Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 369 - 382: The Little White Rabbit’s Negotiation

Chapter 369: Chapter 382: The Little White Rabbit’s Negotiation

He asked so abruptly that she almost nodded instinctively.

But in the end, she forcibly held back, carefully saying, "All these years, he hasn’t been bad to me. Lu Shifeng, if it weren’t for you discovering that he was involved in the fire incident back then, I genuinely wanted to marry him. But now it’s impossible, I won’t be with someone who’s hurt me and threatens my child."

Her words carried a double meaning, referring both to Ouyang Yi and Lu Shifeng.

Lu Shifeng understood and asked her, "As long as someone has hurt you, you wouldn’t be with them, including me?"

"When the heart is hurt, there’s no going back."

"What if I help you rescue Han, in exchange for you coming back?"

She suddenly looked up at him. Last night, she was sleepless, repeatedly planning how to rescue Han, and she had considered asking him for help. Of course, she also considered the terms he might propose.

But when he actually voiced such a condition, her heart was still torn with pain.

In this man’s eyes, there was only success and failure, perhaps only interests?

No matter what, he could use it as a condition.

But what else could she offer besides herself?

"I can return to Blade Group to work," she mustered the courage to look at him and said, "return to the photography center, or go to Hanyu, whatever. My photography skills are very high, and I can help Blade Group achieve breakthroughs in optical research. Don’t you want Blade to keep getting better? I can contribute."

But he said, "Blade’s core business is not in photography, Xingyu, you’re not as important to Blade as you think."

She bit her lip deeply, realizing that the career she treasured meant nothing to him.

What else could she do?

He was just sitting quietly in the dark, leather back seat of the Bentley, watching her like a hunter patiently waiting for his prey to walk into the trap. He was impeccably dressed in a suit, looking so good, being by his side was what so many girls dreamed of, but she was not among them.

But in some matters, there weren’t many choices.

She was no match for Ouyang Yi alone, and couldn’t rescue Han from a heavily guarded place. She had to rely on Lu Shifeng’s power. There were only two roads before her: either tell Lu Shifeng the truth about Han’s parentage, hoping he’d rescue him for his son’s sake, or she would return to Lu Shifeng’s side.

She didn’t want to tell him about the child’s parentage.

Look at what Jue had become under his care?

And what he himself turned out to be under Mr. Lu?

Everyone in the Lu Family was killed machines, seeing only family interests and combat, and she didn’t want her children to become like that, to spend their lives demanding perfection of themselves for so-called legacy and honor.

Yes, Lu Shifeng was rich and powerful.

But he was not happy.

Neither were Mr. Lu and Jue.

Understanding this deeply, Su Xingyu finally spoke, "Alright, I’ll go back with you."

Lu Shifeng subtly exhaled a breath of relief.

In reality, even if she refused, he would have gone all out to rescue Han to compensate for what he owed her over the years. But he was a businessman, who had known how to maximize his interests since childhood -- it had become an instinct. He deliberately demanded her return, deeply understanding the situation where she couldn’t refuse, and sure enough, he succeeded.

Having achieved his goal, Lu Shifeng told her, "Tell me everything you know about where Han is being held."

Su Xingyu also breathed a sigh of relief. No matter how, the child was finally getting saved. She said, "I don’t know where Han is held. When he took me there, they blindfolded me. I can only remember that we set off from his place and after about two hours of driving, we arrived at a small wooden house village in a valley with some servants and guards."

Setting off from Ouyang Yi’s place, it takes less than an hour to reach the hills outside the city, so a two-hour range is really quite large.

Lu Shifeng nodded, indicating he’d noted it, and asked her, "Any other information?"

Su Xingyu recalled everything she saw in that underground chamber.

After a moment of pause, she looked at him solemnly, "I have very important information, but you must promise me you’ll spare no effort to rescue Han, because if the information leaks, Han will be in great danger."

In some aspects, Lu Shifeng was sluggish, yet his insight was astounding.

From her hinting, he deduced, "Did you accidentally discover some secret of Ouyang Yi, and that’s why he threatened you with Han not to leak it?"

Su Xingyu was startled for a moment, then nodded.

"What secret could a model possibly have," Lu Shifeng’s voice was flat, continuing his deduction, "unless he has bigger ambitions and schemes. Let me guess, there aren’t many types of ambitions that can’t be made public. Ouyang Yi has been hiding these years, either conducting shady underground businesses or plotting something that doesn’t belong to him."

Su Xingyu was almost in awe of him. From her few hints, he could deduce so much?

Actually, what Lu Shifeng had in hand was not just her few hints.

He told her, "Do you know how I found out about connections between the Zhuang Family and Ouyang Yi? I discovered a hidden force at Ouyang Yi’s disposal, which is not simple. I plan to investigate thoroughly further, but Ouyang Yi discarded the tail, abandoning the part I uncovered and hiding the rest deeper. Yet, Xingyu, even if you said nothing today, I would continue to track this force, because since it has infiltrated S City—the Lu Family’s sphere of influence, I cannot ignore it."

Su Xingyu listened with her heart pounding, realizing that she’d thought all of Ouyang Yi’s affairs were secrets, but Lu Shifeng had long noticed something was amiss. Now that things had come to this, she decided not to hide it, "Yes, I broke into his study yesterday and unintentionally saw some documents, including his financial reports and personnel lists. I don’t remember everything, but I’ll try to recount what I can. --" As she said this, she suddenly stopped. If this information was crucial to him, then could she use it to exchange for Han’s freedom?

"Lu Shifeng," she looked at him, saying tensely, "I want to change the terms. I don’t want to go back to your side, I want to exchange this information for you to rescue Han!"

Lu Shifeng’s narrow eyes narrowed slightly, he didn’t speak, looking at her expressionlessly.

He knew what kind of posture could exert the maximum pressure on people; in negotiations, psychological warfare is often the key to victory.

Sure enough, under his silent pressure, her heart grew more and more uneasy. Yet she still stubbornly looked at him, unwilling, truly unwilling to willingly return to the side of a demon!

"I..." Her hands unconsciously clenched, "I really know a lot of confidential information."