Chapter 1024

Dong Ruolin really wanted to investigate what kind of relationship Ye Chen and Wang Dongxue had.

However, today's time clearly didn't allow for it.

She still had to rush back to Yanjing to spend the New Year with her family, so after sitting for more than ten minutes, she had to say to Xiao Churan and Ye Chen, "Churan, Ye Chen, I have to go. I still have to catch a flight at the airport. All flights to Yanjing today are fully booked. If I miss this one, I'll have to spend the New Year in Jin Ling."

Xiao Churan asked, "Ruolin, do you want us to take you to the airport?"

Dong Ruolin hurriedly said, "No need, you guys stay at home."

After speaking, she greeted Wang Dongxue again, "Director Wang, I'm leaving now."

Wang Dongxue nodded slightly and said, "Have a safe trip, and I wish you a happy New Year in advance!"

"Thank you!" Dong Ruolin nodded, and after saying goodbye to Xiao Churan's parents, she left with the crying Kong Delong.

As soon as they got out, Kong Delong could no longer hold back his depressed emotions and burst into tears, saying, "Ruolin, this Ye Chen is too much! You saw it too, I haven't provoked her since I walked in, I haven't offended her, and I didn't dare to talk back to him. I didn't expect him to have Gu Weiliang add another year to my sentence! He even said it was because I made him feel unhappy. You judge for me, cousin, how can there be such a person!"

Dong Ruolin sighed and said, "Cousin, I suspect that the reason Ye Chen doesn't like you is because your attitude toward Director Wang was a bit too ambiguous!"

Kong Delong nodded and sighed, "To tell you the truth, I guessed it too. I reckon there are two possibilities for this matter. Either Ye Chen is very unhappy with my behavior of picking up girls in front of him, or Ye Chen is very unhappy with my behavior of picking up Wang Dongxue. It must be one of the two."

Dong Ruolin nodded, "I share your view. It's highly likely related to Director Wang, but I can't quite figure it out. Logically speaking, Ye Chen and Director Wang shouldn't have any friendship."

Kong Delong said resentfully, "I suspect they might be having an affair!"

Dong Ruolin naturally couldn't accept such a fact in her heart, so she said, "It's probably not possible for them. Ye Chen is still very loyal to his wife."

Kong Delong said, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. You don't know what kind of face Ye Chen has when he's not in front of people..."

As he spoke, he sighed in extreme depression, "If I had known, I wouldn't have come with you! I said I wouldn't come, but you insisted on me coming. Now it's good, I have to stay in this broken place of Jin Ling for two years. Isn't this killing me?"

Dong Ruolin said helplessly and shamefully, "I'm sorry, cousin. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you along..."

Kong Delong wiped away his tears and said, "Instead of saying sorry to me, you'd better think of a way for me, how to persuade Ye Chen to let me off as soon as possible..."

Dong Ruolin hurriedly nodded and said, "Cousin, don't worry about that. When I come back from Yanjing, I will definitely find an opportunity to plead with Ye Chen for you."

As she spoke, she said firmly, "After I come back, I must thoroughly investigate the matter between Ye Chen and Wang Dongxue to see if they have any unspeakable secrets."

Dong Ruolin flew back to Yanjing by plane with strong suspicions.

Kong Delong had no money in his pocket and didn't dare to act recklessly in Jin Ling, so he could only return to the urban village dejectedly.

Also under surveillance in the urban village was Ye Chen's arrogant and condescending aunt, Ye Zhangmin.

This New Year's Eve would be the most miserable New Year's Eve the two of them would ever spend in their lives.

Equally miserable was the Xiao Changgan family.

Old Mrs. Xiao had originally promised to go to the supermarket to work today.

The supermarket had also promised to pay her double wages today.

However, because her hard-earned money was stolen and she was fiercely mocked by Ma Lan, Old Mrs. Xiao's blood pressure suddenly rose, and she sat on the chair and could never stand up again.

Although there was nothing seriously wrong with her body, because of her extreme anger and soaring blood pressure, the idea of working at the supermarket had to be given up helplessly.

Seeing that her hard-earned money was gone and there was no chance to earn today's wages, Old Mrs. Xiao was very desperate.

She originally wanted Xiao Weiwei to go to the supermarket to work and earn back her double wages.

But thinking that her son and grandson were both seriously injured in bed, and she herself had soaring blood pressure and couldn't take care of herself, she had no ability to take care of them, so she didn't dare to let Xiao Weiwei leave.

The family of four could only stare at each other in the luxurious villa.

The family of four was now penniless, and the only thing they had was the leftover food from yesterday that hadn't been finished.

It was originally leftover scraps, and after being left out for a night, it had completely turned into vegetable soup.

Xiao Weiwei suggested heating up these leftovers for lunch to make do, but Old Mrs. Xiao didn't agree.

She said to Xiao Weiwei, "Those leftovers are the only food we have now. If we eat them all now, we'll have to go hungry tonight."

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xiao sighed and added, "Tonight is New Year's Eve. How can we go hungry for New Year's Eve dinner? So, let's save these leftovers for tonight."

Xiao Weiwei cried and said, "Grandma, the remaining food isn't even enough for the four of us to be half-full. What's the point of saving it..."

Old Mrs. Xiao said seriously, "You don't understand! We must have a New Year's Eve dinner. If we don't even have a New Year's Eve dinner, we'll be destined to be paupers for the whole next year and won't be able to turn things around!"

When Xiao Hailong heard this, he immediately cried, "Grandma, didn't you say you would wrap meat dumplings for me to eat tonight? Why are you making me eat these leftovers again?"

Old Mrs. Xiao was extremely helpless, "Hailong, Grandma has no choice. After all, we don't have a single cent now. What can we use to buy flour and meat?"

Xiao Hailong cried especially sadly, "Grandma, today is New Year's Eve. If I can't eat big fish and meat, at least let me eat a dumpling. I really don't want to eat yesterday's leftover vegetable soup anymore. Those vegetable soups taste like dishwater, mixed with the smell of a rusty kitchen knife. It's really too disgusting..."

Xiao Changgan on the side choked up and said, "Alright, Hailong, it's not bad to have something to eat... It's better than going hungry on New Year's Eve..."

After speaking, he gritted his teeth and said, "For this matter, if you want to blame someone, blame your mother, that bastard! She stole all of Grandma's hard-earned money. Otherwise, we would at least be able to eat a meal of hot dumplings..."

Xiao Weiwei also cried, sobbing, "Mom is too much. When she stole Grandma's money, didn't she think about our family?"

Old Mrs. Xiao was even more furious and blurted out, "She didn't think about anything! If she really had our family in her heart, she wouldn't have sold her body in the black coal mine in the first place! If heaven really has eyes, it should take this kind of shameless bitch away as soon as possible!"

After speaking, Old Mrs. Xiao slumped on the chair, slapping her thigh while crying and wailing, "God, open your eyes and look at our family. What kind of life are we living!"

After Old Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, she covered her face and cried bitterly.

The others also kept sobbing, and the family of four cried together...