Chapter 62: Parents’ Memories
Yan Gui Xing waited for Yan Wangbei to continue, so he could unleash his anger. It would save him from having to constantly cultivate his temperament for the election; he was almost sick of it.
Unexpectedly, Yan Wangbei, having learned a painful lesson, dared not easily touch the inverse scale of his crazy son.
Yan Gui Xing raised an eyebrow, sarcastically glancing at Yan Wangbei. Bored, he languidly lowered his eyelids, hiding his shimmering green eyes, and said in a阴阳怪气 (sarcastic) tone.
“Yeah, I am the unruly, illegitimate son. But you, the esteemed Yan family head, shouldn’t come looking for trouble.”
Yan Wangbei, being rebuked by his son, his face reddened, loudly called Yan Gui Xing’s name, “Yan Gui Xing!”
Yan Gui Xing changed his posture, elegantly crossing his legs and leaning against the sofa, his right arm resting on the back. He said, “Yes, yes, no need to shout so loud. I’m only 75, in good health, my eyes and ears work perfectly, I can hear you. By the way, can you hear me clearly when I speak this loudly?”
Yan Gui Xing spoke so plainly that even a three-year-old could understand he was implying that Yan Wangbei was old. Moreover, Yan Wangbei was a cunning and refined villain.
Yan Wangbei took two deep breaths, trying to suppress the anger Yan Gui Xing had stirred.
He came from a noble family, an imperial official, living a life of luxury for most of his life. Wherever he went, he was respected and loved.
But with his own son, he was either ignored or treated with an unpleasant and sarcastic attitude.
Even though he knew Yan Gui Xing was a fully fledged eagle, not a precious bird dependent on the Yan family, he still couldn’t let go of his so-called fatherly dignity.
Therefore, even though he knew some things shouldn’t be said, Yan Wangbei couldn’t help but complain angrily: “I shouldn’t have let Alessio take you to that Unreturnable Star. Look at you now! Fickle, unruly, barbaric and impolite. You have no aristocratic grace or pride.”
Yan Gui Xing’s eyes paused. The next moment, after lifting his eyelids, his green eyes were dyed a dark, murky color by various emotions. His crimson lips curled into a sharp smile. After a low, melodious laugh, he released venom like a viper.
“If my mother hadn’t taken me away, would I have stayed on Capital Star, only to be killed by your aristocratic wife while I was still an embryo?”
After saying those words, Yan Wangbei regretted it and wanted to slap himself. Wasn’t he stirring up trouble?
At this moment, an apology was the best solution.
But Yan Wangbei couldn’t let go of his father’s dignity, nor the pride of an aristocrat. He lightly coughed, his fist clenched, and awkwardly said.
“That was your mother’s fault, but she was too young at the time, acting impulsively and without considering the consequences. She didn’t have any bad intentions. Yan Gui Xing, as her son, you shouldn’t hold such a grudge over this small matter.”
Yan Gui Xing was only symbolically angry. When he was forced back into the Yan family, everyone, including Yan Wangbei, liked to bring up his mother taking him to Unreturnable Star, indirectly criticizing her for not raising him properly.
But it didn’t matter; he had repaid the Yan family’s karmic debt using the physical and mental health of their precious嫡子 (legitimate son).
Although there was no direct evidence that Yan Gui Xing was responsible for the precious son’s becoming a waste, everyone in the Yan family knew who the culprit was.
They were only afraid of Yan Gui Xing’s craziness and methods, so they dared not speak.
After that, except for Yan Wangbei, one of the protagonists of that incident, who occasionally mentioned Yan Gui Xing’s mother Alessio, no one dared to mention her again.
Who would have thought Yan Wangbei would be so careless with his words this time, calling Yan Gui Xing’s mother’s murderer his “mother”?
Ordinary people wouldn’t tolerate this, let alone the ill-tempered Yan Gui Xing.
He retracted his arm from the sofa back, adjusted his posture, facing the screen in mid-air, his hands clasped on his lap.
The sharp smile on his lips had disappeared, his lip line was straight, his face was neither happy nor angry, only his lake-green eyes were dark and gloomy.
The calm before the storm was terrifying. The palms of Yan Wangbei’s hands, resting on the table, were cold.
Yan Gui Xing looked at Yan Wangbei’s pale face and chuckled lightly, saying: “Head of the Yan family, what you said is interesting. I learned a lot. However, I disagree on a few points, let me tell you.”
“First, your wife, the Yan family’s matriarch, Ms. Wang, the murderer of my mother, is not my mother. I do have a mother, her name is Alessio, a tall blonde beauty, not your ugly wife. Right, Head of the Yan family?”
Yan Wangbei’s opinion on Yan Gui Xing’s evaluation of his current wife was—it was harsh, but objective.
