He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Chapter 136 Sadness

Siyi swallowed hard; she knew her older brother wasn't someone who could be easily fooled.

He was originally a policeman, and he had ways of getting cunning suspects to tell the truth.

Not to mention my own little thoughts.

But she is also a lawyer.

If Ye Zhenghao knew Ye Siyi to some extent, then Ye Siyi also knew her older brother to some extent.

She knew she couldn't afford to act rashly right now.

She needs to calm down.

She lowered her eyes, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Mom overheard what I said to you last time, so she already knew."

"What?"

“That time… when I told you I had a boyfriend, my mother heard me.”

Ye Zhenghao seemed to be trying hard to recall something, "That time... you didn't mention Jiang Yanhui either."

Siyi sighed softly and said, half-jokingly, "When Jiang Yan and I were outside, my mother saw us. At first, she thought there was nothing between us, but after hearing our conversation, she became suspicious."

She wasn't entirely lying.

Guan Fengru did indeed already know about her relationship with Jiang Yanhui.

"So Mom already knew all along..."

Ye Zhenghao remained silent for a while before saying, "Never mind, I'll handle this. You go upstairs and check on Dad first."

Seeing that Ye Zhenghao believed her, Siyi breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded and hummed in agreement. Just as she was about to open the car door, Ye Zhenghao suddenly said, "Siyi, I hope the matter with Jiang Yanhui ends here. I didn't say anything today because I didn't want to waste any more time. Given the current situation at home, I think you should understand what's more important. No matter how far your relationship with him has progressed, just stop here. Listen to your older brother, okay?"

Swallow leaves drifted down. Siyi opened her mouth, "Big brother..."

"What else do you want to say? Don't tell me you can't bear to see him like this!"

Ye Zhenghao frowned, waving his hand to interrupt her, but his tone was weak as he spoke. He gripped the steering wheel with both hands and said earnestly, "Siyi, I don't necessarily want to interfere in your private life. I have thought about what you said on the phone before. You're right, you've grown up. You've always been smart and capable; you know what you should and shouldn't do. You have your own world to live, and I'm not trying to forcefully stop you. You think Jiang Yanhui is a good person, and I can't prove he's a completely wicked person, but you need to understand that our family is already in this state. You can't let yourself go any further… You should understand very well that even if I agree to you being with Jiang Yanhui, Dad will absolutely not agree. Don't add any more burden to him."

"Brother, I..."

"Don't speak yet, let me finish what I have to say."

Siyi finally fell silent, her hands gripping the car door handle tightly, biting her lip fiercely.

"Siyi, to be honest, I haven't experienced love myself, so I know I'm not qualified to judge your feelings. But there are so many men in this world; you don't have to be with him, right? When you weren't around, Muyan looked for you several times because you changed your phone number and suddenly disappeared. I saw how worried he was about you. Siyi, sometimes look around you. If someone isn't right for you, don't force it. Your senior brother has been with you for so many years; why don't you put more effort into him?"

Siyi finally couldn't hold back and said somewhat anxiously, "Big brother, Zheng Muyan and I are just friends."

Why can't friends become lovers?

Ye Zhenghao, however, seemed unconvinced. "Siyi, your senior brother Zheng cares about you a lot, and his family background is good. His character is impeccable. What are you dissatisfied with?"

"Big brother..."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Ye Zhenghao noticed the impatience in her eyes. He knew Siyi's personality and knew she wouldn't listen to anything more now, so he wisely changed the subject, "You go upstairs to see your father first. I'll go back to the police station and change your phone number back."

He paused, then seemed to remember something, and said, "Your good friend, Lin Piaoyun, also came to see you once."

Siyi was taken aback. Piaoyun was looking for her?

However, she didn't ask any more questions, only said "Oh," and then got out of the car.

In this season, City A is bathed in sunshine, and right now the sky is cloudless.

Actually, the temperature is only around 20 degrees Celsius, which is very pleasant.

But as soon as Siyi got out of the car, she felt the sun overhead, and her temples started to ache.

Siyi hesitated when she reached the ward door; she was actually a little afraid to face her father.

Does he already know about his mother's situation?

