Ye Yizhou kept calling him "Big Brother," which pleased Ye Yifan, who quickly agreed, "Yes, if there's anything you can't tell Mom and Dad, just ask Big Brother. Big Brother can help you with anything."
Ye Yizhou used to be close to Fang Lanlan, but that kind of closeness was different from his current closeness with Ye Yifan. Ye Yifan was good to him without any demands, while Fang Lanlan always made seemingly unimportant requests while being good to him. Ye Yizhou used to be used to it, but when Ye Yifan treated him with such sincerity, the contrast was striking.
Hua Kai said to Ye Yizhou, "I'll skip a grade next year and take the college entrance exam with you. Which college do you want to go to?"
Ye Yizhou said, "I used to want to go to Kyoto University, but now I want to stay in the provincial capital. I missed too much time with my older brother before, and I don't want to go far away."
Ye Yifan looked at his younger brother and smiled, saying, "Don't let these things at home affect your dreams. With today's advanced transportation, trains and planes aren't far from Kyoto. I can visit you often, and you can come back often too."
Ye Yizhou thought for a moment and asked Hua Kai, "What university do you want to apply to? Will you go to a school that's far away from my brother?"
Hua Kai shook her head: "I'm tied up by your brother, I can't get out."
Ye Yizhou tilted his head and asked again, "Won't you regret it later?"
Hua Kai laughed and said, "No, I was just teasing you. I wouldn't have gone far away even without your brother. I have a lot to do, so I didn't plan to go far away in the first place. Like your brother said, with the advanced transportation now, it's easy to go anywhere in the future. When my business grows bigger, I might even expand overseas."
Ye Yizhou looked at Hua Kai with disbelief: "Really?"
Hua Kai said, "People need to have goals, right?"
Ye Yizhou thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true."
Ye Yifan lit a firework and returned to Hua Kai's side. The three of them watched the firework rise into the sky and bloom, and everyone was filled with hope for the future.
At this moment, Ye Tingjun and Xiao He were sitting facing each other in the guest room.
With no outsiders around, Xiao He finally burst into tears: "I really don't know why this happened. I'm sorry to Xiao Fan, and I didn't raise Fang Lanlan well either. I'm such a failure."
After Ye Tingjun sighed, he said, "I don't need to apologize to Xiao Fan, but you don't need to take responsibility for Fang Lanlan's matter either. Why is Xiao Zhou so upright?"
"Tingjun, how should I apologize to Xiaofan?"
"There's no need to apologize. Your child has already drifted away from you. You should think about how to treat him with care, make up for what you've missed over the years, and give him some maternal love."
"I'm afraid he won't forgive me."
"Whether we forgive Xiao Fan or not is not wrong, but we need to have the right attitude."
"I know I won't make the same mistake again."
"By the way, you should put Chang Tingting's matter aside for now. I think this flower is blooming quite nicely."
“But Huakai’s family is too poor. They’re from the countryside. They’re so poor that it will ruin Xiaofan’s future.”
"Don't be so short-sighted. Huakai has a bright future. She will be much more capable than Chang Tingting. Most importantly, Xiao Fan likes her. His judgment is good."
"But the Chang family can help Xiao Fan."
"Xiao Fan said he doesn't need anyone's help."
"You just believe what the child says?"
“I believe my dad’s words. I think we should get to know the child first before making a decision, so that the child doesn’t hate us even more.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you." This time, Xiao He finally bowed her head, admitted her previous mistakes, and was willing to listen to her husband's opinion.
The next day, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan did not return to the city because they were waiting for news from Fang Lanlan.
Ye Tingjun and Xiao He also stayed here, wanting to know Fang Lanlan's news as soon as possible.
Hua Kai and Ye Yifan guessed that Fang Lanlan was shrewd and might try to escape, but this was no small case, and with the arrest warrant issued, she would be brought to justice quickly.
Sure enough, before lunch the next day, the police station informed us that they had just arrested Fang Lanlan, who had confessed and was being held in custody. She would be sentenced soon because it involved intentional injury. Although no one was seriously injured, the circumstances were serious enough to warrant a prison sentence.
They were all somewhat knowledgeable about the law, so they expected to be sentenced and went to the police station together.
When they arrived at the police station, Fang Guodong was also there. Knowing that Ye Jianxiao would be coming, he naturally came in person, and since this case was not insignificant, he also took it seriously.
Fang Guodong led Hua Kai and the others into a meeting room at the police station, had them all sit down, and then explained in detail the process of arresting Fang Lanlan.
Fang Lanlan wasn't at the Fang family home; she was at her aunt's house. She confessed everything when they caught her, but she probably didn't expect the consequences to be so severe. After learning about the detention and sentencing, she kept crying and specifically asked to see Xiao He. She hasn't been sentenced yet, so her family can still visit her. Fang Guodong asked Xiao He what she thought.
Upon hearing this, Ye Tingjun asked Fang Guodong, "Can I go with your sister-in-law?"
Fang Guodong nodded: "Okay, she hasn't been sentenced yet, so she can see him." After saying that, he had his subordinates take them to see Fang Lanlan, while Fang Guodong stayed behind to accompany Ye Jianxiao and a few others.
Ye Tingjun's real reason for coming along was distrust of his wife, fearing she would be deceived by Fang Lanlan again.
The two entered an interrogation room. Fang Lanlan, handcuffed, sat on the other side of the table. Upon seeing Xiao He and Ye Tingjun, she immediately stood up, crying and calling out for her parents.
Xiao He felt sad when she heard her daughter, whom she had raised for over twenty years, calling her name and saw her pitiful state. However, she also saw Fang Lanlan's ruthlessness. If anything had really happened to her two sons yesterday, she would regret it for the rest of her life. Therefore, she would not forgive Fang Lanlan.
Ye Tingjun was a rational person to begin with, and now he looked at Fang Lanlan with even more disgust: "Fang Lanlan, stop calling us Mom and Dad. We don't want the more than 20 years of your upbringing. We're here today to settle things with you."
Fang Lanlan knew Ye Tingjun wasn't easily fooled, but she knew Xiao He was easily swayed. She tried to kneel down in front of Xiao He: "Mom, I was wrong. I was really just momentarily blinded by greed. I didn't really mean to hurt them." However, the stool couldn't be moved, so Fang Lanlan couldn't kneel down, but she was truly desperate.
Xiao He closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Looking at Fang Lanlan, her eyes held little emotion, but rather resentment: "I've raised you for so many years, don't you really have any feelings for me at all? Why did you hurt the person I love most?"
Fang Lanlan looked at Xiao He with a face full of grievance: "Mom, I am also your closest person, but you are not as close to me as before. Mom, I am scared, afraid that you don't love me anymore, so I acted impulsively. I really regret it now. Mom, please help me. I really know I was wrong. I will apologize to Xiao Fan and Hua Kai as soon as I get out. I was really wrong."
She is terrified because she knows she will be sentenced. She cannot become a convict, or her life will be ruined.
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