The Mystical Biological Mother Returns, the Villainous Sons Stand Up Straight – Chapter 55

Ch 55: Are People Really Seducing This Kind of Person?

The two moved away from the main group, stopping a little further away.

Gu Qingyin looked calm, waiting for her to speak.

Lin Xiaoyun smiled. “You’re still as composed as you were twenty years ago, always so calm, as if nothing can disturb your heart.”

Even back then, when Gu Qingyin saw her disheveled coming out of Huo Yunjing’s study, her expression didn’t change at all, which only made her look even more like a clown.

“Let’s get straight to the point.” Gu Qingyin didn’t want to reminisce with her.

Lin Xiaoyun choked a little, and the smile on her face faltered. She took a deep breath and pursed her lips. “This time, I represent not only myself but also the Huo Family Branch. I want to ask you for a favor.”

Hearing this, Gu Qingyin was genuinely surprised. “What can I do for you?”

Lin Xiaoyun took a step forward. “You are the Huo Family’s Madam Huo, Huo Xingye’s biological Mother, as Huo Xinghai’s Mother, if you just open your mouth, he will definitely agree! Please…”

“Stop!” Gu Qingyin raised her hand to stop her, frowning as she stated, “The Huo family’s affairs are not my responsibility. It’s useless to talk to me. You’ve come to the wrong person.”

Lin Xiaoyun was very sad. “Are you… still blaming me?”

“What?”

“You saved me, and I am sincerely grateful to you. But I had never lived in such a good house, never met such a distinguished man… I was just temporarily bewitched.” Lin Xiaoyun’s eyes were red. “I’ve reflected on it, I know I was wrong, can you forgive me?”

“Okay.” Gu Qingyin was very straightforward. “I forgive you. Don’t mention this matter again in the future. It should have passed long ago.”

Lin Xiaoyun’s eyes lit up. “Then Qingyin, are you willing to help me?”

Gu Qingyin couldn’t help but laugh. “In the end, you still want me to help you. But, my forgiving you and my helping you are two different things.”

“I just don’t care about what you did to me back then. It doesn’t mean I have to do things for you now. Don’t think too highly of yourself.”

The light in Lin Xiaoyun’s eyes went out, and she looked as if she had suffered a major blow, muttering in a dim tone, “You still haven’t forgiven me.”

Gu Qingyin: …

Is she cosplaying some Qiong Yao heroine? There’s no one else here, who is she acting for?

“Qingyin, the Branch has been having a hard time these past two years, especially after the Family Head canceled the family banquet. Outsiders are speculating whether the Huo Family Branch has been marginalized by the Huo Corporation. From the initial probing to the current suppression, they are becoming more and more excessive.”

Lin Xiaoyun seemed unable to understand rejection, insisting on finishing her words. “If this situation doesn’t improve, and there are more problems with the branch companies, the Huo Corporation might also be affected. You wouldn’t want the Huo Corporation’s assets to have problems because of this, would you? We don’t expect anything else, as long as the Family Head restores the family banquet, that’s enough.”

As long as the relationship between the Branch and the Main Family is restored, those who change their tune with the wind will naturally restrain themselves.

“Is the Branch so weak?” Gu Qingyin asked with a look of disdain. “Can’t you do business without relying on the Huo Corporation’s prestige?”

Lin Xiaoyun was silent. She didn’t know what to say. Of course, they could do business without relying on the Main Family, but the profits they would get would be much lower.

For so many years, they had long been accustomed to delicacies. Suddenly switching to home-cooked meals, even if they could eat their fill, they wouldn’t be satisfied in their hearts.

Gu Qingyin understood, smiling noncommittally. “It seems it’s not as serious as you said. Let me give you a piece of advice, people should always learn to walk independently, don’t always think about relying on others.”

She guessed that Huo Xingye had the same idea when he made this decision.

What the branch companies needed were leaders who could truly stand on their own, not bloodsuckers who relied on the Huo Corporation to bully others.

