Sky City
“Really?” Lily asked, surprised flashed in her eyes. She eyed the clock and frowned. It was still early in the morning. Zhou Jingren’s news about Lu Xialu’s death seemed to erase all the sleepiness that she felt.
“Hmmm… She died last night.” Zhou Jingren handed Lily her glass of milk. “Jichen said that the old man instantly called his lawyers a few hours after her death.”
“So Yu Yanwan… decided to kill her mother because of what happened yesterday,” she said to herself. She was expecting Yu Yanwan to scheme against her or even Old Man Yu. Who would have thought that she would go as far as killing her own mother? She probably thought it would make the old man unstable.
Lily instantly wondered if Yu Yanwan succeeded. “I am not going to the funeral.” She uttered after drinking her milk.
“I understand. There is no need for you to go.”
Lily then turned silent as she thought about what Yu Yanwan did. At the end of the day, was it really worth it? Lily asked herself.
Slowly, her mind drifted towards her father. If what happened to Yu Yanwan happened to Lily, she would probably ignore her father and live away from him. Why stress herself over something like that?
But then again, everyone’s mentality is different. Lily shook the weird thoughts in her head as she remembered what Jiang Ruo showed her.
…
Days passed.
The matriarch’s funeral was finalized without any problems.
“You submitted a resignation letter?” Yu Yanwan furrowed her brows as she walked inside Yu Helong’s office. “Why? Are you planning to leave?”
“It was a letter for my early retirement.” Yu Helong answered, his eyes were glued to the paperwork in front of him.
“What about father? Did he say something? What about your position? Who will become the new CEO?”
“I don’t know about the position. I already have a flight scheduled three days from now. I am spending some time with my wife and children abroad. It will be a family vacation.” His tone was languid. It instantly made Yu Yanwan frustrated. How could her elder brother leave at this time?
“If you leave, then second brother will surely take over your position.” She stated. Her second brother had been working hard lately. He is also quite close to some major shareholders. She was sure that they would not hesitate to vote for her second brother once Yu Helong leave. “Are you really letting him take over the company?”
“That is no longer my concern anymore. Father already agreed to let me retire because of my health.”
“You — That’s a lie!” Yu Yanwan said. “You are perfectly healthy.” She placed her hand on her waist as she glared at her older brother. “Tell me… why are you doing this? Is something forcing you to leave? Are you being threatened?” In her mind, the only reason her brother would do this is that he is afraid of something… or someone.
“Was it Lily?” she asked. It was obvious that Jiang Ruo is fairly close to Lily. However, Yu Yanwan knew that Lily cannot be trusted. It would be very easy for her to betray Jiang Ruo and Yu Helong. “Answer me!” she demanded.
In response, her brother lifted his head to stare at her younger sister. “Yanwan… Do you have anything inside your mind aside from the inheritance?” He leaned against his leather chair. “Are you really struggling with your husband? Why are you so concern about these things when our father is still perfectly healthy?”
“Elder brother…” Instantly Yu Yanwan’s tone turned accusatory. “Is this because of Lily? Before she arrived you have been talking about the will too! Why are you suddenly leaving now?”
“Before she came… I wondered why father would leave a blank will.”
“You— “
“Yanwan… don’t you want to have a peaceful life? All this chaos is exhausting. If you really needed some money for your husband’s business I can…”
“This is not just about the money and you know that.” She hissed. “We are their children. Whatever they own automatically belongs to us. Moreover, we grew up without them because they were so busy with their businesses. As their children… we deserve to have the business. Don’t you agree with me?”
Yu Yanwan knew that her brother had always been calm and collected. He is an absolute pacifist and does not believe in fighting and violence. Aside from this, Yu Helong was also very logical and does not base his decision on his emotions. This was the only reason why their father allowed him to become the CEO of their company.
However, as sad as it may seem, Yu Yanwan would not hesitate to admit that without Yu Helong, their chances of beating Lily is close to none. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard Yu Helong let out a sigh of disappointment.
“Yanwan… it isn’t even a week after our mother’s death.” He said, his voice had a tinge of melancholy. “Are you not even sad about her death?” He wanted to ask her if she felt at least a little bit of guilt, but he decided against it.
Judging from Yu Yanwan’s actions right now. It was pretty obvious that she does not regret anything.
Surprisingly, his words made Yu Yanwan quiet. She stared at her elder brother’s face and pursed her lips. “Mother… she was never a mother to me.”
“That is not true and we both know that.”
“You — ” Yu Yanwan widened her eyes, wondering if Yu Helong knew about the matter that the old man told her. “Was it really wrong to think about the future of our children instead of wallowing in sadness?” Yu Yanwan found a way to divert the conversation. “At some point, we needed to move on and live our lives. But that is not now.”
“Children? You are only thinking about yourself. Our father is still alive, stop thinking about his inheritance, and focus on the company instead.” Yu Helong knew that his sister was the one who poisoned their mother.
However, to avoid chaos, he said nothing about the matter.
