Evil Wife Young Master Lu

Chapter 16: New Year, New Life

When Su Xiaofei woke up, it was already afternoon. He turned his head to the side and saw Lu Qingfeng sitting on a chair beside his bed, reading a book on his lap. She has a pair of glasses on her face, which makes her look more mature than her actual age.

Su Xiaofei smiled to himself, realizing that he had kept his promise to be there once he woke up. It was at that moment that Yun Qingrong gently knocked on his door and realized that he was already awake.

His mother placed the tray she was holding on the nightstand and sat on the edge of her bed, gently touching Su Xiaofei's forehead.

"You're awake." Yun Qingrong stated the obvious. "How are you feeling, Feifei?" She asked.

Hearing his voice, Lu Qingfeng closed the book he was reading and looked towards Su Xiaofei.

"I feel better now, Mama. Sorry to worry you." Su Xiaofei replied in a low voice. She felt her throat dry and itchy and realized she had not eaten anything since she left their house yesterday.

His stomach was rumbling, announcing his hunger to everyone in the room. Lu Qingfeng chuckled and put the book he was holding next to the tray on the night stand and stood up.

"I'll have Aunt Liu prepare something for you to eat." He said, before leaving the mother and the child alone.

Half an hour later, the two went down together, with Yun Qingrong helping his daughter down the stairs. Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng came forward and offered an arm to Su Xiaofei, whom he happily accepted.

"Ah, Miss Feifei. You should be waiting for us to bring your food upstairs. You don't have to force yourself like this, given your injury." Aunt Liu commented. To outsiders, it seemed like he was reprimanding his nona, but Su Xiaofei knew that Aunt Liu was only really worried about him.

"It's okay, Auntie. If I stay another hour in bed, I'll probably go crazy." He replied in a seductive tone.

Seeing the snacks the old woman had prepared just for her, Su Xiaofei smiled. He could not believe that he had ever ignored the warm friendship he could enjoy with the person he loved had he not been so foolish as to focus all his attention on Mo Yuchen.

She ate her food while Aunt Liu and her mother discussed the inventory Aunt Liu had done in her wardrobe on the third floor.

"It seems this is not the first time Chen Li has taken out some of Feifei's items." Yun Qingrong said with a deep frown on his face. "I don't persecute them. I even accepted them in my house, and this is how they pay me?"

"Mama, you're angry again. There is no point getting angry and getting sick from some ungrateful people. If Chen Li really wanted the outfit, he could have it, but we have to report his mistake to the authorities. Who knew if he would do it again in the future to someone else? We'll save them from getting involved with the Chen family if they have a record like this." Su Xiaofei commented, surprising her foster mother and Aunt Liu. Only Lu Qingfeng seemed to remain unperturbed by his words.

It was at that moment, Su Xiaofei realized that he had misspoken in front of his mother. Yun Qingrong did not know that he could be cruel to his enemies, and Su Xiaofei was ashamed to let his mother see this side of him.

Su Xiaofei bit his lower lip and lowered his head in embarrassment. She mentally berated herself for making such a fuss in front of her mother.

Yun Qingrong had never believed the claims of others that Su Xiaofei had an evil heart that only knew how to terrorize those around him, especially Ye Mingyu. As his mother, it was only natural that Yun Qingrong was partially biased towards his daughter, something that Su Xiaofei had exploited shamelessly in the past, breaking his mother's heart in the process.

Surprisingly, Lu Qingfeng defended him, supporting his suggestion of the Chen family.

"Aunt Qing, I think what Xiaofei said was true. If you are planning to fire Aunt Chen from this household, surely she will try to apply as a housekeeper in another family. If so, if it was me who was looking as a new housekeeper, I would like to know why she left the Su Residence after all these years of working here. Surely, no one would open their doors to servants who would eventually steal from their master while exploiting their kindness."

Yun Qingrong was silent at that moment. Did she really need to go that far to punish her husband's relatives?

Seeing his mother's conflicted expression, Su Xiaofei sighed in relief, but he looked at Lu Qingfeng suspiciously, wondering why he helped her get rid of the Chen family. Does he know something he shouldn't know? He wonders.

"You don't have to rush to make a decision, Mama. Why don't you pity them and see if they're willing to change their ways?" He proposed.

Yes, have pity on the Chen family because in three days, Madam Chen will be the one to allow Ye Xing and Ye Mingyu into their home to confuse her mother. It would be the last nail in their coffins, forcing Yun Qingrong to drive them out of this household for having exceeded their limits.

