Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 373 - 386: She Refuses

She looked up at Ouyang Yi’s extraordinarily handsome face, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on her chest, making it hard to breathe.

Is this man before her the one she will spend the rest of her life with? Will she and Han never be able to escape? How on earth can she flee from this nightmarish fate...?

One thought after another flashed through her mind, leaving her flustered and uneasy.

Lu Shifeng...

Why hasn’t Lu Shifeng come to save them yet?

At this moment, with all eyes on her, it was another man who surfaced in her heart.

He promised to rescue Han, he wouldn’t break his promise just because he got a hold of Ouyang Yi’s secret, would he?... No, he wouldn’t. Lu Shifeng’s target is her; he wouldn’t just let her marry Ouyang Yi.

Subconsciously, she turned her head slightly, her gaze falling to the guests beneath the stage.

All the guests were dressed in masquerade ball costumes—there were princesses in elaborate dresses, warriors clad in armor, witches holding wands... Many wore exaggerated masks, making it impossible to recognize their true faces.

But there was one figure, forever so familiar to her.

Even if she couldn’t see his face, she would never mistake that tall and upright figure, and his cold, ice-like stance. —— Lu Shifeng, he was here, mingling with the crowd, looking up at her on the stage along with so many guests.

"I..." She finally had the courage to answer the emcee’s question.

"She doesn’t want to." However, before she could finish saying "I", someone answered on her behalf.

The crowd erupted, even the people on stage, Su Xingyu, Ouyang Yi, and the emcee, turned around in astonishment toward the source of the voice.

"She doesn’t want to." The voice repeated, cold and clear, like a biting cold wind across a frozen plain, sending a chill down the spine of everyone who heard it.

It was Lu Shifeng.

Even though he wore a mask, she did not mistake him.

As soon as he spoke, her heart suddenly relaxed.

Ouyang Yi also recognized his voice, and his expression turned ugly.

Only the guests around were slow to realize, and the emcee asked, "Sir, who are you? Please do not disrupt the wedding."

The man slowly removed his mask.

It was a face as cold and sharp as if carved from ice and snow, with piercing eyes, intimidating to all. Everyone stared at that face, stunned, and after a few short seconds, someone cried out, "Lu Shifeng, it’s Lu Shifeng!"

"That’s right! Mr. Lu from the Blade Group is here!" The crowd stirred.

"Why would he come to attend Ouyang Yi’s wedding?" Those quick with their thoughts questioned, "The Blade Group and the Feiying Group are rivals, even if Ouyang Yi doesn’t engage with Feiying Group affairs, he is still the fourth young master of the Feiying Steinway Family."

"Exactly, exactly." That was the question on many people’s minds.

And amidst this questioning, Lu Shifeng strode towards the emcee platform, grabbing Su Xingyu’s hand, coldly repeating to Ouyang Yi, "She doesn’t want to."

Now all the guests understood, Lu Shifeng was here to crash the party. But why would he want to ruin Ouyang Yi’s wedding? What sort of love-hate entanglement existed among these people?

The flames of gossip among the guests flared to life.

Hearing Lu Shifeng’s words, Ouyang Yi’s expression turned nasty, and he said in a deep voice, "Let go of Axing."

"Axing?" Lu Shifeng said, "She is not someone named Axing, she’s my wife Su Xingyu who almost died in that great fire four years ago. Now that she has returned, how can she possibly marry you?"

This statement shocked the entire audience.

"What? Ouyang Yi’s bride is actually Su Xingyu?"

"Oh my god, that’s impossible, wasn’t Su Xingyu dead already?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Could Lu Shifeng be mistaken?"

"How could Lu Shifeng be mistaken? He’s such a domineering person!"

The murmurs grew louder, and the guests were all in disbelief until every gaze fell upon Su Xingyu.

Su Xingyu herself did not expect Lu Shifeng to expose her identity on such an occasion, but then she thought about it. Of course, if he wanted to disrupt the wedding, he would choose the most effective method, and announcing her as his lawful wife was undoubtedly legitimate.

Ouyang Yi’s expression subtly changed: "Lu Shifeng, you and I both know Su Xingyu died in that fire long ago, even if she didn’t, you have already married Zhuang Heng, so what right do you have to interfere in someone else’s wedding?"

His words were sharp. Regardless of whether Su Xingyu lived or died, since he was already married, what standing did he have to meddle?

For a moment, even the guests realized, "Yes, Lu Shifeng is already married."

"And have you noticed, this Axing is the mother of Ouyang Yi’s child! How could she possibly be Su Xingyu?"

"If she is Su Xingyu, then how shocking would that be?" At that moment, the guests found the situation escalating...

In the eye of the storm, Lu Shifeng remained unmoved, only saying, "I thought Xingyu was dead at the time, which was why I allowed another woman into my life, but now that Xingyu is back, I must sort out my affairs here first."

Su Xingyu gently bit her lip. Allow another woman into his life?

That was quite an understatement.

However, now was not the time to argue about this.

Then she heard Ouyang Yi sneer, "What proof do you have to say she is Su Xingyu? Are you going to unmask her for everyone to see?"

Su Xingyu’s heart skipped a beat, staring at Ouyang Yi in disbelief.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand Ouyang Yi’s intention. He had her wear a mask to the wedding, not only to consider her burned face but more importantly to prevent others from discovering she was Su Xingyu! Even the bridesmaids and makeup artists who accompanied her in the hotel suite earlier were his close friends and would not reveal anything about her real appearance to others.

Ouyang Yi was sure Lu Shifeng wouldn’t dare easily remove her mask.

To remove it meant exposing her horrific scars to everyone. But if he didn’t, Lu Shifeng wouldn’t be able to prove she was Su Xingyu, and even the guests who didn’t know the real reason he didn’t remove her mask would mistake it as insecurity, making them more inclined to side with Ouyang Yi.

Ouyang Yi was truly calculating!

Indeed, Lu Shifeng didn’t recklessly try to remove her mask.

Instead, he held her hand a little tighter: "I can recognize the one I love without unmasking her."

"You’re just guilty! You know she’s not Su Xingyu, yet you come to make trouble!" Ouyang Yi grasped this point to attack him, "Lu Shifeng, don’t think just because you’re the Crown Prince of the Blade Group you can do as you please. This is my wedding, you’re not welcome here. Please leave now! Or else I’ll call security!"

He intended to outsmart Lu Shifeng with reason, just to rightfully use force. This time he called the undercover security to evict the troublemaker, making it legitimate and without arousing suspicion.