The cement floor was cold and hard. Meng Zihan bumped her forehead until it turned red, but Ye Linchen just watched coldly, without the slightest emotion on her face.
She's seen it all.
In her past life, Meng Xueyun and Meng Zihan used the same tactic, exploiting her while feigning pitifulness when she resisted, using so-called "family affection" and "tears" to force her to submit.
Seeing Meng Zihan's unreasonable behavior, she was too lazy to waste any more words.
"What else can I do? I've already told you the solutions I know. The only reason I'm willing to help you is because I don't want any more innocent women to be deceived by scum like Zhang Qingxiang. It has nothing to do with you, Meng Zihan."
"I've shown you the way; how you choose is up to you. Don't waste your time here, just get going."
Seeing that Ye Linchen was unyielding, Meng Zihan decided to take a gamble and resort to shameless tactics.
"I'm not leaving! You must have another way, but you just won't tell me! If you don't help me today, I'm staying at your house and won't leave! Let's see what you do then!"
How could Ye Linchen possibly be threatened by her?
She nodded and said slowly, "Okay. You're not leaving, right? That's perfect, I'll go call the police right now."
He was about to open the door when he said that, "I'll call the police directly and report your company for illegal money laundering. Think it over carefully. If you turn yourself in, you can at least be considered a deceived victim. But if I report you, the police will only see you as Zhang Qingxiang's accomplice!"
Ye Linchen opened the door and turned to look at her.
"When the police come, they can just handcuff you and take you away from me. When they catch Zhang Qingxiang, you two can be a perfect couple, go to jail together as cellmates, and rekindle your romance."
Meng Zihan felt uneasy and asked uncertainly, "You...you're not really going to call the police, are you? You're just trying to scare me and get rid of me!"
"Trying to scare you?" Ye Linchen chuckled.
"Why would I scare you? Meng Zihan, given our current relationship, do you think I want you to be happy or you to suffer? If you really go to jail, I'm afraid I'll have to buy two strings of firecrackers and open a bottle of champagne to celebrate!"
After saying that, Ye Linchen turned and walked out.
Where are you going!
Meng Zihan screamed and went to pull Ye Linchen away.
She had no doubt that Ye Linchen would actually call the police!
She's no longer the pushover she was in her past life; she's ruthless now!
The thought of being handcuffed and locked in a cell made Meng Zihan unable to stay any longer.
She grabbed her suitcase, pushed Ye Linchen aside, and ran outside.
The speed was so fast that even Ye Linchen was somewhat surprised.
Watching Meng Zihan's figure disappear into the stairwell, Ye Linchen sneered, retreated back into the room, and slammed the door shut to prevent Meng Zihan from running back.
In fact, Ye Linchen did not really intend to call the police.
It wasn't that she was soft-hearted, but rather that it was for her two younger brothers, Ye Linnan and Ye Linbei.
The brothers' goal is to attend Jiangcheng University of Political Science and Law.
The schools that admit students have extremely strict background checks on their family history and immediate family members. At this critical juncture, if Meng Zihan had turned herself in to the police and confessed her crimes, the impact of this incident on the Ye family could have been kept to a minimum.
However, if it is she, as a "relative," who goes so far as to report a family member, the nature of the matter changes completely.
If an investigation reveals that their cousin has a criminal record for economic crimes, it will inevitably leave an unsightly stain on the brothers' political background checks, and their dream of attending a law university will most likely be dashed.
This is something she absolutely does not want to see.
But what's done is done, and we can't pretend it never happened.
Ye Linchen changed his clothes, grabbed his wallet, and went out.
She walked to the public phone booth at the entrance of the alley and called the brothers' rented room.
Ye Linnan was called to answer the phone and was still a little incredulous.
"Sis, why are you calling?" he asked in surprise.
Ye Linchen cut to the chase: "Xiao Nan, Meng Zihan is back, she..."
She succinctly recounted how Meng Zihan opened a company in Hong Kong, was used by a director surnamed Zhang to launder money, and how she would bear legal responsibility after the matter was exposed.
Ye Linnan and Ye Linbei on the other end of the phone were stunned and speechless for a long time.
Ye Linchen continued, "I've already explained the stakes to her and asked her to turn herself in. But judging from her expression, she might not be willing to. If this matter isn't handled properly, it could affect your political background check."
"Then... what should we do, sis?" Ye Linnan asked in a panic.
Ye Linchen sighed.
"The initiative is in her hands now. The best outcome is for you to try to persuade her to turn herself in and atone for her crime. If she remains obstinate, for your own future, you can also choose to... report her. However, I still suggest you talk to her first."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
After a long while, Ye Linnan asked dejectedly, "Sister, do you think... for a family like ours to get into a law school... is just a pipe dream? Do we even deserve to have dreams?"
The deep sense of loss in his voice made Ye Linchen's heart ache.
She said softly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your grades are so good. Even if you can't go to the University of Political Science and Law because of this, you're still guaranteed to get into Jiangcheng University. We can't choose our families, but we can choose our own paths. Just because you've been held back by your family's affairs once, are you going to give up all the hard work you've put in over the years? That would be underestimating yourselves."
When Ye Linnan heard Ye Linchen say this, she immediately thought of how Ye Linchen was almost unable to study because of Meng Zihan and Meng Xueyun, and was even prevented from taking the college entrance examination.
But she still managed to get into university and live the life she wanted through her own efforts.
Compared to the hardships their sister endured, their current setbacks are nothing.
If I can't get into the best school, does that mean I should just give up?
So you're not going to university?
cannot!
We absolutely cannot let this little thing defeat us!
"Sister, we understand!" Ye Linnan immediately expressed to Ye Linchen, "Thank you, sister! We know what to do!"
"Don't worry! We won't be defeated!"
After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence.
Ye Linchen smiled with satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and then hung up the phone.
Ye Linnan returned to the rented room and told Ye Linbei everything that had happened.
After discussing it, the best outcome for the two was to find Meng Zihan and have her turn herself in.
But where can we find her?
The first thing to do is go home and see if she has contacted Meng Xueyun.
The two immediately set off for the Ye family, discussing along the way how to persuade Meng Zihan if they found her.
When they got home, they saw Meng Xueyun sorting through the gifts.
The two women exchanged a glance and asked Meng Xueyun, "Mom, who are you going to send these things to?"
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