Ch. 381..385: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 381-385

Chapter 380: Chapter 380 Last Words

Xiahou Yi gave his little granddaughter a set of very beautiful jade jewelry.

At a glance, the jewelry was clearly extraordinary, with its luster as if about to drip, and the incredible craftsmanship of its carving. Even an outsider like her could tell, this must have been something from the imperial palace of the past.

"Great General, what is this...?"

"You take good care of it for her, so that when she gets married, it can serve as her dowry,"

the old man said with a smile as he sat there.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Later, it was the two little boys who stepped forward, and when the old man saw the gift they brought him, which was actually a model of a warship, he rubbed their little heads and smiled happily.

"Do you boys like these?"

"Yes!" Cen Bao, always lively, immediately responded.

"My brother has many, many models like this, with fighter jets, warships, and all kinds of tanks."

He rattled off his brother’s collection as if he were presenting treasures.

This caused Xi Bao to blush with embarrassment beside him.

Xiahou Yi’s gaze then turned to this eldest grandson and he asked, "So, what do you want to do in the future? Do you want to become a Great General?"

Xi Bao lifted his head: "No, I just want to protect people and defeat the bad guys!"

This response was really quite something.

Yin Hehe heard it and wanted to pull her son to her side. Instead, Xiahou Yi, upon hearing it, was extremely pleased.

"Very good, very good, I like a child with such spirit. You will certainly be able to become a towering hero in the future!"

He touched the boy’s face again and then had the butler behind him hand over a small golden key.

"What’s this?"

Yin Hehe, seeing this, immediately asked.

Fearing the old man would bestow upon her son another gift so significant that she couldn’t possibly accept it.

Fortunately, Xiahou Yi casually mentioned, "It’s just a keepsake. This is the key to a tank I used to drive during combat. If this child gets into a military academy in the future, he can use this key to drive that tank away."

"..."

Before Yin Hehe could regain her composure, Xi Bao had already reached out and taken the key.

Yin Hehe saw this and just let it be.

But Sheng Siyuan, who saw this scene, had his pupils shrink.

He had heard the stories about the old man and the tank. In the military, that tank was actually tantamount to his identity.

Thus, one could imagine what it meant for him to give this key to the child.

Sheng Siyuan’s handsome face grew somber.

Finally, it was Cen Bao’s turn. Naturally lively and cheerful, Cen Bao didn’t prepare any special gift for the old gentleman, but he could tell the old man was in pain right now.

So, he climbed up and personally rubbed the spot over the old man’s heart with his little hand.

"Old Grandpa, I don’t have anything to give you, I just want you to not hurt here anymore,"

"..."

In an instant, Xiahou Yi sitting there felt a jolt in his heart. In just a few seconds, despite having held on for so long, he couldn’t hold back anymore and bent over to tightly hug the little guy to his chest.

"Thank you~~," he said with a choked voice, while his cloudy old eyes were already brimming with tears.

"Grandpa doesn’t hurt anymore. Seeing you three, everything is better!"

He looked at the little guy with a happiness and contentment on his face that he had never known before.

At that moment, he probably also realized why his son had always been reluctant to follow him to the capital. It turned out that his current life was the happiest in the world.

Xiahou Yi took off the jade thumb ring he wore on his thumb and gave it to his little grandson!

This jade thumb ring had never been taken off before.

Yin Hehe was startled again!

She wanted to refuse on her son’s behalf, but then the man sitting beside her, who had been silent the whole time, looked at her.

"Hehe, why don’t you take them out for a bit?"

"...Okay." The intelligent Yin Hehe immediately grasped the man’s intention.

Soon after, she led the children out.

"What are you planning to do? A last will and testament thing?"

As soon as Yin Hehe had left, the man stared at the old man in front of him and was quite rude, so much so that it turned the ever-present butler’s face pale.

"Young master, you..."

"It’s alright, let him speak," Xiahou Yi stopped him with a gesture of his hand.

Thus, the already angered man continued to rant, "Do you think that by pulling this stunt with me, I’ll compromise? I’m telling you, it’s never going to happen!"

Xiahou Yi smiled...

"You’re mistaken, I was really just happy to see the three of them. And I had prepared those gifts long ago; you don’t need to overthink it."

"..."

"By the way, if you’re not busy, you can take them back with you."

All of a sudden, the old man began showing them out.

The man’s expression turned even darker and more unsightly, making the butler stamp his feet in anxiety.

"Great General, why are you doing this?"

"Fine, I’m leaving!"

Before the butler could finish, the man in front of him stood up with a livid face and, not long after, stormed out, pushing his chair behind him.

This was quite the scene...

And so, Yin Hehe, who had thought she could stay longer at this place, was angrily taken back by the man.

They didn’t even have a proper meal.

Such temper...

Yin Hehe had no choice. After returning to Jiangbei, she dared not mention anything about the old man in front of this man.

