Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

Is he doomed?

Yue Jiangting clutched his head, thinking in terror.

No way! Absolutely not!

He suppressed his wildly beating heart, calmed himself down, and after a long while, slowly opened his eyes, only to find himself curled up under the sofa like a shrimp.

He was secretly relieved that the pain in his head had disappeared. He slowly stood up, still feeling lingering fear. He couldn't afford to fall down at this critical moment.

It might just be a false alarm, and nothing will happen. It's not worth scaring yourself to death.

He took a deep breath and slowly walked out of the empty office building.

The afternoon sun was intense, carrying a hint of summer. He squinted wearily.

He found his car, climbed in, and reclined the seat, intending to take a nap to recharge before dealing with everything.

His mind was racing, and he couldn't fall asleep at all.

The phone rang urgently. Yue Jiangting groggily answered, and Yue Guangzhi's frantic voice came through: "Dad! Where are you? Come and save me! They say I'm involved in fraud! What should I do? I can't go home!"

Yue Jiangting felt phlegm stuck in his throat and couldn't make a sound. Yue Guangzhi spoke anxiously for a long time before he finally said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, we won't convict you so easily. I'll try to find out what's going on."

He hesitated for a moment: "If all else fails, just push everything onto Sun Chengzhi, and say that we don't understand anything and were all deceived by Sun Chengzhi."

"Okay, I understand, Dad."

Yue Jiangting was unsure whether this explanation could truly exonerate Yue Guangzhi. It was all too sudden, without any warning; they hadn't even had time to hide their accounts. Furthermore, the project they had just taken over from Sun Chengzhi was out in the open, easily traceable.

Several large sums of money had just been invested in several real estate projects, and some had even been used for more clandestine business debts. It was too late to get the money back or do anything else.

If this is found out, will Yue Guangzhi be sentenced without Sun Chengzhi as a scapegoat?

What if I get implicated?

Who has such a deep grudge against him that they would want to harm him like this?

Yue Jiangting started the car and went to find a director of the municipal office, someone he had dealt with frequently when he was working on engineering projects.

Upon hearing his account, the director's eyes widened in surprise: "I've never heard of this. Let me look into it for you, and I'll call you when I have any news."

Yue Jiangting was a shrewd person and could see through his perfunctory attitude. He sighed inwardly but forced a smile and said, "Thank you so much. I'll leave it to you. I'll thank you properly after this is over."

"Oh, no, no!" the director quickly waved his hand. "You know, things aren't like they used to be these days, hehehe."

Yue Jiangting left dejectedly. On the way, he received another call from Yue Guangzhi: "Dad, it was that bastard Sun Chengzhi who reported us!"

"What?" Yue Jiangting exclaimed in shock. "How could it be him? Didn't he run away? Has he gone mad?"

"That bastard must have gone crazy! He made a copy of our accounts and handed it all over to the police!" Yue Guangzhi said through gritted teeth. "Dad, we're finished! Will I go to jail?"

Yue Jiangting clutched the back of his head, which was throbbing with pain; his face was ashen.

……

Mei Yusheng was so shocked by Yue Guangzhi's call that she couldn't come to her senses for a long time.

"Mom, sob sob... I've been arrested, what should I do? Mom, please save your son!" As soon as the call connected, Yue Guangzhi burst into tears. "Mom, please hire the best lawyer for me, please don't let me go to jail! Sob sob..."

"What happened? Explain yourself, and stop crying!" Mei Yusheng shouted. She hadn't heard Yue Guangzhi cry like that in over twenty years, and she was quite surprised.

Yue Guangzhi choked up and said, "Mom, the foundation has been shut down. I'm in the police station now, and Dad has had another stroke and is in the hospital. There's no one by his side. What should we do? Waaah... I don't want to go to jail!"

Mei Yusheng was stunned by this sudden news, leaving her head numb.

Just a few days ago, I ran into Yue Jiangting and he was shamelessly spouting nonsense. How could he have suffered a stroke so quickly?

The foundation is under investigation, and Yue Guangzhi has been arrested?

Mei Yusheng immediately recalled the clues Qin Chu had once given her and quickly understood.

"Mom, please find me a good lawyer and get me released on bail so I can go take care of Dad," Yue Guangzhi pleaded, crying.

Mei Yusheng remained silent for a long time, then thought for a moment and said, "If you cooperate with the investigation honestly and haven't done anything wrong, you'll be fine."

"Mom, are you really that heartless? What kind of time is this to be saying such hurtful things? This is a matter of life and death! Can you bear to see me go to jail, to see Xuanxuan without a father?"

Mei Yusheng hesitated as she was about to hang up the phone. After a moment of internal struggle, she said coldly, "What are you afraid of if you haven't done anything illegal? If you have, did you think of Xuanxuan when you did it?"

She was afraid that if she continued talking, she would soften her heart, so she hung up decisively.

The phone rang again soon; it was Shen Yingying calling. She hadn't appeared in front of Mei Yusheng for a long time.

"Mom, do you know about Guangzhi?" Shen Yingying's voice choked with sobs. "How could this happen? I heard it was Sun Chengzhi, Meizi's husband, who reported him. Mom, can you help me find a way to get Guangzhi out? Xuanxuan can't live without his father!"

Mei Yusheng was disturbed by her crying and shocked by the news she revealed.

Is Sun Chengzhi involved in this?

She had heard Qin Chu say that Sun Chengzhi had been arrested by them and that Mei Zichen had given him a severe beating.

So this is what Sun Chengzhi is good for.

Qin Chu had revealed some information to her more than once, and Mei Yusheng was already mentally prepared, but when it actually happened, she still couldn't help but worry about Yue Guangzhi.

"Mom, please talk to President Qin. He's so capable, he can definitely help." Shen Yingying pleaded. "I'm not asking you to take care of your father-in-law, I know you hate him, but Guangzhi is your only son. You can't just stand by and do nothing. Please help us, even if it's just for Xuanxuan's sake."

Mei Yusheng hardened her heart and said coldly, "I can't control this matter, and I can't ask Qin Chu to do anything against the rules for your sake."

Ignoring what Shen Yingying was still saying, she hung up the phone and put it on silent.

No wonder Qin Chu has been so busy since the New Year; he's probably been busy with these kinds of things.

This incident likely involves many people, and Yue Guangzhi is just one of them.

Yue Jiangting's stroke was completely unexpected; she had thought he would be arrested along with him.

Mei Yusheng composed herself and didn't call Qin Chu to ask, as she didn't want to influence his decision.

Mei Yusheng was going to the hospital to deliver dinner to Mei Zi that evening. After saving the document, she closed her laptop and went downstairs.

“Yusheng, Zichen said he and Su Wei are going out to eat and will bring food for Meizi, so you don’t need to deliver it.” He Qingmin looked up from her needlework and said, “Chen Yue is out now, and with her taking care of Meizi, you can all breathe a sigh of relief.”

"Okay!" Mei Yusheng agreed, her mind still preoccupied with Yue Guangzhi's matter.