The Strongest Mad Son-in-law

All the girls nodded in agreement.

The matter had caused quite a stir at the time, but unfortunately, since all things related to that incident had been deleted and all the people involved had been scared into a gag order, outsiders could hardly learn the true outcome of the event.

They only knew that Zhou Shuran indeed lost the wager, but they were unaware of what followed.

The Zhou family girl whispered, "Actually, after Zhou Shuran lost, she got her butt spanked by Xu Hao."

"What?!" It wasn't just the girls who were shocked, but even the men who had gathered around were taken aback.

That was Zhou Shuran!

The young lady of the Zhou family!

Of course, they knew that one of the terms of the wager did include a spanking if lost, but who would have thought that Xu Hao would actually spank Zhou Shuran's butt?

Everyone expressed disbelief, but the Zhou family girl swore earnestly, saying she would accept being struck down by the five thunders of heaven if she were lying.

At this point, everyone had no choice but to believe it.

Zhou family's young lady, Zhou Shuran, had indeed gotten her butt spanked by Xu Hao!

The Zhou family girl then said in an even lower voice, "Actually, that's not all. Their bet was that if she lost, she would be spanked ten times, but Xu Hao only gave her one spank, saying that the remaining nine could be delivered anytime he wanted to spank her."

"This…"

At that, everyone was somewhat lost for words.

Xu Hao's move was too harsh; it was like hanging a sword over Zhou Shuran's head that could fall at any moment. She would have to be extremely careful in everything she did, constantly on guard for Xu Hao to suddenly strike her butt.

At that moment, Zhou Huasheng, informed by his entourage of the conversation about Zhou Shuran getting spanked, had an expression of utter disdain. The more this news spread, the better—it would completely disgrace the main branch of their family, and then he'd like to see, even if Zhou Shuran came back from martial arts training, what right she would have to compete with him?!

This incident would inevitably become a stain on Zhou Shuran's life.

Xu Hao, on the other hand, heard every word of their conversation clearly; it wasn't because he intended to eavesdrop, but rather, his sense of hearing was so strong that he involuntarily picked up on the faintest of sounds.

Upon hearing them discuss that matter, Xu Hao smiled slightly. When he spanked Zhou Shuran, he hadn't thought much about it, and even less did he expect that Zhou Shuran would end up being secretly sent away to study martial arts.

Wang Zhong held vast intelligence resources, but they were not omnipotent, so he only knew that Zhou Shuran had gone to learn martial arts but not where or what precisely she learned.

However, Xu Hao knew that Zhou Shuran had initially resisted the idea of learning martial arts. Perhaps his own action had unintentionally planted a tree that granted shade, forcing Zhou Shuran to seek self-improvement through learning?

Just then, the entire ballroom fell into dead silence.

Xu Hao frowned slightly and looked towards the entrance.

A tall beauty wearing a red, floor-length, high-necked evening gown was making her way in through the door.

That beauty was none other than Louise!

Xu Hao's brow furrowed slightly. What was Louise doing here?

At this moment, Louise, accompanied by the fervent beats of the DJ's music, walked in gracefully. Her tall figure and the unique charm of a Western woman's face instantly captured the attention of everyone present.

Among them, it wasn't just the men, but the majority of the women, who also looked over.

When the men saw her, they were enamored; when the women saw her, they felt inferior.

Wu Yihan marveled internally; Jack's cousin had such an impressive figure and was devastatingly beautiful, far surpassing Xiao Ying. However, he dared not dwell on it any further, as she was a woman who harbored affection for Young Master Xu, and although it seemed that Young Master Xu was not particularly fond of her, she wasn't someone he could covet.

Initially, as the young master of the Wu family, Wu Yihan held a high status and was known as the little troublemaker in Huadu, fearing nothing and no one. However, spending years abroad had smoothed his rough edges, and while he could still be bombastic, he had learned to read the room. Otherwise, he wouldn't have so promptly come to align himself with Xu Hao.

Zhou Huasheng, upon seeing the beautiful and exotic Louise, became extremely interested. He quickly adjusted his attire, then approached Louise with what he thought to be his most charming smile, bowed slightly with the airs of a gentleman, and said, "Dear Miss, my name is Zhou Huasheng, the eldest son of the Zhou family, one of the Four Great Families of Huadu. May I have the pleasure of inviting you to dance?"

Louise glanced at him and said coolly, "Zhou Huasheng, 26 years old, the eldest son of the second branch of the Zhou family, but I remember that the main branch has Zhou Shuran. Since when did you become the eldest son of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Huasheng's expression froze in place—he had never anticipated that this seemingly harmless beauty would pose such a sharp question out of the gate.

His own remark had been intended to elevate his status to pique the interest of the beautiful woman before him.

But she had laid out her royal flush from the start, leaving him at a loss for words.

Could he, in front of everyone, tell her that his father was close to successfully usurping power, and soon he would be the eldest son of the Zhou family, so saying so in advance wasn't wrong?

Obviously, he could not—it would give people leverage to ridicule the Zhou family.