Yu Lian quickly got up and left, closing the door behind her. Erli's loud voice excitedly drew Yu Xin, who was washing fruit inside, to run out. The moment she put down the fruit plate, she immediately looked at He Xinglan warily.

"Oh no, I mistook him for someone else. I was telling my brother-in-law the other day that the neighbor's brother was his rival, and now I realize, my sister likes this guy!"

"What do you mean?" He Xinglan was completely confused.

"My sister had a crush on someone when she was in school, I don't know if she still does. I was just joking with the neighbor's brother yesterday, but I'm really not sure about this."

Within three minutes, the three of them were peering out from the French windows. It was clear that the two women were smiling as they chatted. If it hadn't taken so long, they probably could have continued talking. Yu Xin noticed her sister still had a smile on her face when she entered.

"Sis, who is it?"

"A classmate."

"Sis, you're going to stay with my brother-in-law, right? At least for the next couple of years?"

Knowing immediately that her younger sister was overthinking things, Yu Lian said seriously, "What nonsense are you talking about? Someone just asked me to come to the house to invite you to a class reunion."

"What's there to explain? You kids are always so concerned about me. Go play by yourself, I'm going upstairs."

After Yu Lian left, Yu Xin plopped down on the sofa and patted He Xinglan on the shoulder: "Lanlan, we can't be relatives in this life, but we can be sisters."

He Xinglan held onto hope, but also knew it was impossible. She understood the importance of respecting both sides' wishes, and while she felt disappointed, it wasn't much.

"Um."

Erli raised the crucial question: "What class reunion? They weren't in the same class or even the same year, okay?"

Yu Xin didn't think much of it at the time, since there was no rule against eating and dining together.

"Alright, let's go to my room and get back to the main topic."

"So you're just going to ignore that matter? Don't forget Si Qin is still alive."

These words startled He Xinglan so much that she froze.

"I thought all the children of officials were..."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter: "She's teasing you, how could she? We live in a society governed by law, okay?"

The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked upstairs.

Meanwhile, at the hospital.

After the arrival of "fair and impartial" investigators, Mei Xinchang straightened his back and felt he had found his confidence.

"Director Li, you really have to help me. These people are too difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, when have I ever failed to smooth things over for you, brother?"

As they spoke, the two arrived at the conference room door. In just a turn of his head, when he saw the person sitting in the very center, Director Li almost lost his balance.

"Greetings, sir!"

Yu Jinbu didn't recognize the person who came, but the person recognized his military uniform.

"Don't be shy, just follow the rules and procedures."

"it is good."

Mei Xinchang sensed something unusual about this word.

"Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

After saying that, he rushed out the door and bumped into the door frame in his haste.

"Hey! Old Li, why did you leave!"

Mei Xinchang chased after him, but was pushed aside by Director Li after running only a short distance. He lowered his voice and said, "It's not convenient to talk now. Go outside and talk!"

As soon as they reached the back entrance of the hospital, Director Li couldn't hold back any longer: "Mei Xinchang, if you want to kill me, just say so! This has nothing to do with me. If you dare drag me into this, you won't get away with it either!"

His expression changed instantly, and Mei Xinchang became curious about the man's identity: "Do you know that person?"

"I'd like to get to know him! I'll say it again, if you want things to stay peaceful, you'd better get your unfilial son to apologize to someone! Bah, the cripple you raised, now he wants to drag me down with him! I'm telling you, from today onwards, I'm cutting ties with you, I've settled all past grievances! You've really screwed me over this time."

Sensing something was wrong, Director Li dropped his pretense and launched into a tirade interspersed with profanities. Seeing the usually smug Director Li so enraged for the first time, Mei Xinchang silently pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his brow.

"I...I understand, Director Li. I...I'll go find someone to apologize right away."

After saying that, Mei Xinchang walked forward unsteadily. If it weren't for a kind person helping him up, he probably would have collapsed to the ground.

He didn't know Yu Jinbu, but he knew Director Li. As the biggest local tyrant in this area, if even he couldn't handle something, it must be a big deal. Even those with connections above him were afraid of this person, which showed that the other party was someone of considerable influence.

Walking back to the conference room with a timid expression, Mei Xinchang's demeanor completely changed: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood today. I just went out and found out that it was our unfilial son who was at fault first. I will bear all the losses, including double the hospital and nutrition fees for both children. Do you have any other requests? I will bring that bastard son to apologize to you as soon as he wakes up."

The change of expression was so fast that Yu Jinbu didn't need to guess to know what they had just said outside.

"No need for an apology, but a formal apology is necessary. However, you don't need to bring your child to our door in person. I believe that Director Li, who is on good terms with you, will give us an explanation."

"No, no, no, I don't know Director Li at all. I only met him once when the factory was robbed a while ago!"

"That would be best, of course. Then you can see your son in jail."

After saying that, everyone in the room left. Only Mei Xinchang remained, sitting there in a daze, probably in disbelief and unwilling to accept it. But right now, he couldn't think of a better solution. Even Director Li had given up, and he couldn't think of anyone more capable to handle this matter.

After the discussion, the doctor confirmed that Med was fine the next day, and he was taken away directly. Yu Xin went to the police station alone and took all the blame. But she only told the truth about what happened that day, and nothing happened to her. She even went to the place where Med was detained to mock him.

"Kid, who do you think you've messed with? You used to walk all high and mighty, but now I'm turning the tables on you. From now on, you'd better keep your tail between your legs and avoid me, or you won't even know how you died next time."

When Med woke up today, she was still in a daze. It wasn't until she talked to her father that she learned she was out of luck this time and there was nothing she could do. Even Director Li wanted to sever ties with her family.

"You better not give me a chance to get out, or I'll be the first to make you pay!"

He tried to provoke her by acting recklessly, but Yu Xin wasn't buying it.

"Officer, I'm so scared! You heard me? This person is completely unrepentant; he'd better stay in jail for another two years!"

"Sit back down!" the policeman shouted angrily, and Med had no choice but to suppress his anger and sit back down.

Yu Xin rolled her eyes at him twice and walked out of the police station with a triumphant air. Yu Lian, who was standing at the door, saw everything and then scolded her sister as soon as she went out.

"Yu Xin, this isn't good. He's received his due punishment, and now it seems his dad's factory has gone under too. What will you do when he realizes he has nothing left and decides to take revenge on you?"

"Don't worry, sis. He'll be locked up for who knows how many years. Maybe I won't even be in Yuncheng by then. I'll be out traveling all over the country!"

Yu Lian had no choice but to shut up, taking it as her sister joking.

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