"alright. Let's do that. Since this is only their first offense, I will give them one last chance to redeem themselves .." Yun Qingrong agreed, not knowing that Madam Chen would definitely let her down again, and that would be the case.the reason she was not compassionate towards the Chen family.

After her part-time job, Xi Qian rushed to Su House to visit her best friend. While others celebrated New Year's Day with their families, Xi Qian made use of the day off to work, as most employers were required to double their pay to have their employees work on holidays.

Since Xi Qian was unable to rely on her divorced parents, she could only work hard to provide for herself. At least being poor did not stop him from befriending Su Xiaofei who was one of the richest students in their academy.

Xi Qian's face twinkled as she looked at Su Xiaofei finally standing up and sitting on the sofa as soon as she entered the house. However, seeing Lu Qingfeng sitting beside his best friend, pretending to read a book, his smile wavered.

Still, Lu Qingfeng's presence did not stop him from stepping towards Su Xiaofei to check on her.

"Feifei, how are you feeling? Look, I brought your favorite blueberry cheesecake!" He announced and raised the box of cookies he was holding to show his best friend.

Su Xiaofei smiled at her and let Aunt Liu take the cake box Xi Qian had brought for her. He gestured for Xi Qian to sit opposite him.

"You shouldn't bother, Qian. I know you're saving up to get accepted into medical school." He told his best friend.

Xi Qian shook his head and dismissed Su Xiaofei's concerns about him. It was true that he was poor and desperately saving up for college, he could not help but buy something for his best friend.

"You're too worried, Feifei. The aunt at the bakery heard what happened to you and gave me a big discount when I said I was planning to give you a cake. So yeah, don't worry. I'm not spending luck on your cake." He convinced Su Xiaofei.

When Yun Qingrong went down that afternoon, finding the three in the living room, he called Lu Qingfeng's attention.

"Xiao Feng, do you think you can invite your grandfather to dinner with us? Since yesterday's incident, we haven't been able to celebrate well." He then turned to face Xi Qian.

"Qian'er, stay with us tonight, okay?" She asked her daughter's best friend, knowing that Xi Qian had no family to celebrate New Year's Day with her.

Yun Qingrong's heart ached for Xi Qian when she learned about the teenager's living conditions from her daughter some time ago, and wonder how some parents can be so cruel to their own blood and flesh. Look at him, even though Feifei is not his biological son, he still loves him.

She didn't think she had the heart to leave her daughter like Xi Qian's parents did to her. They simply acted irresponsibly and selfishly, going with Xi Qian to live with her grandmother and not giving her a decent living allowance for many years.

This was why every time Xi Qian visited them, Yun Qingrong would make sure to feed Xi Qian well. Feeding Xi Qian meant that the young woman did not need to spend money on food and she could use her money for other expenses.

He knew that Xi Qian did not want others to pity him, so he never offered her his money or asked her to stay with them, although Yun Qingrong did not mind if Xi Qian did. Having Xi Qian in his house meant he would have another daughter to pamper. However, given his busy schedule, Yun Qingrong thought that he too would not be able to truly take care of Xi Qian.

Xi Qian bit her lips and nodded. "Okay, Aunt Qing."

He couldn't possibly refuse Yun Qingrong's invitation, even though he felt staying with them for the special dinner would be too much.

And so, that night, Lu Qingfeng's grandfather joined them for dinner. Everyone gathered and had dinner together, including the servants of the Su household.

New Year's Day is meant for families to get together. It has been a long-standing tradition for everyone to go home from work or study and enjoy a reunion dinner with their family on new year's night, despite having to travel long distances.

The dinner is believed to be the most important part of the festival and the most important banquet of the year. Large families of several generations sit around a round table and enjoy food and time together. A dish with the meaning of luck should be included in dinner, such as fish, which means surplus and prosperity, and dumplings, which means wealth.

After dinner, the elders would give a red envelope filled with money to the young. It was no wonder that Su Xiaofei, along with Lu Qingfeng and Xi Qian received their red envelopes from Yun Qingrong and Lu Qingfeng's grandfather.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaofei noticed that Chen Li and Chen Hao were both annoyed that they did not receive the red envelope at all. He also noticed that Chen Li was wearing expensive clothes and casually glanced at Li Qingfeng when he did not look.

His lips curled up grinning. It was only fitting that Chen Li liked to dress himself using his expensive clothes and items. It turned out that Chen Li really liked Lu Qingfeng.

Su Xiaofei briefly recalled the moment Lu Qingfeng commented that he looked good in everything he wore before Chen Li.. If this was Chen Li's reason, then he must be a pitiful creature.

