Chapter 169 We Will Not Break Up

Meng Tang didn't know how to drive, and she was worried about letting Wei Chuan drive alone for four hours. After two hours, she persuaded Wei Chuan to go to a service area.

After parking the car, Wei Chuan turned his head and asked: "Aren't you in a hurry?"

Meng Tang shook her head. She had completely calmed down.

It's already eleven o'clock. If I continue driving, I won't be home until around two in the morning.

At this time, the mice are all asleep, and going home will not solve the problem directly, and will wake up the old man.

Meng Tang turned his head and said to Wei Chuan, "You should take a rest. There's no need to rush. If you go back early, you'll have to wake up Sister Fang to open the door."

Wei Chuan unbuckled her seat belt, helped her adjust her seat to the lowest position, and then he also lowered his seat and lay down.

There was no light in the car, and the only light provided was the lights on the roadside.

Their upper bodies were hidden in the darkness, and they stared at each other in silence for a long time.

Meng Tang leaned sideways, put his hands under his face, and asked, "What did your family tell you?"

Wei Chuan took her hand and whispered, "No matter what we say, we won't separate. Let's solve your father's problem first, okay?"

Meng Tang seemed confused and continued to ask, "I asked you to break up, didn't I?"

Wei Chuan felt that breathing was a little difficult. He squeezed Meng Tang's hand and said, "We will not break up."

Meng Tang didn't say anything. Fortunately, the light didn't shine on her face, otherwise Wei Chuan would see the embarrassment on her face.

She clenched her fists and tried to break free from Wei Chuan's hand, but Wei Chuan held on tightly and refused to let go.

He frowned: "What are you going to do?"

Meng Tang said, "I'll take a break. It's a bit tiring to hold you like this. You're hanging on."

Wei Chuan let go and looked at her quietly.

Meng Tang closed his eyes and whispered, "Go get some sleep."

Wei Chuan couldn't sleep at all, so he took out his cell phone, set the alarm, and closed his eyes like Meng Tang.

She might be really tired.

It was already five in the morning when the alarm clock rang again, and both of them were awakened at the same time.

Wei Chuan turned off his phone, opened the car door, and said, "Go to the bathroom and wash your face. Then have breakfast and continue on your journey."

Meng Tang nodded and got out of the car with him.

After coming out of the bathroom, Wei Chuan went to buy breakfast. He guessed Meng Tang didn't have much appetite, so he bought some milk and eggs to fill his stomach.

After Meng Tang took it, the two of them leaned against the car and finished their food in silence.

Meng Tang took out his cell phone and looked at it. It was already half past five, so he would be home around eight o'clock.

"Let's go." She pushed Wei Chuan.

Wei Chuan threw the garbage into the trash can, turned around and stepped into the driver's seat.

After driving for more than two hours, I finally arrived home at 8:10.

Sister Fang was startled when she saw the two of them, and then quietly let them in, Meng Tang in front and Wei Chuan behind.

When they passed each other, Sister Fang grabbed Wei Chuan's arm.

Wei Chuan stopped and looked at her puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

"When the old man told me yesterday, I was a little skeptical. Did those debt collectors really find your door?"

Wei Chuan nodded.

"What a sin." Sister Fang sighed, "Isn't this harming Xiaotang?"

"It's okay." Wei Chuan comforted her, "I came back with Meng Tang to solve the problem. Where is he?"

Not wanting to call him uncle anymore, Wei Chuan changed to the same address as Meng Tang.

"Sleeping in the house."

Wei Chuan: “…”

How can I sleep?

Meng Yuchun wasn't surprised to see Meng Tang. He asked her to sit down in the courtyard and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Meng Tang said, "I ate it."

Wei Chuan came over, called someone, sat down next to Meng Tang, and asked the old man directly: "Do you really owe 1 million?"

Meng Yuchun nodded: "The interest is compounded, it's usury, it's robbery."

Wei Chuan frowned. "Is it okay not to pay these back? All I have to do is collect evidence, file a counter-claim for fraud, and apply for the debt to be invalidated."

Meng Yuchun said: "Everyone knows this is a path, but no one can follow it to the end. Meng Huaizhang is stupid. He has been set up. I suspect it started from the time of Lao Liao."

"What did Lao Liao say?" Wei Chuan asked impatiently.

Meng Yuchun said: "Lao Liao denied it, saying that he had lost money too, but only lost tens of thousands because he drank that night and fell asleep and didn't gamble."

Meng Tang asked: "Why did he go gambling?"

"To pay off a debt of one hundred thousand." Meng Yuchun told Meng Tang about Meng Huaizhang's naive investment. "He didn't dare tell me. He was upset and drinking with Lao Liao. While drinking, something went wrong and he ran to the card table."

Meng Tang sneered: "I don't believe that Lao Liao doesn't know. Why is he pretending? Who would bring others along when they get rich? Only Meng Huaizhang believes it."

Wei Chuan glanced sideways, it was the first time he saw Meng Tang so cold.

"There's no point getting angry now." Meng Yuchun was also angry. "I asked Lao Liao a long time ago, but he denied it. What can you do? Besides, Meng Huaizhang even signed the IOU. It's only natural to pay back a debt. Who told him to gamble?"

Meng Tang clenched his fists. Is there really no way out?

"These schemes are all targeting your family's wealth," Wei Chuan said to Meng Yuchun. "Old Liao is at best a middleman, but who is behind it? Honestly, your family's wealth isn't worth being set up for, so I find this a bit suspicious."

