Chapter 79
The young man also heard what they said when he came over, but he didn't say much. He just parked the Rolls-Royce in the garage before walking into the villa.
The relatives subconsciously gathered around him and surrounded him and sat in the main seat.
As the relatives walked, they looked at the young man curiously. Although they knew that Song's father and Ye's mother were good-looking and their two sons were also outstanding in appearance, the young man looked as if he had been retouched abroad compared to before.
This made the relatives even more curious about the young man's previous experiences.
It was not until everyone sat down at the dinner table that they figured out what the news about the imprisonment a few days ago was all about.
This story has to start from the embassy.
After receiving a call that someone had imprisoned one of its citizens, the embassy contacted the local police without hesitation to rescue the person. However, due to the lack of a search warrant and the fact that the suspect had great influence in the local area, the embassy returned empty-handed several times.
This incident also attracted the attention of local news media, and it quickly became part of domestic news.
Under the dual influence of public pressure and diplomatic pressure, the local police have applied for a search warrant and promised to rescue the person soon.
"...I also watched the rescue video shot by the local police. At the time, I just thought the person looked familiar, but I didn't expect it to be you, brother. By the way, brother, are you mentally okay?"
The little cousin said in shock.
My little cousin was amazed by this case while watching short videos, but she didn’t expect that one of the protagonists was actually her cousin who had run away from home for many years!
And after the rescue video came out yesterday, his cousin actually returned home today!
The relatives at home quickly opened their phones to search for the news, and then looked at the handsome young man sitting in the main seat with shocked expressions.
He was actually imprisoned by a local wealthy man. Just from this brief description, they could imagine a lot of situations.
There was also a hint of pity in his eyes when he looked at the young man.
However, after the cousin expressed her concern for the young man, they, who only liked to take advantage of small opportunities, swallowed the words that were about to come out of their mouths to ask for details and began to care about the young man's physical condition.
"...Do you want Second Aunt to introduce you to a few psychologists? They're all from overseas and work at large hospitals. It's so hard to get an appointment with them."
"...Your second uncle just opened a health resort in Sanya. It's right next to the sea and I guarantee you'll have a comfortable stay. It's full of old men and women, and no one watches the news."
"...If you have any problems, tell your family. We are all family, so we should help when necessary."
The words of the relatives at home also woke up Song's father and Ye's mother. Their expressions were quite different from those of their relatives.
"Oh, what psychological problems? He's just being pretentious because he's idle. And he deserves to be locked up. Who told him to run away from home without saying a word back then?"
Song's father waved his hand and spoke like a patriarch, while Ye's mother beside him also joined in, frowning and speaking seriously.
"Besides, it's not glorious to tell anyone about this. Let's just pretend nothing happened. Ye Wangxing, please stay home for a few more days and don't go out. Got it?"
As she spoke, she glanced at her outspoken little cousin, which subconsciously made her shrink her neck.
But she lowered her head, but in her heart she curled her lips in disapproval. She really couldn't like her aunt and uncle. They were obviously just trying to save face, but they had to do it in the name of doing it for the good of the children.
Her aunt is fine, after all, she is a special teacher. If she is strict with the children, there are reasons to be aware of it. After all, some teachers value learning the most.
But her uncle was just an ordinary worker who hadn't even become a team leader, but he came home every day and ordered his wife, a special teacher, to work. He had the same position as her father, but her father never let her mother enter the kitchen.
Now he is still showing off his parental power in front of his cousin who came back driving a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
"...Tsk, isn't it just because you're the biological mother that you don't treat the child as a human being?"
The little cousin muttered something, and was slapped on the thigh by her mother, and then she shut up. However, she was still a little unconvinced. She took out her mobile phone angrily and was about to play it when she found a 99+ message popped up in the girlfriends group. She quickly clicked and started scrolling up.
Song Yun felt a little suffocated when he looked at his parents. His parents have always been like this. They have to belittle their own children in front of outsiders. When something happens, they don’t stand on the side of the children but instead say that it must be their own fault.
Normally it would be fine if his parents said anything to him, but this was the first time Ye Wangxing saw them since returning to China. If he ran away from home again, they would probably never find him until they died.
Ye Wangxing now has a net worth of tens of billions!
Song Yun was about to tell Ye Wangxing about this, but at this moment a calm voice came from the side.
"I don't need a psychiatrist. My personal doctor has already seen me. It's not a big deal. Don't worry about the news either. It won't spread."
As the handsome young man spoke, he poured himself a glass of red wine.
He said this lightly, but his relatives were a little surprised. After all, it was the first time they had actually come into contact with someone who had a private doctor.
It was Song's father who frowned, feeling as if he had been humiliated.
