Later, people said she was lucky. When the merchant family fell on hard times, the prince of Chengzhou doted on her, cherished her dearly, and couldn't bear to see her suffer.

But this sweet affection is filled with hypocrisy, scheming, and merciless harm.

Even now, everyone still says she's lucky to be the future wife of the Yu family, unlike other rich girls, she's going to rise to a higher social class.

But when she looked around, there wasn't a single person who genuinely hoped that she and Lu Rang would get along.

"Mrs. Shang."

Shang Wu smiled.

Ruan Yuzhi turned around to look at her.

Shang Wu smiled, but her eyes were red: "It must be because I was too greedy and selfish before the Shang family got into trouble?"

"I used to take so much of your motherly love from you, and now you've stopped loving me?"

Ruan Yuzhi's eyes flickered slightly.

Shang Wu's smile gradually weakened. "If that's the case, I'd rather you had never cared for me before, and instead give some of that care to me now."

She stepped forward and took Ruan Yuzhi's hand.

Ruan Yuzhi did not dodge.

Shang Wu gripped her hand tightly, feeling her warmth: "Is it because I didn't say it was hard? These past few days, it seems like I've just been playing around in the Chengzhou Building, easily getting revenge for all my grudges without any pain?"

"When you said I was love-struck and made a mistake, did you think that because of me, Zhou Yanci targeted the merchants, harming you all and my brother?"

"You've forgotten, haven't you? Before I was with Zhou Yanci, he had already attacked the merchants. It's not that I caused the merchants' trouble; it's that bad people don't need a reason to do bad things."

Shang Wu had wanted to say these words for a long time, but had been keeping them bottled up inside.

These days, the relationship between mother and daughter seems peaceful.

In reality, their thoughts were hidden and kept secret, yet they were all aware of each other's thoughts.

"They say people call for their mothers when they are most vulnerable, but yesterday when I was freezing to death in Wanhu Lake and fainted, I didn't think of you at all. I was only thinking of Lu Rang."

Even so, I still have you in my heart. If it were me today, no matter what the grudge was, I would kneel down before my enemy.

Ruan Yuzhi abruptly withdrew her hand: "You make it sound so easy!"

Shang Wu's hand froze in mid-air, slowly clenching. She regretted saying so much from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't want to leave herself with any regrets.

“I will. As your daughter, even if Zhou Yanci stood in front of me and asked me to lick his shoes, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second.”

Ruan Yuzhi was stunned.

Shang Wu stepped back, relieved.

"Congratulations, you will no longer have a daughter."

"Even if I die out there, I will never ask any business owner or anyone else for help again."

After Shang Wu finished speaking, she gave Lu Zheng a deep look.

"Bring it on, whatever methods you have."

She turned and left without looking at Ruan Yuzhi again.

The door opened and then closed.

Shang Yun Shen stepped forward, not expecting her to come out alone. He noticed the tear stains at the corners of her eyes and became even more worried.

"Awu, what happened?"

Shang Wu took out her phone and glanced at it.

An hour and a half has passed since she sent the message to Aying.

Her eyes flickered as she looked up at Qianjue.

"The situation inside is out of control, I'm helpless, you take a look."

Qianjue frowned, puzzled, but still immediately opened the door to check the situation.

The door was halfway open, and he poked his head in: "Sir..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly kicked hard from behind!

Caught off guard, Qianjue lunged in and fell onto the thick carpet.

Shang Wu quickly closed the door and locked it.

Shang Yun Shen was taken aback: "A Wu, what are you doing? Mom is still inside!"

Shang Wu's gaze was calm, yet carried a sharp, piercing edge.

"Don't worry, Lu Zheng won't bully her. Brother, if you still care about our sibling relationship, stay here and don't let them out for at least an hour."

Shang Yun Shen immediately grabbed her hand, extremely worried: "What are you doing right now? What are you trying to do?"

"I have to find Lu Rang and ask him to help me!"

Shang Wu gripped his hand tightly, as if entrusting him with a task more important than her own life, and quickly went downstairs.

Her adrenaline surged, she could no longer feel the symptoms of a low-grade fever, and her mind was exceptionally clear.

Shang Wu knew that she was prematurely overdrawing her body, but it was too late for treatment. From now on, she had to make every second count.

She rushed out, saw Ah Ying's car, and immediately opened the passenger door and got in.

"Walk."

Aying nodded without asking any questions. Dressed in a dark brown suit dress, her resolute appearance somewhat resembled Shang Wu.

She turned the car around, stepped on the gas, and drove away as fast as she could.

Even before reaching the critical point of Wanhu Lake, thick smoke could be seen rising from several different locations.

There is a residential area for the Yu family.

There is also a dock.

Aying frowned, feeling somewhat uncertain: "Miss, if we do this, the Yu family will be in complete chaos."

Shang Wu looked ahead: "Lu Zheng forced me to do this. I was caught off guard because he was willing to let me get engaged to Lu Rang. I didn't expect to fall for his trick. Since he wants to play big, I'll play along. Stop the car."

The car stopped at the entrance to the Wanhu Forest.

Two miles away, the Yu family bodyguards were also fighting the fire.

Several men in black walked over; they all looked quite skilled.

Aying said, "Miss, why don't you take them inside to find Lu Lu? They are some of the most capable members of our security team."

Shang Wu's expression was indifferent.

“These people have other uses.”

Aying was taken aback.

Shang Wu raised his hand, summoned the people over, and gave them instructions on the next steps.