Clinging to Powerful Backers (A 7,000-Word Mega Chapter)

That was Uncle Chen's son. Su Yu remembered that he seemed to be one or two years younger than her. They had been quite close as children, met a few times after becoming teenagers, and then never saw each other again.

Uncle Chen had a son and a daughter. His daughter was the older sibling and the same age as Su Yu. From the moment Su Yu entered the private room, she had been studying her with an appraising gaze.

Uncle Chen was named Chen Guohua, a name with a strong sense of its era. Unlike her father, Su Tong, whose name was a little too ahead of its time. He should have been called Su Aiguo or Su Jianjun or something, to fit the background of that era.

The two families went way back. Before Su Tong made his fortune, he had spent several years struggling in Beijing. Back then, Su Tong had still been fighting at the very bottom, while Chen Guohua had been his boss.

A few years later, Su Tong had saved up some money, quit his job, and started a business. Full of ambition, he had gone chasing his dreams. Unfortunately, reality had smashed those dreams like crashing waves, and he went bankrupt.

During his bleakest days, Su Yu's mother had stayed by his side. Though poor, the couple had still looked toward the future with hope and continued struggling. So later, there had been good reason for Su Yu's mother to hate Su Tong.

Men who started affairs and then abandoned their women were the most heartless.

Su Tong began his second venture, seeking investments and borrowing money everywhere. Loans had not been easy to get back then, unlike later, when getting a loan was as easy as playing around. In order to boost