Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 421: Meeting the Young Master

Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Meeting the Young Master

Shang Yueling was dumbfounded after pulling it down.

"How could this happen?" Why is it a black bucket!

To mislead Lott, Meng Lai, and others, the young merman was most skilled at pretending to be obedient and compliant, understanding how to read the room to achieve the most favorable outcomes swiftly.

The young merman immediately acted as if frightened by her, trembling while looking at Shang Yueling, appearing innocent and pitiful as if scared by her.

In the presence of everyone, he left behind panicked tears, shrinking back into the bucket so that only his eyes were visible, and silently cried toward Lu Xining and Cheng Cang, occasionally glancing at the gritting Shang Yueling, putting on a perfect act of a manipulative young man.

Seeing him like this, Lu Xining couldn’t help but twitch her lips, suppressing the urge to laugh, took back the black cloth from her hand, and said coldly, "Shang Yueling, this isn’t the Shang Family, it’s not a place where you can do whatever you want."

"..." Cheng Cang also turned his back, shoulders shaking.

He hadn’t forgotten the explosive power of the young merman, who had knocked out two adult men with a flick of his tail a few minutes ago. He finally understood why men always fail to see the true nature of a manipulative woman; with the young merman’s spontaneous acting skills, he almost believed he was an innocent little victim.

Lu Xining wrapped the black cloth around the outside of the bucket again, instructing Cheng Cang and the former members of the Chu Family to quickly leave with the young merman.

"You can’t just leave like this."

Ji Muye stopped her, pulling her aside.

He said in a low voice, "It is the only biological experiment left from the Royal Cruise, and it’s evidence against Meng Lai and Danrus."

"... We must hand him over to the state."

If he watched her take away the young merman, whether it was Shang Yueling or others exposing it, it would be a ticking time bomb of potential danger for Lu Xining.

Ji Muye didn’t want the existence of the young merman to become a scythe hanging over Lu Xining. The best solution was to hand the young merman over to the state.

When he met the innocent and confused gaze of the young merman, he suddenly remembered his daughter at home, Little Dumpling, who always asked him to coax her brother, overlapping momentarily with the young merman’s appearance.

As the most successful experimental subject in Lott’s decades of research, the young merman’s five senses, under the influence of drugs and other hormonal components, were much sharper than ordinary people’s.

He cleverly caught the change in Ji Muye’s gaze, making an effort to stare at him with the purest of eyes.

"..." Ji Muye hesitated with the words he wanted to say next.

The young merman first looked at Ji Muye, then at Lu Xining, immediately realizing that she was the one with the real decision-making power, and quickly turned his head to look at her pitifully.

Lu Xining also understood the implication in Ji Muye’s words.

Cheng Cang and the others who were waiting at the side were all waiting for her decision.

Shang Yueling wanted to approach Shang Lvxing, still unwilling to give up arousing his protective instinct, but unfortunately, Shang Lvxing’s mind was entirely on his disconnected brother, continuously contacting people to investigate Haozi’s whereabouts.

As her gaze wandered, she saw Lu Xining walk over to the young merman and mutter a few words.

After taking just two steps, she wanted to get closer to eavesdrop on what they were saying, but when her gaze met the young merman’s, a fear of being hunted by a beast spread in her heart, making her scalp tingle.

Shang Yueling quickly stopped, silently stepped back a few paces, and hid behind Shang Lvxing.

The young merman, having listened to Lu Xining’s words, showed sadness and disappointment in his eyes as if abandoned. His hands were on the edge of the bucket, and although he hadn’t made any physical contact with her, he inexplicably gave the impression of tugging at her sleeve.

"Sister Ning, maybe we should take him with us. He looks so pitiful. As long as we don’t say anything, and neither the Ji Family nor the Shang Family says anything, no one will know about these matters."

He directly ignored Meng Lai and Rexiva, who were passed out on the ground, and was about to push the bucket to leave when he heard Lu Xining say, "Stop."

"Hand him over to Ji Muye."

"Sister Ning!"

"Give him to him, and we go."

"..."

Cheng Cang glanced at the helpless young merman, as if wanting to say something, but seeing the look in Lu Xining’s eyes, he let go of his hand.

If they didn’t leave now, they wouldn’t be able to leave at all.

Ji Muye watched Lu Xining’s departing figure, no longer trying to make her follow him away.

People often carry an implicit admiration for strength or a sense of protection towards the weak; his feelings for Lu Xining were now caught between these two emotions.

Seeing her reach her current position step by step, he felt a spontaneous pride, and he grew increasingly eager to see how far she could go in the future.

Ma Sai looked at the black bucket left behind and the young merman before him, seemingly losing all interest in the current situation, and deliberated, "Boss, should we really hand this over to..."

Ji Muye shot him a glance, and Ma Sai immediately understood his intention.

He arranged for some people to take over Cheng Cang’s previous task, leading the bucket and the young merman toward the elevator.

After Lu Xining left, Shang Lvxing also promptly followed her out.

Shang Yueling, who pounded her feet and followed closely, wanted to board the helicopter with him, anxiously saying, "Brother Lvxing, you can’t leave me!"

The blue official organization won’t leave anyone on this ship behind.

Shang Lvxing’s eyes were dark and cold in the night breeze as he coolly said, "Han Nijuan."

Upon hearing her real name from the past, Shang Yueling was struck with terror, shocked at how he knew her former name.

Clearly, someone assured her that everything had been handled cleanly, and no one would know her past. She could become the real "Shang Yueling," and be the eldest daughter of the Shang Family!

"If you don’t want to go back to that small village, behave yourself."

Han Nijuan: "!!!"

The helicopter’s rotors were loud, yet she still distinctly heard his emotionless voice, watching helplessly as he left without looking back even once.

Lu Xining took a speedboat to another yacht anchored not far away.

The former members of the Chu Family were all present.

Including the person Lu Xining had met in Beicheng earlier.

She casually tossed the "Heart of the Deep Sea" to him, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, clearly looking at her differently than in the past.

He had already learned everything from the higher-ups about the events on the Royal Cruise and knew what she had done. Despite some involvement from the Ji and Shang families in the subsequent matters, obtaining the "Heart of the Deep Sea" was her own doing.

He bowed deeply, his tone respectful, "Wu Shi, greetings to the Young Master."

Even without knowing there were former Chu Family members on the Royal Cruise, she dared to board the ship with Cheng Cang, even when unsure if Cheng Cang was trustworthy. That courage alone was worthy of the surname "Chu Zhan."

Though a third of the people on the ship belonged to the Chu Family, during her time on board, Lu Xining relied solely on herself without using their forces.

Seeing Wu Shi act so reverently, the others quickly followed suit, bowing in obeisance.

The wind lifted the edges of her coat as Lu Xining looked at the dark mass before her, her pupils bright and sharp.

Here, she truly gained the power of the Chu Family.