Chapter 19: Your father is Tang Hao, right?_1

Tang San's heart was filled with immense pain, his fists clenched tightly, his long fingernails digging directly into the palms of his hands.

"Brother, this hat is called the Hat of Fate, and wearing it will enhance your luck," Xiaowu said, holding the hat in green as she looked at Tang San. Seeing his reaction, her heart suddenly felt a twinge.

Could it be that Brother knew that this hat could see through his thoughts, and that's why he reacted so violently?

Could everything Xu Ran said be true?

Did Brother really approach her on purpose?

If Brother was ignorant, how could he show such an expression when looking at the hat? Clearly, he knew a lot, even the meaning of the hat.

A flood of doubts arose in Xiaowu's heart, and a chill spread through her body. Seeing Tang San's reaction, she felt an icy coldness rising from her feet, the coldness piercing straight to her heart, making her shiver uncontrollably.

She didn't dare to think about it, and before the final result came out, she would not take her thoughts in that direction.

"Hat of Fate?"

"No."

"This is green, a hat in green, this is a cuckoldry hat." Tang San shook his head desperately; in his past life as well as this one, the green hat carried the same meaning.

Xiaowu was now presenting him with a cuckoldry hat, was she trying to humiliate him?

Just yesterday, she was mingling with another man, and now she was giving him a cuckoldry hat, shaming him.

Even if Tang San was a novice in affairs of the heart, he still felt a deep sense of humiliation. His dignity was being trampled upon.

Could Xiaowu really be such a person?

How had he not noticed it before?

She found another man behind his back, cuckolded him, and now she was presenting him with a cuckoldry hat. How could such people exist in this world?

"Indeed, this is a hat in green. The darker the green, the stronger the Power of Destiny," Xiaowu said, her heart breaking even more. Since Brother knew what green represented, was his reaction aimed at escaping reality?

"No, Xiaowu, you can't do this," Tang San said, looking at Xiaowu with anger, so upset he could barely speak. He stared at the cuckoldry hat, his eyes nearly bursting with fury.

Furthermore, he discovered with some fear that the closer the cuckoldry hat got to him, the stronger the green light became.

The green light was so glaring that it almost blinded him.

"The stronger the green light, the more powerful the Power of Destiny," a distant voice echoed as Xu Ran walked straight to Xiaowu's side, his eyes fixed on Tang San.

A smile spread across his face.

"Is it you?" Tang San was furious, recognizing Xu Ran's voice instantly; it was the voice he heard yesterday in Xiaowu's boudoir.

"Did you instruct Xiaowu to give me the hat? Why did you do that?" Tang San stared at Xu Ran, his whole body shaking violently. It was bad enough that this man had taken Xiaowu away, but he also instructed her to give a cuckoldry hat to him.

Which normal man could endure such a thing?

Even as Tang San, he felt intense humiliation.

He knew Xiaowu's character; even if she had fallen for someone else, she wouldn't do such a thing to him. Clearly, Xiaowu was being beguiled by this man.

"Why? I just wanted you to stay away from Xiaowu. I didn't want her to be hurt by you," Xu Ran said, wrapping his arm around Xiaowu's slender waist, his gaze fixed on Tang San.

"Hurt Xiaowu? How could I possibly hurt Xiaowu?" Tang San shouted in anger, he loved Xiaowu too much to ever harm her. He finally understood that the man before him had come to take Xiaowu from him. He had even manipulated Xiaowu, turning her against him.

He felt a pang of disappointment as Xiaowu actually doubted him. But what stirred in him more was rage. All the previous misunderstandings between him and Xiaowu could eventually be explained slowly. However, the man before him definitely harbored other intentions toward Xiaowu.

Even now, he unabashedly held Xiaowu in his arms. This man wanted to steal Xiaowu away, to cuckold him. If he really succeeded in taking Xiaowu away, it would be a humiliation beyond endurance.

Tang San's gaze turned to Xu Ran and he exploded with anger in an instant.

Xu Ran's arm was recklessly wrapped around Xiaowu's slender waist, his palm resting on her flat and toned lower belly.

Even he had never touched Xiaowu before, so what right did this man have to touch her?

Xiaowu, held in Xu Ran's embrace, felt a flutter of panic and hurriedly extricated herself from his hands, still holding onto the Hat of Fate.

"Brother Xu Ran, don't do this." Xiaowu looked at Xu Ran with an apologetic gaze. The identity of an Auspicious Beast was incredibly precious, and there were Titled Douluos nearby. He had carelessly revealed himself and even directly interfered for her sake. If Tang San really were such a person, wouldn't it be dangerous? He would once again be exposing himself under the scrutiny of Hao Tian Douluo.

Her heart inevitably stirred with emotion. Xu Ran truly cared for her, thought about her. Otherwise, why would he rashly stay in Notting City? Why would he rashly appear before Tang San?

"Brother Xu Ran?"

Upon hearing Xiaowu's address for Xu Ran, Tang San was dumbfounded. His body went rigid, completely still, while his heart felt as if it was being sliced by a sharp knife, causing him waves of agony.

Xiaowu had never called him with such intimacy.

She called the man before her, brother. The meaning was crystal clear.

"Tang San, there's no need for pretense anymore, continuing would be pointless."

"From the very beginning, your approach toward Xiaowu was with a purpose. It's because you knew of Xiaowu's identity that you acted as you did. Even now, you still pretend. I have to admit, you've really put on quite a convincing act," Xu Ran said, revealing a hint of a smile. At this point, Tang San couldn't clear his name anymore.

Feelings are ethereal, but his identity as an Auspicious Beast was an irrefutable fact. Whom would Xiaowu believe?

Tang San stood there, utterly baffled,

with a face full of confusion.

Listening to Xu Ran's words, he suddenly sensed something was amiss. What was this about him approaching Xiaowu with ulterior motives?

His eyes turned to Xiaowu, and at that moment, her cheeks were faintly moist with tears. She seemed so vulnerable, why so fragile? If Xiaowu truly felt nothing for him anymore, she should be happy right now, so why did she show such a look of despair? Her pain was clearly because of him.

Looking at this scene, Tang San suddenly had an epiphany.

He had an epiphany.

Xiaowu had not betrayed him, nor had she cuckolded him.

Xu Ran and Xiaowu's relationship was deep, but not in a romantic way.

This despicable and shameless Xu Ran was scheming behind his back, using Xiaowu's trust in him to slander himself. He was making Xiaowu think that he was deceiving her, when the real villain was Xu Ran, the despicable scoundrel.

"Xiaowu, listen to my explanation…" Tang San wanted to explain to Xiaowu, to show her Xu Ran's true face.

But how could Xu Ran allow Tang San to get his wish?

Of course, he would press Tang San at every step.

"Still pretending? Tang San? If I remember correctly, you come from Saint Soul Village, and your father is Tang Hao, right?" Xu Ran asked cunningly. Tang San still didn't understand what the implication of his father being who he was would mean.

The existence of Tang Hao would only deepen Xiaowu's misunderstanding of Tang San.