Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 524 - 380, He is Really Angry (2 more 2)

Because the Buddha head belonged to James, Yan Jian always felt guilty and dared not ask his grandfather about the tears of the Buddha head. He also didn’t dare to ask the elders in the family who had knowledge of old objects. After much contemplation, he decided to ask Shi Nian.

However, Shi Nian was also stumped by the question.

Although Shi Nian’s maternal grandfather had interacted with many masters in Chinese studies, when she was pursuing her studies, she spent all her time outside of books on reasoning, so she didn’t learn much.

Yan Jian felt disappointed upon hearing this and lowered his head.

Shi Nian understood Yan Jian’s concern and took the matter upon herself, "Although I can’t explain it either, you should still leave it to me. I’ll consult someone later."

Yan Jian finally cheered up, "Yes. You’re a journalist, you know a lot of people, and you’ll surely find answers."

Shi Nian first consulted her mother. Her mother inherited the knowledge from her grandfather, so Shi Nian thought she might know something. However, her mother was still immersed in her own world, merely nodding and saying, "If the Buddha head sheds tears, it must be compassionate towards people in the mortal world."

Shi Nian could only sigh, "Mom, no, that’s not it. Please think again, could there be another reason?"

Xu Xinzhen thought seriously, then clapped her hands, "I’ve got it."

Shi Nian was excited, "Please tell me."

Xu Xinzhen blinked and said, "It must be the Buddha head is sad about its own affairs."

Shi Nian was helpless, and could only step out. Standing in the hospital corridor, she took out her phone.

She naturally had a perfect person to ask, yet just the thought of contacting him made her feel somewhat anxious.

The day outside the prison, she and Tang Yanqing were swept away by emotion, kissing each other. After releasing, they looked at each other with flushed faces... then they both heard the almost arrogant roar of a car engine passing by.

The sound was astonishingly loud, only a modified car would make such an overwhelming sound like an airplane.

Turning their heads, they saw it was Huangfu Huazhang’s Rolls-Royce.

Tang Yanqing squinted, looking at the silhouette of the car speeding away, "Cousin is jealous."

Even if Shi Nian’s eyesight was inferior to Tang Yanqing’s, she saw Huangfu Huazhang’s thin pale face in the reflection from the car’s rear window. Though it flashed by, it was unforgettable.

After that, whenever she visited the castle to see Jieyou, she never encountered Huangfu Huazhang.

Her habitual greetings would always be met by Senmu’s emotionless replies, "Sir is not in," or "Sir went to the company."

Several times, she clearly sensed his Rolls-Royce at home, even felt he was in his room, yet Senmu still claimed he wasn’t there.

Jieyou also quietly told her, "Daddy’s angry."

After much hesitation, Shi Nian still dialed Huangfu Huazhang’s number.

Prepared for the possibility that he might not answer.

Yet unexpectedly, he answered almost immediately upon connection. His usual cool yet steady voice came through the receiver, startling Shi Nian.

He noticed it, grunted softly, "Already afraid of me again, aren’t you?"

Shi Nian sighed in her heart. He was such a perceptive person, she couldn’t hide anything from him.

She decided to skip the pleasantries and directly said, "I hope I am not disturbing you? There’s a minor issue I wish to consult with you about."

"I’m free now. Go ahead," his voice remained steady, even genuinely leisurely.

Sounding nothing like a suspect on bail awaiting trial; nor like an entrepreneur whose company shares were on the verge of dramatic change, posing a threat to his own position.

He remained as if a breeze through garments, with a light-hearted demeanor.

Such a Huangfu Huazhang made Shi Nian feel a bit delusional: Could it be she and Tang Yanqing mistook the boisterously roaring away Rolls-Royce of that day?

Yet she immediately shook her head. She certainly knew she did not mistake, Tang Yanqing even less likely. That face reflected in the car’s back window was indeed Huangfu Huazhang. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Huangfu Huazhang could remain calm and composed towards all people and things in this world, except when it came to matters involving her.

She was Nian Nian, the little girl in his memory. Thus she had become an obsession that he couldn’t let go of.

Shi Nian lightly sighed, "It’s Big Sister’s Buddha head brought back from Asia. Do you know why the Buddha head sheds tears?"

Huangfu Huazhang listened silently without speaking.

Shi Nian knew that ever since Tang Yansheng was imprisoned, Da Sheng had also become a taboo topic in front of Huangfu Huazhang. He didn’t like anyone mentioning Da Sheng in his presence.

