Ji Ya still had some money left.

She had several hundred thousand Yuan earned from Elegance, plus the 100,000 USD given to her by Ji Jiangyuan. This amount would be enough not just for medical treatment in China, but even abroad—while it wouldn’t afford luxury-level care, it would certainly guarantee standard medical treatment.

Ji Lin’s brow was deeply furrowed; he was a pitiful soul nearly driven mad by his younger sister. If Ji Ya wasn’t sent for treatment soon, Ji Lin would need to admit himself to a mental hospital!

Ji Jiangyuan’s words had left Ji Lin in silence.

After the silence came a very careful nod. He looked at Ji Jiangyuan with even a hint of relief:

“Jiangyuan, you’re an adult now, and Uncle is glad you can take on this responsibility. You traveled abroad when you were young and have seen the outside world. Now you’re studying at a prestigious domestic university, and your knowledge isn’t inferior to mine… I think your arrangements are good, and I agree with your opinion. Uncle will just cooperate with you in handling these matters!”

Ji Jiangyuan was just informing his uncle.

Even if Ji Lin disagreed, Ji Jiangyuan wouldn’t change his mind. At worst, he’d face criticism from Ji Lin, but Ji Jiangyuan was firm in his intended course of action!

After all, he was an adult now.

After all, he was the closest direct relative.

With Ji Lin raising no objections, Ji Jiangyuan, exhausted from staying up all night, finally showed a slight smile:

“Uncle, thank you for supporting me. This is very important and gives me more confidence in handling this matter properly!”

Ji Lin felt embarrassed. “You’re still a student, this shouldn’t be your burden to bear, yet now—”

Ji Lin very much wanted to take this burden himself, but did he dare?

He could rush over in a hurry, but he couldn’t support Ji Ya, not just economically, but more so because of family pressure. His wife had already given him an ultimatum: he could be Ji Ya’s brother, but not her ‘father.’ If he couldn’t distinguish between these two roles, Ji Lin’s wife would file for divorce!

At Ji Lin’s age, he couldn’t bear to think what people would say about a couple getting divorced.

“Uncle, it’s alright. This matter isn’t easy, but at least I now have a solution. By the way, would you like to see my mother?”

Ji Jiangyuan’s suggestion made Ji Lin somewhat apprehensive.

He too had been frightened by Ji Ya’s behavior and developed an aversion.

But he was Ji Ya’s elder brother—how could he not see her now and push all the pressure onto his nephew Ji Jiangyuan?

“I’ll go. At least I should be responsible for telling her about these matters.”

Ji Lin reluctantly walked to the room where Ji Ya was being held.

It was very quiet inside now, after a night of loud chaos that nearly lifted the police station’s roof. After she had exhausted herself, Ji Jiangyuan gave her some sedatives, finally bringing brief quiet so he could finish discussing important matters with Sheng Xuan and others.

Ji Lin entered and saw the police officer guarding Ji Ya, feeling greatly embarrassed:

“Thank you for your hard work, we’ve caused so much trouble for the police station.”

The police officer wasn’t as angry as the previous night, mainly because Ji Jiangyuan had handled things decisively and had been cooperative throughout. Learning that he was still a university student made them sympathize—having such a mother was truly unfortunate!

Ordinary people wouldn’t have the energy to cause chaos all night—this was genuine mental illness.

Ji Lin wanted to reach for cigarettes, but in his hurry to leave, his pockets were empty.

The police officer frowned and waved his hand, “Listen, you family members need to decide—if she needs hospital treatment, send her soon. Her condition is quite serious. Last night at her worst, even one of our female officers wasn’t spared; she was cursed until she cried, and the language was awful! She even started dividing people into social classes… Is this still China? Just because she married an American doesn’t mean she can bring capitalist behavior back here!”

Unable to lecture Ji Jiangyuan, all the criticism fell on Ji Lin.

Ji Jiangyuan was the son; he couldn’t control how his mother behaved.

But Ji Lin was the elder brother, and with their elders passed, the eldest brother was like a father—Ji Lin had failed to properly guide his sister.

Ji Lin wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

He worked in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and thanks to their family patriarch, Ji Lin’s starting point had been relatively high. When had he ever been lectured by a minor police officer?

In his work, he usually dealt with peers or foreign dignitaries, far above a local police officer’s station.

But now, he couldn’t refute a single word from this basic-level police officer.

He had to listen quietly to the lecture—with Ji Ya being such a disgrace, ruining the Ji family’s reputation, how could Ji Lin argue? What could he say in defense?

Did he mention that his father was Education Master Ji Huaixin?

He didn’t dare!

The police officer might not have even heard of him.

If they had, it would be even more embarrassing.

What kind of master couldn’t even properly educate his own family?

Ji Lin quietly accepted the lecture, being cautious as he showed the police officer out of the room.

Ji Ya was mentally exhausted but conscious, and seeing Ji Lin’s cowardly behavior, she hoarsely expressed her contempt:

“Big Brother, I know the Ji family isn’t what it used to be, but you don’t need to bow and scrape before a mere police officer—”

“Slap!”

Ji Lin’s veins bulged as he raised his hand and slapped Ji Ya:

“Which of their words were wrong? My deference to the police isn’t because of their status, but because I can’t refute a single thing they said! Which of your actions has brought honor to our family? Fortunately, you’re only confined to the police station. If you were sent somewhere more prominent, who knows how many more people would witness your disgrace!”

Ji Ya’s hair was disheveled, and her elegance and dignity were completely gone.

And now she’d been slapped.

Her emotions, only calmed by medication, showed signs of rekindling. Her eyes were red, with dark circles and bloodshot:

“Tang Hongnen said he wants to send me to a mental hospital, and Ji Jiangyuan, being Tang Hongnen’s good son, disregards all mother-son bonds and agrees! Big Brother, do you know what Ji Jiangyuan did last night? He made me sign divorce papers, he brought people from the bank to take away my Elegance! Such an unfilial son, why did I ever take him to America? I should have left him with Tang Hongnen, and let him live in the cattle pen too… No, if I had known he would turn out like this, I should have abandoned him at birth!”

A mental hospital!

Was she crazy?

She was clearer-minded than anyone!

She wasn’t sick at all.

This was revenge from her ex-husband Tang Hongnen, trying to resolve everything in one stroke to please that country woman!

And then there was Ji Jiangyuan, the good son she had raised herself, carrying Tang Hongnen’s blood—truly father and son, Ji Jiangyuan even agreed with Tang Hongnen’s plan, not fighting at all for his mother!

No, Ji Jiangyuan was even more ruthless than Tang Hongnen, he had cut off her escape route.

Divorced from George, no one would rescue her.

With the bank taking Elegance, she couldn’t recover financially either.

Fear finally showed in Ji Ya’s eyes, “Big Brother, that father, and son are conspiring together, they want to destroy me. Big Brother, help me, you’ve come to save me, haven’t you?”