Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 267 - 280: The Down-and-Out Su Xingqi

She didn’t want to go at first, but for some reason, when she closed her eyes at night, all she could see was Su Xingqi’s desperate attempt to end her life.

Lu Shifeng asked her, "What’s wrong? You keep tossing and turning."

She sighed softly and told him about Liu Meizhi’s phone call.

Lu Shifeng held her in his arms, lowered his head, and kissed her hair. Her long, silk-like, satin-like hair carried a faint fragrance that he found irresistible. "If you want to go, then go," he said. "Let the driver accompany you, and take a few bodyguards with you. Call me if anything happens."

She was a bit surprised, "You agree with me going?"

"Of course," he said, "I don’t like it when you’re distracted in front of me."

She didn’t know what to say to this reason, then saw his hand pull open her nightgown, and he began his restless actions again...

The next day, she chose a simple and comfortable outfit with pants and took the driver and bodyguards to the Su Family.

Since breaking off relations with the Su Family, this was her first return. Raising her head to look at the gray stone building from her memory, with its mottled traces of time, she couldn’t help but feel a bit sentimental. Had it truly become dilapidated, or had it always been this way, and she simply never noticed?

She rang the doorbell several times before someone responded.

Liu Meizhi opened the door and froze upon seeing the driver and bodyguards behind her, then angrily said to her, "Su Xingyu, what do you mean by this? Coming back is fine, but why bring so many people along? Are you trying to show off and provoke Qiqi by letting her see how well you’re doing now? You really have a vicious heart!"

Su Xingyu sneered coldly, neither angry nor flustered, "You’re the vicious one, Mrs. Liu. How do I know if Su Xingqi really is in trouble or if you’re deliberately deceiving me to come over? To tell you the truth, these bodyguards are specifically here to protect me. If I have to go in, they must follow, or I’ll just head back right now."

With that, she made a move to leave.

Liu Meizhi panicked, "Don’t go!"

She glared at her several times, but considering her daughter’s safety was more important, she ultimately gave up on arguing with Su Xingyu and reluctantly said, "You can all come in."

Only then did Su Xingyu enter with her entourage.

The living room was very dark; an old elm tree outside the window blocked the light, and for some reason, no one had pruned it recently.

Su Zhongxiao sat alone on the old-fashioned sofa, his shoulders sagging, looking very despondent.

Su Xingyu paused, not knowing for a moment how to face this "father." Even though they had severed their father-daughter relationship, half of the blood flowing through her veins came from him.

He also saw her. His dry eyes flashed with complex emotions: hatred, disgust, guilt, regret, and even a trace of envy...

A myriad of emotions mixed together.

She spoke first, "Mr. Su." A distant, estranged title.

Su Zhongxiao’s body twitched as if shocked, moving his lips with difficulty to say, "Go see your sister."

She was slightly stunned; was he admitting that Su Xingqi was her sister at this moment? In other words, implicitly admitting she was a part of this family? Unfortunately, such an admission came too late, and she no longer needed it. "Su Xingqi is not my sister," her voice was somewhat cold as she informed Su Zhongxiao, "Mr. Su, please don’t misspeak again."

"Xingyu, how can you be so heartless?" Su Zhongxiao was heartbroken.

"Indeed, Xingyu," Liu Meizhi chimed in, "we fed and clothed you, finally raised you, and now that you’re with Mr. Lu and have climbed high, you turn your back on us?"

Su Xingyu gave them a cold glance. Who was it that kicked her out in the first place? They seemed to have forgotten.

"From childhood to adulthood, I really didn’t cost much for my food, clothing, and expenses," Su Xingyu said with a smirk, settling accounts with them, "You two casually sold a few pieces of my mom’s jewelry and got everything. Back when Grandpa’s family went bankrupt, my mom’s share of the inheritance wasn’t included. Her dowry, plus the money she earned on her own, was more than enough to support me. In truth, if we counted everything, you’d owe me money."

Her words made Su Zhongxiao and Liu Meizhi’s faces turn an alternating shade of green and white.

After a while, Su Zhongxiao murmured, "Xingyu, you’re too ruthless..."

"If you do something, don’t blame others for retaliating," Su Xingyu didn’t care about his complaints, urging, "Please lead the way, let me see Su Xingqi soon, to settle your business and mine. Is this mutual accusation meaningful?"

Su Zhongxiao sighed longingly and pleaded in a low voice, "Please do your best to persuade your sister, and don’t let her become irrational."

Liu Meizhi also said, "Come with me, Xingyu, you must really try to talk sense into her..."

Su Xingyu silently followed Liu Meizhi, realizing that Su Xingqi’s situation must indeed be dire. Otherwise, these two smug, arrogant people would never lower their heads to her.

The path Liu Meizhi took was one she recognized, leading to Su Xingqi’s childhood bedroom. Before they even reached the door, they could hear the sound of things being smashed inside, along with the hysterical crying and cursing of a woman, a voice so hoarse and distorted it was almost incomprehensible.

At the doorway.

Liu Meizhi unlocked the door and rushed in as soon as she saw the scene inside, "Qiqi, Qiqi, are you angry again, Qiqi? Qiqi, my dear daughter, please don’t scare mommy, don’t hurt yourself... Do you hear me? ... Oh my dear daughter, what should I do..." She tightly hugged Su Xingqi and started to cry.

And Su Xingqi, with disheveled hair, struggled madly in her arms, as if she had gone insane.

The sight shocked Su Xingyu. The sister in her memory always kept herself well-groomed, the kind of person who would spend half a day putting on makeup just to go for a walk. But now? Her hair hadn’t been washed for days, all greasy and clumped together, and she wore a filthy, wrinkled nightgown with no discernible original color. The room was a mess, with bedding, various cosmetics, food, and drinks strewn everywhere, emitting an indescribable stench.

Su Xingyu covered her nose in disgust, "Su Xingqi, how did you let yourself become like this?"

Su Xingqi, who had been crying and causing a scene with Liu Meizhi, finally realized there was another person in the room when she spoke. She looked up and saw Su Xingyu standing clean and elegant in front of her, dressed in high-end tailored fashion, followed by several strong bodyguards, all respectful.

She felt an overwhelming surge of bitterness in her heart, grabbing an empty glass bottle nearby and hurling it at Su Xingyu, "You came to see my joke, didn’t you! Is it funny?! Get out! Get out!"