Otherwise, why would someone suddenly have a stroke when they were perfectly healthy?

She stood alone at the door for a long time, her mind a jumble of thoughts, before finally mustering the courage to slowly push open the door.

Ye Xiongming lived a life of great prestige and was once a respected judge.

He had solemnly pronounced the fates of many people in court, yet at this moment, he lay helplessly in bed.

He had many tubes inserted into his body.

It had only been a few days since they last saw each other, but Siyi felt that her father had aged a lot in an instant, to the point that she almost didn't recognize him.

She kept recalling how her father would sit on the sofa at home, reading the newspaper, and occasionally teaching her how to litigate lawsuits. He often taught her principles of life...

But now that he's lying there, even uttering a single word has become a luxury.

Siyi felt a lump in her throat, and tears welled up uncontrollably.

She covered her lips tightly with her hand, but broken sounds still escaped through her fingers, finally waking the person in bed.

Ye Xiongming's fingers twitched slightly, his eyes moved, and he quickly saw Siyi standing by the bed. His tightly pursed lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a word.

Siyi held back her tears and called out in a hoarse voice, "Dad."

Ye Xiongming seemed about to say something, and Siyi sensed it. She quickly leaned down, gently placing her hands on her father's shoulders, holding her breath, "Dad, what do you want to say? Dad..."

“…Si…Si…Mom…you…don’t…I…blame…don’t…”

He was having a really hard time speaking.

Moreover, he couldn't connect the individual words at all, and Siyi saw that he was already sweating profusely after saying only a few words.

She quickly interrupted Ye Xiongming, "Dad, don't say anymore, rest well. Talk to me again when you're better." As she spoke, tears fell, one landing on Ye Xiongming's face. She hurriedly wiped it away and turned her face away. "Dad, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have been so willful. I shouldn't have left without thinking about anything... If I were here, maybe none of this would have happened... Dad, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... Dad, I'll never do this again. You must get better, you must get better. No matter what happens, my brother and I will always be by your side. Dad, you must get better..."

"...Don't...cry...Si..."

Ye Xiongming's hands trembled as if he wanted to wipe away his daughter's tears.

Siyi naturally sensed it too, and she quickly lowered her head, grabbed her father's hand and pressed it against her face.

She never imagined that one day, her father would need her cooperation even for something as simple as wiping away her tears.

Looking at Ye Xiongming's helpless state in front of him.

Siyi felt a stinging sensation in her heart, as if needles were pricking it. She bit her lip, but she couldn't suppress the inexplicable anger rising within her.

Mom, where are you?

The lighting in the private room wasn't very good; the dim, yellowish light made the atmosphere even more ambiguous.

On the innermost sofa, a man sat there in a languid posture.

He held a wine glass in his hand, slowly swirling the red liquid, making small arcs at a very even speed.

"Yan Hui, I've pretty much figured out everything you asked me to investigate."

Yu Chengfeng tossed the two documents his subordinate had just brought over onto the coffee table opposite him.

He leaned slightly forward, tapping the glass with his fingers, the sound echoing crisply in the silent space. "The kidnapping of Ye Siyi is the strangest thing. We all thought it wasn't Jiang Yansen who did it, but you know what? I sent people out to investigate just the day before yesterday, and suddenly we got a new lead. Apparently, someone close to Jiang Yansen confessed that he did indeed do it, that he conspired with that Blood Wolf."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan merely raised an eyebrow, seemingly unresponsive, and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now."

He tilted his head back and drank the liquid in the wine glass in one gulp, the spicy liquid seeping into his limbs and bones.

His tone was also heavy, "Jiang Yansen is a fox. Even if he did do it, he wouldn't admit it, let alone that it had nothing to do with him. So I suspect this matter isn't that simple. But right now, I just want to know where the old man went."

Yu Chengfeng raised an eyebrow slightly. "He must have left during the few days you were away."

Jiang Yanhui tapped the glass with his fingers, his handsome brows furrowing slightly. "What about Guan Fengru? Have you checked her immigration records?"

"No, Ye Zhenghao also searched for her after she disappeared, but he didn't find anything."