ABOES 24: Disgusting

A voice, both unfamiliar and familiar, echoed in the room. The two entangled figures finally sensed something was wrong.

Song Jing was the first to lift his head. When he saw the wide-open apartment door and the three people standing outside, the flush on his face instantly drained away. A shrill scream tore from his throat, “Ah—!”

Hearing Song Jing’s scream, Xia Huaiming also turned to look. The moment he met Ye Xinian’s gaze, his heart thudded violently.

But compared to Song Jing, Xia Huaiming remained slightly calmer. Not only did he see Ye Xinian, but also recognized the other two unfamiliar faces and the camera in the man’s hands.

Xia Huaiming immediately sat up, shoved Song Jing aside, scrambled to put his clothes on, and pointed angrily at the cameraman, “What the hell are you filming?! This is illegal entry, you know that? I could sue you right now!”

The cameraman finally snapped out of his shock. He had been about to move the camera away, but hearing Xia Huaiming’s outburst made him furious. Screw it. If they were already exposed, might as well go all in. Not only did he not move the camera away, he even quietly zoomed in, aiming it squarely at Xia Huaiming’s face.

Hearing Xia Huaiming yell, Song Jing also seemed to wake up. He looked over in shock. “This is live? Xinian…”

The livestream chat had already exploded.

【WTF!!!】

【My god… what the hell did I just witness?!】

【Am I really seeing this for free?!】

【Wait a sec—these two look really familiar!】

【Holy sh*t, isn’t that Xia Huaiming and Song Jing?!】

【??? What’s happening?!】

The two men were half-naked and all over each other, there was no other explanation.

Once viewers pieced it all together, their shock turned to revulsion.

【…so disgusting.】

【F*ck! They were cheating on Xinian behind his back?!】

【I can’t see Xinian’s face clearly, but he’s visibly shaking!】

【If I were him, I’d totally lose it. His fiancé and his best friend?!】

【No matter how hard you try to prevent it, a betrayal from within is the worst.】

【I suddenly remembered what Ye Xinian just said: “Friends help each other”… turns out he helped his best friend sleep with his fiancé.】

【I feel so bad for him.】

【Do they even realize this is being broadcasted live?!】

【Unbelievable. Cheating in broad daylight.】

While Ye Xinian didn’t say anything at first, Song Jing quickly realized this was a live broadcast.

It was Friday, the filming time for Let’s Travel Together.

Song Jing’s face went ghostly pale. He wanted to explain but had no words, on the verge of tears. In his panic, he scrambled to pick up his clothes and fled the living room in shame.

The camera caught glimpses of his bare skin covered in obvious red marks.

Back in the room, Xia Huaiming had finished dressing. Looking a mess, he turned to Ye Xinian. “Let me explain.”

Ye Xinian let out a breathless laugh. “What is there to explain?”

“Were you drunk? Were you or Song Jing drugged?”

“Or was it just your inability to control yourself?”

“Or maybe the classic excuse—‘it was just physical, my heart still belongs to you’?”

His voice trembled slightly.

Xia Huaiming was momentarily stunned by Ye Xinian’s barrage of accusations. He opened his mouth, then shut it, then finally blurted, “It’s not what you think! I admit, I slept with Song Jing, but I still love you!”

Ye Xinian couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “You slept with him and now tell me you still love me? On your birthday, no less?”

【He really said it… pure scumbag energy.】

【“I cheated physically, but emotionally I’m still yours”—what kind of twisted logic is that?!】

【Does Xia Huaiming seriously think he’s not in the wrong?!】

【Poor Xinian… he deserves so much better.】

Xia Huaiming bit his lip. He wanted to explain but realized how feeble his words sounded. There was no talking his way out of cheating.

How did things spiral out of control like this?

And more importantly, why was Ye Xinian even here? Wasn’t he supposed to be filming the show? How did he end up bringing the cameraman here?

Suspicious, Xia Huaiming asked, “Why did you come here? I thought you weren’t living here anymore?”

