Ziqing couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath—this man was far too ruthless for his own good!

The moment Jun Beiyue spoke, Yingzi immediately withdrew!

Not long after, while everyone below was still arguing, Ziqing suddenly noticed several men emerging one after another from the Bai residence’s gate—disheveled, sallow-faced, and delicately handsome.

As if racing to get somewhere, they pushed and shoved each other, jostling their way out—only to freeze the instant they saw the scene before them.

These men—no, “men” hardly seemed the right word for these three or four slight, effeminate figures—anyone could tell at a glance exactly what they were.

The head of the Bai family, still facing away from the gate, continued his righteous tirade, but the family head froze at once, and the entire crowd fell utterly silent.

Seeing this, both the head of the Bai family and Bai Feiyao looked baffled—what was going on?

Somewhere in the crowd, someone bold enough not to fear death suddenly shouted, “As the ancients say, excessive indulgence brings illness upon oneself—Miss Bai, your tastes are far too heavy, not good, not good at all!”

At this, both the head of the Bai family and Bai Feiyao remained baffled, utterly lost as to what was happening.

The kept men, blocking the Bai residence’s gate, instinctively turned to flee back inside upon seeing the scene outside.

It was only then that the father and daughter finally noticed the commotion behind them, both turning sharply to look, only to see a group of disheveled, gaunt men—some clutching at gauzy skirts, some lifting the hems of robes, some with hair falling loose, some with bare shoulders and chests exposed—every last one of them moving in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner as they scrambled desperately back through the gate.

Bai Feiyao’s legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground at once, her heart pounding wildly, blood nearly bursting from her chest.

As for Bai Xiongqi, he stood frozen as if struck by a curse, utterly unable to process what he was seeing, even after every last one of the kept men had fled back inside.

The entire scene fell silent for a moment, before uncontrollable, explosive laughter erupted, laughter so loud it nearly shook the Bai residence’s gate to the ground.

After the laughter came a wave of astonished murmuring and discussion!

Bai Feiyao!

Her true gender as a woman had already been the talk of Liuxian Island for over a month, and now, of all times, this scandal had to come to light too!

Whoever that person had been—Bai Feiyao, an unmarried maiden, having such heavy tastes was really a bit much, wasn’t it!

Suddenly, Bai Xiongqi slowly, slowly turned to face Bai Feiyao, raising his hand abruptly to strike her—but before the blow could land, he suddenly coughed up blood, spraying it across her face, and his vision went dark as he collapsed backward.

“Father!” Bai Feiyao cried out in alarm, rushing to catch him!

At that moment, all the surrounding vines, along with the two man-eating flowers trapping the family head, instantly withered and vanished.

The family head let out a quiet sigh of relief—there was no need to press the matter any further now. The Gu family had lost face, certainly, but the Bai family had lost it far more thoroughly.

“Someone, escort my wife and daughter back,” the family head said flatly, casting a cold glance at Jiang Chen’s family.

The Jiang couple both hung their heads, not daring to look at him, while Jiang Chen wore a stubborn scowl, clearly unwilling to accept defeat.

The family head snorted coldly and swept away with a flick of his sleeve—the accounts with Jiang Chen and Gu Suying could be settled back at the manor.

After the Gu family left, Madam Jiang and Old Master Jiang hurried to plead with their son.

“Son, go back and apologize, admit your fault!”

“Yes, yes, son, think of Yuan’er too—for the child’s sake, they won’t dare do anything to you!”