Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 251 - 264: Love Is an Illusion

But in front of Zhuang Heng, she just had to pretend to be happy: "I’m in a good mood."

She straightened her back, elegantly lifted the cup of coffee, and took a sip. Although she had been mistreated by her stepmother for years in the Su Family, she was pampered with luxury by her mother and grandfather as a child. Even if she usually had the habits of an ordinary person, she could put on the airs of a noble lady with great skill when the time called for it.

Zhuang Heng looked at her, feeling as if a thorn had pierced his heart.

The girl in front of him was only wearing a T-shirt and jeans, yet she sipped coffee as gracefully as if she were dressed in the most luxurious haute couture and adorned with the most expensive jewels.

Her demeanor was something many noble ladies might not achieve!

And Lu Shifeng also turned his head to look at her, with a layer of subtle admiration crossing his eyes. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

She never puts on such a posture at home, even at meal times, she likes to poke at the greens with her chopsticks. The word "etiquette" almost doesn’t apply to her. But every time he takes her out to meet people, she always handles herself appropriately. This time with Zhuang Heng is no exception, nor was last time at the family mansion. She’s never embarrassed him at official banquets. He very much appreciates this knowledgeable and dignified side of her.

However, he knows she’s now entering battle mode, otherwise she wouldn’t bother with such effort to pose.

"I called Zhuang Heng here today to apologize to you." Lu Shifeng said, noticing her slight astonishment, and her bristling posture gradually relaxed.

"Apologize?" She looked at him incredulously, then at Zhuang Heng.

"Yes, apologize." Zhuang Heng’s heart throbbed with pain, but he had to force a smile, "Miss Su, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have slapped you in the office yesterday."

Su Xingyu almost forgot about it since she slapped back and left Zhuang Heng more disheveled than her, so in her mind, she won, and winning meant letting it go.

She ignored Zhuang Heng and turned to Lu Shifeng: "How did you know?"

Lu Shifeng said, "I only found out today, otherwise I would have asked her to apologize yesterday."

Su Xingyu blinked lightly, guessing it might have been Xie Jian, oh no, Mr. Yang, or whoever told him?

Her identity has already been exposed, there are plenty of people eager to curry favor, it’s not surprising that someone would convey this matter to Lu Shifeng.

"I originally forgot to tell you," Since he already knew, Su Xingyu naturally seized the opportunity to complain, "Look at her, I’ve long said she harbors sinister intentions, you just didn’t believe me, do you believe now?"

Lu Shifeng: "..."

Zhuang Heng saw the situation develop wrongly, hurriedly showed a distressed smile, stood up, held the coffee pot in both hands to refill Su Xingyu’s cup, then held the coffee with both hands and placed it in front of her: "Miss Su, please accept my apology. I was really blinded by jealousy at the time. You don’t know, I’ve liked Shifeng for many years..."

While speaking, she choked back tears, gracefully lamenting, evoking pity.

Su Xingyu had long been fed up with her hypocrisy, bluntly said: "I don’t accept your apology."

Did she think this place is a market? Bully when you want, apologize when you want?

What day is it today, everyone’s coming to apologize insincerely? First Qin Mu, now Zhuang Heng too!

But Lu Shifeng called her: "Xingyu."

"What, are you forcing me to accept?" Su Xingyu was a bit angry, but since she hadn’t received flowers from him today, she wasn’t arrogant nor lost in pleasure. Rarely her mind remained clear, she only dared to shout once, then softened her voice, "I’m just unhappy, don’t want to forgive her. Besides, she’s not sincere."

"Yes, I’m not sincere, but I’ve tried my best," It’s Zhuang Heng, starting her flawless performance. Her hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly, "Miss Su, you’re a woman too, you can understand my feelings of liking Shifeng, right? When I found out you’re his woman, how could I calmly accept that? I slapped you, but you slapped me back, why should only I apologize?"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened.

Su Xingyu stared at her stunned. This woman... really cries on cue?

She would ask Xia Ling later, is there anyone in this world who can win an Oscar Best Actress without training?

While she was lost in thought, she heard Lu Shifeng’s cold voice: "Are you blaming me?"

Zhuang Heng’s body stiffened slightly, then she forced an aggrieved tone, with a hint of cry, "How dare I blame you? Shifeng, I’ve liked you for so many years, endured without daring to tell you, fearing once said, we’d not even be friends... Shifeng, before you, I can only admire and look up, how dare I blame you?"

Su Xingyu sipped coffee blankly, if Zhuang Heng weren’t confessing to her husband, she’d almost want to applaud Zhuang Heng, that performance was exceptional!

Then Lu Shifeng said: "You hit my woman, you must apologize."

His piercingly serious eyes looked at Zhuang Heng, Su Xingyu had never seen him look at someone this way before.

Zhuang Heng was frightened by his gaze, nodded pitifully: "But..."

"There’s no but," Lu Shifeng interrupted her, "My woman hit another woman, no need to apologize."

He spoke so matter-of-factly, as if the sun must rise and set in the sky, the ocean must have tides, so matter-of-factly.

Su Xingyu was stunned again, this time she almost wanted to cheer and applaud and hug her own husband, Lu Shifeng, well done! Actually, your domineering manner isn’t so bad!

Zhuang Heng’s face turned blue and white, she stared at him, finally couldn’t help but cry, almost hoarsely wailed, "Shifeng, I love you!"

"Love is illusory, something you shouldn’t believe." A faint sigh flashed deep in Lu Shifeng’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

Until today, he indeed didn’t know Zhuang Heng’s feelings, never even considered that Zhuang Heng would fall in love with him.

But now, that woman who usually appeared so graceful and composed was crying miserably, desperately professing love, it caught him off guard.

"Zhuang Heng, let go of those delusions, my woman is Xingyu." He didn’t know how to handle this situation, just knew decisively rejecting what must be shut down immediately.

Between him and Zhuang Heng, it’s impossible, just impossible.

Zhuang Heng’s tears uncontrollably fell, her hand spilled the coffee cup on the ground, crying as she hurried out.

Su Xingyu always watched her back until it disappeared beyond the door, only then feeling a sense of loss, softly sighing.

She should feel quite avenged, but when she heard Lu Shifeng say love is illusory, a piece of her heart suddenly felt empty.