Huo Jingxi finally found a clue about Du Guanglong and drove to the Gu family's house just as Fan Huijun started the car.

And so, the impromptu gathering filled the entire private room to capacity.

Ji Qing arrived in the most haste; when he called Lu Yi, Lu Yi was already sitting in the private room.

It's not like we're short of his chopsticks.

Before Lu Baoyun even left the hospital, Ruan Jiaojiao was already waiting at the hospital entrance.

Upon hearing that there was food, they pulled her into the car and rushed over.

"Let me tell you, our factory needs to hire people. You have no idea how popular our little gadgets are overseas!"

"Baoyun, you're truly my lucky charm! I've decided to increase my investment!"

Ruan Jiaojiao laughed heartlessly.

He steered the wheel like a slippery eel, weaving through traffic.

Lu Baoyun pursed her lips, struggling out of the day's gloom, "You, don't be in such a hurry!"

"The surrounding area is still the surrounding area. We need to focus our efforts on developing new products. Since you have nothing to do, think about it more."

Ruan Jiaojiao disagreed, "I asked Brother Jingxi, and he thinks I'm right!"

Lu Baoyun hummed softly.

Right to what?

The gadgets they produced were unlike the products that the Huo family mainly promoted, which were necessities for people's lives.

For most people, things that are dispensable will be given up when they are struggling with the decision.

On paper, the profit margin is ultimately too thin.

If we expand by adding another factory, it will take at least one or two years to break even.

It wasn't that she lacked ambition, but seeing that even a large company like Lu's could collapse so easily, what confidence did their small "workshop" have in resisting risks?

For the Lu family now, every penny is precious.

She could no longer hide under the umbrella held up for her by her parents and sister, only caring about herself, as before.

Seeing the glint in her eyes, Ruan Jiaojiao suppressed her playful and teasing demeanor.

"Baoyun, tell me honestly, are you really short of money right now?"

Lu Baoyun turned her head in shock.

He shook his head, then nodded. "I don't know how to get the Lu family back to what it used to be."

"After much thought, it will take a lot of money to cure my mother, to lessen my father's suffering, to ease my second sister's worries, and to..."

As she spoke, her nose tingled, and she could no longer control her emotions.

She covered her face with her hands and began to sob.

Ruan Jiaojiao slowed down the car and freed one hand to gently stroke the top of her head.

“Baby, you still have me. I have plenty of money, I’ll give it all to you… If it’s not enough, I’ll borrow some. The Huo family has so much money, borrowing a million or two is a piece of cake for me…”

Her eyes and heart shone with an innocent naiveté, as if she were completely unaware of the ways of the world.

Lu Baoyun stopped crying and smiled, casting an envious glance at her.

If things were really as simple as she described, she wouldn't be so upset.

Ruan Jiaojiao narrowed her clear eyes slightly, straightened her chest righteously, and patted it hard.

"What, you don't trust me? You wait, I'll call Brother Jingxi right now, and if he doesn't agree, I'll kill myself!"

She slammed on the brakes and stopped the car on the side of the road.

He actually dialed the number.

But after one ring, the call was disconnected.

"Hey, this handsome and rich guy is really rude!"

Ruan Jiaojiao refused to believe it and launched a relentless barrage of attacks.

After a dozen or so phone calls, she was blocked.

Lu Baoyun was amused by her simple and honest appearance.

"You're just like a child who never grows up... Stop hitting me, we don't need to now."

The place I had arranged to meet Fan Huijun was just ahead, only one intersection away.

Lu Baoyun calmed herself down and skillfully touched up her makeup using a makeup mirror.

When Ruan Jiaojiao gets stubborn, she insists on making a phone call.

Lu Baoyun's attention was focused on her swollen, red eyes in the mirror, and she didn't see who she was calling.

As Ruan Jiaojiao put away the makeup mirror, she danced with excitement.

"Lu Yi, I need money, lend me two million first!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Baoyun was so startled that her hand trembled violently, and the mirror fell under her seat.

She gestured and reached out to snatch Ruan Jiaojiao's phone.

Ruan Jiaojiao blocked with her arm, turned to the side and continued to act as if she were a big shot.

"Send me your address, I'll come deliver the IOU to you now... Bye!"

Seeing her smugly raise her chin, wink at him, and toss her hair, Lu Baoyun was speechless.

"You borrowed money from Yi'er for me to use?"

If Lu Yi knew where she came from, she might be sent back to where she borrowed money from him to support the Lu family!

Ruan Jiaojiao tapped a few times on her phone screen.

He started the car and sped off.

"So what? All money looks the same. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know where the money went? Okay, okay, here's the money!"

Looking at the table full of familiar faces, Lu Baoyun and Ruan Jiaojiao exchanged bewildered glances.

The address Lu Yi gave Ruan Jiaojiao was the same place Fan Huijun had arranged to meet her at, wasn't it?

Why borrow money?

Huo Jingxi glanced at Ruan Jiaojiao, who was sitting next to him, his question mark practically staring into her face.

Ruan Jiaojiao picked up her chopsticks and stole a glance at Lu Baoyun across the table.

"What else could it be? That factory has such high operating costs, I'm almost broke. I called you but you didn't answer, so I had to turn to my brother!"

Lu Yi listened to her talking nonsense with a straight face and tapped the table.

"I can lend it to you, but I need to see physical collateral. What if you run away and I can't get it back?"

Although it was a joke, Ruan Jiaojiao still complained bitterly.

I almost forgot, this young talent is no ordinary person!

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