Lin Yiwen looked ashamed, shook his head and sighed, "Meizi, you didn't do a good job on this matter. Mayor Ye might think that our family is very troublesome!"
Ye Meizi waved her hands quickly and said, "Absolutely not. We are already a family, how can we have different opinions?"
Lin Yiwen nodded with satisfaction and said to Lin He with a smile: "I am becoming more and more satisfied with my daughter-in-law now."
Ye Meizi rubbed the hem of her skirt, glanced at Lin Yiwen with a red face, and said goodbye softly: "Lin He, I have to go to work. I will be late later."
"Then you better be careful." Lin He tried to bear the pain and gave Ye Meizi a sunny smile.
After Ye Meizi left, Lin Yiwen and Lin He told him again to completely break off the relationship with Wang Meijia. Lin He agreed, but he was thinking in his heart that he had to play with her before dumping her, otherwise the injury on his forehead would be in vain.
Thinking of Fang Zhicheng's vicious expression last night, Lin He couldn't help but feel a fire burning in his heart, and he was determined to give Fang Zhicheng a good beating.
Fang Zhicheng was unknown in college, even worse than Zhu Youming, because he did not have a prominent family background. Therefore, such a person was never taken seriously by Lin He. Being beaten by an insignificant little person undoubtedly made the big man feel very depressed.
About half an hour later, Lin's mother came into the room carrying a soup pot. Seeing that someone was taking care of Lin He, Lin Yiwen prepared to leave the ward. At this moment, his cell phone suddenly vibrated. Lin Yiwen frowned slightly because it was Mayor Ye's secretary calling.
"Hello, Secretary Zhang!" Lin Yiwen said gently.
Secretary Zhang sounded displeased and said in a deep voice, "Director Lin, Mayor Ye has ordered us not to make a big fuss about your son's matter."
Lin Yiwen's heart sank, and hesitantly said, "Uh... why..." Ye Jian did not call him, but asked his secretary to convey his meaning, which made him feel something was wrong.
Secretary Zhang was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Mayor Ye, we have just investigated the cause and effect of the incident. The reason why Lin He got his head broken was entirely because he brought it upon himself. He stole someone else's girlfriend, and he was the first to hit her, which led to her fighting back."
"Ah?" Lin Yiwen suddenly felt his brain was a little confused.
Secretary Zhang continued, "The entire process of Lin He beating someone last night was recorded by the hotel's cameras, and the other party also went to the hospital for a medical examination. If the other party takes legal action, Lin He will be at a disadvantage. So Mayor Ye suggests that you try to make it a minor matter."
Lin Yiwen finally understood the whole story. He suppressed his depression and anger and whispered, "Secretary Zhang, does Mayor Ye have any other instructions?"
Secretary Zhang said coldly: "Tell Lin He not to contact Mei Zi anymore."
"But they are already engaged!" Lin Yiwen almost collapsed.
Secretary Zhang said impatiently, "The reason for the engagement is because we don't know each other well enough. Since Mayor Ye knows Lin He's character, how could he possibly marry Mei Zi to Lin He? So let's call off the engagement. As for the deposit, I will return it in full when the time comes."
Secretary Zhang didn't argue with Lin Yiwen for too long and hung up the phone. Lin Yiwen opened his mouth wide in disbelief.
Lin He and Lin's mother both noticed that something was wrong with Lin Yiwen. Lin's mother asked in a low voice, "Old man, what happened?"
Lin Yiwen pointed at Lin He and shook his head repeatedly. He was so angry that he couldn't speak. After a long while, he said, "It's over! Our family is completely finished!"
After that, he recounted the entire contents of Secretary Zhang's phone call. Lin He's originally excited emotions froze instantly. It was hard for him to accept this fact, so he asked, "You mean, from now on, Meizi and I will be strangers?"
Lin Yiwen sneered and said, "What else? If you pester him, it will only draw Mayor Ye's wrath."
"There's no way to avenge myself?" Lin He said in disbelief.
"Others now have evidence. If he is willing to settle the matter with us privately, then we'll be thankful." Lin Yiwen let out a long sigh.
Lin He fell silent, his heart filled with anger, annoyance and regret. Lin's mother, who always had a loud voice, also remained silent.
Boom boom boom…
There was a knock on the door of the ward, breaking the long silence of the family. Lawyer Qin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, pushed the door open, looked around, and said softly, "You should be the Lin He family. I am the attorney representing Zhu Youming and Fang Zhicheng. Now on their behalf, I want to communicate with you about what happened last night."
Lin He was furious and wanted to get up from the bed excitedly, but he couldn't help crying out in pain because of the tear on his wound. Lin Yiwen waved his hand, suggesting that he should not be too impulsive, and said softly: "Please be straightforward."
Lawyer Qin said calmly, "Last night, Lin He used violence against my client. Considering that the two of them were college alumni, my client said that as long as he apologizes in person and pays compensation, he can accept the past!"
“It’s really a fairy tale!” If Lin He didn’t have the wound on his head, he would have really wanted to laugh out loud.
Lawyer Qin ignored Lin He's bad attitude and continued, "Now we have the video of you beating my client at the stairs last night. I hope you will consider it carefully."
Lin He stiffened his neck and said angrily, "It was obviously me who was beaten. Now I am lying on the hospital bed. Can that piece of evidence alone prove that I am guilty?"
Lawyer Qin nodded and smiled, "If you are unwilling to settle privately, then we will resort to law. In this case, please wait for the court's notice!"
"Wait! We are willing to accept a private settlement." Lin Yiwen put his hands on his thighs to support his body, and said with difficulty, expressionless.
Chapter 0060 Unprecedented Courage
Lin Yiwen was a smart man. He saw that the other party was well prepared, so he decided to swallow his anger.
"How much compensation do you want?" Lin Yiwen asked in a cold voice.
"One hundred thousand!" Lawyer Qin said lightly.
"What?" Lin's mother jumped up instantly, her eyes blazing with anger. "Aren't you bullying me? My son is still lying in bed. If I don't bother with you, that's fine. But you're asking for such a huge sum of money from us. This is simply unbelievable."
Lawyer Qin smiled slightly, took out a document from his briefcase, walked over and placed it beside Lin Yiwen, and said softly: "I am not asking you for 100,000 yuan without any reason, but I have a basis for it. It includes mental damages, lost wages, medical expenses, etc. If you have any doubts, you can ask a lawyer to calculate it. In fact, this much money is a sympathetic price, otherwise it would be at least doubled."
Ye Yiwen skimmed through the document with trembling hands. Although he did not understand the law, he could tell from the writing style of the legal document that it was prepared by a very capable lawyer.
Ye Yiwen said in a deep voice: "This amount of money is an astronomical figure. For a family like ours, it is too much of a burden. If you really want to settle it privately, please take a step back."
Lawyer Qin nodded and said calmly, "My client is very reasonable. He took your family situation into consideration and said that if Lin He could take the initiative to apologize to my client, he would be willing to reduce the fee by half."