Chapter 1409: Chapter 1409: I Lied to You
Facing her like this, so humble to the point of pleading, he truly couldn’t bring himself to say anything that would hurt her.
He could only sigh: "Lu’er, listen to me. I still have some important things to do. I must leave for a while."
"What could possibly be more important than treatment? You can deal with it after you recover, it won’t be too late." Ye Lu was anxious.
His condition could no longer afford any delay. Right now, he should fully cooperate with the treatment to increase his chances.
"No, these matters are urgent."
Third Young Master Jun was equally stubborn, gripping her shoulders tightly.
"Once I’ve finished, I’ll come back to undergo treatment, and at that time, I’ll listen to whatever you say."
Ye Lu was furious: "Why are you so stubborn? Don’t you understand my worries? Can’t you just listen to me for once?"
He hardly had a chance at survival anymore. At such a critical time, when she was consumed with worry, how could he still be thinking about other matters? His life was the most important thing—did he even understand?
"I’m sorry, this time I cannot listen to you."
"Then tell me, what is this important matter that you must handle urgently, that absolutely cannot be postponed?"
Ye Lu felt an intense urge to pry open his stubborn mind.
Third Young Master Jun remained resolute: "I can’t reveal those matters just yet."
Ye Lu grew even angrier: "Do you not trust me? Is there still something between us that needs to be kept secret from one another?"
"I think he’s doing it for your own good, to keep you from knowing."
A low and harsh elderly voice broke in, sending Ye Lu’s face into a drastic change. She turned around in shock, hardly able to believe the presence of that man here.
Godfather Su Feiman appeared at the doorway, his expression cryptic and unfathomable.
"Why are you here?" Ye Lu gazed at him warily, her tone dark and guarded.
Su Feiman let out a hearty laugh, completely dismissing her defensive demeanor: "Miss Ye, treating your husband’s Godfather in this manner—aren’t you being a little too disrespectful to your elders?"
Ye Lu’s face grew colder, her voice chilled to the bone: "We have nothing to do with you anymore. This is North America, not the Triangle area—you’d best not think of threatening us here."
"How could I dare? Eldest Miss of the Hua Family, backed by both the Ji Family and the Ross Family. However, you claim there’s no connection now—that hurts my feelings. Has King not told you that we, father and son, have already reconciled?"
"What did you say?" Ye Lu stared at him in shock.
Then she turned to look at the silent Third Young Master Jun. His quiet demeanor neither denied nor explained; it was a tacit acknowledgment of the Godfather’s words.
Ye Lu felt a loud ringing in her head. She had never imagined that Jun Huang would return to the Godfather’s camp, once again becoming the Godfather’s lackey.
Clearly, he had already seen through the Godfather’s true nature. Moreover, the Godfather and they shared an irreconcilable hatred—hadn’t he decided long ago to break away from the Godfather and bring him down?
"When you arrived in North America, didn’t you tell me you were being hunted by the Godfather and that you couldn’t show yourself? What is all this?"
Third Young Master Jun sighed: "I lied to you."
Ye Lu’s face turned even paler: "Why did you lie to me?"
Hadn’t they been planning all along how to deal with the Godfather? She had been working tirelessly in the Hua Family to uncover evidence against the Godfather while he strategized elsewhere.
But now, with that admission, it all turned out to be a deception—he had been on a completely divergent path from her plans from the very beginning.
He had kept her blind to the facts, utterly lacking trust in her.
"..." Third Young Master Jun remained silent.
Instead, Su Feiman spoke up: "Naturally, it’s for your own good. There are some things you’re better off not knowing, or else you wouldn’t be able to handle it."
