Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 262 - 275: The Matriarch’s Gift

Lu Shifeng squinted slightly, this guy’s news travels fast, they had just left the engagement party site, and the phone call had already come through.

He glanced sideways at Su Xingyu, and asked Lee Lei in a stern voice, "What did you bet with them this time? I’m warning you, if you dare to use your sister-in-law as a bet, I won’t let you off."

Isn’t he well aware of that mischievous boy’s nature? This second young master of the Lee Family is like a monkey! He indulges in all sorts of vices, what wouldn’t he do?

Sitting in the back seat of the Bentley, Su Xingyu blushed slightly hearing a few words like "your sister-in-law," knowing he was referring to her.

She couldn’t hear the voice on the other end nor knew what he was discussing, but the protection he implied made her heart feel like it was being brushed with honey.

On the other end, Lee Lei exaggeratedly pleaded, "How could I dare use sister-in-law as a bet? Am I that reckless? Brother Shifeng, just say whether you’re bringing sister-in-law over, let us meet her so we can assist her in the future, isn’t that right? Oh, Yunfeng plans to invite his sister too, and also Alan’s girlfriend. Rest assured, they can all accompany sister-in-law so she won’t feel bored."

Lu Shifeng thought about it, although Lee Lei’s group of buddies loved to play around, their wealth and capabilities were indeed noteworthy, among them Du Yunfeng is still family from his mother’s side.

Having Su Xingyu get to know them better would be beneficial.

So he agreed, "I’ll decide the location, go to the Rafaelle Club, at seven in the evening."

If he let those rascals decide, who knows what tricks they might pull? Lu Shifeng had suffered from Lee Lei’s antics too many times when he was young.

"Okay, okay, you decide." As long as he could promise to bring Su Xingyu out, Lee Lei was quite satisfied, immediately agreeing with unabashed delight. He hung up the phone, showing a victory gesture to the group of brothers eagerly awaiting news. "Yeah—!" The group cheered, excited to meet Mr. Lu’s girlfriend! They were all curious about what this ice-cold man’s girlfriend would be like!

Lu Shifeng also hung up the phone and instructed the driver, "Go to the Rafaelle Club."

Su Xingyu inferred from the earlier call some of the story, so she asked, "Do we have any activity tonight?"

Lu Shifeng said, "A small party, held at my venue. Mainly attended by Lee Lei and his group of friends—Lee Lei, whom you’ve met, the second young master of the Lee Family who shamelessly asked for two pieces of cake at my birthday party last time. Be careful, though our families are old friends, he’s reliable but usually very nonchalant...and his family is underground."

He gave a brief explanation of Lee Lei’s background in just a few words.

"Under...underground?" Su Xingyu was somewhat baffled; in her short twenty years of life, she always thought such terms only appeared on TV.

She recalled that radiant, handsome young man with a sunny disposition that seemed fit to be a UN goodwill ambassador, such a person could actually be underground?!

"Yes, and quite powerful underground," Lu Shifeng added, "The Lee Family is the largest overseas Chinese underground organization, and Lee Lei’s granduncle is the godfather of the Italian Mafia."

Su Xingyu was speechless, ever since marrying Lu Shifeng, everyday life has been so thrilling...

With a superstar neighbor like Xia Ling, party guests like Lee Lei being underground...

She dizzyingly followed Lu Shifeng to the Rafaelle Club and got out of the car.

The club was Lu Shifeng’s private property, usually not open to the public, used only to entertain important guests and host private parties.

It was located deep along a serene street, its front door quiet, but upon opening revealed a different world, with interior decor in a retro style that harmonized Chinese and Western elements, designed meticulously by renowned designers, merging various elements perfectly without any awkwardness, instead appearing romantic and luxurious.

The club had received the notice, offering the best drinks and snacks to the two of them before bowing and stepping away.

The time was still early, no other guests had arrived yet, Su Xingyu glanced at the luxurious and exquisite decoration of the banquet hall and felt a bit nervous, "Lu Shifeng... Later when I meet your friends, is it appropriate to wear this outfit?"

She was still wearing a white T-shirt and jeans from when she went out, although quite normal on the street, it seemed very odd to attend a party.

Lu Shifeng glanced at her, "Looks fine."

He liked her in any style of clothing, diverse and truly beautiful.

But Su Xingyu felt like crying, "You wouldn’t really want me to dress like this to meet guests, right? What if the other girls are all dressed beautifully, I... I... I’ll be so embarrassed, boo hoo hoo."

Seeing her aggrieved little look, a faint trace of a smile flickered deep in Lu Shifeng’s eyes.

Indeed, it looked fine, but he didn’t plan to actually have her dressed like that for the party tonight.

As a scion of a wealthy family, the teachings on what attire suits different occasions were ingrained in him; even though tonight was with young masters and ladies from well-acquainted families, it wasn’t necessary to dress overly formal, but somewhat decent attire was still required. In fact, he could readily agree to Lee Lei’s party request and directly bring Su Xingyu along because there happened to be a ready dress at hand.

He instructed the driver to bring over a meticulously wrapped kraft paper bag and handed it to her, "This is from my grandmother, whom I visited at the old residence this morning."

A gift from the old lady?

Su Xingyu reached out to take it, feeling a very soft touch, opened it to see a dazzling Camellia cheongsam, with bright red fabric uniquely embroidered with various postures of camellias, colorful and enchanting, rich but not chaotic, like a legendary artwork. "This..." She looked at the cheongsam, speechless.

"Grandmother said it’s tailored according to your measurements. She mentioned that girls nowadays all love short cheongsams, so she had it made short for you too. The extra material was used to make an evening clutch, which is also very beautiful." Lu Shifeng told her.

Su Xingyu looked into the kraft paper bag and found, indeed, a red silk embroidered camellia evening clutch, stunning like the cheongsam, making it hard to look away.

"Grandmother really put a lot of thought into it..." Su Xingyu was full of emotion, during the last visit to the old residence, the old lady had been talking about embroidering her youthful Camellia wedding dress to give it to her, never thinking it would be done so quickly. Little did she know, this was all thanks to Du Shuxian’s drama in front of the elders that made the old lady feel the need to firmly express her stance.

This Camellia cheongsam was not merely gifting her a dress, but also was the elder’s cherished protective charm for her.

This morning, when Lu Shifeng went to pick up the cheongsam, Du Shuxian’s expression was quite ugly.