Chapter 632 She's Very Well-Behaved (Sixty-One)

Wang Jianni's words silenced Du Mengmeng.

After stammering for a while, he said, "It's nothing, we're still the same as before, good buddies."

Shang Shang rested her chin on her hand and looked at Du Mengmeng: "Mengmeng, you know Yan Lei's feelings, yet you act like nothing's wrong. That's a bit unfair of you."

Wang Jianni agreed: "Yes, Yan Lei may seem carefree, but he's actually quite thoughtful. You can't keep hurting him like this."

Du Mengmeng sighed: "I know, and I've made it clear to him that there's no possibility between us, and I'm not attracted to him. He said that it's his business if he likes me, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Let's continue to get along as before and ignore him."

Shang Shang glanced at Wang Jiani; there was no way to persuade her otherwise.

Du Mengmeng sighed again: "Actually, I'm pretty despicable too. I know Yan Lei is very good to me, and I even enjoy that kindness, but... I don't know how to be his girlfriend."

Wang Jianni clapped her hands: "Forget it, whatever. We're sisters, even if you cheated on him, we'll still stand by you."

Shang Shang quickly nodded: "Yes, even if you cheated on Yan Lei, I will still stand by your side. You are the best Mengmeng in the world."

Du Mengmeng chuckled: "As expected of my best friend, I'll pay for dinner tonight."

...

A month after New Year's Day, it will be the Lunar New Year.

Every company was very busy before the Lunar New Year, including Chen Fanxing's company.

Unfortunately, Shen Fanxing was traveling in Tibet and didn't come back. She would occasionally send a few photos to Shangshang on QQ, but she couldn't reach him by phone.

They also take a long time to reply to messages.

Shang Shang held her laptop and showed Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye photos of Shen Fanxing.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman embraced each other, standing in front of the snow-capped mountain, their smiles bright and radiant.

Jiang Zhizhi looked on in surprise: "Look how happy the young couple is. When has Zhiyun ever smiled so happily?"

Zhou Xiye glanced at the photos and also thought the couple's photos were very beautiful.

After looking at the photos, Jiang Zhizhi asked Shang Shang, "Did Fanxing say whether she'll come back for the New Year?"

Shang Shang shook her head: "She's not coming back. She said she wants to spend the New Year with Zhou Zhiyun and the others. There's a group wedding during the New Year, and they're planning to attend it."

Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed, "This child is so quiet. Should we prepare anything for him?"

Shang Shang laughed: "Of course not, otherwise Fanxing would definitely have said so."

Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and then asked Shang Shang, "Where will Pei Yanli spend the New Year? Call him over so he can spend it at our house. He has nowhere to go by himself."

Shang Shang happily hugged Jiang Zhizhi: "Mom, thank you so much, you're the best in the whole world."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled gently: "Silly child, alright, get some rest. I've been a bit busy lately, which might affect your date with Pei Yanli."

Shang Shang said somewhat embarrassedly, "He's been quite busy lately, with a lot of work at the end of the year."

...

Pei Yanli is not only busy with school and laboratory work, but also with his grandfather calling him repeatedly lately.

There's only one thing: let him go home. After all, he's a member of the Pei family, and we can't just stand by and watch them die.

Pei Yanli could only go home once. He saw that the villa gate was wide open, the yard was full of luggage and furniture, and there were people in a mess.

Somewhat surprised, upon entering the house, I found the old man directing people to move things.

Upon seeing Pei Yanli return, Old Master Pei slammed his fist on the table in anger: "I'm so angry! These two spendthrifts have squandered the entire family fortune. Now we have to sell the house and the company to help them."

Pei Yanli looked around and vaguely guessed what was going on, but he didn't say anything.

Grandpa Pei took a breath: "Yanli, the villa can be bought back after it's sold, but if the company is sold, it can never be recovered."

"This is the Pei family's business. If it's ruined, how will we ever make a comeback?"

Pei Yanli feigned ignorance and looked at Old Master Pei: "So what do you mean?"

Grandpa Pei didn't hide anything: "I just wanted to... since you have money, help your eldest and second brothers pay off their debts first. They owe usurious loans."

Pei Yanli frowned: "How could you suddenly be in debt?"

Old Master Pei was even angrier: "These two good-for-nothings are trying to gamble in Macau, where casinos are legal. How can they possibly get out unscathed?"

"As a result, the two of them stayed in the casino for three days and three nights, not only losing all the money they brought with them, but also owing tens of millions of yuan in high-interest loans. By the time they returned to China, the interest had compounded to over 100 million yuan."

He felt that someone was setting a trap, otherwise why would the two of them suddenly go gambling?

The investigation revealed that the two men had a long-standing gambling habit, but in Beijing, it was all small-scale gambling.

Later I heard people say that the casinos in Macau are fun and exciting, but no matter how much money you bring there, you can never bring it back.

These two brothers, however, refused to believe it and insisted on going to try it out.

He was even advised that if he went there and lost all his money, he should definitely stop.

As a result, good words couldn't persuade the damned devil, and the two of them ended up with a huge loan shark debt.

We're only releasing one now. If they don't pay back the money, we'll throw the other one into the sea to feed the sharks.

The more Old Master Pei thought about it, the angrier he became: "I've already disciplined your second brother, but your eldest brother hasn't come back yet. You must think of a way to save him."

Pei Yanli refused directly: "I don't have any money either. I've already donated the money you gave me to my hometown to build a school. You can check that."

Grandpa Pei almost choked on his breath: "So much money? You donated it all?"

Pei Yanli looked at him calmly: "Yes, I think it would be more appropriate to donate this money."

Old Master Pei felt a sharp pain in his chest: "If you don't save the company, then the company will have to be sold. Now that everyone knows there's trouble at home, the price offered is very low."

Pei Yanli paused for a moment: "You can abandon your eldest brother. Let him bear the consequences of his own mistakes. There's no need to drag the whole family down with him."

Grandpa Pei remained silent for a long time.

He had considered ignoring those two beasts.

But this loan shark isn't someone you can just borrow from; if they don't repay, their whole family's lives will be in danger.

Pei Che ran in from outside, sobbing as he rushed towards Pei Yanli: "Uncle, Uncle...you must save us!"

Pei Yanli frowned: "I can't save him."

Pei Che sobbed, "Aren't you and Zhou Zhiyi boyfriend and girlfriend? Her family is rich, and her uncle Shang Xingzhou is so rich, he can definitely help us."

Grandpa Pei was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Pei Che: "Who is your uncle's girlfriend?"

Pei Che wiped away his tears: "Zhou Zhiyi, the daughter of Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi, is from the pharmaceutical base over at Fangcao Lake."

Grandpa Pei was somewhat excited: "Really? Shang Xingzhou's niece? Jiang Zhizhi's biological daughter, your uncle's girlfriend?"