Officer Li poured Mao Xia a glass of water.

Mao Xia's fingertips trembled violently. Like a drowning person grabbing onto a piece of driftwood, she grasped Officer Li's hand with hopeful eyes. "Officer Li, you know that my uncle set us up, so can't we arrest him and make him give me back my money!"

Officer Li looked at him with pity and shook her head helplessly. “All of that was just our speculation. Even if we know it was your uncle who set it up, Hong Kong is a place where the law prevails. You don’t have enough evidence to prove that he defrauded you. In fact, your uncle is very careful. He put some thought into transferring your 37 million. At least from a legal point of view, there is nothing wrong with that money.”

"How could this be? Then I'm completely helpless against him? I know he's lying to me, but there's nothing I can do?"

If we can arrest Zhou Jian'an and Xiang Yanlong, we can get the money back, right?

Officer Li continued to shake his head. "I'm sorry, Ms. Mao, once you signed those contracts, they became legally binding. You don't have enough evidence to prove you were scammed. Imagine, you happily accompanied Xiang Yanlong to the company to sign contracts and transfer money, everything seemed normal, but then you turn around and say you were scammed and that the contracts you signed are invalid. No law in the world will support your claim. I can only say that as adults, we shouldn't casually vouch for others or sign documents. Once you take these actions, it proves that you endorse their actions."

Mao Xia was on the verge of tears. "But I was deceived... Xiang Yanlong promised to take me back to the Xiang family, which is why I helped him, but he's not the eldest son of the Xiang family at all! If he hadn't lied to me, why would I have been so stupid as to give him 37 million?"

Officer Li could only helplessly apologize.

"Is there really no other way?"

“We sent Xiang Yanlong to question him, but he has already gone abroad to avoid trouble. Ms. Mao, we will try our best to help you, but you should not have too much hope. These kinds of economic fraud cases take a long time to solve and are very difficult to solve. Even if Xiang Yanlong admits what he did after returning to China, he will most likely not have the money to compensate you. Moreover, he will most likely not admit it.”

After Officer Li finished speaking, he suggested that she file a lawsuit, saying that if she found a good lawyer, she might have a chance.

Where can Mao Xia find a lawyer? All her money was swindled away by Xiang Yanlong, and Zhou Jian'an was also involved. The electric fan factory hasn't distributed profits yet, and Zhou Jian'an will give her some money so she can use it to sue him.

He could swindle her out of 37 million yuan, and he could also swindle her out of other money. Only then did Mao Xia realize what kind of person her uncle was.

When Shu Hui was kicked out of her home, she thought there was something wrong between Shu Hui and Zhou Chuyu, and that her uncle was not at fault.

What's wrong with a man looking forward?

Zhou Jian'an's marriage to Dai Qinxue will bring benefits to everyone in the Zhou family. What does sacrificing Shu Hui and Chu Yu matter?

She felt that her uncle was sensible, pragmatic, and not bound by personal feelings for his children; there was nothing wrong with his actions.

She even felt a sense of satisfaction. Zhou Chuyu being kicked out of the house by her own father was what she deserved. Mao Xia never imagined that one day, Zhou Jian'an's hatred and scheming, his ruthlessness and coldness would be used on her.

Mao Xia cried uncontrollably, regretting her actions.

She cried her heart out, but wiped her tears away when she got home. She wasn't stupid; she couldn't just rush in and confront Zhou Jian'an. If Zhou Jian'an knew she knew everything, he would definitely go all out and take over the electric fan factory as well.

Zhou Jian'an is not human; he's capable of anything.

Mao Xia could only vent her resentment on Xiang Yanlong and pretend not to know that Zhou Jian'an was the mastermind. Only in this way could she possibly get the dividends from the electric fan factory from Zhou Jian'an, and maybe even find a way to get the money back.

But what about the baby in her belly?

Mao Xia gazed in the direction of her home, her fingers tracing her slightly protruding belly. She had thought this child would bring her a reward of 500 million, but who would have thought that there was no such thing as the wealthy Xiang family.

Xiang Yanlong was just a construction worker carrying bricks; his dashing and unrestrained rich kid demeanor was nothing more than the air of a hoodlum.

He hadn't read many books, had no family support, earned only a few thousand yuan a month, and was a fraud.

It is a disgrace for Mao Xia to have a child with someone like that.

Mao Xia walked through the living room expressionlessly, entered her bedroom, and, thinking about how she had nothing, lay on the bed and silently shed tears.

I wonder how my mother is doing. She's locked up in prison, and it must be very hard for her. She doesn't reveal where the money went, only so that she could live well in Hong Kong. She betrayed my mother's trust and turned my mother's efforts into a joke.

Last year, Chu Yu asked Long Cheng to send people to keep an eye on Mao Xia. Long Cheng always had his underlings in that territory take care of him, and they had to report to him if Mao Xia made any moves.

I did do as I was told, but for the past six months, Mao Xia has either been dating or on her way to dating.

All she does every day is change men and go to bars; she has nothing else to do.

This year, Mao Xia hooked up with a rich guy surnamed Xiang at a bar. They're inseparable, always going out to fancy restaurants or celebrating her birthday on a yacht. Long Cheng is busy making a living every day, so he has no interest in listening to her trivial matters!

My underlings came to report several times, but Longcheng was too lazy to listen and just sent them away.

Until a week ago, my younger brother came to expose that the rich guy Mao Xia was talking about was a fake rich kid, and she was swindled out of 37 million yuan!

Sure enough, Longcheng quickly called to brag to Chuyu. Chuyu remained silent. Perhaps God has eyes, because Zhou Fangchun cheated hundreds of thousands of people and transferred all the money to Mao Xia, hoping that Mao Xia could start over in Gangcheng.

Zhou Fangchun was truly despicable, but her love for her daughter was pure and unadulterated. She hoped that Mao Xia could use this huge sum of money to live a wealthy life in the port city, and that Mao Xia could have a bright future and a carefree and happy life.

But what did Mao Xia do?

How long has it been? Mao Xia has only been in Hong Kong for a little over a year, and she's already squandered 37 million! Zhou Fangchun is still in jail; if she heard this news, her expression would be priceless.

Chu Yu couldn't wait to see her expression.

"Little Elm, do you want to know who cheated Mao Xia out of her money?" Long Cheng said slyly, holding a curved knife in his hand, picking his teeth as he spoke on the phone.

Chu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Who is it?"

"It was a man named Xiang Yanlong. He rented luxury cars and yachts and pretended to be a rich young master. That idiot Mao Xia actually believed him, thinking that she could become a rich wife by climbing up to him. Little did she know that he had set a trap for her, all for her 37 million!"

Chu Yu frowned. She knew Mao Xia well. Even if Mao Xia was stupid, she wouldn't go so far as to take a megaphone and shout all over the street that she had 37 million!

How did this fake rich kid named Xiang Yanlong know that Mao Xia had money?