"Mr. Gu, the lady has already..."

Yang Yi looked carefully at the man in front of him with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, hesitant to continue.

He knew that the passing of the lady was a devastating blow to Mr. Gu.

If things continued along this trajectory, he feared that Mr. Gu's old sickness would recur, with unthinkable consequences.

"Silence!"

Gu Lingcheng sternly interrupted Yang Yi's words, his eyes brimming with a chilling fury.

However, when he turned his gaze to Su Tang, his eyes became soft once again.

"She's still alive, she will never leave me."

Gu Lingcheng murmured quietly, cradling Su Tang delicately as if she were the most precious gem in the world.

"Don't be scared, Tang Tang, we're going home."

He spoke in soothing whispers to the person he held, gingerly stepping over the corpses scattered across the ground, a bone-chilling expression on his face.

"Chop these vermin into pieces and feed them to the dogs."

Gu Lingcheng commanded coldly.

Seeing the bodies of dozens of men scattered haphazardly on the ground, Yang Yi nodded in silence, not daring to comment further.

When Gu Lingcheng entered the Gu mansion holding Su Tang's body, everyone present was dumbfounded.

The Young Madam is actually...

They all knew that the Young Madam was the young master's Achilles' heel.

With this, the Gu family is likely to face a major upheaval.

Thinking about this, everyone fell silent, even daring not to breathe too loudly.

The huge manor fell into an eerie silence.

Yang Yi didn't dare delay and immediately arranged for someone to report the situation to old master Gu.

In the bedroom, Su Tang calmly lay on the bed.

The bloodstains on her had been wiped clean, and she had changed into a long white dress.

Her pretty face appeared peaceful, and her black hair gracefully laid across the pillow.

If it weren't for the terrifying strangulation mark on her neck and the lack of breath, she would appear as if she were merely asleep.

Gu Lingcheng sat by the bed, staring unblinkingly at Su Tang.

His deep, swirling eyes revealed a deep affection that could engulf someone.

As the night fell, the last ray of sunlight disappeared, and the world went black.

"Tang Tang."

Gu Lingcheng lightly stroked Su Tang's face, his voice deep and hoarse.

"Do you still hold resentment towards me in your heart?"

He gently held Su Tang's hand, the light in his eyes flickering with self-mockery and sadness.

"Resenting me for ruthlessly tying you to me and denying you your freedom. Hating my pathological possessiveness, resenting my every action."

A touch of desolate laughter emerged on Gu Lingcheng's face.

"But what can I do?"

He began to laugh, his gaze empty as stagnant water.

"My world was already gloomy and dirty, and you're like the only glimmer of light. Once touched, I just couldn't let go."

He gazed at Su Tang for a long time and finally bent down to kiss her lips lightly.

"Rest assured, all those who have harmed you will pay the price in blood."

Gu Lingcheng got up and walked out of the room.

"I'll be back soon."

The murderous aura emanating from him seemed to freeze the entire room's air.

Unbeknownst to Gu Lingcheng, Su Tang's soul was quietly following him.

For some reason, her spirit, following her death, was trapped within three meters of Gu Lincheng and couldn't escape.

Wherever he went, she could only follow.

Su Tang helplessly curled the corner of her lips.

She hadn't expected that even in death, Gu Lingcheng would not let her go.

However, what Su Tang was more concerned about at the moment was: Who sent someone to kill her?

Her thoughts drifted back to the moment before the incident.

At the time, she had received a phone call saying that her uncle was suddenly seriously ill and had been taken to the hospital where she worked.

Upon hearing this news, she immediately drove to the hospital.

Who would have expected that on the way, an accident would occur, a runaway truck hurtling towards her without warning.

The distance was too close, and the truck was coming with such momentum that Su Tang had nowhere to escape.

After a bout of dizzying spins, she was dragged out of the car by someone and taken to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts.

Next, she was mercilessly strangled to death by someone.

It was only when Gu Lingcheng held her cold body tightly in his arms that she dimly regained consciousness.

Of course, by then, she had already become a drifting spirit.

Just at that moment.

"Click—"

The sound of a door opening interrupted Su Tang's thoughts.

The scene before her eyes caused her pupils to contract sharply.