CH 135

TL: Moonlit

The old tailor stared blankly for a moment and immediately understood.

In the past, Li Ning always used her heart condition as an excuse to ask him for money. Even when Li Ning did something wrong, he didn’t dare to reprimand her because she would pretend to have a heart attack…

Recalling the past, the old tailor was thoroughly disappointed. He whispered to Shen Ye, “I’ll follow your arrangements.”

Originally, he was thinking of letting Li Ning go. Although the items in the safe were priceless, he still had other properties and assets. Part of it was intended for his nephew, Li Shu. After all, he was his own nephew, and the old tailor didn’t want to show favoritism.

In reality, even without Li Ning’s theft, she could have received all those valuable things.

But unfortunately, Li Ning was foolish and wicked, and she had completely squandered the old tailor’s love for her.

Now, Shen Ye proposed reporting to the police, and Li Ning would definitely not be able to escape.

Li Ning clearly realized this and became thoroughly terrified.

She never expected that the old tailor would agree with Shen Ye’s decision to report to the police. She immediately became furious and humiliated, “Old man, how can you be so heartless! Don’t you know I have a heart condition? If I go to jail, I will definitely die there! Everyone says you’ve been good to me, but I think you’re just after a good reputation. In reality, you want me dead!”

The old tailor was infuriated, his vision blurred. Fortunately, he had Shen Ye’s talisman, which prevented him from fainting or falling ill due to anger.

But he was also truly heartbroken. He trembled as he pointed at Li Ning, turned his head away, and refused to acknowledge her any longer.

Li Ning wanted to curse, but Shen Ye struck her with a talisman.

She felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if countless needles were stabbing her, causing her to roll on the ground in agony.

Shen Ye stared down at her, saying, “Your heart condition was cured by Grandpa Li; otherwise, you would have died long ago. With my temper, I would have taken revenge tooth for tooth and let you die from your heart condition. However, I cannot be tainted with karma and the taking of lives. Now, I will only give you a small punishment to make you taste the agony deep within your heart. Consider yourself fortunate that I’m not taking your life!”

Li Ning screamed in pain, intermittently hearing Shen Ye’s words. She both hated Shen Ye for his ruthlessness and resented the old tailor for abandoning her. She was almost out of breath.

But with Shen Ye’s talisman protecting her life, no matter how angry she was, she would still survive.

Before long, the police arrived.

Shen Ye placed a talisman on Li Ning, instructing her to remain calm.

Li Ning’s heart no longer hurt, but after being tormented just now, she had no strength left to make a fuss. She lay motionless on the ground.

Shen Ye explained Li Ning’s situation to the police and concluded, “She has admitted to the theft herself. Please take her back and interrogate her thoroughly. She has relatives who were accomplices.”

The police officers in charge of this area were familiar with both Shen Ye and the management of the city. After all, Shen Ye often apprehended human traffickers and robbers, and his reputation spread widely within the Hacheng police force. Therefore, the police officers who came were particularly polite to Shen Ye.

The two middle-aged police officers, one of whom was the leader, shook hands with Shen Ye and said, ‘Rest assured, we know what to do.’ They then took Li Ning away.

Li Ning wanted to cry for help from the old tailor. She knew that once convicted, she would definitely go to prison.

Unfortunately, the old tailor had already been assisted by Li Shu to the adjacent room to rest and didn’t show up again.

After the police took Li Ning away, Shen Ye couldn’t hold back and grabbed Ye Ze’s hand, fuming, “She’s such a heartless woman!”

Ye Ze found his irritated appearance cute, so he pinched Shen Ye’s cheek and comforted him softly, “Let’s focus on helping Grandpa Li get justice.”

Shen Ye sighed, “I’m afraid Grandpa Li won’t take it well.”

He could tell that the old tailor was truly hurt and would have a difficult time recovering. After all, the old tailor had raised Li Ning for twenty years, and such wounds couldn’t be easily healed.

At this moment, Li Shu walked in and whispered, “Don’t worry, the children will accompany Uncle Li. Having the children around should make him happier.”

Shen Ye nodded, “That’s good.” He paused, smiled at Li Shu, and said, “Based on Grandpa Li’s facial expression, he has good fortune, and you’re his fortune.”

“It’s not much of a fortune. I was also raised by Uncle Li. These years, I’ve only focused on my own family. I’ve let him down…” Li Shu shook his head, his voice choked with emotion. “He has suffered all his life, and it’s my duty to be filial to him.”

Shen Ye glanced at Li Shu’s face, “I know you are filial.”

Many years ago, Li Shu wanted to live with the old tailor, but the old tailor took Li Ning and didn’t want to disturb Li Shu’s family. As Li Ning grew older and developed her own ulterior motives, she was afraid that Li Shu would take the old tailor’s assets, so she always hindered Li Shu from getting close to the old tailor. Li Shu tried to avoid suspicion, which reduced their interactions.

All in all, it was all for the sake of Li Ning.

This could also be considered a calamity for the Li family. Now that Li Ning’s issue was resolved, the old tailor and Li Shu’s family would definitely get along harmoniously.

Li Shu smiled, secretly determined to treat Uncle Li well.

Fortunately, his wife and children were very filial. His wife had been urging him to bring Uncle Li back home to spend his old age together.

Shen Ye nodded with relief and whispered in Ye Ze’s ear, “With Li Shu here, Grandpa Li will definitely get better.”

Ye Ze gently held his hand and kissed his forehead. “Thanks to you.”

Shen Ye chuckled happily, feeling praised.

After two days, news came from the police that Li Ning’s biological parents and her brother and sister-in-law had been arrested. Despite their strong denial, they were still held in custody awaiting trial, thanks to the evidence provided by Ye Ze and Shen Ye.

