before he could even change his clothes, Xizhu appeared with the Eldest Princess and Ruoxue.

"Looks like your elopement is over. How was it? Did you have a good time?"

Xi Zhu teased, her gaze lingering on Mu Wushuang for a moment. Mu Wushuang snorted coldly, then abandoned Xiao Xingchen and took the initiative to confess.

"Don't get me wrong, he was going to take me to find Xiao Jianxian's secret, but I ended up being tricked by her."

"Mu Wushuang, you son of a bitch!"

Xiao Xingchen was about to retort when he was met with a furious glare from Ling Xue.

"Shut up! Do you even know that your unwanted suitors are coming after you? How dare you go out like this? Go and deal with them!"

"Exactly, you can go out and flirt with other women, but don't mess with my Wushuang sister, you scumbag."

Ruoxue spat out a mouthful, causing Xiao Xingchen's face to darken instantly.

"Stop joking. I'm also surprised that I've attracted two undesirable romantic interests. Tell me what happened."

"Go ask your lousy love interest. He's been looking for you relentlessly, wishing he could get into your bed right now."

Ling Xue's aggression was quite strong, which not only embarrassed Xiao Xingchen, but also surprised Ruoxue. Her attack seemed more like that of a wronged little wife.

"Alright, it's good that you're back. If I hadn't sensed Wushuang's presence blocking you, where would you have gone?" Xizhu smoothed things over.

"No, look at how I look. I need to take a shower and change my clothes."

"Screw you, get over here and deal with your rotten romantic entanglements!"

Ling Xue was furious. After speaking, she rushed towards the inner hall.

"Is she on her period? Why is she acting so aggressively?"

Xiao Xingchen's question was met with Xi Zhu shaking her head.

"Since you're back, let's all come together. We need to discuss how to resolve these issues."

"I know, you guys go first, I'll be right back."

Xiao Xingchen kept giving Ruoxue meaningful glances. Since he couldn't afford to offend anyone else, the only way to get any information was to ask Ruoxue.

"Don't glare at me. I'm going to tell Ling Feiyuan to stop looking around outside. They've all gone crazy because of you."

Ruoxue was very dissatisfied and left abruptly, pulling Mu Wushuang along with her as they parted.

This made Xiao Xingchen scratch his head awkwardly, and give a helpless bitter smile. He couldn't help but think of the saying, "Only petty people and women are difficult to deal with." How come everything is reversed after going out?

When he changed his clothes and returned to the hall, the others were already seated and waiting.

He looked around and found there was nowhere for him to sit. He thought to himself, "Damn, these women are trying to intimidate me!"

"Well, what do you want to say?" Without asking any questions, he plopped down on the ground, looking smug and saying, "What can you do about it?"

"Let's start with these unwanted suitors of yours. They want to be your queens, and we'd like to ask for your opinion."

The eldest princess spoke first, and all the women stared at him with puzzled expressions.

"My opinion? What opinion? There's no such thing as 'bad romance' here. What are those things? I don't even know them."

He immediately denied it. While changing clothes, he searched through all his memories of Xiao Jianren, but found no recollection of the marriage certificate, nor of that Xiao Xingxue.

Xiao Jianren did have a crush on her, but Xiao Xingxue never looked up to him. In the early years, Xiao Xingxue even beat and scolded him, treating him like a slave. How could she suddenly become his wife?

These jumbled memories gave him reason to suspect that the two women were plotting something, but what could they be plotting? He didn't think he had anything worth plotting.

This is his question, and it's what he wants everyone to analyze for him.

"You don't know them? Why would they come looking for you? If you hadn't had physical intimacy with Xiao Xingxue, would she have exposed herself with something like this?"

"Ling Xue, don't insult me. I'm not so low as to hide something like this. I didn't do it, and that's it."

"Okay, you say you didn't do it. Now how do you plan to deal with those two women? Or, how do you plan to deal with us?"

"Stop fooling around. I'm just discussing this with you guys. Who is this Shen Li? I have absolutely no recollection of her."

"Quiet down, everyone. Arguing won't solve anything. Xizhu is right here, isn't she?"

Ruoxue stood between them, blocking Lingxue's view. Lingxue's reaction was too intense, which puzzled her greatly.

"Hmph, let's see how you solve this."

Ling Xue snorted coldly and fell silent, her eyes filled with the same contempt as Mu Wushuang's. This immediately displeased Xiao Xingchen. However, Ling Xue's next question drew everyone's attention back to her.

Ruoxue came to Xiaoxingchen's side, reached out and helped him up, and said softly,

Do you remember how we met?

"Of course I remember,"

"So, do you think I'm worthy of your trust?"

"If trust is out of ten, I'd give you eleven."

"That's good."

Ruoxue smiled with satisfaction, then asked a question that made Xiaoxingchen's body tremble.

"Then can you tell me whether you are Xiao Jianren or not?"

"Xiao Jianren, the eldest son of the Xiao family, I think everyone is familiar with his background. But you and him are like two different people. How could someone with your personality tolerate such a submissive life?"

"who are you?"