Mother Ye's scolding was about to burst out of her throat.
"ah!?"
At this moment, a scream attracted everyone over.
Following the direction of the voice, he saw his little cousin staring at the phone in her hand with dizzy pupils. Then he handed the phone directly to Ye Wangxing who was sitting in the main seat and said in disbelief.
"Brother! The criminal suspect who detained you earlier said he was your boyfriend—his last name was Aldrin! The Aldrin who was involved in both arms and oil!"
The little cousin's words were earth-shattering. Not only did they stun all the relatives, but they also made Song's father and Ye's mother swallow the words that were about to come out of their mouths.
They looked at their little son with shocked expressions, looking dazed and silly for the first time.
Before Shi Xuanzhu could react and figure out which Aldrin was making her little cousin so excited, she saw the young man take the little cousin's phone, take a look at it, and instantly frowned, with disgust showing on his face for the first time.
"——Listen to this bastard's fart!"
The handsome young man was so angry that he started swearing.
After swearing, the handsome young man did not say what his relationship with Chris Aldrin was. His expression was slightly ferocious, and he returned to normal after sending a message to someone.
But still no word.
The relatives were tactful and didn't ask any more questions, but their eyes revealed a thoughtful look. The little cousin seemed to realize that she had gotten into trouble. She huddled up next to her parents, saying nothing, just lowering her head to pick up vegetables.
However, the young man seemed silent and seemed to have something on his mind as he listened to Yijiu in his mind reporting on his investigation.
[…Host, that's the specific situation. The Shi family's influence in the country cannot be underestimated. Whether it's civil servants, other business departments, or engineers, they all have Shi family members. The film and television industry is managed by Shi Xuanzhu, and he seems to agree with the clan's ideas.]
Yijiu talked about the results of the previous investigation and reported some of the Shi family's information, including their record of tax evasion and some violations.
[No wonder Shi Xuanzhu appears normal on the surface, even possessing the aura of an ancient gentleman. However, upon closer inspection, his words and the wording in the paintings give people a rather strange feeling. It's not because of this that they are incompatible.]
Ye Wangxing had no intention of letting Shi's family off the hook. As a good citizen, he asked Yijiu to find an anonymous email address and send the report directly to the email address the second he got the information.
It will depend on when the investigation team arrives.
[…The investigation team will need at least several months. We might not have finished collecting all the data by the time we complete our mission and leave this world, but that's normal.]
Ye Wangxing brought the topic back to Shi Xuanzhu and Song Yun.
However, if this family is like this, and Shi Xuanzhu is also disciplining Song Yun by selecting a mistress, then it's no wonder that Song Yun ended up being so sick in the original storyline, wanting to lock Shi Xuanzhu up.
In the original plot, Song Yun has always been a househusband at home, and strives to become what Shi Xuanzhu wants him to be.
At the beginning of the story, Song Yun asked Shi Xuanzhu for help because his brother died abroad. Shi Xuanzhu readily agreed to let him collect his brother's body.
Song Yun was initially happy, but unfortunately, there were too many things to do and the process was too long. This delayed her return to China by a day. She initially thought it was nothing, but in reality, it made Shi Xuanzhu furious.
Although Shi Xuanzhu was valued in his original family, they didn't take him seriously. After he made it big in the film and television industry, he gained some say in the family, but he was still beaten by his father from time to time.
This also led to Shi Xuanzhu subconsciously imitating his father's behavior.
——For example, this incident almost made him use family rules to beat Song Yun.
Fortunately, Song Yun's mind was still clear at that time, and he was not fooled by Shi Xuanzhu. On the contrary, he looked at Shi Xuanzhu with disbelief - and then dialed 110.
The two were taken to the police station immediately, and Shi Xuanzhu immediately pretended to be sober and said that he would never do that again. Song's father and Ye's mother naturally stood on the side of the son-in-law who brought them face, so Song Yun returned home to live a good life again.
Later, Shi Xuanzhu and Song Yun participated in a variety show together. The two did not attract any cyber violence, but it was precisely because of this variety show that Shi Xuanzhu got to know more people in the circle - and his soul mates.
Song Yun also noticed this, but unfortunately Shi Xuanzhu has always been perfect and it was only his mental derailment that mattered.
——But the mental abuse he inflicted on Song Yun was real.
He never spoke to Song Yun, and whenever he spoke, he gave her a task. And if Song Yun showed any signs of wanting a divorce, he would go find Song's parents and ask them to come and help discipline Song Yun.
Song's parents naturally sided with Shi Xuanzhu because of the benefits Shi Xuanzhu gave them.
As expected, Song Yun had a mental problem, but it was only his mental state that had a problem, not his IQ, so he came up with the best solution.
