Volume One, Chapter 24: The Crown Prince Has Been Cuckolded!

“Yu Mo is the woman in the photo? The Crown Prince’s girlfriend?”
“How could that be possible? If she were the Crown Prince’s girlfriend, why would she be out with another man? Wouldn’t that be slapping the Crown Prince in the face?”
“How could the Crown Prince let such a faithless woman be his girlfriend? He must have been fooled by her looks. Shameless!”
Yu Mo stood with her arms crossed, listening to their wild conjectures and slander.
She never imagined a day would come when she would be linked with Mu Shaozhou, let alone be insulted so harshly.
Mu Shaozhou’s expression grew darker as he listened to their remarks.
The woman he set his sights on was not for others to gossip about or malign.
He knew better than anyone what kind of person Yu Mo was.
Yu Mo had heard enough. She raised her hand and lightly touched her forehead with her fingertips.
When she looked up again, a sharp glint flashed through her almond eyes.
“You’re all gossiping about the Crown Prince behind his back—aren’t you afraid he’ll find out? If he does, not only will you suffer, but your families might be implicated as well.”
At her words, the crowd burst into laughter.
One particularly stubborn man stepped forward, determined to test his luck against the wall—
To see whether his head or the wall was harder.
“I’m Zhu Peng of the Zhu family from the Magic City. Go ahead and let the Crown Prince deal with me. If nothing happens in three days, I’ll start to doubt how close you really are to him.”
Zhu Peng pointed to himself as he addressed Yu Mo, his eyes filled with disdain and contempt.
Lin Hua had seen the Crown Prince’s methods at Master Fu’s birthday banquet.
She wanted to warn Zhu Peng not to court disaster.
But then she hesitated—
This could be a good way to test whether the Crown Prince truly cared about Yu Mo.
The last two times, he had just happened to be there and helped her.
Today, he wasn’t around; she didn’t believe Yu Mo could actually call him to her side for support.
With that thought, she said to Zhu Peng,
“Zhu Peng, think carefully. If Yu Mo really is the Crown Prince’s girlfriend and she calls him…”
All eyes turned to Yu Mo, as if waiting for her to make the call.
If she didn’t, she’d lose.
Zhu Peng had little talent, but plenty of stubbornness.
He stepped forward and pointed at Yu Mo, speaking forcefully.
“Yu Mo, call the Crown Prince now. If you don’t, you’re a coward!”
Yu Mo felt the mocking gazes all around her.
Her clear eyes glanced at Lin Hua.

Her gaze then settled on Zhu Peng.
She lied without a hint of change in her expression.
“Of course I have the Crown Prince’s number, but he’s so busy—I wouldn’t bother him over something so trivial.”
Zhu Peng pointed at Yu Mo and threw his head back in laughter.
“See? She’s backing down. She’s afraid. I bet the woman in the photo isn’t even her. Pretending to be the Crown Prince’s girlfriend—aren’t you worried about the consequences?”
The crowd suddenly understood.
So Yu Mo was really just basking in the Crown Prince’s aura.
The room was abuzz with gossip, all condemning Yu Mo as shameless.
Zhu Peng, feeling triumphant, looked at the man beside Yu Mo and sized him up.
“If Yu Mo’s that kind of woman, you can’t be much better. You’re probably just a kept man—a toy she’s supporting.”
Yu Mo’s expression changed slightly.
She had brought him here herself.
No one was allowed to bully those she cared about.
She felt the man beside her tighten his grip.
She lifted her face and said to him,
“If you don’t want to stay here, you can wait for me in the car. I’ll be there soon.”
She gently patted his hand, a gesture of comfort.
He nodded at her.
“Alright.”
He looked up at Zhu Peng again.
A cold, fierce aura radiated from him; his deep-set eyes, once harmless, now gleamed like a dagger, stabbing straight into Zhu Peng’s heart.
Zhu Peng’s back chilled instantly.
The man left.
Zhu Peng rubbed his arms, trying to dispel the lingering cold.
“Yu Mo, you still have the nerve to stay here. I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you. Are you going to call or not? If you won’t, I’ll do it for you.”
He took out his phone.
Someone had just found the number for Dai Ming, the Crown Prince’s assistant.
Zhu Peng dialed Dai Ming directly.
As the Crown Prince’s assistant, Dai Ming should know if Yu Mo was really his girlfriend.
“Hello, who is this?”
Dai Ming’s voice came through the speaker, cool and detached.
Zhu Peng put the call on speaker. Everyone held the