As for Li Ning, her situation was even worse. Shen Ye didn’t remove the talisman on her, so she constantly endured the torment of her heart being pricked by needles.

This could be considered her retribution.

After she was sentenced, Shen Ye would remove the talisman, but by then, she would be in prison and would face her own suffering.

After learning about Li Ning’s situation and her biological parents, the old tailor fell silent for a long time. In the end, he didn’t say anything.

Li Shu was afraid that the old tailor would overthink, so he quickly brought his wife and children to Haicheng. Originally, his son and daughter were studying in the imperial capital, but luckily, it was summer vacation, so the two children had plenty of time to accompany the old tailor.

During this time, Shen Ye visited the old tailor once and saw that he was gradually improving with the company of the two children. Shen Ye also felt relieved.

Mainly because Grandpa Ye was also concerned about the old tailor, as younger generations, Shen Ye and Ye Ze naturally had to show more care.

A week later, the old tailor handed over the suit to Ye Ze and Shen Ye.

Shen Ye was particularly satisfied, mainly because the fabric was very comfortable and the style was good. When Ye Ze put it on, he was simply irresistible!

If it weren’t for the fear of ruining the suit, he would have pounced on him right there.

After finalizing the formal attire, Shen Ye enthusiastically sent out invitations. When their classmates learned about his upcoming wedding, most of them immediately expressed their intention to attend. Even a few people from the drama crew said they would take leave to come.

There were a total of thirty people in their class, and twenty-nine replied that they would be present, including Xiao Yunqing, someone who had conflicts with Shen Ye in the past.

Only one person didn’t respond. Her name was Zhang Zhiru, and she came from a wealthy family. She had a cheerful personality and was friends with Cai Zhiwei, so her relationship with Shen Ye was also good.

However, this time, Zhang Zhiru said she couldn’t attend and asked Cai Zhiwei to deliver a red envelope on her behalf.

Cai Zhiwei was still busy shooting scenes on the drama set. Their lead actress, Zhang Weiwei, had quit due to personal reasons, and they had recently found a replacement. Many scenes needed to be reshot, so Cai Zhiwei was occupied.

“I think something might have happened to Xiao Ru,” Cai Zhiwei said when he called Shen Ye in the evening after finishing his own scenes. “She contacted me today and said she couldn’t attend your wedding. I find it suspicious because her relationship with you is good, and there’s no reason for her not to come. So I casually asked her what was going on, and she said she was going to ‘deal’ with someone.”

“Deal with someone?” Shen Ye questioned.

“I just heard that Ouyang Yi got beaten up this afternoon,” Cai Zhiwei paused and continued, “Ouyang Yi is Xiao Ru’s father’s protégé1refers to a person who is guided, supported, or trained by someone more experienced or influential.”

It was a euphemism. In reality, everyone in the industry knew that Ouyang Yi had a powerful backer with the surname Zhang.

“So Xiao Ru’s father is Zhang Fan?” Shen Ye realized.

Zhang Zhiru had never mentioned her family background or that she was Zhang Fan’s daughter in front of them. Shen Ye didn’t pay much attention to the backgrounds and personal lives of his classmates, so he hadn’t actively tried to learn about her.

Zhang Fan had control over many resources in the industry, so many people in the circle sought his favor.

“This is just my speculation, but I don’t think I’m wrong,” Cai Zhiwei said.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment. “I heard that Zhang Fan has many women. Why would Xiao Ru care about it?”

In other words, shouldn’t Zhang Zhiru have been used to her father having affairs outside? It was said that several female celebrities in the circle were involved with Zhang Fan.

“I inquired about it. It seems that Ouyang Yi snatched the title of Best Actress from Xiao Ru’s favorite idol. She was standing up for her idol,” Cai Zhiwei explained.

“?” Shen Ye was puzzled. As far as he knew, although Zhang Zhiru had a straightforward personality, she wasn’t the kind of person who acted without thinking. How could she beat someone up just because of an idol?

“I know, Ouyang Yi achieved her Best Actress position because of Zhang Fan, but her drama has the lowest ratings… The netizens were already dissatisfied with her, but Zhang Fan dotes on her the most now, and she doesn’t rely on netizens for her livelihood. So she’s become arrogant, and her fans are shameless, even mocking Xiao Ru’s idol as a failure. That’s why Xiao Ru got angry,” Cai Zhiwei explained.

Shen Ye remained silent for a few seconds and said, “Shouldn’t she confront her father about this? It’s her father who caused all this.”

“With her personality, she probably beat up her father a long time ago. You know, every time her father bullies her mother, she finds someone to beat him up with a sack,” Cai Zhiwei said.

Zhang Fan had been beaten up with a sack several times, each time leaving him with bruises and a swollen face. When he found out it was Zhang Zhiru’s doing, he got furious and threatened to cut ties with her.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhiru’s grandmother also had power and influence, or else Zhang Fan would have personally destroyed his daughter.

“This time she beat up Ouyang Yi, and Ouyang Yi complained to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan currently dotes on Ouyang Yi the most. It’s said that he’s planning to divorce Xiao Ru’s mother, so Xiao Ru probably can’t attend your wedding because of this,” Cai Zhiwei sighed and said.

“I see… Hold on, let me call Xiao Ru and ask about the situation,” Shen Ye said.

Zhang Zhiru quickly answered the call, her voice sounding dejected. “Xiao Ye, I’m sorry. I can’t attend your wedding…”

“I know, Cai Zhiwei told me,” Shen Ye interrupted her. “Do you need my help?”

Zhang Zhiru remained silent for a while before saying, “I want you to expose Zhang Fan and Ouyang Yi’s misdeeds. Can you help me?”

Shen Ye: “…”

Author’s Note:

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