“This is a completely different matter. Qiancheng isn’t a deity—how could he possibly have foreseen it? All he’s doing is trying his best to protect Ming Yue. What’s wrong with that?” Gu Yanxing retorted.

Jiang Feng shook his head. “I’m not denying that he means well in protecting Ming Yue, but it seems you’ve forgotten: wasn’t his actions also a form of resistance against Ming Kai? After all, from the very beginning, Ming Kai never trusted him—and even tried to break them up?”

“Jiang Feng!”

“I know you don’t want to admit it, and Fu Qiancheng certainly doesn’t either. But that’s the truth. Otherwise, do you really think, given Ming Yue’s intelligence, I could just casually snatch her away? If Fu Qiancheng’s behavior didn’t bother her in the slightest, do you really think she’d quietly slip away without a word?” Jiang Feng pressed on.

Gu Yanxing remained silent.

Jiang Feng went on: “Back then, she had just lost her beloved Da Ge, and her Mother had gone mad. The whole world had collapsed. Even if Fu Qiancheng apologized to her over and over again and took care of her, what difference did it make? He was still living in his own little world—he didn’t create a safe haven for Ming Yue, he didn’t give her any real support, and he certainly didn’t make her feel even a shred of security.”

“So it was you…” Gu Yanxing suddenly realized, recalling how the Song family, along with Ming Yue’s mother and younger brother, had vanished from Ning City overnight years ago.

Not long after that, Ming Yue disappeared as well.

Jiang Feng smiled—not confirming or denying anything—just looking straight into Gu Yanxing’s eyes as he said, “So in fact, Ming Kai wasn’t wrong about Fu Qiancheng. Fu Qiancheng… he’s not a bad person, and he does love Ming Yue deeply. But he could never truly be the backbone Ming Yue needs, nor could he ever become the kind of person Ming Kai hoped for—one who could provide solid support and stability for her.”

“What about you? Can you be Ming Yue’s backbone? Can you become the kind of person Ming Kai dreamed of—one who can truly hold her up and protect her?” Gu Yanxing shot back.

Jiang Feng smiled again, neither confirming nor denying.

Then he turned to Gu Yanxing and said, “Gu Yanxing, do you know how much suffering Ming Yue endured before she came back? Do you know how much pain she went through just to return here and fight for justice? Do you know how many scars are on her body now? Do you know how many skills she’s learned over the years? Do you know how much courage it took for her to come back here again? So what exactly are you here for now? To expose us? Or to seek justice for Fu Qiancheng?”

After finishing, before Gu Yanxing could respond, Jiang Feng suddenly leaned in, grabbed Gu Yanxing by the tie, and fixed his piercing gaze on Gu Yanxing’s eyes. “I’m warning you! Gu Yanxing, I really do consider you a good brother. But if you dare to ruin Ming Yue’s big plan at this critical moment—if you let all her years of hard work go up in smoke—I won’t hesitate to cut ties with you, no matter how close we are!”

“What are you going to do? Kill me?”

Gu Yanxing stood tall and grabbed Jiang Feng’s collar in return, meeting Jiang Feng’s gaze head-on.

Jiang Feng gave a sinister smile. “I don’t know. All I know is that right now, I’d do absolutely anything for Ming Yue. If you dare to sabotage her, I’ll go even further!”

“Jiang Feng!”

“Gu Yanxing!”

The two locked eyes.

After staring each other down for a while, Gu Yanxing suddenly released his grip and broke into a laugh.

Jiang Feng frowned, then let go of his own grip as well and shot Gu Yanxing a sidelong glance. “Gu Yanxing, are you out of your mind? What are you thinking? Stop trying to scare me!”

End of Chapter 134: Counterattack 60