She said softly, "I’m sorry, sir... It’s just that because of the Buddha head that Sister Sheng brought back from Asia, only you understand the region from which the Buddha head originated and the local customs and people."

"Is that Buddha head a blue-glazed one?" Huangfu Huazhang was quiet for a moment before asking.

Shi Nian quickly affirmed: "It seems like there is a blue-glazed Buddha head in Sister Sheng’s shop, so you know the reason, don’t you?"

Even over the phone, Huangfu Huazhang seemed to take a deep breath.

"I remember, because it was when I saved Yansheng back then, she still kept it by her side. Even when she was on the brink of despair and nearly lost her life, she couldn’t bear to discard that Buddha head."

Shi Nian felt her heart skip a beat.

However, Huangfu Huazhang did not want to elaborate further on the past, simply explaining: "The reason for the Buddha head ’crying’ is not as magical as imagined. It might be due to the glaze cracking over time. Improper preservation allowed microorganisms to enter through the glaze’s cracks into the Buddha head."

"Different materials and methods are used for making Buddha statues. They might have used a wooden core or ramie, which allowed those microorganisms to survive. When microorganisms metabolize, they produce liquid secretions that flow through the cracks, looking like tears."

Shi Nian suddenly understood: "So that’s how it is. Thank you, sir!"

Having reached this point, it felt like they had said all that needed to be said.

Shi Nian held onto the phone, unable to casually say "goodbye."

She clenched her other hand in her pants pocket and tried to say, "Jieyou, are you being good?"

Over the past month, because Yan Jian was away, she had to spend time taking care of "Middle Ages," so she hadn’t been able to visit Jieyou as frequently as before.

Huangfu Huazhang, from a distant place, gave a light hum: "When a mother runs towards her happiness, she inevitably neglects to look after her child. It’s human nature, and I don’t blame you."

Shi Nian felt a sharp pain in her heart: "Sir, during this time I have to help Big Sister take care of the Middle Ages, so..."

Huangfu Huazhang laughed: "Oh, of course, it’s the Tang Family. Even the Tang Family’s store is more important than my Jieyou."

Shi Nian’s heart felt tightly knotted.

"Sir should blame me. I know I haven’t handled things well, I haven’t been able to balance everything. But please believe me, sir, I have never for a moment forgotten I am Jieyou’s mommy. Nothing in this world can compare to the weight of Jieyou in my heart."

"Is that so?" Huangfu Huazhang laughed coldly: "Then what about Tang Yanqing? Is he less important than Jieyou? If so, why don’t you leave Tang Yanqing and come back to me and Jieyou’s side? You should understand, the home Jieyou truly wants is where the three of us are together."

"But sir, you can’t compare like that. It’s very unfair." Shi Nian inhaled deeply: "I love Jieyou, and I also love him... It’s not simply about who is heavier or lighter."

"Naturally, there is someone heavier or lighter. The one you choose is heavier; the one you abandon is lighter." His voice grew colder: "Ultimately, you will choose Tang Yanqing, choose to marry him, marry into the Tang Family. In doing so, you and Jieyou belong to two different families; you have abandoned Jieyou."

Shi Nian’s heart ached, yet she didn’t know how to argue back. She wanted to say it’s not like that, but his words were logically correct.

Shi Nian explained forcefully: "I will not let go of Jieyou... I will take her with me, we are still a family."

"But her surname is Huangfu, she is not a member of the Tang Family!" Huangfu Huazhang’s voice grew sharp: "She is my daughter, do not think of bringing her into the Tang Family, changing her surname to Tang. I will never agree to it!"

Gripping the phone, Huangfu Huazhang clenched his teeth and closed his eyes.

"Even if it means going to prison, I will never agree!"

Even though he has seen Tang Yanqing’s love for Jieyou, even though he knows the Tang Family can provide Jieyou with a warm home... he still cannot imagine a future where that would happen.

No. No.

He recalled his own mother, Huangfu Xi’an.

He believed his mother and father truly loved each other, otherwise, his mother, born into a literary family, would not have risked everything to have a child with his father first.

But no matter how sincere or passionate their love was, it still didn’t give them the right to let him, a child, swallow this relationship’s bitter fruit alone, did it? He was born, but he was never acknowledged. His father returned to M Country immediately, far away; his mother plunged into depression to escape temporarily. Only he, only he, a small child had to bear all that alone!

Why?

Just because you gave me life, just because you swore you truly loved each other, does that mean you can let me bear it all?