Thinking this through, after comforting Bai Yan, Jiang Bai tentatively inquired about Jiang Hechuan's assets.

"Mom, what assets does Dad still own?"

"Did you know that Dad was evading taxes in private? You see, people online are saying that it will be investigated thoroughly. If this is found out, it will be another huge fine."

"We need to prepare early, otherwise if something happens, we'll have nothing left..."

Jiang Bai's words were vague and ambiguous.

But Bai Yanran wasn't really stupid.

He immediately understood Jiang Bai's unspoken meaning: Jiang Bai wanted to abandon Jiang Hechuan when disaster struck and break up with him.

"Jiang Bai, you..."

Bai Yanran looked completely incredulous.

"That's your father, Jiang Bai, how could you think like that?"

In Bai Yanran's memory, her son Jiang Bai had always been a filial, sensible, and outstanding child, the kind of child everyone admired.

She was also very filial and dependent on her and Jiang Hechuan.

But now that Jiang Hechuan is in trouble, Jiang Bai doesn't even think about how to save Jiang Hechuan; his first reaction is to break up the group.

This is utterly disheartening.

"Mom, I don't want this either, but the current situation doesn't allow us to be naive."

Jiang Bai looked calmly at Bai Yanran, showing no remorse or guilt whatsoever for her accusations. He simply analyzed the pros and cons with her.

"We lost a billion on Empress Dowager Xuanren, and now Shen Mingyue is fighting a divorce. How much money will Dad have left?"

"If tax evasion is exposed again, the fines and back taxes will amount to an astronomical sum."

“Dad arranged for Jiang He to be trafficked, tipped off the trafficker, and protected him for ten years. That’s enough for him to be sentenced to several years. On top of that, he’ll be in jail for several more years for tax evasion.”

"Once Dad goes to jail and we run out of money, how will my son and I survive?"

Bai Yanran was stunned by Jiang Bai's series of questions.

Having been with Jiang Hechuan for so many years, she had a certain understanding of his wealth and status.

I have a general idea of ​​how much money he has.

If things are really calculated the way Jiang Bai said, in the end, when Jiang Hechuan goes to jail, he really won't have much money left.

Now, because of the online public opinion, both she and Jiang Bai have lost their careers and future prospects.

If they can't earn money in the future, the only thing that can guarantee them is Jiang Hechuan's assets.

This cold, hard reality brought Bai Yanran's dizzy mind back to normal.

She sighed in despair, slumped onto the sofa, and asked Jiang Bai listlessly.

"Jiang Bai, do we really have to do this?"

"He's still your dad—"

Do you really have absolutely no feelings for him?

After all, he raised you for so many years, and he has always loved you very much in the Jiang family.

It's impossible to say there were no feelings involved.

He had feelings for her, but they couldn't outweigh his selfishness and greed.

If he had known since childhood that Jiang Hechuan was his biological father, then he might have genuinely felt fatherly affection for Jiang Hechuan.

From the very beginning, he was an adopted son in the Jiang family.

His feelings for his adoptive father, Jiang Hechuan, were more about ingratiating himself than about filial piety and admiration.

Father-son relationship?

Is this thing even useful?

How much is it worth?

Everything else is illusory; only naked interests and real money are real.

Jiang Bai knew that if he voiced these thoughts, it would definitely chill Bai Yanran's heart.

So he cleverly concealed his true thoughts and used a different approach to persuade Bai Yanran.

"Mom, we're doing this to be prepared for the future, and it's also for Dad's sake."

"Let's take advantage of this time and transfer the portion of Dad's property that is not considered marital property and has not yet been frozen to our names."

“If tax evasion is discovered, we can keep this money and avoid being fined.”

"Consider this money as a savings account for Dad. Once he's out of jail, he can use it to rebuild his life. Even if things don't go well, having this money will provide security for our family of three, right?"

“My heart isn’t made of stone. My dad has loved me for so many years, and he even risked doing this to Jiang He for my sake. How could I possibly forget that kindness?”

"But I'm a man. With Dad in this accident, I'm the only pillar of the family. I can't act on emotion; I have to stay calm and focused, and do what's best for us..."

Jiang Bai's words successfully calmed Bai Yanran down.

She was successfully persuaded by Jiang Bai.

Indeed, given the current situation, whether from an emotional or financial perspective, the priority should be to protect the money.

After figuring this out, Bai Yanran composed herself and, together with Jiang Bai, found another lawyer, hoping the lawyer could find a way for them to meet Jiang Hechuan.

Even if we can't see him now, if Jiang Hechuan is detained, we should still send him some clothes and daily necessities, in case he's not having a good time inside.

...

at the same time.

Private hospital.

Inside a high-end hospital ward.

Shen Mingyue, dressed in a hospital gown, sat on the hospital bed looking haggard, secretly looking at her phone.

Jiang Muyun, Jiang Xingwan, and Jiang Yuxi, the sisters, were afraid that she would be upset, so they wouldn't let her look at her phone.

But the thought of seeing Jiang Hechuan being arrested before she fainted, along with other netizens' chilling speculations, prompted them to consider the possibility.

Shen Mingyue couldn't let it go, and while they were at the doctor's to look at the test results, she tried every means to get her phone back from the nurse.

She wanted to see why Jiang Hechuan had been arrested.

Most importantly, Jiang He... Jiang He was abducted, is it related to Jiang Hechuan?

Shen Mingyue's fingers trembled as she tapped on Weibo and searched for Jiang Hechuan.

The first thing that came out was a notice issued by the police.

It has already jumped to the top of the trending topics list.

Shen Mingyue hesitated for a moment, then clicked on the announcement image and read it quickly.

She felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in her mind, leaving her completely blank, as if her soul had left her body, and she was utterly dumbfounded.

How... how is this possible?

She never imagined that Jiang Hechuan could be so heartless and shameless, capable of doing something as cruel as abducting and selling his own son!

She started trembling all over and went into a frenzied state.

I was trembling all over, and my phone slipped from my hand and fell onto the blanket. My jaw was chattering uncontrollably.

Tears streamed uncontrollably from my eyes.

That's too ruthless. Jiang Hechuan is really too ruthless.

And Jiang He...

Her child...

Shen Mingyue felt a long-lost sense of guilt towards Jiang He.

No matter what, Jiang He is still a piece of flesh that fell from her belly.

How could Jiang Hechuan, as his father, treat him like this?

How could you hurt and trample on Jiang He like this for the sake of that little bastard Jiang Bai?

This is so unfair to Jiang He!

That's so cruel!