Chapter 386

Chapter 386

"Big brother, just tell me what's up. Why are you making things so complicated?" He Youde secretly observed his elder brother's expression, realizing he wasn't getting any warmth from him.

Looks like something serious has happened.

He Youde looked around, but he couldn't see Dad at home.

With Dad not around, this situation doesn't look good.

If Dad were here, he could at least have someone backing him up.

He Youde didn't want to deal with it right now, but He Zhifei wasn't giving him the chance.

"He Ming, take your Third Uncle over to have a look. Grandma Ji, since we're not close, I can't have someone drag you to see. Why don't you go and see for yourself?" He Zhifei was even colder toward Grandma Ji.

Grandma Ji had seen her fair share of drama, and this scene set off alarm bells.

But now that she was here, she wasn't about to back down. She wasn't afraid.

Both Grandma Ji and He Youde went to He Wei's room. Qi Yingying was still sitting at the door of the room. The two inside were still in a messy state, their clothes half-on, half-off.

Anyone who tried to move was stopped by Qi Yingying.

She was determined to make sure their affair was known by the family.

If they were bold enough to do this, they should be ready to face the consequences.

"Huihui?" As soon as He Youde reached the door, he was so shocked that his voice cracked.

How could this be happening?!

Huihui shouldn't even be off work yet—how did she end up here, and in this state?!

As soon as she heard his voice, He Huihui immediately lowered her head, not daring to meet her father's eyes.

"Ji Feng, what's going on here?" Grandma Ji also realized the severity of the situation.

He Huihui was a member of the He family, after all. If He Zhifei and his wife were angered and, together with He Youde, accused her grandson of forcing himself on He Huihui, this would become a big deal.

It couldn't come to that.

Ji Feng had been feeling wronged, planning to complain to his grandmother when she arrived, hoping she would take his side.

But when Grandma Ji showed up and reacted like this, Ji Feng also sensed that things weren't looking good.

So, he decided to tell the truth. "Grandma, I... this... Huihui and I are truly in love."

Ji Feng clenched his teeth, realizing it was time to let go of He Wei for good.

Even if he begged, the He family wouldn’t let him marry He Wei.

He had always liked Huihui more anyway. At most, they could just compensate the He family with some money and call it even.

Ji Feng thought it was that simple.

Grandma Ji really felt like fainting. This little troublemaker, how did she manage to win over her grandson?

What was so good about He Huihui? Her family's situation couldn't compare to He Wei's family at all.

No one else might know, but she sure as hell knows.

He Wei's grandfather's family is one with a deep heritage. That old man had donated most of the family's belongings but had still left a little money for the younger generation to get by.

Even a fraction of what he left would be enough for He Wei and Ji Feng to live on.

Keeping it low-key—that's where the real value lies.

The old lady felt like she was about to have a heart attack from sheer frustration.

Beside her, He Youde immediately saw the potential benefits he could gain from this situation.

He hadn't paid much attention to Huihui's marriage prospects. He had lined up several promising matches for her, but none of them were interested in Huihui. He had given up, thinking he would just find someone decent and bring more money into the family.

But he never expected things between her and Ji Feng would actually pan out.

The Ji family is doing way better than most people!

Since Huihui and Ji Feng's affair had been caught, Huihui probably wouldn't be able to stay at her elder brother's place anymore.

It would be better to use this opportunity to make the old lady from the Ji family accept Huihui into their family!

And as for Huihui "stealing" He Wei's boyfriend?

They aren't married, so how could it be considered stealing?

Apologize here, and once we walk out that door, no one else will ever know.

No one would lose face over this.

He Youde already had a few plans brewing, and his earlier anger vanished in an instant.

He turned and knelt before his elder brother, smacking himself hard several times. "Elder brother, I failed to keep my daughter in line, and now she's done something disgraceful with Ji Feng.

I have wronged you and your wife, and I'm sorry to my niece as well.

It's all my fault, please hit me if you must."

He Youde kept slapping himself, each hit carrying considerable force.

He Zhifei frowned. "Third brother, what are you doing? I..."

"Elder brother, you've already forgiven me once for something in the past. This time, I know there's no way you can forgive me or Huihui. I don't know how to make it up to you and your daughter. I really don't know what to do.

Now that this has happened, I'll do whatever you want me to.

I only ask for one thing: give your useless niece a chance to make amends."

After saying that, He Youde started kowtowing again, his attitude leaving even the old lady from the Ji family stunned.

This He Youde, was it really necessary to go this far?

It wouldn't be right for her, at her age, to kneel down as well, right?

He Youde's behavior caught He Zhifei off guard.

If his brother had tried to argue or defend his daughter, He Zhifei might have been able to toughen up and send the third brother and his family packing.

But with him acting like this, it really left He Zhifei at a loss for words.

"Get up first, what kind of impression does this give? I called you and Elder Ji over to give my daughter justice," He Zhifei said as he called his daughter over.

"Wei Wei is the victim in this matter, and both Ji Feng and Huihui must apologize to her. Additionally, this marriage is off, and you must compensate my daughter.

In the future, don’t blame my daughter for canceling the marriage.

If you agree, we’ll consider it as if nothing happened.

From now on, neither the Ji family nor He Huihui are welcome in our home," He Zhifei had completely calmed down after the afternoon's chaos.

He never approved of the marriage between Ji Feng and Wei Wei from the start. It was only because Wei Wei kept threatening to take her own life that he had no choice but to agree.

Exposing Ji Feng and Huihui together at this time was actually beneficial for their family.

Taking advantage of this situation to secure more compensation for Wei Wei and ease her pain was now the priority.

"Big brother… what about He Tian? I know I shouldn’t bring this up again, and I feel ashamed. But Xiao Tian is completely innocent; he doesn’t even know what’s going on."

He Youde said, covering his old face and wailing loudly.

"I’ve caused you so much trouble, big brother, I’m too ashamed to go on living. I… I might as well die!"

As He Youde finished speaking, he really was about to hit his head against the wall.

He Zhifei was already hesitating, and seeing his brother really didn’t want to live, quickly stopped him, "What are you doing? I didn’t say Xiao Tian has to leave too. I understand your family situation; Xiao Tian will still stay here."

"Let’s talk about the compensation first?"

Qi Yingying was already on edge, thinking they could get rid of He Tian as well, and from then on, stay far away from the He Youde family.

But in just a few sentences, Old He had been tricked into backing down again.