CHAPTER 538: CHAPTER 276: SHOCK

Mr. Lu laughed heartily, lowered his head and gave Su Qing’er a light kiss on her cheek, his eyes smiling, "How could Qing’er disregard our old affection? I am quite eager to see what comes next!"

Su Qing’er saw Shi Fengming stubbornly refusing to leave, the little bit of pity in her heart quickly turned into impatience and resentment: If it were not for his incompetence, completely devoured by Shi Fengju to the point of failing to protect her, she wouldn’t have had to resort to such a plan! Now that she had found her own way out, he was still haunting her like a lingering ghost; what did he want? To go back with him? Ridiculous! Going back with him would still result in the same outcome of being kicked out! Since he can’t protect her, why bother pretending to be a love saint and make others sick?

Su Qing’er’s eyes danced, her delicate eyebrows raised, and she sent Mr. Lu a coquettish smile; a slender, jade-white hand pressed gently against Mr. Lu’s chest as she elegantly stood up and walked towards Shi Fengming.

"Qing’er!" Shi Fengming was overjoyed, his eyes shimmering with bright light.

But in the very next second, with a crisp "slap," Shi Fengming’s cheek took a harsh slap from Su Qing’er. The fiery pain surged instantly, and Shi Fengming was stunned, incredulously uttering, "Qing’er!"

However, Mr. Lu was slapping the table and bursting into laughter, "Bravo Qing’er! So feisty, that’s what I like about you!"

The family servants laughed along, teasingly looking at Shi Fengming as if he were a monkey performing tricks for their amusement.

With that slap, Su Qing’er saw Shi Fengming’s face filled with shock and pain, and an indescribable sense of triumph and revenge surged in her heart. Did he know how difficult the days had been for her when he was enjoying himself at the manor? Did he ever care about her at all? Did he ever take the initiative to find her?

Now it was good, she had found a new path, and yet he jumped out, intent on ruining her life, didn’t he?

Su Qing’er bit her lip and coldly laughed, raising her hand to deliver another slap, but it was caught mid-air by a hand gripping hers like iron. With a pained frown, Su Qing’er cried out "Ah," only to meet Shi Fengju’s chilling gaze and icy countenance. Her heart trembled without rhyme or reason, and she turned to Mr. Lu, pitifully seeking rescue.

Shi Fengming could only feel that the woman before him was so strange, so unfamiliar that he dared not believe that she was the same charming girl who had lived with him for hundreds of days and nights. What didn’t he understand now? She was controlled by his older brother and would rather turn to that disgusting man for help than give him another glance!

Shi Fengming turned and rushed out. Chang Huan cried out "Young Master" in alarm and hurriedly followed.

Shi Fengju pushed Su Qing’er hard, and she stumbled to the ground, looking up at Shi Fengju with indescribable hatred in her eyes.

"Senior official!" Su Qing’er’s eyes welled up with tears, the teardrops spinning around in her sockets.

Mr. Lu did not look at her but rose in haste and stepped forward, giving Shi Fengju a cupped-hand salute with a smile, "Young Master Shi, you are here too? Hehe, what a coincidence!"

"Mr. Lu!" Shi Fengju smiled and returned the formalities, his gaze lightly sweeping over Su Qing’er, and said, "My younger brother doesn’t know better, we should not hold it against him. I ask that Mr. Lu forgives him and does not lower yourself to his level!"

Mr. Lu was taken aback, quickly saying, "That gentleman just now, he was—" Mr. Lu rubbed his hands apologetically and laughed, "This really is a mess as they say, trouble comes to the Dragon King’s temple! I hope Young Master Shi does not blame me!"

"Not at all!" Shi Fengju laughed, "My foolish brother is young and ignorant, it was his impoliteness that started this; how could we blame you? Please carry on, I must take my leave!"

"Alright, alright!" Mr. Lu chuckled, "We shall get together another day, please, Young Master!" He intended to say that he would return Su Qing’er to Shi Fengming, but seeing that Shi Fengju seemed only too eager to have his brother stay away from Su Qing’er, he tactfully held back.

Mr. Lu personally escorted Shi Fengju out of the private room and watched him leave before turning back.

Su Qing’er was inwardly shocked, not expecting that Shi Fengju and Mr. Lu were acquainted, which seemed rather unfavorable for her. She had already gotten up from the ground, her clothes a bit wrinkled and disheveled, and seeing Mr. Lu she softly called "Senior official," with a mix of shame and endurance.

Mr. Lu, who had been around brothels for over twenty years and seen all sorts of women, couldn’t care less when he saw that Shi Fengju had no intention of regarding Su Qing’er. Finding a woman who fit his tastes in every way and appealed to all his desires, if he didn’t enjoy himself, that would be a disservice to himself.