The Ye family's grand spectacle, comparable to a theatrical performance, spread throughout the steel mill dormitory area within two days, and the news quickly reached the cadre compound.
The day after hearing the news, Feng Linlin went to Ye Linchen's house.
"Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! I have some really big gossip to tell you!"
She plopped down on Ye Linchen's sofa, grabbed a glass of cold water from the table, and gulped down several mouthfuls before catching her breath. Lowering her voice, she said mysteriously, "Guess who's here? Your long-dead relative has come back to life!"
Ye Linchen was both amused and exasperated by her nonsensical words, and slapped her: "What do you mean by all the relatives who are dead? Speak properly."
"Meng Xuejun!" Feng Linlin leaned closer, her eyes shining as if she had discovered a new continent. "That's Meng Zihan's father! He's back!"
Meng Xuejun?
Ye Linchen repeated the name to himself.
Why would he come back?
You should know that in her past life, until her death, this person seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth and never appeared.
She leaned forward involuntarily and pressed, "Linlin, what exactly happened? Tell me in detail, are you sure it's him?"
"Is it even possible that it's fake?"
Seeing that Ye Linchen was interested, Feng Linlin became even more energetic and began to tell the story vividly.
“At first, no one was really sure. That day, he came to our door, dressed in rags, with his hair a mess like a bird's nest. Ye Zhenghua took a broom and beat him from inside the house to outside, yelling at him as he beat him, asking where he came from and howling that he was trying to scam money. The man was being beaten and screaming like a banshee, and everyone really thought that a scammer had targeted their family.”
"And then what happened?"
Feng Linlin, however, was in no hurry. She took another sip of water to moisten her throat, whetting Ye Linchen's appetite before continuing, "The result?"
"As a result, several people have seen Meng Xueyun secretly going to the small park outside the dormitory to meet him these past few days. When the two of them stand together, their noses and eyes are practically identical! Now what is there not to understand? It's a sure thing, it's her own younger brother, Meng Xuejun!"
"Why did he come back?" Ye Linchen asked curiously. "Is he going to take Meng Zihan away?"
“That’s the most exciting part!” Feng Linlin’s voice rose a few decibels. “Everyone’s guessing. Some people say that since Meng Xueyun cries every time she sees him, and Meng Xuejun is pleading humbly on the side, he must be after that severance pay. Others guess that it has nothing to do with money, but that Ye Zhenghua thinks this brother-in-law is shameful and has disowned him, so he has no choice but to beg Meng Xueyun to take Meng Zihan away.”
"I don't think it can be the second one," Ye Linchen guessed first.
Feng Linlin agreed with her statement.
“I also think the latter part is unreliable. I heard that Meng Zihan is a bit mentally unstable now. Ye Zhenghua hates her too much. If Meng Xuejun really takes this hot potato away, Ye Zhenghua will have to set off firecrackers to celebrate! So, it's probably still for money.”
Ye Linchen's mind raced, and he immediately grasped the most crucial point: "How did he know that Ye Zhenghua and Meng Xueyun had been laid off? And that they received severance pay?"
“Who says otherwise!” Feng Linlin also felt that there was something strange about this matter. “My mother secretly inquired and said that it was Director Gu who personally named those two to be laid off! Meng Zihan somehow offended Director Gu to the extreme, and they were just implicated!”
Ye Linchen knew the reason, so he briefly explained what happened at the police station.
Feng Linlin was stunned: "I knew it! It must be because of this! My God, Meng Zihan is too audacious to slander Gu Yifei like this. Doesn't she respect Director Gu? Serves her right! Now she's ruined your parents' jobs!"
As she spoke, she let out a long, gloating sigh and glanced sideways at Ye Linchen: "Do you think Ye Zhenghua and Meng Xueyun regret it now? They had such a sweet and caring girl like you, but they insisted on treating that troublemaker Meng Zihan like a treasure. They lost their jobs, and their home is in complete chaos. It's karma!"
She shook her head regretfully: "If I had treated you better back then, I don't know how comfortable you would be now."
"Don't," Ye Linchen waved his hand, a faint smile returning to his face. "They must not regret this. Giving me a few days of peace and quiet is better than anything else."
"Don't you really feel any regret at all? Not being able to stay by your parents' side?"
Ye Linchen shook his head: "My connection with the Ye family ended long ago. The life I have now is what I want. I am very content and have no regrets."
Even so, her thoughts still fell on Meng Xuejun.
Why is it that this person, who was nowhere to be found in the previous life, would appear at such a precise time?
Judging from Meng Xueyun's description, Meng Xuejun is no good person.
He said he'd been out of town the whole time, but nobody believes that!
This person must be hiding somewhere in Jiangcheng, having timed it perfectly to extort money from you.
However, none of this concerns her anymore.
As long as this family doesn't get instigated by Meng Zihan to bother her, she'll just treat it as a show no matter how much trouble they cause.
“I don’t want to think about them anymore,” Feng Linlin said, changing the subject as she noticed her lost in thought. She pointed to the documents in her hand and said, “What new thing are you working on now? I heard from Xiaojuan that you’re starting a business. Have you come up with any good ideas? Let me see.”
Ye Linchen smiled and pushed the proposal over.
Feng Linlin took it and pretended to flip through a few pages. The charts and analyses on it made her head spin, but she still couldn't help but give it a thumbs up.
"You economics students are really quick-witted! You can make such complicated things sound so clear. The senior students at our school who want to start their own businesses can't even write a proper report. In the end, they still have to go back and memorize human anatomy diagrams."
Ye Linchen was amused by her and explained, "My business plan is for those of you senior students who want to start a business but don't know where to start. We help them analyze market risks, plan their finances, and act as their strategists."
Feng Linlin's eyes lit up instantly: "Oh, that's great! Once your company is up and running, I'll introduce all the ambitious classmates from our school to you!"
Ye Linchen cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and said jokingly, "Then thank you very much for your guidance and care, President Feng."
Feng Linlin waved her hand generously and followed suit, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing! Mr. Ye and I are practically family, there's no need to be so polite!"
The two of them burst into laughter and playful banter.
At that very moment, downstairs at the Ye family's building, Meng Xuejun was standing opposite Meng Zihan, who looked extremely impatient.
Meng Zihan felt disgusted just looking at Meng Xuejun's face and asked irritably, "Tell me, what exactly do you want by coming to see me every day?"
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