Chapter 131: A Happy Family, Yan Lingxiao Collapsed!
[Ding! Child of Destiny Yan Lingxiao was struck by lightning, plundering +9999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Yan Lingxiao's emotions exploded, plundering +9999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Yan Lingxiao was envious and jealous, plundering +8686 Destiny Value!]
Shen Anyu's lips curved upwards, a dark, satisfied smirk playing on the corners of his mouth. The continuous chime of the System notifications was like the most melodious symphony, accompanying the warm morning breeze. His eyes filled with playfulness and joy, sweeping over the lush garden of the Villa area.
He walked with the stride of a conqueror who had claimed everything. He held Luo Xiaoxiao with one hand on his left forearm—the little girl sitting securely, swinging her legs—and with his other hand, he interlaced his fingers tightly with Luo Yuhe's soft, jade-like hand.
He squeezed her palm gently, feeling the warmth of her skin, and said with a light chuckle, his voice magnetic and filled with doting affection:
"Wife, daughter, I'm taking you to the amusement park for a whole day of fun! Today, the entire park belongs to us."
"Yay! Long live Daddy! Daddy is the best!"
Luo Xiaoxiao's small face turned red with excitement. She wrapped her small arms around Shen Anyu's neck and excitedly kissed Shen Anyu's cheek repeatedly, the sound of her innocent affection echoing in the quiet morning.
"Mwah! Mwah!"
Luo Yuhe walked beside them, watching this scene with a heart that felt like it was melting into honey. She tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ear, a gesture so graceful it seemed to slow down time. Her beautiful eyes were filled with blissful sweetness and joy, the shadows of her past completely chased away by the man beside her.
At this moment, Luo Yuhe was wearing a black Prada slim-fit dress that Shen Anyu had prepared for her. The fabric hugged her recovering curves perfectly, showcasing a waist that was slender yet yielding, and hips that swayed with a mature allure.
However, draped over her shoulders was a light yellow shawl made of the finest cashmere. It looked fashionable, adding a splash of brightness to her dark ensemble, making her look both fashionable and beautiful.
The wind blew, rustling the leaves of the plane trees, as if stunning the midsummer with her elegance.
But Shen Anyu knew the true meaning behind Luo Yuhe's light yellow shawl; it was meant to conceal.
His gaze drifted to her neck, hidden beneath the fabric. He remembered clearly the masterpiece he had created the night before and this very morning. From her elegant collarbone up to the base of her ear, the snow-white skin was littered with crimson marks—strawberries planted by his own lips. They were dense, possessive, and impossible to hide with foundation alone.
Noticing Shen Anyu's unusual, burning gaze penetrating the shawl, Luo Yuhe's body trembled slightly. A rush of heat surged from her core, making her legs feel weak. She gave him a reproachful look, her eyes misty with shy indignation. She bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, looking at him with a mix of desire and embarrassment, as if wanting to bite Shen Anyu in retaliation.
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow, his smirk widening. He leaned slightly closer, not making a sound, but opening his mouth as if saying something. He enunciated every syllable clearly, deliberately slowing down his lip movements so that anyone watching... anyone with good eyesight... could read them.
'Last night, you begged me to stop, but this morning, you were the one who wouldn't let go...'
Luo Yuhe understood Shen Anyu's lip movements instantly. The memory of her clinging to him, her nails digging into his back as the morning sun rose, flashed through her mind.
Her cheeks flushed even more, turning the color of a ripe tomato. Steam practically rose from her head.
"You... you villain..." she whispered internally, her heart pounding against her ribs.
However, under Shen Anyu's dominant, teasing gaze, Luo Yuhe didn't pull away. Instead, she blushed deeply, lowered her head in submission, and nodded.
It was an admission. A confirmation. A surrender.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Yan Lingxiao's mindset exploded, plundering +9999 Destiny Value!]
