Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1165: This Matter Is None of Your Concern
If it were just an ordinary minor accident, Xiao Minglan wouldn’t deliberately notify her son.
"Sent to the hospital for a check-up, they said four ribs were broken."
Xiao Minglan continued, "The one who got hit was an elderly person, and their children are asking for five hundred thousand in compensation. Song Ye only got his driver’s license with friends during summer vacation and took your uncle’s car without permission. Upon hearing that they would call the media, he suggested settling out of court."
In such a situation, settling privately could likely lead to extortion.
Honestly following the proper procedures is the right way.
"Ultimately, it’s still a matter of being too young," Song Baiyan said.
The other party dared to make such demands because the perpetrator is just a young kid.
Xiao Minglan sighed, "It wasn’t until your fifth uncle and the others reached the hospital that they found out there was a previous altercation. One of Song Ye’s friends said something they shouldn’t have."
Tang Li, upon hearing this, also looked again at Xiao Minglan.
She had a vague feeling that Song Ye’s friend might have mentioned Song Ye’s family background.
What Xiao Minglan said afterwards confirmed her guess.
Song Ye’s friend said, ’Song Ye, your cousin is His Excellency, what are you afraid of?’ effectively pushing the entire Song Family into the public eye.
The hospital is a place bustling with people.
Back then, in the corridor, there’s no guarantee someone didn’t record the scene.
If such a video were uploaded online, it’s most likely to incite public outrage.
As dinner was coming to an end, Song Baiyan finally asked, "What did the traffic police say? Is Xiao Ye fully responsible?"
"The liability hasn’t been finally determined yet," Xiao Minglan recounted the scene at that time, "However, according to Xiao Ye himself, he didn’t slow down when turning at the crosswalk, and the elderly person suddenly appeared, causing the car’s side mirror to knock them down."
"It indeed seems quite coincidental."
As Song Baiyan wiped his hands with a towel, he also threw out a comment.
Tang Li looked up.
Song Baiyan continued, "I’m just afraid someone set a trap for this foolish boy."
"You mean—" Xiao Minglan understood.
"The Customs Office found that Zuo Hong probably has an illegal cigarette factory set up in Southern Myanmar. Even though the Shunmao under Left Zeugma has a tobacco product import license, the two batches of goods seized by customs far exceeded the permitted quantities."
Smuggling cases involving such large amounts are usually reported on the news.
Of course, whether it makes the news still depends on the orders from above.
The Zuo Family naturally doesn’t want to gain fame.
Thinking this way, Song Ye hitting someone more and more seems like a setup.
Tang Li, holding the spoon in her hand, fell into deep thought.
It was because Lai Yuaner’s plan to expose her illegitimate child identity failed.
And her relationship with Tang Shen is a trump card that the Zuo Family wouldn’t use at the moment.
Thus, Song Ye became the unfortunate one after her.
The Zuo Family pulled this move to trade news for news.
The last second-generation who shouted "My dad is XX" didn’t end well.
Once the video of Song Ye’s friend’s outburst at the hospital is exposed, the public, unaware of the actual events, will only assume that President Song Baiyan condoned his relative’s ’offense’ and later intimidated the victim’s family.
"If it escalates, it might have negative repercussions."
This was Xiao Minglan’s concern.
"Let them investigate as they should," Song Baiyan placed down the towel, "If it’s indeed Xiao Ye’s fault, compensation and an apology are naturally unavoidable."
Song Baiyan had no intention of suppressing the issue.
This also means the news of the Zuo Family’s smuggling will still come out.
Tang Li thought of herself again.
Song Ye went out for a midnight snack, and the Zuo Family could pull so many tricks. As for her background, even more stories would be made.
After the meal, it was rare for Tang Li not to take a nap.
Knowing she was going to the company, Song Baiyan didn’t stop her, only asking her to take Yuan Qin along.
Tang Li did not refuse.
Returning to the master bedroom to get her going-out gear, Yuan Qin had also prepared the car.
To avoid arousing Yuan Qin’s suspicion, the meeting place with Su Mei was near the IMG headquarters.
Arriving at the company, she told Yuan Qin she would come down in about two hours.
Since Yuan Qin was waiting in the car, Tang Li pressed the button for the 1st and 27th floors in the elevator. When the elevator doors opened on the first floor, she stepped out.
Tang Li went to meet Su Mei through the back door of the company.
After seeing Su Mei, Tang Li directly took out the marriage certificate.
"This is—"
Su Mei looked at her in confusion.
Tang Li said, "Something’s come up on my side, so I want this marriage relationship temporarily dissolved."
Su Mei confirmed with her, "Do you know what it means to dissolve the marriage relationship?"
Tang Li nodded, "I understand."
"Does His Excellency know?"
"..."
If Song Baiyan knew, I wouldn’t be able to stand here at all.
Because Song Baiyan might not agree to her doing this.
However, things are different compared to half a month ago.
"His Excellency doesn’t need to know about this," Tang Li didn’t take back the marriage certificate, looking at Su Mei, she said again, "Meng Shu’s prior involvement in the kidnapping case means he’s bound to be arrested by Country S in the future. As long as you help me with this, I can issue a letter of understanding."
