Just as Lu Guangxiong and his son opened the package and understood its contents, they received a call from Xie Huanyu.
"You've probably seen the bill by now. Please return the full amount within a week, or I will sue you in court."
"Huanyu, you know we don't have the money right now..."
Xie Huanyu interrupted coldly, saying, "That's not my concern. If you really can't pay it back, then you can expect to receive a lawyer's letter!"
After saying that, Xie Huanyu hung up the phone, a cold glint in her beautiful eyes.
I didn't realize until I counted that Lu Huai had swindled tens of millions of yuan from me over the past year, even though he had solemnly vowed to be self-reliant.
But Xie Huanyu wasn't one to swallow her pride and bear it all. What she swallowed, she had to spit out. After this matter was over, she would settle other things with them slowly.
Thump thump thump—
The knocking on the door snapped Xie Huanyu out of her reverie. After composing herself, she answered the doorbell.
"Please come in!"
Xiao Yang walked in alone from outside. "President Xie, the AC representative wants to schedule a meeting with us. Should we entrust this matter to Vice President Xu or should we handle it ourselves?"
When AC was mentioned, Xie Huanyu couldn't help but think of the scene of Qin Shengyi and Xu Yanshu chatting and laughing that day, and felt a little uncomfortable. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
When I communicated with Qin Shengyi before, she was always vague and evasive. Why is she being so proactive now? Could it be that she's after Xu Yanshu?
“I will take charge of this matter personally,” Xie Huanyu replied calmly, then added after a moment’s thought, “but we can postpone it. Just say that our company is quite busy lately.”
While she certainly wanted to cooperate with AC, she wouldn't fawn over Qin Shengyi, lest Qin Shengyi think she could be ignored at will.
Um... has the company been very busy lately?
Xiao Yang hesitated slightly. Being invested in by AC would be a great help to Xie's Group, and President Xie had spent a lot of time and effort on this before. Why was he starting to shirk responsibility at the last minute?
But considering Xie Huanyu's usually decisive personality, she didn't say much, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave the office.
This Xu Yanshu!
Xie Huanyu felt a surge of irritation. First there was Xiao Zhou, and now she's inexplicably getting close to Qin Shengyi. She really knows how to attract attention.
All that remained for her was a cold glare, and the thought of her only fueled her resentment. Suddenly, she let out a cold laugh.
The more she acted this way, the less likely she was to agree to a divorce; she wanted to torment Xu Yanshu to the point of exhaustion before making any further decisions.
...
After Jiang Zhengyu returned from his business trip, he immediately arranged to meet with Xu Yanshu.
"No wonder you wouldn't let me get involved; it turns out you had this planned all along!"
He only learned about Lu Huai's car accident by chance from a colleague. He vaguely sensed that it might not be a simple accident, so he asked his childhood friend to investigate secretly.
Sure enough, some clues were discovered, and only then did they belatedly realize why Xu Yanshu had stopped them from continuing to participate.
Xu Yanshu suddenly raised his head, realizing that the other party probably knew something, and he subconsciously said, "Jiang Lu, I didn't..."
“I know what you’re trying to do,” Jiang Zhengyu interrupted, raising his hand, “but even if I had known beforehand, I wouldn’t have objected to you doing it.”
"Everyone says that everyone is equal before the law, but that's not the reality. Otherwise, a scoundrel like Lu Huai would have been in jail long ago!"
When he first entered the industry, he was indeed determined to uphold justice, but in recent years he has seen too many examples of the strong bullying the weak and the powerful currying favor with the powerful and stepping on the weak.
Although he felt resentful, he understood that this was not something he could change on his own.
Xu Yanshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and therefore thought more highly of the person in front of him. This Lawyer Jiang was far more insightful than himself.
"Attorney Jiang, I don't plan to file for divorce; I intend to settle it privately!"
Although he and Xie Huanyu are the parties involved, the key to whether the divorce can be successfully completed actually lies in Xie Junyang's hands.
Even if it comes to a lawsuit, he'll still have to contend with Xie Junyang in the end. It's better to keep things simple and confront him directly, since what he has should be substantial enough.
Jiang Zhengyu seemed to have anticipated this, nodding knowingly before speaking sincerely.
"Okay, besides legal aid, let me know if you need any other help!"
Xu Yanshu looked at Jiang Zhengyu gratefully. From the moment they met until now, this man had helped him so much beyond the terms of their agreement, and he had long regarded him as a friend.
Therefore, even though he had long realized that the other party's identity was not simple, he would never press for details until Jiang Zhengyu was willing to explain it to him.
"Your soon-to-be ex-wife seems to be finding out where you live. You'd better be careful when you go out these next few days, or you might run into trouble."
Xu Yanshu nodded knowingly; he knew about the matter. He said dismissively, "Let her do whatever she wants. It will naturally calm down in a few days."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhengyu raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, his eyes filled with interest.
When he first heard about Xu Yanshu, he thought he was a cowardly coward who was afraid of taking action. But after spending time with him, he realized that he was too narrow-minded. This President Xu was no ordinary person.
"By the way, it's Shengyi's birthday in a few days. If you're free, come with me!"
Just as they finished discussing the important matters, Jiang Zhengyu suddenly remembered something else, and shrugged helplessly as he spoke.
"I've already stood her up once. If I'm not clear about her birthday again, she might really cut ties with me!"
Xu Yanshu naturally wouldn't refuse. He readily nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's good that you told me in advance. It should still be in time to prepare a gift."
Although Qin Shengyi was magnanimous and didn't hold it against them for making such a fuss on their first meeting, he still felt bad about it and secretly planned to take this opportunity to apologize to them properly.
Seeing that the other party did not resist, Jiang Zhengyu subtly curled his lips, a hint of deeper meaning hidden in the depths of his eyes.
His younger sister was aloof and uninterested in anything other than work, but that day she took the initiative to ask him about Xu Yanshu.
Although it was a very simple question, he sensed something unusual in it.
In his opinion, Xu Yanshu is a good person in terms of both character and ability. Whether it is to be friends or to take things a step further, he would be happy to see it happen.
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