Chapter 939: At All Costs!

Su Ruoli was only 21 years old this year.

Her actual age was one year younger than Su Zhiyu.

However, from the time she was born until she was eighteen, Su Shoudao did not know of her existence.

Su Ruoli’s biological mother, whose original name was He Yingxiu, was the eldest daughter of the He family, one of the four great martial arts families in China, and was also one of Su Shoudao’s personal bodyguards back then.

He Yingxiu was not only beautiful but also very capable, almost the best among Su Shoudao’s bodyguards at the time.

She was three years older than Su Shoudao. When Su Shoudao was fifteen and went abroad to study, Su Chengfeng, for his safety, specifically asked the He family for her to be Su Shoudao’s personal bodyguard.

That year, He Yingxiu was eighteen, just an adult.

It was also from that year that she had been by Su Shoudao’s side.

Accompanying him to study, accompanying him to pursue advanced studies, accompanying him to train in the family business, accompanying him to travel all over the world.

Even when Su Shoudao was crazily pursuing his current wife, Du Haiqing, He Yingxiu had been guarding him in the dark.

He Yingxiu entered the world to protect Su Shoudao when she was young and ignorant, and had been guarding him for more than ten years. She had no understanding of other men, so she naturally developed feelings for Su Shoudao, whom she was most familiar with.

It was just that due to the disparity in their status, age, and family background, He Yingxiu had always hidden this feeling in her heart.

Until Su Shoudao married Du Haiqing, He Yingxiu, who was nearly thirty, still had not expressed her feelings for him.

The second year after Su Zhiyu was born, Su Shoudao was thirty, and He Yingxiu was thirty-three. Su Shoudao was plotted against abroad. He Yingxiu tried her best and risked her life to save him, but He Yingxiu lost an arm because of this.

He Yingxiu, who had become disabled, saw her combat ability drop sharply, so Su Shoudao had to let her retire early and return to the He family.

When He Yingxiu was leaving, Su Shoudao was also very reluctant.

After all, for him at thirty, He Yingxiu had accompanied him for half his life, almost never leaving his side.

So, he asked He Yingxiu if there was anything he could do for her.

He Yingxiu hesitated again and again, and finally confessed the feelings she had buried in her heart for many years.

Su Shoudao, who was usually hard-hearted, was also moved by He Yingxiu’s confession.

That night, he made an excuse to go out and spent the night with He Yingxiu.

And after that night, He Yingxiu left Su Shoudao and returned to her hometown in the Northeast.

More than nine months later, Su Ruoli was born.

Su Ruoli did not originally have the surname Su, but followed her mother’s surname, and her name was He Ruoli.

The so-called "Ruoli" meant "as if close, as if far."

It also represented the special emotion He Yingxiu had for Su Shoudao in her heart.

He Ruoli was held in the palm of the He family’s hand since she was a child. She did not go to school, and from the age of two until eighteen, she had been practicing ancient martial arts.

Therefore, at eighteen, her strength had already surpassed her mother’s at eighteen, becoming the strongest young person in the He family.

After becoming an adult at eighteen, He Yingxiu told her about her background.

In He Yingxiu’s description, Su Shoudao was a good father who valued love and righteousness, and the reason he had never cared about He Ruoli was because he never knew of her existence.

So, He Yingxiu gave He Ruoli two choices.

Stay and continue to practice martial arts in the He family;

Or leave home and work for her biological father.

He Ruoli considered it for a long time and chose the latter.

Because she could vaguely realize that this was the path her mother hoped she would choose.

Thus, He Yingxiu changed her name to Su Ruoli and then had someone recommend her to Su Shoudao.

Su Shoudao did not know Su Ruoli’s background at first, just feeling that this girl had extraordinary strength, was a talent that could be molded, and had quite a bit of He Yingxiu’s shadow back then.

Su Ruoli also strictly followed her mother’s instructions, not wanting Su Shoudao to know these things, but the cunning Su Chengfeng saw some clues from Su Ruoli.

He always felt that this young girl’s look at Su Shoudao was a bit wrong.

This "wrongness" made him vigilant.

He was afraid that Su Ruoli was a mole sent by an opponent, so he had people thoroughly investigate Su Ruoli’s identity.

Tracing it back step by step, he finally found He Yingxiu.

Upon learning that Su Ruoli might be Su Shoudao’s daughter, the Old Master had people collect hair from both of them and quietly performed a DNA comparison.

After getting the confirmed result, he told Su Shoudao everything.

Su Shoudao’s first reaction was shock, and his second reaction was being moved.

He was truly moved by the feelings He Yingxiu had for him.

After that night, she not only gave birth to his daughter alone, but also cultivated her into a talent, and then quietly sent her back to his side to protect his safety.

However, he was also worried about Su Ruoli’s identity.

After all, Su Ruoli was an illegitimate daughter born from his extramarital affair.

If his wife, children, and others knew about Su Ruoli’s identity, his image in their hearts would be greatly diminished.

Moreover, with his wife’s character, she would definitely choose to divorce him without hesitation.

Even if this mistake had passed for nearly twenty years.

After discussing with the Old Master, the two came up with a solution, which was to pretend not to know.

Since Su Ruoli did not want to reveal her identity and acknowledge him as her father, there was no need for him to take the initiative to acknowledge this daughter.

Everyone kept the secret in their hearts, so everything in life would not be affected by this.

In recent years, Su Shoudao had taken extra care of Su Ruoli, even single-handedly cultivating her into the leader of the Su family’s expert team.

He felt that even if he couldn't give Su Ruoli fatherly love openly, he must arrange Su Ruoli’s future properly, let her realize her own life value in the Su family, and let her become a superior person in the future, free from worry about food and clothing.

But he never expected that a trip to Japan would cut off all of Su Ruoli’s future, and even her life.

So, how could he not be in pain at this moment!

Su Chengfeng could also understand his feelings at this time. He was silent for a long time before sighing and saying: "The current situation is very unfavorable for the Su family. We have lost so many people at once. This matter will spread throughout the country before dawn. We are like a tiger with broken teeth now. I am worried that the Ye family will be the first to be unable to hold back! So you cannot be too distracted by this matter. It is best to return to the country immediately, and we will discuss together what we should do next!"

Su Shoudao said choked with sobs: "Dad, I have a request, and I hope you can agree!"

Su Chengfeng gave a hum: "Tell me, let me hear it!"

Su Shoudao said with red eyes: "At all costs, save Ruoli!"

Su Chengfeng sighed: "Shoudao, in this matter, Ruoli did act too ruthlessly! It is equivalent to slapping the Japanese government in the face in front of the whole world. For this kind of thing, they will definitely handle it strictly and severely. If you want to save Ruoli, the cost might be higher than you can imagine!"

Su Shoudao said earnestly: "Ruoli was executing my meaning, so the fault in this matter lies with me!"

As he spoke, he added: "The Japanese government just wants to catch the murderer and bring them to justice to give the public an explanation. They caught fifty-plus of our people. Releasing one out of fifty-plus people doesn't have any impact on their core purpose. Giving us some face should be possible, right?"