Ye Xinian stared at him coldly.

Whether in his past life or this one, Xia Huaiming hadn’t changed a bit. Even after cheating, he could casually shift the topic.

To him, cheating was no big deal.

But this time, things wouldn’t go according to his plan.

Viewers heard Xia Huaiming’s comment and exploded with rage.

【Unbelievable. He’s turning the blame on Xinian?!】

【This shameless man has no bottom line!】

【So Xinian interrupted his “good time” and now he’s mad?!】

【My heart is breaking for Xinian.】

Ye Xinian’s voice was icy. “Why did I come here?”

After a beat, he gave Xia Huaiming a bright smile. “Because I wanted to see how you ended up in bed with Song Jing.”

That struck a nerve. Xia Huaiming couldn’t yell at Ye Xinian, so he turned his fury on the assistant and cameraman.

“What the hell are you still filming for?! Turn that camera off or I’ll sue—”

“Xia Huaiming,” Ye Xinian suddenly cut him off, voice raised, “You are f*cking disgusting. We’re done.”

With that, he turned and walked out.

As he turned, the viewers finally saw his expression clearly.

His skin was pale and every trace of redness stood out. His deep-set eyes brimmed with tears, and the moment he blinked, they fell.

He didn’t sob. He didn’t fall apart. He just turned his face away from the camera, as if refusing to show his pain.

Viewers felt like their hearts were being crushed.

【Xinian, don’t cry!】

【My god, the moment I saw his face, I started crying too.】

【Someone hug him!】

【You still have us, Xinian!】

【You’ve finally seen their true faces. You’ll find someone better.】

Ye Xinian left, and the assistant quickly snapped out of it and rushed to follow him.

Xia Huaiming instinctively tried to follow, but the cameraman stepped in his way.

“We’re still filming, Mr. Xia,” he said coolly.

The unspoken message: if you really want to chase him down on camera, go ahead.

Xia Huaiming glared at the cameraman, glanced at the camera in his hands, and backed off.

But that glare said everything, he was going to remember this.

“You’ll regret this!” he spat before turning away.

The cameraman wasn’t fazed. Seeing that Xia Huaiming had backed off, he too rushed out to follow Ye Xinian and the assistant.

In the livestream chat, viewers were boiling.

【How dare he say something like that?!】

【This is the first time I’ve seen a cheater act so righteous.】

【God, I want to slap him.】

Just when things were heating up, the stream suddenly froze.

Then the feed cut to black, with a message:

“This livestream has been banned due to violations.”

Angry netizens immediately swarmed to Weibo and online forums. Within twenty minutes, tags like #XiaHuaimingSongJingAffair, #XiaHuaimingCheating, and #SongJingRuinsYeXinian’sRelationship shot up the trending list.

One tag even had a giant “EXPOSED” marker next to it.

Curious onlookers who clicked in were greeted with censored clips and Xia Huaiming’s infamous quote:

“Yes, I slept with Song Jing. But I still love you.”

【What the hell does that even mean?!】

【This is beyond shameless.】

【Even censored, that clip made me sick.】

【Poor Ye Xinian… he saw all of this.】

【Wait—Xia Huaiming? Wasn’t he Ye Xinian’s fiancé?!】

【And Song Jing… wasn’t that his best friend?!】

Soon, someone compiled a detailed blog post summarizing the day’s “cheating livestream” disaster.

The post not only introduced the three key figures but also gave a full written breakdown of the livestream.

When netizens read Xia Huaiming’s infamous quote again, outrage exploded.

【This guy is a walking red flag.】

【I’m boycotting his family’s mall from now on.】

【So disgusting. Both the cheater and the homewrecker should be banned from the industry.】

【Ye Xinian was too kind. Letting his “friend” live with him, and he ended up inviting the wolf into the house.】

Back at the company, Chi Xiwen made a phone call to his secretary.

His voice was ice-cold. “Call the legal team. Terminate Song Jing’s contract. And sue for damages.”