Chapter 913 Driven to the Brink

If we actually lend him this three billion US dollars, it would be like throwing a stone into the sea!

We can never get it back!

No wonder Nan Chu disagreed with lending money to the Xu family. They were too greedy. They wanted funds but didn't want to go through the normal mortgage loan process. Who would lend money to them?

Xu Chen didn't understand why he said the same thing as Lu Nanchu: "Dad, is this mortgage really that important? Can it be more important than the marriage relationship between our two families? Once this gets out, will you definitely feel proud?"

They really are father and daughter; they even say the same things!

He just didn't meet the loan eligibility criteria for the mortgaged property, it's not like he didn't have any. Why are they so insistent on meeting Lu's Bank's lending conditions?

Could it be that his father-in-law, like Nan Chu, doesn't want to help the Xu family?

Upon thinking of this, his expression suddenly darkened.

"You're blurring the lines between public and private matters."

Lu Jinan pointed out his problem: "Xu Chen, don't try to morally blackmail me here. The reason my daughter is unwilling to lend money to you is because you can't distinguish right from wrong and are trying to achieve your goals by muddying the waters with moral blackmail!"

“It is true that our Lu family owns a bank, but that is not a reason for you to extort money from us time and time again.”

Xu Chen had no other choice. Seeing that he still disagreed, he bent his knees and knelt down in front of him with a thud.

Setting aside his pride, he pleaded repeatedly, "Dad, I beg you, please help our family! For the sake of me being your son-in-law, please help me this once!"

Lu Jinan was stunned for a moment, then spoke again: "It's no use begging me. If you want a loan, please go through the normal mortgage loan process. There is no other way."

Kneeling down is all it takes to get a $3 billion loan?

Is money so easy to get?

"Dad!" Xu Chen had no other choice but to plead: "It's not that I don't have collateral, it's just that the assets I have are not enough to meet the lending requirements of Lu's Bank. I just need you to be lenient and let us get this loan!"

"Can't you even grant me such a simple request? We're still family, after all!"

Why are the Lu family members so heartless towards him?

Nan Chu is like this, and so is her father. Is the Xu family really so unforgivable?

Lu Jinan was already getting annoyed: "So what if we're family? Even brothers have to keep clear accounts! Besides, you're just a son-in-law of the Lu family, and you want a loan of three billion US dollars? Do you really think our Lu's Bank's money grows on trees?"

"Please go back and tell your father that given his designs on the Lu family, our Lu's Bank will never lend you any money! Let him find another way out."

After saying that, he stood up and started to leave the study.

Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Chen grabbed the cuff of his trousers, hugged his ankle, and pleaded desperately, "Dad, I beg you, please help us this time..."

"I can't help you with what you've done!" he said impatiently, kicking Xu Chen. "Get out of my way!"

After saying that, he left the study without looking back.

Xu Chen was left kneeling on the ground, his expression one of unbearable bitterness.

How did he end up in this situation?

If even his father-in-law and wife are unwilling to help him, then who can he rely on in the future?

If the Xu family goes bankrupt, his status in the Lu family will be even lower than it is now!

What should we do?

Finally, Xu Chen left the Lu family villa in a daze and returned to the Xu family.

When Xu Yi saw him return, he asked expectantly, "Achen, how did it go? Did the loan go through? Has the Lu family decided to help us?"

"Dad, I'm sorry, I couldn't get you the loan."

Xu Chen really felt useless, because he couldn't even handle something as simple as getting a loan for his father.

Xu Yi's face stiffened for a moment, disappointment flashing in his eyes: "Is our Xu family really going to be destroyed by Bo Jinyan? I'm not reconciled!"

"Xu Chen, ask around if you have any other friends you can borrow money from? Help your father as soon as possible, otherwise our Xu family will really go bankrupt!"

"You don't want your family to go bankrupt because of this, do you?"

Xu Chen shook his head: "I don't want my family to go bankrupt because of this, but my friends can only lend me a few million or three billion US dollars at most. They are powerless to help with such a large sum of money!"

"Damn Bo Jinyan! It's all his fault!" Xu Yi cursed inwardly. "I don't believe that Bo Jinyan doesn't have a mortal enemy. They say the enemy of my enemy is my ally. Is there really no such person?"

Bo Jinyan's mortal enemy?

Upon hearing this word, Xu Chen suddenly thought of someone: "Dad, I thought of someone who might be able to help us get through this difficult time."

"Who is it?" Xu Yi pressed.

Xu Chen curled his lips: "Wen Qingyi's ex-boyfriend, Gong Lian."

"Dad, didn't you want to find Bo Jinyan's mortal enemy? Bo Jinyan's mortal enemy is Gong Lian!"

Xu Chen then remembered: "Moreover, I heard that the reason Gong Lian became Bo Jinyan's mortal enemy was because he snatched his project, which caused the two to become irreconcilable enemies!"

"Since Gong Lian has also had his projects stolen, we just need to ask him for help, and this time our Xu family's predicament can be resolved!"

Xu Yi didn't know Gong Lian well and was a little worried: "But we need 3 billion US dollars. Does he have the ability to come up with such a large sum of money?"

"Dad, don't worry about that. Gong Lian has been able to compete with Bo Jinyan for so many years. He started out in the gray market and is the only person in the entire Beijing circle who can compete with Bo Jinyan. Do you think he can't come up with that much money?"

Xu Chen had been very close to Wen Qingyi before, so he knew the people around Wen Qingyi quite well.

Gong Lian used to be involved in the gray market, and people who are involved in the gray market have no shortage of cash flow.

If they can really get Gong Lian's help, the Xu family won't go bankrupt!

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi felt that what he said made a lot of sense: "Okay, I'll do it your way. Go and book two tickets back to China for me as soon as possible!"

"Dad, I'll have my secretary book the plane tickets. Who will accompany you to see Gong Lian?"

Xu Yi said without hesitation, "It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Come back to China with me."

"Remember, you absolutely cannot let anyone know that we're going back to China to find Gong Lian, not even Wen Qingyi or your wife!" Xu Yi said seriously. "Did you understand?"

Xu Chen realized the seriousness of the matter and nodded emphatically: "Okay, I promise you, I'll book the tickets myself."

After saying that, Xu Chen took out his phone and started booking a flight back to China.

At 10:30 p.m. that evening, the plane took off on time from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.