Yan Wangbei, like many men, was fond of beauty.
Yan Gui Xing’s mother, Alessio, of ancient Germanic Earth ancestry, was tall, athletic, with golden curls and lake-green eyes—an undeniable beauty.
Yan Wangbei’s current wife, however, only had an impeccable family background.
He neither nodded nor shook his head, only stiffly said: “Yan Gui Xing, don’t speak of your elders like this.”
“Elders?” Yan Gui Xing sneered. “That leads to my second point. The ones who forced my mother to have an abortion with bodyguards and later hired someone to kill her – what kind of elders are they!”
“I didn’t kill her, only because she was smart enough to hire bounty hunters from Unreturnable Star; the Empire’s laws couldn’t touch them. Otherwise, do you think I’d let you enjoy a happy retirement with a wife and children? Do you really think I, Yan Gui Xing, am some kind of good person?!”
Yan Gui Xing’s face grew colder, the emotions in his eyes sinister and terrifying, his gaze at Yan Wangbei like a dead man’s.
“Finally, this is what I want to say to you. Young and impetuous, acting without thinking. Heh, truly, one bed can’t hold two such different kinds of people!”
“You, Yan Wangbei, knew you had an engagement, yet you still deceived a young girl’s affections, promising marriage and a family, making her bear your child. When it was time for you to take responsibility, you became a coward and denied it.”
“Fine, you don’t want to marry her, and she doesn’t want to marry a scoundrel like you. At least, keep a close eye on your crazy fiancée. Keep her chained up; don’t let her run around biting people.”
“That’s right, you nobles and officials do such things often enough, taking lives carelessly; it’s nothing new to you.”
Yan Gui Xing laughed, a faint blush appearing at the corners of his eyes, making his beautiful face look sinister and devilish.
“Speaking of which, I’m now one of you nobles, too. I can play those little tricks you play.”
Yan Wangbei understood Yan Gui Xing’s threat. Thinking of his useless son, he was both anxious and angry, his face turning pale, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his forehead, his elegance completely lost.
Yan Gui Xing watched the flustered Yan Wangbei and suddenly clapped his hands and laughed. “Oh, Yan Wangbei, don’t be afraid. You’re lucky; I’ve been cultivating my temperament recently and not causing any slaughter. Don’t worry, I won’t touch your wife or children.”
The blatant death threat from his son was like a sharp knife pressed against Yan Wangbei’s neck.
He was both angry and afraid, his face turning red, then blue, then red again, and finally white – a spectacular display of emotions.
Looking at Yan Gui Xing’s smiling face, Yan Wangbei felt a little dazed. Somehow, he remembered Alessio, a blonde girl whose face had become blurry in his deep memories.
He and Alessio were classmates at Imperial University, young and in love. He fell for the beautiful blonde girl.
Yan Wangbei had received a noble education since childhood. His eloquence, intellect, and refinement were unmatched by other boys of his age.
Plus, he was a playboy, having dated enough girlfriends to form a company. He knew how to be romantic and win a girl’s heart.
Alessio, with her bright and decisive personality, after clarifying her feelings, didn’t hesitate and readily accepted Yan Wangbei’s pursuit.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman, they became an enviable couple.
After their relationship warmed, Yan Wangbei suggested they live together. He truly loved Alessio. Even knowing he would marry his hated fiancée, he still wanted to keep Alessio hidden away.
Alessio didn’t know then that Yan Wangbei had a fiancée chosen by his family long ago, scheduled to marry upon graduation.
Their love was at its sweetest point; it was natural for a young couple to build a nest together.
Alessio became pregnant before graduation. That was when she learned about Yan Wangbei’s fiancée.
She found out after she collapsed from exhaustion after pulling two all-nighters working on her thesis. When she woke up, she was in a hospital bed.
Yan Wangbei had been informed by the doctor a little earlier that they were having a child, already three months along.
Yan Wangbei wasn’t pretending to be happy. His beloved woman, carrying his child—how could he not be happy? He was overjoyed.
Within ten minutes, he had already thought about where to set up their love nest, which hospital their child would be born in, what name to give the child, which school to send them to, university, military academy, even joining the military—the Yan family didn’t have any military personnel yet.
But fifteen minutes later, a communication from his fiancée completely ruined his mood.
Yan Wangbei arrogantly thought Alessio would take a long time to wake up, so he didn’t leave the ward, walking to the window to answer the call.
The single room was too quiet; every word he spoke, every sentence, including what the other person said, was heard clearly by Alessio lying in the bed.
Alessio learned about Yan Wangbei’s fiancée, the one he would definitely marry. She also knew that Yan Wangbei had been treating her as a secret mistress from the beginning.