Asking Her for Help

"A-Yao, what the hell is going on?"

At the Xiangfeng Garden villas, this luxurious residence, once frequently visited, had become far more desolate.

The Li family gathered around the tea table, Li Yao's face deathly pale.

Yu Hua clutched her designer handbag, tears streaming down her face. "Honey, what are we going to do? They said if we can't repay the money by tomorrow, they'll come and take everything away. They'll even seize the property. When that happens, we'll have no choice but to live under a bridge."

"How would I know what to do? How would I know?" A balding middle-aged man slammed the table and stood up. "Ask your precious son! He's gone completely lawless, absolutely lawless!"

"What does this have to do with my son?" The middle-aged woman, "Geng Hua," was dumbfounded.

"What does it have to do with him? What happened yesterday made the Juncheng headlines! Do you know what that brat did? He actually beat up the Zhuang family's only heir and even alarmed Nie Han'er and Zhu Zuo, those two. One is an unrivaled business prodigy, the other a real estate tycoon in Juncheng. Either one of them could leave us without even a place to die!"

"Besides, they haven't even made a move yet. They only gave us a little warning, and we've already ended up like this! If they sue, a single lawsuit will be enough to throw your son in prison! And my own backside isn't clean either. Over the years, I've done plenty of things for personal gain through public office. If those get exposed, I'll be sent in too!"

"And you, don't think I don't know about those filthy things you've done." The balding middle-aged man pointed at Geng Hua. "The scandals at your company last year, along with the tax evasion—you think you covered them up perfectly? Let me tell you, the moment I got home yesterday, someone had already delivered all the relevant information to our doorstep!"

Li Can was practically losing his mind!

In just one short day, his family had nearly been destroyed.

He hadn't been able to sleep at all last night, spending the entire night in a daze...

Today, any little noise outside made his heart pound in fear, terrified that someone had come to seize the house or arrest them...

"Then... then what do we do? Right, right, A-Yao, didn't you say that Young Master Zhuang was on a blind date with your girlfriend, Wen Yaohe? I heard you say before that they were chatting quite passionately on social media."

Li Yao wore a miserable expression. "Yeah, but what can that change? Yaohe already rejected Zhuang Xin. Even if she begged him now, it would be useless."

"A-Yao, what I mean is, since Young Master Zhuang hid his identity to get close to such an ordinary girl, could he have some special preference? Wen Yaohe may be somewhat pretty, but with Young Master Zhuang's status, countless beautiful women would throw themselves at him. Why would he make things so complicated? How about... you talk to Wen Yaohe and have her accompany..."

"Ah! Right, right..." Li Yao looked as if he had grasped a lifeline, his eyes widening. "I'll go find Yaohe right now. She'll definitely help me, she definitely will. It's all because of her that I ended up like this."

Half an hour later, on Nanyun Street.

"Li Yao, what are you thinking? You actually want your girlfriend to accompany another man? Have you lost your mind?" Wen Yaohe wore her hair in two braids. She had a petite figure and a delicate oval face, giving her the air of a sweet, modest girl.

"Yaohe... didn't you approach Young Master Zhuang before? You must have had thoughts like that too. You have to understand, Young Master Zhuang is the Zhuang family's only heir, and he even has a sworn brother like Zhu Zuo backing him. If you can get with him, there won't be anything in all of Juncheng that you can't have!" Li Yao held Wen Yaohe's hand, his face full of pleading.

"I know... but I'd be embarrassed. I was only joking with him before. Besides, with Nie Han'er around, if I get close to Zhuang Xin, will she kill me?" Wen Yaohe feigned modesty, though she also seemed a little afraid.

Li Yao grew anxious. "Yaohe, are you stupid? What rich second-generation heir isn't a playboy? I'm not asking you to be his wife."

"You want me to be his mistress? Are you crazy?"

"Wen Yaohe, don't push your luck. It's already good enough that you can be his mistress. Do you even know who Young Master Zhuang is? Being able to reach that high is like smoke rising from your ancestors' graves!"

"You... you..." Wen Yaohe's eyes reddened with anger.

But thinking it over, he was right.

If she could climb up to Zhuang Xin, even as his lover, she would be able to live without worries for the rest of her life.

"If I didn't love you, I would never do this!" Wen Yaohe pursed her lips. "I'll contact Young Master Zhuang tonight... If it works out, I'll put in a good word for you."

"Okay, Yaohe, I'm counting on you."

Meanwhile, Zhuang Xin had just left the hospital. Before he could even hail a cab, he saw a large crowd running toward him.

If they hadn't all been dressed in suits, with many of them wearing glasses,

he would have thought he had offended someone who wanted to chop him into pieces.

"Young Master Zhuang! Why did you leave the hospital without telling us?" The group panted heavily as they stepped forward with flattering smiles and shook Zhuang Xin's hand.

Zhuang Xin immediately recognized their leader. It was actually Qu Hongyun, a big name in the hotel industry who had appeared on television many times.

Back when Zhuang Xin had seen him on TV talking about the secrets of getting rich and teaching people how to make money, he had admired him immensely. How glorious would it be if he could become someone like him?

Yet now, this important man stood humbly before him, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"Young Master Zhuang, we came specially to bring you something!" Qu Hongyun laughed heartily and took out a contract. "This is the share transfer agreement for a newly established hotel group. As long as you sign it, Shuangjia Group will belong to you from now on."

"For me? You're giving me a group for no reason?" Zhuang Xin was bewildered. He had never studied management, either.

"Young Master Zhuang!" Qu Hongyun patted the back of his hand meaningfully. "Your family prepared all this for you to learn management. There are plenty more businesses waiting for you to take over in the future. This is only a small beginning. Who knows, perhaps I'll be working under you someday."

"They're giving this to me to learn management?" Zhuang Xin's eyes widened. If he remembered correctly, Shuangjia Group was worth seven or eight hundred million. Using it just to teach him management—the Zhuang family was truly extravagant.

Qu Hongyun beckoned, and the people behind him brought out several more contracts. "Don't rush. And don't think it's too little. After all, you're only just starting to learn."

"This is the contract for Longxue Brewery."

"This is the contract for New World Mall."

"And this..."

All five contracts were taken out and placed in Zhuang Xin's hands.

His eyes went wide.

Together, these were probably worth three or four billion. Just like that... they were giving them to him?

"From now on, all profits from these businesses will be deposited into this card, and you'll have full controlling shares." A black card with gold trim was placed in Zhuang Xin's hand.

He accepted the documents and signed his name.

He stood there, feeling as though he had entered another world.