There is a saying that one who takes revenge must prepare two coffins. One for your enemies and one for yourself. Su Xiaofei knew that it was too early for him to die, and he should not risk his neck again after what happened. Getting Master Ouyang's help and having Yun Xiang in his palm would be useless if he ended up dying.

"What are you planning now?" Lu Qingfeng's voice brought Su Xiaofei back to the real world. He was in his porch, watching fireworks light up the dark sky. It seems that they have a neighbor who is still not satisfied with the fireworks show that keeps everyone busy while he has a hot fever in his own bed.

"What makes you think I'm up to something?"

Lu Qingfeng joined in and stood right beside him, while everyone was busy looking for a good place where they could clearly see the fireworks.

"That's because you have a naughty flash in your eyes every time you're going to do something really bad."

Su Xiaofei leaned his head against his right arm and sighed.

"Xiao Feng knows me well." He said in a seductive tone.

Lu Qingfeng looked at him, but this time he could not see his face. However, its aroma floated around him, reaching his nose.

"That's not true. Su Xiaofei is a riddle to people like me." He said after a long silence between them.

Su Xiaofei waited for him to explain his words, but no words came out after that.

Was he really that hard for him to understand? He wonders. Thinking about it, since he was already used to Lu Qingfeng's presence around him, he never bothered to wonder about how he saw it.

His eyes then caught a familiar figure several meters away from him. Chen Li tried to hide himself, but Su Xiaofei could sense that the young lady was glaring at him right now.

"Well, whoa. My Xiao Feng is quite popular, so. That poor young lady has fallen to your charm." He suddenly said, his gaze straight towards Chen Li, who was shocked to be captured by Su Xiaofei.

Lu Qingfeng followed his gaze and looked at Chen Li, who was now cowering in fear. His eyes avoided the meeting with his cold gaze.

"It would save us a lot of trouble if he accepted that I wasn't even interested in it one bit." As Su Xiaofei expected, Lu Qingfeng immediately dropped Chen Li's affection towards him.

"You're quite ruthless, Young Master Lu. Didn't you at least give him a chance to prove himself?" He said in a mocking tone.

"You know, Xiaofei. If there is something I learned from grandfather, it is when you really want something, you have to work hard and be worthy enough to have it. I don't think Chen Li is wearing your clothes and the things that make it worth it." My attention is not at all."

Su Xiaofei could not refute his words and nodded in agreement. He also thought that based on Lu Qingfeng's personality, he wouldn't accept a person like Chen Li to even be around him. Even in his past life, he had never seen Lu Qingfeng close to any woman other than him.

He was silent at his words. He should have realized it sooner. However, now that he knew how Lu Qingfeng thought about it, was it too late for him to change his mind?

Su Xiaofei parted with her and looked at her face, but her expression remained unreadable even to her. Why didn't he realize it before?

"You have another week before you and Xi Qian return to the academy, right?" Lu Qingfeng suddenly asked.

"Ens. I can't miss my class anymore, considering that in a few months I and Qian will be graduating." He insists.

Now that she mentioned it, Su Xiaofei remembered that after Ye Mingyu made a fuss in her home with her mother, Ye Mingyu would move to the same academy that she and Xi Qian attended. It was the beginning of the fall of Su Xiaofei's reputation.

He needed to do something to change the course of the event for his good. If he still allowed Ye Mingyu to befriend others to tarnish his name, he was worried that his victory this time would be short-lived.

"All will be well."

Su Xiaofei whipped his head to look at Lu Qingfeng. He looked up at the sky, his handsome face illuminated by the various colors of fireworks.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"I feel like you've been on the edge lately, Xiaofei. I'm not sure what you're thinking or what problems you're having, but you have to remember that I'm still here."

Surprisingly, Su Xiaofei suddenly felt his worries somewhat subside.

"What if I tell you I killed someone? What are you gonna do?"

This time, it was Lu Qingfeng's turn to look at him as if he had grown another head over his shoulder.

"It depends on who you've killed and what your motive is to kill them. If they deserve to die, I know a good place where you can dump their bodies."

Su Xiaofei was stunned by it. Lu Qingfeng should not have said these words at the young age of fifteen. As he looked at her, he wondered if this was the state of tyrant that was being made.

"I was just kidding, Xiao Feng." He awkwardly laughed, and he felt that Lu Qingfeng was not joking at all.

"However, I believe that the debt of blood should be settled by blood as well. I don't plan to contaminate my hands with their blood. I'll just borrow someone's dagger to do that."

'In this life, I want to see how these shameless people try to run the same schemes and tricks!'