Du Man struggled and was dragged into an alley by Lu An Ning. Lu An Ning snatched the bottle from her hand and unscrewed it a little. A strong sour smell hit her nose, and she immediately carefully closed the lid.

"What is this? What are you doing?"

Du Man sneered, "I'm going to make that scumbag and bitch pay. Why is it that my daughter's body is nowhere to be found, yet they're having such a grand wedding! Today's glory should belong to Yun Xi and the Lu family. Shan Ying is shameless. She hooked up with Pei Chengyi even when Yun Xi was still alive. Pei Chengyi is no good either. He betrayed my daughter, and I'm going to make him pay."

"Today is the wedding between the Pei and Shan families. Do you know how many security guards are around? Can you succeed with just you and this bottle of concentrated acid? Even if you hurt them, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Du Man smiled nonchalantly: "The Lu family is bankrupt. Look at me now. My daughter is dead and her body has not been found yet. What else in this world is worth clinging to? If I can drag them down with me, even if I die, it will be worth it."

"But the baby in her belly is innocent! You have hands and feet. If you go bankrupt, you can wait for an opportunity to make a comeback. Why use such extreme methods? Even if you give up the business, wouldn't it be better to find a suitable job and live a simple life without worrying about food and clothing? You all bought insurance. If you can get through these two years, you won't have to work so hard."

"Lu Anning, stop pretending. You live a wealthy life, so of course you don't know how hard I work every day. Your father is now drinking every day and doesn't care about anything. Me! Mrs. Lu, who used to be so high and mighty, now has to go to the dirty vegetable market and bargain with those women for a few dollars' worth of things. I'm tired of this life!"

She gnashed her teeth, her eyes dark. "It's too horrible to let me live like this until I die. I don't want the rest of my life like this! They are the ones who wronged my daughter. Yun Xi is gone, and I want justice for her. Give her back to me!"

"If you don't want to live a normal life, do you want to spend the rest of your life in prison? Now, at least you still have a chance of turning things around."

"Where is the hope? Yun Xi is gone, my only daughter is gone. As for you... hehe! I pushed you away with my own hands, and I don't expect you to care about us. I just want them to pay the price!"

"Who said Lu Yunxi must be dead! What if, she is not dead, and suddenly comes back one day!"

In desperation, Lu Anning gave Duman a last bit of hope.

Duman froze and stared at Lu Anning blankly. Soon, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"I thought so at first, too. I even went to the dock every day to wait for her. I also hoped she was still alive. But tell me, how could she survive with such big waves? The body couldn't be found because it was washed away. That's the sea, not the river. Don't lie to me!"

The alley fell into dead silence. For a moment, Du Man tried to find some hope of living well in Lu An Ning's eyes, but unfortunately, she saw nothing.

She laughed at herself and said, "Look! Even you think that my life is a mess now, so why do you care about me? Lu Anning, you are no longer the daughter of the Lu family."

"Yes! I have never been a daughter of the Lu family. You have been treating Lu Yunxi as an object for exchange. Now that she is dead, who are you crying for? Don't put all your hatred on Lu Yunxi's name. You want to ruin the wedding because you can't bear to see others getting better while you fall into the mud and can never get up again."

Lu An Ning moved closer and stared at her. "From the beginning to the end, you only have yourself in your heart. How can you be willing to become a puddle of mud? You care so much about your reputation, aren't you afraid that your old friends will see you in this miserable state?"

"Enough! Lu Anning, what do you want to say?"

"Duman, since you're the selfish one, then be selfish to the end. Nowadays, there are many people who start working hard after the age of fifty and still make a fortune. Can't you be better without a man? Then I can only say that you are a waste."

"I'm not."

"If not, then prove it to me. Prove that you won't lose to those common women. I'm waiting for the day when your brilliance blinds me."

Lu Anning snorted coldly and threw the bottle in his hand against the wall next to him.

Bang!

Duman shuddered, staring blankly at the thick acid flowing all over the ground, making a sizzling sound in the sunlight. When he looked up again, Lu Anning had already turned and walked away.

Du Man watched the straight figure gradually disappear from his sight, Lu An Ning's powerful words still ringing in his ears, and he was a little dazed.

In the hotel hall, when Lu Anning arrived, the wedding ceremony was almost over. She returned to sit next to Tang Jingyuan, smiled slightly, pretending nothing had happened, causing Shen Yizhi to roll her eyes.

Lu Anning subconsciously looked towards the stage, and at a glance, she noticed that Shan Ying's posture was strange.

She didn't pay much attention to it, but before the host could finish his closing remarks, Shan Ying's body lurched and she fell. Pei Chengyi was quick to catch her. Her heavy makeup had obscured Shan Ying's complexion. Lu Anning, with her sharp eyes, saw a spot of bright red on her white wedding dress, and her heart sank.

"Oh no! She's bleeding."

For a moment, the entire wedding scene was in chaos. Shan Ying suddenly fainted on the stage and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. The mothers of both sides and Pei Chengyi followed her to the hospital, leaving the fathers of both sides at the scene to stabilize the situation.

Lu Anning looked at Tang Jingyuan suspiciously, and Tang Jingyuan shook his head.

Shan Ying suddenly fainted, something no one had expected. Lu Anning thought carefully and realized that Shan Ying was very thin today, and the corset on her wedding dress was wrapped tightly around her waist. When she collapsed, she noticed that Shan Ying was still wearing 12cm crystal high heels.

I hope they are safe and sound!