“But isn’t that how business is done?” Lin Xiaoyun couldn’t understand. “It’s good to enjoy the shade under a big tree. Since we have this condition, why can’t we use it?”

Gu Qingyin couldn’t reason with her. Someone who was stuck in a dead end wouldn’t listen no matter how clearly you explained the logic.

The Huo Corporation was powerful now, but that was also built by generations of hard work. The Branch now had a narrow vision and lacked ambition. Sooner or later, it would become a tumor, affecting the Main Family’s luck.

Not wanting to waste any more words with Lin Xiaoyun, Gu Qingyin turned and left.

Lin Xiaoyun didn’t try to persuade her to stay. Since she couldn’t get through to Gu Qingyin, she could only start with Huo Xinghai.

On the way back to the villa, Huo Xinghai kept glancing at Gu Qingyin. After struggling for a while, he finally couldn’t help but ask, “Mom, do you know Lin Xiaoyun?”

“Mm.” Gu Qingyin replied in a light tone, “A former client, stayed in the Old House for a few days, and even seduced your Dad.”

Huo Xinghai was very shocked. “She’s so bold?!”

In his impression, his Dad had always been very serious, taciturn, and had a powerful aura. When he was a child, just a glance from him could make him tremble for half a day.

Are people really seducing this kind of person? Is she tired of living a peaceful life and wants to find some excitement to challenge her limits?

Gu Qingyin chuckled. “You can’t just look at the surface of people. Some people look like little rabbits on the outside, but they actually have great ambitions.”

Huo Xinghai clicked his tongue twice. “Is she on this show for you? What does she want to do?”

“It’s not necessarily just me.” Gu Qingyin speculated, “I didn’t agree to what she asked me to do, so she should come to you later.”

Huo Xinghai was thoughtful. “Don’t worry, Mom, I understand.”

Gu Qingyin was full of question marks. Understand what?

Before she could ask further, they arrived at the villa.

Gu Qingyin returned to her room, found her phone, and called Huo Xingye, telling him about Lin Xiaoyun’s matter.

Huo Xingye was very calm. “If you want to enjoy the convenience brought by the Huo Corporation, you must first show your value. The year-end will evaluate the revenue of each branch company. Only those with ability can sit firmly in the position of the top leader.”

In short, this was a screening.

“Are you and Lin Xiaoyun old acquaintances?” After finishing the main business, Huo Xingye asked.

Gu Qingyin could only repeat it again, and then emphasized, “Now we are strangers, no need to care.”

Huo Xingye: “Okay, I understand.”

After chatting with her son for a while, Gu Qingyin hung up the phone and opened the information sent by Liu Ergou.

After reading it, she couldn’t help but frown, and then inexplicably thought of Lin Wu and that faceless Taoist Master she encountered when dealing with the Gathering Yin Formation in Huo Xingye’s community before.

She replied to Liu Ergou: No need to report, I will handle this matter. Any news about Lin Wu recently?

Liu Ergou: He hasn’t appeared since he ran away last time, but he may have hidden his identity. Do you suspect that Xia Zelin is related to Lin Wu?

Gu Qingyin: I have a hunch, you can check it out.

Liu Ergou immediately took it seriously. Gu Qingyin had extremely high talent, and her spiritual sense, the so-called sixth sense, was naturally very accurate. Since she had a hunch, then this matter was almost certain.

Liu Ergou: Okay, I’ll have someone check it out and tell you when I have news.

Liu Ergou: Really no need to report to the Mystical Arts Association?

Gu Qingyin twitched the corner of her mouth and firmly replied, “No need.”

If it was really reported, Huo Xinghai would definitely be punished.

Moreover, the compensation they were doing now was actually not compliant, because karma had already taken shape, and reversing it would inevitably require a greater price.

In the Mystical Arts Association’s view, this was disrupting karma and not worth the loss.

（End of this chapter）