The capital city was chilly in November.
When Ye Li arrived at the entrance of the Yunjing Hotel, she felt like she was about to freeze.
Looking up at the top floor, Ye Li bit her lip and pushed open the revolving door.
A week ago, Ye Li was the eldest daughter of the Ye family in the capital.
Fashion shows in Paris, auctions in London—Ye Li and her close socialites from wealthy families charter planes to travel abroad, buying whatever catches their eye without batting an eye.
Overnight, the Yip Group went bankrupt.
My father passed away.
The mother was so devastated by the blow that she nearly went insane.
The relatives who used to rely on the Ye family all changed their tune, acting as if they had kept to themselves and the Ye family for 800 years.
Those friends who used to call me "dear" or "sister" now don't answer my calls or block me on WeChat.
Villas, cars, handbags, jewelry...
Even after selling everything they could, the Ye family still had a debt of 100 million yuan.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, Ye Li went from a glamorous heiress to a Bai Fumei burdened with enormous debts.
The Yunjing Hotel is owned by the Zhou family. The VIP presidential suite on the top floor, priced at 9999, is never open to the public and is Zhou Hechen's private property.
He usually spends his days partying, drinking, and playing cards with his cronies here.
Ye Li has visited many times over the past few years.
The Zhou family and the Ye family have been friends for half their lives.
The two families are as close as one.
She and Zhou Hechen grew up together and have been engaged for two years. They are just waiting for her to turn 20 to get married.
Unexpectedly, when she was 20 years old, something bad happened to the Ye family.
Zhou Hechen... he should help her, right?
If he's willing to lend it to her, that would be best.
If he doesn't want to...
Then she'll think of another way.
There are always more solutions than problems.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Li stepped out of the elevator and headed straight for the private room at the end of the corridor.
He grasped the doorknob, and the door opened with a click.
Ye Li subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Hechen hasn't contacted her at all this week.
When she called to borrow money, her "plastic besties" seemed to have finally found an opportunity to ridicule her, launching into a barrage of sarcastic remarks.
The implication was that if Zhou Hechen truly liked her, he would have taken the initiative to resolve her troubles and wouldn't have given her a chance to beg them.
On the one hand, she felt that this was a matter for the Ye family, and Zhou Hechen did not bring it up on her own initiative out of consideration for her self-esteem.
On the one hand, I felt that they were right.
Busy as she was, Ye Li had no time to think about what Zhou Hechen was thinking.
At this moment, the fingerprints that were still there made Ye Li relax her tense nerves.
The clatter of mahjong tiles mingled with voices, and Ye Li paused when she heard her name called.
"He Chen, aren't you going to get involved in the Ye family's affairs? I heard that Ye Li has been begging and pleading with everyone these past few days!"
"Please..."
The voice that rang out was lazy and casual, "I was originally counting on the Ye family to help the Zhou family, but I never expected that the Ye family would decline day by day in the past few years. I regretted this marriage so much that I was worried about how to break off the engagement. The Ye family's bankruptcy is just perfect, it saves me the trouble of bringing it up!"
"President Ye is dead, but Mrs. Ye is still alive. Aren't you afraid the Ye family will hold you hostage?"
"Trying to cling to me? Heh..."
Zhou Hechen sneered, "You can force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to, but I'm just not going to marry her, what can she do about it?"
"Are you really willing to do that? Ye Li's face is just as stunning as any of the young actresses and models in the entertainment industry. In a few years, she'll be a complete stunner. Can you really just leave her like that?"
"Manage? Well, it depends on how you manage it! If it's a few million, then I'll manage it! But if it's a hundred million, you can manage it if you want! I'm not going to be that sucker!"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Young Master Zhou is so clear-headed!"
Laughter erupted, and Ye Li's heart sank into an ice cave.
A sharp pain spread from the bottom of her heart. Ye Li bit her pale lips, turned around and left the suite.
As the elevator descended, Ye Li took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Zhou Hechen: [Let's call off the engagement! From now on, we'll go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other!]
Without waiting for his reply, Ye Li directly blocked and deleted his WeChat and phone number.
bite!
With a ding-dong sound, the elevator doors slowly opened, and Ye Li stepped out with her head down.
"Master Fu..."
"……careful!"
A cool, refreshing sandalwood scent.
A hard touch.
The chilling aura felt like a blade piercing towards her. Ye Li trembled slightly, not even bothering to rub her throbbing forehead, and subconsciously took a step back.
He looked up again, his expression momentarily stunned.
The corridor lights were dazzling, and a man in a black overcoat was surrounded by a crowd in the center.
The man was tall and handsome, his face appearing particularly deep and cold due to the backlighting.
Those surrounding him, regardless of age, all bowed slightly, as if they respected and feared him greatly.
"Mr. Fu, are you alright?"
How do you walk?
"How can someone so young have such poor eyesight..."
The group started talking all at once, but before they could finish, they all fell silent when they met the man's cold glance.
The elevator entrance fell silent instantly.
Her temples were throbbing. Ye Li glanced quickly at the man, then lowered her eyes. "Mr. Fu, I...I'm sorry!"
"No problem!"
The man's voice was cold and deep, and his gaze swept over the girl's reddened eyes, causing the chilling atmosphere around them to dissipate.
Ye Li lowered her head and hurried away through the crowd.
Ye Li stood at the hotel entrance, looking somewhat bewildered, when she stepped outside.
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