Chapter 78
[Yay, yay, getting up close and personal with this scam! Another day contributing to the police's performance record.]
Yu Xue quickly said, "My best friend is coming soon, so we can get together and celebrate finally buying my own new house after all these years of living in Beijing."
[The new house... will soon no longer be yours.] Song Shiwei thought to herself.
Yu Xue:?!
Her best friends of decades were actually plotting to take away the little apartment she'd worked so hard to buy in Yanjing —was they really going to do that too?
At this moment, Yu Xue's heart turned completely cold. Her best friend knew how important this house was to her, yet she still wanted to take away the house she had longed for. Then she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.
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◎Arranged marriage leading to love / Long-planned / Crematorium
Ning Hao × Wen Sihuan
What do you want?
What do you expect me to give you in return?
According to the Chinese almanac, this day is not suitable for weddings, but rather for funerals.
Ning Hao if it's a business marriage, no need to take it too seriously.
Her new husband, however, wouldn't tolerate her fickleness. He threw 174 pages of unclaimed love letters in front of her, sneering, "Consider today the day your love is buried."
She casually adjusted her wedding dress. "We're getting married, why talk about love? Are you just a hopeless romantic?"
His gaze was deep, fixed on me in the moonlight. "If you want me to act in your play, I should at least get some extra pay."
A revenge, a feud spanning two generations, a ten-year oath of brotherhood.
He never left, and she never looked back.
Chapter 78
◎Ponzi Scheme◎
When Yu Xue brought Song Shiwei back to her home in Yanjiao, she saw Xu Yan wandering around the house aimlessly as soon as she opened the door.
She stood in the room with a greedy look in her eyes, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.
Looking into Xu Yan's eyes, Yu Xue felt even colder. The two of them had been good friends for many years, playing together since childhood, from junior high to high school, and even going out to work together.
Later, Yu Xue was discovered by a talent scout and entered the entertainment industry as a star. She did not forget her promise to Xu Yan and specially returned to the small mountain village where she used to live to bring Xu Yan, who was almost getting married, out of the village.
And for all those years afterward, the two of them remained best friends.
Thinking of this, Yu Xue felt even more heartbroken. They were the best of friends, so why would Xu Yan want to harm her?
She exuded a chilling aura, and with a cold face, she led Song Shiwei Song Shiwei and the others into her house, inviting them to come in as well.
Xu Yan was originally pacing around the room, but when she saw Yu Xue return, her eyes immediately lit up, and she exuded a guilty feeling.
He walked up to her with an affectionate expression, and was about to take Yu Xue 'Yu Xue arm when he noticed a long line of people following behind her.
"Yu Xue, who are they?" Xu Yan stared at Song Shiwei and the others with some vigilance, her eyes full of alertness.
However, when she saw Jiang Xun following behind Song Shiwei, her eyes lit up, but then she remembered that she had important matters to attend to, so she gave up on the idea.
Instead, he glanced at Yu Xue Yu Xue, who gave a soft snort, suppressing her anger, and said calmly, "They are my friends. We didn't have enough fun yesterday, so I invited them to my house today."
[Actually, I'm just here to watch the drama unfold.] Song Shiwei thought to herself.
Xu Yan frowned, seemingly a little unhappy, "So many people..."
[Yes, with us all here, it'll be harder to fool Yu Xue into continuing to invest and join the Ponzi scheme.]
[Aren't you angry? We're all here, how are you going to trick Yu Xue into selling the house to give you money?]
[Yu Xue is really a naive girl; she can't even see through such an obvious Ponzi scheme. Sometimes I really wonder how she survives in the entertainment industry, such a corrupt and toxic environment.]
Yu Xue's face turned pale as she listened to Song Shiwei's complaints. Wasn't she just trusting Xu Yan? Besides, she was quite laid-back about the entertainment industry. If she could make money, she would work hard to film and rely on her talent to win over directors. So she never lacked roles.
"Are there many people? I think it's alright. By the way, Weiwei, didn't you say there was a great investment project recently? Can I invest?" Yu Xue pulled Song Shiwei in without hesitation.
"Weiwei, my best friend Xu Yan has a really good investment opportunity. How about we invest in it together?"
Song Shiwei was just about to stand aside and watch the show:?
[Yu Xue, if you want to scam me, just say so. How much money have you already been scammed by your best friend, and you're still standing there grinning like an idiot?]
[I'm just here to watch the show and enjoy the gossip. I'm just here to enjoy the drama, that's all. I'm not guilty of anything serious, and nobody is allowed to touch my money.]
[Besides, several big names in my family are in investment and business. Why would I follow you into investment? Yu Xue, let me tell you, you know how to lose money, and you're mainly targeting Xiao Ming's money-making scheme?]
Yu Xue's expression immediately turned sour after Song Shiwei's words.
If you were to ask Song Shiwei what she's most sensitive about, it would definitely be money. So Song Shiwei, it's true that her best friend cheated her out of money...
She was about to say something when Xu Yan spoke first, "Yes, I also have a pretty good investment project here, with super high returns."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Song Shiwei with a greedy expression, as if she had seen a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
These celebrities must be rich and foolish. Even someone like Yu Xue, who is practically invisible in the entertainment industry, can earn tens of millions.
Wouldn't these big stars earn even more then? Wouldn't these rich and foolish stars be able to invest even more money?