Looking at Li Menghao, Ye Yun's thoughts raced.
Although his younger brother-in-law wasn't exactly a model citizen, he truly owed him.
If it hadn't been for Li Menghao back then, marrying Mengyao would have been impossible.
At that time, he was still a decent person, and both Li Menghan and Li Menghao supported Li Mengyao and him being together.
But his mother-in-law and father-in-law, due to his poverty, absolutely refused.
Li Menghan, being a daughter, couldn't help them even if she wanted to.
It was Li Menghao who secretly stole the household registration book from home, allowing Ye Yun and Li Mengyao to get their marriage certificate and for Keke to be registered.
He was even framed by villains, kicked out of the research lab, and later his entrepreneurial ventures failed, leaving him penniless.
Even then, Li Menghao treated him like a real brother-in-law and did his best to maintain his relationship with his mother-in-law…
Even after Ye Yun descended into a life of drunken debauchery, gambling, and incurred significant usurious debts.
Li Menghao still hadn't given up on Ye Yun, even helping him pay off two usurious loans. No one knew about this except Ye Yun.
Even Li Mengyao was unaware.
If Ye Yun hadn't repeatedly disappointed Li Menghao, this brother-in-law wouldn't have been so hostile towards him.
Ye Yun understood Li Menghao's thoughts.
Deep love often leads to harsh criticism.
Since Ye Yun was the brother-in-law he personally found, Li Menghao felt he had pushed his sister into an abyss and merely wanted to rectify it.
However.
Given his actions in his previous life, Ye Yun could understand even if Li Menghao's actions were extreme.
It was all his own doing.
"Always talking about death, Li Menghao, this is my home, get out!"
Seeing Zhang Jinzhong's unfriendly expression, Li Mengyao quickly nudged her brother.
Ye Yun apologized at the same time.
"Captain Zhang, this is my brother-in-law, please…"
After speaking, he glanced at Li Menghao's wrist.
Zhang Jinzhong chuckled helplessly.
"Ye Yun, I really suspect you have some kind of magic. The moment I said you needed me for something, trouble arises. If someone saw this and complained to 12345, I'd be in trouble again."
Despite his words, Zhang Jinzhong acted swiftly, removing Li Menghao's handcuffs and saying sternly,
"Don't keep talking about killing, kid. We'll let you go this time, but be careful in the future."
Putting aside the fact that even if neighbors saw, in the dark, they couldn't confirm his identity.
What if they really knew he was Zhang Jinzhong? He had been criticized plenty over the years.
He was used to it.
"Thank you, Captain Zhang, thank you, Captain Zhang. I'll treat you to a meal in a few days to apologize," Ye Yun said with a smile.
However, as soon as he finished speaking.
Li Menghao's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhang Jinzhong incredulously.
"Captain Zhang? You're Zhang Jinzhong from the City Criminal Investigation Brigade? The one who led the team to crack the case at Xian Shang Ren Jian last night?"
Although he had just been released, he had heard about the major event last night.
However, Zhang Jinzhong ignored him. Li Menghao stumbled from being pushed. Then he said,
"Kid, you've run into trouble today. You're lucky to have a brother-in-law like this. Hurry up and get out."
Seeing Zhang Jinzhong there, Li Menghao knew it was useless. He was pushed away by Li Mengyao.
As he passed by Ye Yun, he sneered.
"Bastard, you're lucky today! Captain Zhang can protect you for now, but not forever! If I find out you're not treating my sister or Keke well, I'll kill you!"
Ye Yun didn't retort, his face only showing bitterness.
He could only watch as Li Mengyao escorted Li Menghao away.
"He, is he really your brother-in-law?"
Zhang Jinzhong scrutinized Ye Yun, unable to help but ask.
Looking like this, he would even believe Ye Yun had killed Li Menghao's own father.
"Yes, it's a long story," Ye Yun's smile became even more bitter.
"Alright, an upright official finds it hard to settle household disputes. Call me if you need anything," Zhang Jinzhong gestured a phone call and left.
After Ye Yun tidied himself up at home, it was already late at night.
When he came out of the kitchen, Li Mengyao was still awake, sitting on the sofa watching Ye Yun.
The water in the cup beside her was still steaming.
"Why aren't you asleep yet? Where's Keke?"
Ye Yun's heart warmed, and he asked.
"Keke is asleep. I wanted to talk to you for a while," Li Mengyao picked up the cup. "You drank quite a lot today, here's some hot water, drink up."
"Thank you." Ye Yun raised the cup and took a sip.
It was just ordinary hot water, but he felt it sweet in his heart.
"Menghao is just a bit quick-tempered. He doesn't mean any harm, don't take it to heart…" Seeing Ye Yun put down the cup, Li Mengyao said.
"I know. It was all my fault before. Menghao is right to blame me." He then lightened the mood with a jest, "Besides, even if this kid really wanted to do something to me now, I wouldn't be afraid. Don't I have connections upstairs now?"
Li Mengyao chuckled, giving Ye Yun a playful glare. "Look at you showing off. But Captain Zhang has a high position, it's best not to trouble him if you can avoid it in the future. This time you helped him, so he owes you a favor, but favors have a limit. You need to use them sparingly."
Ye Yun's heart warmed.
Even now, Li Mengyao was still thinking of him.
As for favors, Ye Yun didn't care.
Moreover, given Zhang Jinzhong's personality, he likely felt indebted to him for the rest of his life for saving his life.
"I know," Ye Yun nodded.
"And about the house, I've thought about it, let's not rush for now. Didn't you say your research results are out and you want to start a business? Use the remaining three million-plus first. We've lived in this rental for so long, we've grown attached to it," Li Mengyao continued.
"Mengyao, don't worry, I have money. I have money for the house, the car, and the startup…"
In the rented room.
Ye Yun and Li Mengyao murmured softly.
In the humble rented room, their hearts drew closer.
The next day.
After Li Mengyao went to work, Ye Yun first rode his scooter to take Keke to school.
Then, after some thought, he called Lin Shiyou and others.
He invited them to have lunch together.
Tianxiang Mansion.
The restaurant Ye Yun had chosen.
It was also a high-end restaurant, exclusively for members, owned by Lin Shiyou's family.
When Ye Yun arrived.
Lin Shiyou and the others came out to greet him warmly.
"Brother Ye, Mr. Ye."
Amidst their greetings, the group of five went into a private room.
Inside the room, a sumptuous feast was already prepared.
As they were seated, Wang Meiling spoke first.
"Mr. Ye, you must know about the Haixin Group. We've made a fortune this time. Haixin Group's stock was halved today. I cashed out all my shares and made fifteen hundred million."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
They knew the gains would be significant, but they hadn't expected so much.
They had invested a total of 700 million, and in less than a week, it had doubled!
Even though they were already wealthy, facing such terrifying returns, it was hard to remain calm.
"A little more than double, that's about right," Ye Yun said.
"Mr. Ye, do you mean we could have earned even more?" Wang Meiling asked in surprise, "…"