Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 328 - 341: Remains

Ouyang Yi leaned in, tightly grasping her hand.

He didn’t know what words to use to comfort this girl. He, who had always been at ease among women, found himself at a loss for words for the first time. He just held her hand tightly, very tightly, as if trying to embed it into his own flesh and blood. To outsiders, she might seem like the enviable young mistress of the Lu Family, but to him, she was just a very pitiable girl.

The doctor finished treating Su Xingyu’s wounds and then attended to him.

Meanwhile, he didn’t stay idle and arranged a flight. He tilted his head to Su Xingyu and said, "Rest for a bit first. I’ll send you abroad to Country F where I have influence, and Lu Shifeng won’t be able to find you. I must stay behind to keep him in check, otherwise, if I disappear with you, he’ll quickly suspect I was the one who helped you. Once things settle down here, I’ll find some excuse like a job change and go to Country F to join you."

Su Xingyu nodded weakly, and said, "Thank you."

Ouyang Yi flashed his sunny smile, "What are you thanking me for? We know each other so well. Xingyu, now you finally know who truly cares for you, right? If you’re that moved, why not promise yourself to me?"

Even in her weakened state, she was both angered and amused, and the pain from the recent ordeal seemed to lighten considerably.

She asked him, "Why did you suddenly come today?"

Ouyang Yi blinked his alluring eyes, like tempting peach blossoms on water, "I’ve wanted to check on you for a while, but seeing the chaos at the wedding, I was really worried. Sadly, every time I tried, I was stopped by Lu Shifeng and his people. Today, I just came on a whim, never thought the villa seemed empty, smoke was coming from a bedroom upstairs, so I climbed up to see what’s happening... Fortunately, I saved you in time."

His face showed lingering fear as he asked, "Xingyu, how did the fire start in your bedroom? Did that beast Lu Shifeng tie you to the bed and leave you helpless?"

Mentioning that man’s name made Su Xingyu’s heart ache as if sliced by a knife.

She remained silent for a moment before saying, "Zhuang Heng."

She was unwilling to say anything more.

Ouyang Yi understood her pain and didn’t pry further, just quietly accompanied her to rest.

Rose Villa.

The fire burned for a long time, and even though someone called the fire brigade, by the time Lu Shifeng rushed back late at night, all he saw was a pile of ruins.

The color faded from his stern face as he grabbed Mrs. Gui, who stood outside the warning line beside the crumbling walls, wiping her tears, and sternly asked, "Where’s Xingyu!"

Mrs. Gui felt pain from his grip but dared not resist, only cried and said, "Young Mistress... The young mistress was burned to death in the bedroom, she’s gone! Young Master, it’s my fault, I went out to buy something and lost track of time, the housekeeper wasn’t here, and when we came back, the young mistress, the young mistress was already..." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The rest of her words didn’t reach Lu Shifeng’s ears.

He let go of Mrs. Gui and dashed towards the villa, two firefighters who hadn’t left yet quickly stopped him, "Sir, you can’t go in!"

"Get out of the way!" he roared in fury, pushing aside the two officers and rushed into the villa in a few steps.

Inside the villa was pitch dark, with the faint glow of not yet extinguished fire providing weak illumination. The first floor was severely burned, the soft detailed embroidery carpet in the living room reduced to ashes, the expensive rosewood furniture only left some intact spots, the chandelier smashed on the ground exposing its gray-black frame, several sculptures and ornaments were completely burned away. His heart tightened repeatedly, as he moved like the wind through the broken twisted stairs to the second floor, which was burned even worse; the tragic sight was like the end of the world, unrecognizable from its original form. He found her bedroom by memory.

The bedroom door was long burned away, leaving only a dark hollow frame, seemingly mocking him.

He suddenly stopped at the entrance, afraid to step in.

After a while, mechanically, he took out his mobile phone, activated the flashlight.

The horrifying scene in the bedroom was unveiled at once, the spot where the bed had been was gone, only a few pieces resembling strong steel chains lay scattered on the floor, and beside them was a twisted, blurred figure which seemed to be a human skeleton, small and delicate, clearly her silhouette.

His heart felt frozen by ice, ceasing to beat.

His phone fell on the ground, unaware how he moved over, he squatted down, trembling violently as he touched the remains.

Indeed, a human skeleton.

From his throat came a hoarse, indistinct growl, grief-stricken to the utmost, like a beast that has lost its mate. His hands tightly clasped a corner of the remains, not knowing what to do, continuously sounding those blurred words from his throat, "Xingyu... Xingyu..." which seemed like meaningless syllables, echoing in the air still filled with the smell of smoke.

He thought he didn’t love her, but if he didn’t, why did his heart hurt so much?

Like being tormented in boundless purgatory, wishing he could die in her place, or at least suffer that fiery agony beside her. He regretted deeply, why did he lock her hands and feet? If he hadn’t, she could have escaped! This was the second floor, her chance of escaping was high, but she was unable to move, locked by him, watching the fire spread, licking her body, how hopeless she must have felt.

She couldn’t even let out a cry of pain.

Her mouth was stuffed by him, and when she was in extreme pain she couldn’t even make the slightest shout. When did the firefighters arrive? When they arrived was she still alive? Would they have pushed open doors searching for survivors, if she could make a sound would she have been saved...

He slowly gathered the remains in his arms as though embedding them into his body, "Xingyu..."

His Xingyu...

What unforgivable act did he commit that heaven seeks to punish him this way?

He was willing to spend everything to turn back time, just to return to the morning he left, when her face bloomed like a flower in the morning light, so tender, so beautiful.

If time could turn back...

If time could turn back...

He would definitely watch over her well, stay by her side without a step away.

He always thought, they would have a lifetime together, a long, long lifetime.

But a lifetime turned out to be so short, so short.

Messy footsteps came from the stairs, those were the two firefighters from earlier catching up.

They found the grieving Lu Shifeng crouched in the remains in the bedroom, unable to control his sorrow, one left and one right supported him and said, "Mr. Lu, please be strong, let’s quickly take your wife’s remains out of here, the embers aren’t completely extinguished, it might reignite."

He held onto her remains unwilling to let go, shakily stood up, just as he had held her many times when she was alive, carrying her step by step down the stairs.