Three months later, Jiangbei had entered the height of summer.

Regarding their trip to Chongzhou in the spring of March, after three months, they had almost forgotten about it.

Until today at noon, Dr. Qin from the Drug Rehabilitation Center, who had not been in contact for a long time, made a phone call.

"Xiaoyin, do you know someone named Xiahou Shaojie?"

"Ah?"

Yin Hehe couldn’t recall.

Xiahou Shaojie? Who was that?

"What’s wrong, Dr. Qin? Why are you suddenly asking about this person?" she still asked.

Dr. Qin then said with a frown over the phone, "He’s been arrested and just brought to our Drug Rehabilitation Center. He’s claiming to be your nephew specifically by name."

"..."

Yin Hehe’s CPU completely burned out.

What nephew? Where did she get such a big nephew who also happened to be a drug user?

Yin Hehe flatly denied it.

"Dr. Qin, I don’t know him, just follow the rules of your Drug Rehabilitation Center, okay?"

After she finished speaking, she was about to hang up the phone.

But upon hearing this, Dr. Qin immediately responded on the phone, "The main issue is he’s now suspected of FD and if he doesn’t have the money for a lawyer, he might be sentenced to death."

"..."

"So, he was wondering if you could, considering your past relationship as family, fight this lawsuit for him. According to the information we have at the Drug Rehabilitation Center, he indeed has never committed FD; someone is framing him!"

Dr. Qin added one last sentence on the phone.

Yin Hehe fell silent...

Chapter 381: Chapter 381: The Feast

Yin Hehe finally did not agree to the matter.

Three months ago in Chongzhou, she had actually overheard the conversation between Xiahou Yi and Sheng Siyuan in the room.

So, at this time, she would not intervene in the downfall and plight of the Xiahou Family. Moreover, Xiahou Yi was still around. Why would he need her help?

Yin Hehe hung up the phone, realizing it was time to pick up the child, she tidied up and prepared to leave work.

"Xinxin, I’m leaving work. Sort out these documents, and call me if there’s anything."

She called her assistant in and instructed her.

This assistant was the female employee next to the sales department when she used to come to the company with Han Lina’s face, named Hu Xinxin.

So, when she came back and took over the Legal Department, she called this girl over to be her assistant.

"Okay, Director." Hu Xinxin immediately got busy and organized everything proficiently.

Yin Hehe left the company.

The three little ones were now in the middle class of kindergarten, and the school had gradually added a lot of interest cultivation and activities for them. During this period, Yin Hehe had indeed been very busy with them.

"Buzz... Buzz..."

While driving towards the school, suddenly the phone beside her rang.

"Hello?"

"Hehe, have you gone to pick up the children? Could you bring them to Baiqing Building tonight? It’s the old master’s birthday today."

It turned out to be a call from Auntie Jinxiu at Baiqing Building.

Oh my God!

Today was the Yin Family’s old master’s birthday, and she had completely forgotten about it!

Yin Hehe immediately felt a wave of guilt. She remembered that when she had been abused by her stepmother He Wanqiu and her ungrateful father Yin Rong, the old master had helped her, allowing her brother Yin Beixiao to protect her.

Yin Hehe hung up the phone, and before she reached the kindergarten, she first called Sheng Siyuan, who was still at the office.

"Husband, we’re in trouble. Today is the Yin family old master’s birthday, and I forgot about it. Could you help me pick a gift now? I’ll go get the kids, and we’ll go to Baiqing Building for dinner tonight."

As soon as the call connected, she blurted out her words in one breath, sounding anxious.

Sheng Siyuan was in his office dealing with files at that moment.

Hearing this, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, showing a helpless smile, "You don’t need to worry about that. I have already prepared it."

"What?"

Yin Hehe was shocked.

This man... he had already prepared it? She didn’t even remember, how could he have remembered these things?

"Yes, but, I saw that you hadn’t mentioned it earlier, and I thought you didn’t want to go to the banquet, so I didn’t tell you," the man explained gently on the phone.

He would certainly remember these things, anything important to her, those who had once helped her.

He would have his secretary make a note of it.

As dusk fell, with a touch of red twilight slowly descending, a family of five drove towards Baiqing Building.

"Mommy, but Youyou didn’t prepare a gift for great grandpa. Will he not welcome Youyou’s baby?"

Little Bun was still a warm-hearted little girl. Hearing that they were going to have birthday cake, her first thought was that she didn’t have a gift to give.

Yin Hehe rubbed her little head.

"No, as long as you are there, great grandpa will be very happy."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Little Bun smiled happily.

Yin Hehe then glanced at her two sons and noticed that they were quiet, seemingly engrossed in something on their tablet.

"What are you two doing?"

"Mommy, we’re helping Uncle Dummy. He said he wants to confess his feelings today and asked us for ideas."

