The three members of the Bai Family, along with Ming Anya, finished their meal, each with their own thoughts.
After dinner, Bai Nanzheng returned to his study to deal with the mess Liu Yanshuang had made. Ming Anya, on the other hand, called Ming De; she was genuinely distressed for Bai Nanzheng.
After the call connected, she said, "Dad, it's Anya."
"What's up?"
Although Ming De didn't like this daughter, he generally understood her. This phone call was mostly about the Bai Family.
Sure enough, Ming Anya's next words were. "Dad, could you please ask my cousin An'an to let A-Zheng's mother go? I..."
Ming De glanced at his nephew sitting across from him and turned on speakerphone.
Do you know she's committing a crime?
Ming Anya: "But cousin An'an isn't really hurt, is he? Can't we downplay this? Is it necessary to keep harping on it?"
Ming De was almost laughing in exasperation at his daughter. Sure enough, she wasn't his or his deceased wife's child. No matter how he tried to raise her, she wouldn't turn out well; she was rotten from the root!
" Ming Anya! Has everything the Ming Family taught you gone to waste?! What do you mean 'nothing happened'? What do you mean 'keep bringing it up'? How could I, Ming De, have a daughter like you!"
He didn't like his daughter Ming Anya, but he never mistreated her! She had everything her two sons had, and in fact, before her two older brothers made a name for themselves, Ming Anya lived a much freer and wealthier life than Ming Xiu and Ming Er!
Ming Anya was startled by the sudden shout. Clutching her stomach, she cried out in a tearful voice, "Dad! Why are you yelling at me?! I'm only thinking about your grandson! Your grandson can't have a grandma with a criminal record!!"
"You got pregnant out of wedlock?!" Ming De exclaimed in disbelief, "This is... this is utterly shameless!!"
"Dad!!!" Ming Anya was so angry her stomach hurt. How could a father scold his daughter for being shameless?!
Ming De quickly replied, "I don't have a daughter like you. I've already moved your household registration out of the Ming Family. The Ming Family will not provide any further assistance to you or the Bai Family."
Finally, as if unable to bear it any longer, Ming De added, "You broke up with that Bai guy, and had an abortion, I..."
"Impossible!! Dad, you can't separate us!! You don't want me... fine, you don't want me! But I don't have you as my father!"
He slammed the phone down after saying that.
Ming De put away his phone and smiled wryly, " An'an, I'm sorry you had to see this."
Ji Nanshu shook his head. "Uncle, don't say that. I have an idea to let Anya see Bai Nanzheng's true colors. Do you want to hear it?"
Ming De looked at Ji Nanshu's sly expression and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Oh? An'an, what do you think?"
Ji Nanshu blinked. "Uncle, are you inspecting projects in the eastern suburbs of Hai City?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Oh... A-Mo told me that," Ji Nanshu said with a smile. "But Uncle, it's best not to take on this project. The other company is just a shell company... they're only here to scam money. If you really take it, you'll only lose money and won't earn a single penny."
Ming De: "I almost forgot, our An'an is a celestial master."
"Hmm, but Uncle, you can let Bai Nanzheng pick him up. Tell Cousin Anya that you're giving Bai Nanzheng a chance to prove himself. Let him earn a certain amount of money within a year, proving he can provide a good life for Cousin Anya, and then you'll accept him as your son-in-law."
"Find a reliable middleman to lure Bai Nanzheng into the trap. Uncle, you just need to watch. Once all of the Bai Family's funds are tied up, Bai Nanzheng will have his cousin Anya come begging to you. If you don't intervene, what do you think Bai Nanzheng will do?"
"However, it's possible that my cousin Anya might suffer a bit then."
Ming De praised, " An'an, that's a great idea! Anya chose this person herself, so she has to endure the hardship! But the child in her belly..."
"Such a large Ming Family, can't they afford to raise a child? At the very least, there's Mom and the others!"
"Good!"
While Ji Nanshu and Ming De were having a great time chatting, the Chu Family, far away in the Imperial Capital, were thinking about how to propose marriage to the Ji Family.
Wang Man: "Old Chu, why don't we hurry up and go to Yiyi's house to propose marriage? With your son's temper, I'm really afraid he'll drive Nanshu away one day, and then you'll be all alone in your old age!"
Chu Hang: "Wife, you're right! With Xiao Mo's terrible temper, if Nanshu doesn't want him anymore, he'll definitely be a lonely old man in the future!"
"Buy the best! Yes, yes, and the Chu Family's shares too! How much should we offer?"
"Ask Xiao Mo..."
" Nanshu is a Celestial Master, so shouldn't we prepare some of the good things that Celestial Masters use?"
"Honey, you're amazing! Yes, we need to buy that too, but it might take a while."
As for He Jingyi, because the evidence was conclusive, the case was closed in less than half a month, and he was imprisoned in Hai City Prison.
In prison, He Jingyi demanding to see He Minfeng, threatening to expose all the illegal and criminal activities the He Family had committed over the years if He Minfeng did not come to see him.
He Minfeng was so angry he was about to vomit blood, so he had He Jingyi pretend to be sick and apply for medical parole for him. However, on the way back to prison, they got into a car accident and burned the car to the ground.
By the time the traffic police arrived, He Jingyi's body was charred.
He Minfeng held a funeral for He Jingyi and quickly deregistered He Jingyi's household registration.
When Ji Nanshu heard the news of He Jingyi's death, he was very surprised. He Minfeng was really ruthless; he could even kill his own son.
However, he did see the deathly aura on He Minfeng's face; He Minfeng would surely die within a year. As for the He Group, it would be completely divided up by his illegitimate children.
However, one thing puzzled Ji Nanshu: after carefully examining He Minfeng's face, the face told him that He Minfeng had no children who had died.
There are only two possibilities: either He Jingyi is not He Minfeng's biological son, or He Jingyi is trying to fake his death to escape legal punishment.
He felt that the second possibility was more likely. After all, given He Jingyi's personality, it was impossible for him to properly serve his time in prison.
According to A-Mo's investigation, He Jingyi has a lot of evidence of He Minfeng and the He Group's illegal and criminal activities. He Jingyi must have threatened He Minfeng to get him out.
The path of acquittal is definitely not an option, after all, with the Chu Family holding the reins, who would dare to offend Chu Family?
If He Minfeng were to make He Jingyi fugitive, He Jingyi would certainly be unwilling, so faking his death would be the only option left.
No, we need to have A-Mo check it out.
There's no rush to expose them. Watching He Jingyi and his father fight like dogs is entertaining, isn't it? He can scavenge after they've fought enough. That's the most cost-effective way to go!