——As long as he can control Shi Xuanzhu, make him report to him whenever he goes out, and monitor his every move, then he will not be out of his control.
His parents would not divorce him just because Shi Xuanzhu told him to keep the man's heart.
Shi Xuanzhu naturally resisted at first, but when Song Yun put all the evidence of their crimes in front of him, Shi Xuanzhu silently agreed to Song Yun's desire for control.
In an interview many years later, Song Yun smiled and said that it was Shi Xuanzhu who led him away from his parents' control, and Shi Xuanzhu also said that it was Song Yun who gave him a sense of security and allowed him to heal the harm he suffered from his father.
At the end of this mission, Ye Wangxing’s face was full of question marks like an old man on the subway.
He originally wanted to order a song called "Torture Each Other Until We Grow Old", but after thinking about it carefully, Ye Wangxing canceled the BGM that was playing.
After all, it’s not so much about torturing each other as it is about torturing Song Yun alone.
From Ye Wangxing's one-sided perspective, Shi Xuanzhu was enjoying Song Yun's control - after all, for so many years, Song Yun was just a househusband. He had nothing except the evidence in his hands, and Shi Xuanzhu still listened to his control obediently.
But Ye Wangxing didn't think this was love, it was just that Shi Xuanzhu finally found the slave who was easiest to control.
If he told Song Yun everything and Song Yun was still willing to stay by his side, Ye Wangxing would not think it was a big deal.
But the key point is that Shi Xuanzhu never told Song Yun about his family affairs.
[…I never thought the love-brained person in this world would be the protagonist. He's not fixed on who he loves, though. Who knows, he might fall in love with anyone he whips—seriously, does he really not have any father-loving tendencies?]
Ye Wangxing couldn't help but grumble at this: "The Qing dynasty has been gone for over a hundred years, so why are there still so many old coffins wandering around? They must be incredibly long-lived."
"Perhaps this is what you meant by 'host,' that vested interests will protect their own interests." Yijiu's calm voice rang out.
Ye Wangxing also sighed: "This situation is the most difficult to handle. I can only hope that the investigation team will strike harder and harder. It would be best if Shi Xuanzhu also loses her protective umbrella."
[Besides him, Song's father and Ye's mother were also accomplices. Song Yun was actually a normal person, but they forced her into a mental disorder. The original owner was not much better.]
Ye Wangxing sighed and said.
The original owner's experience was quite ordinary. The introverted child was belittled by his parents until adolescence, then began to rebel, and finally chose to work and travel abroad on a budget.
He was lucky enough to make some money. Just when he was planning to settle down abroad, he was hit by a stray bullet on the roadside and passed away.
In the plot, after the original owner's body was identified by his brother, his parents didn't even want to hold a funeral for him when he returned home, thinking that the original owner was a disgrace.
However, they did not despise the original owner's inheritance.
Only his brother Song Yun ran around for him, not only buying a tombstone, but also remembering to visit the original owner.
Thinking of this, Ye Wangxing also sighed. This was one of the reasons why he did not speak to Song's father and Ye's mother when he entered the door.
I'm starting to feel thankful for my irascible personality—at least I can just yell back if anything goes wrong… though sometimes the swearing is a bit awkward.
When Ye Wangxing thought of the swear word he had uttered a day ago, he wanted to cover his face.
Although saying this in English doesn't involve the shame of speaking my native language, I still feel a little embarrassed when I think about the translated meaning.
——Especially since this is used to curse Yijiu.
[It's okay, host. You apologized to me 39 times yesterday. It's just a line.] Yijiu's calm voice soothed Ye Wangxing's somewhat embarrassed mood.
[Besides, I will have more extreme lines later, I hope you don’t mind it then.]
Ye Wangxing listened to Yijiu's words in his mind and silently covered his face.
Is it possible that he also wrote those more outrageous words?
but……
"I really always remember the food but not the beating." Ye Wangxing looked at his evaluation of three S and one A, and silently suppressed his shame.
Although the lines are a bit embarrassing, the effect is good!
——This was confirmed by Yijiu after analysis!
At the banquet that followed, Shi Xuanzhu, after coming to his senses, took the role of livening up the atmosphere at the table and tried to build a relationship with Ye Wangxing.
He is not a fool. He knows that his brother-in-law must be related to the person from that big family.
And he had just searched Chris Aldrin, who was, to some extent, the head of the entire Aldrin family.
After all, the results of the presidential election a few years ago sent many members of his family to jail, leaving him alone to guard the family business.
However, even so, he did not let the family business shrink, but instead it prospered. He fought fiercely with the head of another old family, and at one point the situation reached a freezing point.
