Chapter 1428: Chapter 1428: This Time, Let Her Do It
Hua Lunxi grew more anxious: "So, what do you plan to do while he’s not paying attention to you?"
Ye Lu sighed and softly reassured him: "Brother, don’t worry. I’m not doing anything dangerous, just some trivial matters to divert attention. I can’t tell you for now, but you know I’m recuperating at Dr. K’s place. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him if I’ve left the country."
Her plan—aside from herself—was known by no one.
And she had no intention of telling anyone. They would surely be furious and would try to stop her.
But once she made up her mind, she would not back down.
"Lu’er, I just hope you don’t do anything foolish. Even if he... you still have me, Yuanyuan, Yiyi, and many others by your side. You don’t have to face everything alone."
Ye Lu felt a stabbing pain in her heart, followed by a wave of tenderness.
"I know."
She set down the phone and gazed at the blue skies outside the window.
It was precisely because she had these loved ones who cared for her that she felt compelled to change things, to protect them.
She couldn’t keep hiding behind everyone, letting Third Young Master Jun bear the brunt of everything, continually making sacrifices.
If, in the end, a life had to be sacrificed, if a heavy price had to be paid to eliminate the Godfather...
Then, at the very least...
She hoped.
That life wouldn’t be his!
A husband and wife are supposed to be like birds in a shared forest, yet when calamity strikes, he had never chosen to fly away on his own. Time and again, he willingly exchanged his life to save hers.
She had always understood this and never doubted the depth of his love for her. When he acted, she would act alongside him, putting on a performance for the Godfather.
She understood even more that everything he did was for her survival.
Even their divorce was to keep the Hua Clan in her hands, to ensure she and their children would have something to rely on for the future, even if he was no longer there—to guarantee they would have lifetime security.
But if he were gone, what meaning would there be in all these countless sources of support in the world?
He was irreplaceable.
In her heart, he was always the only anchor she could rely upon.
If she lost him, no matter how beautiful the world, it would turn pitch black.
She wanted no one else.
She only wanted him.
She wanted him to live.
"Love is about mutual sacrifice. This time, it’s my turn to use my life to save yours!"
She lifted her head. Though she was afraid, her heart was filled with happiness. She had never so fiercely wanted to accomplish something.
Because she was selfish. She did not trust anyone.
Yet, in the end, she had found someone for whom she was willing to risk her life.
She felt so blissful.
...
Third Young Master Jun sat on the balcony, basking in the sun. His handsome face appeared deep and cold, but his mind was preoccupied with the ultimate plan. The secret meeting had already established the plan for North America, as well as the one for East Asia.
The East Asia operation was primarily led by the military to eliminate the Godfather’s forces. The core mission in North America, however, was to secretly assassinate Sudian!
This was no easy task. The drug lords and cartel leaders were exceedingly cunning, and the Godfather was the pinnacle among them. From the fact that his identity had remained hidden for decades, it was clear that the Godfather’s network and strategies were far more terrifying than imagined.
The North American operation also had to remain covert; it couldn’t be conducted openly or righteously.
The most critical step was to lure the old fox—the Godfather—into a trap within a trap.
Exceptionally tricky.
Time was not on his side.
As Third Young Master Jun stood up and picked up his jacket, his phone rang.
He glanced at the name displayed on the screen, and his eyes darkened. He pressed decline and didn’t answer.
But soon enough, the phone rang again—relentlessly, as if she would keep calling forever if he refused to pick up.