Cen Bao lifted her head and said with a beaming smile.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Even Sheng Siyuan, who was driving in front, twitched at the corner of his eye when he heard that.

"Are you sure there’s not something wrong with your nerves, brother? You might as well not bother with women altogether to avoid affecting the next generation."

"..."

Yin Hehe couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation at these words.

This habit of sharp-tongued sarcasm really doesn’t change no matter how much time passes.

Half an hour later, the family finally arrived at Baiqing Building.

"Aunt Jinxiu, I’m here oh~~" As soon as the car door opened, Little Bun saw Jinxiu waiting at the entrance and immediately joyfully hurled herself at her.

Since Yin Hehe had acknowledged her identity, everyone had changed how they addressed each other.

She called Jinxiu "sister," and the children continued to call her "aunt."

Jinxiu saw this exquisitely adorable little girl and happily squatted down to give her a big hug.

"My darling, Auntie has missed you so much."

When the whole family got out, the Baiqing Building, now Jiangbei’s busiest and most famous century-old establishment, had all its lights turned on, instantly illuminating the swaying red lanterns and the colorful neon lights.

It was as if the entire street was lit up.

"How about that? Doesn’t Baiqing Building look lively now?"

Yin Hehe, stepping out of the car and standing next to the man, looked up at the beautiful scene above and spoke with pride.

Sheng Siyuan nodded slightly, "Not bad."

Yin Hehe smiled.

She knew, getting even a word of praise from this man at the pinnacle of the business world was truly difficult.

The couple then entered the building.

At this time, the three little ones had already been whisked away to play by the Baiqing Building’s staff.

These little ones often came to play at their uncle’s place, so they were naturally familiar with the people here.

"Hehe, Siyuan, the old master is waiting for you upstairs."

Jinxiu came over and pointed upwards, telling them with a smile.

Upstairs, of course, was referring to the top floor of the building, where Yin Hehe and her brother Yin Beixiao had once held a spectacular banquet to secure the State Banquet Building’s signboard.

Now that the old master was waiting for them up there, it seemed they were to receive the highest level of hospitality.

Yin Hehe and the man beside her, hand in hand, went upstairs.

"Eh? Isn’t that my sister? So you’re coming today as well?"

Quite unexpectedly, just as the couple reached the third floor, a young man and woman emerged from one of the private rooms inside.

Yin Hehe’s eyes widened in an instant.

"Yin Xue? Why are you with him...?" She pointed in astonishment at the man beside the woman.

Indeed, this woman was her stepmother’s daughter, Yin Xue.

Yin Xue being here didn’t surprise her.

Last year, after the incident where she set Yin Hehe up on that drug trafficking ship became public, her reputation in Jiangbei was completely ruined, and her engagement with the son of Jiangbei City’s official, He Li, was called off.

Latterly, with He Li implicated in the issue with Provincial City’s Lan Family and removed from his position, their new official, Tang Renli, became their mother’s new target of fawning for Yin Xue’s sake.

Eventually, at the jewelry auction, they were publicly humiliated by Yin Hehe.

Since then, this mother and daughter had never made a comeback in Jiangbei.

It was the same in the Yin Family.

But now, why was she with Sheng Huainan again?

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: Birds of a Feather Flock Together

"Sister, you ask as if the answer isn’t obvious. Since I’m with him, that means we are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship," Hehe said.

Unexpectedly, Yin Xue, seeing Yin Hehe’s shock, gleefully took Sheng Huainan’s arm.

Yin Hehe: "..."

For several seconds, she was so taken aback by the sight of these two that she was at a loss for words.

On the other hand, Sheng Siyuan, witnessing the scene, had no particular reaction. He simply glanced at Sheng Huainan with a pair of cold, warning black eyes and continued to ascend the stairs with Yin Hehe’s hand in his.

Yin Hehe: "Husband, they..."

Sheng Siyuan: "Birds of a feather flock together, there’s nothing surprising in that."

"..."

It wasn’t until both of them had gone upstairs.

On the third floor, Yin Xue looked up, her face filled with jealousy and gritted teeth.

"That bitch, I thought she was dead in the capital. I didn’t expect her to come back and still be sitting above me."

"No need to rush," Sheng Huainan said nonchalantly, comforting her.

"Once you become the second lady of the Sheng Family, won’t you be on an equal footing with her?"

He had actually offered her such a tempting promise.

Yin Xue immediately turned to him: "Are you serious? Will you really marry me?"

She was too excited.

Because now in Jiangbei, no man dared to marry her. Anyone with a bit of status would shun her like the plague upon hearing her name.

So, the words that Sheng Huainan said to her were undoubtedly the greatest temptation.

Sheng Huainan nodded: "Of course I mean it. If you’re willing, when you go upstairs later, you can tell your grandfather about it."

