Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 384 - 397: Lord Assassin

But Su Xingyu’s thoughts were not focused on becoming some kind of matriarch.

Even though life had been peaceful lately and all she needed to do was take care of the two children at the villa every day, she was concerned about her career outside. She had promised Cang Er earlier to shoot several sets of commercial photos for "Cloud" magazine, and she hadn’t finished them all yet. Since Cang Er had helped her during difficult times, she did not want to break her promise.

So, a few days later, when Lu Shifeng returned to the villa, she told him, "I plan to go out to work."

Lu Shifeng had long since investigated her affairs and knew she had a project with "Cloud" magazine, but he disagreed, saying, "Ouyang Yi’s forces haven’t been completely cleared out yet; going out now is dangerous."

Between them, they rarely mentioned that man.

Su Xingyu paused for a moment, then asked him, "What’s the current progress?"

"The information you gave me was very useful," Lu Shifeng told her. "My people followed the trail, discovered more, and launched an offensive. Xingyu, be patient for a few more days. Ouyang Yi will soon be defeated, and not only his forces in S City but even the hidden stakes he has at the Feiying Group headquarters will be unsustainable. This time, I’ll uproot him completely."

Uproot completely.

Four casual words, yet how much bloodshed do they contain?

Su Xingyu was secretly shocked, looking at the cold features of the man before her, asking, "Are you planning to eliminate him entirely? His power is so vast, can you... really do it?"

Lu Shifeng’s expression remained unmoved: "I can do it." The business world is like a battlefield, filled with bloodshed and flames. He was already a battle-hardened god of slaughter within it, and if he set his mind to deal with Ouyang Yi, nothing was impossible, even though it would cost him much financial and human resources.

But, who dares to touch his woman, he would make them go to hell.

It’s just that simple.

"I don’t care who holds power in the Feiying Stanway Family," his sharp lips quietly expressed a thought, "I just want the whole world to know that no one can touch you."

Her heart fluttered slightly, she turned her head.

Lu Shifeng gazed at her quietly, one side of her face as exquisite as jade, while the other marked by scars was hidden in the shadow.

The wind carried the faint fragrance of white roses.

He wished to reach out and embrace her, telling her that no matter what happened, he was there, no need to fear, but he knew he had already lost such qualification.

He could only treat her doubly well, hoping one day to regain this qualification.

Su Xingyu dared not meet his gaze, fearing she might soften and be bewitched by him. Over the years, she had told herself thousands of times not to mind that demon, for no matter how much he did or how many sweet words he uttered, it was all fantasy, untrustworthy.

However, she could never fully accomplish it.

She couldn’t help but recall him in her heart, lost and sighing endlessly.

She felt she might have been bewitched, a man who once trapped her in a bedroom and abused her, almost costing her and the kids their lives...

What else was there to expect?

Su Xingyu turned to leave.

He couldn’t help calling softly behind her, "Xingyu."

Her steps lightly paused.

He fell silent, wanting to say something to her, yet no words came.

Instead, her heart was troubled, she bit her lip, and returned upstairs.

Lu Shifeng was still busy outside, dealing with the many affairs of Blade Group, along with pursuing and killing Ouyang Yi.

The pursuit and killing of Ouyang Yi was hidden beneath the surface; ordinary people and media couldn’t even see it, only Ouyang Yi could feel the growing pressure.

Ouyang Yi’s castle.

Study room.

The man’s tall silhouette stood silently under the pale light, with numerous pieces of information scattered around his hand, exactly what Su Xingyu accidentally glimpsed that day.

"Young Master." An elderly man with gray hair called from behind him.

Ouyang Yi felt somewhat irritated.

The old man said, "Young Master, ultimately it was Miss Su who leaked the secret. Emotionally entangled actions create chaos, you’ve suffered a big loss this time, and it’s time to let go of Miss Su’s issues."

"Shut up!" Ouyang Yi rebuked chillingly.

The old man said no more, but his eyebrows showed rare concern.

After a long while, Ouyang Yi said, "This time, things cannot be entirely blamed on Xingyu. She’s a girl, even if she saw these secrets, how much can she remember? The main issue is that Lu Shifeng sent people to expose those dark lines, so we suffered such heavy losses unexpectedly."

The old man said, "That is Ms. Su leaking the news to Lu Shifeng, opening the breach." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"I said it wasn’t her!" Ouyang Yi became irritated again.

Whenever he became irritable, the old man stayed silent, yet his eyes and brows were filled with disapproving expressions.

His young master was born to achieve great things, smart and eager to learn from an early age, adept at disguise, yet when it came to that woman he completely changed?

"Young Master..." He hesitated, finally having to pull out those long-hidden thoughts from his heart, "Young Master, you can’t act emotionally anymore. Look at the heavy losses this time? Even if you don’t think for yourself, consider your deceased mother! Madame was deceived emotionally by the master back then, endured much hardship to give birth to you! And faced immense injustice and humiliation before dying? Since childhood, you vowed to avenge her, have you forgotten?! Now you’re risking everything for a woman? Even if she has a soul in heaven, Madame wouldn’t find peace!"

Ouyang Yi’s handsome face became very somber.

Just as the old man thought he would explode, he slowly exhaled, "You’re right, you’re absolutely right, even if I don’t think for myself, I must wash away my mother’s disgrace. Everything the Feiying Stanway Family did to her, I will pay back on them, one by one! Didn’t the old man always look down on me? And excluded me from the list of successors for chairman? I will let him know that the illegitimate son is more capable than his few noble-blooded legitimate sons! Someday, I will make those self-proclaimed noble-blood garbage kneel before me and call me master!"

"Finally, the young master I grew up seeing." The old man said with relief.

Ouyang Yi’s previously somber face reignited with fighting spirit, turned, and ordered the old man, "Clear out the people and resources we can still use, and move them to a safe place. Didn’t that young man from the United States want to talk to me? Set a time, let’s have a proper discussion."

"Do you mean ’Assassin’?" The old man’s eyes lit up, "Young Master, you must find a way to ally with him! It’s said that ’Assassin’ is young but never fails once he takes action! Although it’s unclear what brought him to China this time, since he’s willing to cooperate with us, it’s good news for us!"

"I certainly understand." Ouyang Yi’s gaze darkened, quickly making a decision, "Those exposed dark lines, just send them to Lu Shifeng. Though gravely injured, if you’re still alive, you have a chance."