At 6:20 in the evening, Lin Jie arrived at the dining location mentioned by An Weize.

Grandma Yu's Family Restaurant.

This private restaurant is a bit off the beaten path, located in a small alley with no parking available.

Lin Jie had no choice but to let Guan Muhua drive to park elsewhere, have dinner someplace else, and wait for his call.

Guided by the waiter, Lin Jie walked into a not-so-large private room and found An Weize already there.

Zhai Siying was also there, sitting next to An Weize.

Lin Jie had a realization, sat down opposite An Weize, and asked, "Uncle An, are you planning to make the relationship public?"

Zhai Siying stood up and poured Lin Jie a cup of tea.

An Weize slowly said, "Ah Jie, I'll be honest with you, Siying and I were once together, secretly, both Kexin and Kemeng don't know."

Lin Jie thought to himself, as expected.

He never believed that, for so many years, An Weize had remained alone like a saint.

"Later, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor and felt my days were numbered, so I parted ways with Siying."

As he said this, An Weize glanced at Zhai Siying and held her hand.

Zhai Siying returned a faintly happy smile.

This scene made Lin Jie feel the urge to roll his eyes.

At such an age, still showing off affection, is it even possible to eat now?

"That day, Ah Jie, your words, and Siying's unwavering feelings, made me realize, I was somewhat stubborn and overly cautious."

An Weize faintly smiled and said, "With not much time left, why not live a bit more freely?"

"I thought leaving Siying was for her own good, not wanting to delay her long-term happiness. Unexpectedly, my seemingly noble sacrifice left Siying with much heartache."

Lin Jie lowered his head to sip his tea, not wanting An Weize to see the disdain on his face.

If you truly wanted to break up with Zhai Siying, not wanting to hinder her, then why frequently visit her teahouse?

Isn't it obvious you still have lingering intentions?

He put down his teacup and asked, "Uncle An, you've decided to be with Aunt Zhai, do you plan to marry?"

Before An Weize could respond, Zhai Siying spoke up, "Lin Jie, we've already discussed this."

Zhai Siying picked up the teapot, refilled Lin Jie's tea, and continued, "We won't get married, just live like this."

"Ceremonies and formalities aren't important; being with Aze is enough for me."

This statement made Lin Jie secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Although various premarital agreements can be used to limit things, being together purely as lovers undoubtedly avoids many troubles.

After all, An Weize's assets are in the billions.

Then Zhai Siying continued, "Many people might think I'm after his money in a relationship like this with Aze."

She lightly laughed, "Today marks twelve years and four months since Aze and I met."

"Lin Jie, you might not believe it, but through long-term interaction with Aze, I was gradually attracted to him, or in some way, I have a father complex."

"I grew up with my mother; my father abandoned us both early on."

"Aze's attentiveness, responsibility, talent, and his deep affection for his late wife and love for his daughter all make him uniquely charming to me."

Just then, another person pushed the door open, and upon seeing Zhai Siying, couldn't help but exclaim joyfully, "Manager Zhai!"

Zhai Siying quickly stood up, smiling as she replied, "Kexin, hello, we meet again!"

Lin Jie also stood up, pulling the chair beside him to make room for An Kexin.

"Kexin, you two already know each other?"

"Yes, Manager Zhai was previously the client manager at the Crown Holiday Hotel, responsible for major client maintenance."

An Kexin sat down, tore open a pack of wet wipes to clean her hands, and asked, "Dad, Ah Jie, how did you run into Manager Zhai?"

She suddenly realized and said, "Manager Zhai, is this private restaurant yours?"

Zhai Siying didn't respond but turned her head to look at An Weize.

An Weize cleared his throat, his face gradually turning red, stammered, "Kexin, the thing is..."

"Uh... uh..."

After a few ums, he suddenly turned his gaze to Lin Jie and said, "Ah Jie, you tell her!"

This is what a responsible man is like?

Lin Jie glanced at Zhai Siying, avoiding looking at An Kexin, and hastily said, "Kexin, uncle just told me that your manager Zhai you know is actually uncle's girlfriend."

After saying this, he quickly picked up his teacup to drink water, then quietly observed An Kexin from the corner of his eye.

He saw An Kexin with her small mouth slightly open, her face full of surprise and disbelief.

After several breaths, having processed the shock of the news, An Kexin furrowed her brows, looked at An Weize, then at Zhai Siying, and with a heavy face asked, "Dad, you and Manager Zhai, since when?"

An Weize glared at Lin Jie, cautiously explained, "Kexin, I'm sorry, I deceived you and Kemeng."

"Uh... actually, if I speak strictly, Siying and I started about three to four years ago, with some time apart in the middle."

"The day before yesterday, with... Ah Jie's help, we decided to be together again..."

Lin Jie felt quite frustrated inside.

He didn't expect An Weize to be so inconsiderate, dragging him into the mess by saying it was due to his assistance.

You were heartless, don't blame me for being unjust.

He hurriedly explained, "Kexin, it's like this."

