Chapter 249: Covert Harm

After the Yu Family Members left, Su Ruo went to the office to see Li Zhaodi. She had thought that after this incident, Li Zhaodi would be heavily affected, but Li Zhaodi was stronger than she imagined.

Su Ruo smiled and asked, "How do you feel?"

Li Zhaodi shook her head and said, "I just feel stupid for being deceived by such a family."

Looking back now, Li Zhaodi feels as if she had been put under a spell.

The weak and incompetent son, the scheming mother, and the three selfish aunts who only care about their own interests—she must have been crazy to think this family was good.

Su Ruo smiled and said, "Don't dwell on it; who hasn't met a few scumbags when they were young? Just see through them."

Think positively—it's fortunate you didn't marry into such a family; otherwise you'd truly have jumped into a fire pit, and even if you didn't die, you'd lose a layer of skin.

Li Zhaodi thought the same; she couldn't imagine what life would be like if she married into such a family and had children.

No wonder people say marrying is like a second rebirth; Li Zhaodi felt immensely lucky to have escaped.

Many women remain trapped in such marriages for life, unable to break free.

"Master, thank you."

Li Zhaodi looked at Su Ruo, her eyes full of gratitude and admiration; she felt that at any time, Su Ruo was like a guiding lamp for her, always able to pull her back from the wrong path.

"What are you being polite for?" Su Ruo glanced at her, then with a stern expression asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

Looking at how the Yu Family Members left today, it's clear they don't intend to just let it go.

Su Ruo felt that to prevent the other side from causing more trouble, Li Zhaodi should leave for a while; getting entangled with such people brings no benefit to them.

But Li Zhaodi shook her head: "You can dodge the first day, but not the fifteenth; as long as our factory remains here for even a day, we can't stop some people's greed."

Rather than that, it's better to stay here and see what they actually intend to do.

But Master, rest assured, I will definitely protect myself and won't give them a chance to harm me.

As for those rumors outside, I won't pay them any mind; those malicious speculations won't harm me in the slightest.

Su Ruo smiled and said, "Good."

This was originally Li Zhaodi's own matter; she should decide for herself. Over the years, aside from work, Li Zhaodi has consistently kept up her physical training, and Su Ruo also believes she has sufficient self-defense ability.

Su Ruo: "I deny your relationship with Yu Pengfei not because I think dating is bad for girls or that they can't date, but because I don't want you to be entangled with such despicable people."

Once Li Zhaodi admits to having a relationship with Yu Pengfei, I don't know how this family will spread rumors to seriously harm him in the future.

Although Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi aren't afraid of rumors, they don't want to get mixed up with such despicable people; as long as they don't admit it, regardless of whether Yu Pengfei and his group have evidence or what the truth really is, if they don't acknowledge it, the rumors will remain just rumors and won't stir up any trouble.

Li Zhaodi certainly understands Master's good intentions; she says, "I know, Master. If I look for a boyfriend in the future, I will first consider the person's character, because my image represents not only myself but also the Xia Hua Clothing company."

Although Li Zhaodi says that, only she herself knows that after this incident she might never look for a boyfriend again; the Yu Pengfei family has successfully destroyed her last bit of hope for love and marriage.

"You don't need to feel too much pressure; as long as we have a clear conscience, that's enough."

Su Ruo knows that although Li Zhaodi appears strong, she is actually sensitive and fragile inside; some things she needs to let go of herself.

After their talk, the two returned together to the Siheyuan; Bai Xinya also felt happy upon learning that Li Zhaodi had broken up with Yu Pengfei.

At first sight of Yu Pengfei, she knew he was not a decent person.

After learning what the Yu Family had done, Bai Xinya also felt furious; how could there be such a shameless family in the world?

Bai Xinya advised Li Zhaodi to be careful for a while and asked if she needed help to put some pressure on the Yu Family.

Li Zhaodi smiled and thanked Bai Xinya for her kindness; she didn't know how many more troubles she might face in the future, and if she couldn't even handle the Yu Family Members, how would she deal with later difficulties?

Li Zhaodi didn't need help, and Bai Xinya didn't insist; it was altogether a happy matter, and the three of them decided to celebrate properly that evening.

Su Ruo and her group were all cheerful, while the Yu Family side was gloomy and unhappy.

The Yu Mother had maintained a good facade for many years; she had never been this embarrassed before.

She sat in the main seat with an ugly expression, the atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive; even the usually well-liked Yu Second Sister dared not speak up to advise.

Yu Pengfei, moreover, huddled in a corner like a quail, not daring to utter a word.

In his memory, his mother had always been gentle and kind; he had never seen her like this, and she had never hit him.

After the shock, Yu Pengfei felt that it was his mother who had made him furious, which is why he acted this way.

The Yu Mother's face turned dark as she remained silent for a long time; finally she couldn't swallow this anger—having lived to such an age, she could not accept losing to a yellow-haired girl.

That night, the Yu Mother didn't know what she said to the siblings; over the next few days, the Yu Family Members stayed quiet and didn't come looking for trouble again.

Since they didn't come, Li Zhaodi didn't keep them in mind, after all she still had many things to attend to.

Until one night half a month later, when the factory had many matters, Li Zhaodi got off work relatively late, and the street was already empty of people.

As she was walking toward the Siheyuan, she suddenly heard several cries for help coming from an alley.

Li Zhaodi quietly went in to check, but as soon as she entered the alley, someone immediately covered her mouth and nose with a white cloth.

Li Zhaodi instinctively held her breath; in the moonlight she could see that the captors were actually several acquaintances, so she only struggled symbolically a few times before stopping.

Yu Eldest Sister saw that Li Zhaodi had stopped moving, then released her hand covering the mouth and nose; at this moment, Elder Sister Yu's hands and feet were trembling, after all she had never done anything like this before.

After seeing this, the Yu Mother angrily shouted, "Useless thing!"

If it weren't for Elder Sister Yu's great strength, the Yu Mother would have feared she couldn't subdue Li Zhaodi and would have done it herself.

At this moment, the Yu Mother looked at the 'unconscious' Li Zhaodi and spat fiercely, having long said that anyone who offended her would definitely not have a good ending.

She would absolutely not let Li Zhaodi have an easy time!