Manager Ding wasn't doing any better. He replied earnestly, "Manager Xu, that's not fair. When you suddenly fainted, I went to the company to see you.
"You told me at the hospital to do everything I could to accommodate Lu Tao."
Xu Zhishen was immediately left speechless. He said in disbelief,
"I only said that because Lu Tao was there. How could we do business without thinking about making money?"
Manager Ding's argument was even stronger. He said earnestly,
"Manager Xu, we have to be reasonable. You and Lu Tao are father and son. You've put me in the middle—what am I supposed to do?
"It's already come to this, so you'd better hurry up and raise the money. If it doesn't come through, they'll sue us."
Although Xu Zhishen was furious when he heard Manager Ding say that, he knew the man had a point.
He was silent for a long while before replying sternly, "Give me some time to figure something out. When I send more money, you'd better keep a close eye on it!"
Manager Ding knew that even a dying camel was bigger than a horse. Xu Zhishen wouldn't be easy to drain dry. Since he hadn't completed his task, he readily agreed.
But Xu Zhishen didn't have many options. As a capitalist, his best bet was to use his shares as collateral so he could take out a loan and free up some cash.
But when Wang Yue set out to ruin someone, how could he give them a chance?
Xu Zhishen had just contacted a bank he knew well to discuss using his shares as collateral when the Board of Directors called him before anyone from the bank had arrived.
It turned out that word had gotten out about Xu Zhishen keeping several mistresses