Chapter 589 This Little Cutie

When Lord Yuwen spoke, Su Youyue felt relieved and chose not to say more. She followed the apologies of the Yuwen Estate members and took her seat.

"Lord Yuwen, I urge you not to be angry. Anger harms the body. I'm here just for your invitation, nothing else."

Hearing her words, the Yuwen Estate members secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Lord Yuwen, who had been looking displeased at Lady Lu and Fang Li, also managed to calm down a bit due to Su Youyue's words: "Miss Shen is very generous. Today's reception was not up to par."

Seeing Lord Yuwen's expression improve, Lady Lu shot a secret glare at her clueless nephew. However, Fang Li didn't catch her look and instead gratefully glanced at Su Youyue.

He hadn't expected Lord Yuwen to suddenly get angry and say such harsh words to him in public. After all, he wasn't a direct elder of the Fang family, just a distant relative. What right did Lord Yuwen have to lecture him?

Miss Shen was kind enough to help him out.

Even though his aunt had called Miss Shen extremely ugly, today he saw her figure and demeanor, and he was quite satisfied, not at all resistant to what his aunt had mentioned.

Su Youyue caught Fang Li's grateful glance and couldn't help but feel speechless. Did this guy really think she was helping him save face?

She was simply worried about Lord Yuwen's health, fearing that his anger might harm him. Besides, as a guest, she should be polite.

Feigning ignorance of his glance, she was about to discuss music scores with the Yuwen Estate members when someone suddenly arrived from outside.

"Grandfather, Father, Mother, Second Uncle..."

The newcomer was full of energy, his face lit up with joy, clearly a young and lively figure. It was Yuwen Jing, the only grandson of the Yuwen Estate. Being the only young member, he was naturally doted on in the estate. He swiftly greeted each elder, but just as he was about to greet Lady Lu, his eyes inadvertently swept over Su Youyue, and his eyebrows arched in surprise.

"It's you, Miss Shen!" Yuwen Jing's eyes lit up, completely forgetting to greet Lady Lu. He quickly turned around and called out, "Brother Helian, hurry up! Miss Shen is here!"

"Jing'er," Lady Dou, aware of the Shen family's situation, quickly coughed lightly. "Miss Shen is our esteemed guest. Your lack of composure is embarrassing."

Yuwen Jing, though naive, was still a noble scion. He instantly understood his mother's meaning, slapped his mouth, and quickly apologized to Su Youyue: "Miss Shen, please forgive me."

Su Youyue's heart had already raced to the Helian Lin he mentioned. She had no mind to pay attention to titles. She could hardly keep herself from standing up, her fingers clenched tightly on the ebony chair's armrests, her eyes looking outward.

The man had already arrived outside the hall.

Helian Lin's mask was the antithesis of the saint's, dark in color, sometimes golden-black, sometimes gray-black, hiding his face even deeper.

Today was no different. The man donned a mask of interwoven gray and black, the only difference being that while his mask usually covered his entire face, today it revealed his thin lips and sharp jawline.

Now, Su Youyue didn't need to deduce or catch his scent to be absolutely certain: this was her Xie Yuan.

This was the first time the Yuwen Estate members caught a glimpse of Helian Lin's face, and they all curiously observed him.

Although it was said that this Third Young Master Helian was disfigured, his superior aura and skills still made countless people curious about his appearance beneath the mask.

Now, even though only a small part of his face was revealed, everyone was quietly awed by the striking contours, while also regretting that if this man hadn't been disfigured, how extraordinary he would have been.

When Helian Lin arrived, Fang Li's eyes betrayed a hint of disgust.

Lady Lu was well aware of the grudge between her nephew and Helian Lin.

Actually, it wasn't really a grudge between the two, just Fang Li's one-sided resentment.

When Helian Lin was first introduced to the world by Princess Pingyang, he was arranged to compete in martial arts, and his first match was against her nephew.

Her nephew was usually quite skilled in martial arts, so he was somewhat arrogant. That day, he lost too miserably and was mocked by many young men. The next day, Helian Lin became famous in the Holy City because of that match, and since then, Fang Li had held a grudge against him.

However, Lady Lu didn't take it seriously. Men winning and losing in martial arts was common. Even if her nephew held a grudge against Helian Lin, their status and skills were worlds apart, so he couldn't cause any trouble.

Yuwen Jing glanced at Su Youyue, then at Helian Lin. Seeing the two exchange silent glances, he inexplicably sensed a deep affection between them. Unable to resist, he slyly smiled and nudged Helian Lin with his elbow, "Brother Helian, what are you waiting for? Take a seat."

Helian Lin looked toward the empty seat beside Su Youyue.

At that moment, Su Youyue's breathing softened, as if afraid to disrupt the man's decision.

The man slowly walked toward her, and her fingertips involuntarily curled slightly, clinging to a secret joy.

Just as the man was about to sit beside her, Fang Li suddenly stood up and rushed over, "Helian Lin, as an esteemed guest, you should sit on the east side. Otherwise, it would be our fault for not hosting properly. Let me switch places with you."

With that, he sat down abruptly beside Su Youyue.

"..."

For a moment, Su Youyue wished she could strangle him.

Lady Lu glanced at Fang Li with satisfaction, though her mind was racing. With outsiders present today, her original plans naturally couldn't be discussed.

Yuwen Jing didn't understand what Fang Li was up to, but he had never been interested in this freeloading relative. Seeing him ruin his good friend's opportunity, he was naturally displeased and immediately wanted to lash out.

Thinking of Helian Lin and the veiled beauty being present, he just managed to keep his temper in check, though he rolled his eyes as he guided Helian Lin to sit in Fang Li's original seat, "Brother Helian, come, sit here first."

Watching the man sit across from her, Su Youyue's expression remained unchanged, but in her heart, she cursed Fang Li a thousand times.

She had finally managed to see Xie Yuan!

After seating Helian Lin, Yuwen Jing quickly took a newly added chair from a servant and placed it beside Helian Lin, then cheerfully waved to Su Youyue, "Su Youyue, come over here and sit. Today, you are also an esteemed guest!"

"Yuwen Jing," Dou Shi, puzzled by her son's actions, couldn't help but intervene.

Unexpectedly, Su Youyue stood up directly, walked over quickly, and sat down, smiling at Yuwen Jing, "Thank you, Yuwen Jing. You're too kind."

She hadn't expected the young master of the Yuwen family to be so endearing. She found him quite charming.

"Hehe, no need to thank me!" Yuwen Jing was overjoyed, never imagining that the veiled beauty was also interested in his friend.

Yuwen Jing was determined to play matchmaker!