God of Racing

Chapter 666 - 653

Yu Sangwan, after much consideration, contacted Helian Shuang while working at Guan Chao.

She thought it over carefully, hoping to meet Helian Shuang in the inner courtyard for a conversation... This way, she could both bring up the matter of paying respects to Jinxuan and sneak a peek inside... What could Tang Yueze’s inexplicable instincts lead her to discover?

Helian Shuang answered her call with a typically languid and indifferent tone.

"Aunty." Yu Sangwan carefully picked her words, fearing rejection even before speaking.

"I’ve brought up the matter of paying respects to Jinxuan before. You said you needed time to arrange it. I just wanted to ask... Do you have time now? I’ve been back for a while and haven’t..."

Before she could finish speaking, Helian Shuang interrupted impatiently.

"Pay respects to Jinxuan? Hmph..." Helian Shuang sneered, "Do you think doing these surface rituals is meaningful?"

"What?" Yu Sangwan was taken aback, never expecting such a tone right off the bat.

Helian Shuang didn’t hold back at all, "What? Do I need to repeat what you did to Asi again?"

"Aunty..." Yu Sangwan guessed she was about to say something unpleasant again and wanted to stop her.

But how could Helian Shuang let her have her way?

"Yu Sangwan, I advise you not to do these useless things! Rather than paying respects to Jinxuan, it would be better to live honestly and conscientiously. If you continue being imprudent, what face do you have to pay respects to Jinxuan?"

Helian Shuang became more agitated, "Also, I must remind you that you are a mother... If you continue being unrestrained, I will take Qingming back! He is your son, but also my grandson!"

"Aunty, please don’t say that..."

Yu Sangwan felt deeply wronged, her fists clenched tight in anger. If it wasn’t for the fact that she was Jinxuan’s mother, she wouldn’t know what she might have done by now!

But no matter how unreasonable Helian Shuang was, she couldn’t defy her... That’s Jinxuan’s mother, after all; now that Jinxuan had passed, she had the obligation to be filial to Jinxuan’s mother!

Resulting in such frustration, Yu Sangwan hung up the phone and shed tears alone on the porch.

After so many years, she actually knew very well that she, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu Family... had never truly been recognized? Jinxuan left too early and too suddenly, never giving her a chance to verify her status...

If she wasn’t Fu Xianlin’s daughter, she might have long been gone without a trace by now.

... Just like Gong Xueyan, who was pregnant at the same time as her back in those days.

At that time, the Gong Family fell, leaving Gong Xueyan without support... Completely abandoned, who knows how she’s been living all these years.

Yu Sangwan sat quietly, hearing approaching footsteps.

Helian Si stood next to her, saying nothing, merely taking a handkerchief from his pocket to offer her.

Yu Sangwan did not take it, burying her head even lower.

"Hey." Helian Si leaned down, sighing while reaching out to her.

"..." Yu Sangwan was startled and tried to dodge.

However, Helian Si’s hand had already landed on her face... naturally through the handkerchief.

He warned softly, "Don’t move, I’m just wiping your tears now. If you move recklessly... that would truly be embarrassing."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sangwan was too frightened to move.

Helian Si’s actions became gentler, and he asked mildly, "I heard you call ’Aunty’... was my sister making things difficult for you again?"

"..." Yu Sangwan remained silent, offering no reply. However bad her mother-in-law was, she couldn’t speak ill of her.

Suddenly, Yu Sangwan looked up at Helian Si, "Could you help me with something?"

"Hmm?" Helian Si raised his eyebrows, curling his lips slightly, "Do I still have that ability? I thought you didn’t want to talk to me aside from work."

This statement made Yu Sangwan lower her head again.

Helian Si regretted his words, sighed, "Alright, I’m not joking. What do you need help with? If I can manage it, I will... you have to call me uncle, after all."

"..." Yu Sangwan was at a loss for words—uncle? She couldn’t say it.

But Helian Shuang’s way didn’t work, so she could only think of other means through Helian Si. "President, I wish to pay respects to Jinxuan... but Aunty refuses, could you help me?"

Helian Si was taken aback. So her tears were over this?

Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest, and after a while, he frowned, asking, "My sister won’t even allow you to pay respects to your husband?"

"... Yeah." Yu Sangwan replied softly.

"Heh!" Helian Si sneered, "Your relationship with my nephew back in those days met much family resistance? Why was that? Your family background, education, personal qualifications were all excellent... why were they so opposed to you both?"

Yu Sangwan bit her lower lip and shook her head, "I don’t know either, maybe... I’m just unlikeable."

"Nonsense!" Helian Si instinctively refuted firmly, "I know very well whether you’re likable. You’re so cute..."

The words escaped, and both were stunned.

Helian Si was taken aback by what he said. Truly... such weak self-control? Speaking impulsively like this, where was his self-discipline? Where had it gone?

Yu Sangwan chose to cover her embarrassment by turning her face away...

"Ahem." Helian Si cleared his throat lightly, "I’ll handle this, don’t go back to futilely seek an argument with my sister! It’s completely right for a wife to pay respects to her husband... I will help you."

"Really?" Yu Sangwan was delighted, smiling. She tilted her face to look at Helian Si, the dimple on her left cheek deepening again.

Helian Si’s throat tightened, compelling him to swallow involuntarily.

In the awkward atmosphere, his phone rang.

Helian Si quickly answered it, glanced at the screen, nodded slightly, and turned to walk forward. Picking up the call, "Hello, it’s me."

A slender figure emerged not far ahead... precisely the person Helian Si had recently begun a relationship with following a recent matchmaking, Qin Mengshu.

Holding her phone in hand, Qin Mengshu smiled, "Asi, I came to pick you up after work... So, have you finished for today?"

Helian Si furrowed his brow slightly, responding flatly, "I’m done, we can go."

"Then let’s go!" Qin Mengshu came over and naturally wrapped her arm around Helian Si’s, "I came quite early today and prepared a few dishes in the small kitchen, all your favorites... not sure how well I did. No matter what, you must say it’s delicious."

"Mm."

Helian Si’s voice held no inflection, his attitude resembling task completion.

"Let’s go!"

Watching them walk away, Yu Sangwan felt an indescribable, peculiar sensation—a kind of emptiness, some loss...

That girl, must be Qin Mengshu, right? They successfully dated? It seems so! They’re so intimate, she even calls him Asi.

What does this have to do with her? Even if anything, it’s a good thing! Helian Si has found a partner, maybe Helian Shuang won’t always say unpleasant things to her anymore?

But why... is there a bit of sadness?