Li Yunhui had not expected Li Shuyun to say something like that… He was actually lumping him in with Li Zhengshen?!

How could he and Li Zhengshen possibly be the same kind of person?

When Li Zhengshen forbade him from extreme sports, he was using his authority to suppress him. But when he disagreed with his younger brother trying bungee jumping, it was clearly out of concern for his brother’s physical condition.

His motives were completely different from Li Zhengshen’s. On what grounds could he say they were doing the same thing?!

Anger flared in Li Yunhui, and his voice erupted from his throat, “What are you talking about!”

“I didn’t threaten you or cut off your living expenses like Li Zhengshen, did I?”

The shout was harsh and fierce, and coupled with his momentarily sharp expression, it instantly frightened Li Shuyun, turning his small face pale.

Li Shuyun lowered his head in disappointment, his voice so soft it was almost inaudible. “Then… then I won’t try it…”

Li Yunhui let out a heavy snort, threw out a “Let’s go home,” and turned to leave with large strides.

Li Yunhui walked ahead.

Li Shuyun followed behind.

Li Yunhui’s steps were big and fast, while Li Shuyun’s were small and slow.

So after just a few steps, Li Shuyun had to jog for a bit, over and over again, just to keep up with his brother.

Li Yunhui walked in a huff for quite a while before he finally digested most of his anger.

He turned his head.

He saw Li Shuyun three to five meters behind him, hands on his knees, panting heavily. He was looking up in his direction, his eyes filled with grievance and dejection.

When Li Shuyun saw him stop and turn back, he took it as a silent urging and hurriedly jogged forward. He finally caught up to his side, and the gentle panting he had just managed to calm down turned into heavy gasps again.

Li Yunhui: “…”

Li Yunhui couldn’t help but offer an arm for him to hold onto to save energy.

Li Yunhui sighed deeply, feeling completely helpless with him. “If you can’t keep up, why don’t you call out to me?”

Li Shuyun looked up at him pitifully, his cheeks slightly puffed. He didn’t speak, but his eyes screamed, “Because you’re angry, brother!”

Seeing him so out of breath after just a short jog, Li Yunhui became even more convinced that his brother’s body was so weak a gust of wind could knock him over.

He slowed his pace, guiding Li Shuyun toward the parking lot with his arm. “Bungee jumping is much more tiring than this little run. You’re tired from just a few steps, how could you handle bungee jumping?”

Li Shuyun didn’t argue, merely calling out softly and aggrievedly, “Brother…”

Li Yunhui turned his head seriously and said, “Don’t act spoiled. I’m trying to reason with you.”

Li Shuyun looked up at him with watery eyes, not reasoning, just calling out to him, “Brother—”

Li Yunhui: “…”

Li Yunhui ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

The fatigue from the bungee jump had mostly subsided by now, and the thought in Li Yunhui’s mind that “my brother’s body is so weak, how can he possibly try bungee jumping” had also weakened slightly.

Added to that, he saw complete trust and reliance in his brother’s eyes…

His brother had been so suddenly sent to the country by Li Zhengshen, with no one specifically arranged to take care of him (the butler didn’t count!) or to help him get to know the capital and make new friends. He had become his brother’s entire support system.

Under these circumstances, for him to completely deny and refuse his brother’s desire to try something he liked… it was no wonder his brother would mistake him for someone like Li Zhengshen.

A thousand-mile dike collapses because of an ant’s nest. As he thought deeper, this tiny crack widened more and more.

Finally, an idea popped into his head, and his entire line of defense collapsed with a crash!

—Although it was his first time being an older brother, he certainly could, and must, be a perfect brother who could satisfy his younger brother!

Li Yunhui’s heart completely softened.

He reached out and patted Li Shuyun’s head, sighing, “Alright, alright, don’t look so pitiful.”

“You just want to try bungee jumping, right? I’ll take you to try it next week. But, let’s be clear, the height I jumped today isn’t suitable for a beginner. If you want to try, I’ll find a place suitable for entry-level jumpers.”

The wilted flower brightened in an instant.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shuyun’s expression turned from sorrow to joy, his eyes shining like stars. He smiled, his eyes curving, and said, “No problem, I’ll listen to whatever you say, brother. You’re the best, brother.”

Li Yunhui smiled with reserve, accepting his brother’s approval and gratitude with great satisfaction.

He knew it. He and Li Zhengshen were not alike at all.

Li Zhengshen was just a rigid old man who thought he could control him however he wanted just because he held the power over his living expenses.

And him? He was just a good older brother worried about his younger brother’s health!

Li Yunhui painstakingly searched the entire capital for a bungee jumping location that was safe enough and low enough.

Since the bungee height was only fifteen meters, a very wimpy version of bungee jumping, the customer traffic was pathetically small.

Li Yunhui stood at the edge of the platform and looked down. A mere fifteen meters, it really looked like… there would be no bungee jumping experience at all!

But Li Yunhui was still worried.

He personally inspected the safety of the equipment, waited for the staff to measure Li Shuyun’s blood pressure and lead him through warm-ups, then went up to feel his cervical spine and his thin arms and legs. He asked uneasily, “Are you sure your neck and other joints are okay?”

Li Shuyun said patiently, “I’m fine, brother, don’t worry.”

