After my luck was stolen, I led my whole family to defy fate and change our destiny.

Gu Linglong was almost amused by Su Zihao's incredibly romantic remarks.

[She's a good girl, but when she couldn't seduce my uncle, she tried to seduce his son. Tsk tsk tsk...]

My little cousin is talking nonsense again.

How could Xiaoxiao possibly seduce his father? They're not even that age-matched.

Su Zhe was furious with his good-for-nothing son. He and Zhuang He only had this one son, whom they doted on.

Su Zihao didn't like reading, so they let him be. He himself didn't choose a career in government, but he ended up spoiling this little brat.

Su Zhe's brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly: "I absolutely will not allow you to get involved with someone else's concubine."

"I already said she's not a concubine. Fine, I get it. You all look down on her because she used to be a maid. You think she's not good enough for our Duke's mansion, is that it?"

Su Zhe was so angry that his vision started to go black. He wanted to say that Lin Xiaoxiao had seduced him, but he just couldn't bring himself to say the word "seduction."

What if the wife misunderstands?

"Snapped"

Su Zhe slapped Su Zihao across the face.

Su Zihao looked at his father in disbelief: "You hit me? Fine, I'll leave, okay?"

Gu Yu'an quickly grabbed him, Gu Liyao hugged his waist, and Gu Zimo hugged his legs.

"Let go, let me go!" The scene descended into chaos.

Duke Su pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.

"That's enough, how long are you going to keep this up?"

Su Zihao immediately fell silent. He dared to act recklessly in front of his father, but he wouldn't dare to do so in front of his grandfather, who was much fiercer than his father.

"grandfather"

Su Zihao called out in a pitiful voice.

Su Zhe calmed down and regretted hitting his son.

Su Zhe sighed: "Hao'er, our family doesn't place that much importance on family background, but a respectable family history and upright character are essential, right?"

Su Zhe: "How is Xiaoxiao not a respectable woman? How is she morally corrupt? You just have a problem with her."

clean?

Su Zhe was amused by his son's words: "How would I know? Well, let me tell you, it's because she...she seduced me! If it weren't for my very good relationship with your mother, most men would have already lost control and taken her into their rooms."

Su Zhe's words were like a thunderclap.

Su Zihao was so shocked that his whole body trembled and went numb. Could what his cousin said be true? Did Xiaoxiao really seduce his father?

If she likes her father, why did she provoke him?

Is he trying to get in touch with his father through him?

Or is it that she only cares about the title of the Duke's Mansion?

Su Zihao dared not think about it anymore; the more he thought about it, the more his head ached.

Old Master Su spoke up: "Tell me, what exactly did you do with your grandmother's and your mother's jewelry?"

After hearing Gu Linglong's words, Su Zihao became much more honest: "Xiaoxiao is currently running a business and needs money, but my monthly allowance has already been spent, so... so I was thinking of taking the jewelry to the pawnshop to exchange for money first."

"I knew my aunt would be coming today and wouldn't be out for long, so I wrote her a letter to tell her that she was waiting for me at the teahouse outside the mansion."

Duke Su: "Tell me who's waiting for you outside, what their name is."

Su Zihao: "His name is Lin Jie, he's Xiaoxiao's servant."

Su Zhe frowned slightly: "Does he have a mole under his chin?"

Su Zihao's eyes widened: "How do you know? Have you seen it before?"

Su Zhe slapped his thigh: "Are you confused? Do you know that I told you before that I had someone negotiate a deal for lip rouge?"

Su Zihao nodded. "I know."

But what does this have to do with Lin Xiaoxiao?

Su Zhe continued, "That supplier was Lin Jie. If your aunt hadn't reminded me that it involved the empresses of the palace, our entire family might be in jail by now."

"That material contains lead, which is toxic. If I cooperate with him, and the ladies of the palace use lip rouge containing lead for a long time, have you thought about the consequences?"

"Lin Xiaoxiao is trying to ruin my entire Su family! How cruel of her!"

Su Zihao was so frightened that he fell to the ground, the veins on his forehead throbbing. How... how could this be?

"But why is Lin Xiaoxiao targeting our Su family? There's absolutely no reason behind it."

Duke Su was furious upon hearing this: "Reason? What reason do you need? You failed to seduce your father, so you want revenge?"

Su Zihao opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. If Lin Xiaoxiao really had seduced his father, then that would indeed be a reason.

Gu Linglong carefully examined this love-struck man; he had dark circles under his eyes and pale lips.

[Oh dear, my cousin's love-struck brain is at its peak, has Lin Xiaoxiao stolen his luck?]

Wang Fugui whispered in Gu Linglong's ear, "She probably absorbed a little, but not much. Her system has standards for how much luck can be extracted from a person, but judging from how Lin Xiaoxiao is trying to win over Su Zihao, I guess the system thinks he can absorb a little more."

An inhumane system has somehow spawned humane standards.

[If my cousin hands the golden hairpin to Lin Xiaoxiao this time, he'll be 100% successful in winning her over. She'll definitely try to absorb his luck, and maybe she'll even hold his hand or offer herself to him for the sake of luck, hehehe]

Gu Linglong covered her mouth and chuckled.

Luck? Su Zihao was a little confused. Did Lin Xiaoxiao really have such a strange thing?

Is she really willing to do that?

[Since he absorbed the bad luck, my cousin is doomed. He's suddenly lost a lot of weight, tripped and fell flat on his face, got bird poop on his head, and everything he does goes wrong—lots of bad luck.]

[Lin Xiaoxiao absorbed his luck once, and she seems pretty good, except that her eyes are a bit bluish, her lips are a bit pale, and she's not quite right in the head...]

I didn't even realize he'd been sucked in; I thought my cousin had kidney deficiency...

Su Zihao: "..."

Su Zihao's legs were so weak that he couldn't stand up at all, because he had experienced all the things that Gu Linglong said about what happened after his luck was taken away.

In order to take over his father's responsibilities in the future, he tried to do some small business, but he lost money no matter what he did.

I lost a lot of weight overnight. I consulted doctors, but they all said there was nothing wrong. I haven't been able to regain the weight I lost since.

Lin Xiaoxiao is really stealing his luck. Why? Hasn't he been good enough to her?

Is she really in a difficult situation, or did she never love me at all?

The old Duke Su sighed, his eyes filled with sorrow: "Even a mere maid dares to bully the Duke's mansion to this extent, isn't it all because our Duke's mansion has no successor?"

"The eldest son doesn't want to inherit the title and prefers to do business. The second son is too young and still far away in the sect. The eldest grandson also doesn't like to study and wants to go into business too. How can they inherit the title?"

"Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants have always existed. So what if you become a royal merchant? If it weren't for the protection of the Duke's mansion all these years, Zhe'er would probably have been devoured by some old fogies in the capital long ago."

"I'm getting old now, I can't protect you for many more years..."

Madam Su also secretly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

Su Zhe lowered his head with a look of guilt; this was his dereliction of duty as the eldest son.

Su Zihao clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with darkness.

So that's how it is. Does that mean that even without Lin Xiaoxiao, there would be other monsters and demons bullying the Duke's Mansion?