"I'll give you three minutes to convince me, or the Su family will have a new grave tomorrow!"

Reason prevailed. Huo Jingxi hooked one leg, turned around and sat down, his cold, sharp eyes scrutinizing Lu Yi's brows.

Lu Yi shook his head. "What happens to the Su family is none of my business. What I care about is the future of the Huo family."

"General Huo is frail and sickly, and he has been supporting the Huo family from his wheelchair to achieve what we have today. But in the eyes of some people, this situation is equivalent to the life of a member of the Su family!"

"Mr. Mingtian Gong will surely be very glad that he made the decision to sever ties with the Huo family so early on!"

He spoke in a sarcastic and nonchalant tone, his face full of mockery. Huo Jingxi's face turned pale and then flushed, his lips biting so hard they turned white.

Du Guanglong seized the opportunity, "Second brother, don't be so impulsive. Look at the third brother, he's almost been worn down by the Lu family, but he's still holding on!"

That's a crude way of speaking that hurts people's ears.

What does "the friction is over" mean?

Lu Yi turned his head and looked at him.

Du Guanglong belatedly realized what was happening and slapped himself twice.

"Look at my loose tongue! What I mean is, a true man can bend and stretch. To eliminate future troubles, we must plan carefully and nip them in the bud!"

"What's the point of just cutting off some branches and putting yourself in danger? If the Huo family collapses again, the Su family will definitely be the first to profit from the fallout. Who knows what their true intentions are..."

Du Guanglong understood Lu Yi's meaning and became more and more excited as he spoke.

They even revealed that Su Yu was an undercover agent sent by the Su family.

However, he had investigated and found that Su Yu was not well-liked at home, and was treated like dirt within the entire Su family.

At least one member of the Lu family has repented and wants to make amends to Lu Yi.

Su Yu, however, was not as lucky as him.

No matter what he was doing, no one in the Su family paid any attention to him.

If the extortion letter hadn't been delivered to the Su family, Su Yu might have been buried without a single relative inquiring about his current situation.

In retrospect, he was a child with a tragic fate.

After Lu Yi left the Huo family, every time Du Guanglong saw Su Yu, he would think of Lu Yi from the past.

Huo Jingxi's expression was inscrutable. After standing by the window for a moment, he picked up the phone and called the Su family.

He launched into a tirade of sarcastic remarks about the Su family, and then called the police.

Du Guanglong accompanied Lu Yi to prepare the cash and did not follow him.

In order to protect the hostages, the basic procedure is to first deliver the ransom to the designated location as required, and then take the opportunity to ambush and capture the suspects.

Since Su's father couldn't come up with the money, he had no choice but to ask the Huo family for help.

Huo Jingxi and Du Guanglong arrived in Fengcheng and frankly explained where the money came from.

"Lu Yi is only willing to help you redeem your son because there is still hope for him. Your Su family should think twice before you act!"

Su's father looked completely bewildered, unable to grasp the deeper meaning of "there is hope."

But half an hour later, when he heard the righteous gunshots, he seemed to understand.

Su Yu watched as his uncle ran towards the car. Just as he opened the car door, a bullet struck him squarely between the eyebrows. He cried out in shock, "Uncle..."

Before he could utter his final address, Su's father, having regained his composure, covered his mouth.

"Are you crazy? He's not, he's not!"

Su's father used all his strength in his fingers and roared in a muffled voice in his son's ear.

Through his blurry, tear-filled eyes, Su Yu stared intently at Huo Jingxi, whose shoulders were broad and sturdy, and let out a low, beast-like howl.

He was about to send his uncle away, so why wouldn't Huo Jingxi let him go?

Lu Yi is not dead, he is not dead!

Can't we give him a chance to reform?

He collapsed to the ground, his voice, filled with indignation for his uncle, echoing in his abdomen, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing that what happened next had nothing to do with him, Su's father gave Su Yu a disgusted look.

"If I had known you wouldn't turn out well, I should have just left you to fend for yourself when you were sick as a child, so you wouldn't have caused such a big problem!"

Su Yu was completely unaware, staring at Huo Jingxi with red eyes, not even flinching when he approached.

"Stop acting. Even if you keep acting, you can't match the acting skills of that big star from the Lu family."

Mr. Su thanked him repeatedly, then took his leave with a embarrassed expression and got into his car.

A bluish mist swirled around Huo Jingxi's face.

"Su Yu, I warned you before, don't try to be clever in front of anyone, especially Lu Yi, but you didn't take it seriously!"

"Consider that money his way of thanking you. Keep it and do something you want to do. You're not him, and you can forget about surpassing him!"

Su Yu got up from the snow, his pants, splattered with vegetable soup, pricking his flesh.

His legs were almost numb, yet he stood ramrod straight, looking at Huo Jingxi through a bloody lens.

"You killed my family member. He was the only person in the world who cared whether I lived or died... Do you even know that?"

Huo Jingxi threw the cigarette butt at his feet. The faint red light was as insignificant as dust in the snow and ice, and soon dimmed and went out.

"The person closest to you is the most ruthless executioner in this world. I didn't kill him either. He was shot because he resisted arrest and tried to escape. You can only blame his cold-bloodedness!"

With a hint of righteousness in his voice, Huo Jingxi tightened Su Yu's wide-open cotton coat.

He continued, "He doesn't even care about you, so why are you doing this for him... Be grateful to Lu Yi, otherwise you would have ended up like this!"

After saying that, Huo Jingxi walked around him, stepping forward on the snow, the crunching sound sending chills down one's spine.

"Wait a minute, how did Lu Yi know? If he knew I was acting, why did he still ask you to bring the money..."

Su Yu was jealous of Lu Yi's good fortune and only wanted to ride on his coattails to fly into his own sky.

Before reconnecting with his uncle, he never imagined that the rift between the Su family and the Huo family would deepen even further.

The deep winter wind billowed Huo Jingxi's coat, and large snowflakes covered his hair.

Huo Jingxi stopped and glanced sideways.

"Because he sees his own past in you and wants to help you out!"

If you have nothing to miss here, go wherever you want and just be yourself!

Su Yu stared at a row of receding footprints, his fingers suddenly curled up, and he pounded his fists into the snow. He lay on his back and cried loudly.

"Where else can I go..."

...

The next morning, Gu Keke appeared in the Fan family's living room arm in arm with Lu Yi.

"Dad, we've come to have breakfast with you. Are you happy to be here?"

Gu Keke took off her fluffy scarf, handed it to Lu Yi, walked to Fan Shenglun's side, and smiled innocently.

"Alright, alright, you'd better stay here. Stop doing all this back and forth, I'm exhausted just looking at you!"

Fan Shenglun greeted Lu Yi.

Just as Lu Yi was about to speak, Huo Jingxi called.

He answered it casually, "Good morning, Second Brother!"

As I listened to him, I habitually went upstairs.

"What? He went abroad? Do you even know what he did there?"

Huo Jingxi tapped his temples.

"Whatever he does, even if he does nothing, a few million is enough for him to live on for half his life. It's the old man's birthday in a few days, and I'd like to invite you over..."