Courting Death

Chen Jun nodded and did not insist. Soon afterwards, he arranged for Fang Qiu to change his clothes before getting into a green military vehicle. Then Chen Jun respectfully handed a document bag to Fang Qiu. This was the mission Fang Qiu had assigned him last week.

During his six years at the asylum, Fang Qiu met a benefactor and became the youngest and most powerful war god in the Great Xia Kingdom. This was the highest classified information in the kingdom. Fang Qiu took the document bag and casually flipped through the Lu family's information. He picked up a photo and frowned slightly. It was a young woman with long, dark brows and eyes that were as clear as limpid autumn waters. She was wearing a white floral dress and had a graceful figure.

This woman was the woman he saw when he woke up that night! After six years, time had not diluted her beauty. Instead, it had added a touch of gracefulness and charm, like a pot of fragrant wine that was intoxicating. As for this unfamiliar woman who had a one-night stand with him, Fang Qiu only knew now that she was Lu Yuexin, the daughter of the second-rate Lu family in Flower City. Lu Yuexin was unconscious that night, and Fang Qiu had fallen into the family's trap, which had caused him to take advantage of her.

What Fang Qiu did not expect was that he had impregnated Lu Yuexin that night. Looking at the cute and likable girl in the photo who looked a little like him, Fang Qiu smiled bitterly. He felt like he was in a dream. Looking at the passing scenery outside the car window, his usually hard heart began to soften.

"Dragon Marshal, according to my investigation, Miss Lu and her family aren't doing well. This time, the Lu family got a lunatic as their live-in son-in-law because they wanted to humiliate her and make her lose face so that there's no way she can turn her life around. What they didn't expect is that this would suit Dragon Marshal's intentions and avoid a lot of trouble."

"Where is the engagement party set up?"

"Flower City, Empire Hotel."

"Send me there directly."

At this moment, in the Empire Hotel, Xue Hongmei was furious. She slapped the table and cursed, "Old Master is pushing Yuexin into the fire pit! I will definitely not agree to this marriage!"

Today was Lu Yuexin's engagement party. The Lu family had sent out invitations and there were many guests. However, Lu Yuexin's family unanimously objected to this marriage because the fiancé the Lu family had chosen for Lu Yuexin was actually from a mental hospital. How could Xue Hongmei let her precious daughter marry a lunatic?

Lu Yuexin stood by the window as if she didn't hear her mother's scolding. Tears rolled down her exquisite face, and her heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cave. She had gotten pregnant before marriage and had enough of being shunned by others. Now she was going to marry a lunatic. If not for her daughter, she would have long killed herself.

"Lu Lixian, are you a man? Go and break off the engagement immediately!" Xue Hongmei pushed her husband and said fiercely, "Can you bear to watch your daughter jump into the fire pit?"

"This is Old Master's decision!" Lu Lixian, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked at his daughter by the bed and let out a long sigh. She was freaked out. "Moreover, Elder Brother had agreed…" As he spoke, he coughed violently, his face turning pale.

Old Master Lu had two sons and two daughters. His eldest son, Lu Liren, had inherited the family business and was the current leader of the Lu Corporation. He was also the head of the Lu family. His second son, Lu Lixian, was injured when he was inspecting a construction site in his early years and fell ill. From then on, he had no say in the family matters. However, Lu Yuexin was extremely talented in business. After working for more than a year, she created hundreds of millions of profits for the Lu Corporation and her status increased day by day.

Lu Liren was afraid that his niece, Lu Yuexin, would threaten his and his son, Lu Juntai's status. He used the long-term benefits of the family as an excuse to encourage the old master to let Lu Yuexin marry into the Sun family. Lu Yuexin did not agree, and the old master was furious. He threatened to marry her off to a lunatic so as to force her to agree to the marriage with the Sun family.

However, Old Master Lu did not expect that Lu Yuexin would rather marry a lunatic than Young Master Sun, as directed by him. That was why things had developed to this point. Old Master Lu had no choice but to make the best of the deadlock and settle the matter with the rest of the Lu family. Lu Yuexin's decision also completely cut off the extended family's path to advancement! In order to force Lu Yuexin to submit, Lu Juntai did not hesitate to use Lu Yuexin's daughter as a bargaining chip. In the past few years, it had not been easy for Lu Yuexin. Xue Hongmei could see that. As a mother, her heart ached.

Hearing Lu Lixian's words, Xue Hongmei became even angrier. She stood up and said, "If you don't dare to speak to the old master, I'll go to him!" With that, she stormed out of the room. Just as she was about to open the door, it was pushed open. A young man in gorgeous clothes stood outside.

"Oh, Second Aunt, where are you going?" Seeing Xue Hongmei's angry expression, Lu Juntai was secretly pleased, but he acted very surprised on the surface. "There's still half an hour before the banquet officially begins. Grandpa asked me to inform Cousin Yuexin to remember to doll up. Don't let others see our Lu family as a joke!"

Lu Liren was afraid that his niece, Lu Yuexin, would threaten his position. Using the long-term benefits of the family as an excuse, he urged the old master to let Lu Yuexin marry into the Sun family. The old master had agreed.

"Lu Juntai, you…"

Ignoring Xue Hongmei's murderous gaze, Lu Juntai glanced at Lu Yuexin and sneered. "Cousin, you have to prepare well! I spent a lot of effort to find myself a brother-in-law."

Lu Juntai was smug. As long as Lu Yuexin married that lunatic from the mental hospital, her reputation would be ruined. At that time, Lu Yuexin would no longer have a place in the Lu family, and the entire family business would become his.

"Lu Juntai, I'll fight it out with you." Xue Hongmei was furious and pounced on Lu Juntai.

"You refused a toast only to drink a forfeit," Lu Juntai said coldly. Then he kicked Xue Hongmei in the stomach.

With a scream, Xue Hongmei curled up on the floor in pain. "Lu Juntai, you bastard." Tears streamed down Lu Yuexin's face as she gritted her teeth and roared at Lu Juntai. Her heart ached as she helped her mother up.

Lu Juntai laughed smugly. "Oh, my heart aches for you. So don't strive and overshadow me. Of course, I'm a magnanimous person and don't hold it against a petty person. I even specially found you a good son-in-law. How did I become a bastard?"

At this moment, Lu Yuexin wished she could slap Lu Juntai. Seeing Lu Yuexin's angry expression, Lu Juntai laughed even more arrogantly. "You think you can compete with me for the position of the family head with your little tricks? Do you think that your family branch can do whatever you want just because you can get a few big shareholders? From now on, you, Lu Yuexin, have a daughter out of wedlock and married a lunatic. I don't think you can think about having any shareholders look for you to invest and cooperate with in the future, hehe." After saying that, Lu Juntai turned around, leaving nothing but the cries of Lu Yuexin's family.