Seeing this, Sun's mother quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Xiao Liu, you've misunderstood, they're fine."

As she spoke, she kept giving Sun Shangxiang meaningful glances.

Old Liu, however, refused to give up. "Nothing much? This pretty boy is always pestering Shangxiang. Who knew they were doing this behind my back..."

He deliberately left his sentence unfinished, his eyes darting back and forth between Ye Feng and Sun Shangxiang with an ambiguous look.

Sun's mother's face changed, and she pointed at Ye Feng angrily, "Get out of here! If I ever see you again, I'll break your legs!"

Ye Feng was stunned; he hadn't expected his mother to be so agitated.

Sun Shangxiang pulled her mother back, "Mom! This is my business, don't interfere!"

She felt that her mother's actions were too much. Ye Feng had come to help her, so why should he suffer such humiliation?

Sun's mother became even angrier, "I don't care? If I don't care, you'll have completely disgraced the Sun family! You actually took out two million for this guy!"

Two million? Ye Feng was shocked. Only then did he realize that Sun Shangxiang had spent two million to save him.

Sun Shangxiang took a deep breath. "That's money I earned myself. I'm free to use it however I want."

Sun's mother, however, seemed to have been set off by a lit fuse. "Freedom? When your brother needed money, you wouldn't give him a single penny, but now you're doing it for an outsider..."

Sun Shangxiang was heartbroken by her mother's scolding. It turned out that in her mother's eyes, she would never be as good as her younger brother.

Sun Shangxiang's eyes reddened, but she stubbornly refused to shed a tear.

Sun's mother was still lecturing her incessantly.

Just then, the police station door opened again, and a figure walked out.

"Xiao Shi!" Sun's mother immediately stopped scolding Sun Shangxiang, turned around abruptly, and rushed towards the figure, her face full of concerned smiles.

Sun Shangxiang stood there, watching her mother tightly hug her younger brother, and felt a pang of pain in her heart, as if pricked by a needle.

She thought bitterly that, in her mother's eyes, she really was nothing.

"Xiao Shi, are you alright? You scared me to death! Are you hurt anywhere?" Sun's mother stroked Sun Xiao Shi's face tenderly and asked with concern.

Sun Xiaoshi shook his head. "I'm fine, Mom."

"It's alright, it's alright! With Mom here, there's nothing to worry about!" Sun's mother hugged him tightly.

Surrounded by his mother's warmth, Sun Xiaoshi's eyes also became a little moist.

He looked up and asked, "Mom, how did I get out?"

Sun's mother's tone softened a bit, "It was because your brother-in-law promised to apologize that those two women agreed not to pursue the matter."

Sun Xiaoshi turned his gaze to Lao Liu, but did not speak.

Old Liu patted Sun Xiaoshi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiaoshi, you can't mess around like this anymore, or even your brother-in-law won't be able to help you."

Sun Xiaoshi remained silent. Old Liu's words were merely polite formalities and lacked sincerity.

Sun's mother urged hurriedly, "Xiao Shi, hurry up and thank your brother-in-law."

Sun Xiaoshi looked at Ye Feng and said, "Brother Feng, let's go."

Then he said to Sun Shangxiang, "Sister, let's ride back in Brother Feng's car. I'll treat Brother Feng to dinner later."

Sun Shangxiang nodded, "It's my pleasure, we owe it all to Ye Feng this time."

Ye Feng responded casually, "Let's go."

When Ye Feng arrived at Sun Shangxiang's room, his phone rang. He took it out, and the screen displayed the name "Li Tingting".

"Hello, Tingting." Ye Feng answered the phone.

"Ye Feng, where are you? I'm all ready here." Li Tingting's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm sorry, Tingting, something came up and I might not be able to pick you up," Ye Feng said apologetically.

Li Tingting's voice immediately dropped, "I see..."

Ye Feng suggested, "How about this, I'll have my friend Yu Xiaoshu pick you up; he knows you."

"Okay," Li Tingting reluctantly agreed.

Ye Feng hung up the phone, turned around, and saw Sun Shangxiang standing at the door, holding a glass of water in her hand.

"Here you go." Sun Shangxiang handed over the water glass.

"Thank you." Ye Feng took the water and took a sip.

"Ye Feng, thank you so much for today." Sun Shangxiang's voice was very soft.

Ye Feng put down his water glass. "It's nothing, just a small favor."

As he spoke, he walked towards the door.

"Let me see you downstairs," Sun Shangxiang said, following behind.

The two walked side by side without saying a word, creating a somewhat awkward atmosphere.

When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Ye Feng stopped. "Alright, I'll stop here."

Sun Shangxiang also stopped, looked at Ye Feng, and suddenly stood on tiptoe and gently kissed him on the cheek.

This sudden action stunned Ye Feng.

Sun Shangxiang quickly took a step back, like a child who had done something wrong, "Don't misunderstand, just think of it as your older sister thanking her good younger brother."

Ye Feng touched his cheek where he had been kissed and smiled awkwardly, "I didn't think much of it."

Sun Shangxiang lowered her head, her voice choked with emotion, "Today is truly a misfortune for our family, I'm so sorry to have made you laugh."

Ye Feng looked at her and noticed her low spirits, so he asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Sun Shangxiang raised her head, her eyes slightly red, "My mother has always only cared about my younger brother, she never sees me..."

Sun Shangxiang was filled with grievances.

Ye Feng looked at her. Beneath Sun Shangxiang's strong exterior lay a fragile heart.

"It was my carelessness that caused all this trouble." Ye Feng tried to change the subject and ease her burden.

Sun Shangxiang interrupted him, "It's not your fault. I know my brother. If he hadn't caused trouble, he definitely wouldn't be in this mess."

Sun Shangxiang sighed and continued, "To get my brother out, I agreed to Old Liu's conditions, which led him to agree to release him. As for you..."

She paused, seemingly finding it difficult to say, "I paid to 'buy' you out."

"Spend money?" Ye Feng smiled wryly. "Old Liu's trap is full of flaws. The police can find out if they look closely."

Sun Shangxiang shook her head. "My mother won't let my brother suffer in there. Besides, you're in there too."

Ye Feng looked at her in surprise.

Sun Shangxiang met his gaze and said earnestly, "In my heart, your position is no less than my brother's, and perhaps even higher."

This sudden confession caught Ye Feng off guard, leaving him speechless and unsure how to respond.

Sun Shangxiang realized she had been too direct, and her face flushed slightly: "My brother needs to be taught a lesson; he can't keep acting like this."

Ye Feng nodded, understanding her thoughts.

He asked, "What conditions did Lao Liu actually propose?"

Sun Shangxiang gave a bitter smile and asked in return, "What else could be a statement that could leave me with nothing?"

Ye Feng's heart sank; he knew what this statement meant.

This means that Sun Shangxiang will lose everything and be ousted from Jinxiu Group.

"What are your plans for the future?" Ye Feng asked with concern.

"I've secretly saved some money, enough for me to live on for a while," Sun Shangxiang said calmly, having already made her plans.

She continued, "During this time, I want to take a good rest and think about what path I should take in the future."