Chapter 149 Take Away
Zhou Mingyuan wasn't stupid; he had kept the chat logs and transfer records from when he bought the antiques with He's father and the others. As for the fake antiques, Sun Yurong had kept them all as evidence, which came in handy now.
Around 10 o'clock, He Xishan came out of her room and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that the phone call had ended.
She checked her phone again. There were no missed calls. If something had happened, he would have called back. The fact that he hadn't called meant that nothing was wrong, which meant that her mother-in-law hadn't jumped off the building.
She knew her mother-in-law wouldn't commit suicide over something so trivial. Although she resented her father for lying to Zhou Mingyuan and blamed them for running away abroad without telling her, she didn't want to send her father to prison.
That's her father, how could she send him to prison?
If she really does that, what will her relatives and friends think of her?
They would definitely scold her for being ruthless and cruel, not even sparing her own father, and eventually distance themselves from her.
She didn't want to be abandoned by everyone, especially since he was her biological father. Mingyuan should understand her.
Time passed slowly, and the He family members were not in a hurry to go to sleep. He Xishan's younger brother insisted on having barbecue, so He Xishan had no choice but to order him a barbecue.
The barbecue arrived, and the family of four sat in the living room to eat it when the doorbell rang.
He Xishan frowned: "Who's knocking on the door so late?"
Mother He: "Could it be Mingyuan coming back? Go open the door quickly, talk to him nicely, don't hold a grudge against him."
The family will still need their son-in-law in the future, so they mustn't offend him now.
I don't know why my daughter and son-in-law moved out of the Zhou family home. Whatever the reason, my son-in-law is a young master from a wealthy family. As long as we treat him well and keep him happy, they will have no worries about having a good life in the future.
He Xishan pursed her lips: "I'll go open the door."
Mr. He sipped his wine and ate some grilled skewers, his face slightly tipsy: "Go ahead."
As soon as the door opened and He Xishan saw the person outside, she instinctively wanted to close it.
Several police officers held down the door, and one of them showed his badge: "We are police officers. Do He Shengtian and Wu Hongmei live here?"
He Xishan froze, her heart pounding.
He Shengtian was quite drunk, but when he heard his name, he cheerfully replied, "I'm here."
The police officer walked in and said, "We are police officers from the Public Security Bureau. You are hereby summoned in accordance with the law because you are suspected of committing a fraud case. Please cooperate with us to come to the public security bureau for investigation."
He Shengtian was terrified when he saw the man in the police uniform. The alcohol instantly sobered him up, and he stammered, "I didn't cheat him out of money, I didn't trick my son-in-law into buying antiques..."
Mother He: "I didn't..." She really didn't. She only found out about it when the man took her and her son abroad.
Little He was so frightened that he hid to the side and could only watch helplessly as the police took his parents away.
After an unknown amount of time, He Xiaodi screamed and grabbed He Xishan's arm: "Sister, what should we do? Quickly call brother-in-law and ask him to save Mom and Dad! Hurry up!"
He Xishan muttered to herself, "He called the police? He actually called the police?"
He Xiaodi asked anxiously, "Sister, what's wrong? Call your brother-in-law right away!"
He Xishan: "Yes, find your brother-in-law."
After she finished speaking, she took out her phone and dialed Zhou Mingyuan's number.
Zhou Mingyuan had been waiting for her call. He wasn't surprised when she called. He answered the phone but didn't say anything, waiting for her to speak.
He Xishan lost her composure and cried out, "Mingyuan, how could you call the police? How could you call the police to come and find my parents?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "If I don't call the police, am I supposed to just stand by and watch my mother jump off the building with my daughter in her arms?"
He Xishan: "I..."
Zhou Mingyuan asked expressionlessly, "Are you saying that your parents' lives matter, but my mother's and daughter's lives don't?"
“He Xishan, I can break with my family for you, but I can’t stand by and watch my mother jump off a building for your parents. Your parents mean nothing to me.”
He Xishan: "They are my parents..."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Your family is family, but aren't my family family too?"
“My family did nothing to you. We were able to break ties with them. Your father cheated me out of so much money. I can’t just do nothing.”
He Xishan hadn't expected him to say that, and a panic gripped her heart. Tears streamed down her face. "Mingyuan, you've changed. You don't love me as much anymore..."
Zhou Mingyuan gave a smile that was more like a grimace. If not going along with her meant he didn't love her, then what about all the things he had done for her?
What is he anyway?
He lowered his head: "Maybe."
He Xishan was stunned, her voice trembling with tears: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Mingyuan spoke, his voice deep and resonant: "A client of mine said that one should love oneself before loving others. If I can be indifferent even to the person who hurts me standing right in front of me, what right does a man who doesn't love himself have to love others?"
He Xishan was completely disoriented and cried out in despair, "How could you do this? How could you do this?"
Zhou Mingyuan remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, He Xishan questioned, "Zhou Mingyuan, you said you would always protect me and never abandon me, how could you treat me like this? What right do you have to treat me like this?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "I said I wouldn't abandon you, but that doesn't include if your parents and family cheated me out of money. I could remain indifferent and do nothing, let alone disregard the safety of my mother and daughter for the sake of your parents who deceived and cheated me."
He Xishan: "Zhou Mingyuan..."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Let's all calm down for a while. I'll stay with Mom. Take care."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
He's father was taken away for investigation, and Zhou Mingshi learned about it from his grandparents early Friday morning.
Yu Minhua said, "It's not too stupid."
Zhou Qisheng snorted: "If the person who deceived him is brought to him and he doesn't even know to call the police, then he doesn't deserve to be a member of the Zhou family."
Yu Minhua sighed: "He Xishan's parents have been arrested, and she has a minor brother. If the two don't divorce, it's all the third brother's responsibility."
Zhou Qisheng said coldly, "This is his choice, and he will bear the consequences himself."
What else could she do? Yu Minhua was heartbroken by him and didn't want to deal with him anymore.
Zhou Mingshi didn't express his opinion. He didn't understand Lao San before, but after he had his own lover, he could understand him a little. What he couldn't understand was why he fell in love with He Xishan and did so many outrageous things for her.
Through Yi'an's dream and Sun Caijie's dream, he even suspected that the third brother had been cursed.
After breakfast, Zhou Mingshi asked his assistant Chen to load the gifts into the car. Once everything was loaded, they set off for Changping.
Sitting in the car, he said, "I won't tell my wife yet."
Assistant Chen understood: "I know, we need to surprise Madam!"
Zhou Mingshi glanced at him but didn't say anything.
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