It was unclear if Shen Anyu did it on purpose or by accident—of course, it was on purpose—but his lip movements were clearly seen by Yan Lingxiao, who was hiding behind the curtains of the neighboring Villa number eighty-six.
As the Leader of the War God Alliance, a Martial Dao Grandmaster, and a renowned figure in the international Dark World, Yan Lingxiao possessed eyesight far superior to ordinary humans. He naturally understood lip-reading; it was a basic skill for espionage and assassination.
Through the lenses of his high-powered military binoculars, he saw everything.
He saw the crimson marks peeking out when the wind shifted the shawl.
He saw the possessive way Shen Anyu held her hand.
And he saw exactly what Shen Anyu mouthed.
'Last night... you begged me...'
"Pfft—!"
A mouthful of blood rushed up Yan Lingxiao's throat, tasting of iron and bitterness. He forcibly swallowed it back down, but his internal organs felt like they were burning.
But what made Yan Lingxiao's mindset explode completely was not just the words.
It was that Luo Yuhe actually nodded.
Luo Yuhe actually nodded!
Luo Yuhe actually nodded!!!
The woman who was supposed to be his icy, untouched goddess. The woman he had fantasized about saving, who would preserve her purity for him amidst the mud. She admitted to the intimacy. She admitted to the pleasure.
"Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could Yuhe nod? How could Yuhe nod??"
Yan Lingxiao's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning. The binoculars fell from his hands, crashing onto the dusty floor with a dull thud. His heroic and resolute face was twisted, filled with endless pain, humiliation, and disbelief.
The "Green Hat" (cuckoldry) was no longer just a metaphor; it felt like a physical weight crushing his skull.
In his opinion, Luo Yuhe should be his woman. It was destined! And Luo Xiaoxiao was his biological daughter! They were his property, his sanctuary!
But now, Luo Yuhe actually had that kind of relationship with Shen Anyu. She looked so sweet. So happy. So... nourished.
There was no coercion. No tears of humiliation. She walked beside Shen Anyu not as a prisoner, but as a wife.
His greatest fear had come true!
He didn't feel any fear even when he was surrounded by the powerhouses of the Yanxia Special Forces led by An Zhiyue in the rainforests of the border! He could face gunfire and artillery without blinking!
But now, witnessing this domestic bliss, Yan Lingxiao panicked. He was completely flustered, his Dao Heart cracking like shattered glass.
"No... she must be faking it. She's doing it to protect Xiaoxiao. Yes, that's it!" Yan Lingxiao grabbed his hair, his eyes bloodshot.
Standing beside him, Qingque watched her leader unravel. A look of pity and sympathy flashed in her eyes. It was her first time seeing her boss, Yan Lingxiao, such an unyielding hero who once slaughtered hundreds of mercenaries single-handedly, trembling and flustered like a pathetic loser.
She couldn't bear to see his spirit break. She stepped forward and placed a hand on his shaking shoulder, trying to comfort him:
"Boss, calm down! Look at the situation objectively. Shen Anyu saved Sister-in-law and Niece from Jin Shiming. Jin Shiming was a beast who tormented them. It was a classic 'hero saving the beauty' scenario. So, Sister-in-law and Niece must have a different view of Shen Anyu simply out of gratitude."
Qingque paused, trying to find words that wouldn't hurt him further.
"She... she is just paying a debt of gratitude. It doesn't mean she loves him. And look at Xiaoxiao... blood ties are not fake. Luoxiao is your biological daughter! That bond cannot be severed by a rich second generation's money. Everything can still be salvaged!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Lingxiao seemed to grasp a life-saving straw. His trembling subsided slightly, though his breathing remained ragged.
"Right... right... Qingque, you are right."
He muttered to himself, his voice sounding like a man trying to brainwash himself:
"Everything can still be salvaged, everything can still be salvaged."
"She suffered for five years. She is vulnerable. She was easily deceived by Shen Anyu's hypocrisy. It's not her fault she fell for his tricks. It's not her fault she... she gave her body to him."
