Chapter 581: Stealing the Money
Han Yichen’s eyes flickered as he stared at the woman in front of him. Though Han Ziyan was his adopted daughter, the two of them did not have many feelings for one another. He had never seen Han Ziyan show any interest in him; she was quick to ask him for money, but other than that, she had hardly talked with him. She had a sweet tongue but compared to Han Ruochen, who was more action than talk, Han Ziyan was just not good enough.
It was quite clear after seeing what happened at the hospital; Han Yichen knew that he could never rely on Han Ziyan and Meng Yunhan. These two women would sell his bones and organs to earn an extra penny. Now, looking at his adopted daughter in front of him, insisting that she wanted to talk with him, he could not help but frown. There was something weird going on—
His head suddenly became clear, and he turned to look at Han Xuehan. “Who is at home?” If he was thinking in the right way, then there was a huge mess waiting for him at home.
Han Xuehan was startled when she heard the panic and urgency in the voice of her father. She blinked her eyes and stammered with some hesitation, “No…No one. Elder brother is in the county, and Ruochen and I went looking for you.”
“What’s the matter, Dad?”
“Go back home! We must go back home as soon as possible.” Han Yichen’s expression was not good. In fact, his expression turned quite dark when he heard the response of his eldest daughter. He didn’t want to think the worst of his wife, but after seeing her actions in the past few days, he could not foolishly believe that the woman would stay still.
Now everything made sense. No wonder Han Ziyan insisted that he follow her to the park, and why she kept refusing to let him return. How could he be so foolish? How could he not think of it sooner?
Though he hoped that he was overthinking, Han Yichen could not help but panic and asked his daughter to bring him back home as soon as possible.
“Dad, you cannot—”
Slap!
The sound of the slap echoed in the silent park, and Han Ziyan turned shocked. Her hand flew over to her cheek and she looked at Han Yichen with a stunned expression. “Dad, you…you actually hit me? You never raised your hand on me before!”
“That was because I thought that you were sensible and a quiet girl. Han Ziyan, you better hope that when I return home, I don’t find what I think I will find. Because if I do, then you and your mother will be in for a rather tough time!” Han Yichen snapped in an icy voice that was enough to make Han Ziyan shiver with fright. She looked at her father in horror. It seemed like her stubbornness only ruined her case and made Han Yichen suspicious.
“Dad, listen to me–”
But Han Yichen was in no mood to listen to anything. He urged Han Xuehan, and the two of them hurried back home. When Han Ziyan saw them leave, she stomped her feet in annoyance. However, she was more frustrated than scared. She knew that Han Yichen was like a dog in front of her mother. Even if he was angry, he would not do much to Meng Yunhan other than scolding her a little. Worst case, he would slap her mother a few times and nothing else.
That would be the end of the matter.
At least that was what Han Ziyan thought, not knowing that she was actually underestimating Han Ruochen by a long shot. Even if Han Yichen’s stance went soft, with Han Ruochen in the house, the chances of Meng Yunhan being able to escape would be close to zero.
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“Where is it? Where did she hide it?” Meng Yunhan wanted to screech as she looked around Han Ruochen’s room. She had practically torn the entire room down in the past three hours, and yet she could not find a single penny. Seeing that she was still not able to find the money, Meng Yunhan was about to lose her temper, but then she noticed a piece of cloth sticking out of the pocket of a dress and immediately rushed to snatch it up from the floor.
“There you are!” She picked up the cash that was inside the envelope and kissed it hard. With this money, she would be able to solve a lot of problems.
“You are quite happy.”
A voice commented from behind her, and Meng Yunhan, without noticing who was behind her, nodded and agreed. “You are right; I am happy. With this sum of money, I will be able to live a good life.” She would also be able to help Yun Xinye and Yun Xirou. With such a big sum of money, even if Yun Xirou did not get into a good college, she could always go abroad and study. With the status of foreign returnee, she would be able to get a good life.
However, a second later, she snapped out of her daze and turned to look behind her. When she saw Han Ruochen standing behind her with two police officers, her face turned pale. “You…what are you doing here?”
“What do you think, Mom?” sneered Han Ruochen. She knew that Meng Yunhan was going to make a move, so she brought two policemen with her before returning home. She could actually hear Meng Yunhan rummaging through her things, but she did not come up; instead, she waited until Meng Yunhan found the envelope with money.
Her gaze dropped to the package that Meng Yunhan was holding and even though she was already disappointed in Meng Yunhan, she could not help but coldly ask, “Mom, are you really my mother? I told you that this sum of money is to repay the debt that you owe, and you still decided to steal it. Are you trying to drive me to my wits end?”