One misstep in chapter 31 leads to mistakes at every step.

  "Child," Tian Yu said, taking the initiative to speak up this time, "do you think your uncle and I don't know? The Sutu family is originally the first noble family in England. With Yin Ze being a hereditary earl and Loniita being a princess of the royal family, as the son of a princess, your marriage was never up to you. Now that you're engaged to Zhou Zhou, she's considered your wife. The royal family will not agree to a divorce, let alone now that you've done something like this, losing face for them. I'm afraid your position in the Sutu family from now on..."

  "Light rain!!" Tian Shui Yu wanted to continue speaking but was interrupted by Qian Jun's rebuke.

  The smile at the corner of Situ Shangxuan's mouth stiffened for a moment before returning to its usual state.

  "Shang Xuan, your aunt," Qian Jun anxiously tried to explain,

  Situ Shangxuan comforted with a smile, "Uncle, I'm fine," he stood up, "If Uncle and Aunt are not busy, I'll take my leave first."

  "En, alright," Qian Jun nodded in agreement, knowing he didn't want to say more.

  "By the way, Uncle and Auntie, has Zhuzhu come back?" Ming knew it was impossible, but Situ Shangxuan still asked before leaving.

  Tian Wei let out a sigh and shook his head at the expectant gaze, "No, judging from this kid's wild nature, I estimate he won't be back for a while."

  "I've already had all her cards frozen, let's see if she can still come back," Qian Jun said with some lingering anger when mentioning Qian Lian Xia.

  Situ Shangxuan nodded slightly and politely exited the door.

  Staring blankly at the desolate back of Situ Shangxuan walking out of the study door, Tian Suiyu's eyes had a subtle concern, "Shangxuan this child, really makes one's heart ache."

  Qian Jun stood up straight, patted his wife's shoulder, and walked out of the room.

  The silver Sagitar A8 left hastily just like when it came.

  This villa, which was bustling and crowded yesterday, feels empty today. The people are gone, leaving only the building behind. Is it that the beauty of the scenery cannot retain the people, or is it that the scenery cannot hold onto those who were never meant to be here?

  The ground is empty and bright, reflecting people's shadows. On the wall in the middle, a large character hangs, with strong and powerful font that can reveal the writer's proud bones.

  A black jade desktop, a few scattered crystal chess pieces have landed on the desktop. Upon closer inspection, the desktop is actually a chessboard, with fine grid lines that are almost invisible to the naked eye reflecting off it. If not for the strong light intensity shining on it, it would be completely unnoticeable.

  Situ Shangxuan sat in front of a large chessboard on his desk, with a crystal chess piece pinched between his two fingers.

  His expression was very relaxed, with golden hair falling on his shoulders, which made his face even more stunning and extraordinary. Along with the noble and elegant aura that he always had, this could almost be considered a man who could overturn people's aesthetic views, making it hard for anyone not to be amazed.

  The crystal chess piece in his hand fell onto the board, and Situ Shangxuan picked up another black chess piece with his hand, almost without thinking, and made another move.

  He likes to play chess with himself, and the benefits of this are that it can clarify many thoughts and calm down an anxious mind.

  Two fingers pinched, the crystal chess piece fell again. He picked up the black piece once more, ready to make his move when a person hastily walked in from outside the hall door. The butler was about to step forward to intercept him, but Situ Shangxuan had already spoken up, "Let him come in."

  He quickly walked up to him and bowed his head, "Young Master,"

  Situ Shangxuan continued to fall down another son, his tone was flat and couldn't hear any emotion, "The information I asked you to investigate, is it done?"

  "Reporting to Young Master," the black-clad subordinate still kept his head down, his tone neither servile nor arrogant, "the news that Young Master had entrusted me to verify has been confirmed: the Dragon Gang's leader is dead. Ye Shengge left early this morning to rush to the Dragon Gang and should be arriving around now."

  He saw Si Tu Shangxuan not speaking, and couldn't help but ponder his meaning, "According to Young Master's intention, now dispatching someone over there to... settle Ye Songge." His voice carried a few degrees of chill.

  "No need," Situ Shangxuan remained seated, his expression and posture unchanged. His subordinates stood nervously in place, feeling a chill run down their spines.

  "Miss, have you found it?" Shi Tu Shang Xuan continued to ask, his hand still holding the chess piece as if making this move was a matter of great importance.

  "That subordinate was slightly delighted at the moment, 'Reporting to Young Master, I've found out where Miss is. She's with Ye Shuang Song and should be on her way to Long Bang. That subordinate doesn't care about the relationship between Miss and Young Master, as long as Miss is safe and his life is spared, it's worth being happy."

  "Clang," the crystal chess piece fell from his two fingers and dropped into the chessboard below, a good game, all regret.

  One misstep, and the entire game is lost. Just like life, just like him and Zhou Zhou. If only he had taken charge from the start, been stronger. If only he had protected her that night, not let Ye Song invade her... If only... He made a mistake in just one step, but that one misstep led to every subsequent step being wrong. Would he have lost everything then?

  The answer is, it's impossible!

  He suddenly stood up from the desk, and at the same time, he brought out a sharp aura. Those emerald green eyes stared at his subordinate, making it hard for him to breathe.

  His piercing eyes had a powerful magnetic field, and as long as you looked into those eyes, you would always be drawn in unknowingly. "Send out people to secretly protect the young lady, and make sure she returns without a single hair harmed; if even one strand of her hair is missing, it will be on your heads."

  "Yes, yes, young master."

  "There's still—” Situ Shangxuan's jaw clenched tightly, "No need to take action for now, it's not the right time yet. Let Ye Shengge have a taste of sweetness first, and wait until he takes the throne as the Dragon Master before finding an opportunity to strike him down mercilessly."

  His subordinate listened and suddenly felt enlightened, looking at Situ Shangxuan with almost worship, "Young Master is truly wise!"

  "Now go back and arrange everything, wait for my instructions, go!" Si Tu Shang Xuan gave the order calmly.

  "Yes, young master," his subordinate bowed again and left.

  The entire hall was once again left with only him, the quiet atmosphere eerily shrouding him, his face as calm and serene as a thousand-year-old snow-capped mountain lake, not stirring up even a single ripple.

  The crystal chessboard on the desk, which had been neglected for a long time, was suddenly swept away by Situ Shangxuan's large hand. The crystal pieces rolled off the table like heavy rain, filling the entire floor with a pleasant clinking sound.

  He slammed his palm on the table, causing a numbness in his arm, but it didn't reduce his anger at all. "Ye Shengge, Ye Shengge, this is what you asked for! I told you, I will make sure you are completely ruined and die without a place to be buried!!"

  The housekeeper walked out of the dark and looked at his young master with a pained expression, sighing, "Young Master, why must you be so angry?"

  "Situ Shangxuan swallowed a mouthful of bad air, calmed down his thoughts, and still had a slight panting breath. 'You won't understand, you won't understand.'"

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