The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

Despite her current confidence, Shen Wanmeng is still extremely pampered by Shen Tiannan, the head of the Shen family, at home.

However, family members know their own situation, meaning that now is not the best time for her to make a move for the family. For the Shen family, her position in the Haicheng Public Security Brigade will give them more say when they need to use her to exchange for benefits in the future.

If the family needs her in the future, she will definitely have to obey the family's orders and fight for the family's interests. She will not be able to resist this.

In order to delay the arrival of this day, she even went so far as to cooperate with Ye Linyuan, asking him to pretend to be her boyfriend.

If it weren't for Ye Linyuan's strong fighting skills and powerful identity, which would prevent her from getting into big trouble by pretending to be his boyfriend, she would never have made such a choice with anyone else.

Although she wanted to rebel against her family's arrangements, that didn't mean she would drag others down with her!

Similarly, Shen Shuying is also very clear about her future, which is why she wants to enjoy everything while she is not restricted, whether it is friendship or love, she does not want to miss it.

That's why she cherishes her friendship with Leng Qinghan so much. She doesn't even realize that her feelings for Leng Qinghan have a hidden, perverse possessiveness.

Similarly, Yan Ling was also shaken by Ye Linyuan's words and fell silent for a moment.

He realized that, just as Ye Linyuan had said, he had not treated Yan Ruyu as a living person, but only as a tool to bring benefits to the Yan family.

How could I be like this? Is it simply because Yan Ruyu isn't my child?

But he also shares the surname Yan, and has the same Yan family bloodline as me.

Strictly speaking, I am still her uncle!

But now his uncle wants to sell his own niece?!

I used to despise people who relied on selling out their family members' children for personal gain!

But when did I become the kind of person I used to despise the most...?

After a long silence, Yan Ling finally let out a long sigh of relief and nodded gratefully to Ye Linyuan.

"Xiaoyue, thank you so much. You've enlightened Uncle Yan. You're right. I've never asked Ruyu about her thoughts. Who she wants to marry is her freedom, and it's not something we old folks can restrict."

I'll ask her what she thinks later.

After a pause, Yan Ling gave Ye Linyuan a friendly smile.

"Furthermore, Xiao Yuan, you are right. Xiao Fan made a mistake and must be punished. So, regarding matters concerning Xiao Fan, handle them as they should be handled. I will not interfere. Let the law decide everything."

Ye Linyuan looked at Yan Ling with some surprise. He originally thought that Yan Ling was just like the other elders of the eight major families, an old stubborn man. He didn't expect that Yan Ling would be so reasonable. He even gave up his biological son Yan Fan just because of a few words from Ye Linyuan!

This is something that not everyone can do.

Anyway, he couldn't do it.

If her son ever makes a mistake, as long as the other party is still alive, she will do everything she can to gain their forgiveness.

In this way, even if his son is not acquitted, at least he won't be sentenced to a heavy prison term like Yan Fan.

While her mind was racing with random thoughts, she gave Yan Ling a slight bow, her tone no longer as aggressive as before.

"Since Uncle Yan already understands, then I won't say anything more."

As soon as Yan Ling left, Ye Linyuan was about to take a step when Xiao Ruoxi and Shen Wanmeng grabbed his arms on either side.

Looking into their watery eyes, Ye Linyuan thought for a moment and knew what they wanted to ask.

"Alright, I know what you want to ask. I swear, every word I just said came from the bottom of my heart. I have never believed that it is right for wealthy and noble families to use their daughters as bargaining chips for political marriages."

In my opinion, everyone has the right to choose the path they want to take!

"No one can take this away from me!"

As soon as Ye Linyuan finished speaking, Shen Wanmeng and Shen Shuying excitedly hugged him, their faces beaming with joy.

"That's so well said, so very well said! I've always wanted to rebel against my family's arrangements, but I don't know why I should rebel. I can't find any reason to rebel because my family has always told me that they provide me with the best food, the best clothes, and the best education. Even when I wanted to apply to the police academy, my family fully supported me."

"Now you've made me realize that I also have the right to make choices, so Ye Linyuan, why don't we make this a real charade?"

"Ye Linyuan, why don't you marry me? Hanhan and I are best friends, and we'll definitely be very happy together."

Before Ye Linyuan could even speak, Ye Xi, Ye Xin, and Xiao Ruoxi beside him had already completely exploded.

What is this? Is this blatant poaching?

Even poaching someone's talent to their face wouldn't be this outrageous!

"That's enough, you two! How can you talk like that?!"

After Ye Xi, Ye Xin, and Xiao Ruoxi separated Ye Linyuan from the two Shen sisters, Xiao Ruoxi stood with her hands on her hips, glaring resentfully at Shen Wanmeng and Shen Shuying with a wary expression.

Putting aside Ye Xi and Ye Xin, looking at Xiao Ruoxi's protective manner, Shen Wanmeng teased thoughtfully.

"What? Miss Ruoxi also wants to marry Young Master Ye? Hehehe, Young Master Ye hasn't decided who his future wife is yet, so Miss Ruoxi, what right do you have to stop us two sisters from pursuing him?"

To be honest, it's no wonder that Shen Wanmeng and Shen Shuying are sisters. Shen Wanmeng's words had already made Xiao Ruoxi quite angry, and Shen Shuying's words almost made Xiao Ruoxi jump up and beat someone up.

"Besides, what's wrong with getting married? People still get divorced these days! Anyway, I'm not going to give up, even if it's just for Hanhan."

"You, you..."

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's go inside. Sister Shiyu has probably been waiting for us for a long time. If we keep dawdling here, we might miss the last bit of excitement."

Upon hearing Ye Linyuan's words, Shen Wanmeng, Shen Shuying, Xiao Ruoxi, and even Ye Xi and Ye Xin, who were just about to retort, all chose to shut up.

When Ye Linyuan arrived with his maid, Su Shiyu had already confronted Zhao Xinyue, and the two were on the verge of conflict. But it was clear to everyone that Su Shiyu had the upper hand.

"A-Yuan, you've arrived."

After greeting Ye Linyuan, Su Shiyu turned her gaze to Ye Xi, Ye Xin, and Xiao Ruoxi.

She knew these three people well, so Su Shiyu simply nodded to them. However, Shen Wanmeng's presence caused a clear look of doubt in Su Shiyu's eyes.

"Who is this?"

"Sister Shiyu, let me introduce you. This is Qinghan's best friend, Shen Shuying, and the woman next to her is Shuying's older sister, Shen Wanmeng, who is the captain of the Haicheng Public Security Brigade and also the eldest daughter of the Shen family."

Just as Ye Linyuan had predicted, when he revealed Shen Wanmeng's identity, Zhao Xinyue's expression changed drastically, turning extremely gloomy.

Although she didn't know why Ye Linyuan had to introduce two people he clearly knew again, Shen Wanmeng wasn't blind; she could clearly see Zhao Xinyue's face suddenly darken.

If you say there's nothing fishy going on here, she'd never believe it even if you beat her to death!