Returning to 84, hunting for wealth, one person feeding three families.

"No way?"

Qian Jiali was somewhat uncertain.

"How could that not be true?" Luo Ling grabbed Qian Jiali's hand anxiously and analyzed the situation carefully.

"Think about it, given Ye Chen's personality, if the money had really come from a legitimate source, he would definitely have told you the truth beforehand."

"This is a rare opportunity to shine; only a fool would hide it!"

"Sister Jiali, judging from your performance just now, you shouldn't know anything about it, right?"

"This shows that Ye Chen is clearly guilty and doesn't even dare to tell the truth. The money must have come from an illegitimate source. He's afraid you'll discover something, so he's deliberately hiding it!"

"this……"

Qian Jiali fell silent, but her heart was filled with turmoil, and the more she thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. If Ye Chen's money really came from Lu Zheng, why should he hide it?

That's right, it must be exactly what Lingmei said!

Ye Chen was clearly feeling guilty, which was why he didn't tell me the truth!

"Wait here, I'm going to find him right now!"

Enraged, Qian Jiali stood up without saying a word, looking fierce.

But before he could take two steps, Luo Ling stopped him.

"Sister Jiali, if you go ask her now, won't that expose us?"

"He's been keeping it from you all this time, how could he possibly tell you the truth now?"

"What should we do then?" Qian Jiali asked, frowning.

Luo Ling responded seriously, "If you ask me, we should pretend we don't know anything and question him thoroughly at the dinner table!"

"Like I just said, Sister Jiali, please double-check. If he's hiding the truth, he definitely has something to hide!"

"Once we have evidence, we'll expose his lies and see how he reacts!"

"Yes, that's fine!" Qian Jiali nodded affirmatively.

Unexpectedly, dissenting opinions arose within the trio's group.

"I think... Ye Chen probably won't gamble, and besides, I think he's really changed!"

Tian Xiaohui remained silent until she saw that the two had reached a consensus to deal with Ye Chen, at which point she finally spoke up.

"It's not fair for us to test him like this. What if Ye Chen is hiding this for other reasons? Wouldn't we be wronging him?"

"Xiaohui, I think you've really lost your mind!"

Luo Ling couldn't help but stomp her foot and accused, "You almost kissed him yesterday, and now you're defending him like this? What kind of spell has he cast on you?"

"How about this, if you feel uncomfortable, you can just watch from the sidelines, okay?"

"Well... okay!" After hesitating for a long time, Tian Xiaohui finally nodded.

He thought to himself: Of the three of them, he had spent the most time with Ye Chen. If anyone understood him, it was none other than himself!

Ye Chen has truly changed; he definitely won't gamble anymore!

Jiali and Lingmei must have misunderstood each other. Once we explain things clearly, their relationship will definitely improve!

……

After half an hour.

Ye Chen approached the side room with a friendly expression and extended an invitation.

"Dinner is ready. Let's eat early today. You probably didn't sleep well last night, so eat well and get some rest."

To Ye Chen's surprise, he had expected to be turned away again.

Unexpectedly, the three women showed up one after another, and, to their surprise, sat down at the dining table.

"Come on, have a taste!"

"This is a deer leg that Li Yan gave me yesterday. I cooked half of it, along with some wild vegetables, and stewed them together."

Ye Chen was quite attentive, taking turns serving food to the three of them.

But none of the three women touched their chopsticks, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"What's wrong?" Ye Chen asked, frowning.

Qian Jiali was the first to stand up: "Ye Chen, now that it's just the few of us, shouldn't you tell us what exactly happened last night?"

"I've been reported, which is probably a serious matter. Logically speaking, I shouldn't be out so quickly."

"Did you do something? There's nothing you can't say in front of the three of us, is there?"

"It's just some fines, not much. I borrowed it from a friend, and I'll pay it back later!" Ye Chen said subconsciously.

She thought this reason would fool the three people, but to her surprise, Qian Jiali slammed her hand on the table!

"Snapped!"

"Ye Chen, do you really think we're fools? How much is the fine?"

"As far as I know, something like this would cost at least several hundred yuan, right?"

"You have a terrible reputation; the people you associate with are either alcoholics or gamblers. Which friend of yours would actually lend you a few hundred dollars?"

"I……"

How did they know?

Ye Chen was stunned, completely dumbfounded.

The reason they didn't want to tell her before was that they didn't want to put too much burden on Qian Jiali, but now the other party has taken the initiative to reveal the truth.

Wouldn't that make me seem like I have ulterior motives?

Ye Chen immediately realized something was wrong and quickly tried to change his story.

But Qian Jiali now believes Luo Ling's story and doesn't give him a chance at all!

"Ye Chen, you know what? When you grabbed my arm this morning, I really thought you'd changed, that everything had gone back to how it was before!"

"I've just realized how stupid and naive I was. It's true what they say, 'Old habits die hard,' and someone like you is beyond saving!"

"If I'm not mistaken, you're probably feeling guilty and afraid to tell us the truth, right? Those few hundred dollars probably didn't come from somewhere, did they?"

"Hmph, Ye Chen, at least you dared to tell the truth before. You gambled and drank openly, but now you're doing bad things behind our backs and lying all the time. Do you really think you can fool us like this?"

Who gambled?

Dude, that money was earned honestly!

So once you're infamous, there's no turning back, right?

I am truly repentant. What do you want me to do to believe me?

These past two days, Ye Chen had been thinking about how to please the three women, and now, facing such doubts, he only felt wronged.

"Let me explain..."

In his anxiety, Ye Chen stood up, ready to reveal the truth.

Unexpectedly, Luo Ling stepped forward and slapped him across the face!

Snapped!

A crisp slap rang out, and Ye Chen was completely stunned.

Luo Ling turned around, took Qian Jiali's hand, and left without saying a word.

"Wait a minute..."

Ye Chen caught up and reached out to stop the two, but Qian Jiali was even more ruthless and kicked Ye Chen in the groin!

Ye Chen hurriedly dodged, and the two of them seized the opportunity, slipping into the room and locking the door from the inside.

No matter how Ye Chen patted it, it didn't react at all!

"Dude, what did I do to deserve this? I'm always thinking of others, and in the end, I get wronged. What's the point?"

Ye Chen felt wronged and wished he could kneel down to the two old ladies on the spot.

In the end, he had no choice but to return to the dining table.

But just as Ye Chen looked up, he keenly noticed that Tian Xiaohui had been sitting there the whole time, staring straight at him!

"What? You don't believe me either?" Ye Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking that Tian Xiaohui was going to scold him too.

Unexpectedly, the woman who had been with Ye Chen the longest took the initiative to hold Ye Chen's hand.

"Jiali and Lingmei just misunderstood each other and are still angry. You haven't had a proper rest for two nights in a row, so eat something and get some sleep first!"

"Later, I'll go talk to those two and put in a good word for them. Don't take what they say to heart, okay?"