I Suddenly Got a Rich Husband and a Child
Chapter 308: 308: I Just Need to Participate in the Beauty Pageant?

Chapter 308: Chapter 308: I Just Need to Participate in the Beauty Pageant?

Lin Mei finished speaking, and Ye Weiwei was instantly dumbfounded. The interrogation room fell into silence, as if even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

“Weiwei, your expression is way too exaggerated. Asking you to participate in a beauty pageant isn’t some unbelievable thing, alright?” Lin Mei cupped Ye Weiwei’s face with both hands, a smile dancing on her lips.

Ye Weiwei’s mouth twitched slightly. She took a deep breath, composed herself, and finally said, “Ah May, with someone like me entering a beauty pageant—isn’t that just a joke?”

Before she went to prison, Ye Chuchu always made her participate in beauty pageants, forcing her to undergo the preliminary rounds every single time.

So Ye Weiwei knew all too well how rigorous the requirements for these competitions were. When it came to family background and life experience, she clearly didn’t measure up.

Catching the meaning behind Ye Weiwei’s words, Lin Mei chuckled, “My little cutie, I went through all this trouble to bring you here—I’ve already set everything up for your identity. Baby, just say yes. Enter the beauty pageant, would you?”

“Ah May, I really can’t do it. I don’t know anything, and besides, this face of mine looks exactly like Ye Chuchu’s. Joining the pageant is basically just asking for trouble, isn’t it?”

It’s true—what Ye Weiwei wanted least was to be publicly tied to Ye Chuchu and stirred into the controversy.

“Baby, if this face gets done up properly, it’ll look way prettier than Ye Chuchu’s, alright? Plus, we actually *need* you to stir up some buzz with her. The more attention you get, the easier things become for us. Baby, just say yes. Say yes to me, won’t you?” Lin Mei clutched Ye Weiwei’s shoulders, shaking her forcefully.

Ye Weiwei looked helpless, keeping her composure. “Ah May, I really can’t.”

“You can. You’re the flower of the prison—smart, multi-talented—you’re absolutely capable. Besides, my precious, don’t you want to make a contribution, raise your social status?” Lin Mei began tempting Ye Weiwei. “Think about it carefully. This case is extremely complicated; it involves a lot. If you help me successfully get through the beauty pageant—hmph—I’ll make sure you get rewarded. Your daughter’s household registration, your household registration, even a big house—all of it will be yours.”

Household registration, a big house?

Ye Weiwei pressed her lips together. She had to admit—she was a little tempted.

“And the incident from back then—you don’t want us to investigate it and clear your name?” Lin Mei suddenly turned serious, gripping Ye Weiwei’s hand tightly. “Overturning the case without an explicit reason would be like slapping ourselves in the face. Normally, nobody would do it. But if you earn merit on a special case, we can make an exception and apply for a retrial. Weiwei—don’t tell me you don’t want to be exonerated.”

Ye Weiwei lowered her gaze, staring at the back of her own hand, and then at the marks left on her wrist from the handcuffs.

She wanted it. She always wanted it!

“All I have to do is participate in the beauty pageant?” Ye Weiwei asked hesitantly.

Lin Mei nodded, but then shook her head. “Not just participate. You need to make it all the way to the top three. Weiwei, let’s put it this way—this beauty pageant isn’t just tied to one case, it’s connected to another one too. For the past three years, right before the finals, there’s always been a girl pushed off the rooftop, made to look like it was suicide. We want to find out who’s behind this. I can’t trust anyone else. You’re the only one I find reliable.”

Hearing this, Ye Weiwei finally understood what Lin Mei meant.

But the conversation kept circling back to the same issue. “My identity—and the other case I’m carrying right now…”

“You mean that luxury car theft case?” Lin Mei replied casually, hopping down from the desk. She shot her colleague a glance, and the male officer promptly turned and exited the room.