CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 33: DESTINY (THIRD UPDATE)

Ye Qiu sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the already bright sky outside the window.

After a while, he heard the sound of a door opening, and soon saw Ye Xiong leading a seductive and charming woman out.

Ye Qiu glanced over and saw the woman in sexy black stockings, a leather skirt that only reached her thighs, a lace short-sleeved top with a leather jacket draped over it, and quickly averted his gaze.

Even as he looked away, his mind was still filled with the image of the woman’s impressive chest under the lace short sleeves, making Ye Qiu wonder, "Isn’t it tiring for her to be that big?"

At this moment, Ye Xiong looked at Ye Qiu, then said to the woman, "Hua Hua, you go home first, I need to talk with my son."

"Oh, that’s your son?" The woman named Hua Hua, startled by Ye Xiong’s words, ran over to Ye Qiu with a coquettish face laden with heavy makeup.

Ye Qiu just felt a fragrant breeze waft over, and then his arm felt a soft sensation. Turning to look, he saw Hua Hua hugging his arm, with the softness coming from the large, white flesh hidden under the lace short sleeves.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu’s eyes widened, and he quickly averted his gaze, his face instantly turning red.

"Ye Xiong, this is your son, Ye Qiu? He’s quite handsome."

Hua Hua remarked to Ye Xiong, with a tempting smile on her alluring face, as she looked at the blushing Ye Qiu.

Ye Xiong smiled and then came over to Hua Hua, pulling her up, saying, "Hua Hua, go home first, I need to discuss something with my son."

"No, I rarely get to see Ye Qiu, let me chat with him!"

"Be good, go home first..." Ye Xiong said to the pouting Hua Hua, but seeing her unwillingness to leave, he whispered something in her ear, making Hua Hua’s eyes light up. She called him a brat and playfully punched him in the chest before turning to leave.

After Hua Hua left, Ye Xiong turned around, feeling awkward as he looked at Ye Qiu, who was leaning on his hand, staring out the window.

"Who is she?"

Ye Qiu’s voice broke the silence, startling Ye Xiong, who was unsure of what to say. Dodging Ye Qiu’s gaze, he answered, "Her name is Li Hua, a waitress at the neighboring Xinglong Bar in our county."

"What’s your relationship with her?" Ye Qiu asked.

Ye Xiong replied, "I’ve known her for a long time. I met her when I was at my lowest and needed comfort."

"Is she the reason you separated from my mother?" Ye Qiu questioned.

Ye Xiong was taken aback, then shook his head at Ye Qiu, "It’s not because of her. I met her after your mother and I separated."

"Then why did you and my mother separate?"

"Why?"

Ye Xiong furrowed his brow, muttering to himself, "Why did we separate? Why did we separate?"

As he spoke, Ye Xiong’s expression seemed to darken, and his emotions became agitated, "Your mother and I always loved each other, even got married, but in the end, we parted ways. It was all because your mother... she... she betrayed me..."

"What? My mother betrayed you?" Ye Qiu was shocked, suddenly standing up and glaring at Ye Xiong, "You’re lying. My mother is so gentle and virtuous, how could she betray her husband after getting married?"

"I’m lying?" Ye Xiong was angry, but then nodded, "Your mother is indeed gentle and virtuous, but when disaster strikes, everything becomes uncontrollable. Even your mother didn’t expect our best friend, my childhood buddy, to do such a thing to her."

"This..." Hearing Ye Xiong’s words, Ye Qiu was momentarily stunned, wanting to say something when Ye Xiong suddenly stood up, looking at Ye Qiu’s naturally intimidating face with surprise.

"What did I just say? Why did I tell you all this? Your mother and I agreed not to talk about it anymore, but I’ve told you everything..."

Ye Xiong muttered, appearing very regretful.

"Dad... even if you didn’t tell me, I would have found out sooner or later," Ye Qiu said.

"It’s not the same, it’s not the same..."

"There’s no difference, Dad. I know you still love my mother, and it’s good that you didn’t abandon us back then."

Ye Qiu said comfortingly. All these years, he had always thought Ye Xiong abandoned their mother and him, harboring resentment towards Ye Xiong. But now understanding what happened, the burden of doubt in his heart lifted.

"Sigh..." Ye Xiong looked at Ye Qiu and sighed, then sat on the sofa helplessly, patting the seat next to him. Ye Qiu sat down, and Ye Xiong asked, "Is there something you want to ask me?"

Ye Qiu said, "Dad, were you a professional racing driver before?"

"Why do you ask that?"

Ye Qiu replied, "Because I found that your pickup truck has a Level 4 engine installed."

"What? You found out?"

Ye Xiong stood up suddenly, surprised to look at Ye Qiu, clearly not expecting him to discover this.

"Dad?" Seeing Ye Xiong’s shocked expression, Ye Qiu was puzzled.

Realizing his loss of composure, Ye Xiong shook his head, sat back on the sofa, and asked, "How did you know? I modified that engine so that under normal circumstances, people wouldn’t notice its true power."

"So Dad modified the engine; no wonder I hadn’t noticed before."