"Yes!" Yin Xue agreed without hesitation.

--

The Baiqing Building tower.

After Yin Hehe and Sheng Siyuan came up, they indeed received a warm welcome from the old patriarch.

"My dear grandson-in-law, since you’ve been back these few months, the company must have stabilized, right? If there’s anyone daring to gossip about you outside, remember to tell me, I’ll take care of it for you," the old patriarch offered warmly after pouring a pot of hot tea.

When Yin Hehe and Siyuan first returned from the capital, indeed many people were speculating about Siyuan’s identity. After all, the commotion at the end of the year in the capital couldn’t have been small.

As a result, Hehe had been quite troubled during that time.

She had dealt with many rumor-mongering accounts and even caught and sued a few behind-the-scenes instigators as a warning to others.

It had finally quieted down somewhat by now.

"It has settled down more or less, but if there’s really any trouble, I’ll talk to the old patriarch about it," Siyuan responded, a rare occasion when he accepted someone’s offer of help. He picked up the teapot on the table and personally poured a cup of tea for the Yin Family patriarch.

Because he knew that in terms of prestige in Jiangbei, even Sheng Huang probably didn’t hold as much clout as this patriarch of the Yin Family.

The old patriarch chuckled.

"Why so polite, we’re all family here. But there’s another matter, about this girl’s shares in the Baiqing Building. Your father came to me a while ago; he said that now you’re the lady of Shengshi Group and have no need for these shares, he wants to claim them for himself. What do you think?"

The old patriarch brought up another issue after drinking the cup of tea.

Yin Hehe’s shares, of course, came from that time when she held the state banquet and Yin Rong had the audacity to make a scene at Baiqing Building, almost causing its downfall.

It was then that the old patriarch stripped him of his shares.

Yet afterward, the old patriarch didn’t keep the shares for himself but gave them to Yin Hehe to inherit.

She never imagined her esteemed father, Yin Rong, now wanted it back.

Yin Hehe’s eyes grew cool, "Old Master, I’ve heard that the clan has always obstructed Sister Jinxiu from marrying my brother on the grounds that she has no family background, is that true?"

"Ah?"

The old master was caught off guard by the remark.

Just then, Yin Beixiao, who had brought up the guest gift list, turned bright red when he overheard the conversation.

"It’s not the clan. You know, Jinxiu has little to do with those clan members, and I’ve been mentoring her. She’s a capable girl. How could we obstruct her?"

"So, it’s still my father?"

Yin Hehe immediately lifted her eyes to the old master.

The old master nodded, "Yes, Jinxiu is a girl of deep loyalty. Your dad always brings up your mom’s affairs, accusing her of lingering in Baiqing Building without leaving, implying she has ulterior motives towards Beixiao, sigh..."

At the end, the old master sighed deeply.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Before she could say anything, she noticed that Yin Beixiao had already strode over with a livid face, slamming the gift list onto the table and cursing, "What ulterior motives? That was just Yin Rong venting his personal spite and deliberately making things difficult for her."

Old master: "..."

Yin Hehe: "Brother, what are you doing? This is the Old Master, please pick up the list of gift money."

"Oh oh~~" The naive Yin Beixiao then hurriedly picked up the gift list he had thrown onto the table.

Sheng Siyuan, who had been watching from the side, said nothing, just raised his cup of tea and took a sip, looking away as though he saw nothing.

"What does Hehe mean now?"

"I’d like to ask the Old Master to bear witness for me, to make Sister Jinxiu my mother’s adopted daughter. That way, we’ll be one family, and the shares will belong to both her and me."

Yin Hehe laid out her plan calmly and deliberately.

In an instant, a collective gasp echoed throughout the penthouse as her words settled.

Baiqing Building is no longer a small tavern now, with a yearly business over a hundred million, not including other business developments. One can imagine how much money these shares would fetch.

Yet now this woman nonchalantly spoke of giving the inheritance to Jinxiu.

Everyone was shocked to their core.

Even Yin Beixiao immediately came before Yin Hehe.

"Xiaohe, are you joking? You’re giving her the inheritance? Do you realize how large that sum is?"

"I know," Yin Hehe put down her tea cup and looked at her brother with a smile.

"Yet you still give it?"

"Of course I’ll give it. You’re my brother, and she’s my sister, the closest family I have in this world. Giving it to you both is like giving it to myself, isn’t it?"

Yin Hehe continued to explain, beaming, and the sincerity in her eyes revealed there wasn’t a trace of falsehood.

At last, Yin Beixiao’s eyes reddened.

Just as he was about to speak, the elevator dinged. Hearing the news, Jinxiu, too, ran out in excitement.

"Hehe, you can’t do this. This is what Auntie left for you, you shouldn’t do this!"

She dashed to Yin Hehe, grasping her wrist and crying out, barely stopping herself from kneeling to Yin Hehe.