Li Yunhui: “I’m not worried… Hey, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere in the air, just shout for me… Or maybe we should find a place for tandem bungee jumping, and I’ll jump with you?”

Li Shuyun’s eyes widened earnestly. “That won’t do, brother. You promised I could try it myself. I’ll be fine, don’t underestimate me.”

Those words sounded familiar.

He seemed to have said the same line to Li Zhengshen countless times.

Li Yunhui: “…”

His reply was extremely reluctant. “Alright. Then… you can go.”

Finally, all preparations were complete.

From the moment Li Shuyun jumped, Li Yunhui’s heart was wound tight, his eyes fixed on his brother’s figure.

The descent from fifteen meters was fast, and the ascent was just as quick. It was over in the blink of an eye.

After his brother was pulled back up, he stood there blankly for a second, then plopped down right on the platform.

He immediately strode forward nervously, pulling Li Shuyun away from the edge of the platform to a safe area, and asked rapidly, “What’s wrong? Where are you uncomfortable?”

Li Shuyun blinked and looked up at him, then suddenly smiled. “It was just a little scary, brother. But it was fun, so exciting!”

Looking at the light shining in Li Shuyun’s eyes, Li Yunhui didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Should he say that if it was scary, he shouldn’t try it again? Or that watching him jump made him more nervous than the jumper himself?

When Fang Ji heard about it, he laughed at him. “Did you ever worry about safety when you were playing?”

Li Yunhui was greatly displeased. “How can my playing be the same as his? With his thin arms and legs, I was afraid the wind would snap his joints just by him standing on the platform!”

Li Yunhui: “…Do you think my brother will pester me to go bungee jumping again next week? …Is your company short-staffed? Maybe I should have Shuyun go learn about jewelry with you!”

The more Li Yunhui thought about it, the more sense it made. He planned to test the waters with his brother in the new week.

He didn’t expect his brother to give him no chance to make the suggestion. He had already snuck into his bedroom early, his eyes shining as he asked, “Brother, where are we going this week? There are still so many things I haven’t tried. Diving, rock climbing, skydiving, racing… You’ll teach me all of them, right?”

His brother sat on the edge of his bed, smiling gently. “During class the other day, I met the son of my tea ceremony teacher. He’s my age. When he heard that you could take me to do extreme sports, he was so envious of me. He said I have a really great brother and that I’m so lucky.”

“Envious,” “a really great brother,” “lucky”…

Li Yunhui gritted his teeth. “…We’ll go! We can go to all of them! I can teach you everything! Brother will definitely keep you safe!”

…

Cheng Huanzhen didn’t tell anyone his plan.

Using work as an excuse, he temporarily moved back to the old family home. After a busy day, he went to the account book archives at night and searched through nineteen years of ledgers.

The main accounts of the old house had numerous entries, and nineteen years of historical records filled three entire rooms.

He spent nearly a month before he finally found traces of his young uncle’s life in the ledgers from those three rooms.

Starting from nineteen years ago, a sum of money was allocated to an overseas account every year.

There were no details, and each amount was a round number, with the note “CYM.”

It seemed that, considering his young uncle’s living situation abroad, they chose the convenience of transferring the entire year’s expenses for raising him to the corresponding overseas account in one lump sum.

The amount started at over three million yuan nineteen years ago and increased to over seven million yuan by the year before last.

In the eighteen years before his young uncle returned to the country, the total expenditure was exactly one hundred million yuan.

Cheng Huanzhen photographed all the relevant entries for his records. The heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled a little.

He knew it. How could such an absurd guess be true?

However, after he returned home and fell asleep peacefully, he didn’t know what time it was in the early morning when Cheng Huanzhen’s eyes suddenly opened. He stared blankly at the ceiling.

Wait a minute.

What about his young uncle’s medical expenses?

Over eighteen years, the average annual cost of raising his young uncle was over five and a half million yuan.

But his young uncle’s medicine cost over a million yuan per quarter, which came to about five million yuan a year!

And that didn’t even include the frequent doctor’s visits and treatments his young uncle needed over those eighteen years… That would be an even larger expense!

Cheng Huanzhen was wide awake in an instant.

The conclusion he had just reached was completely overturned.

There was a problem with the accounts.

He had to check the actual bank card transaction details!

…That wouldn’t be easy.

Without an excuse, he would never get it past his grandfather.

But such a large sum of money would surely leave a significant trail.

For example, the old butler who had been at the house his whole life must know something.

Start with him?

No. The old butler was tight-lipped, calm, and loyal to his grandfather. He would be difficult to break and it would be easy to alert the enemy.

Start with the finance staff at the old house?

No. They were also professionals who had been there for decades, and they were extremely discreet.

Then… who in the family was the easiest to break?

A name instantly appeared in Cheng Huanzhen’s mind.

But the next moment, he hesitated.

…Easy to break, yes. But… even if he broke them, would they really know about such confidential matters?

Cheng Huanzhen was very uncertain.

Unfortunately, Cheng Huanzhen couldn’t think of a better, more efficient method at the moment.

So he took a short nap, and when he woke up in the morning, the first thing he did was call his father, Cheng Zhaorui.

“Dad,” he called out, slowly and calmly.

Cheng Huanzhen said dejectedly, “I’m not in a good mood. Do you have time to have dinner with me tonight?”