Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 653 - 509: Where There Is Life, There Is Hope
[Correction: The previous Chapter was intended as a nod to his brother-in-law, not his father-in-law! Strangely, there was no sense of incongruity when I wrote it... My brain...]
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Yin Shiqing asked the question, a fire burning in his chest, unable to vent.
He tried his best to lower his voice, but alas, he still touched Shi Yuancheng’s nerve.
"Do I need your approval for my actions? Cough! Cough cough..."
"Sir, please calm down, don’t get agitated..."
Shi Haiyan saw that Yin Shiqing was about to say something more, quickly grabbed his hand, and scolded in a low voice,
"What exactly are you doing? Now is the time to unite against the outsiders, and you’re still blaming the family?"
"If I don’t make things clear now, and Dad continues on his own way, how can we talk about uniting against anything!"
"What do you mean by that? What do you mean by going your own way?"
"Insisting on bailing Shi Shengde out of prison, that’s going your own way!"
Yin Shiqing’s mind was still rational and clear at this moment!
Probably the only one in this room who hadn’t lost his head over Shi Shengde’s arrest.
If Shi Yuancheng had discussed with him before going to the Yin Family to find Yin Shixiu, at least now Shi Yuancheng wouldn’t be lying in bed from anger.
The whole family wouldn’t have such a defeated expression, like a dog without a home.
"I, Shi Yuancheng, have only one son!"
"But the Shi Family doesn’t just have one Shi Shengde! You’ve been an official all your life, don’t you know that the batch of drugs seized is enough to cost Shi Shengde his life?"
"Don’t you know that not only Shi Shengde but even you and I, and your two grandsons, will become the focus of police attention?!"
"If you still want to use all kinds of tricks to get Shi Shengde out of jail, you’re just giving Yin Shixiu more opportunities!"
"Smuggling and drug trafficking, malicious money-grabbing, it’s Shi Shengde’s own doing, it has nothing to do with the Shi Family, nothing to do with me!"
"He definitely won’t get out. Please, Dad, let it go!"
"..."
Shi Yuancheng clutched the blanket beside him tightly.
His cloudy old eyes were now glistening with a hint of tears.
Maybe Yin Shiqing was right.
The Yin Family’s Yin Shixiu, Bai Family’s Bai Sidong, Zeng Family’s Zeng Xiaocheng, all were like wolves and tigers staring at them with green eyes as if they were their prey!
But for Shi Yuancheng to give up on his son like this would be as painful as cutting the flesh from his own body, like taking his life.
The room fell into a terrifyingly quiet silence.
After a long while, Shi Yuancheng asked in a hoarse voice,
"Then tell me... What should we do next?"
"Let Shi Shengde plead guilty, and after his death, the family will avenge him."
"Plead guilty..."
Mrs. Shi trembled as she whispered those two words, obviously struggling internally.
"No... No..."
Shi Shengde’s wife shook her head, tears welling up.
Pointing at Yin Shiqing, she cried out sharply,
"It’s you! It’s all because of you! This mess in your Yin Family! If you had gotten rid of that beast Yin Shixiu earlier, Shengde wouldn’t have ended up like this!"
These words were almost the same as what Shi Shengde had said at the time.
Yin Shiqing also didn’t bother to argue.
Now, this situation had developed into such a state that Mr. Shi knew better than anyone else.
If he had spoken to this extent and Mr. Shi still insisted on his way, then he no longer needed to make any plans for the Shi Family.
Next, what he needed to do was only to clarify and clean up his relationship with the Shi Family.
"Shi Qing, let’s proceed according to your plan."
Shi Yuancheng closed his eyes, said these words, then waved his hand to let them all go out.
"Dad, you can’t just give up on Shengde like this! He’s your only son!"
"Do you really want to drag the entire Shi Family down for him?!"
Shi Yuancheng suddenly opened his eyes, furiously shouting at his daughter-in-law.
Shi Shengde’s wife could only tremble with her lips...
Shi Yuancheng coughed twice, then said to his daughter-in-law,
"You and Xiao Hai, Xiao Yang, should go abroad later to lay low for a while. If our family can successfully get through this crisis, you can come back, if not..."
He closed his eyes again, saying nothing further.
The woman wept bitterly.
Yin Shiqing and Shi Haiyan walked out of Mr. Shi’s bedroom...
Shi Haiyan held Yin Shiqing’s hand tightly, looking at him, murmuring,
"This time... you could give up on my brother, next time, will you also give up on me?"
This was an inexplicable fear rising in Shi Haiyan’s heart.
She knew her husband had always been calm and collected, and she loved him for his intelligence, steadiness, and decisiveness.
Yin Shiqing’s future was so promising, Shi Haiyan had always firmly believed in this for years.
However.
When Yin Shiqing decisively and rationally said, "Give up on Shi Shengde"...
A trace of unease emerged in Shi Haiyan’s heart.
Could he so cleanly abandon her maiden family, would one day come when, if she became an obstacle on his path, if she threatened his future... he would also abandon her just as cleanly? 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"What are you thinking about?"
Yin Shiqing frowned, glancing at Shi Haiyan.
Whether he understood the meaning in Shi Haiyan’s words, only he knew his own heart.
And the answer to this question also only he knew in his heart.
"Don’t think about things that aren’t worth it."
"...Oh."
Shi Haiyan numbly responded.
"Let’s go back to the Yin Mansion."
"Go back to the Yin Mansion? Do you think Mom and Dad will help us?"
"There’s always a way."
Yin Shiqing’s eyes were slightly cold as he spoke calmly.
Shi Haiyan took a deep breath, just as she raised her foot to follow her husband’s steps, she heard her husband’s phone ring...
Yin Shiqing took out his phone from his pocket, glanced at the caller ID showing Bowen.
He casually answered, and just as he picked it up, he heard Yin Bowen’s anxious shout,
"Dad! The police are investigating the relationship between me and Little Gua! What should I do? Little Gua has been taken by the police for questioning!"
Yin Bowen, being a cadre in the finance department, would certainly have his position affected if the affair was exposed.
At this moment, hearing his son’s panicked words over the phone, Yin Shiqing was instantly enraged!
"Did I not tell you to cut off your relationship with that woman! Why didn’t you listen?!"
"I, I..."
Yin Bowen stammered, sounding like he was about to cry.
"That woman, did you discuss with her before! If something happens, does she know what to say and what not to say?"
Yin Bowen hurriedly said,
"We discussed it before, but Dad, this time the police are acting with such confidence, could they have already got some solid evidence?"
"Have you contacted the Li Family?"
"Yes, yes, Little Gua’s father told me not to worry too much, said Little Gua knows what to say."
"Then that’s settled! If they want to investigate, let them investigate! This isn’t the first time!"
Previously, the affair between Yin Bowen and the daughter of the Li Family had already been exposed. If they managed to cover it up last time, why would it be difficult this time?
After hanging up the phone.
Yin Shiqing and Shi Haiyan quickened their pace towards the Yin Mansion.
However, before they could drive to the Yin Mansion, Yin Bowen called again,
"Dad! The police are investigating my relationship with Little Gua! What should I do? Little Gua has been taken by the police for questioning!"
"..."
Yin Shiqing’s eyes narrowed, and he said in a cold tone as he listened to Yin Bowen’s anxious voice,
"Didn’t I tell you to talk to that woman and tell her what to do if something happened?"
"I, I..."
"Your behavior doesn’t need others to twist it! I really regret not having disciplined you properly! I told you long ago that women are trouble!"
"I, I’m sorry..."
"Stay home and wait for my news."
After hanging up the phone, Yin Shiqing barked a sharp order at the driver,
"Drive faster!"