Indeed, how could she bear such a heavy kindness from mother and daughter?

Back in the day, alone and destitute, it was her mother who had given her warmth and paid for her education, ensuring she had a place in society once she left school, with a skill to rely on.

But now, Auntie’s daughter wanted to give her everything. How could she bear it?

Could this shorten her life?

 

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Owe You a Wedding

"All right, if she doesn’t want to, then let her be. You can give her these to manage, and the money she earns will be hers."

Just when Yin Hehe was about to try persuading again, Sheng Siyuan, who had been sitting quietly behind her, suddenly spoke up while holding his teacup.

Yin Hehe immediately looked at him.

But she saw that his gaze was coldly directed towards the elevator area. When she also looked over, she saw Yin Xue and Sheng Huainan standing there.

At that moment, Yin Xue’s face was twisted with anger.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Right, she had forgotten about the existence of these people. Jinxiu didn’t have much on her yet, and this whole family would probably want to drink her blood and eat her flesh.

If she were given the shares, wouldn’t that make her the first Yin Hehe?

"Okay, then it’s decided as Ayuan said. Sister Jinxiu, are you willing?"

Yin Hehe reached out and held her sister’s arm. Feeling her relax with a sigh of relief, she asked.

Jinxiu immediately nodded her head: "I’m willing. I’ll manage it for you, and there will be no problem."

Yin Hehe: "Good, then that’s settled. As for your wedding with my brother, you don’t need to worry either. The old grandfather will make the decision for you. I believe my mother under the nine springs will also bless you."

"..."

A pair of eyes filled with tears looked up.

Jin Jinxiu was undoubtedly excited at the moment.

That evening, the old man’s birthday party was very lively. The Yin Rong family wore glum faces throughout, but nearly everyone else was smiling.

And to add to the fun, Yin Beixiao had even arranged a song and dance performance segment.

So, with the old man’s tacit approval, the talented Jinxiu made a show-stopping final appearance with a pipa performance. Yin Beixiao approached, holding a bouquet of roses and a ring he had prepared beforehand.

He walked up to her.

"Jinxiu, will you marry me?"

The man, who was never good at expressing himself, finally, after coaching from his two nephews, uttered these burning words of proposal in front of everybody.

In an instant, Jinxiu’s face on the stage turned bright red.

And the guests sitting at the banquet, upon seeing this scene, all cheered loudly, including the kin of the Yin family.

Indeed, the old man was right. In the Yin family, apart from Yin Rong and He Wanqiu, these two extremes, nobody really opposed these two young people.

"It looks like I’m going to be busy again. My sister has only me, her family. I have to prepare a dowry for her."

Seeing this scene, Yin Hehe said with a bit of moistness in her eyes while she sat at the banquet.

She thought the man beside her would agree.

But unexpectedly, he didn’t react for a long time. By the time she turned to look, she found those eyes were staring at her intently, unblinkingly.

That look, full of passion, guilt, and a love as thick as ink, made Yin Hehe’s heart skip a beat.

"What’s happening?"

She asked cautiously.

But in the time it took to ask that question, the man suddenly opened his arms and, in front of so many guests, pulled her tightly into his embrace.

"Yin Hehe, I owe you a wedding, too. Would you give me another chance?"

"Ah?"

Yin Hehe was completely stunned.

This... Isn’t this moving too fast? They were clearly talking about someone else’s proposal, but how come... it suddenly turned into giving her a wedding?

Yin Hehe was a little slow to react.

But she couldn’t deny that at this moment, her chest was filled with joy.

The birthday banquet of the Yin Family’s elderly patriarch concluded perfectly that evening.

The family of five came out from Baiqing Building, and the decorative lights on the street outside had already dimmed.

"Alright, let’s head home."

Yin Hehe picked up her daughter, who had started to cough, got into the car, and the family of five prepared to head back.

"Xiaohe, thank you for tonight," Yin Beixiao suddenly rushed out from the gateway and expressed his thanks next to her car.

Yin Hehe, looking at the man whose face was flushed from drinking, felt for the first time that this brother, who had protected her from the elements since childhood, was actually a man who needed care as well.

"Why so formal between siblings? By the way, when do you plan to hold the wedding? Do you want to do it sooner?"

"??" His sister’s words seemed to baffle the intoxicated brother, who took a moment to respond.

Yin Hehe, helpless, had to make her point more clearly, "If you delay too long, Sister Jinxiu won’t be able to fit into her beautiful wedding dress. She cares a lot about these things; don’t let her be mocked by certain people again."

"!!!!"

Finally, the man understood.

And so, he immediately called out Jin Jinxiu’s name as he went back inside.

The vehicle finally set off towards Shengfei Bay, and this time, the man driving the car looked at the rearview mirror with a puzzled expression after seeing the several children in the back fall asleep.

