Lu Zheng frowned deeply, his eyes flashing with a mix of emotions.
Surprise, wariness, fear, and anger.
Over the years, the Yu family of Wanhu had become accustomed to ruling the world with an iron fist, and no one had ever dared to challenge him like this, not even Lu Rang.
Of course, he also understood that Lu Rang was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Lu Zheng clenched his fists, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Do you really want to marry into this family?"
Shang Wu said calmly, "I only want to marry Lu Rang. Whether he is the young master of the Yu family or not, I'm fine with either marrying into the family or him living in my house."
She suddenly thought of something, and gave a mocking smirk, "You yourself are a live-in son-in-law, so you don't discriminate against this and refuse to let your son become my live-in son-in-law?"
Lu Zheng's face was ashen, and his brows were furrowed so deeply they almost formed a "川" shape.
Shang Wu ignored his anger and turned around leisurely: "From now on, Lu has put me in charge. No one is allowed to interfere with his illness, career planning, or married life."
She walked to the door, stopped, and turned around: "If you're unhappy, you can kill me."
Lu Zheng scoffed: "Do you think I dare not, or that I can't do it?"
"Of course you can. You have all the connections. You could easily take me down silently and stage it as an accident, but—"
Shang Wu's gaze suddenly sharpened: "You also need to understand that by doing this, Lu Rang will have to watch helplessly as the last person he cherishes in his life disappears for the third time."
"Would he die along with us, or be so devastated that he breaks down? Are you willing to take the gamble?"
Dare to bet?
Lu Zheng suddenly felt as if a hand had gripped his heart.
He dared not.
He really didn't dare.
The Yu family business belongs to his wife. He holds a high position, and none of the flowers, grass, houses, or trees here belong to him.
Only Lu Rang is his continuation, the only remaining bloodline in this life.
It is also a trace of Ruyun's bloodline.
The window wasn't closed properly for some reason, and a gust of cold wind blew in. Lu Zheng clenched his fists helplessly.
After a fierce contest, he ultimately lost.
Lu Zheng closed his eyes, unwilling to speak any further.
Shang Wu turned around and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of him. Maybe when I'm in a better mood, I will take pity on him and bring him back to Wanhu to see you."
She pushed open the door and went out. Just as she reached the stairwell, she saw Qianjue running in, covered in sweat.
He looked up and saw Shang Wu, and immediately urged, "Quick! Young Master has fallen ill; you have to come with me to see him!"
Shang Wu was taken aback, then quickly stepped down the stairs and walked outside, questioning, "I put something in his water glass. He should have slept for more than three hours. Why did he wake up so early?"
Upon hearing this, Qianjue rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"Do you think the young master is really that easy to fool?"
Shang Wu didn't speak. Thinking about how Lu Rang was still awake when she confronted Lu Zheng in the living room, her heart tightened.
She coaxed Lu Rang to come here to seek the truth, and even wanted to ask Lu Zheng about his past while he was asleep. Lu Rang wouldn't misunderstand that she minded this matter and didn't want to be with him anymore, right?
Shang Wu exhaled and his pace quickened.
When she arrived at the shore of Wanhu Lake, she saw a group of bodyguards holding flashlights, looking at the figure on the lakeside from a dozen meters away.
Shang Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked in the direction their gaze was directed.
Lu Rang was standing alone by the lake, seemingly about to fall into the water if he took another step forward.
"Young Master can't swim," Qianjue reminded him.
Without hesitation, Shang Wu came up behind Lu Rang in full view of everyone.
You can't go there!
"Don't disturb them..."
The bodyguards' attempts to stop them were incessant.
Shang Wu ignored him, stepped forward, grabbed Lu Rang's hand, squeezed her fingertips between his fingers, and pressed her palms together, interlocking her fingers.
Lu Rang turned his head to the side and saw her; his silent gaze began to tremble.
Before he could speak, Shang Wu soothed him with the gentlest voice she had ever used: "I know everything, Lu Rang."
Lu Rang pursed his lips and spoke with difficulty, "Know...what?"
"I know about your mother and brother, I know why you got sick, why you studied law, and why you refused to return to the Yu family in Wanhu to take over the business."
Shang Wu finished speaking in one breath, grabbed his hand and pulled him closer to her: "I know all of this."
Lu Rang dared not look into her eyes and suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe.
He turned his head to the side, his Adam's apple bobbing, and was about to let go of her hand: "Then why did you come to see me? I've killed people, and you still want to be with me?"
Shang Wu felt a pang of sadness and looked down at their clasped hands.
If Lu Rang really wanted to get rid of her, he could break free in a second with his strength.
He said those words, but his hands never let go of hers.
Seriously... stubborn.
"I heard about this from my mother," Shang Wu said.
Lu Rang lowered his eyes, his lips pressed tightly together, staring at the unfathomable surface of the lake.
He seemed to see the rock where his mother had hit her head, shouting at him from the bottom of the lake, yelling that he was the source of all the tragedy and urging him to jump down quickly.
“But I believe you. Even if I don’t know the truth, I firmly believe that if you are really involved in your brother’s death, you certainly didn’t do it when you were sober.”
“I’ve been trying to find the truth. My mother is pressuring me, and she’s forcing me to choose between two options: either break up with you or she doesn’t want me as her daughter anymore. That’s why I’ve been hiding from you for those two days, sorting out my thoughts and figuring out what to do next.”
As Shang Wu spoke, she broke free from Lu Rang's hand.
Lu Rang's pupils contracted slightly, and just as he was about to grab her sleeve, Shang Wu cupped his face in her hands.
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