"The day before yesterday at noon, Uncle An took me to the teahouse in People's Park for tea. In fact, he wanted me to see a doctor for someone."

"There, I discovered that Uncle An and the teahouse owner, who is this Manager Zhai, have a very ambiguous relationship. I hinted at it with a few words."

"I guess Uncle An noticed the situation was exposed, so he decided to get us over today and confess for leniency."

An Weize's face darkened, and he blamed, "Ah Jie, this isn't right of you, can't you shoulder some responsibility? Aren't you willing to share a bit of my pressure?"

"With your attitude, how can I trust my daughter to marry you?"

Lin Jie, feeling aggrieved, said, "Uncle An, this kind of thing should be handled by you alone, shouldn't it?"

"How can you drag me into this?"

At this moment, An Kexin, who had been holding a straight face, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Dad, don't be too nervous. As for you and Manager Zhai, I don't oppose it; on the contrary, I support it."

"I'm really happy that you can be with Manager Zhai, honestly."

An Weize let out a long breath, relaxed his body against the chair back, and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a wet wipe, saying, "Since you don't oppose, I can rest easy."

"Kexin, what I worry about most are the attitudes of you and Kemeng."

"You don't know how nervous I was just now."

"I wasn't even this nervous when I first negotiated a million-dollar deal with a client."

"Dad, have a drink of water!"

An Kexin picked up An Weize's teacup and handed it to him, "You're anxious because you care a lot about Kemeng and me."

"I've grown up, and so has Kemeng. We can take care of ourselves now, and it's time for dad to think about yourself and let us take care of and support you."

An Weize took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said with great relief, "Kexin, you've really grown up."

At this, he glanced at Lin Jie and hummed, "Kexin, this boy doesn't even want to share the burden of the smallest matters for me. You should evaluate him more and test him thoroughly."

Just then, Zhai Siying spoke up, saying, "I think what Lin Jie just said makes a lot of sense."

"How can you let someone else take on this kind of matter for you?"

An Weize's face stiffened a bit, and he awkwardly explained, "I was too nervous just now, my mind got muddled, so I pushed Ah Jie forward..."

He suddenly realized something and asked in confusion, "Kexin, why do I feel like you accepted all this rather quickly?"

"Did this boy Ah Jie already tell you in advance?"

An Kexin stood up and refilled the teacups of An Weize, Zhai Siying, and Lin Jie, "Actually, I knew about this earlier, but it wasn't Ah Jie who told me. It was Manager Zhai who did."

Seeing An Weize's gaze turning towards her, Zhai Siying snorted lightly and said, "I know you too well!"

"In business decisions, you're decisive and fast. In matters of emotion, however, you're passive and hesitant, overthinking and underacting."

"If I hadn't used Lin Jie's words to push you the other day, I'd probably be waiting forever."

"Since you agreed and are willing to go public, I thought I should be more proactive."

"So, the next day, I went to see Kexin."

Zhai Siying looked at An Kexin gratefully and said, "Kexin, thank you for your blessings."

An Kexin earnestly said, "I'm the one who needs to thank you."

"I'm busy with work, Kemeng's studies are demanding, with you taking care of dad, we can be at ease."

Lin Jie interjected, "Kexin, does Kemeng know about this too?"

An Kexin shook her head and said worriedly, "Kemeng doesn't know yet. I'm planning to test her attitude about this first, I don't want to spring it on her suddenly."

Thinking of An Kemeng's delusions from a few months ago, Lin Jie also believed this matter needed to be handled with caution.

The restaurant started serving dishes, and as they ate and chatted, naturally, they talked about Xingwang Pharmaceutical's drug manufacturing issue.

Lin Jie spoke, "I got some information from a friend at the police station. According to the Deng father and son's confession..."

"Initially, Deng Di sought thrills and wanted to show off, so he had the pharmaceutical factory's technician make some hallucinogenic drugs for him."

"At those private thrill parties, as you know, Deng Di would hand out some hallucinogens and mess around."

"Later, this hallucinogen became very popular and was targeted by a criminal gang."

"Deng Di got caught in a tight spot and had no choice but to supply hallucinogens to this gang."

"Afterwards, Deng Di sank deeper and deeper, until escaping wasn't possible anymore."

"Not just Deng Di, the people at the factory were also held under control by the gang."

"Deng Haikuo knew that if things continued that way, something would eventually go wrong, so he wanted to secretly transfer the factory and then hide the family abroad."

Lin Jie lamented, "It should be considered a step mistaken, followed by subsequent mistakes leading them into an abyss!"

"However, these are just the confessions of the Deng father and son. The actual situation still awaits police verification..."

Some sensitive information couldn't be discussed in detail by Lin Jie with Zhai Siying present.

He planned to discuss it in detail after dinner, once Zhai Siying had left.

Tang You's matter was another unavoidable topic of discussion.

Lin Jie only found out that Tang You was actually the child of Zhai Siying's sister.

"Lin Jie, by next Monday, even if I have to tie her up, I will take Youyou to the hospital. Her matter is in your hands."

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