"When did you find out Jin Jinxiu was pregnant?"

"When she called me," Yin Hehe said indifferently from the back.

When she called?

This made Sheng Siyuan even more baffled.

Without seeing her, how could you know she was pregnant?

"Jinxiu rarely calls me herself to invite me to Yin Family events because she knows I don’t like my father and stepmother. But she called me today, which means she actually wanted my help."

"..."

"Did you forget? When we went over, Cen Bao and Xi Bao mentioned they wanted to help uncle confess his love. That means my brother was preparing to propose to Jinxiu tonight. But given my father and He Wanqiu’s temperaments, they definitely wouldn’t let that go smoothly, and they might make things difficult for Jinxiu."

"So, having me there was the best option."

Yin Hehe explained her analysis to the man line by line.

And in fact, she was absolutely right. Jin Jinxiu was indeed afraid of the Yin Rong family but also wanted to be with Yin Beixiao. Moreover, she was already carrying Yin Beixiao’s child.

That’s why she wanted to take a chance.

Additionally, when Yin Hehe offered her shares, Jinxiu felt extremely apprehensive and very much opposed the idea.

She felt guilty for using Yin Hehe and for inheriting her assets; how could she have the face to accept?

After hearing the story, his originally calm and handsome face slowly clouded with a shadow.

"So, you’re saying this woman’s motives aren’t entirely pure?"

"It’s not that they’re impure, but in this kind of predicament, she had to do it to save herself."

Yin Hehe shrugged her shoulders, showing an indifferent attitude.

That evening, after the couple arrived home and took care of their children to sleep, they returned to their bedroom, where Yin Hehe found herself being pulled by the man to look through the calendar on their bed.

"You’re not serious, are you? Our kids are already so grown, why have a wedding now?"

"Can’t have one because the kids are big? It’s not against the law, is it? As long as I like it, I can hold one every year if I wish!"

This guy just came out with that line, his domineering and overbearing manner rendering Yin Hehe speechless.

Fine, he’s the domineering CEO; what he says goes...

Chapter 384: Chapter 384 Debt Collection Comes

Two days later, Yin Hehe received an auspicious date from her brother, Yin Beixiao.

"Xiaohe, the tenth day of July. I had the master look at it, and he said it’s a good day,"

Yin Beixiao couldn’t hide his happiness as he spoke on the phone.

When Yin Hehe heard it, she also laughed.

"Okay, then I will immediately arrange Sister Jinxiu’s dowry on my end. What do you think?"

She even teased her brother a bit.

Yin Beixiao, of course, was overjoyed. After hanging up the phone, Yin Hehe began to prepare to head out to the Yin Family home.

Although Jin Jinxiu had already left the Yin Family when Yin Hehe’s mother passed away, she became Yin Hehe’s sworn sister two days earlier, at the old patriarch’s birthday banquet, with his decision.

Jin Jinxiu would, of course, marry out from the Yin Family in a grand and dignified manner.

Yin Hehe drove back to the Yin Family.

That home, which she hadn’t even glanced at when she first returned to Jiangbei last year, she was returning to now, just for Jinxiu’s sake.

But she saw, as she drove into the residential area, that in six years, the neighborhood hadn’t changed at all.

If there was any change, it was that it had aged a lot.

This neighborhood, when her mother was still alive, was actually a very high-end residential area in Jiangbei. Sadly, after her mother died, the family no longer had the means to move to a more upscale place.

I heard that now many of the houses there have turned into rental properties.

"Who is this? Driving such a nice car."

"Yeah, since when did our neighborhood have such rich people? Quickly, see who it is?"

"..."

Just as she entered the gate of the community, people saw her black Maybach and came running out to see.

A Maybach was enough to make these people come out for a look.

This showed just how dilapidated the neighborhood had become.

Yin Hehe paid no attention to these people and drove up to the house where she had lived for more than a decade.

"This is..." Similarly, seeing her car, a maid who was cleaning inside also showed a look of great surprise.

It wasn’t until Yin Hehe parked the car and opened the door.

"My God, the young lady has come back!!" The maid exclaimed in shock, even dropping her broom without noticing.

Yin Hehe was a bit surprised.

It was quite rare for this house to still have maids who remembered her.

Yin Hehe closed the car door, stepped forward, and pushed open the old, shabby gate; she then saw a whole family swarm out.

Her father, Yin Rong.

And her stepmother, He Wanqiu, and Yin Xue who was dressed in pajamas.

"Morning."

Yin Hehe greeted these three people casually and forthrightly.

But as soon as her greeting ended, she immediately saw both women’s faces turn green.

"Yin Hehe, what are you doing here? Have you come to show off how well you’re living now?"

Yin Xue was the first to start an argument, coming down the steps and asking shrilly, pointing at Yin Hehe’s nose.