Ye Qiu realized, but hearing Ye Xiong ask how he discovered it, he hesitated for a moment before explaining, "When I was in the United States, I learned car modification from a master for a few days."

"Is that so." Ye Xiong looked at Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu grew a little guilty under Ye Xiong’s gaze.

Seeing Ye Qiu’s expression, Ye Xiong smiled. He felt that Ye Qiu was lying, but he didn’t expose him and instead said, "When you were with the Highway Heroes Team in the United States, did you ever meet the club owner, Ai Jieming?"

"Huh? How does Dad know that the owner of the Highway Heroes Team Club is called Ai Jieming?"

Ye Qiu was puzzled but then thought that Ye Xiong might have been a racer in the past, so it’s not surprising he’s still interested in professional racing alliances worldwide and knows who owns his team club.

After all, information about those club owners could be found online.

"I met him many times." Ye Qiu said.

Thinking of Aik’s father, Ai Jieming, Ye Qiu still felt somewhat grateful in his heart.

Back then, he was discovered for his racing talent by Ai Jieming and joined the team, and later he received significant training from him.

Although Ye Qiu knew that his dismissal from the Highway Heroes Team must have had Ai Jieming’s consent, he didn’t hold much grudge against him.

After all, he had no familial ties with Ai Jieming. To describe their relationship, one was the employer, and the other was the employee.

It’s all about interests.

When Ye Qiu could no longer generate profits for Ai Jieming, Ai Jieming chose to abandon him, and Ye Qiu thought this was only natural.

"Oh, so how did he treat you?" Ye Xiong asked.

"How did he treat me?" Ye Qiu thought and said, "Not bad!"

Ye Qiu was speaking his mind. Although Ai Jieming’s initial reasons were profit-driven, he was genuinely good otherwise. However, there was one thing that made Ye Qiu feel deceived: he never knew Aik was Ai Jieming’s son.

"Not bad?" Ye Xiong nodded, sinking into contemplation, and after a while, asked, "Did your mother ever meet Ai Jieming?"

"Huh?" Ye Qiu was stunned, looking at Ye Xiong in confusion, but after thinking, he said, "As far as I know, they met when I just joined the team, and seemingly not after that."

Ye Xiong nodded, then suddenly changed the topic: "Do you still want to become a racing driver?"

Ye Qiu was caught off guard by his dad’s abrupt topic change but immediately replied, "Yes."

"Alright..." Ye Xiong nodded, then got up and returned to his room.

"What is Dad going to do?" Ye Qiu was puzzled.

After some rummaging, Ye Xiong came back with an envelope, tossed it to Ye Qiu, and said, "To become a professional racing driver, you first need a professional racing driver’s license. Take this to the Automobile Guild for assessment."

"What is this?"

"Don’t open it yet."

Ye Qiu, about to open the envelope, was stopped by Ye Xiong and looked at him in confusion.

Ye Xiong said, "When you go to the Automobile Guild, take this envelope to the president there. Once he sees the letter, he’ll know what to do!"

"Huh?" Ye Qiu was surprised.

"No more ’huh,’ it’s getting late. Hurry to the Automobile Guild to check your license." Ye Xiong said.

Hearing Ye Xiong’s words, Ye Qiu nodded blankly, then got up and left the house.

Standing at the door, looking at the envelope in his hand, Ye Qiu was filled with doubts: "What use is this tattered envelope? Does Dad think his face can get me through the back door with the president of the Automobile Guild?"

Thinking of backdoors, Ye Qiu then thought of Luo Bing...

Thinking of the agreement with her today, he smiled, then casually put away the envelope given by Ye Xiong, got into his pickup, rolled down the car window, and said to Ye Xiong watching from the second floor, "Dad, I’m off."

Ye Xiong nodded, then put on a stern face and said, "You brat, take the test seriously. If you don’t get the A-level driver’s license, don’t come back..."

"An A-level driver’s license?" Ye Qiu laughed. If he wanted, he could easily get an SSS-level or Bronze Chariot King level license now, but he didn’t want to be ostentatious. Instead, he nodded to Ye Xiong: "I understand, Dad."

After speaking, he started the pickup and headed towards H City.

"This brat..." After the pickup disappeared from sight, Ye Xiong retracted his gaze, muttered a curse, and returned to his room.

Looking at the room, which was messy due to the search for the envelope, he shook his head helplessly...

He began tidying up, but when he saw a photo frame on the floor, he was stunned. Picking it up, he turned it around, revealing a group of racing drivers in racing suits, each with a smile on their faces.

Among them, two drivers had their arms around each other’s shoulders, appearing very close.

"Heh heh, Ai Jieming, you are indeed living the life you wanted now, but you must be uncomfortable. Your conscience must be keeping you awake every night with guilt, right?"

Ye Xiong placed the photo frame in the cabinet, locked it, then sat at the bedside, gazing out the window, his eyes deep and muttering: "Ye Qiu, my son, how will you react when you finally learn the truth one day? Ah, everything is a sin, everything is destiny..."

Did everyone understand? This is a major foreshadowing!!!

pS: Each Chapter of the strongest Car God is longer, so three updates are equivalent to six updates... so tiring...