Yun Chuxue's pale face flushed, and she took two steps back in panic. "I, I need to go back quickly. The Lu family and the Nalan family have terminated their cooperation with the Yun family. Grandfather is so angry his qi is disrupted..."
As she spoke, Yun Chuxue's eyes reddened!
She had thought that one impulsive act might change her fate of a politically arranged marriage and not being controlled by her family, but she realized the consequences were beyond her ability to bear!
The Lu family and the Nalan family were two unshakeable behemoths to her.
Seeing Yun Chuxue's eyes redden, Lu Pan's gaze deepened, and a coldness appeared on his face.
"Thank you for last night. If there's a chance, I'll... I'll compensate you..."
With that, Yun Chuxue hurried away.
—
Half an hour earlier.
"Sect Leader Yuan, Xiao Hao's injuries?"
At the Lu family's private hospital, Lu Yuansen's eyes were bloodshot. He had been guarding here all night, but Lu Hao still hadn't woken up!
Yuan Pu withdrew his hand and said helplessly to Lu Yuansen, "Mr. Lu, your nephew's arm is completely ruined. It will be very difficult to recover. Furthermore, that person's domineering true qi has injured his internal organs. It will take some time for him to wake up!"
Lu Yuansen looked at the unconscious Lu Hao, his expression frighteningly grim. "A good Yun family. I didn't expect them to be connected to Lu Pan. Since that's the case, the Yun family need not exist!"
"Secretary Li, relay my order: immediately terminate all cooperation with the Yun family and notify all business partners. The Lu family will no longer cooperate with anyone doing business with the Yun family!"
Lu Yuansen directly ordered his secretary. Yun Chuxue and Lu Pan had thoroughly angered him.
"Yes, Mr. Lu!" the secretary hurriedly left.
Seeing Lu Yuansen's turbulent expression, Yuan Pu suggested, "Now, perhaps only the person at Zifeng Courtyard can treat your nephew. Mr. Lu should make plans early!"
Lu Yuansen nodded. "Thank you, Sect Leader Yuan, for the reminder!"
"Prepare the car. I will personally visit that esteemed person!" Lu Yuansen instructed his bodyguard.
Soon, a top-tier Maybach drove towards Zifeng Courtyard.
Qingshan Hospital.
The Yun family members were gathered outside the emergency room, waiting anxiously.
"It's really too much for Chuxue. What's wrong with marrying into the Lu family? So many women in Qingcheng wish they could climb this high branch but can't. I really don't know what she's thinking!"
"Exactly! If I were a woman, I'd definitely marry Young Master Lu! Now she's not only offended the Lu and Nalan families but also made Grandfather sick. I think she's doing it on purpose!"
Yun Chuxue hurried over. Before she even got close, she heard her two older cousins denigrating her.
"Alright, all of you, say less!" Yun Mingkui began to defend his daughter. "Let's wait until Xue'er arrives!"
"Dad..."
Yun Chuxue took a deep breath and walked out from the corner. "Is Grandfather alright?"
"How dare you..." Yun Chuxue's cousin, Yun Tianxiang, had a displeased expression.
But before he could finish speaking, he was berated by Yun Mingkui, "Shut up!"
"Uncle, it's clearly all because of him!" Yun Tianxiang muttered.
Yun Mingkui looked at his daughter, whom he had doted on since childhood, and sighed. "Xue'er, you really did wrong in this matter!"
Yun Chuxue didn't know how to speak.
The entire family believed she should marry into the Lu or Nalan family, as if that were her destiny in the Yun family!
No one had ever asked if she was willing!
Even when they spoke, it was with reprimands and accusations.
"Dad, I've already lost my virginity!"
Yun Chuxue spoke, uttering words that stunned the Yun family.
"Wh-what? What did you say?" Yun Mingkui trembled with anger, looking at his precious daughter in disbelief.
He knew his daughter never gave men a good look, so how could she have lost her virginity?!
"You're joking with Dad, right?" Yun Mingkui stared into Yun Chuxue's eyes.
"No, I'm not joking!" Yun Chuxue said calmly. "This is a hospital. You can find a gynecologist to examine me anytime!"
"Yun Chuxue, have you no shame? To be so immodest! You've disgraced the Yun family's reputation!"
"Exactly! You're supposed to marry into the Lu family, yet you've done such a shameless thing. You're pushing the Yun family into a fiery pit!"
"If you are so immodest, how will the people of Qingcheng view our Yun family in the future?"
Yun Chuxue's emotions shifted from initial anxiety and helplessness to calmness, even revealing a hint of a smile.
"Heh heh..." She laughed, her eyes filled with disappointment and mockery. "Yun Tianxiang, Yun Tianying, on what grounds do you ask me to be modest? On what grounds do you call me immodest?! Don't think I don't know you've gotten several girls pregnant!!"
"Compared to the dirty things you've done, I, Yun Chuxue, am better than you..."
"Silence!"
Yun Mingkui was furious. This was no longer his obedient, well-behaved precious daughter, but someone else entirely!
He raised his hand to strike Yun Chuxue across the face.
Yun Chuxue instinctively closed her eyes.
But the slap never fell. Instead, she heard a domineering, unforgettable voice.
"My woman is not for you to lecture, even if you are her father!"
Lu Pan's expression was cold as he blocked Yun Mingkui's arm, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light.
With a slight flick of his wrist, Yun Mingkui staggered back two steps.
Yun Chuxue opened her eyes and saw Lu Pan's imposing figure shielding her.
In her once dull and disappointed eyes, a glimmer of light finally appeared.
This was the second time Lu Pan had called her his woman!
"Who are you?" Yun Mingkui stabilized himself and angrily questioned Lu Pan. "It's none of your business to interfere with me disciplining my daughter!"
"Heh!" Lu Pan let out a cold laugh, full of mockery. "A bunch of good-for-nothings, pinning the family's future on one woman. Who gave you the audacity?"
"If I were her, even if I married into the Lu family, I would sever ties with you ungrateful wolves who only know how to take and not give thanks, and let you fend for yourselves!"
Lu Pan, disregarding the Yun family's dignity, spoke sentence after sentence, each one like a slap to their faces!
"Our Yun family's affairs are none of your business as an outsider!"
Yun Tianxiang, unconvinced, shouted at Lu Pan.
"Wudao, slap his face!"
*Slap, slap, slap—*
Ye Wudao stepped forward, grabbed Yun Tianxiang by the collar, and delivered several slaps!
Yun Tianxiang let out a scream.
"You, you... Yun Chuxue, are these the friends you make?!" Yun Mingkui trembled with anger.
Yun Chuxue stepped forward, her eyes red, and looked at her father, her voice calm. "Dad, Mom had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to me and passed away... so, ever since I was sensible, I've always obeyed you in everything, just to make you happy..."
As she spoke, Yun Chuxue became emotional. "But... have you ever thought if your daughter is truly happy and willing to marry into the Lu family or the Nalan family... You only care about the family, nothing but the family. Even if you had half a consideration for your daughter's feelings..."
Yun Chuxue held back her tears, utterly disappointed in her family.
Yun Chuxue looked at Lu Pan, her gaze firm. "Although I met him by chance, he... cares more about me than all of you!"
"From today onwards, I, Yun Chuxue, am his woman. Whether we succeed or fail, I will follow him to death!"
Yun Chuxue looked at her father and relatives, her voice firm and powerful.
It was like a vow.
"Pan... Brother Pan..."
At this moment, Mo Ziyan's soft voice sounded from behind Lu Pan.
Lu Pan turned around and met Mo Ziyan's red-rimmed eyes...