Yin Hehe shrugged: "No, I’m just here to check on my house, that’s all."

"Your house?"

As soon as she said this, her beloved stepmother, He Wanqiu, also immediately came down from the doorway.

"Where did you get a house from? Do you still have a house in this place?"

"Mrs. He, that’s not right for you to say. How could I not have a house here? Wasn’t this place my home before I got married?"

She pointed at the decrepit little house behind the woman.

This decrepit little house, though very rundown now, was actually quite large in size. The houses built by developers in the past were more conscientious, a small western-style building with three floors, and each floor was a solid three-room, one-living room setup.

So, at that time, Yin Hehe, as the daughter born to the original wife, owned one floor.

Unfortunately, as soon as she finished speaking, the old woman in front of her immediately reacted as if a sensitive nerve had been pricked, jumping up right there.

"You said you are already married off, so how can there still be a house for you here? Your household registration isn’t even here, what right do you have to say there’s a house for you?"

Hehe~~

To argue with a lawyer about inheritance of a house, that’s really quite funny.

Yin Hehe glanced around, saw that there happened to be a chair in the garden, so she simply walked over, dragged the chair over, and gracefully seated herself.

"Mrs. He, it seems you’re quite unfamiliar with our country’s inheritance law. How about this, I happen to have some free time today, so I’ll educate you a bit on what inheritance rights a daughter has to her parents’ property."

Yin Hehe spoke while reaching into her bag, from which she took out a copy of the "Civil Code."

In that instant, the faces of both women changed!

They had forgotten that this woman was now a renowned lawyer!!

In the end, it was Yin Rong who sensed trouble and finally stood out.

"Hehe, what exactly is your purpose for coming here today? Tell me, there’s no need to argue with them anymore."

He put on a fatherly demeanor and came over with a stern face in front of Yin Hehe.

Seeing this, Yin Hehe also "snap", closed the Civil Code in her hand.

"I’m not picking a fight with them, I came here today precisely to take back the floor that belongs to me."

"What did you say?"

As soon as she said this, the face of Yin Rong turned pale on the spot.

"Are you never done? What do you mean ’the floor that belongs to you’? You’re living in such a nice place now, do you still need a floor in this broken house? Are you just here to make things difficult for us on purpose?"

He angrily interrogated her.

Yin Hehe sneered, "That’s a different issue. I need this place now to leave it for the person it rightfully belongs to."

"What do you mean? Who is this person that it supposedly belongs to?"

"It belongs to my sister Jinxiu, of course!" Yin Hehe looked again at the woman who was reposing the question to her.

Jinxiu?

This truly was like stirring up a hornet’s nest. As soon as they heard this name, He Wanqiu’s whole body trembled with anger.

"Dream on!" she cursed.

"She’s someone who has nothing to do with the Yin Family; why should she come here to demand a floor of our house? What qualification does she have?"

She cursed with great agitation, her hysterical appearance as if Jin Jinxiu was after her life.

Yin Hehe laughed again.

"Mrs. He, are you talking about yourself with that statement? What relation do you have with the Yin Family? You’re merely a woman my father married for his second marriage, your daughter isn’t even his, if anyone’s an outsider, I believe it would be you!"

"..."

"Let me tell you, according to the Civil Code, when it comes to dividing our family’s property, these three floors, one for my father and mother, one for me. So, now that you’re with my dad, you can only enjoy his floor. The other two floors belong to my mother and me, how dare you say Jinxiu is an outsider? What does that make you, then?"

Yin Hehe, with a smile, questioned this woman one sentence after another, leaving her nearly speechless from distress!

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: A Far Cry from the Past

So it’s said, an individual should not commit too many wrongs in their youth because, inevitably, the other party will grow up and become powerful one day.

And this person, as the years go by, will gradually age and fall into decline!

When that time comes, it will be their turn to taste the bitterness of their actions.

When Yin Hehe finally left, she looked up at the two floors above the dilapidated little building and left these people with a cold statement, "Give you three days to clear your stuff out, otherwise, when I come over after three days, if I see anything unrelated inside, I’ll throw out both the objects and the people!"

She said this very domineeringly.

Then, she turned around with her bag and went out, and it was not long before she drove away from the place.

The three people left in the yard saw this, and Yin Xue was the first to react, screaming loudly in the courtyard, "Aaaaah! Why? This is my house! Why does she get to take it?"

She turned and rushed into the house.

Shortly after, there came a loud crashing from upstairs, clearly the sound of things being smashed.

He Wanqiu was not faring much better.

With a face full of resentment, she glared at Yin Rong in front of her, "I regret following you from the start. Look at what you’ve given me! All these years, I’ve lived a hard life and that’s fine, but in the end, I’ve gained nothing, not even a place to live!"

"..."

Yin Rong’s old face flushed and paled alternately, but he couldn’t utter a single word.

