The waking Miaomiao was still a bit groggy!

Not finding Lin Jie in the living room or kitchen, she went straight to his bedroom!

Seeing Lin Jie half-lying on the bed with a pale face, Miaomiao anxiously climbed onto the bed, reached out to feel his forehead, and asked puzzledly, "Brother, you don't have a fever! So, why are you still lying in bed? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Jie said softly, "My stomach is a bit uncomfortable. I went to the bathroom two or three times last night! It's better now, just feeling a bit weak!"

Miaomiao uttered an 'oh', relieved a little, and said, "Maybe you caught a chill last night!"

She continued to ask, "Brother, why did I suddenly faint last night? Then I woke up just lying in my bed, heh heh... heh heh!"

The shaking bed made Lin Jie frown, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it, asking in a low voice, "Still dare to play dumb and giggle? Miaomiao, let me ask you, did you drink last night?"

Miaomiao awkwardly chuckled, but seeing Lin Jie's gloomy face, she stopped smiling and slowly extended one finger, then slowly stretched out another one!

She timidly said, "Brother, I was wrong."

"I broke my promise not to drink! I just, just drank two glasses of some sweet and sour cocktail!"

"The teacher said this drink wouldn't make you drunk, it's just like having a beverage, so I drank it! After drinking, I was still very sober in the bar and didn't feel drunk."

Miaomiao tilted her head, puzzled, and muttered to herself, "Why did I suddenly get drunk when I got outside?"

Lin Jie snorted and said, "In the bar's atmosphere, you're excited, of course, you're fine. But once outside, the cold wind blows, and naturally, the alcohol hits you!"

"Don't you know your own alcohol tolerance?"

Miaomiao pushed Lin Jie's shoulder, begging, "Brother, I was wrong, I really was wrong! I'll behave from now on and won't drink outside anymore, please forgive me this time?"

Unable to withstand Miaomiao's pushing, Lin Jie hurriedly restrained her hands and said, "Just this once, you're punished to make breakfast, quickly go!"

"Oh, I'll make it right now, I'll make you something easy to digest!"

Miaomiao hastily got off the bed and dashed out. After she left the bedroom, Lin Jie opened his mouth and silently screamed a few times to relieve some of his body's pain.

After figuring out his own situation in the hotel, Lin Jie realized it was past four in the morning, and he was staying in a standard room at an ordinary business hotel not far from the Night Charm Bar.

He also found a brown paper bag on the chair in the room, containing two hundred thousand in cash!

After thinking it through, Lin Jie made a phone call to awaken his former neighbor, Kong Mingqing, and called him over.

Upon hearing it was urgent and important, Kong Mingqing came to the hotel room within half an hour without a word.

Lin Jie didn't hide anything from him and told him everything that had happened to him, including his speculations.

Kong Mingqing was initially surprised with his mouth wide open, then his face was filled with anger as he slammed the bed and said in a low voice, "There are actually such people! Truly unworthy to be parents..."

He abruptly stopped speaking, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Lin Jie, I'm the same age as your mother, and I'd say I know her quite well! From what I understand, although your mother likes to play, act out, and is vain, she's still..."

Kong Mingqing cautiously glanced at Lin Jie, pondered, and said, "She has a good nature at least! This matter is likely something we never knew about, and your bastard father did it!"

"Lin Jie, tell me, do you want to take this opportunity to uncover this irresponsible father? Or report it so that he pays the appropriate price?"

Lin Jie slowly shook his head, "I don't want to report it!"

"If my guess is accurate, he's also seriously ill now. I consider saving his life as repaying the favor of life."

"Brother Kong, I invited you over to ask if you could keep evidence of this event and investigate it privately. If you do find out who he is, please don't tell me, just keep it to yourself."

"Such a father doesn't want to acknowledge us..."

Lin Jie snorted coldly, "Miaomiao and I are doing well now and certainly won't recognize him."

"I'm more concerned that in the future, he might hypocritically cling to us in various ways. If that day comes, this matter will be key evidence against his hypocrisy."

Kong Mingqing nodded, "Alright, you're an adult now and have your own views! For this matter, however you say, that's how I'll proceed!"

After photographing Lin Jie's injury and the two hundred thousand for evidence, he carried the unconscious Miaomiao into the Phaeton parked outside the business hotel and drove the Lin siblings back to their home at Xiangtai Apartment.

Upon leaving the apartment, Kong Mingqing said, "Lin Jie, I'll privately ask a few friends to help with this matter, so don't worry about it leaking out. As for the brown paper bag and the money inside, I'll also ask colleagues from the forensics department to extract possible fingerprints!"

When it came to the money, Lin Jie realized something and said, "Brother Kong, you can keep that money as operating expenses, let me know if it's not enough."

"As you can see, that car and this apartment belong to Miaomiao and me, so we're not short on money."

Earlier, seeing the Phaeton worth millions and the luxurious apartment had more than shocked Kong Mingqing, but his long experience as a detective allowed him to conceal his surprise well.

Now, when Lin Jie mentioned the car and the apartment, he couldn't help but say, "Lin Jie, I've watched you grow up, and I know you're not that kind of person. But this car, this house..."

With a worried face, he advised, "Lin Jie, we can't do anything that harms others and is against our conscience!"

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "Brother Kong, you're overthinking it. Even if I robbed a bank, I couldn't get enough to buy this house! The car and the apartment were a gift from the An family of the Weize Group."

"I happened to help their family with a major issue by chance, and this was their token of gratitude. If you don't believe me, you can investigate. I don't mind."

Kong Mingqing just laughed and said, "I believe you, I trust what you say."

"Indeed, in just two or three months, those most profitable criminal ways, even if you managed to get in, you wouldn't earn so much! I'm sure of that."

"Since you've said it like this, I'll make good use of this two hundred thousand and look into the matter as soon as possible!"

After Kong Mingqing left, Lin Jie used the medicines and medical tools they had at home to treat the puncture wound on his lower back. Just as he lay back in bed to recuperate, the waking Miaomiao ran into the room.

One reason Lin Jie hadn't told her the truth was he feared she would be scared.

Miaomiao had never felt safe, and now that she felt slightly better, Lin Jie didn't want to add to her worries and make her continue living in fear.

The second reason was he didn't want to shatter her fantasies.

Although Miaomiao seemed dismissive of her abandoning parents, even resentful, Lin Jie knew she still held some hope for them in her heart.

Lin Jie didn't want to burst Miaomiao's bubble of illusion!

He believed Miaomiao having a fantasy, a hope that would never come true, was better than having a heart full of despair and complete hopelessness!

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