290: Chapter 29 Howling Ghosts

Shen Yan's impression of Liu Hui's father was that of someone with severe social anxiety.

He never expected that Liu Hui's father could be so fierce when angered; even he was startled.

Just as he opened his mouth to say something, Liu Hui gently tugged his sleeve and pulled him into her room.

"Thud!"

The room door closed.

Outside, the sound of Liu Tiao wailing like a ghost or howling like a wolf began.

Shen Yan felt no sympathy for Liu Tiao.

After all, Liu Tiao had just tricked him not long ago.

He was just wondering if it was appropriate for Liu Hui's parents to discipline Liu Tiao in front of him.

"You don't need to worry too much. My cousin is just like this; he's been full of crooked ideas since he was little. He's been to the police station no less than five times."

Saying this, Liu Hui sighed.

"Because he is only my cousin, I usually can't keep a close watch on him. I can only remind him a few times when he comes to find me."

"A while ago, he suddenly came to us saying he opened a repair shop here. We originally thought he had finally decided to walk the right path, but we didn't expect him to still be engaging in scams and fraudulent activities."

Shen Yan gently patted Liu Hui's back and said, "If he really can't change, then just give up."

Liu Hui nodded and replied, "That's what I'm thinking too. If he truly cannot change, then we can only pretend we don't have him as a relative."

As she spoke, she rubbed her temples with a look of distress.

"My parents weren't intentionally trying to discipline him in front of you. They mainly wanted to teach him a lesson to see if he could repent and reform."

"Of course, the most important thing was that they wanted you to withdraw the lawsuit after seeing this, so my cousin wouldn't really end up in jail."

Hearing this, Shen Yan chuckled and replied, "Actually, this matter isn't as serious as you imagine. The reason I hired a lawyer to sue him was just to get my car back and to have him offer me a formal apology."

Liu Hui waved her hand.

"No matter the reason, if this can make my cousin repent because of you, then our whole family, including his entire family, will have to thank you."

While the two were chatting,

the wailing from outside had not stopped.

In order not to spoil their mood, Liu Hui took out a pair of earphones and offered them to Shen Yan, asking, "Want to listen to music?"

Shen Yan accepted without hesitation.

He put on the earphones.

Liu Hui clicked on a piece of instrumental music.

While listening, neither of them spoke, just quietly enjoying the time listening to music.

Song after song ended.

When they belatedly realized that the wailing outside had stopped, more than half an hour had already passed.

"Wait for me here for a moment. I'll go see if my parents are finished."

After speaking, Liu Hui took off the earphones and tiptoed to open the door to peek outside.

"It's done. My parents have finished their lecture. You can come out now."

Hearing this, Shen Yan hesitated slightly.

"Can I really go out?"

Liu Hui nodded.

"We are waiting for you now. Let's go."

Shen Yan let out an "Mm," and walked out of the room with Liu Hui.

As soon as they stepped out, he saw Liu Tiao kneeling on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.

He somewhat awkwardly rubbed his nose and said to Liu Hui's parents, "It's getting late now, maybe I should first..."

Before he could finish speaking,

Liu Hui's parents smiled and told him, "It's fine, stay a little longer. My wayward relative has something to say to you."

Shen Yan's lips parted slightly, and his gaze shifted to Liu Tiao, who was still kneeling beside them.

"What do you want to say to me?"

Liu Tiao swallowed, and kneeling with a swollen face, he said to Shen Yan, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have engaged in scams and fraud, and I shouldn't have lied to you. I was wrong, I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

Shen Yan considered this groveling apology a perfect score.

What he originally wanted was just an apology from Liu Tiao. Now that his goal was achieved, he naturally wouldn't press the matter further.

He turned to Liu Hui's parents and said, "Fine, then this matter is settled. I will contact the lawyer tomorrow to cancel the lawsuit."

As his words fell,

Liu Hui's parents immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason they had beaten Liu Tiao in front of Shen Yan was precisely because they didn't want Liu Tiao to go to jail over this matter.

"We are so sorry, Xiao Shen. We never expected this unfilial relative of ours to dare to engage in such fraudulent activities outside. We really are... sigh."

By the end, they didn't know what else to say.

Who would have thought that their own relative would scam their future son-in-law, and on the day they were meeting the in-laws!

Just as they were about to speak but hesitated,

Shen Yan put his arm around Liu Hui and said:

"This matter has nothing to do with you; it's between me and Liu Tiao. Since he has already apologized to me, and you have already disciplined him, then this matter is over on my end."

"Don't worry, something like this won't affect my relationship with Ah Hui."

Hearing this, Liu Hui's parents breathed another sigh of relief.

As long as it didn't affect their future son-in-law's relationship with their daughter, they didn't care about anything else.

"Alright, alright, it's getting late. You should go back and rest early."

Shen Yan nodded.

Then, without even glancing at Liu Tiao, he left the house and went downstairs with Liu Hui.

"Is this matter really over just like that?"

In the elevator,

Liu Hui, holding Shen Yan's arm, asked him.

Shen Yan: "What else? Do you still hope I sue your cousin?"

Liu Hui pouted and replied, "To be honest, I really hoped you would sue him. People like him need to be taught a serious lesson."

"However... this isn't up to me to decide. If he continues to engage in this kind of scam in the future, then I can only say I don't need this cousin anymore."

Shen Yan nodded, let go of Liu Hui's arm, walked out of the elevator, and said, "It's clear that people like him really need a severe lesson, but because this type of case is a civil matter, it's difficult for him to go to jail."

"If he needs to go to jail and suffer a bit, he'll probably have to commit another offense first."

"Alright, don't follow me anymore. Hurry back."

Liu Hui was reluctant to leave and said, "What if I don't want you to go?"

Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh and patted Liu Hui's head.

"It's fine, it's not like we won't see each other again. If you really want to see me, I'll come find you again tomorrow."

As his words fell,

Liu Hui quickly shook her head.

"I have to be on duty for the next three days. Even if you come looking for me, you won't see me."

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Then I'll wait until you're not on duty before I come to find you."

"Oh, right. I hope today's incident doesn't happen a second time. If there's anything, we can face and solve it together."

"Since you feel your parents can't temporarily accept the fact that I'm divorced and have a child, then let's just continue getting along for now, and I can also get along with your parents."