Meng Yuchun nodded. "A little, indeed. Meng Tang and I are one old and one young, and we didn't take on any big jobs in the early years, fearing that others would think too much of us. In the eyes of others, Meng Tang and I were pitiful. It wasn't until she started high school that I took on big jobs, but I never revealed my financial situation."

Meng Tang said, "Could he have leaked it? After a couple of drinks, nothing can be hidden."

Meng Yuchun said: "He probably didn't know. I asked him a few times before, but I didn't tell him. His salary is enough to support himself. I didn't expect him to be so useless."

Wei Chuan saw that the old man's expression was not desperate, so he asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

"I have an idea." Meng Yuchun spread his hands. "I sent out three wood carvings yesterday. I used some connections to see if I could check it out like you said. The application for a debt was invalid. I'm still waiting for news."

Wei Chuan nodded.

The old man is an authoritative representative in the wood carving industry. After so many years in Yanqing, he must have connections.

It’s just that gambling scams are different from ordinary cases.

It was organized and premeditated, the cost of investigation was too high, and the people involved were quite complicated.

Take the people who came to the Wei family to collect debts, for example. They were not involved in the gambling game, they were just debt collectors.

In a society ruled by law, they cannot act recklessly, but they cannot stand being politely demanding debts from you all day long.

If it gets exposed again, it will affect the company's image and stock price. This is why Wei Lifeng asked Wei Chuan to break up.

He himself had no objection to Meng Tang. Besides, Wei Lifeng had to take Chu Yin's physical condition into consideration, so he stood on the same side as Chu Yin.

Meng Tang was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is Lao Liao's mahjong parlor still open? Did he pay back the money he and Meng Huaizhang lost together?"

"He paid it back," Meng Yuchun said. "His wife paid it back. He's been staying at home all this time and got beaten up by his wife."

"But I have a question." Meng Tang said.

Wei Chuan and Meng Yuchun looked at her at the same time: "What's your question?"

Meng Tang said to Wei Chuan, "Didn't you just say that? The scheme was set up after you had a clear understanding of your family's financial situation. If that's the case, why didn't the debt collectors come to Grandpa to collect the debt, but instead went to your house?"

Wei Chuan and Meng Yuchun looked at each other and realized that Meng Tang had hit the nail on the head.

Meng Yuchun frowned and thought for a long time but still had no idea.

Is it to get more money? But that's not right.

These traps will be set up at a point that you can still afford, so that your family won't be destroyed and you won't have to drag them down with you.

Wei Chuan pointed at himself and said, "Since you're coming to my house, are you targeting me?"

"Why are they going after you?" Meng Tang couldn't understand. Since he knew her family could afford the compensation, shouldn't he have just gone to collect the debt, taken the money, and left? Why was he going to City Z for no reason?

The three fell silent.

"Maybe it's aimed at you two?" Sister Fang said quietly from the side.

Meng Tang was stunned and turned his face away: "Why do you say that?"

"I'm just guessing," Fang said. "He's in debt and doesn't dare go home and tell the old man. Others can only threaten him. Isn't that what they say on TV? Listen to me, if you don't pay up, I will destroy your daughter, son-in-law, father, and everyone else."

Meng Tang: "...Why would you go to Wei Chuan if you want to destroy me? Do you mean to let his family find out the true face of my family and make Wei Chuan break up with me? But don't you think such threats are boring? You might as well just kidnap me and threaten Meng Huaizhang."

Sister Fang spread her hands: "Then I don't know either."

Wei Chuan lowered his eyes and thought about Sister Fang's words again and again. When he had no clue, Meng Huaizhang came out of the room.

When he saw Meng Tang, he was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled at her cautiously.

Meng Tang sat still in his chair, staring at him for several seconds, and suddenly said, "You really suck!"

Meng Yuchun was stunned, and after a moment of surprise, he said nothing.

Meng Huaizhang was completely ashamed.

Wei Chuan took Meng Tang's hand and patted it comfortingly.

After Meng Huaizhang left, Wei Chuan asked, "Should we call the police now?"

Meng Yuchun said, "Wait until I get some information. The main thing is that he has no evidence, so calling the police is useless."

The phone rang. Wei Chuan lowered his head and was stunned. It was his father's assistant.

Wei Chuan subconsciously glanced at Meng Tang and walked aside to answer the phone.

The assistant said, "Mr. Wei asked me to go over and help with this matter."

Wei Chuan was delighted: "My dad called me?"

The assistant responded, "I'll be there this afternoon, bringing my lawyer with me. I'll first meet with Director Liu from the Public Security Bureau."

"Okay." Wei Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll wait for you in Yanqing. Do you know the address?"

"I know. I checked it before."

Wei Chuan hung up the phone and turned to Meng Tang and said, "My dad's assistant called and said he would bring a lawyer over this afternoon, and also said—"

“Oh no!”

An impatient young voice outside the door interrupted Wei Chuan's words.

"Grandpa Meng, something bad has happened. Uncle Zhang went to look for Uncle Liao, and they started fighting over a disagreement."

"Uncle Zhang is hanging from the air conditioner outside the mahjong parlor window, threatening to jump off the building."

When Meng Tang heard this, he ran out.

"Sister Fang, please take care of Grandpa and tell him to walk slowly. I'll go over and take a look first."

Wei Chuan threw down a sentence and ran after Meng Tang.