A twisted, dark possessiveness rose in his eyes, replacing the despair.
"I will forgive Yuhe. Yes, I will forgive her. It's not her fault; it's that I came too late! As long as her heart returns to me, I don't care about her body being... sullied once or twice."
"In the future, our family of three will live a good life. I will take them away from here, away from Yanxia. We will go to the chaotic zones overseas where I am King. We will definitely be happy…"
However, as he said this, the air in the room seemed to freeze. The temperature dropped drastically.
Yan Lingxiao picked up the binoculars again, his knuckles turning white from the grip. His gaze towards Shen Anyu was no longer just envious; it was filled with unprecedented, substantive killing intent!
It made one's scalp tingle and feel extremely chilling, like staring into the abyss of hell.
Shen Anyu must die!!!
Only this thought remained in Yan Lingxiao's mind, burning like a brand.
Regardless of whether Shen Anyu saved Luo Yuhe and Luo Xiaoxiao, regardless of whether he treated them well... the fact that he had that kind of relationship with Luo Yuhe, the fact that he had planted his flag on Yan Lingxiao's territory, meant he could never be forgiven!
"He touched her. He touched what is mine."
Originally, Yan Lingxiao had thought of exchanging hostages—using the leverage of the Dark World to negotiate with the Shen Family, perhaps exchanging Dark Asura and his two brothers from An Zhiyue, and letting Shen Anyu off the hook as a compromise.
But now?
Compromise was dead.
It was absolutely impossible to let Shen Anyu go; he must be killed! He must be torn into ten thousand pieces!
Even if Shen Anyu was the Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family, even if killing him meant declaring war on the entire nation of Yanxia, he would absolutely not be spared!
Especially when he thought that Shen Anyu might have spent the night with Luo Yuhe last night... imagining the sounds, the positions, the expressions on Luo Yuhe's face that should have belonged to him... Yan Lingxiao's heart ached as if being twisted by a ruthless hand.
His eyes were about to split open, the capillaries bursting from the pressure.
"If only I had known... if only I had known that Yuhe and Luoxiao were living next door..."
Yan Lingxiao slammed his fist into the wall. Bang! The concrete cracked, dust falling from the ceiling.
"I would have rushed over yesterday no matter what! Even if I was injured! I would have killed him before he could touch her! Damn it! Damn it all!"
Yan Lingxiao was almost grinding his teeth to dust, filled with extreme regret. Regret that tasted like gall. If he had known that Luo Yuhe and Luo Xiaoxiao, the two people he constantly thought about day and night, were right next to his hidden Villa, how could he have held back yesterday?
He had spent the night healing his wounds, thinking he had time. But in that one night, his home was stolen.
Looking at the lush green trees and vibrant greenery outside the window, watching the Rolls Royce slowly drive away with his family inside, Yan Lingxiao almost exploded!
And far away, inside the luxury car, Shen Anyu felt the surge of Destiny Points and almost burst out laughing.
At this moment, outside the villa complex, the morning sun was bright and the atmosphere was peaceful.
A young couple passing by, walking their dog, saw Shen Anyu and the two walking towards the car before they entered. They stopped, mesmerized by the picture-perfect scene.
The man was tall and noble, the woman was graceful and stunning, and the child was the perfect blend of cuteness.
They couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:
"Wow, look at them. This family is simply divine! The father is incredibly handsome, like a movie star, the mother is exquisitely beautiful, and the daughter is adorable and delicate, like a little angel."
The husband nudged his wife gently, a look of envy on his face.
"Wife, look at that gene pool. Then we can also try to create a cute little angel tonight? Let's work hard?"
The wife rolled her eyes, looking at her husband's average, slightly chubby face, and then glancing back at Shen Anyu's retreating figure. She let out a snort of reality.
"Hehe, forget it. A daughter's looks follow her father's. I'm afraid if we have a daughter who looks like you, she definitely won't be able to get married."
"..."
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