Chapter 56: Selling Sister for Glory

Watching Mo Xiaoxue’s faintly mocking smile, Su Nuo kept shaking her head.

“No, no, it’s not like that.”

How could she possibly have feelings for Wang Debin? Besides, Wang Debin was already married. What was the Duan family fulfilling for her? What were they trying to accomplish? Did they want her to become Wang Debin’s mistress, his secret lover?

She shook her head again and again, while Mo Xiaoxue silently admired her pitiful display.

Truly a sight to behold.

A malicious smile curled at the corner of Mo Xiaoxue’s lips.

Everyone used to say that Su Nuo was the most beautiful woman, the prized adopted daughter of the Duan family, a valuable asset for future alliances. But now? Now that this beautiful vase was shattered, even if pieced back together, it would remain broken—who could still call it beautiful?

Even if she was still pretty, she was tainted. Duan Yubai would never take her.

Su Nuo’s room was located at the far north side, a dead spot for surveillance cameras.

Mo Xiaoxue shamelessly watched her sobbing uncontrollably before taking a step closer.

“Su Nuo, I’ve told you—Duan Yubai is mine. Why do you insist on being so close to him?”

“It’s not like that, I’m not,” Su Nuo cried helplessly.

She wanted to tell Mo Xiaoxue she hadn’t liked Duan Yubai for a long time, that she no longer wished to be with him. Ever since he refused to pay the ransom and stopped looking for her, she had truly given up hope.

Even if a tiny shred of feeling remained, she dared not entertain it anymore.

Besides, she had come to understand that in Duan Yubai’s heart, only Mo Xiaoxue mattered.

She remembered when he called—Mo Xiaoxue only made a slight sound, maybe she bumped something or spilled a drink, and Duan Yubai abruptly hung up.

She had been kidnapped, but Mo Xiaoxue might have been hurt.

Between the two, Duan Yubai always knew which mattered more.

Only Su Nuo couldn’t tell.

Satisfied with watching her pitiful state, Mo Xiaoxue generously waved her hand.

“Come on, they’re all waiting for you. Be sure to explain everything properly later.”

Mo Xiaoxue wasn’t sure what had happened yesterday; after all, Chi Ling had taken people away. But what happened no longer mattered—what mattered was what Duan Yubai believed.

In the main hall, Duan’s father and mother sat quietly on one side.

Duan Yubai sat alone on a sofa, and Mo Xiaoxue took the seat beside him.

---

“Miss Su is here.”

Su Nuo lowered her head, trembling uncontrollably.

She bit her tongue hard, pain rushing through her as she barely steadied herself.

“Xiao Nuo, tell me what’s going on! You really were involved with that Wang Debin!” Duan’s mother’s voice faltered.

She couldn’t bring herself to believe her daughter had truly slept with an older man.

Duan’s father slammed the coffee table, “Are you crazy? He’s older than me! What do you want from him? He’s a married man!”

“I heard Mr. Wang is currently suing his wife for divorce,” Mo Xiaoxue whispered.

“This is common knowledge in our circles. We’ve all been wondering why Mr. Wang suddenly wants a divorce—now we know…”

She cast a light glance at Su Nuo, her unspoken words hanging in the air.

Su Nuo shrank back, shaking her head repeatedly.

“No, it’s not true. I have nothing to do with him.”

She wanted to explain but caught sight of Duan Yubai’s calm, icy gaze.

She knew he was angry again.

Was it because she had no connection to Wang Debin that he was angry?

Su Nuo quickly bowed her head, afraid to utter another word, waiting silently for the Duan family’s judgment.

Duan’s father snorted coldly, “You say there’s no connection? Then what about these photos and videos? You left early, leaving your brother there—he only caught a fever because of you! Do you have any conscience?”

“If it weren’t for Xiaoxue taking care of him, who knows how sick he’d be today? Do you know I nearly went mad with worry? Everyone’s been watching me make a fool of myself!”

Duan’s father cared most about his reputation, and today’s incident had shattered it completely.

Su Nuo was mute with fear, unable to say anything but sorry.

Duan’s mother, feeling sorry for her, quickly got up and pulled her into a seat.

“What good is apologizing? We need to come up with a plan.”

“Actually, there’s no need to apologize. Miss Su has contributed to the company,” Mo Xiaoxue spoke softly. “The people from Hezhong came today to finalize the contract—it’s already signed, thanks to Miss Su.”

Her sarcastic tone instantly darkened the atmosphere.

Smash!

Duan’s father, furious, slammed his cup onto the ground.

Watching the shattered pieces, Su Nuo felt as if her heart had broken in the same way.

Not a single person in the family believed she had done nothing wrong.

No one even asked if she had acted willingly.

Duan Yubai wanted to send her to Wang Debin, and Duan’s father thought she had brought shame to the family.

But it wasn’t really about shame—it was about being caught.

---

What if she hadn’t been caught?

Wouldn’t everything have just fallen into place naturally?

Su Nuo didn’t know why Wang Debin had signed the contract again, only that Chi Ling was unharmed.

Chi Ling had fought back yesterday, and as long as the other party let it go, the matter would be over.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her mood surprisingly calm.

She was merely being framed; it wasn’t the first time. It was nothing.

“Look at her! Like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water—she’s truly disgraced me!”

Duan’s father raised his hand to strike but was stopped by Duan Yubai.

“Dad, hitting her won’t help. Let’s think of a plan.”

Duan’s mother held Su Nuo close, “Exactly, why hit your daughter? I think we should sue the hotel—how can there be no privacy? How did the surveillance footage get leaked?”

“We can’t sue the hotel,” Duan Yubai said with some helplessness, without further explanation.

If they sued, it would be admitting the incident.

If they outright denied it, once the matter died down, they could claim the people in the photos were someone else.

But Su Nuo’s heart was not so calm.

She parted her lips slightly, trying to draw in more air.

Why couldn’t they sue the hotel, as Duan Yubai said?

She closed her eyes and recalled Wang Debin’s words.

The room key card in his hand had been given by Duan Yubai himself—didn’t that say everything?

Suing the hotel was meaningless; in the end, it would only expose Wang Debin’s scandal of selling his sister for fame, turning him into a pariah.

Su Nuo laughed bitterly to herself, knowing this was how it would end.

Her faint smile was immediately caught by Mo Xiaoxue.

“Miss Su seems quite pleased. Looks like the rumors online are true after all.”

“What rumors?” Duan’s mother asked anxiously.

Mo Xiaoxue hesitated before speaking, “They say Miss Su and Mr. Wang have long been secretly involved. Didn’t they have a scandal before?”

Others seemed to recall past gossip, and the atmosphere grew heavy.

Mo Xiaoxue sighed, “But there is a way out.”

“Isn’t Mr. Wang about to get a divorce? Then just say they were always a couple—that solves everything.”