260: Chapter 26 Emotional Conflicts - 1

"Fifty thousand..."

Zhao Yumei's heart ached so much she was twitching.

She could naturally guess where that forty-eight thousand had gone.

In this day and age, if you want to settle a matter, how could it be possible without greasing some palms?

She even felt a bit fortunate that her family had such a "well-connected" good son-in-law who could get in touch with the Deputy Bureau Chief; otherwise, they wouldn't even have a way to spend the money.

But this money... Her eyes rolled around, and she reached out to grab Lin Wanxing—who had been silent behind her with an increasingly dark expression—and shoved her directly into Jiang Ye's arms.

"Little Jiang... we really have you to thank this time! Our Wanxing is truly lucky to meet such a capable boyfriend like you... it's just... you know the situation at home... this money..."

"Auntie, don't worry."

Jiang Ye took the opportunity to wrap his arm around the female coach who had been pushed over, smiling gently.

"As for this money, even if you wanted to give it, they wouldn't dare accept it over there. I'll handle it. You just go to the window in a bit and pay the two thousand yuan fine; don't worry about anything else."

Hearing this, the heavy stone in Zhao Yumei's heart fell with a 'thud.' She immediately beamed with joy, finding this son-in-law more pleasing to the eye the more she looked at him.

"Oh, Little Jiang, look at this... how can I accept this... making you spend money every time... Auntie's heart is really... I really feel bad... Sigh, Wanxing will remember this kindness and will definitely repay you well in the future!"

Jiang Ye tightened his grip on the slightly struggling Lin Wanxing, whose fists were likely already clenched. His fingers lightly caressed her supple waist.

"Auntie, you're being too formal. We're all one family. Wanxing's business is my business, and her brother is naturally my brother."

Being held tightly by Jiang Ye, listening to the hypocritical dialogue between him and her mother, and feeling that restless hand on her waist, Lin Wanxing was so angry that steam was practically coming out of her head.

She was one hundred and ten percent certain that this was absolutely a setup!

When did Officer An become the Deputy Bureau Chief?

Moreover, Officer An clearly looked like a person of integrity and justice; would he accept this guy's money?

More likely, the moment the money was pulled out, he'd be handcuffed for bribery!

This bastard must be playing some kind of trick again!

"Then... then should we hurry and pay the money to finish the procedures?"

Zhao Yumei urged anxiously, only wanting to quickly fish out her disgraceful son and leave this place that had made her lose face.

"Okay, Auntie, just the two of us can go to the payment window."

Jiang Ye nodded, acting very much like the head of the household. "Na Na, Wanxing, you two wait here in the rest area for a bit. It'll just be messy if too many people go."

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The procedures went surprisingly smoothly, and the fine was indeed two thousand.

Zhao Yumei paid the money readily. Holding the receipt, she felt much more at ease.

After finishing the procedures and waiting for another twenty minutes or so, a dejected Lin Haoxuan, with his head hanging low, was finally led out by a police officer.

"Mom... Sis... Na Na... Brother-in-law..."

"You bastard!"

The anger Zhao Yumei had suppressed all night surged straight to the top of her head. She rushed forward and raised her hand, delivering a sharp 'slap' across his face.

"You dared to go to such a filthy place?! You... where am I supposed to hide this old face of mine?! How did I give birth to such a bastard like you!"

Lin Haoxuan stumbled from the slap, clutching his face and defending himself: "Mom... I... I was just curious... I couldn't help it..."

"Couldn't help it?! Curious?!"

Zhao Yumei trembled with rage. "Is that a place you should be curious about?! Is that a place decent people go?! Tell me! Who took you there?! Was it those shady friends of yours who egged you on?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ye quietly took half a step back, preparing himself for Lin Haoxuan to "confess" his involvement so he could then "helplessly" explain.

But Lin Haoxuan's reaction was completely beyond his expectations.

The kid looked up, quickly glanced at his "composed" brother-in-law standing behind his mother, his eyes flickering. Then, with a sudden burst of "loyalty," he stiffened his neck and shook his head.

"No... no one took me! It was myself... I searched for it online! Right! Everything is on the internet!"

Jiang Ye was slightly stunned.

Oh?

This kid... is quite clever? He knows to take the fall himself?

Is he afraid that if he rats out his "God of Wealth" brother-in-law, his future support won't be secure?

"You looked it up yourself?"

Zhao Yumei obviously didn't believe him and questioned sharply: "Where did you get the money?! How much does it cost to go to that kind of place once? Speak!"

"Just..."

Lin Haoxuan immediately coughed guiltily, his eyes darting around. "Just some money I usually save... it... it wasn't expensive, just over a thousand..."

Looking at his behavior, Jiang Ye understood instantly.

Loyalty my foot!

This kid was purely doing it to hide the twenty thousand yuan "activity fund" and pocket it himself!

But this was fine too; it saved him the trouble of explaining further.

"Auntie, Auntie, calm down, calm down!"

He stepped forward and stopped Zhao Yumei, who was about to lash out again. "It's enough that Haoxuan knows he was wrong. This isn't the place to talk. Let's head out first, we'll talk outside so we don't interfere with the officers' work."

Persuaded by Jiang Ye, Zhao Yumei realized that throwing a tantrum here was indeed inappropriate. She gave her son a fierce glare, cast a dissatisfied look at Sun Na, who was watching coldly from the side, let out a heavy huff, and turned to walk out the main door.