Han Yi saw Lu Guoqi acting all secretive, and laughed, saying, "What are you up to in broad daylight, hiding your private stash, preparing to repay me?"

Lu Guoqi glanced sideways at him, tossed the bag he was carrying into Han Yi’s arms. Han Yi took the bag in confusion, opened it, and saw several stacks of money inside, which made Han Yi raise an eyebrow, puzzled by what Lu Guoqi meant, "Just two thousand yuan, how many times over are you adding to repay me?"

"This isn’t yours; it’s for your friend. The house I bought this time belongs to your friend."

"Mei Langchi’s? Which courtyard?" Han Yi frowned slightly.

"The one near Xiahe and Erzhong."

"...Oh, so... what’s the deal?"

"When we were tidying the house yesterday, we swept this out from under the bed. I looked at it, and these must have been put there recently. It should be from your friend. I initially planned to find your dad, but Commander Mei wasn’t at the office. Luckily, I bumped into you, so I gave it to you instead. Did your friend sell the house without telling his family? And hiding so much money, isn’t he anxious to find it?"

Han Yi frowned, looking down at the money, contemplating something, then patted Lu Guoqi’s shoulder, saying, "This money isn’t his; it was hidden by his wife, who has gone mad."

Lu Guoqi looked startled with wide eyes, not expecting Mei Langchi’s wife to have lost her sanity, "Oh, I see."

Not knowing who the wife is, and it’s someone else’s private family matters, he couldn’t ask more.

"Thanks for the money this time; I’ll treat you to a meal next time."

"You really should thank me; you don’t know how envious my wife is of this money. By the way, there’s something else, I need your help. As a buddy, you need to give me face."

"What’s the matter?"

"My wife was stimulated by the money, saying she has to work hard to earn it back. I told her about Saozi, and she thinks Saozi is remarkable, insisting I take her to meet Saozi for advice. In a few days, I’ll bring my wife to your house. You can’t show my wife a bad face because you’re concerned for your wife."

Han Yi laughed at Lu Guoqi’s words, amused that there really aren’t many who can resist the temptation between them; such a small matter wouldn’t make him deny an old classmate face, "Let me know ahead of time when you’re coming, so I can prepare a few dishes."

"Alright, that’s enough, buddy."

Lu Guoqi forgot about the affair between Han Yi and Mei Langchi and didn’t know Han Yi hadn’t given the money to Mei Langchi.

After Han Yi returned home with the money, he told Lin Wan about Mei Langchi selling Ye Qing’s house.

Lin Wan felt Mei Langchi went too far, and Ye Qing was venomous; she could attack the person but shouldn’t have coveted her property.

Ye Qing, being such a capable woman, had worked hard to earn this modest wealth, which wasn’t easy. Lin Wan understood her well; aside from competing, the most important thing was wanting her son to have a good life in the future and not suffer like she did as a child. She hoped her mom would live well once out.

However, Ye Qing didn’t expect things to come to this. Her mom hasn’t been released yet, and her son was taken by someone she least wanted to see.

"This money must be what Mei Langchi mentioned, stolen by Ye Qing from her stash, right?"

"Hmm, probably. If it were Mei Langchi, he would have taken it before selling the house. But the couple keeps fighting; if we hadn’t intervened, Mei Langchi wouldn’t have been Ye Qing’s match. You can tell from where she hid the money."

"Ye Qing’s shrewdness is something I can’t match. Ai Yi, lucky to have you around."

Han Yi hugged Lin Wan, smiling contentedly at Lin Wan’s praise, "What do you think we should do with this money?"

"Hmm..." Lin Wan raised her head and thought for a moment, "No matter how many mistakes Ye Qing made, the child is innocent. Plus, in front of the kid, Ye Qing was a good mother. Since the Mei family doesn’t care about Hua Hua, let’s give this money to the child. It’s both for Ye Qing and for the kid."

Han Yi didn’t object; giving the money to the child was the best choice, "Tomorrow I’ll anonymously write a letter to Li Liang’s parents and warn them that although they’re getting the money, they must raise the child properly."

"Hmm, Li Liang’s parents were able to raise Li Liang into someone like him; I’m worried they’ll teach Hua Hua to be like Li Liang too."

"Everyone has a different foundation, and their upbringing won’t be the same; don’t worry, we have so many relatives in S City to keep an eye out. We all hope the child doesn’t end up like their parents, wouldn’t you?"