155 Chapter 155, his ruthlessness 4

"Cass Yueying?"

It was obvious that Situ Lingying had mentioned the woman that Di Junlin did not want to talk about. And it was a woman that he did not want to see.

When they thought of Cass Yueying, Di Junlin and Situ Lingying were shocked at the same time—especially Di Junlin. His cold and handsome face suddenly turned cold. Arthur had reported to him in the morning that Cass Yueying was investigating this little woman, so today's assassination...?

"Do you also suspect that it's her?" Situ Lingying asked with a frown. When they did not mention Cass Yueying, they had not expected that the moment they mentioned her, that feeling of certainty would come.

"It's most likely the case. In the morning, Arthur reported to me that Cass Yueying had been investigating Keqin for the past few days. With her methods, it's a ninety-nine percent chance the assassins today were hired by her."

When Di Junlin said this, his deep phoenix eyes were filled with killing intent.

"If it was really Cass Yueying, then the car that escaped today... The people inside are most likely top-notch assassins. They are even people who are loyal to her." Situ Lingying's tone was calm but strangely piercing...

In the royal family, regardless of whether it was the King, Queen, Princess, Prince, or even the princes and princesses of the side branches, there would always be the most loyal killers. These killers had been trained since they were young in order to be loyal to their master.

"Haven't you always done a good job of keeping secrets? How did Cass Yueying find out about Keqin's existence?" Before Di Junlin could answer, Situ Lingying looked up at him and asked again. Situ Linying's tone carried traces of blame as if he was blaming Di Junlin for not protecting Lan Keqin well.

In this world, if Di Junlin wanted to hide something, no one would be able to dig it out.

"I didn't keep a close watch on Keqin, nor did I restrict her freedom too much because I didn't want her to become a golden-threaded bird that was raised in captivity. What I want is a lively and cheerful Keqin—not a depressed Keqin all day long."

Di Junlin sighed lightly. There was a deep sense of helplessness in his tone. If he protected her too tightly, it would cause her to lose her happiness. However, giving her a little freedom was also a risk.

However, now that even Cass Yueying had discovered the existence of the little woman, the others who saw him as a thorn in their flesh must also know of her existence. He did not want her to lose her freedom to be happy.

Di Junlin, who had always been decisive, hesitated when it came to Lan Keqin. Moreover, it was a difficult choice.

"Therefore, you gave others a chance to take advantage of it. Although they have yet to threaten you, it doesn't mean that they won't do it in the future. Keqin is your Achilles' heel. In the future, she will very likely become the target of everyone's kidnapping. I'm afraid that she'll have to be very careful in the future when she goes out."

Situ Lingying's cold eyes flashed with surprise. He had never expected Di Junlin to say such words. He thought that if he were Di Junlin, the first thing he would do would be to protect Lan Keqin. That way, no one would know of her existence.

But if that was the case—if Di Junlin were to speak—Lan Keqin would lose her freedom and live in a depressed state. This was the modern era, not ancient times. Isolating a person from the world meant to protect them. Or, to put it bluntly, to imprison them.

As expected...

In this aspect, he was still not as considerate as Di Junlin. It was no wonder that Keqin would meet him.

Di Junlin leaned on the chair and lowered his eyes gently. He seemed to be thinking about something. His bewitching and enchanting face was calm and indifferent. Only Situ Lingying could feel his bloodlust. The more silent and calm Di Junlin was, the crazier the storm would come.

"Oh right, if Cass Yueying really came to Country A with Cass Jerne, what do you plan to do? What about Keqin? According to Cass Yueying's love for you, she would not allow Keqin to exist."

Situ Lingying suddenly asked. It was not that he did not know about the madness that Cass Yueying had towards Di Junlin. Even if she could not possess Di Junlin, the way she clung to Di Junlin was a headache just thinking about it.

Hiss...

Di Junlin suddenly opened his eyes. There was a trace of ruthlessness under his calm exterior. "As long as she doesn't hurt Keqin, I won't do anything to her. If... the person who attempted to kill Keqin this time is confirmed to be her, I will do everything I can to make her pay the cruel price."

"But she is your fiancee."

Situ Lingying's tone was deep. He dragged out the words "fiancee." He knew that Di Junlin liked Lan Keqin. No woman could shake the position of Lan Keqin in his heart. It was as if no woman could shake the position of Lan Keqin in his heart because she was already everywhere in it.

But he still wanted to know how Di Junlin would deal with this matter. It was already his regret that he could not get Lan Keqin. Therefore, he only wanted her to be safe and happy. If Di Junlin could not even give her this... Then, he would not care about their brotherhood and protect her under his wings.

"She is not my fiancee. My fiancee is not her either. She is... the baby girl who is no longer in this world."

Di Junlin's voice was firm as he denied it. He now felt that the words "fiancee" were very harsh. He did not know why, but he felt that because of this fiancee, there would be a lot of obstacles between him and the little woman.

"But you have tacitly admitted it. Moreover, everyone in the world knows that she is your fiancee. If there is no fiancee, then it would be the farmers living in the mountains and the insensible babies."

"I..."

Di Junlin was at a loss for words during the preliminaries. For the first time in his life, he felt regret and helplessness. If he had known earlier that he would fall in love with Lan Keqin, then he would never have tacitly acknowledged that Cass Yueying was his fiancee.

However, this matter had already happened more than ten years ago and everyone in the world basically knew about it. He wanted to deny this matter for a moment but he also wanted to be together with this little woman openly. If there wasn't enough evidence to prove that Cass Yueying wasn't his fiancee then, no matter how much he loved her, she would still be the person most hurt and would be called a mistress by the world.

He had said that he never cared about what others thought but he cared about the person he loved. Loving someone meant that he didn't want her to be hurt. But he had unintentionally made her out to be a 'mistress.'

Rumors could kill people. A pure and kind person like Lan Keqin simply couldn't withstand the ridicule and contempt of the world—not to mention the people of the world. The reason why he didn't tell her about Cass Yueying and him... The main reason was because of this.

"Lingying! I have something to request of you."

Di Junlin suddenly looked at Situ Lingying. His handsome face was filled with sincerity.