Ye Linchen frowned.
What is Meng Zihan up to now?
She tried to pull her arm away forcefully, and said impatiently, "Whatever happens to you has nothing to do with me."
"I can't help you, you've come to the wrong person."
"No! Cousin! You must have a way!"
Seeing that she was trying to break free, Meng Zihan reached out and simply grabbed Ye Linchen's arm.
"You can tell there's something wrong with my company from so far away! You're so capable, you definitely know what to do! Please! You have to help me this time!"
Ye Linchen's heart skipped a beat.
Did Meng Zihan investigate her company?
Did they actually find a problem?
In that moment of distraction, Meng Zihan seized the opportunity.
She used all her strength to push past Ye Linchen and dragged her suitcase into the house.
Ye Linchen was jostled and staggered back two steps. Before she could regain her balance, Meng Zihan's knees buckled and she knelt down in front of her with a "plop".
"Cousin, I know I was wrong!"
Meng Zihan's face was covered in tears as she choked back sobs as she admitted her mistake.
"It was all my fault before. I was a bully who took advantage of others' power and I didn't know what was good for me! I'm sorry, I was a bastard! But this time it's really different, this concerns my whole life! I beg you, I don't want to go to jail! As long as you're willing to help me, I'll do anything you ask, I'm willing to do anything!"
Ye Linchen didn't even blink.
She looked down at Meng Zihan kneeling on the ground and said coldly, "Is that so? Then get out of my house now."
Meng Zihan's sobs choked, clearly not expecting Ye Linchen to be so cold-blooded.
She paused for two seconds, then nodded frantically.
"I'll go out! As long as you agree to help me, I'll go out right away! I promise I'll find a way to make it up to you for the rest of my life! Just like... just like how good you were to me in our past life, I'll be even better to you in the future!"
Upon hearing the words "past life," Ye Linchen's eyes grew even colder.
She still has the nerve to mention her past life!
"Stop talking nonsense. I can't help you with your problem, and I'm too lazy to help you."
"You can help!"
When Meng Zihan realized that neither her self-inflicted suffering nor her emotional appeals were working, she became anxious.
"You haven't even heard what happened, how do you know you can't help? I have evidence!"
Ye Linchen remained silent for a moment before finally relenting.
She took a step back, pulled herself up to sit down, and nodded slightly.
"Alright, then tell me what exactly happened. What evidence do you have?"
Meng Zihan was overjoyed to see that she was willing to listen, and immediately recounted in detail the information she had heard from the private investigator.
"...My company's manager, Linda, is Zhang Qingxiang's accomplice! They conspired to cheat me! They used my name to open a company, but behind the scenes they were doing money laundering! Brother Mai found out that before me, three or four girls had already been tricked by them using the same method, and in the end they all unknowingly took the blame for them and went to jail!"
She frantically pulled the brown paper bag out of her purse.
“Cousin, look! This is all the evidence that I had Brother Mai find out about Zhang Qingxiang and Linda’s collusion! Every month, several large sums of money, over a million, are transferred out of my company’s account, passing through several shell accounts overseas, and finally all ending up in Zhang Qingxiang’s own pocket! These bank statements are solid evidence; he can’t deny it!”
Ye Linchen glanced at her and looked at Meng Zihan: "Are you innocent?"
Meng Zihan felt uneasy under her gaze and lowered her voice considerably.
“In other matters, I admit I may have done wrong… but in this matter, I am truly innocent! I swear! I thought Zhang Qingxiang genuinely loved me and sincerely wanted to promote me, which is why he helped me start the company. Little did I know, this was a huge trap from beginning to end!”
Seeing that Ye Linchen's expression did not soften at all, she quickly flattered Ye Linchen and praised her.
"Cousin, I know you hate me and don't want to help me. But this time you're not just helping me! You're also helping those girls who were deceived by them before, just like me, and you're stopping them from harming more people in the future! This is a great act of kindness and good deeds!"
She became more and more agitated as she spoke, as if she were the embodiment of justice.
"If you're willing to help me, take this evidence and confront him face to face! Let him know we're not easy to bully, let him know we have evidence against him, he'll definitely be scared and will definitely back down! Cousin, I know you're a top student from a prestigious university, you're eloquent and quick-witted, you can definitely do it!"
Ye Linchen's face remained expressionless.
After Meng Zihan finished speaking, she asked, "Is this all the evidence you're talking about?"
"Isn't that enough?" Meng Zihan retorted confidently.
Ye Linchen smiled sarcastically.
"Not enough? This is more than just not enough; it doesn't even qualify as evidence."
"If I'm not mistaken, your company, from registration to operation, was handled entirely by Zhang Qingxiang and Linda. They are also responsible for the company's specific business. You're just a nominal legal representative, right?"
Meng Zihan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, cousin, you're amazing, you even know that."
“That’s right,” Ye Linchen said. “Zhang Qingxiang can easily say that all this money was normal business dealings within the company. The money ended up in his account, and he can explain that it was the profit sharing you promised him. You were just a hands-off manager who knew nothing about the company’s accounts, and now that you see the company making money, you’re jealous and are turning around and falsely accusing him of embezzling company assets. Do you think the police will believe you or him then?”
Meng Zihan's face turned pale instantly.
"But...but he clearly said that all the money the company made was mine, and he wouldn't take a single penny of the profits!"
Ye Linchen asked, "Did you sign a contract? Do you have any written proof?"
Meng Zihan shook her head blankly: "No..."
"Is there a recording? Or is there a third person present who can testify?"
Meng Zihan's lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.
"None of them?" Ye Linchen smirked. "Then who can prove that Zhang Qingxiang really said these things to you? Just based on your own words?"
Meng Zihan was completely dumbfounded.
She thought she had obtained irrefutable evidence that would ruin Zhang Qingxiang's reputation, but she never expected that Ye Linchen would refute her completely with just a few words.
That newly ignited flame of hope was extinguished with a "poof".
She slumped to the ground, looking at Ye Linchen, muttering, "What should I do... what should I do now?"
Looking at her desperate expression, Ye Linchen spoke calmly.
"There is a way, though."
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