Indeed, he didn’t know what to say.

He Wanqiu: "Listen well, if you make me and my daughter sleep on the streets, then be prepared for divorce!"

After saying this, she stormed into the house as well.

Yin Rong: "..."

Jin Jinxiu, you just wait!!

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In the downtown area, Shengshi Building.

When Yin Hehe returned to the company, it was just in time for quitting time, so she didn’t go to the office but went straight to the top floor of the building.

"Honey, are you done with work? What do you want for lunch?"

She pushed open the door to the CEO’s office, and seeing the man still seated at his desk, she walked over and asked.

Sheng Siyuan looked up at her, "Anything’s fine, do you want to order in or go out to eat?"

"Let’s order in. After eating, I need to get down to business and wrap up the company stuff quickly. I also have to prepare items for my sister-in-law’s wedding."

This woman was particularly attentive to other people’s weddings.

A trace of displeasure flickered across the man’s handsome face.

"Is this another task given to you by Yin Beixiao? Has he run out of people on his side? Why does he need you for everything?"

"It’s not like that!" Yin Hehe was perspicacious and could tell the man was getting angry, so she quickly approached him to coax him.

"It’s just that Sister Jinxiu has no family of her own, so if I don’t do this for her, who else will help her?"

"As if you have family of your own. Who are you going to find to help you when the time comes? Don’t forget what I told you last night."

In less than two sentences, the man brought up last night’s issue.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Last night?

What happened last night? She only remembered being tormented by someone for half the night, causing her whole body to ache when she got up this morning.

Yin Hehe thought about this and couldn’t help but feel her pretty face flush a bit.

"I definitely have help, I’m telling you, my master is coming over in a couple of days, and Caicai will come too, you can talk to both of them then."

She playfully leaned in close to the man, grinning at him like a little fox.

Sheng Siyuan: "..."

Watching her eyes that seemed to brush the whole thing off, he gritted his teeth, suddenly stretched out two fingers, lifted her chin, and kissed her deeply!

Yin Hehe: "!!!!"

Her watery eyes suddenly widened, and she even stopped breathing halfway.

This guy really is...

Doesn’t he know this is the company? How can he just do as he pleases?

But in reality, as he planted that kiss on her, his other hand had already pressed a spot on the desk, and his secretary Chen Xiaosen outside received a message not to disturb them.

So, that afternoon, Yin Hehe was once again carried to the inner room by this man for a punishing torment.

"Did you listen to what I said?"

He pinned her down over the washstand in the inner restroom, and with every push, he would ask with gritted teeth!

Yin Hehe was rendered so unstable she couldn’t even stand properly.

She truly felt like biting him to death!

The bastard!

"I heard you, husband, I remembered, I really did!"

In the end, after a "bloody" lesson, she firmly etched the matter in her heart.

So, when she finished up at the office in the afternoon and waddled like a crab to the airport to pick up her two best friends, the first thing she said was, "That bastard Sheng Siyuan is going to have a wedding with me, and you two have to help me out!"

"What the hell!"

Meishan Qiandai, upon hearing this, immediately exploded with a mix of jealousy and hatred.

Indeed, this multifaceted vixen was almost 40 and had countless men around her, but to date, there was no sign of a man who truly wanted to marry her.

Caicai also felt envious.

"If I could meet a man like that in this lifetime, damn it, I used to think he was a jerk, but now, he’s totally become a henpecked husband. Yin Hehe, you really hit the jackpot this life!"

Such high praise made Yin Hehe blush with embarrassment.

But thinking about it, she was indeed very happy now, and she hadn’t expected that she would end up with this man as each other’s one and only.

The trio headed back to the city center.

"So what you’re saying is, we need to finish setting up the wedding for your brother and then yours, right?"

Just arriving at the city center, Meishan Qiandai once again confirmed.

Yin Hehe nodded, "Yes, my brother is easy, it’s mainly because Jinxiu’s situation is a bit complex. I went to my mother’s place this morning with the intention of sorting out a place for Jinxiu to move out, but I’m worried that my stepmother won’t let things slide. If you two could watch over her, I’d be more at ease."

Yin Hehe explained why she had invited the two of them over in detail.

She was indeed concerned that Jinxiu would be attacked by He Wanqiu and her daughter, especially after the humiliation she had delivered to them that morning.

Moreover, Jinxiu was going to marry her older brother Yin Beixiao, which meant she would eventually become the lady of the Baiqing Building. Such a status would be even more of a slap in the face for He Wanqiu and her daughter!

Therefore, she had to guard against any underhanded tactics from them.

"No problem, leave this to us."

Meishan Qiandai readily agreed after hearing this.

Caicai naturally followed suit.

So, three days later, when Yin Hehe once again arrived at the old and rundown apartment complex, she not only brought Jin Jinxiu with her, but she also brought her two best friends...