Coincidentally, half a year ago, when the situation was at its most tense, the head of that old family died in a car accident, breaking the stalemate.
But after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In addition to the person in power, there are other people in the family who stabilized the situation. At least the family did not suffer too much loss, and now it has shown signs of recovery.
However, that family had nothing to do with Shi Xuanzhu. As long as he could establish a relationship with Ye Wangxing, being recommended to act in international films would be a piece of cake. Isn't that right? All he needed now was the opportunity.
Shi Xuanzhu thought about it and toasted Ye Wangxing with another glass of wine, but the young man sitting in the main seat still did not move. He just looked at Shi Xuanzhu calmly, as if he understood his thoughts.
This made Shi Xuanzhu feel a little embarrassed. After all, he was an award-winning actor, and relying on his family's influence, he was basically able to walk sideways in the entertainment industry. But now he had already drunk five glasses of wine, and the young man still didn't give in. Could it be that he looked down on him?
Shi Xuanzhu frowned and thought, then immediately began to adjust his expression. He turned around and showed his depressed look to Song Yun who was sitting next to him.
Naturally, Song's father and Ye's mother also saw it.
"Ye Wangxing, your brother-in-law is toasting you, why don't you respond?" Song's father said with a frown.
Mother Ye looked at her son-in-law with heartache and said, "Ye Wangxing, have a drink with your brother-in-law."
She called Ye Wangxing's name word by word, which meant it was a warning.
Song Yun wanted to speak, but when he saw the faint aura of death on Ye Wangxing and thought about his experience, the balance in his heart immediately tilted towards Ye Wangxing. He was just about to pull his parents and whisper about Ye Wangxing's experience abroad, so that his parents would not be so aggressive.
But Ye Wangxing spoke first.
"My personal doctor said that I am not in a good condition to drink alcohol right now. And what exactly Goff is planning, he should know himself."
The young man glanced at Shi Xuanzhu and said.
"You want to make it to the international stage through my path, but you want me to talk just after a few drinks and my parents putting pressure on me?"
"When Koreans draw maps, they're not as beautiful as you think."
The young man's tone was still calm, but his words made everyone's nerves throb.
Song's father was even more furious. He slammed the table and said, "Ye Wangxing, you've become quite capable! What tone of voice do you use when talking to your brother-in-law? I'm still sitting here."
"Ah, I almost forgot about you." The young man turned his head and said to Song's father with an expressionless face.
"Did you get scolded by your boss at the factory?"
The people present were stunned for a moment, and then they heard the young man talking like a machine gun, spitting out a string of words.
"——It seems so. So you plan to take your anger out on me?"
"Since I came in, I haven't heard you say a word about me. You've said a lot of derogatory things. You're servile at the factory, but you're aggressive towards your family. You're strong on the outside, but weak on the inside, bullying the weak and cowardly, flattering the superiors and doting on the subordinates. Choose which one you like."
Father Song was so angry that his face turned red. He shouted directly: "I am your father! You think you are great just because you were sent back by a Rolls-Royce Phantom? I am your father and I will always be your father. I have the right to control you! Besides, God knows where you got that car?"
When the little cousin heard what Father Song said, she rolled her eyes and her hands started to itch.
The young man was not taken aback by these words. Instead, he just looked Song's father up and down.
"You're...trying to pressure me with filial piety? A filial son is only possible if his father is kind. Mr. Song, even Confucius would slam the ancestral door bolt twice if he heard you say that."
The young man's venomous words almost made his little cousin applaud - and she began to wonder if her cousin would poison herself to death if he licked her lips.
Just when Song's father was so angry that he almost fainted and could only talk about it, Ye's mother took Song's father's place and spoke.
"You still dare to talk back, right? Huh? After a few years abroad, you've grown up a lot, right?!"
There was some anger in Ye's mother's voice, but the young man still spoke in a calm tone.
"When you realize you're wrong, you start using filial piety to pressure others. Looks like you'll have to hit the door twice too."
Now, both Song's father and Ye's mother were so angry that they sat down on the chairs. At this time, the relatives in the family could not stand it anymore. Just before they could say anything to smooth things over, the young man spoke softly.
“…Finally, that Rolls-Royce Phantom was given to me by my husband.”
The relatives present paused for a moment after hearing the young man's words, and then they heard the young man speak in a calm, almost sad tone.
"He just passed away last year."
“…”
Everyone present didn't care about being surprised. They immediately turned to look at Song's father and Ye's mother who had just been cursing.
—With a look of contempt.
The contempt in my little cousin's eyes was the most profound.
"It's bad enough that the parents don't care about their children, but they also bully the widow. Bah!"
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