Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 1201: Chapter 1194: Painful Memories That Cannot Bear to Be Recalled

”Miss Luan, you’re absolutely right.”

Lu Tianxing did not hide it, but nodded and said, ”I don’t need to know how big my power is, how many people I have, or even manage the rivalries below. They just need to pay tribute to me every year and acknowledge my status. If someone doesn’t agree, then eliminate them, and naturally, other representatives will take the stage, or if you can eliminate the previous representative, then you are the new representative.”

Luan Hongyue took a deep breath, looked at Lu Tianxing, and said, ”Third Young Master, do you trust me so much? Aren’t you afraid that after I become the overlord of Jiangnan, I’ll betray you? You know, women are most adept at betrayal.”

”Betrayal? I’ve never been afraid of betrayal. In the face of absolute force, betrayal only leads to death. Moreover, I believe Miss Luan won’t be so foolish. Besides, since I can support you to become the overlord of Jiangnan, I naturally have the capability to destroy you.”

Lu Tianxing said nonchalantly, ”Miss Luan, what do you think? If you join the Yama Palace, in the future, you will be the overlord of Jiangnan. You can completely break away from your past and start a new life.”

Luan Hongyue looked at the olive branch Lu Tianxing extended, took a deep breath, and said, ”Third Young Master, I’m sorry to disappoint your goodwill. After going through these things, I’m tired. I don’t want to live a life of deception anymore. I want to be alone, quietly.”

At this moment, Luan Hongyue seemed to have seen through the world, and no longer had grand ambitions.

After experiencing so many things, she was tired and weary. She no longer wanted to live a life of intrigue. For more than twenty years, she had worked hard to develop her own power, not just for herself, but to show her parents that as a woman, Luan Hongyue was no less than any man.

Unfortunately, in the end, this is the result she got. Her heart was already exhausted and riddled with scars. Now, she just wanted to find a place to live a peaceful life, away from the world’s struggles.

”Miss Luan, you’re still so young to see through the world like this, isn’t it a bit...?”

Before Lu Tianxing finished his sentence, Luan Hongyue interrupted him, ”Third Young Master, thank you for appreciating Hong Yue’s abilities, but Hong Yue is truly tired. Third Young Master, you know, ever since I was a child, I knew my parents always looked down on me, thinking I was a girl and not a boy. So they tried every way to sell me. In these more than twenty years, I never lived a second for myself. Since I was young, I have been desperately learning, desperately proving myself that I am no worse than any man...”

Listening to Luan Hongyue’s words, Lu Tianxing sighed internally. Although he had heard from Lu Haoyue about Luan Hongyue’s past, hearing her recount it again still brought a pang of sorrow. At an age when other children were likely still basking in their parents’ affection, Luan Hongyue was already bearing burdens that shouldn’t have been hers with her tender shoulders.

”As I grew older, I increasingly realized my parents’ disgust towards me. No matter what I did, they never looked at me directly. Even when they looked at me, their eyes were not of a parent looking at their daughter but of looking at a stranger, an enemy. Third Young Master, do you know how heartbroken I was at that time? I even once thought of suicide...”

Luan Hongyue’s voice was filled with desolation and a trace of resentment, ”Of course, in the end, I gave up. They are, after all, my parents, who gave me life. But if it was just this, I could endure. But when I was sixteen, do you know what they did? They actually wanted to sell me, like goods, to others.”

”Perhaps as an act of heaven’s mercy, back then, I was just a yellow-haired girl, like an ugly duckling. No one took a fancy to me, so I wasn’t sold. From then on, I understood that a woman without power, influence, or money could never protect herself. So from then on, I racked my brains, trying to climb up, starting to deal with all kinds of people, making all kinds of connections. Because I knew, without connections, there was no power, and everything was empty talk, so I had to accumulate connections to control my destiny.”

”At the same time, I was also very clear that these men fawning over me were simply for my body. But I also knew one thing: the unattainable is what is most cherished. Thus, while I mingled among these men, I maintained a close yet aloof stance, making them see but not touch. Clearly, this tactic was quite effective, as these men willingly served my purposes.”

”However, just when I was feeling content, on my twentieth birthday evening, a few rich young men invited me to dinner. I thought it was just an ordinary birthday celebration, but I didn’t expect these young men to drug my drink. Thankfully, I reacted quickly and managed to sneak away discreetly. That night, I didn’t go home and hid in a corner, not daring to appear.”

”It wasn’t until the next morning that I sneaked back home, intending to tell my parents about what happened, hoping for some comfort. But you know what? They didn’t comfort me at all. Instead, they slapped me, scolded me for ruining their good deal, and even said it was all part of their plan. As long as I spent a night with those rich young heirs, they would provide significant funds for our family business. Do you know they sold me, utterly sold me out? If I hadn’t escaped quickly, maybe now I would be living a life worse than death, becoming a woman for everyone.”

As she spoke, crystal-clear tears appeared on Luan Hongyue’s cheeks, falling like broken pearls.

”Here you go.”

Lu Tianxing pulled out two tissues from the box and handed them to Luan Hongyue, sighing in his heart.

There’s a saying that parents are a child’s haven to confide in. No matter how much grievance or difficulty a child encounters outside, perhaps just a comforting or encouraging word from parents can restore their confidence. But when those comforting and encouraging words turn into sarcasm, even an ordinary word may leave a shadow in their child’s heart. Moreover, with the actions of Luan Hongyue’s parents, it probably broke her heart a long time ago.

Luan Hongyue took the tissues from Lu Tianxing and continued to speak, ”Since then, I never returned to the Luan Family. But I still couldn’t break free from them. They used my name to do all kinds of things outside, and I pretended not to see it. The only thing I wanted to do was to continuously develop my own power. Only by continuously developing my power could I have a chance to break free from the Luan Family, to escape my destiny...”